Census of the Population 1851 - IPUMS Subset

United Kingdom [Scotland], 1851

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Reference ID

GBR_1851_PHC-SCT_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Secretary of State, IPUMS

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Marital status (UK1851B_MAR)

Data file: GBR1851_PHC-SCT-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 191

End: 191

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

4. Condition
 Write Married, Widower, Widow, or Unmarried against the Names of all Persons except Young Children

____ Condition

Categories

Value	Category
1	Single
2	Married
3	Married, spouse absent
4	Widowed
5	Divorced
9	Unknown

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the code for a person’s current marital status.

Universe

United Kingdom 1851 (100%) [Scotland]: All persons

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Concept

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