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Census of England and Wales, 1901 - IPUMS Subset

United Kingdom [England and Wales], 1901
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GBR_1901_PHC-EAW_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Sex of household head (UK1901A_H_SEX)

Data file: GBR1901_PHC-EAW-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 895
End: 895
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">1. Name and Surname</span>
<br />This schedule must include any person dwelling in this house or tenement on the night of March 31st, and alive at midnight; and also any person who, although not in the house during the Census Night, arrived on the morning of Monday, April 1st, and had not been enumerated elsewhere. No one else is to be included.
<br />Write first the name of the head of the family, followed by the names of his wife, children, and other relatives; then the names of any visitors, boarders, and servants.
<br />____ Name
<br />____ Surname</p>

<p><span class="em">4. Sex</span>
<br />Write "M" opposite Males, and "F" opposite Females
<br />____ Sex
Categories
Value Category
1 Male
2 Female
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
Sex of household head.
Universe
United Kingdom 1901 (100%) [England and Wales]: All persons

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