United States Census of 1880 - IPUMS Subset
United States, 1880
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USA_1880_PHC-10PCT_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Sickness (SICKNESS)
Data file: USA1880_PHC-10PCT-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
182
End:
185
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
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Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0101 | Typhoid Fever |
| 0102 | Typhus Fever |
| 0103 | Malaria |
| 0104 | Smallpox |
| 0105 | Measles |
| 0106 | Scarlet Fever |
| 0107 | Whooping Cough |
| 0108 | Diphtheria |
| 0109 | Cholera |
| 0110 | Dysentery |
| 0111 | Erysipelas |
| 0112 | Chicken Pox |
| 0113 | Mumps |
| 0114 | Rheumatic Fever |
| 0115 | Fevers (not elsewhere classified) |
| 0116 | Meningitis |
| 0201 | Fevers (not elsewhere classified) |
| 0202 | Tumors (not elsewhere classified) |
| 0203 | Rheumatism |
| 0204 | Scurvy |
| 0205 | Diabetes |
| 0206 | Anaemia |
| 0207 | Alcoholism |
| 0208 | Hydrocephalis |
| 0301 | Pulmonary Tuberculosis |
| 0302 | Potts Disease |
| 0303 | White Swelling |
| 0304 | Tuberculosis, other organs |
| 0305 | Disseminated Tuberculosis |
| 0400 | Venereal Disease (not elsewhere classified) |
| 0401 | Syphilis |
| 0402 | Gonorrhea |
| 0501 | Cancer of Stomach, Liver |
| 0502 | Cancer of Breast |
| 0503 | Cancer of Skin |
| 0504 | Cancer (not elsewhere classified) |
| 0601 | Migraine, Headache |
| 0602 | Fainting, Vertigo |
| 0603 | Locomotor Ataxia |
| 0604 | Cerebral Hemorrhage |
| 0605 | Paralysis |
| 0606 | Convulsions |
| 0607 | Chorea |
| 0608 | Epilepsy |
| 0609 | Neuralgia, Neuritis |
| 0610 | Other Nervous System Disorder |
| 0611 | Eye Disease |
| 0612 | Ear Disease |
| 0701 | Pericarditis |
| 0702 | Organic Heart Disease |
| 0704 | Functional Disorders of the Heart |
| 0705 | Disease of Arteries |
| 0706 | Disease of Veins |
| 0707 | Lymphatic System |
| 0709 | Hemorrhages |
| 0801 | Influenza, Cold |
| 0802 | Acute Bronchitis |
| 0803 | Chronic Bronchitis |
| 0804 | Pneumonia |
| 0805 | Pleurisy |
| 0806 | Pulmonary Congestion |
| 0807 | Asthma |
| 0808 | Other Respiratory |
| 0901 | Throat |
| 0902 | Ulcers |
| 0903 | Dyspepsia |
| 0904 | Other Stomach |
| 0905 | Diarrhea, Enteritis |
| 0906 | Colic |
| 0907 | Hernias, Obstruction |
| 0908 | Other Intestinal |
| 0909 | Atrophy of Liver |
| 0910 | Other Liver |
| 0911 | Disease of Spleen |
| 1001 | Chronic Nephritis |
| 1002 | Other Kidney |
| 1003 | Urinary Tract Calculi |
| 1004 | Disease of Bladder |
| 1005 | Disease of Urethra |
| 1008 | Inflammation, Prostate Gland |
| 1101 | Pregnancy |
| 1102 | Childbirth |
| 1104 | Illness After Childbirth |
| 1105 | Other Puerperal |
| 1106 | Miscarriage |
| 1201 | Menstruation |
| 1202 | Menopause |
| 1203 | Uterine Ailment |
| 1204 | Other Female |
| 1301 | Furuncle |
| 1302 | Acute Abcess |
| 1303 | Hemorrhoids |
| 1304 | Other Skin Disease |
| 1401 | Leg, Ankle, Foot |
| 1402 | Hip |
| 1403 | Back or Spine |
| 1404 | Dental |
| 1405 | Necrosis |
| 1501 | Congenital Malformation |
| 1502 | Merasmus |
| 1503 | Other Congenital Conditions |
| 1601 | Feebleness |
| 1602 | Senility |
| 1701 | Chronic Illness (not elsewhere classified) |
| 1702 | Poisoned |
| 1801 | Unspecified Illness |
| 1802 | Incomplete Information |
| 1803 | Miscellaneous |
| 2100 | Melancholy |
| 2101 | Mania |
| 2102 | Hysteria |
| 2103 | Nerves |
| 2104 | Dementia |
| 2105 | Insane |
| 2200 | Idiotic |
| 2300 | Maimed |
| 2301 | Burns |
| 2302 | Gunshot Wounds |
| 2303 | Accidents |
| 2304 | Injury to Leg, Ankle |
| 2305 | Injury to Hip |
| 2306 | Injury to Arm, Hand |
| 2307 | Injury, Ribcage |
| 2308 | Injury to Back, Spine |
| 2309 | Amp or Missing Limbs |
| 2310 | Other |
| 2311 | Other Fractures |
| 2312 | One Eye |
| 2400 | Blind |
| 2500 | Deaf |
| 2600 | Dumb |
| 9800 | Illegible |
| 9999 | Missing or not sick |
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
SICKNESS indicates whether the respondent was sick or temporarily disabled on the day of enumeration, "so as to be unable to attend to ordinary business or duties." For persons suffering from an illness or temporary disability, SICKNESS reports the nature of their condition.
For permanent disability, refer to variables BLIND, DEAF, IDIOTIC, INSANE, and DISABIL
For permanent disability, refer to variables BLIND, DEAF, IDIOTIC, INSANE, and DISABIL
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