United States Census of 1880 - IPUMS Subset

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USA_1880_PHC-10PCT_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Department of the Interior, IPUMS

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Sep 03, 2025

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Occupation (US1880B_OCC)

Type: Continuous

Start: 350

End: 352

Width: 3

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Literal question

13. ____ Profession, occupation, or trade of each person, male or female

Definition

Occupation.

Universe

United States 1880 (10%): Persons age 10+ and others with a regular occupation

Concept

Derivation

This is a 3-digit numeric variable with 0 implied decimal places

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