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United States Census of 1860 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1860
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USA_1860_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Number of own siblings in household (NSIBS)

Data file: USA1860_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 64
End: 65
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

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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
NSIBS counts the number of the person's own siblings (including half- siblings) living in the household with her/him. NSIBS is generally based on information contained in RELATE (Relationship to household head). Persons with no siblings present are coded "0."

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