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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Race: Single race identification (detailed codes) (US1860A_RACESINGD)

Data file: USA1860_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 300

End: 301

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Literal question

<svar a="all" v="US60A428 US60A429 US60A436 US60A437">6. ____ Color -- White, black, or mulatto<br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
10	White
20	Black
21	Mulatto
32	AI/AN (American Indian/Alaskan Native)
41	Chinese

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.

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Definition

Race: Single race identification (detailed codes).

Universe

United States 1860: All persons

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