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United States Census of 1870 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1870
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USA_1870_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Data file: USA1870_PHC-H-H

Household records

Cases: 80
Variables: 79

Variables

RECTYPE
Record type
COUNTRY
Country
YEAR
Year
SAMPLE
IPUMS sample identifier
SERIAL
Household serial number
PERSONS
Number of person records in the household
HHWT
Household weight
GQ
Group quarters (collective dwelling) status
GQTYPEH
Group quarters type, historical
UNREL
Number of unrelated persons
URBAN
Urban-rural status
REGIONW
Continent and region of country
REGIONH
North American region, historical
CITYH
City, historical US and Canada
CITYPOPH
City population, historical US and Canada
SIZEPLH
Size of place, historical US and Canada
GEO1_US
United States, State 1850 - 2020 [Level 1; consistent boundaries, GIS]
GEO1_US1870
United States, State 1870
COUNTYUS
United States, County
METROUS
United States, Metropolitan area
SEAUS
United States, State Economic Area
NHGISJOIN
United States, County GIS identifier
FARMIPUM
Farm status, IPUMS historical
FARM
Farm status, historical
REEL
Microfilm reel number
HHTYPE
Household classification
NFAMS
Number of families in household
NCOUPLES
Number of married couples in household
NMOTHERS
Number of mothers in household
NFATHERS
Number of fathers in household
HEADLOC
Head's location in household
PRMFAMSZ
Size of primary family, historical
SERVANTS
Number of servants in household, historical
US1870A_HHNUM
Household number
US1870A_YEAR
Census year
US1870A_DATANUM
Data set number
US1870A_SERIAL
Household serial number
US1870A_NUMPREC
Number of person records following
US1870A_SUBSAMP
Subsample number
US1870A_HHWT
Household weight
US1870A_DWSIZE
Dwelling size
US1870A_NUMHH
Number of households in dwelling
US1870A_NUMHHTAK
Number of households sampled from dwelling
US1870A_STRATA
Household strata for variance estimation
US1870A_CLUSTER
Household cluster for variance estimation
US1870A_REGION
Census region and division
US1870A_STATEICP
State (ICPSR code)
US1870A_STATEFIP
State (FIPS code)
US1870A_COUNTY
County
US1870A_URBAN
Urban/rural status
US1870A_METRO
Metropolitan status
US1870A_METAREA
Metropolitan area
US1870A_METAREAD
Metropolitan area (detailed codes)
US1870A_CITY
City
US1870A_CITYPOP
City population
US1870A_SIZEPL
Size of place
US1870A_NENGPOP
New England population in minor civil division
US1870A_URBPOP
Population of urban places
US1870A_SEA
State Economic Area
US1870A_MDSTATUS
Metropolitan district status
US1870A_METDIST
Metropolitan district
US1870A_URBAREA
Urbanized area
US1870A_WARD
Ward
US1870A_MCD
Minor Civil Division code
US1870A_INCORP
Incorporated municipality code
US1870A_CNTRY
Country
US1870A_GQ
Group quarters status
US1870A_GQTYPE
Group quarters type
US1870A_GQTYPED
Group quarters type (detailed codes)
US1870A_GQFUNDS
Group quarters funding
US1870A_FARM
Farm status
US1870A_NFAMS
Number of families in household
US1870A_NCOUPLES
Number of married couples in household
US1870A_NMOTHERS
Number of mothers in household
US1870A_NFATHERS
Number of fathers in household
US1870A_HHWTDET
Detailed household weight, based on low-level geography
US1870A_SAMPRULE
Sampling rule
US1870A_VERIFY
Verified data record
US1870A_REEL
Microfilm reel number
US1870A_PAGENO
Microfilm page number
US1870A_LINE
Line number
US1870A_MICROSEQ
Microfilm sequence number
US1870A_ENUMMO
Month of enumeration
US1870A_ENUMDAY
Day of enumeration
Total: 84
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