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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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Department of the Interior, IPUMS
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Data file: USA1870_PHC-P-H

Person records

Cases: 383358
Variables: 117

Variables

PERNUM
Person number
PERWT
Person weight
MOMLOC
Mother's location in household
POPLOC
Father's location in household
SPLOC
Spouse's location in household
FAMUNIT
Family unit membership
FAMSIZE
Number of own family members in household
NCHILD
Number of own children in household
NCHLT5
Number of own children under age 5 in household
ELDCH
Age of eldest own child in household
YNGCH
Age of youngest own child in household
NSIBS
Number of own siblings in household
NUMGEN
Number of generations in family unit
RELATE
Relationship to household head [general version]
RELATED
Relationship to household head [detailed version]
RELATEH
Relationship to household head, historical
IMPREL
Imputed relationship to household head
AGE
Age
SEX
Sex
BIRTHMO
Month of birth
AGEMONTH
Age in months
MARRINYR
Married within the past year
NATIVITY
Nativity status
BPLCOUNTRY
Country of birth
CITIZEN
Citizenship
BPLUS
State of birth, United States
RACE
Race or color
RACEUS
Race, United States
HISPAN
Hispanic origin, U.S. and Puerto Rico
SPANNAME
Spanish surname, historical
SCHOOL
School attendance
LIT
Literacy
LABFORCE
Labor force participation
OCCISCO
Occupation, ISCO general
OCC95US
Occupation 1950 basis, U.S.
IND95US
Industry 1950 basis, U.S.
SEIUS
Duncan Socioeconomic Index, United States
OCSCORUS
Occupational income score, United States
OCCSTRNG
Occupation as transcribed
DISABLED
Disability status
DISBLND
Blind or vision-impaired
DISDEAF
Deaf or hearing-impaired
DISMUTE
Mute or speech impaired
DISMNTL
Mental disability
DISPSYC
Psychological disability
REALPROP
Real estate value
SURSIM
Surname similarity
NAMELAST
Last name
NAMEFRST
First name
US1870A_PERNUM
Person number (within household)
US1870A_PERNUMP
Person number in sample unit
US1870A_PERWT
Person weight
US1870A_SLWT
Sample-line weight
US1870A_MOMLOC
Mother's location in the household
US1870A_STEPMOM
Probable step/adopted mother
US1870A_MOMRULE
Rule for linking mother
US1870A_IMPMOM
Imputed location of mother
US1870A_POPLOC
Father's location in the household
US1870A_STEPPOP
Probable step/adopted father
US1870A_POPRULE
Rule for linking father
US1870A_IMPPOP
Imputed location of father
US1870A_SPLOC
Spouse's location in household
US1870A_SPRULE
Rule for linking spouse
US1870A_IMPSP
Imputed location of spouse
US1870A_FAMSIZE
Number of own family members in household
US1870A_NCHILD
Number of own children in the household
US1870A_NCHLT5
Number of own children under age 5 in household
US1870A_FAMUNIT
Family unit membership
US1870A_ELDCH
Age of eldest own child in household
US1870A_YNGCH
Age of youngest own child in household
US1870A_NSIBS
Number of own siblings in household
US1870A_RELATE
Relationship to household head
US1870A_RELATED
Relationship to household head (detailed codes)
US1870A_IMPREL
Imputed relationship to household head
US1870A_AGE
Age
US1870A_SEX
Sex
US1870A_AGEMONTH
Age in months
US1870A_BIRTHMO
Month of birth
US1870A_BIRTHQTR
Quarter of birth
US1870A_MARRINYR
Married within the past year
US1870A_MARMONTH
Month married
US1870A_RACE
Race
US1870A_RACED
Race (detailed)
US1870A_BPL
Birthplace
US1870A_BPLD
Birthplace (detailed codes)
US1870A_NATIVITY
Foreign birthplace or parentage
US1870A_CITIZEN
Citizenship status
US1870A_HISPAN
Hispanic origin
US1870A_HISPAND
Hispanic origin (detailed codes)
US1870A_SPANNAME
Spanish surname
US1870A_HISPRULE
Hispanic origin rule
US1870A_RACESING
Race: single race identification
US1870A_RACESINGD
Race: single race identification (detailed codes)
US1870A_SCHOOL
School attendance
US1870A_LIT
Literacy
US1870A_LABFORCE
Labor force status
US1870A_OCC
Occupation
US1870A_OCC1950
Occupation, 1950 basis
US1870A_IND1950
Industry, 1950 basis
US1870A_REALPROP
Real estate value
US1870A_PERSPROP
Value of personal estate
US1870A_OCCSCORE
Occupational income score
US1870A_SEI
Duncan Socioeconomic Index
US1870A_PRESGL
Occupational prestige score, Siegel
US1870A_ERSCOR50
Occupational earnings score, 1950 basis
US1870A_EDSCOR50
Occupational education score, 1950 basis
US1870A_NPBOSS50
Nam-Powers-Boyd occupational status score, 1950 basis
US1870A_BLIND
Blind
US1870A_DEAF
Deaf and dumb
US1870A_IDIOTIC
Idiotic
US1870A_INSANE
Insane
US1870A_PERWTDET
Detailed person weight, based on low-level geography
US1870A_NAMELAST
Last name
US1870A_NAMEFRST
First name
US1870A_SURSIM
Surname similarity
US1870A_OCCSTR
Occupation, original alphabetic string
US1870A_VOTE
Denied the vote
Total: 117
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