United States Census of 1870 - IPUMS Subset

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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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Dec 23, 2014

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Number of households in dwelling (US1870A_NUMHH)

Type: Continuous

Start: 144

End: 145

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="US70A010">1. ____ Dwelling houses and number in order of visitation.<br /></svar>

Definition

Number of households in dwelling.

Universe

United States 1870: All households

Concept

Coder instructions

This is a 2-digit numeric variable with 0 implied decimal places

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