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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Deaf and dumb (US1870A_DEAF)

Data file: USA1870_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 356

End: 356

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Literal question

<svar a="all" v="US70A457 US70A458 US70A459 US70A460">18. ____ Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane, or idiotic<br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
1	No (blank)
2	Yes
3	Dumb only
4	Deaf only

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

Deaf and dumb.

Universe

United States 1870: All persons

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