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United States Census of 1870 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1870
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Foreign birthplace or parentage (US1870A_NATIVITY)

Data file: USA1870_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 301
End: 301
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">[Inquiries number 7, 16, and 17 are not to be asked in respect to infants. Inquiries number 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 19, and 20 are to be answered (if at all) merely by an affirmative mark, as /.]</span></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="US70A435"><span class="em">Parentage:</span><br />11. ____ Father of foreign birth.<br /><br />12. ____ Mother of foreign birth.<br /><br />13. ____ If born within the year, state month (Jan., Feb., etc.)<br /><br />14. ____ If married within the year, state month (Jan., Feb., etc.)<br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Both parents native-born
2 Father foreign, mother native
3 Mother foreign, father native
4 Both parents foreign
5 Foreign-born
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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Foreign birthplace or parentage.
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United States 1870: All persons

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