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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Race: single race identification (detailed codes) (US1870A_RACESINGD)

Data file: USA1870_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 310

End: 311

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Literal question

<svar a="all" v="US70A431 US70A432 US70A441 US70A442">6. Color:<br /><div class="i1">[] White (W)<br />[] Black (B)<br />[] Mulatto (M)<br />[] Chinese (C)<br />[] Indian (I)</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
10	White
20	Black
21	Mulatto
32	AI/AN (American Indian/Alaskan Native)
41	Chinese

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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Definition

Race: single race identification (detailed codes).

Universe

United States 1870: All persons

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