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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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School attendance (US1870A_SCHOOL)

Data file: USA1870_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 312
End: 312
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><span class="em">Education:</span></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="US70A443">15. ____ Attended school within the year<br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 No, not in school
2 Yes, in school
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
School attendance.
Universe
United States 1870: All persons

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