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United States Census of 1900 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1900
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Data file: USA1900_PHC-P-H

Person records

Cases: 3852852
Variables: 136

Variables

PERNUM
Person number
PERWT
Person weight
MOMLOC
Mother's location in household
POPLOC
Father's location in household
SPLOC
Spouse's location in household
SPRULEH
Rule for linking spouse (historical)
STEPMOMH
Probable stepmother (historical)
STEPPOPH
Probable stepfather (historical)
MOMRULEH
Rule for linking mother (historical)
POPRULEH
Rule for linking father (historical)
FAMUNIT
Family unit membership
FAMSIZE
Number of own family members in household
NCHILD
Number of own children in household
NCHLT5
Number of own children under age 5 in household
ELDCH
Age of eldest own child in household
YNGCH
Age of youngest own child in household
NSIBS
Number of own siblings in household
NUMGEN
Number of generations in family unit
NONRELS
Number of non-relatives of person in household
RELATE
Relationship to household head [general version]
RELATED
Relationship to household head [detailed version]
RELATEH
Relationship to household head, historical
AGE
Age
SEX
Sex
MARST
Marital status [general version]
MARSTD
Marital status [detailed version]
DURMARR
Duration of current marriage or union
BIRTHMO
Month of birth
AGEMONTH
Age in months
CHBORN
Children ever born
CHSURV
Children surviving
NATIVITY
Nativity status
BPLCOUNTRY
Country of birth
CITIZEN
Citizenship
YRIMM
Year of immigration
YRSIMM
Years since immigrated
BPLUS
State of birth, United States
GENERATION
Immigrant generation
FBPL
Father's country of birth
MBPL
Mother's country of birth
FBPLUS
Father's state of birth, US
MBPLUS
Mother's state of birth, US
RACE
Race or color
RACEUS
Race, United States
HISPAN
Hispanic origin, U.S. and Puerto Rico
SPANNAME
Spanish surname, historical
SPEAKENG
Speaks English
SCHOOL
School attendance
LIT
Literacy
LABFORCE
Labor force participation
OCCISCO
Occupation, ISCO general
OCC95US
Occupation 1950 basis, U.S.
IND95US
Industry 1950 basis, U.S.
SEIUS
Duncan Socioeconomic Index, United States
OCSCORUS
Occupational income score, United States
OCCSTRNG
Occupation as transcribed
SURSIM
Surname similarity
NAMELAST
Last name
NAMEFRST
First name
US1900A_PERNUM
Person number (within household)
US1900A_PERNUMP
Person number in sample unit
US1900A_PERWT
Person weight
US1900A_SLWT
Sample-line weight
US1900A_MOMLOC
Mother's location in the household
US1900A_STEPMOM
Probable step/adopted mother
US1900A_MOMRULE
Rule for linking mother
US1900A_POPLOC
Father's location in the household
US1900A_STEPPOP
Probable step/adopted father
US1900A_POPRULE
Rule for linking father
US1900A_SPLOC
Spouse's location in household
US1900A_SPRULE
Rule for linking spouse
US1900A_FAMSIZE
Number of own family members in household
US1900A_NCHILD
Number of own children in the household
US1900A_NCHLT5
Number of own children under age 5 in household
US1900A_FAMUNIT
Family unit membership
US1900A_ELDCH
Age of eldest own child in household
US1900A_YNGCH
Age of youngest own child in household
US1900A_NSIBS
Number of own siblings in household
US1900A_SUBFAM
Subfamily membership
US1900A_SFTYPE
Subfamily type
US1900A_SFRELATE
Relationship within subfamily
US1900A_RELATE
Relationship to household head
US1900A_RELATED
Relationship to household head (detailed codes)
US1900A_AGE
Age
US1900A_SEX
Sex
US1900A_MARST
Marital status
US1900A_AGEMONTH
Age in months
US1900A_BIRTHMO
Month of birth
US1900A_DURMARR
Duration of current marital status
US1900A_CHBORN
Children ever born
US1900A_CHSURV
Children surviving
US1900A_RACE
Race
US1900A_RACED
Race (detailed)
US1900A_BPL
Birthplace
US1900A_BPLD
Birthplace (detailed codes)
US1900A_MBPL
Mother's birthplace
US1900A_MBPLD
Mother's birthplace (detailed codes)
US1900A_FBPL
Father's birthplace
US1900A_FBPLD
Father's birthplace (detailed codes)
US1900A_NATIVITY
Foreign birthplace or parentage
US1900A_CITIZEN
Citizenship status
US1900A_YRIMMIG
Year of immigration
US1900A_YRSUSA1
Years in the United States
US1900A_YRSUSA2
Years in the United States, intervalled
US1900A_SPEAKENG
Speaks English
US1900A_HISPAN
Hispanic origin
US1900A_HISPAND
Hispanic origin (detailed codes)
US1900A_SPANNAME
Spanish surname
US1900A_HISPRULE
Hispanic origin rule
US1900A_RACESING
Race: Single race identification
US1900A_RACESINGD
Race: Single race identification (detailed codes)
US1900A_SCHOOL
School attendance
US1900A_SCHLMNTH
Months in school
US1900A_LIT
Literacy
US1900A_LABFORCE
Labor force status
US1900A_OCC
Occupation
US1900A_OCC1950
Occupation, 1950 basis
US1900A_IND1950
Industry, 1950 basis
US1900A_QTRUNEMP
Quarters unemployed last year
US1900A_MOUNEMP
Months unemployed last year
US1900A_OCCSCORE
Occupational income score
US1900A_SEI
Duncan Socioeconomic Index
US1900A_PRESGL
Occupational prestige score, Siegel
US1900A_ERSCOR50
Occupational earnings score, 1950 basis
US1900A_EDSCOR50
Occupational education score, 1950 basis
US1900A_NPBOSS50
Nam-Powers-Boyd occupational status score, 1950 basis
US1900A_PERWTDET
Detailed person weight, based on low-level geography
US1900A_NAMELAST
Last name
US1900A_NAMEFRST
First name
US1900A_SURSIM
Surname similarity
US1900A_RELSTR
Relationship to household head, alphabetic string
US1900A_BPLSTR
Birthplace, alphabetic string
US1900A_MBPLSTR
Mother's birthplace, alphabetic string
US1900A_FBPLSTR
Father's birthplace, alphabetic string
US1900A_OCCSTR
Occupation, original alphabetic string
US1900A_PFARMSCH
Person received farm schedule
Total: 136
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