United States Census of 1900 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1900

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USA_1900_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Department of the Interior, IPUMS

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Marital status (US1900A_MARST)

Data file: USA1900_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 301

End: 301

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="US00A425">9. ____ Whether single, married, widowed, or divorced.<br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Married, spouse present
2	Married, spouse absent
4	Divorced
5	Widowed
6	Never married/single

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

This variable indicates the person's current marital status.

Universe

United States 1900: All persons

concept

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