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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Nam-Powers-Boyd occupational status score, 1950 basis (US1900A_NPBOSS50)

Data file: USA1900_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Continuous

Start: 391

End: 394

Width: 4

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the Nam-Powers-Boyd occupational status score of the person. The Nam-Powers-Boyd occupational status score is a measure of occupational status based upon the median earnings and median educational attainment associated with each category in the 1950 occupational scheme .

Universe

United States 1900: Persons with an occupational response

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Concept

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

This is a 4-digit numeric variable with 0 implied decimal places

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