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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Race (US1900A_RACE)

Data file: USA1900_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 312

End: 312

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="US00A431 US00A432 US00A449 US00A450">5. ____ Color or race.<br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
1	White
2	Black/Negro
3	American Indian or Alaska Native
4	Chinese
5	Japanese

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 race, providing the information assessed by the census enumerator. This general version is a 1 digit variable.

Universe

United States 1900: All persons

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