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Census of Sweden 1880 - IPUMS Subset

Sweden, 1880
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SWE_1880_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics Sweden, IPUMS
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Sex (SE1880A_SEX)

Data file: SWE1880_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 406
End: 406
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3">Enumeration form for the 1880 census </span>
<br /><span class="ital">(all counties in Sweden, except for the cities Stockholm and Gothenburg)</span></p>

<p><span class="em">Columns 7 - 14</span>
<br />[] Unmarried men
<br />[] Unmarried women
<br />[] Married men
<br />[] Married women
<br />[] Widowers
<br />[] Widows
<br />[] Divorced men
<br />[] Divorced women
Categories
Value Category
1 Male
2 Female
9 Unknown
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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="em">Col. 7-14</span>:That for a correct distribution of sex and marital status a stroke should be made in the proper columns in accordance with the column heading. The strokes should be made also for small children. It is of utmost importance that no confusion is made between the columns.

Description

Definition
This variable describes the person's sex.
Universe
Sweden 1880: All persons

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Demographic Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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