United States Census of 1850 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1850

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USA_1850_PHC-1PCT_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Department of the Interior, IPUMS

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Race (US1850B_RACE)

Data file: USA1850_PHC-1PCT-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 281

End: 281

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="US50A428 US50A429 US50A436 US50A437">6. ____ Color -- White, black, mulatto, or American Indian.<br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
1	White
2	Black/Negro
3	American Indian or Alaska Native

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

Race.

Universe

United States 1850 (1%): All persons

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Concept

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