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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Race: Single race identification (US1850B_RACESING)

Data file: USA1850_PHC-1PCT-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 299

End: 299

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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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
3	American Indian/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.

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Definition

Race: Single race identification.

Universe

United States 1850 (1%): All persons

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