United States Census of 1880 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1880

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USA_1880_PHC-10PCT_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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New England population in minor civil division (US1880B_NENGPOP)

Data file: USA1880_PHC-10PCT-H-H

Overview

Type: Continuous

Start: 206

End: 209

Width: 4

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

Schedule 1: Free Inhabitants in ____, in the County of ____, State of ____, enumerated by me, on the ____day of ____, 1880.</p>

<p>____, Enumerator.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the population, in hundreds, of minor civil divisions in New England, including towns and independent cities where the household was enumerated.

Universe

United States 1880 (10%): All households in the six New England states

concept

Concept

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

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

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