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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Department of the Interior, IPUMS

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Sep 03, 2025

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Number of subfamilies in household (US1880B_NSUBFAM)

Data file: USA1880_PHC-10PCT-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 250

End: 250

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
	No subfamilies or NIU (not in universe)
1	1 subfamily
2	2 subfamilies
3	3
4	4
5	5

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 number of subfamilies in the household. For more information on subfamilies and their measurement , see Subfamily Overview .

Universe

United States 1880 (10%): All households except group quarters and vacant units

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