Linked PUMS Sample, 1850-1860


Introduction

This sample contains information on 4,938 adult males who were located in the manuscript schedules of the 1850 and 1860
Federal Population Censuses. The unit of observation is an individual male. Each observation contains information on the male's characteristics as recorded in the 1850 and 1860 census manuscripts, as well as information on the male's family in both years, and his county, city, and town in both years. The sample was created with the assistance of a grant from the National Science Foundation (Grant No. SES-9309689) and is freely available below. Address all questions, comments, and suggestions to the author, Joseph Ferrie, ferrie@nwu.edu.
 

Documentation

List of variables in the dataset
Codes for occupations
Codes for birthplaces
 

The Data

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