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The Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) Complete Count Data include more than 650 million individual-level and 7.5 million household-level records. The microdata are the result of collaboration between IPUMS and the nation’s two largest genealogical organizations—Ancestry.com and FamilySearch—and provides the largest and richest source of individual level and household data.

Historic data are scarce and often only exists in aggregate tables. The key advantage of the IPUMS data is the availability of individual and household level characteristics that researchers can tabulate in ways that benefits their specific research questions. The data contain demographic variables, economic variables, migration variables and family variables. Within households, it is possible to create relational data as all relations between household members are known. For example, having data on the mother and her children in a household enables researchers to calculate the mother’s age at birth. Another advantage of the Complete Count data is the possibility to follow individuals over time using a historical identifier.

In sum: the IPUMS data are a unique source for research on social and economic change and can provide population health researchers with information about social and economic determinants.

The IPUMS 1900 census data was collected in June 1900. Enumerators collected data traveling to households and counting the residents who regularly slept at the household. Individuals lacking permanent housing were counted as residents of the place where they were when the data was collected. Household members absent on the day of data collected were either listed to the household with the help of other household members or were scheduled for the last census subdivision.

Section 2

This dataset was created on 2020-01-10 22:51:40.810 by merging multiple datasets together. The source datasets for this version were:

IPUMS 1900 households: This dataset includes all households from the 1900 US census.

IPUMS 1900 persons: This dataset includes all individuals from the 1910 US census.

IPUMS 1900 Lookup: This dataset includes variable names, variable labels, variable values, and corresponding variable value labels for the IPUMS 1900 datasets.

Section 3

The Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) Complete Count Data include more than 650 million individual-level and 7.5 million household-level records. The microdata are the result of collaboration between IPUMS and the nation’s two largest genealogical organizations—Ancestry.com and FamilySearch—and provides the largest and richest source of individual level and household data.

Historic data are scarce and often only exists in aggregate tables. The key advantage of the IPUMS data is the availability of individual and household level characteristics that researchers can tabulate in ways that benefits their specific research questions. The data contain demographic variables, economic variables, migration variables and family variables. Within households, it is possible to create relational data as all relations between household members are known. For example, having data on the mother and her children in a household enables researchers to calculate the mother’s age at birth. Another advantage of the Complete Count data is the possibility to follow individuals over time using a historical identifier.

In sum: the IPUMS data are a unique source for research on social and economic change and can provide population health researchers with information about social and economic determinants.

The IPUMS 1900 census data was collected in June 1900. Enumerators collected data traveling to households and counting the residents who regularly slept at the household. Individuals lacking permanent housing were counted as residents of the place where they were when the data was collected. Household members absent on the day of data collected were either listed to the household with the help of other household members or were scheduled for the last census subdivision.

1860 United States Federal Census contains records from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA by Year: 1860; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 23 Division 1, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1174; Page: 439; Family History Library Film: 805174 - Occupation: Gatekeeper.

1860 United States Federal Census contains records from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA by Year: 1860; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 22 District 1, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1173; Page: 11; Family History Library Film: 805173 - .

1860 United States Federal Census contains records from Eaton Plantation, Aroostook, Maine, USA by Year: 1860; Census Place: Eaton Plantation, Aroostook, Maine; Roll: M653_434; Page: 269; Family History Library Film: 803434 - .

1840 United States Federal Census contains records from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA by Year: 1840; Census Place: Kensington Ward 4, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 488; Page: 101; Family History Library Film: 0020556 - .

Abstract

The Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) Complete Count Data include more than 650 million individual-level and 7.5 million household-level records. The microdata are the result of collaboration between IPUMS and the nation’s two largest genealogical organizations—Ancestry.com and FamilySearch—and provides the largest and richest source of individual level and household data.

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Historic data are scarce and often only exists in aggregate tables. The key advantage of historic US census data is the availability of individual and household level characteristics that researchers can tabulate in ways that benefits their specific research questions. The data contain demographic variables, economic variables, migration variables and family variables. Within households, it is possible to create relational data as all relations between household members are known. For example, having data on the mother and her children in a household enables researchers to calculate the mother’s age at birth. Another advantage of the Complete Count data is the possibility to follow individuals over time using a historical identifier.

In sum: the historic US census data are a unique source for research on social and economic change and can provide population health researchers with information about social and economic determinants.Historic data are scarce and often only exists in aggregate tables. The key advantage of historic US census data is the availability of individual and household level characteristics that researchers can tabulate in ways that benefits their specific research questions. The data contain demographic variables, economic variables, migration variables and family variables. Within households, it is possible to create relational data as all relations between household members are known. For example, having data on the mother and her children in a household enables researchers to calculate the mother’s age at birth. Another advantage of the Complete Count data is the possibility to follow individuals over time using a historical identifier. In sum: the historic US census data are a unique source for research on social and economic change and can provide population health researchers with information about social and economic determinants.

The historic US 1910 census data was collected in April 1910. Enumerators collected data traveling to households and counting the residents who regularly slept at the household. Individuals lacking permanent housing were counted as residents of the place where they were when the data was collected. Household members absent on the day of data collected were either listed to the household with the help of other household members or were scheduled for the last census subdivision.

Section 2

This dataset was created on 2020-01-10 23:47:27.924 by merging multiple datasets together. The source datasets for this version were:

IPUMS 1910 households: The Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) Complete Count Data are historic individual and household census records and are a unique source for research on social and economic change.

IPUMS 1910 persons: This dataset includes all individuals from the 1910 US census.

1870 United States Federal Census contains records from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA by Year: 1870; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 21 District 70, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1409; Page: 464B; Family History Library Film: 552908 - .

1870 United States Federal Census contains records from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA by Year: 1870; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 19 District 58, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1404; Page: 194B; Family History Library Film: 552903 - .

1870 United States Federal Census contains records from Lyndon, Aroostook, Maine, USA by Year: 1870; Census Place: Lyndon, Aroostook, Maine; Roll: M593_538; Page: 236A; Family History Library Film: 552037 - .

1870 United States Federal Census (2nd Enumeration) contains records from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA by Year: 1870; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 18 Dist 55 (2nd Enum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1431; Page: 400A; Family History Library Film: 552930 - Living with daughter Elizabeth and her husband, Richard Coffey..

1825 Census of Lower Canada contains records from St. Jean, Deschaillons, Bécancour, Quebec, Canada by Ancestry.com. 1825 Census of Lower Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.; Original data: Canada, Lower Canada Census, 1825. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. - Page: 426; Affiliate Publication Title: 1825 Lower Canada Census; Affiliate Publication Number: MG 31 C1; FHL Film Number: 2443957.