Public Use Microdata Samples of the 1860 and 1870 U.S. Censuses of Population.(Integrated Public Use Microdata Series)(Statistical Data Included)

From: Historical Methods | Date: June 22, 1999| Author: HACKER, J. DAVID; RUGGLES, STEVEN; FOROUGHI, ANDREA R.; JARVIS, BRAD D.; SARGENT, WALTER L. | Copyright information

Possible uses of the 1860 and 1870 census samples from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS), created by the Historical Census Project at the University of Minnesota, are discussed. Topics include use of census microdata in historical research, research opportunities with the microdata samples for 1860 and 1870, the 1870 undercount, and sample design.

In 1997, the Historical Census Project at the University of Minnesota began construction of public use microdata sample...

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