Research Catalog

Title

United States census data, 1900 [electronic resource] : public use sample.

Author

Preston, Samuel H.

Publication

Ann Arbor, Mich. : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1992.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Higgs, Robert L.
• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79141035
• University of Washington. Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87145569

Summary

This study was conducted under the auspices of the Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology at the University of Washington. It is a nationally representative sample of the population of the United States in 1900, drawn from the manuscript returns of individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Census. Household variables include region, state and county of household, size of household, and type and ownership of dwelling. Individual variables for each household member include relationship to head of household, race, sex, age, marital status, number of children, and birthplace. Immigration variables include parents' birthplace, year of immigration and number of years in the United States. Occupation variables include occupation, coded by both the 1900 and 1950 systems, and number of months unemployed. Education variables include number of months in school, whether respondents could read or write a language, and whether they spoke English.

Series Statement

ICPSR ; 7825

Uniform Title

ICPSR (Series) ; 7825.

Subjects

• dataset
• Demographic characteristics
• Households > United States > Statistics
• United States > Population > Statistics
• Census data
• dataset > 1900
• Manuscript census materials
• Historical census data
• Household structure
• United States > Census, 1900

Genre/Form

• dataset – 1900.
• dataset.

Note

• Codebook available in print and electronic format.
• Title from title screen (viewed on December 20, 2005).

Access (note)

• Use of these data is restricted to Princeton University students, faculty, and staff for non-commercial statistical analysis and research purposes only.

File Type (note)

• Extent of collection: 1 data file + machine-readable documentation (text).

Event (note)

• Date(s) of collection: June 1900.
• Time period: 1900.

Coverage (note)

• Geographic coverage: United States.

Cite As (note)

• Preston, Samuel H., and Robert L. Higgs. UNITED STATES CENSUS DATA, 1900: PUBLIC USE SAMPLE [Computer file]. Seattle, WA: University of Washington, Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology [producer], 1980. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1992.

System Details (note)

• Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• Data format: LRECL.
• Extent of processing: CONCHK.PR/ MDATA/ FREQ.PR.

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library