IPUMS Full count Datasets of the United States Censuses of Mortality, 1850-1880.

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Historical Methods Pub Date : 2025-01-11 DOI:10.1080/01615440.2024.2421512

J David Hacker, Lap Huynh, Susan H Leonard, Matt A Nelson, Evan Roberts, Matthew Sobek

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Abstract

This article describes four new IPUMS datasets constructed from the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 Censuses of Mortality of the United States. We discuss the creation of the datasets, the variables included in each census year, and their potential for social science research. We highlight several limitations in the data and caution users about potential biases. Finally, we illustrate the usefulness of the new data by analyzing the relationship between household wealth and child mortality in 1870. All four datasets and associated documentation are distributed for public use via the IPUMS website.

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IPUMS美国死亡率普查的完整统计数据集，1850-1880。

本文描述了从1850年、1860年、1870年和1880年美国死亡率普查中构建的四个新的IPUMS数据集。我们讨论了数据集的创建，每个人口普查年中包含的变量，以及它们在社会科学研究中的潜力。我们强调了数据中的一些局限性，并提醒用户注意潜在的偏差。最后，我们通过分析1870年家庭财富与儿童死亡率之间的关系来说明新数据的有用性。所有四个数据集和相关文件都通过IPUMS网站分发给公众使用。

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Historical Methods Multiple-

CiteScore

3.20

自引率

7.10%

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期刊介绍： Historical Methodsreaches an international audience of social scientists concerned with historical problems. It explores interdisciplinary approaches to new data sources, new approaches to older questions and material, and practical discussions of computer and statistical methodology, data collection, and sampling procedures. The journal includes the following features: “Evidence Matters” emphasizes how to find, decipher, and analyze evidence whether or not that evidence is meant to be quantified. “Database Developments” announces major new public databases or large alterations in older ones, discusses innovative ways to organize them, and explains new ways of categorizing information.