Rethinking household structure: A new system of classification

IF 1.6 2区历史学 Q1 HISTORY

Historical Methods Pub Date : 1982-01-01 DOI:10.1080/01615440.1982.10594074

B. Laslett

引用次数: 2

Abstract

This paper will discuss one central methodological issue in the historical study of changes in the American family--the coding and classification of household structure from information available on the individual federal census schedules. The historical case that will illustrate the procedures employed is Los Angeles California between 1850 and 1900. The factors involved in the choice of coding techniques used to create a machine-readable data file are examined. (EXCERPT)

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重新思考家庭结构:一种新的分类体系

本文将讨论美国家庭变化历史研究中的一个中心方法问题——根据联邦人口普查时间表上提供的信息对家庭结构进行编码和分类。1850年至1900年间的加州洛杉矶是一个历史案例，它将说明所采用的程序。研究了用于创建机器可读数据文件的编码技术的选择所涉及的因素。(摘录)

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Historical Methods Multiple-

CiteScore

3.20

自引率

7.10%

发文量

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.