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DESCRIPTORS AND MEASUREMENTS OF THE HEIGHT OF
RUNAWAY SLAVES AND INDENTURED SERVANTS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1700-1850
(ICPSR 9721)
Principal Investigator
University of Pittsburgh, Dept. of History
First ICPSR Release 1992
Inter-university Consortium for
Political and Social Research
P.O. Box 1248
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106
[Hard copy documentation transformed into machine-readable
text utilizing Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Scanning,
March 1992]
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bibliographic citation for this data collection is:
Komlos, John. DESCRIPTORS AND MEASUREMENTS OF THE
HEIGHT OF RUNAWAY SLAVES AND INDENTURED SERVANTS
IN THE UNITED STATES, 1700-1850 [Computer file].
Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh, Dept.
of History [producer], 1989. Ann Arbor, MI:
Inter-university Consortium for Political and
Social Research [distributor], 1992.
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DATA COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
John Komlos
DESCRIPTORS AND MEASUREMENTS OF THE HEIGHT OF RUNAWAY SLAVES AND INDEN
SERVANTS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1700-1850 (ICPSR 9721)
SUMMARY: The purpose of this data collection was to provide data on the h
of slaves and indentured servants in the colonial and antebellum perio
United States history. Data were taken from newspaper advertisements descr
the runaways. Variables include the state of the newspaper in which
advertisement was listed, the year of the advertisement, the last and
names of the runaway slave or indentured servant, race, sex, age, height,
of birth, legal status (convict or in jail at time of advertisem
profession, and knowledge of the English language. CLASS IV
EXTENT OF COLLECTION: 4 data files + SPSS Control Cards + machine-rea
documentation (text)
EXTENT OF PROCESSING: BLANKS/ NONNUM/ MDATA
DATA FORMAT: Logical Record Length with SPSS Control Cards
Part 1: Runaway Slave Part 2: Runaway Slave
Height Measurements Height Descriptors
File Structure: rectangular File Structure: rectangular
Cases: 11,879 Cases: 1,640
Variables: 14 Variables: 15
Record Length: 68 Record Length: 89
Records Per Case: 1 Records Per Case: 1
Part 3: Runaway Indentured Part 4: Runaway Indentured
Servant Height Measurements Servant Height Descriptors
File Structure: rectangular File Structure: rectangular
Cases: 14,172 Cases: 1,245
Variables: 14 Variables: 15
Record Length: 67 Record Length: 81
Records Per Case: 1 Records Per Case: 1
Part 5: Codebook for All Parts
Record Length: 80
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ICPSR 9721 Page
CODEBOOK FOR RUNAWAY SLAVE HEIGHTS
FROM COLONIAL NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS
SPSS VARIABLE NAME VARIABLE VALUES OR
AND POSITION EXPLANATION
STATE 1-2 STATE OF NEWSPAPER IN USES STANDARD POST
WHICH ADVERTISEMENT WAS OFFICE STATE
LOCATED ABBREVIATIONS
YEAR 3-6 YEAR OF ADVERTISEMENT
LNAME 7-15 LAST NAME OF RUNAWAY
FNAME 22-30 FIRST NAME OF RUNAWAY
RACE 42 RACE OF RUNAWAY W = WHITE (NA)
B = BLACK
I = INDIAN
M = MULATTO
SEX 43 SEX OF RUNAWAY M = MALE
F = FEMALE
W = FEMALE
XVAR 44 EXTRA VARIABLE NA
AGE 45-46 AGE OF RUNAWAY AGE IN YEARS
FEET 49 HEIGHT OF RUNAWAY USED IN CALCULATION
IN FEET OF HEIGHT (IN
INCHES)
INCHES 50-53 HEIGHT OF RUNAWAY IN USED IN CALCULATION
INCHES OF HEIGHT (IN
INCHES)
BPLACE 56-61 PLACE OF BIRTH AS RECORDED, SEE
RECODE STATEMENTS
FOR SUMMARIES
IJ 64-65 LEGAL STATUS CO = CONVICT SERVANT
(NA)
IJ = IN JAIL AT TIME
OF
ADVERTISEMENT
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CODEBOOK FOR RUNAWAY SLAVE HEIGHTS
FROM COLONIAL NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS (CONTINUED)
[1]PROF [2]66 [3]PROFESSION [4]0 = MISSING DATA
[5]1 =[6] MENTION
2 = APPRENTICE
3 = SOLDIER
4 = SAILOR
5 = FARMER
6 = RUNAWAY FROM
SHIP
7 = THIEF
9 = MISSING PERSON
LANGUAGE 67 LANGUAGE (KNOWLEDGE 0 = MISSING DATA
OF ENGLISH) 1 = SPEAKS
2 = BROKEN/WITH
ACCENT
3 = LITTLE
4 = NONE
*NA = NOT APPLICABLE
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ICPSR 9721 Page
CODEBOOK FOR RUNAWAY SLAVE HEIGHT DESCRIPTORS
FROM COLONIAL NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS
SPSS VARIABLE NAME VARIABLE VALUES OR
AND POSITIONS EXPLANATION
STATE 1-2 STATE OF NEWSPAPER IN USES STANDARD POST
WHICH ADVERTISEMENT WAS OFFICE STATE
LOCATED ABBREVIATIONS
YEAR 3-6 YEAR OF ADVERTISEMENT
LNAME 7-21 LAST NAME OF RUNAWAY
FNAME 22-40 FIRST NAME OF RUNAWAY
RACE 42 RACE OF RUNAWAY W = WHITE (NA)
B = BLACK
I = INDIAN
M = MULATTO
SEX 43 SEX OF RUNAWAY M = MALE
F = FEMALE
W = FEMALE
AGE 45-46 AGE OF RUNAWAY AGE IN YEARS
FEET 49 HEIGHT OF RUNAWAY USED IN CALCULATION
IN FEET OF HEIGHT (IN
INCHES)
INCHES 50-53 HEIGHT OF RUNAWAY IN USED IN CALCULATION
INCHES OF HEIGHT (IN
INCHES)
PBIRTH 54-61 PLACE OF BIRTH AS RECORDED, SEE
RECODE STATEMENTS
FOR SUMMARIES
CO 64-65 LEGAL STATUS CO = CONVICT SERVANT
(NA)
IJ = IN JAIL AT TIME
OF
ADVERTISEMENT
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CODEBOOK FOR RUNAWAY SLAVE HEIGHT DESCRIPTORS
FROM COLONIAL NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS (CONTINUED)
P 66 PROFESSION 0 = MISSING DATA
1 = MENTION
2 = APPRENTICE
3 = SOLDIER
4 = SAILOR
5 = FARMER
6 = RUNAWAY FROM
SHIP
7 = THIEF
9 = MISSING PERSON
L 67 LANGUAGE (KNOWLEDGE 0 = MISSING DATA
OF ENGLISH) 1 = SPEAKS
2 = BROKEN/WITH
ACCENT
3 = LITTLE
4 = NONE
HEIGHT 68-73 DESCRIPTOR OF HEIGHT SEE RECODES FOR
OF RUNAWAY SLAVE SUMMARIES
WEIGHT 74-81 DESCRIPTOR OF WEIGHT SEE RECODES FOR
OF RUNAWAY SLAVE SUMMARIES
*NA = NOT APPLICABLE
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ICPSR 9721 Page
CODEBOOK FOR RUNAWAY INDENTURED SERVANT HEIGHTS
FROM COLONIAL NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS
SPSS VARIABLE NAME VARIABLE VALUES OR AND
POSITION EXPLANATION
STATE 1-2 STATE OF NEWSPAPER IN USES STANDARD POST
WHICH ADVERTISEMENT WAS OFFICE STATE
LOCATED ABBREVIATIONS
YEAR 3-6 YEAR OF ADVERTISEMENT
LNAME 7-15 LAST NAME OF RUNAWAY
FNAME 22-30 FIRST NAME OF RUNAWAY
RACE 42 RACE OF RUNAWAY W = WHITE
B = BLACK
I = INDIAN
M = MULATTO
SEX 43 SEX OF RUNAWAY M = MALE
F = FEMALE
W = FEMALE
XVAR 44 EXTRA VARIABLE NA
AGE 45-46 AGE OF RUNAWAY AGE IN YEARS
FEET 49 HEIGHT OF RUNAWAY USED IN CALCULATION
IN FEET OF HEIGHT (IN
INCHES)
INCHES 50-53 HEIGHT OF RUNAWAY IN USED IN CALCULATION
INCHES OF HEIGHT (IN
INCHES)
BPLACE 54-61 PLACE OF BIRTH AS RECORDED, SEE
RECODE STATEMENTS
FOR SUMMARIES
IJ 64-65 LEGAL STATUS CO = CONVICT SERVANT
IJ = IN JAIL AT TIME
OF
ADVERTISEMENT
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CODEBOOK FOR RUNAWAY INDENTURED SERVANT HEIGHTS
FROM COLONIAL NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS (CONTINUED)
PROF 66 PROFESSION 0 = MISSING DATA
1 = MENTION
2 = APPRENTICE
3 = SOLDIER
4 = SAILOR
5 = FARMER
6 = RUNAWAY FROM
SHIP
7 = THIEF
9= MISSING PERSON
LANGUAGE 67 LANGUAGE (KNOWLEDGE 0 = MISSING DATA
OF ENGLISH) 1 = SPEAKS
2 = BROKEN/WITH
ACCENT
3 = LITTLE
4 = NONE
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ICPSR 9721 Page
CODEBOOK FOR RUNAWAY INDENTURED SERVANT HEIGHT DESCRIPTORS
FROM COLONIAL NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS
SPSS VARIABLE NAME VARIABLE VALUES OR AND
POSITION EXPLANATION
STATE 1-2 STATE OF NEWSPAPER IN USES STANDARD POST
WHICH ADVERTISEMENT WAS OFFICE STATE
LOCATED ABBREVIATIONS
YEAR 3-6 YEAR OF ADVERTISEMENT
LNAME 7-21 LAST NAME OF RUNAWAY
FNAME 22-40 FIRST NAME OF RUNAWAY
RACE 42 RACE OF RUNAWAY W = WHITE
B = BLACK
I = INDIAN
M = MULATTO
SEX 43 SEX OF RUNAWAY M = MALE
F = FEMALE
W = FEMALE
AGE 45-46 AGE OF RUNAWAY AGE IN YEARS
FEET 49 HEIGHT OF RUNAWAY USED IN CALCULATION
IN FEET OF HEIGHT (IN
INCHES)
ACT-INCHES HEIGHT OF RUNAWAY IN USED IN CALCULATION
50-53 INCHES OF HEIGHT (IN
INCHES)
PBIRTH 54-61 PLACE OF BIRTH AS RECORDED, SEE
RECODE STATEMENTS
FOR SUMMARIES
CO 64 -6 5 LEGAL STATUS CO = CONVICT SERVANT
IJ = IN JAIL AT TIME
OF
ADVERTISEMENT
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CODEBOOK FOR RUNAWAY INDENTURED SERVANT HEIGHT DESCRIPTORS
FROM COLONIAL NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS (CONTINUED)
P 66 PROFESSION 0 = MISSING DATA
1 = MENTION
2 = APPRENTICE
3 = SOLDIER
4 = SAILOR
5 = FARMER
6 = RUNAWAY FROM
SHIP
7 = THIEF
9 = MISSING PERSON
L 67 LANGUAGE (KNOWLEDGE 0 = MISSING DATA
OF ENGLISH) 1 = SPEAKS
2 = BROKEN/WITH
ACCENT
3 = LITTLE
4 = NONE
HEIGHT 68-73 DESCRIPTOR OF HEIGHT SEE RECODES FOR
OF RUNAWAY SERVANT SUMMARIES
WEIGHT 74-81 DESCRIPTOR OF WEIGHT SEE RECODES FOR
OF RUNAWAY SERVANT SUMMARIES