Occupational Data from the 1860 United States Census (ICPSR 9873)
Principal Investigator(s): Fogel, Robert W.
Summary:
This data collection was compiled from the 1860 Decennial Census. Data are presented for types of occupations and number of people employed in those occupations for the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Occupational data for the following territories are also included: Colorado, Dakota, Nevada, Nebraska, New Mexico, Utah, Washington, and the District of Columbia.
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Study Description
Citation
Fogel, Robert W. Occupational Data from the 1860 United States Census. ICPSR09873-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1993. doi:10.3886/ICPSR09873.v1
Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09873.v1
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Funding
This survey was funded by:
- University of Chicago. Booth School of Business. Walgreen Foundation
Scope of Study
Subject Terms: census data, employment, nineteenth century, occupational categories, occupations, population characteristics
Geographic Coverage: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, United States, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin
Time Period:
- 1860
Date of Collection:
- 1992-05
Universe: All residents in the United States and territories that answered the 1860 Decennial Census.
Data Types: census/enumeration data
Methodology
Data Source:
United States 1860 Decennial Census
Version(s)
Original ICPSR Release: 1993-04-09
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