V16: AGE (YEARS)
This variable is also pertinent to the "principal" slave of record (see discussion of variable 15 above). Age is recorded with one implied decimal place; eg., a code of 215 is to be interpreted as "21.5 years of age." Frequencies are presented for ranges of code values.
| Value | Label | Unweighted Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Less than 0.1 years | 1 | 0.0 |
| 0.1 | - | 2 | 0.0 |
| 0.2 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| 0.7 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| 0.8 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| 1.0 | - | 4 | 0.1 |
| 1.5 | - | 2 | 0.0 |
| 1.7 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2.0 | - | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2.5 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| 3.0 | - | 7 | 0.1 |
| 3.5 | - | 2 | 0.0 |
| 4.0 | - | 12 | 0.2 |
| 5.0 | - | 14 | 0.3 |
| 6.0 | - | 18 | 0.4 |
| 7.0 | - | 19 | 0.4 |
| 7.5 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| 8.0 | - | 16 | 0.3 |
| 8.5 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| 9.0 | - | 40 | 0.8 |
| 9.5 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| 10.0 | - | 57 | 1.1 |
| 11.0 | - | 86 | 1.7 |
| 11.5 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| 12.0 | - | 100 | 2.0 |
| 13.0 | - | 135 | 2.7 |
| 13.5 | - | 3 | 0.1 |
| 14.0 | - | 150 | 3.0 |
| 14.5 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| 15.0 | - | 171 | 3.4 |
| 15.5 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| 16.0 | - | 213 | 4.3 |
| 17.0 | - | 200 | 4.0 |
| 18.0 | - | 280 | 5.6 |
| 18.5 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| 19.0 | - | 229 | 4.6 |
| 19.5 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| 20.0 | - | 334 | 6.7 |
| 21.0 | - | 213 | 4.3 |
| 21.5 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| 22.0 | - | 279 | 5.6 |
| 23.0 | - | 202 | 4.0 |
| 24.0 | - | 219 | 4.4 |
| 25.0 | - | 239 | 4.8 |
| 25.2 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| 25.5 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| 26.0 | - | 147 | 2.9 |
| 26.5 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| 27.0 | - | 119 | 2.4 |
| 28.0 | - | 154 | 3.1 |
| 29.0 | - | 50 | 1.0 |
| 30.0 | - | 216 | 4.3 |
| 31.0 | - | 49 | 1.0 |
| 32.0 | - | 89 | 1.8 |
| 33.0 | - | 52 | 1.0 |
| 34.0 | - | 39 | 0.8 |
| 35.0 | - | 134 | 2.7 |
| 36.0 | - | 61 | 1.2 |
| 37.0 | - | 33 | 0.7 |
| 38.0 | - | 48 | 1.0 |
| 39.0 | - | 24 | 0.5 |
| 40.0 | - | 115 | 2.3 |
| 41.0 | - | 33 | 0.7 |
| 42.0 | - | 18 | 0.4 |
| 43.0 | - | 14 | 0.3 |
| 44.0 | - | 8 | 0.2 |
| 45.0 | - | 73 | 1.5 |
| 46.0 | - | 20 | 0.4 |
| 47.0 | - | 8 | 0.2 |
| 48.0 | - | 15 | 0.3 |
| 49.0 | - | 8 | 0.2 |
| 50.0 | - | 32 | 0.6 |
| 51.0 | - | 11 | 0.2 |
| 52.0 | - | 9 | 0.2 |
| 53.0 | - | 8 | 0.2 |
| 54.0 | - | 4 | 0.1 |
| 55.0 | - | 13 | 0.3 |
| 55.5 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| 56.0 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| 57.0 | - | 3 | 0.1 |
| 58.0 | - | 2 | 0.0 |
| 59.0 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| 60.0 | - | 9 | 0.2 |
| 61.0 | - | 4 | 0.1 |
| 64.0 | - | 2 | 0.0 |
| 65.0 | - | 2 | 0.0 |
| 70.0 | - | 3 | 0.1 |
| 72.0 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| 78.0 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| Missing Data | |||
| 99.0 | Age not reported | 106 | 2.1 |
| Total | 5,009 | 100% |
Based upon 4,903 valid cases out of 5,009 total cases.
Summary Statistics
- minimum: 0.00
- maximum: 78.00
- mode: 20.00
- mean: 23.74
- median: 22.00
- standard deviation: 9.83
Location: 37-40 (width: 4; decimal: 1)
Variable Type: numeric
(Range of) Missing Values: 99.0
Notes
Source: This variable was taken from: New Orleans Slave Sale Sample, 1804-1862.
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Disclaimer: The frequencies for this variable may not be weighted. They are purely descriptive and may not be representative of the study population. Please use with caution and consult the study documentation.