Mortality in the South, 1850 (ICPSR 7424)

Published: Feb 16, 1992

Principal Investigator(s):
Robert W. Fogel; Stanley L. Engerman

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07424.v1

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Project Description

Summary

This study recorded information on deaths that occurred in 1850 in seven states of the southern United States: Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. The data were obtained from the manuscript mortality schedules of the 1850 United States Census. Variables identify the state and county in which each death occurred, and provide information on the age, sex, race, legal status (free or slave), place of birth, and occupation of the deceased. The month and cause of death as well as the number of days of illness before death are also documented.

Citation

Fogel, Robert W., and Engerman, Stanley L. Mortality in the South, 1850. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1992-02-16. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07424.v1

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Funding

National Science Foundation

Subject Terms

African Americans Antebellum South (USA) death diseases epidemiology history life cycle mortality rates nineteenth century populations slave populations slavery vital statistics

Geographic Coverage

North Carolina United States Texas Tennessee Kentucky Louisiana Georgia South Carolina

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research

Scope of Project

Time Period(s)

1850

Methodology

Sample

Counties in the targeted states were selected on a random basis. Rice- and sugar-producing areas were oversampled in an attempt to cover counties specializing in certain crops.

Universe

Deaths that occurred in 1850 in seven states of the southern United States: Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.

Data Source

manuscript mortality schedules of the 1850 United States Census

Data Type(s)

census/enumeration data

Version(s)

Original Release Date

1984-05-11

Version Date

1992-02-16

Notes

Data in this collection are available only to users at ICPSR member institutions.
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