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Title: Data Entry and Verification

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 1995

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Abstract: Discusses the process by which data from the Public Use Microdata Samples (PUMS) were put into computer format by the Social History Research Laboratory of the University of Minnesota. PUMS are random samples of households and individuals taken from the US decennial censuses from 1850 onward, and they can be used to analyze social structure and societal change. In order to make the data available in a computer-usable format, a variety of data symbols were used to abbreviate information in categories such as birth place, occupation, and marital status. Once loaded, the data samples were then verified in order to insure accuracy.

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Authors: Block, William C.; Star, Dianne L.

Periodical (Full): Historical Methods

Issue: 1

Volume: 28

Pages: 63-65

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Methodology and Data Collection

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