Codes

This variable is not available for any of the currently selected samples.

Description

GEO1_US1880 identifies the household's state within the United States in 1880. States are the primary level of geography for the United States. GEO1_US1880 harmonizes both the complete count and the 10 percent sample of the United States 1880.

Other geography variables from 1880 United States include, STATICUS, COUNTYUS, and METRO.

Comparability — General

State or territory names represent that state or territory's contemporary political boundaries in 1880. Territories whose state boundaries did not change between 1880 and admission receive the corresponding state code. These are Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico. Counties in the Dakota Territory are split between areas that ultimately became the states of North Dakota and South Dakota. An image of historical U.S. states and territories is available here.

The 10 percent sample of the United States 1880 is a 1-in-10 national random sample of the population with a 1-in-5 minority oversample. "Minorities" are defined as persons whose race was Native American or African American, whose race or birthplace indicated that they were Chinese, or whose name or birthplace indicated Hispanic origins. Households including a minority were sampled at a 1-in-5 rate. This sample contains additional data on education and the disability variables that is not available in the United States complete count dataset.

All the United States censuses are taken on a de jure (usual place of residence) basis.

Universe

Availability

• United States: 1880a, 1880b