A study of the quality of the census information on lists of names and an approximation to the occupational structure of the Province of Minas Gerais, Brazil

This article has the objective of showing the need for evaluating the quality of census information in named lists of inhabitants in the 19th century. The aim is also to propose a classification, according to the quality of the information, for the spatial units of information of the 1831-32 Census...

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Published in:Revista brasileira de estudos de população 2010-01, Vol.27 (1), p.161-191
Main Authors: Godoy, Marcelo Magalhães, Paiva, Clotilde Andrade
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
19th century
Brazil
Censuses
Evaluation
Historical analysis
Information analysis
Minas Gerais
Occupational structure
Population statistics
Regional studies
Spatial analysis
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Summary:This article has the objective of showing the need for evaluating the quality of census information in named lists of inhabitants in the 19th century. The aim is also to propose a classification, according to the quality of the information, for the spatial units of information of the 1831-32 Census carried out in the Province (now State) of Minas Gerais, Brazil and present preliminary and general findings on the occupational structure of the province on the basis of the mentioned census, as these results take into account the regional diversity of the province at the time. The demonstration of the effect of the quality of the information of occupation on the occupational structure on three levels of aggregation (provincial, regional and district) showed that researchers should not fail to assess the extent and limits of the data available when dealing with historical censuses.
ISSN:0102-3098