Nineteenth-Century Society

E. A. Wrigley

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511896118

The aim of this book is to demonstrate both the difficulties and the opportunities which the accumulation of statistical information in economically advanced countries offers for studying nineteenth-century society in depth. The chief emphasis is upon quantitative methods of analysis. The main focus of the attention is the census – what information was required on census night; how the information was collected; how accurately and completely population characteristics were recorded, the problems which arise in attempting to use either the published census volumes or the enumerators' books; and the techniques which have proved useful in analysis. Related topics covered include the study of family structure, the use of information about occupation, the measurement of migration, criminal statistics, educational provision and sampling in historical research.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contributors
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Contents
pp vii-viii
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Introduction
pp 1-6
- By E.A. Wrigley
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1 - The census, 1801–1891
pp 7-46
- By M. Drake, The Open University
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2 - The study of family structure
pp 47-81
- By M. Anderson, University of Edinburgh
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3 - Sources of inaccuracy in the 1851 and 1861 censuses
pp 82-133
- By P.M. Tillott, University of Auckland
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4 - Standard tabulation procedures for the census enumerators' books 1851–1891
pp 134-145
- By M. Anderson, University of Edinburgh
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5 - Sampling in historical research
pp 146-190
- By R.S. Schofield, Director of the Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure and Clare College, Cambridge
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6 - The use of information about occupation
pp 191-310
- By W.A. Armstrong, University of Kent at Canterbury
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7 - The use of published census data in migration studies
pp 311-335
- By D.E. Baines, London School of Economics
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8 - Criminal statistics and their interpretation
pp 336-396
- By V.A.C. Gatrell, Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, T.B. Hadden, The Queen's University of Belfast
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9 - The incidence of education in mid-century
pp 397-410
- By B.I. Coleman, University of Exeter
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Notes
pp 411-433
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Bibliography
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Index
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contributors
pp v-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

Introduction
pp 1-6

1 - The census, 1801–1891
pp 7-46

2 - The study of family structure
pp 47-81

3 - Sources of inaccuracy in the 1851 and 1861 censuses
pp 82-133

4 - Standard tabulation procedures for the census enumerators' books 1851–1891
pp 134-145

5 - Sampling in historical research
pp 146-190

6 - The use of information about occupation
pp 191-310

7 - The use of published census data in migration studies
pp 311-335

8 - Criminal statistics and their interpretation
pp 336-396

9 - The incidence of education in mid-century
pp 397-410

Notes
pp 411-433

Bibliography
pp 434-441

Index
pp 442-448

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