Social, Demographic, and Educational Data for France, 1801-1897

This data collection consists of 161 selected social, demographic, and educational datasets for France in the period 1801-1897. The data were collected from published reports of three national statistical series: (1) National Censuses, (2) Vital Statistics, and (3) Primary Education. This project was supported by grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Science Foundation. The National Census data were derived from the quinquennial population censuses of France from 1801 to 1896 and were obtained from the Statistique Generale de la France. The data provide detailed social and economic information for the period 1851 to 1896. The data for 1801-1851 are less rich in subject matter coverage but do present some basic information on population characteristics. The National Census data in general describe the population, including the composition of the population by categories of age, sex, place of birth, marital status, religion, place of residence, and occupation. There is also some limited information on migration, transportation and communication, housing, and families. A large segment of the census data pertains to occupations of the population, specifying job classifications within professions, as well as information on non-employed household members that were dependent on employees in the various industries, in addition to enumerations of persons employed in various professions and trades. The Vital Statistics data files contain annual vital statistics for the French population. These data were obtained from two printed series, MOUVEMENT DE LA POPULATION (1801-1868), and STATISTIQUE ANNUELLE (1869-1897). The basic variables included in the vital statistics datasets record births, deaths, and marriages in France. Detailed cross-tabulations of these demographic indicators are presented for births, tabulated by sex, month, legitimacy status, and characteristics of the parents, and deaths, categorized by age and previous marital status of the partners. Additional cross-tabulations are provided for variables such as divorces, passports issued, medical personnel and hospitals, and a literacy indicator (signing of marriage certificates). The Primary Education data files provide information on primary schools and were obtained from the Statistique de l'enseignement Primaire. The data obtained from the series basically cover the period 1829-1897, although some recapitulative information for earlier years is also presented. The main focus of the data in this series is on primary schools, classes and buildings, enrollment, teachers, sources of funding and expenditure, and academic proficiency of the pupils. Additional information is included on literacy, teacher training (normal) schools, school age population, and libraries. A machine-readable French language codebook, describing the data items as well as the sources from which they were obtained, is provided with each dataset supplied. In addition, lists of the variables included in each dataset are included in Parts 162-164. See the related collection, DEMOGRAPHIC, SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC DATA FOR FRANCE, 1833-1925 (ICPSR 7529).

本数据集收录了1801年至1897年间法国的161套精选社会、人口与教育数据集。数据源自三类官方统计序列的公开报告：(1) 全国人口普查，(2) 生命统计，(3) 初等教育。本项目得到美国国家人文基金会（National Endowment for the Humanities）与美国国家科学基金会（National Science Foundation）的资助。全国人口普查数据取自1801年至1896年法国每五年一次的人口普查，源自《法国统计总览》（Statistique Generale de la France）。该数据集提供了1851年至1896年期间详尽的社会与经济信息；1801年至1851年的数据在主题覆盖范围上相对有限，但仍包含部分人口特征的基础信息。总体而言，全国人口普查数据涵盖人口概况，包括按年龄、性别、出生地、婚姻状况、宗教信仰、居住地与职业分类的人口构成，同时包含少量关于移民、交通与通信、住房与家庭的有限信息。其中，大量普查数据聚焦于人口职业情况，明确了各职业门类的岗位分类，同时收录了各行业受雇雇员供养的非就业家庭成员信息，以及各类职业与行业的就业人口统计数据。生命统计数据集包含法国人口的年度生命统计数据，源自两套印刷版统计序列：《人口变动（MOUVEMENT DE LA POPULATION）》（1801-1868）与《年度统计（STATISTIQUE ANNUELLE）》（1869-1897）。生命统计数据集的基础变量记录了法国的出生、死亡与婚姻情况。数据集针对出生人口提供了按性别、月份、婚生状态及父母特征划分的详细交叉表；针对死亡人口则按年龄与逝者的既往婚姻状况分类统计。此外，数据集还涵盖离婚、护照签发、医疗人员与医院，以及识字率指标（结婚证书签署情况）等变量的交叉表。初等教育数据集提供初等学校相关信息，源自《初等教育统计（Statistique de l'enseignement Primaire）》。该序列的数据基本覆盖1829年至1897年，同时也包含部分早年年份的汇总信息。本序列数据的核心聚焦于初等学校、班级与校舍、入学人数、教师、资金来源与支出，以及学生的学业水平。此外，数据集还涵盖识字率、教师培训（师范）学校、学龄人口与图书馆等相关信息。每套提供的数据集均附带一份机器可读的法语代码手册，用于说明数据条目及其获取来源。此外，各数据集包含的变量列表收录于第162-164部分。请参考相关数据集：《1833-1925年法国人口、社会、教育与经济数据》（ICPSR 7529）。