Aging of Veterans of the Union Army: Surgeons' Certificates, 1860-1940

This data collection constitutes a portion of the historical data collected by the project "Early Indicators of Later Work Levels, Disease, and Death." With the goal of constructing datasets suitable for longitudinal analyses of factors affecting the aging process, the project collects mil...

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Main Author: Fogel, Robert W. (Author)
Format: Electronic Research Data
Language:English
Published: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] [Verlag nicht ermittelbar] 2000
In:Year: 2000
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
American Civil War
Union Army
Aging
causes of death
census data
demographic characteristics
Disease
health status
labor force
medical records
Midlife
military pensions
military recruitment
Military service
Mortality rates
Nineteenth Century
Nutrition
Socioeconomic status
Twentieth Century
Veterans
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Summary:This data collection constitutes a portion of the historical data collected by the project "Early Indicators of Later Work Levels, Disease, and Death." With the goal of constructing datasets suitable for longitudinal analyses of factors affecting the aging process, the project collects military, medical, and socioeconomic data on a sample of white males mustered into the Union Army during the Civil War. The surgeons' certificates contain information from examining physicians to determine eligibility for pension benefits. Also included are questions regarding the age, occupation, residence, and military experience of the veterans. These data can be linked to AGING OF VETERANS OF THE UNION ARMY: MILITARY, PENSION, AND MEDICAL RECORDS, 1820-1940 (ICPSR 6837) and AGING OF VETERANS OF THE UNION ARMY: UNITED STATES FEDERAL CENSUS RECORDS, 1850, 1860, 1900, 1910 (ICPSR 6836) using the variable "recidnum."
DOI:10.3886/ICPSR02877.v1