Appendix B: Properties and Availability of the Union Army Life-Cycle Sample

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. 1 Reflections on the Early Indicators Project 1
5. 2 The Rich and the Dead 11
6. 3 Prior Exposure to Disease and Later Health and Mortality 51
7. 4 Seasoning, Disease Environment, and Conditions of Exposure 89
8. 5 The Height of Union Army Recruits 113
9. 6 The Prevalence of Chronic Respiratory Disease in the Industrial Era 147
10. 7 The Significance of Lead Water Mains in American Cities 181
11. 8 Internal Migration, Return Migration, and Mortality 203
12. 9 Pensions and Labor Force Participation of Civil War Veterans 231
13. 10 The Effect of Hernias on the Labor Force Participation of Union Army Veterans 253
14. Conclusion 311
15. Appendix A: Merged Mortality and Population Schedules from the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1850 and 1860 319
16. Appendix B: Properties and Availability of the Union Army Life-Cycle Sample 323
17. Contributors 335
18. Author Index 337
19. Subject Index 341