Spain’s population census in 1860: its methodological problems. The introduction of social variables to the censuses

The production of the first modern population censuses in Spain began with relative delay. The Spanish Statistics Commission – created in 1856 – is far from being autoindulgent when it comes to the results of its original geodemographic works. In its first two censuses (1857 and 1860), the Commissi...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Vicente Gozálvez Pérez, Gabino Martín-Serrano Rodríguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asociación Española de Geografía 2016-04-01
Series:Boletín de la Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles
Online Access:https://bage.age-geografia.es/ojs/index.php/bage/article/view/2243
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1839638424273813504
author Vicente Gozálvez Pérez
Gabino Martín-Serrano Rodríguez
author_facet Vicente Gozálvez Pérez
Gabino Martín-Serrano Rodríguez
author_sort Vicente Gozálvez Pérez
collection DOAJ
description The production of the first modern population censuses in Spain began with relative delay. The Spanish Statistics Commission – created in 1856 – is far from being autoindulgent when it comes to the results of its original geodemographic works. In its first two censuses (1857 and 1860), the Commission only offered the de facto population. It did not adequately define the concepts of economically active population and recognised its lack of credibility regarding the exhaustiveness of the registered population. The second part of the article studies one of the first social variables to be introduced in the census: school enrolment and literacy. In both cases, there are marked diferences in gender as a result of the discrimination against girls and women in education.
format Article
id doaj-art-c6fbd3a01b5b4616a70265f5f37fee09
institution Matheson Library
issn 0212-9426
2605-3322
language English
publishDate 2016-04-01
publisher Asociación Española de Geografía
record_format Article
series Boletín de la Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles
spelling doaj-art-c6fbd3a01b5b4616a70265f5f37fee092025-07-05T07:45:15ZengAsociación Española de GeografíaBoletín de la Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles0212-94262605-33222016-04-0170Spain’s population census in 1860: its methodological problems. The introduction of social variables to the censusesVicente Gozálvez PérezGabino Martín-Serrano Rodríguez The production of the first modern population censuses in Spain began with relative delay. The Spanish Statistics Commission – created in 1856 – is far from being autoindulgent when it comes to the results of its original geodemographic works. In its first two censuses (1857 and 1860), the Commission only offered the de facto population. It did not adequately define the concepts of economically active population and recognised its lack of credibility regarding the exhaustiveness of the registered population. The second part of the article studies one of the first social variables to be introduced in the census: school enrolment and literacy. In both cases, there are marked diferences in gender as a result of the discrimination against girls and women in education. https://bage.age-geografia.es/ojs/index.php/bage/article/view/2243
spellingShingle Vicente Gozálvez Pérez
Gabino Martín-Serrano Rodríguez
Spain’s population census in 1860: its methodological problems. The introduction of social variables to the censuses
Boletín de la Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles
title Spain’s population census in 1860: its methodological problems. The introduction of social variables to the censuses
title_full Spain’s population census in 1860: its methodological problems. The introduction of social variables to the censuses
title_fullStr Spain’s population census in 1860: its methodological problems. The introduction of social variables to the censuses
title_full_unstemmed Spain’s population census in 1860: its methodological problems. The introduction of social variables to the censuses
title_short Spain’s population census in 1860: its methodological problems. The introduction of social variables to the censuses
title_sort spain s population census in 1860 its methodological problems the introduction of social variables to the censuses
url https://bage.age-geografia.es/ojs/index.php/bage/article/view/2243
work_keys_str_mv AT vicentegozalvezperez spainspopulationcensusin1860itsmethodologicalproblemstheintroductionofsocialvariablestothecensuses
AT gabinomartinserranorodriguez spainspopulationcensusin1860itsmethodologicalproblemstheintroductionofsocialvariablestothecensuses