Secondary file has 291 variables. Over 140 variables for the 30 provinces of China. These data come from large surveys and the most recent Chinese census. Useful for examining issues concerning fertility, shifts in family and household structure, health, and the spread of schools and education in China. Fertility data are from 1940 through 1980s.
Data includes modes of subsistence, agriculture, religion, and kinship systems.
XC-North America 99 variables for the 124 North American preindustrial societies in the Atlas of World Cultures. Data includes modes of subsistence, agriculture, religion, and kinship systems. XC-South America 99 variables for the 81 South American preindustrial societies in the Atlas of World Cultures. Data includes modes of subsistence, agriculture, religion, and kinship systems. Data includes modes of subsistence, agriculture, religion, and kinship systems.