Table 1.

Estimated Statistics for Young White Males in 1850 U.S.

Age	% On Farm	% In School	% Living with Father
			Total	by Farm Status		by Student Status
				Farm	Non-Farm	In School	Not in School
0–25	54.8	32.5	72.7	80.4	63.5	85.9	66.4
13–19	58.1	43.9	68.6	78.1	55.3	81.3	58.6
13	60.7	66.5	80.7	87.0	71.0	83.8	74.5
14	58.3	62.1	77.5	84.2	68.1	81.5	71.0
15	60.4	54.8	75.3	82.4	64.4	82.1	67.0
16	58.9	43.9	70.5	79.4	57.6	81.3	62.0
17	58.2	34.5	64.6	75.0	50.0	79.3	56.8
18	55.1	23.8	57.5	70.1	42.0	79.1	50.7
19	54.8	18.1	51.7	65.6	34.8	75.8	46.3

Source: IPUMS of the 1850 U.S. Census.