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Title:
Urban Poverty in Nineteenth Century Italy : Florence, Turin, Rome, 1810-1812

Subject Categories:
Economic history - History
Population history - History
Social history - History
Urban history - History
Population censuses - Population, vital statistics and censuses
Population studies - Population, vital statistics and censuses
Social attitudes and behaviour - Society and culture
Social indicators and quality of life - Society and culture
Use and provision of specific social services - Social welfare policy and systems

Depositor(s):
Woolf, S., University of Essex. Department of History

Principal Investigator(s):
Woolf, S., University of Essex. Department of History
Goodman, J., University of Essex. Department of History

Sponsor(s):
Economic and Social Research Council

Abstract:
The main purpose of the study was to investigate the nature of poverty and its demographic dimensions in Florence, Turin and Rome about the year 1810. The data were collected from petitions made by households seeking poor relief from the respective urban authorities.
Main Topics:
Variables
1. Economic
For individuals within the household, there is information on occupation, work status, salary and condition of work.
2. Demographic
For individuals, information on age, sex and marital status, relationship to head of household. For households, information on size of houshold and domicility.
3. Institutional
For housholds, information on the form of charity requested and granted.
The most complete information on all variables is for Florence: less complete data are from Rome, the Jewish Ghetto of Rome and Turin.

Please note: this study does not include information on named individuals and would therefore not be useful for personal family history research.

Coverage:
Time Period Covered: 1810-1812
Country: Italy
Geography: Florence; Rome; Turin
Spatial Units: Town
Observation Units: Families/households; Groups
Kind of Data: Numeric data; Individual (micro) level

Universe Sampled:
Location of Units of Observation:Subnational
Population:Petitioners for poor relief in Florence, 1810-1812, (one quarter of the city), the Jewish Ghetto of Rome, a group of seven parishes in Rome, and the city of Turin, 1810

Methodology:
Time Dimensions: Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Sampling Procedures: No sampling (total universe)
Number of Units: Florence 1219 (obtained) households
Florence 4498 (obtained) individuals
Rome 474 (obtained) households
Rome 1345 (obtained) individuals
Rome Ghetto 463 (obtained) households
Rome Ghetto 1422 (obtained) individuals
Turin 142 (obtained) households
Turin 442 (obtained) individuals
Method of Data Collection: Compilation or synthesis of existing material
Data Sources: The data were collected from petitions made by households seeking poor relief from urban authorities in Florence, Turin and Rome; from the following archives: Florence, Archivio di Stato, Congregazione di San Giovanni Battista; Turin, Archivio Municipale (Turin), Carte Francesi; Rome, Archives Nationales (Paris).

Language(s) of Written Materials:
Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:
Access Conditions: The depositor has specified that registration is required. Available to all registered users. The depositor may be informed about usage.
Availability: History Data Service, UK Data Archive
Contact: Help desk: hds@essex.ac.uk

Date of Release:
First Edition: 1 January 1982

Copyright:
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