Preparing Scottish census data in I-CeM for the British Business Census of Entrepreneurs (BBCE)
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Publication Date
2019-09-23Publisher
University of Cambridge
Type
Working Paper
Edition
final
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Smith, H., Van Lieshout, C., Montebruno, P., & Bennett, R. (2019). Preparing Scottish census data in I-CeM for the British Business Census of Entrepreneurs (BBCE). https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.44963
Abstract
BBCE data from I-CeM are enriched, corrected and infilled for those missing in I-CeM to identify each entrepreneur in Scotland from the censuses 1851-1901. 1911 information was supplemented from published records. BBCE and I-CeM are linked for each entrepreneur to give a database for Scotland aligned with that in England and Wales. Downloads give technical information on data supplementation, farmers, and the entire economically active
Keywords
Entrepreneurship, Employers, Small businesses, Self-employment, Census
Sponsorship
Leverhulme Trust (EM-2012-008/7)
ESRC (ES/M010953/1)
Isaac Newton Trust (18.40(g))
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This record's DOI: https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.44963
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/297909
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Attribution 4.0 International, Attribution 4.0 International