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MSERIAL

Mortality record serial number

Description
MSERIAL reports the serial number for the mortality record. It is unique only within census year and is subject to change with future data revisions. See HISTID_MORT for a unique ID that will persist indefinitely.

Availability
1850, 1860, 1870, 1880

Codes
MSERIAL is an 8-digit numeric variable.