Database underlying the publication: Regional differentials in infant mortality in the Netherlands in the late 19th and early 20th century: Cross-sectional spatial analyses at the municipal level

DOI:10.4121/47b3f733-0072-4a3e-b475-93bf3399e5ec.v2
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DOI: 10.4121/47b3f733-0072-4a3e-b475-93bf3399e5ec

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Jansma, Ewoud (2025): Database underlying the publication: Regional differentials in infant mortality in the Netherlands in the late 19th and early 20th century: Cross-sectional spatial analyses at the municipal level. Version 2. 4TU.ResearchData. dataset. https://doi.org/10.4121/47b3f733-0072-4a3e-b475-93bf3399e5ec.v2
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Dataset

Version 2 - 2025-07-07 (latest)
Version 1 - 2024-08-05

This database contains cross-sectional data for all municipalities in the Netherlands during two distinct periods: 1877–1879 and 1908–1910. For each municipality, a wide range of information is provided for these two short time frames. The data includes:

(1) Demographic indicators, such as mid-year and end-of-year population size (sometimes disaggregated by sex), infant mortality, stillbirths, births (total and male), illegitimate births, and male/female in- and out-migration figures.

(2) Religious composition, reporting absolute numbers of adherents per religion, including Orthodox Protestants, Dutch Reformed, Roman Catholics, and Jewish populations.

(3) Medical data, including the number of medical professionals (e.g., doctors, midwives, nurses) and detailed cowpox vaccination figures, including infant vaccinations and averages over multiple years. Toddler vaccination data is also included for the earlier period.

(4) Socioeconomic participation indicators, including the unemployment rate (for 1909), percentage employed in agriculture, female labor participation, and the number of eligible voters in municipal elections.

(5) Additional variables include the presence and duration of water pipe supply, economic region (CBS 1920–1930s), soil type, and municipal area size.


This dataset forms the empirical foundation for the historical-demographic research article "Regional differentials in infant mortality in the Netherlands in the late 19th and early 20th century: Cross-sectional spatial analyses at the municipal level." Included with the database are:

(1) The original Excel database containing all relevant data.

(2) An accompanying R Project file for data processing and analysis.

(3) Adjusted shapefiles in GeoJSON format, derived from the NLGis shapefiles by Boonstra (2007).

(4) Additional files, including R-script, regression tables and more.


When using this database, please cite the following sources:

(1) Mourits, Rick J.; Boonstra, Onno; Knippenberg, Hans; Hofstee, Evert W.; Zijdeman, Richard L. (2016). Historische Database Nederlandse Gemeenten. IISH Data Collection, V5. https://hdl.handle.net/10622/RPBVK4

(2) Boonstra, O.W.A. (2007). NLGis shapefiles. DANS. https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-xb9-t677

(3) Rutten, W. (1997). De vreselijkste aller harpijen: Pokkenepidemieën en pokkenbestrijding in Nederland in de achttiende en negentiende eeuw: Een sociaal-historische en historisch-demografische studie. Landbouwuniversiteit Wageningen. https://doi.org/10.18174/138379



History

  • 2024-08-05 first online
  • 2025-07-07 published, posted

Publisher

4TU.ResearchData

Format

.xlsx / .JPEG / .R / .Rproj / .pdf / .geojson

Organizations

University of Groningen