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Table 1, Comparison of 19th Century White Stature Studies

Study

Birth Period

Sample

ΔStature

Farmer Stature
Advantage

Sokoloff and

Vilaflour, 1983

1720-1753

Military,
French and
Indian War

2.5 cm

.07 to .88cm

Margo and
Steckel, 1983

1820-1840

Military, Civil
War, Adult

.483

1.21

Komlos Cadets,
1987

1820s-1870s

Military, West
Point, Youth

.720

Na, but +

Steckel and

Haurin, 1994

1845-1900

Military, Ohio

National Guard

-1.27

1.40

Komlos and
Coclanis, The
Citadel, 1995

1830-1930

Military, The
Citadel

6.60

Na

Sunder, 2004

1830-19060

Prisoners,
Tennessee

1.27

Na

Carson, 2008

Youth1840-
1900
Adult, 1820-
1890

Prisoners,
Missouri

Youth .397

Adult .657

Youth .285

Adult .794

Carson, 2008

Youth 1810-

1890
Adult 1780-

1880

Prisoners,
Pennsylvania

Youth .880

Adult -1.44

Youth 1.92

Adult 1.26

Carson, 2009

1800-1899

Prisoners,
United States

-1.63

1.21

Carson, 2009

Youth 1850-

1900
Adult 1820-

1895

Prisoners,
Texas

Youth -.245

Adult -1.01

Youth 1.88

Adult 1.58

Notes: Sokoloff and Vilaflour, 1983, Table, p. 462, time trend for native laborers and

foreign artisans; Carson, 2009, US prisoners, p. 155; Carson, 2008, Missouri prisoners,
pp.598-599; Carson, 2008, Pennsylvania prisoners, pp. 362-365; Steckel, 1994, pp. 160-
161; Steckel and Haurin, 1994, p. 124; Komlos, 1987, p. 901. Birth decade is stature
averaged across ages in 1820 and 1870; Komlos and Coclanis, 1995, p. 100. The Citadel
is stature by birth decade; Margo and Steckel, 1983, pp. 169-170, Table 1. Non-farm is

weighted average of the intercepts. Sunder (2004).



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