Mean size of local communities [Note, identical to EA031] [SCCS235]

Description: Murdock (1962-1971); Gray (1999)

Code # Code
1 Fewer than 50 persons
2 From 50 to 99 persons
3 From 100 to 199 persons
4 From 200 to 399 persons
5 From 400 to 1,000 persons
6 More than 1,000 persons in the absence of indigenous urban aggregations
7 One or more indigenous towns of more than 5,000 inhabitants but none of more than 50,000
8 One or more indigenous cities with more than 50,000 inhabitants

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Dataset:
Murdock and White 1969 'Standard Cross-Cultural Sample'
Variable:
Mean size of local communities [Note, identical to EA031] [SCCS235]
Description:
Murdock (1962-1971); Gray (1999)
Values:
1 <50 31
2 50-99 29
3 100-199 24
4 200-399 17
5 400-1000 12
6 1000+ no towns 4
7 5000-50000 10
8 50000+ 21
Datapoint Society Language family Details Focal year Subcase