The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-27
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Prepared for The Advent OF tho linguistic,
Census.Takcr.
Ns,p York Tribune,
Tho enumerator Is TO start out on his In
quiry June? 9. II he Is 10 work In n city q
more than 10000 inhabitants lie mus
finish his canvass In two weeks. II h
haa a. conntry subdivision ho will not b
called upon for n return until tho end q
tho month. The list Of questions draw,
up for him Is given below. With TIL
he must 70 TO eacb family and, Il no, al
nlc, set answers from each member o
It to all tho questions which tit the case
The first list sent out for tho use OF lii,
enumerators contemplated the secur
Ing OF Information on these genera
points: Name, age, sex, race, place O
birth and residence, citizenship, occu
patton, education, health, aud family
ties. These arc all question: more Of
less Of statistics, such as have beer
asked In almost every census, and an
swers to them should be easily obtain
able. Lees snccess may be expec,et
WIN the last few questions, which arc
politico.cconomical III character. They
try to draw out some in formation on q
subject beset with ditliculties-the rela,
tive proportion Of owrers md lessers Of
houses and larms and the amount OF in.
cumbrances on farms and homes occu.
pied by their owner. There Seems 10
be widespread demand, however. for
such information on those questions as
could DO got through the census.taker.
and Congress at this session amended
the census law 20 as to require the col.
lection OF statistics about homes and
farms. Most Of the prospective victims
Of the inquisitive gatherer OF facts, who
will be let loose juno 9, will doubtless
be interested to know just what an or.
deal they will have to 60 through. Hero
is list OF questions:
|. Give Christian name in full, and
initial OF middle pane, surname.
=. Whethera soldier, sailor or marine
during tho civil war United States or
Confederate or widow of such person.
J. Relation to head of family. 4
4. Whether white or black, mulatto,
quadroon, octoroon, Chinese, Japanese,
or Indian.
s. Sex.
0. Age at nearest birthday. II under
one year give age in months.
T., Whether single, married, widowed
or divorced.
8. Whether married during the census
year June !, 1889, to May 81, 1901.
0. Mother Of how many children and
Inv nj tIno .I1so.
10. Place OF birth.
II. Place OF birth OF father.
II. Place OF birth Of mother.
IL. Number OF years in tue United
States.
ii. Whether naturalized.
10. Whether naturalization papers
have been taken cut.
~. Profession, trade, or occupation.
Il. Months unemployed during the
census year June !, 1889, to May. 81,
lS90).
IS. Attendance at schools lin months)
during the census year June l, 1859, to
May 81, 1SyO).
10. Able TO read.
20. Able TO write. 49,
81: Able to speak English. II not,
the language or dialect spoken.
e. Whether suffering from acute or
chronic disease, with name OF disease
and length OF time afflicted.
%. Whether defective in mind, sight,
hearing, Or speech. OF whether crippled,
manned, or deformed, with name Of de-
feet.
"a. Whether a prisoner, convict,
homeless child, or pauper.
25 and 90. Is the home you live in
hired, or is it owned BY the head or by
q member Of the family?
q. II owned by head or member Of
family, is the home free from mortgage
incumbrance?
%. II the head Of the family is a far
mer, is tho iarm which he cultiyates
hired. or is it owned by him Or mem-
Dor Of his family?
90. II owned by head or member OF
family, ia the farm free from mortgage
incumbrance.
80. II the house or farm is owned by
head or member Of family, aud mort
gagged, give the postotlice address OF
owner.
Many Of the questions, it will be
seen, are not intended to be pnt to all
the members OF the family visited.
From their general scope they arc like.
ly to furnish the bureau with all the iu-
formation that is needed in the treat
ment Of population and social statistics.
With the exception OF the questions
about mortgages the entire list will be
pronounced inoaensive. Possibly the
few spinsters Of uncertain age and the
unlucky grass widows who fall under
the enumerator's cross-fre may regard
the sixth and seventh questions rs in
quisitorial. But there is no law to com
pei such witnesses to make admissions
damaging to themselves.
The work Of tho special agents who
collect statistics OF manufactures is not
to be limited to the month Of June, and
the facts they gather will not be put
into shape until after the tables Of pop
ulation are completed. Ismay be added
that Mr.. Porter hopea to have rough
estimate OF the population Of the various
States and Territories ready early in
August. He will complete the tables
needed for the reapportionment OF Rep
resentatives in Congress in time for use
at tho short session.
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