Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-23
THE POPULATION SCHEDULE.
Number and Nature of the Questions
To Be Asked by Enumerators.

Washington, d. c., Dec. 21.-The
United states Census population sched-
ule which will be carried by the emu
merators during the Thirteenth Deceit
NAL United States Census, April Is
next, contains thirty-two questions
concerning every man, woman, and
child in this country, the total number
OF whom is expected to reach the num-
Der of 90,000,OCO
Inc preparation of the population
schedule engaged for the past few
months the joint consideration of Assis-
tant Director Willoughby, Mr.. William
c. Hunt, the United States Ccnsus
chief statistician for Population. and
Prof. William B. Bailey, the Yale in
structor iE political economy, promi-
nent member of the Census Bureau adj
vlsory board of statisticiars etc, who
later was commissioned supervisor of
census for the state of Connecticut.
The schedule has been approved by
Census Director Durand, and in its
final form will be is by 90 inches in
size, printed front anG back, with so
lines on each side, one for each person
enumerated. The Government Printing
Office will print 100000 copies, so as to
sus an ample supply to meet all the
needs of about $1,000 enumerators VINO
will enumerate the population in April
next.
The paper on which the schedule will
be run off will be first-quality white
writing, 2S by 80 inches, 81 pounds to
the ream, the total weight being $50, 4OC
pounds. The entire edition will be
printed on a web press, which will
print two of the schedules. face and
back, each revolution, at the rate of
1000 an hour. 1t will take about six
and half days for the press to print
the 100000, running sixteen hours a
day
The schedule paper is very heavy and
will stand a great deal Of handling. The
form of the schedule is more conyen-
lent than that used ten years ago, anG
the two pages are SC placed that when
the schedule is placed in the card
punching n2chine, each time a card
has been punched the ratchet wheel
automatically moves the schedule up
one line, and all the operator has TO do
is to operate the keys on the punching
machine.
the population statistics 1872. O0O, 900 ma
Mia cards have been ordered for the
card punching machines.
The thirty-two questions are classi-
fled under thirteen groups.
The first is Location, and under this
head the enumerator must write down
the street, avenue, road, etc.: the house
number in cities or towns and the num-
Der of the family, in the numerical or
der of the cnumerator's visitation.
Under the subject Name" for each
person whose place Of abode on April Is
was in the family being enumerated.
the census taker is instructed to enter
the surname first, then the given name
and middle initial. if any. He must in
clude every person living on April Is,
1909, and must omit children born since
that date.
The third group Relationship, calls
for statement of the relationship
which the person enumerated bears to
the head of the family in which he re-
Sides
The Personal Description group asks
for the sex; color or race-that is, whe-
tier white. black, mulatto. Chinese,
Japanese, or Indian; age at last birth
day: whether single. married, widowed.
or divorced; the number of years of
present marriage: and under the sub
ject Of Mother of how many children"
the number of children each woman
has had and the number now living.
The group relative to Nativity re-
nuires answers stating the place of
birth of the person enumerated and also
of his or her father and mother. The IN.
structions are that if either Is born in
the United States, the enumeration mast
give the stnte or territory. but II Of for.
tigh birth nc must give the country.