Evening journal., 1909-12-21
YOU'LL HAVE
TO TELL HIM
Census Taker Will Hand You
Some Personal QueS-
tiOnS
3,OOO,OOO,OOO QUERIES TO ASK

NJN~NJNSt1NNN AS~@-"Ae@N - - AA@AA
you are the mother Of how many chill
dren?"
Are you black or white. married or
divorced, and what is your age?"
These are some Of the questions 10 be
asked next April by the 10000 enumerators
in the collection Of material for tho prop
aration Of the population schedule for the
Tblrteenth Census. The Census Bureau an
nounced to-day that this population schcd-
ule, which the enumerators Will carry
around with them on April IS. when they
resolve themselves into human interroga-
tion points, contains 80 questions to be
asked concerning every man. woman and
child in the country. As the population is
expected to reach the total OF 90ooO.Oo0, or
thereabouts. at least 3OOOoooo00 ques-
tlons will have to be asked.
II the enumerators get off with an aver
age Of 80 questions each in connection with
this population schedule they would be
lucky. In order 10 obtain the information
which should be elected by the 30 ques-
tions several hundred questions will have
20 be asked IN tho cases OF some indiyld-
uals..
Thirteen Groups of Questions.
The &c questions set forth on the emu
meration sheets are divided into lS groups.
The first group relates TO location, and
under this head the enumerator must
write down the street, avenue and road,
The house number in cities and towns, the
number of the dwelling and the number
of the family In the numerical order Of
the enumerator's visit. Under the subject
OF Name" the census tsker will first en-
Ter the surname. then tho given name and
middle initial. He must include every per-
son living on April l5 1910, and must omit
all children born after that date.
The third group designated as 'Re'a-
tionship" calls for statement of the rel
stionship which the person enumerated
hears to the head Of the family in which
he resides, all about tho sisters and the
cousins and the aunts." and whether this
mans father is my fathers SON.
Here are the Hornets Nests.
But tie primest set OF questions I'm the
string OF 80 are found in the group desig-
mated as Personal Description" Here IS
where the unsuspecting enumerator IS 60
ing to stir up his hornets nests. The ques-
tions under this group will be:
What is your sexg
What is your color or race-white
black, mulatto, Chinese. japanese or
Indian?
What was your age at the last birth
day?
Are you married. single. widowed or
divorced?
How long have you been married this
time?
You are the mother Of how many
children How many children have
YOU had altogether and how many az
them are now living?
Nativity, race and language?
Nativity, Place and Language.
The group relative 10 Nativity in
cludes the place OF birth and also that
of the father. The two questions re-
garding citizenship" apply TO foreign
born persons only and call for state-
inent OF the year OF immigration to the
United States. and whether naturalized
or alien. Does the person being eN-
amined speak English or, If not, what
language does he speak. This ques-
ton will give the census takers some
restless afternoons. There are five
questions TO be asked touching on "Oc-
cupation.' The first calls for the
trade or profession or particular kind
of work done by the person being emu
merated, the general nature Of the in.
dustry, business or establishment In
which The person is employed. Is he
an employer employe or working on
his own account; whether out Of work
on April Is, and the number Of weeks
idle in 1908.
Deaf, Dumb, Blind or Veteran?
The enumerator win seek to ascertain
whether the person enumerated is able
10 read or write whether they have
ATTENDED school since September /. 1903;
whether they own their home; whether
it is mortgaged or free; whether they
reside on a farm and whether they are
deaf and dumb, blind in both eyes or
q survivor OF the Union or Confederate
Army or Navy.
The population schedule measures
16 by % inches in size. as finally ap-
proved by Director Durand. and IS
printed on both sides There are 50
lines on each side Of the sheet. and tho
Government Printing once has been
started upon the work Of printing
100000 copies Of them. so as 60 give
each of the $50 supervisors an ample
supply TO meet the needs of the 67.000
enumerators who viii corral the popu-
iation of the country next April. The
entire edition will be printed on
web press, which will print two OF
the schedules every revolution, at tho
rate OF 1000 an hour and It win take
the big printery six and a half days
20 run Off the edition at the rate of 10
working hours a day.