The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-03-01
CENSUS TAKERS
Will SOON Be BUSY

WASHINGTON, March 1-Tbe
character of the questions concerning
color or race, age at last birthday, con.
Jugal condition, number of years Of
present marriage, the number of child
rem born, and the number of children
now living, to be asked by the enume.
rators in the thirteenth United States
census, beginning April Is. next. is
clearly explained in the printed in.
structions to the censustakers, which
have been prepared by the United
States Census Bureau. All the questions
relate solely to conditions existing on
the Census Day. which is April Is.
Answers relative to color or race are
to be entered on the schedule as "Wp
for white "B',, for black; emu" for
mulatto; "Ch'' for Chinese; "Jp, for
Japanese; and "In' for Indian. For
census purposes, the term "blackn (B)
includes all negroes of full blood,
while mulatto' (Mu) includes ali
negroes not of full blood, but having
any perceptible trace of negro blood.
As to age at last birthday Of the per-
SON enumerated, the enumerators are
cautioned that this question calls only
for the age in completed years at the
last birthday. Therefore, person
whose exact age on April Is is IT
years, IL months and 5 days should be
returned simply as II, because that is
his age at his last birthday. In the
case of children not two years old, the
age should be given in completed
months, expressed as twelfth of a year.
Thus, the age of a child months old
should be entered as 3-12, a child
months old as 712, child Is months
old as l 312, etc. If child is not
yet month old the enumerators are
to enter the age as 0-12. A child who
is just year old on the 18th Of April,
1910, should nevertheless be returned
11-12, because that is it's age in COM
enumerators are told to take particular
pains to get the extct age Of children.
IF the person was born outside the
United States, the enumerator is to en-
ter the country (not city or district)
in which he was born. Instead Of Great
Britian, he is told to write Ireland,
England, Scotland or Wales.
In the case of persons born in the
double kingdom Of Austria Hungary the
enumerator is cautioned to be sure to
distinguish Austria from Hungary. In
the case of those born in Austria prop
er, they are to be distinguished, as
those born in Bohemia and these born
in Austrian Poland.
They should write Finland and not
Russia for person born in Finland.
The inquiry as to the number of
children born applies to women who
are now married, or who are widowed,
or divorced. The answer should give
tn etotal number of children that each
such woman has had during her life
time. 1t should include, therefore, the
children by any former marriage as
well as by her present marriage. 1t
should not include the children which
her present husband may have had by
a former wife, even though they are
members of her family. Still-born
children are not to be included.
The question concerning the number
of children now living refers only to
the children which the woman herself
has had. The enumerator is required
to include all Of these children that
are living, no matter whether they are
living in his district or somewhere else.