The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-24
PERTINENCY OF
CENSUS TAKERS
They Will Seek Ages of Everybody;
Also the Number of Years Of
Present Marriage, Chill
dren, Etc.
APRIL is is CENSUS DAY
All Questions Asked Will be Answered
as Relative to That Day-Gov-
eminent Census Takers
viii soon Be Out.

The character of the questions con-
corning color or race, age at last birth
day, conjugal condition, number o.
years of present marriage, the num-
Der of children born and the number
of children now living, to be asked
by the enumerators in the thirteenth
United States census, beginning April
10 next, is clearly explained in the
printed instructions to the census tax
ers, 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 IT,
Answers relative to color or race
are to be entered on the schedule as
"W" for white; "B" for black; "Mu''
for Mulatto; "Ch' for Chinese; Up
for Japanese, and "In" for Indian. For
census purposes, the term .sblack" (B)
includes all negroes of full blood,
while "mulatto' (MI) includes all me-
groes 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 last
birthday Therefore, person whose
exact age On April Is is seventeen
years, eleven months and five days
should be returned simply at seven
1of ie, OF q
last birthday. In the case of children
not two years old, the age should be
given in completed months, expressed
as twelfth of year Thus the age of
a child three months old should be
entered as 3-12, child seven months
old as 7-12, child fifteen months old
as l 3-12, etc. If child is not yet
a month old the enumerators are to
enter the age as OH A child who is
just year old ON the 18th of April
1910, should nevertheless be returned
as hip, because that is it's age in
completed months on April Is, The
enumerators are told to take particu
lar pains to get the exact age oil
children.
| If the person was born outside the
| United States, the enumerator is tc
enter the country (not city or DISTRICT
/ in which he was born. Instead OF
Great Britain, he. is told to write Ire
land, 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
proper, they are to distinguish also
those in Bohemia and those 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 total number of children that each
woman has had during her lifetime.
! It should include, therefore, the chill.
dren by any former marriage as well
as by her present marriage. IT should
not include the children which her
present husband may have had by a
former wife. even though they are
members OF her family. Stillborn chill
dren are not to be included.
The question concerning the mum.
Der of children now living refers only
to the children which the woman her.
self has had. The enumerator is re-
quired to include all of these children
that are living, no matter whether
they are living in his district or some
where else.
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