The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-21
CENSUS ENUMfRATORS TO
ASK ABOUT NATIONALITY
Some of Questions to be Broach-
ed by the Collectors Of
Statistics.
MANY RULES TO BE FOLLOWED

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of the questions concerning color or
race. age at last birthday, conjusal
condition. number Of years of present
marriage, the number of children born,
and the number of children now living,
to be asked by the enumerators in the
thirteenth United states census. be-
ginning April 10, next, is clearly ex-
planned in the printed instructions to
the census takers, 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 10
| Answers relative to color or race
are to be entered on the schedule as
"W" for white; "B" ror black; "Mu'
for mulatto; "Ch" for Chinese; up"
for Japanese; and In" for Indian. For
census purposes, the term black" CD
includes all negroes of full blood, while
'mulatto" (MD includes all negroes
not of full blood, but having any per-
ceptible trace of negro blood.
AS to age at last birthday of the
persons enumerated, the enumerators
are cautioned that this question calls
only for the age in completed years at
the last birthday. Therefore, a person
whose exact age on April Is is II years
| IL months and days should be re-
turned 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 complete
months, expressed as twelfths of
year. Thus. the age of a child months
old should be entered as 3-12, a child
Z months old as 7-12, a child Is months
old as / 3-12. etc. If a child is not yet
month old the enumerators are 10
enter the age as 0-12. A child who is
just a year old on the 18th Of April,
1910, should nevertheless be returned
as 11-12, because that is its age in
completed months on April 10. The
enumerators are told to take particular
pains to get the exact age of children.
| If the person was born outside the
| United States, the enumerator is to en-
ter the country mot city or districD in
which he was born. Instead. of Great
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 born in Bohemia and those born
i'm Austrian Poland
land.
They should write Finland and not
Russia for a person born in Finland.
The inquiries as to the number of
children born applies to women who
are now married or who are widowed,
or divorced The answer should give
the total 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
former wife, even though they are
members of her family. Still-born
children are not to be included
The question concerning the num-
ber of children now living refers only
to the children which the woman her
self has had. The enumerator is re-
qured to include all of these children
that are living, no matter whether they
arc living in this district or somewhere
else