The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-04-15
CENSUS BEGINS TODAY.
Questions That Will Be Asked by Emu
merators.

| Today nNe representatives OF lncle
| sam will start out 10 make census
enumeration Of Brattleboro people, and
while they will ask all kinds Of questions,
some OF which may be triile embarras'
| sing. il is well 10 remember that all an
swers are sacredly confidential, All the
information is needed 10 make certain sta.
! tistics. All questions must be answered,
and it would not be bad plan to hold
family circle civil service examination
| this evening that you may be prepared
| for the call Of the man wearing badge
with the inscription. United States Cen
sus, 1910" Here are the questions you
will be asked Go over them this evening
and be ready TO give intelligent answers
when the enumerators call:
| state whether person is head of the
family or wife, son. daughter, boarder,
| lodger, servant, etc.
2-State whether male or female
3-State whether white, black, mulatto,
Chinese, japanese, or Indian.
alive age at last birthday.
State whether single, married, wild
owed. or divorced.
eli married, state whether present
marriage is first, second, or subsequent
marriage.
Give number OF years OF present mar
riage
S-If person is married, widowed, or
divorced woman, give number OF children
she has had during her lifetime
give number OF these children living
on April Is, 1910
lO-Give state or territory OF the United
States, or foreign country, in which person
was born.
lOa-If foreign born, give mother tongue
or native language.
ll-Give state or territory OF the United
States. or foreign country, in which per
sons father was born.
lla--If persons father was foreign born,
give his mother tongue or native language,
l2-Give state or territory of the United
States. or foreign country, in which per-
sons mother was born.
l2a-If persons mother was foreign
born. give her mother tongue or native
language.
l3-If foreign born, give year in which
person first came to the United States.
l4-lf foreign born man over twenty
one. state whether he is ID an alien or
(2) has taken out first papers, or ~ Is
fully naturalized.
Estate whether person is able TO
speak English. ANSWER Yes or No.
l6-If unable to speak English, give ma
tive language or mother tongue.
l7-Give trade or profession of, or par
.icular kind of work done by person.
ls-Give nature of industry, business, or
establishment in which person works
l9-If occupied, is person (l) an EN-
ployer or (2) worker flor salary or
wages) or (3) working on own account!
2O-If an employe (worker), state
whether out of work on April 10, 1911
2l-If an employee worker, give num-
Der of weeks out of work during year
1909.
22-State whether able to read English
or any other language. (Answer Yes or
No.
23-State whether able to write Eng
lish or any other language. (Answer Yes
or No.
24-State whether person has attended
school at any time since September l,
1909. ANSWER Yes or No.
25-Jf a man over fifty, state whether
he served in the Union army or navy.
(Be careful to specify whether army or
navy.)
OFF man over fifty, state whether
he served in the Confederate army or
navy. (Be careful to specify whether
army or navy.)