Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-18
HOW ENUMERAT0R
LEARNS SECRETS
Of The FAMILY
Man Given Full Direc-
tons What 10 Ask on Delicate
Questions Of Age and Other
Matters.
Morning Journal Bureau,
613 Munsey building,

tStAf - 49, 80 ~
The character of the questions con
corning color or race, age at last
birthday. conjugai condition, number
of years of present marriage, the
number Of children born, and the
number of children now living, to he
asked hy the enumerators in the
Thirteenth United States census, be-
ginning April Is. next. is clearly ex-
planned in the printed Instructions to
the censu takers, which have been
prepared by the United States census
bureau. All the questions relate sole
~ to conditions existing on the Cen
sus Day." which is April To-.
Answers relative to color or race are
to be entered on the schedule as w"
for white; II" for black: "Mu' for
m~ulatto; "Ch" for Chinese; Up" for
Japanese; and I'm" for Indian. For
census purposes, the term black" (B)
includes all negroes of full blood,
while 'mulatto" (Mu) includes all ne
groes not OF fun blood. but having any
neroeptible trace OF negro blood.
AS to age at last birthday of the
person enumerated the enumerators
are cautioned that this question calls
only for the age in completed years At
the last birthday. Therefore, a per-
son whose exact age on April Is is II
years, II months, and 3 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 twclfths of a
year. Thus, the g of a child 3
month old should be entered as 3-12,
"a child Z months old as 1-12, q child
Is months old as l alp, etc. Il q
child is not yet a month old the emu
merators are TO enter the age ms 0-f2.
A child who is just a ear old on the
I TfI 10 AarfI 1u1p chatt1d paxforfHa-
less he returned as 1l-12 because that
Is its g in completed months on
April IS. The e"numerators are told
to take particular pains to get the
exact age of children.
If the person vas born outside tho
United States, the enumeration is to
enter the country (not city or district
in which ne was born. Instead Of
Great Britain, he is told write Ire
land, England, Scotland, or Wales.
In the east of persons born in the
double kingdom of Eustrin-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
IN Austrian Poland.
They should write Finland and not
Russia for a person born in Finland.
The inquiry as to the number Of
children born applies to women who
lare 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. It should include. therefore,
the children by any former marriage
as well as by her present marriage.
II should not include the children
which her present husband nay have
had by q former wife, even though
They are members of her family. still
born children are not to bcs inchIdcd.
The question concerning the num-
her of children now living refers only
to the children which the woman her
self has had. The enumerator is re-
uuired to include all of these children
that are living. no matter whether
they are living in his district or some
where else.
The official definitions Of the terms
dwelling house" and family" with
reference to the population schedule
to be carried by the cnumerators IN
the Thirteenth United states census,
beginning April 18th next, are eN-
planned I'm the census bureaus lengthy
printed Instructions TO the -canvassefs.
II is pointed out hat the nsNc
should relate only to conditions eX-
isting on April 18th, the n
Day"
family" are. for census purposes,
given a much wider application than
they have in ordinary speech.
A dwelling is defined rs 4 place
in which, at the time Of the census
one or more persons regularly steep.
Il need not he a house in the common
meaning OF the word, but may be. for
example. a Rooms in o factory, store,
or office building, a loft over a stable,
n canal boat. a tent or "A wi1Vam. The
term also includes q hotel. boarding
or-iodgine ho1rse. a tenement or apart
meni house. m institution nr school
building &c persons regularly sleep