Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-03-04
Vital Census Qasslions

Read the following census bulletin
and learn how you will be entered on
the list of Uncle Sans children:
The character of the questions con
cerning color or race. age ut last birth
day, conjugdl 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, beginning April 10, next,
Is clearly explained in the printed in
structions To the ccnsus.takers. which
have been prepared by the United
States Census Bureau. All the ques-
tions 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" for black; "Mu" for
mulatto; "Ch" for Chinese; up" for
japanese; and "In" for Indian. For
census purposes, the term BLACK" (B)
includes all negroes of full blood, while
''mulatto" (Mu) includes all negroes not
of full blood, but having any perceptible
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, person
whose exact age on April 15 is II years,
IL months, and > days should be re-
turned simply rs Il, 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 rs twelfths of a year. Thus,
the age of child 3 months old should
be entered rs 3-l2, n child months old
Is 7-l2, child 10 months old as / 3-l2,
etc. If a child is not yet a month old
the enumerators are to enter the age as
the 18th of April, 1910. should neverthe.
less be turned as ll-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
enter the county mot 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 arc 10 distinguish also
those born in Bohemia aud those born
in Austrian Poland.
They should write Finland and not
Russia for person born in Finland
The inquiry as to the number of chill
drcn 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 lifetime. 1t
should include, therefore, the children
by the former marriage. 1t should not
include the children which her present
husband may have had by former
wife, even thongh they are members of
her family. Stillborn 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 tho children that are
living, no matter whether they are
living in his district or somewhere else.