The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-02-27
VITAL CENSUS QUESTIONS.
How the People Are to Answer the
Enumerators.

Washington. D. c., Feb. 26.-The
character of the questions concerning
color or race, age at last birthday, con-
jugal condition, number of years OF
present marriage, the number of chill
dren born, and the number of children
now living, to be asked by the emu
merators in the thirteenth United
States census, beginning April Is,
next, is clearly explained in the print
ed 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 wv
for white; 'B" for black; 'Mu' for
mulatto; Oh for Chinese; up for
| Japanese; and In" for Indian. For
census purposes, the term "black" OBJ
| includes all negroes Of full blood,
while "mulatto" (Mu) includes all ne
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 the
| last birthday. Therefore, a person
| whose exact age on April l. is II
| years, II months, and 5 days should
! be returned simply as 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 as twelfths of a
year. Thus, the age OF a child
months old should be entered as 3-12,
a, child months old as 7-12, a child Is
months old as l 3-12, etc. If a child is
not yet a month old the enumerators
are to enter the age as OH. child
who is just a year old on the 18th of
April. 1910, should nevertheless be re-
turned as HIP, because that is its
age in completed months on April Is.
The enumerators are told to take par.
ticular pains to get the exact age OF
| children.
| If the person was born outside the
| United States, the enumerator is to
enter the country mot city or DISTRICT
in which he was born. Instead of
| Great Britain, he is told to write Eng.
land. Ireland, Scotland, or Wales.
In the case of persons born in the
! double Kingdoms 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
born 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
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
a former wife, even though they are
members of her family StilIborn chill.
dren are not to be included
| The~duestion concerning the number
of children now living refers only to
the children which the woman herseIr
has had. The enumerator is required
TO include all of these children that
are living, no matter whether they are
living in his district or somewhere
else.