The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-02-26
THE CENSUS OF OCCUPATIONS.
Enansrasors' Questions WIN Apply
70 Everybody I'm the United
States.

washington. Feb. 22.-The "oc-
cupation" question In the United
States census population sheduied to
be carried by tho enumerators dur
ing the Thirteenth Decenniai Census,
beginning April rs next. applies to
! sverybody living In the United States
Son the date mentioned. which IL the
Census Day" and all the population
schedule questions relate to It only.
In it's printed instructions to emu
morNtors the Census Bureau holds
that the occupation followed by a
child or a woman Is just an impor-
tant. for census purposes. as tho oc-
cupstion Of q man. Therefore, the
enumerators are told never to take II
for granted without inquiry that a
woman or child old enough to work
has no gainful occupation.
II 10 pointed out. however, that
only gainful occupations are TO be re-
ported. BY this IL meant any en-
p'oymsnt work. profeAsion. or voca-
ton by which the person working
seguIarly earns money or Its equiva-
ient. the fact that person has no
Gainful occupation II to be noted on
ne schedule. II person is only
&snporarily unemployed on account
Of lack Of work. or sickness. or other
temporary reason. the occupation
which that person usually follows IL
20 be reported.
II psrson has two occupations.
tne enumsrator must return only the
' more important one--that II. the one
nom which the person gets the more
money. II mat can not be learned. then
hs n to return the one Mt which the
porson spends the more time. Az an
iIfu6tfation. the enumerators are
told "a return man as farmer
u ~ gets most of his income from
farming. although he may also follow
the occupation Of clergyman or
preachsr: but they must return him
a. = "cierGyman" II ne gets more Of
hIs Income from that occupation.
IN the case OF a woman doing
housework In her own home. without
salary or wages. and having no other
employment. the entry Is to be that
che has no occupation. But a woman
working At housework for wages
should be returned as ''housakeeper." !"
servant" cook" or "chamber r
maid" a. the case may be. and the
entry should state the place where
she works az private family" "ho-
tel,s or ''boarding house" Or Y a
woman. In addition to doing house.
.work IN her own home. regularly
earns money by some ,ther occups-
tion. whether pursued In her onw
home or outside. that occupation
should be returned, For instance o
woman who regularly takes In wash
ing should b. reported al '1aundress"
or "washerwoman."
women Doing Farm work.
A woman working regularly at
outdoor farm work. even though she
works on the home farm for her hus-
band, SON, or other relative and Dies
not receive money wages. should be
returned N farm iaborer." The
snumerators are to distinguish. how.
ever. the women who work on the
home farm from those who work
away from home by writing either
homo farm" or working out" as
the case may require. A woman
Who. herself. operates or runs farm
should be reported as farmer" !"
and not az u farm laborer."
!. II any child. OF whatever age, Is
regularly earning money. the employ
ment which he or she follows should
Be reported as an occupation. This
applies also to a child working for
his board away from home.
Children. or even adults. attending
school or colleges or any educational
institution. and following no other
employment. should be returned as
having no occupation. But IL any
person is attending school or college
and at the same time is regularly
earning money as some gainfui oc-
cupation. the enumeratsrs are to re-
turn that occupation. In either case
they must indicate the fact of school
or college attendance.
Children who work cor their par
ents at home merely on general
household work or at odd times on
other work are to be reported as hav-
Ing no occupation. But children who
materially assist their parents In the
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