Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-03-12
VITAL CENSUS QUESTIONS.
How the People are to Answer the Emu
merators.

WARRINGTON, d. c., Feb. 81, 1910.
The character of the questions con
corning color or race, age at last birth
day, conjugal condition, number oi
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 18th,
next, is clearly explained in the printed
instructions to the census-takers, which
have been prepared by the United
States Census Bureau. All the ones
tions relate solely to conditions existing
on the Census Day." which is April
18th.
Answers relative to color or race are
to be entered on the schedule as "W"
for white; "B" for. black; "Mu" for mu-
latto; och" for Chinese; ZIP" for jap
anese; and 'In" for Indian. For CEN
sus-purposes, the term "black" (B) in
cludes all negroes of fun 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 per-
son 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 18th is II years, IL
months, and days should be returned
simply as IL, because that is his age at
his last birthday. In the case of chill
dren not two years old, the age should
be given in completed months, express
ed as twelfths of year. Thus, the age
of child 3 months old should be enter
ed as 3-l2, child 7 months old as 7-l2,
a child 10 months old as l 3-l2, etc. If
a child is not yet month old the emu
merators are to enter the age as 0-l2. A
child who is just year old on the 18th
of April, 1870 should nevertheless be
returned as HIP, because that is its
age in completed months on April 18th.
The enunerators are told to take par
ticular pains to get the exact age of chill
dren.
If the person was born outside of the
United States, the enumerator is to en-
ter the country mot city or district in
which he was born. Instead of Great
land, Scotland or Wales.
In the case of persons born in the
double kingdom of Austria Hungary the
enutDeTdtOr IL cautioned 10 DC sure W
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 person that was born in
Finland.
The inquiry as to the number of chill
dren 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 any former marriage as well rs by
her present marriage. 1t should not in
clude the children which her present
husband may have had by former wife,
even though they are members of her
family. Still-born children are not to be
included.
The question concerning the numbe r
of children now living refers only to the
children which the woman herself has
had. The enumerator is required to in
clude all of these children, that are liv-
ing, no matter whether they are living
in his district or somewhere else.