The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-16
ENUMERATION OF NATIVE AND
FORtICN-BORN MADE PLAIN
Census Bureau Today Issues In
structions for Enumerators
to Follow.
WORK TO BE VERY THOROUGH

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the census enumerators are required
to learn regarding the place of birth
of native born and foreign born per-
sons, and other personal facts con-
lcerning the latter class, in taking the
Thirteenth United States Census, be-
ginning April Is next, is fully set forth
in the printed Instructions prepared
by the United States Census Bureau to
guide them in filling the population
schedule. 1t is pointed out that all
the questions relate only to conditions
existing on April 10. the Census
Day."
on the subject of place of birth of
a native-born person the instructions
state that If the person was born In the
United States the enumerator is to
give the State or Territory (not city
or town. i'm which born. A person
born in what is now West Virginia,
North Dakota. South Dakota or Okla
homa should be reported as so born
although at the time of birth the par
ticular region may have had a different
name.
Relative to- conjugal condition, the
enumerators are TO report whether the
person is single, married, widowed, OF
divorced Married persons are to be
asked IL they have been married be-
fore. If the present marriage is the
first, the fact is to be indicated by the
sign m T.; but If ii is the second OF
subsequent marriage, then the emu
merator is to write IN g" meaning
married more than once.
The question calling for the number
of years of the present marriage is
Iply only to persons reported as mar
ried, and the answer should give the
number Of years married TO the pres
ent husband or wife. Thus woman
who may have been married for 1C
Years to a former husband, but has
been married only 3 years to her pres
lent husband. should be returned as
married years. The number of years
Ientered should be the number of com
Ipleted years. A person who on Apri
Us, the Census Day." has been mar.
ried years and ~ months should b,
returned as married years. For {
Iperson married less than l year, the
entry is to be 90" meaning less thar
4 year.
In the case of persons speaking Pol.
ish or reporting that they were borr
in Poland, which is no longer an in.
dependent country. the enumerator IL
to inquire whether the birthplace wai
i'm what is now known as German Po.
Hand, or Austrian Poland, or Russian
POLAND and he must write the answer
accordingly as Poland (Ger.), POLAND
(Aust.), or Poland (Russ.).
If the birthplace reported is Can
ada the enumerator is required to asl
whether the person is of English %
French descent and write Canad;
(Eng). or Canada (F'r), according T.
the answer
The question calling for the year o
immigration to the United States ap
plies to all foreign-bor persons. mall
land female, of whatever age. 1t shoul,
Ison whose birthplace was i'm foreigl
country. The enumerator must ente
the year in which the person came L
the United States. If he has beel
i'm the United States more than once
the year of his first arrival is to b
stated.
The inquiry whether naturalized o
alien applies only to foreign borl
males 21 years of age and over. 1t doe
not apply TO females. to foreign -borl
United States. If the person was borl
abroad. but has become full citizel
either by taking out second or fina
; papers of naturalization or througI
the naturalization of his parents Will
he was under the age of 21 years. tn
enumerator is to write INA" (for nat
uralized). If he has declared his in
tention to become an American citizel
and taken out his first papers" tn
enumerator is to write PA" If h
has taken no steps toward becomin
J an American citizen, the enumerator /
to write ZAP (for alien).
/ The inquiry as to the ability t
r speak English applies to all person
10 years of age or over. If Englis
is spoken, the enumerator must writ
English i'm the proper column.
, the person enumerated is not able
, tspeak English the enumerator is re
5 quired. in such cases only, to writ
out the name of the language spok
I en-, as French. German, italian, etc.
= more than one language is spoken b
person who. however, does not spea
: English. then the enumerator is
n write the name of that language whic
is his native language or mothe
$ tongue.