The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-22
Enumerators' Questions Will Ap-
ply to Everybody in the
United States.
CHILDREN ARE INCLUDED ALSO
Enumerators Told Never to Take It
for Granted Without Inquiry That
Child Old Enough to Work
Has No Occupation.

be carried by the enumeratOrS during
the Thirteenth Decennial Census, be-
ginning April Is next, applies to every
body living in the United States on
the date mentioned, which is the Cen
sus Day" and all the population
schedule questions relate to it only.
In its printed instructions TO emu
merators the Census Bureau holds
that the occupation followed by
child or woman is just as important,
for census purposes, as the occupa-
tion Of a man. Therefore the enumer-
ators are told never to take it for
granted without inquiry that a wo-
man or child old enough to work has
no gainful occupation.
1t is pointed out, however, that
only gainful occupations are to be
reported. BY this is meant any en-
ployment, work, profession, or voca-
ton by which the person working
regularly earns money or its equiva-
lent. The fact that a person has no
gainful occupation is to be noted on
the schedule. If a person is only tenn
porarily unemployed on account of
lack of work, or sickness, or other
temporary reason, the occupation
which that person usually follows is
to be reported.
II q person has two occupations, the
enumerator must return only the more
important one-that is, the one from
which the person gets the more mon
hot no. aaI hnF
he is to return the one at which the
person spends the more time. AS an
illustration, the enumerators are told
TO return a man as "a farmer" If he
gets most of his income from farm
ing, although he may also follow the
occupation of a clergyman or preach
er; but they must return him as a
clergyman" if he gets more Of his
income from that occupation.
In the case of woman doing
housework in her own home. without
salary or wages. and having no other |
the entry is to be that
she has no occupation. But woman |
at housework for wages should |
be returned as "housekeeper," "serv-
ant" cook" or "chambermaid," rs
the case may be, and the entry should |
state the place where she works. as |
private family" hotel" or board
ing house." Or if a woman, i'm addi- |
ton to doing housework in her own
home, regularly earns money by some
other occupation, whether pursued in
her own home or outside, that occu-
patton should be returned. For in
stance, woman who regularly takes
in washing should be reported as
1aundress" or "washerwoman."
Women Doing Farm Work.
A woman working regularly at out
door farm work, even though she
works on the home farm for her hus-
band, son, or other relative and does
not receive money wages. should be
returned as farm laborer." The
are TO distinguish. how j
ever. the women who work on the
nome farm from those who work away
rom home by writing either "home
arm" or working out" as the case
may require. A woman who, her
self, operates or runs farm should
De reported as n farmer" and not
rs a "farm laborer."
II any childe of whatever age, is
earning money, the en-
lloyment which he or she follows
should be returned as an occupation.
rhis applies also to a child working
or his board away from home
Children. or even adults. attending
school or college or any educational
Institution. and following no other
employment, should be returned as
iaving no occupation. But If any per-
,on is attending school or college and
It the same time is regularly earning
money at some gainful occupation.
he enumerators are To return that
In either case they must
Indicate the fact of school or college
attendance.
Children who work for their par
'nts at home merely on general house
,old work or at odd times on other
work are 10 he reported as having no
occupation. But children who mater
ally assist their parents i'm the per-
ormance of work other than house,
iold work should be reported as
having the occupation i'm which they .
ire so employed even though they re-
'eive no wages. In the case of chill
lren who work for their own parents
IN farm, that fact is to be entered
is "home farm" But for children
Who work as farm laborers for others
he enumerator's entry is to be work
ng out
Employer and Employee.
The Census Bureau instructs the
census takers that an employer is one
Who employs helpers. other than do
nestle servants. i'm transacting his I
,wn business. The term employer !
loes not include the superintendent.