The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-04-15
TAKING THE CENSUS
COMMENCES TODAY
and Which 1t will be Healthy for
Everyone to Answer Politely

When the census enumerator comes
to your door he will ask thirty-two
questions. Here's a chance for you to
get the answers all ready for him, to
save time and possibly embarrass-
ment for you, and to expedite his hard
job.
First he writes on his big blank the
street and number of your house.
Then he asks how many families
live there.
Now you must give name of each
person of your family who lives with
you on April Is. He enters surname
first, then the given name and middle
initial. He omits children born since
April Is.
Then the questions will come as fol-
lows:
Tell the relationship Of each person
in the family to the head of the fam
lily.
Tell their sex.
Color or race.
Age at last birthday.
Whether single, married. widowed
or divorced.
Number of years of present mar
riage, il married.
How many children born and how
many now live.
Your fathers birthplace.
Your mothers birthplace.
What year you immigrated to the
United States. if foreign born.
Whether you are naturalZed or
alien.
Whether able to speak English, or il
not give language spoken.
What's your trade or profession, OF
| job.
! What is the general nature of the
] industry. business or establishment,
where you work.
| Are you an employer, employe, OIL
working on your own account.
| If you are an employe were you
working on April IS.
| How many weeks We're you out OF
work in 1909.
| Can you read.
Can you write.
Have you attended school any time
| since September l, 1908.
DO you own or rent your home.
If you own it is it free or mort
gagged.
| Do you live on a farm or in town.
If you live on a farm is it free OF
mort gagged.
Then. if you live on a farm what's
Tic IuIiDeE VI youI ltti III StIcuulc-
that is a census schedule which you
should have received before the cen
sus man comes.
Are you survivor of the Union OF
Confederate Army or Navy.
Are you blind (both eyes).
Are you deaf and dumb.
That's all of the questions, but
here's some rules you will be expect
| ed to observe:
Your home is where you sleep.
| Domestic servants and others living
| with their employer should be enum-
| Grated with the family.
! Persons who will not be enumerate ed
| with the family by your census man
are: Those visiting temporarily: trans
! lent boarders or dodgers who have
| some other usual or permanent place
| of abode; persons working in your
| house but not sleeping there: mem
| bers of your family who are in Jail
! asylums, almshouses, homes for aged
| reformatories, or any other institu'
| ton where they may be confined fol
! some time to come.
| If you have two occupations name
: the one which gives you the best pay
| The purpose of the questions abou
whether you have been out of work is
|
I country who want to work and can.
not find it.
/ In the case of women who are do
| ing their own housework without 9th
er employment the census man viii
put down that she has no occupation
| You do not need to fear the censu:
| man or hesitate to answer his ques
| tions freely. If any question embar
rasses you you should remember tina
you tell Uncle Sam in confidence. TIL,
census man is sworn to secrecy. n,
one but he will know, and if he shoult
tell any one what your answers hav,
been, thus violating his oath, he i
subject to arrest and may be fined ant
sent to prison.
Get ready! He's due to come an.
day after April Is.
1t might be good scheme an,
profitable occupation for the boys an,
girls of the family to get the census
figures and facts all ready in advanc,
for the enumerater