Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-05-31
STATE CENSUS
TAKERS READY
TO BEGIN TASK
New Jersey Tabulation OF Git
liens and General Conditions
Starts Tomorrow.

The taking of the New JERSEY ds-
cennial census will be started loliio.
row. Within two weeks, Ii is expect
ed every home n the State munlcl-
palities of 5000 or more inhabitants
will be visited. For other municipal
tiles a months time is allotted.
The last Federal census. taken IN
1910 showed New Jerseys population
was 2537, 167; that Newark had S47,16s
and that Essex county had 512SS6.
The last State census. taken i'm 1907
gave New Jersey 2.114134 Essex
county then had only 400, 99S, which
figure the. city of Newark alone is
expected to exceed this year. Then
the city of Newark only had 2S3,289
Enumerators who will take the cen
sus in Essex county were given final
instructions today at census head !
quarters, 772 Broad street. James X.
Nugent is census supervisor for New
ark While the Newark census will
be under the immediate supervision
of Mr.. Nugent, the general New Jer-.
sey census will be done under the di1s
rection of Secretary of State Thomas
F. Martin.
On the sample census sheets, which
have been distributed among the
enumerators, the questions, to he
asked are grouped under nine heads
twenty-four questions. Every record
taken by the census taker is regarded
as secret, ard the enumerator has
been instructed shat he has no right
to communicate to any person any in
formation obtained by them in the
discharge of his duties.
The enumerator has the right to
enter any dwelling, and should he be
refused admission anywhere he will
| ln tn q
who win take the necessary steps to
secure the desired information.
VIII Ask the Age.
After securing the name and ad-
dress of the person interviewed the
enumerator will note the color or race
and sex; ask the date of birth and
age at the last birthday. He will also
inquire as to the place of birth, and
of the birthplace of the parents OF
the person being interviewed Two
questions are asked regarding citizen
ship. One concerns the number OF
years a person has been in the United
States and the othor il he has been
naturaliZed.
Under the heading OF occupation
the business of person is asked, and
if he can read or write or speak Eng
lish The names of children are also
taken and note made of whether they
are in school and If so what school.
The last questions concern the OWL
srship of homes. whether they are
owned or rented, and if they ara
owned are they free from mortgages
One of the principal difficulties
usually encountered by the census
takers is the understanding con-
cerning its purpose and scope, and the
consequent indifference or even hos
tility shown to the enumerators. Or
course, many persons have usually
feared that such an enumeration may
be used as an instrument of taxation
or for army or jury service, or for
deportation In order to remove these
difficulties Secretary of State Martin
and his assistant, William l.. Dill
have been endeavoring to give the
proposed census taking the widest
possible publicity.
Secretary Martin has advised the
enumerators that they themselves car
| do much to overcome the difficulties
| that are bound to arise in the CEN
! sus taking.
! Much can be done by tact and
persuasion he advises. Be courte-
! Gus and do not lose your temper or
| indulge in alteration or threat III,
after eXaausting your powers, YOU
| fail to secure the desired information,
| report the fact to your supervisor,