The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-26

This years federal Genus viii be
the greatest fact-finding drive in
the nation history, according to w.
Hairy ByTnes, census supervisor for
the Waterbury district. Censuses Of
population, homes and farms viii
be taken In April, and win supple
ment a housing census which Is now
underway.
There win be $50 Genus takers in
this area, part Of an army Of 10000
workers who will seek facts about
persons, homes and farms. First re-
suits Of the census, which will De
supervised by Secretary Of Commerce
Harry Hopkins, win be announced IN
the fall, but further analysis and
breakdowns Of the information viii
be made for two years.
Results from the census areas,
such as that Of which Waterbury is
the center, will be tabulated at
Washington by q force of 7,O0c,
working with q huge battery Of
mechanical tabulators.
15Oth Anniversary
"This years census, Secretary
hopkins said, falls on the 150th
anniversary Of censIs-taking in
America. It is Of unusual signific-
ance to the country because 1t viii
measure the social and economic
effects Of the broad developments
Of the last decade.
TN addition to the usual questions
about age, sex, race. size Of family.
nativity and citizenhip Of the for
eign-born, vital new tatistical know
ledge will be developed by questions
on education, mass migration, en-
ployment, unemployment, occupa-
ton and distribution Of wages and
salaries.
whereas previous censuses merely
have separated the literate from the
illiterate, this years question on
EDUCATION Highest grade of school
completed" 322--will give a complete
pattern of the degree Of education
possessed by the American people.
Similarly, experience since 1929
has led to a new approach to em-
ployment and earnings which will
eive-up-to-the minute basic facts on
the nations most important prob
lens. Persons privately employed or
In permanent public jobs will be sep
arated from those on public emery
ency work, and from the unemploy-
ed .sHotrs Of work and coilStancy OF
work will be learned, and these will
be related to occupation, industry
and annual wage. OF the jobless, the
duration of unemployment will be
asked.
San important addition to the
data on occupation Is separate
category entitled new worker to OBJ
tain @ picture Of the number Of
young people who have finished
their schooling in recent years but
have been unable to obtain work
and thu acquire an occupation.
Census OF Housing
ION separate questionnaires, the
same census-takers who ask the
population questions will compile the
nations first comprehensive picture
Of the sort of homes In which our
people live. This will cover the NUM-
Der Of people in relation to the
number of rooms, the age and type
Of structure, whether owned or rent
ed and the value or amount Of rent
al, what sort Of heating, cooking.
lighting and sanitary facilities, and
whether there Is q mortgage.
'This Census Of Housing should
provide the facts from which to
Judge immediate needs for dwelling
construction, repair or moderniza-
ton, and is Of vital importance IN
discussing the future Of our Econ
omy.
an addition to the questions on
population and housing, farmers will
answer separate agriculture ques-
tionnaires concerning crops, their
value and acreage, livestock, values
and debt, labor and machinery"
Confidential BY Law
Secretary Hopkins pointed out
that when April's Population,
Housing and Farm Censuses are
combined with the Censuses Of
Business and Manufacturers which
began in January, rounded, cur
rent picture Of American life will be
available.
This information will be available
not only on national basis, but
will be broken down by state, coun-
ties and towns for purposes OF local
analysis and comparison. For ex-
ample, farm conditions thus can be
analyzed by states or counties, nous
Ing or income distribution by cities
Similarly, whole series Of facts
may be correlated, such as the rela-