From: Shirley Drake Maynard Subject: [DRAKE-L] Federal census questions asked 1790-1980 Date: Friday, February 23, 2001 6:31 AM I picked up this piece of paper at the National Archives. It does not have any publication number on it so I quote it just as it is without a number or source. Population census items, 1790 to 1980. This includes only those supplemental schedules still in existence and excludes the questions asked on a sample basis only. 1790 Name of family head; free white males of 16 years and up; free white males under 16, free white females; slaves; other persons. 1800 Name of family head; if white, age and sex; race; slaves. 1820 Name of family head; age; sex; race; foreigners not naturalized; slaves; industry (agriculture, commerce, and manufactures). 1830 Name of family head; age; sex; race; slaves; deaf and dumb; blind; foreigners not naturalized. 1840 Name of family head; age; sex; race; slaves; number of deaf and dumb; number of blind; number of insane and idiotic and whether in public or private charge; number of persons in each family employed in each of six classes of industry and one of occupation; literacy; pensioners for Revolutionary or military service. 1850 Name; age; sex; race; whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane, or idiotic; value of real estate; occupation; birthplace; whether married within the year; school attendance; literacy; whether a pauper or convict. Supplemental schedules for slaves, and persons who died during the year. 1860 Name; age; sex; race; value of real estate; value of personal estate; occupation; birthplace; whether married within the year; school attendance; literacy; whether deaf and dumb; blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict; number of slave houses. Supplemental schedules for slaves, and persons who died during the year. 1870 Name; age; race; occupation; value of real estate; value of personal estate; birthplace; whether parents were foreign born; month of birth if born within the year; month of marriage if married within the year; school attendance; literacy; whether deaf and dumb; blind, insane, or idiotic; male citizens 21 and over, and number of each person denied the right to vote for other than rebellion. Supplemental schedule for persons who died during the year. 1880 Address; name; relationship to family head; sex; race; age; marital status; month of birth if born within the census year; occupation, months unemployed during the year; sickness or temporary disability; whether blind, deaf and dumb, idiotic, insane, maimed, crippled, bedridden, or otherwise disabled; school attendance; literacy; birthplace of person and parents. Supplemental schedules for persons who died during the year. 1890 General schedules-destroyed. Supplemental schedules for Union veterans of the Civil War and their widows. 1900 Address; name; relationship to family head; sex; race; age; marital status; number of y ears married; for women, number of children born and number now living; birthplace of person and parents; if foreign born, year of immigration and whether naturalized; occupation; months not employed; school attendance; literacy; ability to speak English; whether on a farm; home owned or rented and if owned, whether mortgaged. 1910 Address; name; relationship to family head; sex; race; age; marital status; number of years of present marriage; for women, number of children born and number now living; birthplace and mother tongue of person and parents; if foreign born, year of immigration, whether naturalized, and whether able to speak English, or if not, language spoken; occupation, industry, and class of worker; if an employee, whether out of work during year; literacy; school attendance; home owned or rented; if owned, whether mortgages; whether farm or house; whether a survivor of Union of Confederate Army or Navy; whether blind or deaf and dumb. 1920 Address; name; relationship to family head; sex; race; age; marital status; if foreign born, year of immigration to the U.S., whether naturalized, and year of naturalization; school attendance; literacy; birthplace of person and parents; mother tongue of foreign born; ability to speak English; occupation, industry, and class of worker; home owned or rented; if owned, whether free or mortgaged. 1930 Address; name; relationship to family head; home owned or rented; value or monthly rental; radio set; whether on a farm; sex; race; age; marital status; age at first marriage; school attendance; literacy; birthplace of person and parents; if foreign born, language spoken in home before coming to U.S., year of immigration, whether naturalized, and ability to speak English; occupation, industry, and class of worker; whether at work previous day (or last regular working day); veteran status; for Indians, whether of full or mixed blood, and tribal affiliation. 1940 Address; home owned or rented; value of monthly rental; whether on a farm; name; relationship to household head; sex; race; age; marital status; school attendance; educational attainment; birthplace; citizenship of foreign born; location of residence 5 years ago and whether on a farm; employment status; if at work, whether in private or non emergency government work, or in public emergency work (WPA, CCC, NYA, etc.); if in private or non emergency government work, hours worked in week; if seeking work or on public emergency work, duration of unemployment; occupation, industry, and class of worker; weeks worked last year; income last year. 1950 Address; whether house is on farm; name; relationship to household head; race; sex; age; marital status; birthplace, if foreign born, whether naturalized; employment status; hours worked in week; occupation, industry, and class of worker. 1960-1970 Address; name; relationship to household head; sex; race; age; marital status. 1980 Address; name; household relationship; sex; race; age; marital status; Spanish/Hispanic origin or descent. Shirley Drake Maynard |