Tuesday, Nor. 10. 19S9
MAIL TRIBUNE, MedW, Or.
3
Do-It-Yourself Technique To
Be Practiced by Census Bureau
Editor' note: This is th first or
two dispatches on the 19 (HI census
telling the questions you'll be asked
and how you'll be asked them and
describing the method in which
your answers will be tabulated.)
Br LOUIS CASSELS
"Washington -(TO- The Cen
sus Bureau is going to ask
you for a little help when it
sets out next April 1 to count
everybody in the country.
It will be the first time the
do-it-yourself technique has
been applied to the nation
wide population count which
the Constitution requires ev
ery 10 years.
Here' how it will work:
During the latter part of
March, the Census Bureau
will mail blank forms to ev
ery household in the nation.
You will be asked to assem
ble on these forms the ' an
swer to seven questions about
every person in your house
hold (including live-in serv
ants, boarders, etc.), and four
questions about the dwelling
in which you live.
Information
The information sought
about each person will ,.be:
name, address, sex, color or
race, month and year of
birth, marital status and re
lationship to the head of the
household.
The data asked on the
dwelling will be: kind of unit
(house, apartment, trailer,
etc.), whether the occupants
own or rent it, the number of
rooms and the cooking facilities.
On April 1, about 160,000
census enumerators will, set
. out to visit every one of the
60,000,000 dwellings in the
cbuntry. They will collect the
forms which you are suppos
ed to have filled out in ad
vance, and transcribe the in
formation onto their reports.
If you haven't done-it-your-
self, the census-taker will
sigh in weary disappoint
ment, draw out his pencil
and proceed to extract the
necessary information in the
old fashioned way, by inter
viewing you.
To Lst Questionnaire .
At every fourth household,
the census-takers will leave
an additional questionnaire.
If it falls your lot to receive
one of these forms, you'll
have to answer 18 additional
questions about members of
- your household.
Some of these questions
deal with occupation the
number of years of schooling
each person has had and the
kind of school attended (pub
lic or private).'
You'll also have to fill in
the place of birth of each
member of the household;
how long it's been since the
family moved from one resi
dence to another; the "moth
er tongue" of any member
who was born outside the
United States; the number of
times adult members have
been married; the number
of children borne by adult
women in the household; and
military service history.
Other Questions '.
There'll also be several ad
ditional questions about the
dwelling its plumbing fa
cilities; average monthly cost
of utilities and heating;
when it was built; number of
radios, television sets, wash
ing machines, freezers, dry
ers, air conditioners and auto
mobiles owned, and so forth
You'll have three days to
fill out this questionnaire
and mail it into the local
census office. The" enumera
tor will provide you with an
addressed, postage-free en
velope for the mailing.
If necessary, the enumera
tor will check back, by tele
phone or in person, to clear
up any questions you failed
to answer properly.
And what if you don't feel
like answering all those
quesetion? Well, the census
taker may have to -quote to
you the Federal law which
says that any person who
willfully refuses to answer
official census questions is
subject to a maximium fine
of $100 or 60 days in jail -or
both.
No one has ever been pros
ecuted under this law, which
has been, on the books sincf
the first U.S. census was tak
en in 1790. But It's there in
case any citizen should 'de
cide to get hard-nosed.
Little Trouble Expected
The Census Bureau doesn't
look for much trouble of
that kind, however. It has
tested public reaction to the i
new do-it-yourself forms m
two "dry- runs" one in West j
Virginia and the other- in i
North Carolina. In both cases,
a . bureau spokesman said,
"we got excellent cooperation
from the public."
"Most people had the "in
formation ready when the ,
enumerator called, and usu- j
ally it was adequate," he
said.
The bureau believes that
asking the public to help will
simplify and speed up the
vast counting job and will
also produce more accurate
data.
It has found that Ameri- i
cans tend to be considerably
more precise about such mat
ters as age and income when
filling out blanks on an offi
cial form than they are in
answering oral questions
from a visitor.
(Next: -Ancient task ultra- i
modern gadgets.)
The Family Council
Editor's Note: The Family Council consists of a Judge, psychiatrist,,
three clergymen, a newspaper editor, a women's editor and two writers.
Each article is a summary of an actual case history. The Council reports
on problems that have been dealt with by responsible agencies and
counselors.
Grace G. - Mother should
live with us.
Mrs. M. V. - My problem
isn't living alone - it's lack of
companionship.
Grace G. My sisters and
brothers and I are all con
cerned about our mother, a
widow in her late 60s. After
having brought five children
into the world,! educated us
and given us a good start in
life, she insists upon living
alone even though she admits
she is very lonely and unhap
py. We are all married and
would be glad to have Moth
er with us. She is in good
health and no trouble to any
one. We wouldn't mind her
living alone if she were a lit
tle younger, but it is "really a
shame for her to be alone at
her age.
The trouble with Mother is
that she's just plain stubborn.
She made up her mind never
to live with her married chil
dren and she won't change it
under any circumstances.
. - .'. .'V
.Mrs. MlV. .- 'I haver very
good thoughtful children and
I'm thankful for that. At least
I know that I won't ever be
unwanted if I'm no longer
able to take care of myself,
but until that time comes I
want to be on my own. I may
be stubborn but I decided on
that a long time ago.
My problem isn't living
alone. I don't mind that. It's
that time hangs so heavy on
my hands. I worked until a
year ago when it got to be
just too much for me. Now I
would like to take short trips
or go for an afternoon's out
ing and I have no companion.
I belong to our church
group and the Golden Age
Club, but because I'm not for
ward I seem to be lost in
the crowd in these organiza
tions. .The Council:' Mrs. . M.V.
seems to have sound ideas
and valid reasons for wanting
to' live as she does. Her chil
dren shouldn't pressure her.
Their offer of a home will
not solve her main problem.
Mrs. M.V.'s problem is a
very familiar one. Countless
widows and widowers re
quest newspapers and mag
azines to put them in touch
with companions. Interesting
ly enough, these requests
sometimes come from the
same small community, yet
the two lonely individuals
have been unable to find one
another. They dream of being
put in touch with some total
stranger about whom they
know nothing.
There is no doubt that ev
ery community is full of lone
ly people. Many remain
lonely even after they join a
club because like Mrs. M.V.
making advances, even to a
person . of their own sex.
Some are also very set in
their standards and habits
and rule- out certain individu
als who may be desirable
companions for very superfi
cial reasons.
We can only suggest that
Mrs. M.V. open her eyes and
her mind. She belongs to two
good organizations. There
must be at least one person in
those organizations with
whom she could feel compan
ionable. She shouldn't . make
snap judgments on the basis
of the way a woman dresses
or on a chance remark. She
should make the effort to
really know some of the in
dividuals in the group. Then
she should not let pride or
shyness stand in the way of
her making the advances for
further friendship. She
shouldn't let a rejection get
her down either. Trial and
error will eventually bring
her to the choice of the right
companions.
(Copyright 1959, General
Features Corp.)
MONEY MOVING WEST
New York-fllPD-Not only are
U.S. industrial markets shift
ing to the West and South
west but the richer consumer
markets are also on the move
westward. A new study of
per capita retail sales by the
U.S. Bureau of Census shows
the purse-strings are loosest I
in the western part of the j
country. j
Sugar contains no vitamins ;
or minerals, but it is a good 1
energy food.
Tomorrow Is Veterans' Day
'Veterans' Day, formerly Armistice Day, has been established on November
1 1th each year to honor the veterans of World War I and II and Korea. May
the shining example of the men and women of our armed forces inspire us
anew with devotion to the cause for which they gave so much, so freely, so
bravely. In their memory ...
We Will (lose Wednesday
Veteran's Day, November 11 .
O JACKSON COUNTY FEDERAL
Savings & Loan Association
O FIRST FEDERAL
Savings & Loan Association of Medford
9:30 AM. to 5:30 P.M.
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