The following questions were those included on
the Population Schedule for the 1940 Census.
- LOCATION: Street, avenue, road, etc.
- LOCATION: House number (in cities and
towns)
- HOUSEHOLD DATA: Number of household in
order of visitation
- HOUSEHOLD DATA: Home owned (O) or rented
(R)
- HOUSEHOLD DATA: Value of home, if owned,
or monthly rental, if rented
- HOUSEHOLD DATA: Does this household live
on a farm? (Yes or No)
- NAME: Name of each person whose usual
place of residence on April 1, 1940, was in this household.
- RELATION: Relationship of this person to
the head of the household, as wife, daughter, father, mother-in-law,
grandson, lodger, lodger's wife, servant, hired hand, etc.
- PERSONAL DESCRIPTION: Sex — Male (M),
Female (F)
- PERSONAL DESCRIPTION: Color or race
- PERSONAL DESCRIPTION: Age at last
birthday
- PERSONAL DESCRIPTION: Marital status —
Single (S), Married (M), Widowed (Wd), Divorced (D)
- EDUCATION: Attended school or college
any time since March 1, 1940 (Yes or No)
- EDUCATION: Highest grade of school
completed
- PLACE OF BIRTH: If born in the United
States, give State, Territory, or possession. If foreign born, give
country in which birthplace was situated on January 1, 1937. Distinguish
Canada-French from Canada-English and Irish Free State (Eire) from
Northern Ireland.
- CITIZENSHIP: Citizenship of the foreign
born
- RESIDENCE APRIL 1, 1935: City, town, or
village having 2,500 or more inhabitants. Enter "R" for all other places
- RESIDENCE APRIL 1, 1935: County
- RESIDENCE APRIL 1, 1935: State (or
Territory or foreign country
- RESIDENCE APRIL 1, 1935: On a farm? (Yes
or No)
- PERSONS 14 YEARS OLD AND OVER —
EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Was this person AT WORK for pay or profit in private
or nonemergency Govt. work during week of March 24-30? (Yes or No)
- PERSONS 14 YEARS OLD AND OVER —
EMPLOYMENT STATUS: If not, was he at work on, or assigned to, public
EMERGENCY WORK (WPA, NYA, CCC, etc.) during week of March 24-30? (Yes or
No)
- PERSONS 14 YEARS OLD AND OVER —
EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Was this person SEEKING WORK? (Yes or No)
- PERSONS 14 YEARS OLD AND OVER —
EMPLOYMENT STATUS: If not seeking work, did he HAVE A JOB, business,
etc.? (Yes or No)
- PERSONS 14 YEARS OLD AND OVER —
EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Indicate whether engaged in home housework (H) in
school (S), unable to work (U), or other (O)
- PERSONS 14 YEARS OLD AND OVER —
EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Number of hours worked during week of March 24-30,
1940
- PERSONS 14 YEARS OLD AND OVER —
EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Duration of unemploymen up to March 30, 1940 - in
weeks
- PERSONS 14 YEARS OLD AND OVER —
EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Occupation: Trade, profession, or particular kind of
work
- PERSONS 14 YEARS OLD AND OVER —
EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Industry: Industry of business
- PERSONS 14 YEARS OLD AND OVER —
EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Class of worker
- PERSONS 14 YEARS OLD AND OVER —
EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Number of weeks worked in 1939 (Equivalent full-time
weeks)
- PERSONS 14 YEARS OLD AND OVER —
EMPLOYMENT STATUS: INCOME IN 1939: Amount of money wages or salary
received (including commissions)
- PERSONS 14 YEARS OLD AND OVER —
EMPLOYMENT STATUS: INCOME IN 1939: Did this person receive income of $50
or more from sources other than money wages or salary? (Yes or No)
- Number of Farm Schedule
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