1940 Federal Census (Page 2 of 2) in pdf

FOR ALL WOMEN

SUPPLEMENTARY

WHO ARE OR

FOR PERSONS OF ALL AGES

FOR PERSONS 14 YEARS OLD AND OVER

HAVE BEEN

QUESTIONS

MARRIED

PLACE OF BIRTH OF

MOTHER

USUAL OCCUPATION, INDUSTRY, AND CLASS OF WORKER

For Persons Enumerated

VETERANS

SOCIAL SECURITY

FATHER AND MOTHER

TONGUE

Enter that occupation which the person regards as his usual occupation

on Lines 14 and 29.

and at which he is physically able to work. If the person is unable to

If born in U.S. give state,

Is this person a veteran of the

territory or possession. If

United States military forces: or the

determine this, enter that occupation at which he has worked longest

foreign born, give country

wife, widow, or under 18-year-old

during the past 10 years and at which he is physically able to work.

Enter also usual industry and usual class of worker.

in which birthplace was

child of a veteran?

Language

situated on Jan. 1, 1937.

spoken in

Distinguish: Canada-

French from Canada-

home in

Name

English and Irish Free

earliest

Usual

CODE

State from Northern

(leave blank)

Ireland.

Occupation

Industry

childhood.

Father

Mother

Col. 5 VALUE OF HOME, IF OWNED:

Col. 10 COLOR OR RACE:

Col. 11 AGE AT LAST BIRTHDAY:

Col. 14 HIGHEST GRADE OF SCHOOL COMPLETED:

Col. 16 CITIZENSHIP OF THE FOREIGN BORN:

Where owner’s household occupies

White

Enter age of children born on or after April 1,

None

Naturalized

only a part of a structure, estimate value

Negro

Neg

1939, as follows. Born in:

Elementary school, 1st – 8th

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Having first papers

of portion occupied by owner’s

Indian

April 1939

11/12

High school, 1st – 4th year

H-1, H-2, H-3, H-4

Alien

Chinese

Chi

May 1939

10/12

household. Thus the value of the unit

College, 1st – 4th year

C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4

American citizen born abroad

Am Cit

Japanese

June 1939

9/12

occupied by the owner of a two-family

College, 5th or subsequent year

C-5

house might be approximately one-half

Filipino

Fil

July 1939

8/12

the total value of the structure.

Hindu

Hin

August 1939

7/12

Korean

Kor

September 1939

6/12

SYMBOLS

October 1939

5/12

AND

Other races, spell out in full.

November 1939

4/12

December 1939

3/12

EXPLANATORY

January 1940

2/12

NOTES

February 1940

1/12

March 1940

0/12

(Do not include children born on or after April 1, 1940.

Col. 21 WAS THIS PERSON AT WORK ?

Col. 24 DID THIS PERSON HAVE A JOB ?

Cols. 30 and 47 CLASS OF WORKER:

Col. 41 WAR OR MILITARY SERVICE:

Enter “Yes” for persons at work for pay or profit in

Enter “Yes” for a person (not seeking work)

Wage or salary worker in private work

World War

private or nonemergency Government work.

who had a job, business, or professional

Wage or salary worker in Gov’t work

Spanish -American War; Philippine

Include unpaid family workers – that is, related

enterprise, but did not work during week of

Employer

Insurrection or Boxer Rebellion

members of the family working without money

March 24–30 for any of the following

Working on own account

Spanish-American War & World War

wages or salary on work (other then housework or

reasons: Vacation; temporary illness;

Unpaid family worker

Regular establishment (Army, Navy or

incidental chores) which contributed to the family

industrial dispute; layoff not exceeding 4

Marine Corps) Peace-Time Service only

income.

weeks with instructions to return to work at a

Other war or expedition

specific date; layoff due to temporarily bad

National Archives and Records Administration

NA 14129 (6-09)

NARA’s web site is

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