1960 Censuses of Population and Housing: Procedural History |
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1956 National Housing 25-percent sample addition Advance Census Report allocated American Samoa American Statistical Association areas assigned basis birth block statistics cards census county divisions Census of Population Census Tract Change Survey classified coders coding completed Components of Change contained cost counts crew leaders Current Population Survey Decennial Census District Office dwelling units ED's editing entry enumeration books enumerator's equipment errors field offices field review group quarters Guam head of household Household Questionnaire housing units included income instructions Jeffersonville labor force Manual maps meration metropolitan statistical areas microfilm minor civil divisions mortgage National Housing Inventory nonwhite number of persons obtained occupation operations owner percent Population and Housing precoded prepared pretest procedure Puerto Rico punchcards question ratio estimate records rent Residential Finance Survey segments selected SMSA's stage statistics Supervisor tables tabulations tape tion urban vacant Washington
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Page 264 - of rooms or a single room occupied or intended for occupancy as separate living quarters by a family or other group of persons living together or by a person living alone. A dwelling unit was defined as (1) a group of rooms occupied or intended for occupancy as separate
Page 26 - less than one standard error. The chances are about 19 out of 20 that the difference is less than twice the standard error. The amount by which the estimated standard error must be multiplied to obtain other odds deemed more appropriate can be found in most statistical textbooks.
Page 215 - Professional, technical, and kindred workers Farmers and farm managers Managers, officials, and proprietors, except farm Clerical and kindred workers Sales workers Craftsmen, foremen, and kindred workers Operatives and kindred workers Private household workers Service workers, except private household Farm laborers and foremen Laborers, except farm and mine Occupation not reported The classification of industries had fewer categories than the classification of occupations. The total number for
Page 267 - the count of whole rooms used for living purposes, such as living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms, kitchens, finished attic or basement rooms, recreation rooms, lodgers rooms, and rooms used for offices by a person living in the unit. Not considered as rooms
Page 216 - Transportation, communication, and other public utilities Wholesale and retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Business and repair services Personal services Entertainment and recreation services Professional and related services Public administration Industry not reported In
Page 291 - S 195. Use of sampling Except for the determination of population for apportionment purposes, the Secretary may, where he deems it appropriate, authorize the use of the statistical method known as "sampling" in carrying out the provisions of this title. Chapter 7--Offenses and Penalties SUBCHAPTER I—OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
Page 232 - as a group of rooms or a single room occupied or intended for occupancy as separate living quarters by a family or group of persons living together or by a person living alone,
Page 191 - The concept of race, as used by the Bureau of the Census, is derived from that which is commonly accepted by the general public. It does not reflect clearcut definitions of biological stock, and several
Page 180 - may differ somewhat from those that would have been obtained if a complete census had been taken using the same questionnaires, instructions, and enumerators. The standard error is primarily a measure of
Page 221 - money income received from sources other than wages or salary and self-employment, such as net income (or loss) from rents or receipts from roomers or boarders; royalties; interest, dividends, and periodic income from estates and trust funds; Social Security benefits; pensions; veterans' payments, military allotments for dependents, unemployment insurance, and public assistance or other governmental payments; and periodic contributions for support from persons who