1880
Census questions as they appeared on the schedule or questionairre.
| Questions | Options Appearing on Schedule or Questionairre | Instructions to Marshalls and Assistant Marshalls | Column/Question Number |
| Color Twenty Censuses: Population and Housing Questions 1790-1980. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1979. pp. 20 |
White, Black, Mulatto, Chinese, or Indian | It must not be assumed that, where nothing is written in this column, "White" is to be understood. The coloumn is always to be filled. Be particularly careful in reporting the class Mulatto. The word is here generic, and includes quadroon, octoroons, and all persons having any perceptible trace of African blood. | 4 |
| Place of Birth, Naming State or Territory of U.S.;
or Country if of Foreign Birth Twenty Censuses: Population and Housing Questions 1790-1980. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1979. pp. 21 |
If of foreign birth, the country will be named as specifically as possible. Instead of writing "Great Britin" as the place of birth, give the particular country, as England, Scotland, Wales. instead of "Germany," specify the State, as Prussia, Baden, Bavaria, Wurtemburg, Hesse Darmstadt, etc. | 24 | |
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Place of Birth of the Father of this person, naming the State or Territory
of the United States, or Country, if of foreign birth |
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| Place of Birth of the Mother of this person, naming
the State or Territory of the United States, or Country, if of foreign birth Twenty Censuses: Population and Housing Questions 1790-1980. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1979. pp. 21 |
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