1960
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 |
| (Race or color) Is the person-- Twenty Censuses: Population and Housing Questions 1790-1980. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1979. pp.70 |
White, Negro, American Indian, Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Hawaiian, Part Hawaiian, Aleut, Eskimo (etc.)? (pp. 70) |
The instructions for completing P5 (race or color) by observation directed that Puerto Ricans, Mexicans, or other persons of Latin descent would be classified as "White" unless they were definitely Negro, Indian, or some other race. Southern European and Near Eastern nationalities also were to be considered White. Asian Indians were to be classified as "Other," and "Hindu" written in. (pp. 70) |
P5 |
| Where was the person born? Twenty Censuses: Population and Housing Questions 1790-1980. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1979. pp. 70 |
If born in the United States, write name of State. If born outside the United States, write name of country, U.S. possession, etc. Use international boundaries as now recognized by the U.S. (pp. 70) | P8 | |
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What language was spoken in his home before he came to the United States?
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P9 | ||
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What country was his father born in? |
United States OR ___________ (name foreign country, or Puerto Rico, Guam, etc. | P10 | |
| What country was his mother born in? Twenty Censuses: Population and Housing Questions 1790-1980. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1979. pp. 70 |
United States OR ___________ (name foreign country, or Puerto Rico, Guam, etc. | P11 |