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U.S. Decennial Census: 1960

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About the 1960 census

Highlights

  • 18th decennial census
  • US population: 179,323,175
  • Washington population: 2,860,000

Questions asked

  • Information obtained from all persons:
    • Address
    • Name
    • Relationship to head of household
    • Sex
    • Race
    • Month and year of birth
    • Marital status
  • Information obtained from 25-percent sample:
    • Whether residence is on farm
    • Place of birth
    • If foreign born, language spoken in home before coming to US
    • County of birth of parents
    • Length of resident at present address
    • State, county, and city or town of residence 5 years ago
    • Educational attainment
    • School or college attendance, and whether public or private school
    • Whether married more than once and date of first marriage
    • For women ever married, number of children ever born
    • Employment status
    • Hours worked in week preceding enumeration
    • Year last worked
    • Occupation, industry, and class of worker
    • Place of work - which city or town (and whether in city limits or outside), county, state
    • Means of transportation to work
    • Weeks worked last year
    • Earnings last year from wages and salary
    • From self employment
    • Other income last year
    • Veteran status
  • Supplemental schedule for Americans overseas

Statistics

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