First 20 Questions on the Long form census

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Ok, if you read this post and the one about the Drudge report on the citizens telling the census to shove it, you'll have all the questions...I think! There are 53 questions for Person Number One (hey, we had a guy here that went by that name, but he moved out!), and 33 questions for persons 5-6 (we never knew those folks)

1. What is this person's name?

2. telephone number

3. sex

4. age, date of birth

5. Is this person Spanish/Hispanic/Latino?

6. What is this person's race : White, Black, African Am., or Negro, American Indian or Alaska Native (print name of enrolled or principle tribe) [followed by 11 other races to select from]

7.Marital status

8. At any time since Feb 1, 2000, has this person attened regular school or college? (Include only nursery school or preschool, kindergarted, elementary school, and schooling which leads to a hhigh school diploma or college diploma) No, Yes, public school, public college, Yes, private school, private college [ed. note-how do you count homeschoolers?]

8. What grade level was this person attending?

9. Highest degree or level of school completed? (very detailed list, from no school completed toDoctorates)

10. What is this person's ancestry or ethnic heritage?

{Hoot dept.} Yes, there really are two questions marked 8!

11 a. Does this person speak a language other than English at home? b. what is this language?

12. Where was this person born?

13. Is this person a CITIZEN of the United States?

14. When did this person come to live in the US?

15. did this person live in this house or aprtment 5 years ago (on April 1, 1995)?

15 b. Where did this person live 5 years ago?

did this person live inside the limits of the city or town?

Name of county

Name of State

ZIP code

16. Does this person have any of the following long-lasting conditions:

a. Blindness, deafness, or a severe vision or hearing impairment?

b. a condition that substantially limits one or more basic physical activities such as walking, climbing stairs, reaching, lifting or carrying?

17. Because of a physical, mental or emotional condition lasting 6 months or more, does this person have any difficulty in doing any of the following activities:

a. Learning, remembering, or concentrating?

b. dressing, bathing, or getting around inside the home?

c. (Answer if this person is 16 YEARS OLD OR OVER) Going outside the home alone to shop or visit a doctor's office?

d. (Answer if this person is 16 YEARS OLD OR OVER) WORKING AT A JOB OR BUSINESS?

18. Was this person 15 years of age on April 1, 2000?

19. a Does this person have any of his/her own grandchildren under the age of 18 living in this house or aprtment?

b. Is this grandparent currently responsible for most of the basic needs of any grandchilren under the age of 18 wholives in this house or aprtment?

c. How long has this grandparent been responsible for these grandchildren? If the grandparent is financially responsible for more than one grandchild, answer the question for the grandchild for whom the grandparent has been resposible for the longest period of time. (lenghts vary from less than 6 mos to 5 years or more)

20. Done active duty? b. When? C. How many years active duty?

Whew! If these questions are available online, fine. This is for the people like me who are lazy!

And so ends my first productive post to this board.

-- (nunoyer@business.nosy), March 16, 2000


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