Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Pop Quiz, Part 1: 1950 US Census Vocabulary


How well do you know your 1950 US Census vocabulary? 

Here are four specialized terms or codes you'll encounter when this mid-century Census is released on April 1. 

Test yourself:

1. Class of worker: P, G, O, NP - Decode this alphabet soup!

2. Enumeration District - What does this mean?

3. Form P1 - What's the full name for this form? 

4. Inmate - Who would be listed this way in the Census?


. . . Answers to be revealed soon, along with a quiz about four more vocabulary terms!  Spoiler: answers are HERE!

PS: For more about the 1950 US Census please see my summary page here.

3 comments:

  1. A quiz?! What a fun idea for a post! Do we take the quiz and answer the questions now and see if we get them right when the answers are revealed, or do we wait until next time?

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    1. At your own pace. Next day's post has answers, plus 4 more questions. Third day's post has final answers! Have fun.

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