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This section contains facsimile copies of the enumeration forms used in the decennial census of the United States from 1860 through 2010, and the American Community Survey. Most of the forms are contained in Bureau of the Census, 200 Years of U.S. Census Taking: Population and Housing Questions, 1790-1990. While the facsimiles convey the physical layout of the documents used to enumerate the population, they are not always clear enough to actually read the questions. For this reason, we have also included text of the questions. Enumerator instructions for the early years - beginning with 1850 -- and general instructions included with the self-enumeration forms in the later years are also reproduced here.
The facsimile schedule for 1850 is not included in 200 Years of the U.S. Census Taking and was unavailable at this time from other sources. However, the 1850 enumeration schedule had "format and content identical with the 1860 schedule, except that the 1850 schedule did not contain the inquiry on value of personal estate." Text for the 1850 census questions is included.
Until 1950, respondents for the U.S. census were asked questions by phone or in-person by enumerators. In Puerto Rico, respondents were asked questions by enumerators for samples available through IPUMS from 1970-1990. In the U.S. census, respondents answered questionnaires sent by mail from the 1960 census onward; in Puerto Rico, respondents answered questionnaires sent by mail from the 2000 census onward.
- 1850 Census Questions
- 1860 Census Enumeration Form
- 1870 Census Enumeration Form
- 1880 Census Enumeration Form
- 1890 Enumerator Instructions
- 1900 Census Enumeration Form
- 1910 Census Enumeration Form
- 1920 Census Enumeration Form
- 1930 Census Enumeration Form
- 1940 Census Enumeration Form
- 1950 Census Enumeration Form
- 1960 Census Enumeration Form
- 1970 Census Enumeration Form
- 1970 Puerto Rican Census Enumeration Form
- 1980 Census Enumeration Form
- 1980 Puerto Rican Census Enumeration Form
- 1990 Census Enumeration Form
- 1990 Puerto Rican Census Enumeration Form
- 2000 Census Enumeration Form
- 2000 Puerto Rican Census Enumeration Form
- 2000-2002 American Community Survey Enumeration Form
- 2003-2004 American Community Survey Enumeration Form
- 2005-2006 American Community Survey Enumeration Form
- 2007 American Community Survey Enumeration Form
- 2005-2006 Puerto Rican Community Survey Enumeration Form
- 2007 Puerto Rican Community Survey Enumeration Form
- 2008 American Community Survey Enumeration Form
- 2008 Puerto Rican Community Survey Enumeration Form
- 2009 American Community Survey Enumeration Form
- 2009 Puerto Rican Community Survey Enumeration Form
- 2010 Census Survey Enumeration Form
- 2010 American Community Survey Enumeration Form
- 2010 Puerto Rican Community Survey Enumeration Form
- 2011 American Community Survey Enumeration Form
- 2011 Puerto Rican Community Survey Enumeration Form
- 2012 American Community Survey Enumeration Form
- 2012 Puerto Rican Community Survey Enumeration Form
- 2013 American Community Survey Enumeration Form
- 2013 Puerto Rican Community Survey Enumeration Form
- 2014 American Community Survey Enumeration Form
- 2014 Puerto Rican Community Survey Enumeration Form
- 2015 American Community Survey Enumeration Form
- 2015 Puerto Rican Community Survey Enumeration Form
- 2016 American Community Survey Enumeration Form
- 2016 Puerto Rican Community Survey Enumeration Form
- 2017 American Community Survey Enumeration Form
- 2017 Puerto Rican Community Survey Enumeration Form
- 2018 American Community Survey Enumeration Form
- 2018 Puerto Rican Community Survey Enumeration Form
- 2019 American Community Survey Enumeration Form
- 2019 Puerto Rican Community Survey Enumeration Form
- 2020 American Community Survey Enumeration Form
- 2020 Puerto Rican Community Survey Enumeration Form
- 2021 American Community Survey Enumeration Form
- 2021 Puerto Rican Community Survey Enumeration Form
- 2022 American Community Survey Enumeration Form
- 2022 Puerto Rican Community Survey Enumeration Form
- 2023 American Community Survey Enumeration Form
- 2023 Puerto Rican Community Survey Enumeration Form
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