DearREADERS,
The codes may look cryptic, but here is a selected list of the most common abbreviations used by enumerators in the 1940 census. Be sure to join us to SHARE what you found today when perusing the 1940 census images.
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| Column Number and Heading |
Codes Used | Code Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Column 10: Color or Race |
W Neg In Chi Jp Fil Hin Kor |
White Negro Indian Chinese Japanese Filipino Hindu Korean |
| Column 11: Age at Last Birthday |
11/12 10/12 9/12 8/12 7/12 6/12 5/12 4/12 3/12 2/12 1/12 |
April 1939 May 1939 June 1939 July 1939 August 1939 September 1939 October 1939 November 1939 December 1939 January 1940 February 1940 |
| Column 14: Highest Grade of School Completed |
0 1 to 8 H-1 to H-4 C1 to C4 C-5 |
None Elementary School, 1st to 8th High School, 1st to 4th year College, 1st to 4th year College, 5th year or more |
| Column 16: Citizenship of the Foreign Born |
Na Pa Al Am Cit |
Naturalized Having First Papers Alien American Citizen Born Abroad |
| Columns 30 and 47: Class of Worker |
PW GW E OA NP |
Wage/Salary Worker in Private Work Wage/Salary Worker in Gov't Work Employer Working on Own Account Unpaid Family Worker |
| Column 41: War or Military Service |
W S SW R Ot |
World War Spanish-American War; Philippine Insurrection or Boxer Rebellion Spanish-American War & World War Regular Establishment or Peace-Time Service Other War or Expedition |
Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt :)
DearMYRTLE,
Your friend in genealogy. 
Thanks for this! Helpful, as always!
ReplyDeleteRight to the point. I will Retweet this to save it and put it forward for others. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteWhat about the codes in the columns between some of the numbered columns? Where are those numbers explained?
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