1930 Census - What is it and interesting fact about it.

I'm going to start this one a little differently.  When you transcribe the census you have to familiarize yourself about the questions/information they are gathering.  Sometimes some of the answers are misleading, you have to read the instructions provided to the enumerators, first. I've already done that part, but you might be interested in what the questions are.  The abbreviations used for some of the answers are located at the bottom of the census.

For example: by just reading the question "Whether at work" the response yes or no can be misleading. If you read "No" for example, it might lead you to believe that they are not actually working at all, when in fact, it's actually aksing if you did or did not work on your last regular working day.

Below is an easy breakdown of the list of questions. So if my transcription is confusing..... Refer to the below list.

The 1930 Census contains records for approximately 123 million Americans.  The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household's family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service.

What questions were on the 1930 Census?

Place of Abode
Street, Avenue, Road, etc.
House number
Number of dwelling house in order of visitation
Number of family in order of visitation

Name
Name of each person whose place of abode on April 1, 1930, was in this family. enter surname first, then the given name, and middle initial, if any.  Include every person living on April 1, 1930. Omit children born since April 1, 1930.

Relation
Relationship of the person to the head of the family

Home Data
Home owned or rented
Value of home, if owned, or monthly rental, if rented
Radio set
Does this family own a farm?

Personal description
Sex
Color or race
Age at last birthday
Marital condition
Age at first marriage

Education
Attended school or college any time since Sept. 1 1929
Whether able to read or write

Place of birth - Place of birth of each person enumerated and of his or her parents.
If born in the United States, give State or Territory.
If of foreign birth, give county in which birthplace is now situated.
Distinguish Canada - French from Canada - English, and Irish Free State from Northern Ireland.
Place of birth - person
Place of birth - father
Place of birth - mother

Mother tongue (or native language) of foreign born
Language spoken in home before coming to the United States

Citizenship, etc
Year of immigration into the United States
Naturalization
Whether able to speak English

Occupation and industry
Trade, profession or particular kind of work done
Industry or business
Class of worker

Employment
Whether actually at work yesterday (or the last regular working day)
Yes or No
If not, line number on the Unemployment schedule (These schedules no longer exist)

Veterans
Whether a veteran of U.S, Military or Naval forces Yes or No
What War of expedition?

Farm schedule
Number of farm schedule (These schedules no longer exist)

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Interesting Facts about the 1930 Census

• This is the last census in which individuals were asked whether they could read or write.
• Unlike previous censuses, this census did not ask individuals for the year of naturalization.
• This is the first census in which individuals were asked: the value of their home, or the amount of rent paid each month; their age at the time of their first marriage; the specific war a man had fought in.
• The 1930 census is the only census to ask whether the occupants of the home owned a radio.
• Based on the census, the average number of people in a household was 4.1.
• In 1930 the average life expectancy for an American was 59.7 years
• The leading country for people of foreign birth was Italy (1.8 million)