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Highlights
Questions asked (see questionnaire)
Information obtained from all persons: Address; name; relationship to head of household; sex; race; age; month and year of birth; marital status; if American Indian, name of tribe.
Information obtained from 20-percent sample: Whether residence is on a farm; place of birth; educational attainment; for women, number of children ever born; employment status; hours worked in week preceding enumeration; year last worked; industry, occupation, and class of worker; state or country of residence 5 years ago; activity 5 years ago; weeks worked last year; earnings last year from wages and salary, from self-employment; other income last year.
Information obtained from 15-percent sample: Country of birth of parents; county, and city or town of residence 5 years ago (and whether in city limits or outside); length of residence at present address; language spoken in childhood home; school or college attendance, and whether public, parochial, or other private school; veteran status; place of work--street address, which city or town (and whether in city limits or outside), county, state, ZIP code; means of transportation to work.
Information obtained from 5-percent sample: Whether of Spanish descent; citizenship; year of immigration; whether married more than once and date of first marriage; whether first marriage ended because of death of spouse; vocational training; (for persons of working age) presence and duration of disability; industry, occupation, and class of worker 5 years ago.
Supplemental schedule for Americans overseas.
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Find all 1970 census publications in the library catalog.
Selected publications, Census of Population:
Vol. I: Characteristics of the Population A. Number of Inhabitants [C3.223/9:970/v.1/pt 6/sec. 1]
Vol. I: Characteristics of the Population; B. General Population Characteristics [C3.223/9:970/v.1/pt 6/sec. 2 and C 3.223/6:970/B1 and C 3.223/6:970/B6]
Vol I: Characteristics of the Population; C. General Social and Economic Characteristics [C3.223/9:970/v.1/pt 6/sec. 3 and C 3.223/7:970/C1 and C 3.223/7:970/C6]
Vol I: Characteristics of the Population; D. Detailed Characteristics [C 3.223/8:970/D1 and C 3.223/8:970/D6/sec 1]
Vol II: Subject Reports -
National Origin and Language> [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 1A]
Negro Population [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 1B]
Persons of Spanish Origin [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 1C]
Persons of Spanish Surname [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 1D]
Puerto Ricans in the United States [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 1E]
American Indians [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 1F]
Japanese, Chinese, and Filipinos in the United States [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 1G]
State of Birth [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 2A]
Mobility for States and the Nation [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 2B]
Mobility for Metropolitan Areas [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 2C]
Lifetime and Recent Migration [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 2D]
Migration Between State Economic Areas [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 2E]
Women by Number of Children Ever Born [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 3A]
Childspacing and Current Fertility [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 3B]
Family Composition [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 4A]
Persons by Family Characteristics [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 4B]
Marital Status [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 4C]
Age at First Marriage [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 4D]
Persons in Institutions and Other Group Quarters [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 4E]
School Enrollment [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 5A]
Educational Attainment [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 5B]
Vocational Training [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 5C]
Employment Status and Work Experience [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 6A]
Persons Not Employed [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 6B]
Persons With Work Disability [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 6C]
Journey to Work [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 6D]
Veterans [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 6E]
Occupational Characteristics [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 7A]
Industrial Characteristics [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 7B]
Occupation by Industry [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 7C]
Government Workers [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 7D]
Occupation and Residence in 1965 [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 7E]
Occupations of Persons with High Earnings [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 7F]
Sources and Structure of Family Income [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 8A]
Earnings by Occupation and Education [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 8B]
Income of the Farm-Related Population [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 8C]
Low-Income Population [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 9A]
Low-Income Areas in Large Cities [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 9B]
Americans Living Abroad [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 10A]
State Economic Areas [C 3.223/10:970 v. 2 PT. 10B]
Selected publications, Census of Population and Housing:
Census Tracts [ C3.223/11:970/1-241]
General demographic trends for metropolitan areas, 1960 to 1970 [ C 3.223/13:970/1-52]
Employment profiles of selected low-income areas [C 3.223/17:970 v.1-76]
Selected publications, Census of Housing:
Vol. I: Housing Characteristics for States, Cities, and Counties; A. General Housing Characteristics
[C 3.224/3:970 v. 1 pt.1-58 and C 3.224/3:970/A1 and C 3.224/3:970/A6]
Vol. I: Housing Characteristics for States, Cities, and Counties; B. Detailed Housing Characteristics
[C 3.224/3:970 v. 1 pt.1-58 and C 3.224/3:970/B1 and C 3.224/3:970/B6]
Vol. II: Metropolitan Housing Characteristics [ C 3.224/4:970/1-248]
Vol. III: Block Statistics [C 3.224/5:970/1-278]
Vol. IV: Components of Inventory of Change [ C 3.224/6:970/1-16]
Vol. V: Residential Finance [ C 3.224/7:970]
Vol. VI: Plumbing Facilities and Estimates of Dilapidated Housing [C3.224/9:970/v.6. ]
Vol. VI: Plumbing Facilities and Estimates of Dilapidated Housing Addendum: Accuracy of Estimates [ C3.224/9:970/v.6/add. ]
Vol. VII: Subject Reports [3.224/10:970/]
