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1940 Census of Population: Education
1940 Census of Population: Education
This volume consists of three reports, arranged as follows:
- Educational Attainment of Children by Rental Value of Home
- Educational Attainment by Economic Characteristics and Marital Status
- Education, Occupation and Household Relationship of Males 18 to 44 Years Old
"Educational Attainment of Children by Rental Value of Home" is a special report based on sample statistics.
"Educational Attainment by Economic Characteristics and Marital Status" is a special report based tabulations of a 5-percent sample of the population returns for native white and Negro children 18 to 64 years old.
"Education, Occupation and Household Relationship of Males 18 to 44 Years Old" is a report based on the tabulations of a 5-percent sample of the population returns, and presents the characteristics of native white and Negro males.
Educational Attainment of Children by Rental Value of Home
(1945)
A special report based on sample statistics.
This report presents statistics showing the relationship between the economic status of the family, as measured by monthly rental value of the home, and educational attainment, as indicated by highest grade of school completed. It is based on tabulations of a 5-percent sample of the population returns for native white and Negro children 7 to 17 years old.
Educational Attainment by Economic Characteristics and Marital Status
(1947)
A special report based tabulations of a 5-percent sample of the population returns for native white and Negro children 18 to 64 years old.
This report presents statistics showing the relationship between educational attainment, as measured by highest grade of school completed, and subsequent social-economic status, as indicated by tenure and rental value of the home, employment status, major occupation group, wage or salary income in 1939, and marital status.
Education, Occupation, and Household Relationship of Males 18 to 44 Years Old
(1943)
This report presents statistics on males 18 to 44 years old enumerated in the Sixteenth Decennial census of Population taken as of April 1, 1940. For this group, upon which the United States has drawn heavily for the personnel of its armed forces, the tables show cross-classifications by age, household relationship, highest grade of school completed, and major occupation group. Data are presented by race for the United States and regions, for urban places classified according to size, and for rural areas.
A Note on Language
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