Atlanta Daily World

Current Population Survey Conducted During Month Of April

The census taker, like the postman, will ring twice at the doors of a number of local households during April, according to Director Thomas W. McWhirter of the U. S. Census Bureau's regional field office at Atlanta, Ga.

One visit from a census taker will be for the purpose of collecting information for the nationwide 1960 Census of Population and Housing. The other census taker will be asking questions in connection with the Current Population Survey, the Census Bureau's monthly sample survey which has been gathering information on employment and unemployment for the past 20 years.

The Current Population Survey is being conducted in April, as usual, in order to provide current information on employment conditions. Because the Current Population Survey is confined to a sample of the population, it is possible to publish figures from it within three to four weeks after they are collected. The 1960 Census, on the other hand, is such a tremendous undertaking that it will be several months before the first results can be tabulated and published. Thus, the only employment figures for April 1960 that can be obtained quickly are those from the Current Population Survey.

Regional Field Director pointed out without these figures there would be a serious loss of information to many business, labor, and government groups who are constantly studying the employment situation, he said.

The Current Population Survey is conducted here and in 329 other sections of the country. Information will be collected locally during the week of April 19 by Mrs. Nell Dacus, Mrs. Ruth Kidd, and Mrs. Annette Jacks.