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By Brian William Greene
After 72 years, new data offers insights into the state of the country after the Great Depression on the eve of World War II
The
The 1940 census went beyond the standard questions about name, age, relationship and occupation, asking about employment status, years of education, internal migration, and participation in New Deal programs among other things for the first time.
The release is fairly difficult to navigate, as it has not yet been fully digitized. Instead, the
Despite the difficulty in navigating the massive cache of documents, the 1940 census is already providing for some interesting contrasts with modern times. The United States of 1940 was less than half the size of the current country, and it also was drastically less racially diverse. Far more Americans ages 20-34 were married in 1940 than present times and, interestingly, the country had far less toilets and electricity back then. The income equality gap among men and women was large, as a woman in 1940 earned almost half of what her male counterparts earned.
You can start your search for your ancestors at the official 1940 Census website.
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