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What do I do when the line says No one at home or Vacant? That is not a surname.

Sherry Winter
Sherry Winter ✭
April 11 in 1950 US Census


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  • John Walker_11
    John Walker_11 ✭
    April 12 Answer ✓

    I've been hitting the "not a person" button in the lower right corner. They should have a tutorial for each of the 50 census tasks, all I find is a video on using the app but little instruction on proper protocols to be implied (or at least I've not been able to find them). An old saying the the data processing field was "Garbage in, Garbage out".

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  • Dale Fonnesbeck
    Dale Fonnesbeck mod
    April 12 Answer ✓

    The FAQ says -

    "How do I handle notes that have been indexed as names—for example, “Vacant” or “No one is at home”?

    • In Name Review, only names should be verified, so report these when you see them. To do so, click the flag on the right, then select the Not a Name option. You will be taken to the next name.
    • In Family Review, click Skip Household and select "The entire household is Vacant" option to go to the next household."


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