http://www.familyhistory.com/censusyear.asp?y=1860

EXCERPT:

Questions Asked in the 1860 Census

For all free persons, the census asked: name; age; sex; color; occupation of persons over age fifteen; value of real estate; value of personal estate; name of state, territory, or country of birth; whether the person was married during the year; and whether the person was deaf-mute, blind, insane, an “idiot,” a pauper, or a convict.

The information in the slave schedules is the same as those for 1850.

Other Significant Facts about the 1860 Census

The 1860 census was the first to ask those being queried to reveal the value of their personal estates.
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I too am interested in his source for his statement as that was not included in the initial posting..

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