Literal question
12. Whether stayed away from village/town for 60 days or more for employment or in search of employment:
If code 1 in question 11 [if staying in the same village/town for last 6 months or more, per question 11],
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
Interviewer instructions
5.4.11 Column (12): If code 1 in col. 11, whether during last 365 days stayed away from village/town for 60 days or more for employment or in search of employment: For each person who had stayed in the sample village/town for last 6 months or more (i.e. with code 1 in col. 11), it is to be ascertained whether during last 365 days preceding the date of survey, he/she stayed away from the village/town for 60 days or more either for the purpose of employment/better employment or in search of employment. Code 1 or 2 is to be assigned according to the reply being in the affirmative or otherwise. For filling in this column, the following points may be kept in mind:
(i) during the last 365 days, the period of stay away from village/town must be 60 days or more. The period of stay away outside the village/town may or may not be continuous and the place of stay may or may not be the same.
(ii) the purpose of stay away from village/town should be 'for employment/better employment' or 'in search of employment' only.
The following illustration may help in identifying the purposes 'for employment' and 'in search of employment':
A person may not be having any employment at his place of enumeration (i.e. village/town) due to either non-availability of work in the area or availability of a work which is less remunerative. If such a person had stayed in the place(s) other than his village/town in search of employment or for employment/better employment, code 1 will be applicable for him provided the period of stay-away during the last 365 days is 60 days or more. This may also happen to persons engaged in work nominally or intermittently. For them, and particularly for casual labourers or regular wage/salaried persons, change of employer(s) will largely determine the purpose 'for employment'. The purpose of movement of the self-employed 'along with their enterprise' from place to place will be considered 'for employment', but their movement for the purposes of procuring the raw materials, supplying goods produced, making contracts, etc. for the enterprise in which he/she is usually engaged will not be considered here. Such activities will be considered as part of the working of their enterprise. Similarly, the purpose of movement of persons visiting their own establishments located in different parts of the country will not be considered 'for employment'. These cases will get code 2 in this column. Further, persons who move frequently as part of their 'service contract or nature of work', will not be considered and code 2 will be assigned to them. Hence, staying away of Sales/Medical Representatives and others with a job involving touring (office/job related) will not be considered.
