Literal question
In strict confidence
<br />Ministry of Economic Planning and Development
<br />Central Statistical Office
<br /><span class="h1"><br />Population Census<br />Mauritius<br /></span>
<br /><span class="em">Night of 1-2 July 1990</span></p>
<p><span class="em">For persons aged 12 years and over:</span></p>
<p>35 Main activity status of person from January to December 1989 ____</p>
<div class="i1">Insert as appropriate:</div><div class="i2">[] EA - had a job and/or was looking for a job<br />[] H - homemaker<br />[] S - student<br />[] D - permanently disabled<br />[] R - retired<br />[] Other, specify ____</div>
Interviewer instructions
<span class="em">Columns 35 to 37 refer to the main activity status of the person from January to December 1989.</span></p>
<p><span class="h2">Column 35</span>
<br /><span class="h3">Main activity status during 1989</span>
<br />Insert as appropriate:</p>
<div class="i1"><span class="em">EA</span> - if the person had a job and/or was looking for a job; job means any work for pay, profit, or family gain. It excludes volunteer work and household duties in one's own home.<br /><span class="em">H</span> - if the person was engaged in household duties in his/her own home.<br /><span class="em">S</span> - if the person was studying.</div><span class="pg">[Next Page]</span><div class="i1"><span class="em">D</span> - if the person was permanently ill or disabled and unable to work.<br /><span class="em">R</span> - if the person was wholly retired and not working.<br /><span class="em">Other</span> - for a person not falling in the above categories; in such a case, specify the activity.</div><p>Main activity status means the activity in which the person was engaged for at least half of the year (26 weeks), whether intermittently or continuously. Thus, if a person worked for 12 weeks and was wholly retired for 36 weeks, write 'R'.</p>
<p>If a person had more than one activity status, and each lasted for less than 26 weeks, give the activity status of longest duration. For example, if a person was at school (category S) for 16 weeks, was engaged in household duties (category H) for 12 weeks, was looking for a job (category EA) for 8 weeks, and worked (category EA) for 12 weeks, then write 'EA'. Note that working and looking for work are counted together, so that the total duration is 8 + 12 = 20 weeks.
