Literal question
40. Are you seeking a job?
[Question 40 was asked of persons age 12 or older who did not work last week or did not have a job to return, per question 35.]
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No (Go to question 42)
41. When did you last take any steps to look for work?
[Question 41 was asked of persons age 12 or older who did not work or maintain attachment to a job last week, and were seeking a job, as per questions 35 and 40.]
[] 1 One month ago (Go to question 43)
[] 2 Two - three months ago (Go to question 43)
[] 3 Four - six months ago (Go to question 43)
[] 4 Seven months or more (Go to question 43)
[] 5 Have done nothing
42. Why are you not seeking a job or not working?
[Question 42 was asked of persons age 12 or older who did not work or maintain attachment to a job last week, and were either not seeking a job or were seeking a job but took no step to look for work, per questions 35, 40 and 41.]
[] 1 Found a job but waiting to start
[] 2 Student
[] 3 Housewife
[] 4 Retired
[] 5 Income recipients
[] 6 Other
Interviewer instructions
Questions 35-43, are to be asked of all males and females age 12 or older
Question 42. What is your reason for not working or not looking for work?
To be asked of those who answered "No" to question 40, as well as those who stated "Have done nothing" for Question 41. An "X" is to be placed in the box for whichever of the options below is most appropriate to the person's situation.
1. Found a job -- a job/business was set up and is waiting for it to get started: This option is to be marked if, despite not having worked during the past week, the person had secured a workplace or had entered into a written or verbal contract with an employer and is not working because he/she is still awaiting the finalization of incomplete documents, or was in the process of securing credit, a location or various types of equipment for the purpose of establishing a business in his/her name (or one in the form of a partnership), or was on the verge of satisfying these types of requirements and had reached the stage of being on the verge of commencing a job.
This option is also to be marked for those waiting for a job for which they had taken and passed the State Employee exam, and who for this reason were not pursuing in any other initiative.
In addition, for a household member completing military service and joining the household; For a member of the household, who, having worked at a job before leaving for the army was on the verge of resuming work in that workplace after returning from military service, this option is to be marked if during the last week this person was: disengaged from the job, had completed military service, and had re-joined the household.
To avoid committing any error here, the following point must be heeded. If people engaging in agriculture have been unable to conduct their work due to bad weather or for any other reason, and if they replied ""Did not work" to question 35 for this or similar reasons, they may provide the response here of "I have a job and am waiting to begin". In such a case, this would imply that the person had mistakenly responded "Did not work" to question 35, instead of "Did not work, but continuing to be involved with the job". What then needs to be done is to return to the beginning section of questions dealing with employment (to question 35) and to once again ask the questions in that section.
2. Student: A person studying in some kind of school for an education, and is neither working in any job nor looking for work, is a "Student".
3. Housewife: A person not working or searching for work due to being a housewife (being engaged at home in tasks such as cooking food, washing dishes, child care), is a "Housewife".
4. Retired: If a person has retired from a job and is neither working in any job nor looking for a job he/she is "Retired".
5. Rentier [income recipient]: A person living on unearned income sources such as rent and interest from assets owned, and who is neither working nor looking for work is a "Rentier".
6. Other: If the person is neither working nor looking for work for reasons other than those cited above, an "X" is to be placed into the box for "Other".
