Literal question
[Questions 20-26 apply to people aged 15 and over]
25 If you are:
Working for payment or profit (Q24 box 1)
Unemployed (Q24 box 3)
retired (Q24 box 6)
Answer the following questions about your main job or your last main job if you are not currently employed. Otherwise skip to Q32.
26 Do (did) you work as an employee or are (were) you self-employed in your main job?
Your main job is the job in which you usually work(ed) the most hours
[] 1 Employee
[] 2 Self-employed, with paid employees
[] 3 Self-employed, without paid employees
[] 4 Assisting relative (not receiving a fixed wage or salary)
Interviewer instructions
Questions 26 to 31 are to be answered by persons who are working for payment or profit, unemployed or retired (i.e., those who have ticked boxes 1, 3, or 6 for question 24).
26. Do (did) you work as an employee or are (were) you self-employed in your main job?
Your main job is the job in which you usually work(ed) the most hours
[] 1 Employee
[] 2 Self-employed, with paid employees
[] 3 Self-employed, without paid employees
[] 4 Assisting relative (not receiving a fixed wage or salary)
Question 26 is used in the analysis of people's employment. This information is used to show potential growth in business and employment.
Guidelines on answering question 26:
The term "Employee" should be used for a person receiving a fixed wage or salary, even if he/she is assisting a relative. However, if a person is assisting a relative without receiving a fixed wage or salary, he/she should 4 "Assisting relative"
Priests, nuns, brothers, etc. should 1 "Employee"
Persons employed as managing directors should 1 "Employee"
Persons in partnership in a firm having paid employees should 2 "Self-employed, with paid"
Persons in partnership in a firm not having paid employees should 3 "Self-employed, without paid".
