Literal question
B. Person Form
26. How would you describe your present principal status? Check one box only.
[] 1 Working for payment or profit
[] 2 Looking for regular job
[] 3 Unemployed
[] 4 Student or pupil
[] 5 Looking after home/family
[] 6 Retired from employment
[] 7 Unable to work due to permanent sickness or disability
[] 8 Other, write in: ________
Interviewer instructions
Question 26 will provide information on principal economic status, allowing us to classify persons aged 15 years and over into those within and outside the labour force.
26. How would you describe your present principal status?
Check one box only.
[] 1 Working for payment or profit
[] 2 Looking for regular job
[] 3 Unemployed
[] 4 Student or pupil
[] 5 Looking after home/family
[] 6 Retired from employment
[] 7 Unable to work due to permanent sickness or disability
[] 8 Other, write in: ________
Some guidelines on answering question 26:
As the person's principal economic status is required, only one of the listed categories should be ticked.
The following should box Working for payment or profit;
Persons who are self-employed.
Persons mainly engaged as 'assisting relatives' on farms, in shops or in any other commercial enterprises even if they receive no payment or no regular payment.
Priests, nuns and brothers except where they are Retired or Unable to work due to permanent sickness.
Persons temporarily absent from work due to illness, holidays, etc.
Apprentices who are in employment and who also attend school or technical college.
Full-time students who are in part-time employment should tick box Student or pupil.
