Interviewer instructions
Question 49. What has [the respondent] been doing during the last week?
This question refers once again to the week prior to the census as its time of reference. Ask the question and fill in the bubble that corresponds to the informant's answer. Look at the following examples regarding the question.
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Example 1: If the informant answers that the person only worked in household chores during the prior week of the census, then fill in code 1.
Example 2: If the informant answers that the person does not work because he/she is retired or on a pension, then fill in code 4.
Example 3: If the informant answers that the person does not work or perform any economic activity because he/she studies, then fill in code 2.
Next, see the explanation of the concepts regarding the different types of answer choices in this question, so you know how to choose the correct one according to the answers given by the informants.
Household chores: This type of activity is done by the person who works exclusively in his/her own home and does not produce any goods or services to be sold. This does not include paid household employees. This does include any persons related or not related who help take care of the house without receiving pay for their work.
Studying: This refers to the person who regularly and exclusively attends an educational institution or studies for their own interest, although he/she may occasionally help out with household chores.
Landlord: This is the person who receives money from renting a house, building, vehicle, machine, tool, etc.
Retired or on a pension: This is a person whose only income comes from a pension that he/she may have as a widow/widower, orphan, disability, illness, or years of service.
Not working because of handicap: This refers to the person who is handicap or permanently ill since birth or by accident.
Not working because of old age: This category includes persons who given their old age cannot work in an economically productive manner.
Other: This group includes persons who are not part of any of the aforementioned categories.
None: This group includes persons of age 10 or older who do not work or do any sort of productive activity.
