Literal question
The following questions 13-24 should only be completed for persons born in 1960 or earlier.
The following questions (13-16) refer to the person's usual occupation during the last twelve months (March 1970-February 1971).
15. What was his/her occupational status in the establishment, farm, enterprise, or service where he/she was working?
[] 1 Employer
[] 2 Self-employed
[] 3 Assistant in the family business
[] 4 Employee or wage-earner
16. If he/she is not usually working, what is the reason?
[] 1 Pupil
[] 2 Student
[] 3 Household activities
[] 4 Sickness or disability
[] 5 Conscript
[] 6 Other reason
Interviewer instructions
Questions 13-16, Usual occupation during the last twelve months (March 1970-February 1971)
148. Questions 13-24 should only be completed only for persons of age 10 and more.
[Omitted, definitions and instructions]
149. An individual is to be considered as working at if he has a job that provides his and the household's livelihood. That is, that the individual is working in order to profit, or for pay (salary, a day's wages, contract work) or assist in the family business even without pay apart from his livelihood as a member of the family.
150. Working individuals may be distinguished in two categories: Those that are always working at the same job and those that that are working in various jobs.
151. Usual occupation is the work that the individual is specialized or is working for the most part of the year. E.g. tailor, shoe-maker, builder, miner, loader, tobacco worker, land worker etc.
Question 15, Occupational status
167. Employer is considered the owner of an establishment (either by himself or with partners) and is employing salaried or wage earning staff.
168. Self-employed is the one that does not employ salaried or wage earning staff apart maybe a member of his family without pay.
169. Assistant in the family business is the family member working in the family business without pay, except his livelihood.
170. Employee or wage earner is the person who for his work is having a salary or a day's wage or by contract.
The employee or wage earner that works on contract but has the materials is considered as employer (if he employs staff) or self-employed (if not employing staff).
Employee is considered as well the one working for percentages on sales but the one working for percentages on profit is considered as businessman.
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Question 16, Reason for not working [omitted]
