Literal question
C. Economic characteristics
Only for persons 12 years of age and older
[Questions 15 to 18 were asked of persons age 12 and older]
15. What did you do during the greater part of last week?
Ask each of the questions in the order given, until receiving an affirmative response.
[] 1 Worked?
[] 2 Did not work but had a job?
[] 3 Looked for work having worked before?
[] 4 Looked for work for the first time?
[] 5 Lived off pension or investment income?
[] 6 Studied?
[] 7 Took care of your home?
[] 8 Disabled?
[] 9 ____ Other (specify)
Interviewer instructions
IV. Information about the Population
C. Economic characteristics.
15. Activity during the week of July 3rd to 8th, 1972.
Ask the questions in the order indicated on the form until you receive an affirmative answer. Be aware that the answers are exclusive, which means, when you mark one, it eliminates the possibility of marking any other.
* Worked: this includes all persons who worked for pay or salary, in cash or in kind, for tips or commission, or self-employed. Also includes the person who works without pay in a family business.
* Did not work, but had employment: this includes all of the persons who have an employment or business, but in the reference week did not work due to illness, vacations, broken-down machinery, bad weather, accident, etc.
* Looked for work having worked before: this refers to the persons who having worked previously, in the week before the Census did not work and were dedicated to looking for another job.
* Looked for work for the first time: this includes the persons who not having worked previously, desire to do so, for which they have made the effort to find work, personally offering themselves to possible employers, registering in employment placement offices, and placing advertisements in the newspapers, etc.
* Lived off of his/her pension or rents: includes the person who did not have any paid occupation in the week before the Census, and maintained himself/herself with the product of his/her goods or capital or what he/she receives in the concept of retirement or pension.
* Studied: this refers to the persons who were exclusively dedicated to studying, without doing any paid activity. If, in addition to studying, he/she did any paid work, you should mark the box 1 "Worked".
* Took care of his/her household: this includes the persons dedicated to the domestic labors in his/her own household, such as housewives and other relatives who did the domestic chores without being paid.
If the person being enumerated does the work or household chores in someone else's house and for payment "in cash" or "in kind", you should mark box 1, "Worked".
* Incapacitated: this covers the persons who for reasons of advanced age, physical incapacity, or chronic illness, cannot work nor look for work.
* Other: this includes any other reason for which he/she did not do any remunerated work. Mark the box and specify the cause.
15. What did you do the greatest part of last week?
Ask each of the questions in the indicated order until you obtain an affirmative answer.
Only if you marked the boxes 1, 2, or 3 should you ask the questions of line 16 to 18.
[] 1 Worked?
[] 2 Did not work, but had a job?
[] 3 Looked for work having worked previously?
[] 4 Looked for work for the first time?
[] 5 Lived off of pension or rents?
[] 6 Studied?
[] 7 Took care of your household?
[] 8 Incapacitated?
[] 9 Other (specify) ____
