Literal question
Only for individuals 12 years of age and older
[Applies to questions 17 - 22]
17. Activity status.
Mark only one circle according to the instruction on page 47 of the Enumerator's Manual.
[] 1 Worked
[] 2 Did not work
[] 3X Looked for work for the first time
[] 4X Student
[] 5X Household duties
[] 6X Pensioner or rentier
[] 9X Others (specify) ____
Interviewer instructions
23.- Question No. 17.- Activity status
Only one circle should be marked for each person. Ask what the person does and then include it in the corresponding space.
23.1.- Worked: refers to all persons 12 years old or older who during the week of may 7 to 12 worked one hour or more or was in possession of a job.
This job could have been for:
23.1.1.- a) Received remuneration, in money, in kind or in both.
23.1.2.- b) Having had incomes or not; such is the case of "worker by own account".
23.1.3.- c) Not having had remuneration or incomes, such is the case of "non remunerated family worker".
All persons who during the week of May 7 to 12 were in possession of a job should be included, even if they were on vacation, sick, on strike, involuntary work stoppage, etc.
It is not considered that a person "worked", if a person is dedicated exclusively to domestic crafts or household duties, such as painting it, working in the garden, repairing it, etc.
23.2.- Did not Work: refers to every person 12 years old or more WHO WAS CAPABLE OF WORKING who in the week of May 7 to 12 did not have a job, and either was looking for it or did not look for it because they thought they were not going to find it.
23.3.- Looked for Work for the First Time: refers to every person 12 years old or more who was capable of working, who never has worked and looks for work for the first time, including those who took the steps to work for their own account or as employer.
23.4.- Student: refers to a person 12 years old or more who is dedicated exclusively to studying during the week from May 7 to 12. That is, if a person worked during the aforementioned week, it should be written down as such.
23.5.- Domestic Crafts: refers to every person 12 years old or more who in the week of May 7 to 12 were dedicated exclusively to the care of their own home. Generally they are understood to be women and as an exception, men.
Servants and other paid employees of the house should be written down as "worked".
23.6.- Pensioned, Rentiers or Retirees: refer to persons who live exclusively from a pension, retirement payment or investment. They should always be written down as such, even if they do household duties "Domestic Crafts".
23.7.- Others: are those persons 12 years old or older who cannot be classified in the previous points. The persons referred to in this group are
23.7.1.- Persons Interned in Institutions: are residents in a permanent form in jails, convents, asylums, etc.
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23.7.2.- Other Persons: includes persons such as the blind, beggars, paralytics, and others with mental or physical deficiencies who do not work in any occupation.
Children who finished their primary education or now do not attend school, who do not work, or who do not look for work for the first time, should be included in this group.
Also all persons not included in the previous classifications are included here, such as: Persons 65 years old or older, vagabonds, antisocial persons, etc.
