Literal question
For those 12 years of age and older [Applies to questions 13-18]
For the principal job
[Applies to questions 15-18]
18. In this job, is ____ a(n)
[] 1 employer or owner (hires workers)?
[] 2 own-account worker?
[] 3 salaried worker?
[] 4 unpaid family worker?
Interviewer instructions
Third Block
Only for persons 12 years old or older
Question 18: Occupational category
[Note: the Spanish version explicitly refers to both male and female grammatical endings in the sub-headings of this section.]
This question refers to the condition or relation of dependence under which the person carries out the principal occupation. This information is important for analyzing the forms of worker participation of the employed population.
Because of this it is necessary that you understand the following concepts:
1. Employer (hires employees): refers to an owner or active member of a company who by carrying out their job hires one or more permanent salaried or employed workers.
[Below the text is a picture of an employer.]
2. Worker on their own account: is a person who works alone or with an associate in their own business, without establishing dependence with an employer and without hiring permanent salaried personnel. They can, in certain cases, have under their dependence one or more remunerated workers (generally family members) or salaried workers hired for short or occasional periods. The person defines the work conditions and fixes the value of the goods produced, or of the services rendered, or the price of merchandise sold.
[Below the text is a picture of a man digging a hole.]
3. Salaried worker: A person who works in a relation of dependence with an employer (company or private institution) or for the State, and receives a payment for the work in the form of a wage or salary, either in money or in kind or both.
[Below the text is a picture of three women sewing.]
4. Unpaid family worker: is one who works in a relation of dependence with a member of the home (or another person) who administers or is in charge of a family farm, business or company, and who does not receive payment for the work in money or in kind.
[Below the text is a picture of a child not receiving money.]
You should be very sure of the occupational category of the person before marking the corresponding box, based on the concepts given previously. Read the question, option by option, until the person responds affirmatively and mark according to what corresponds.
