Literal question
For all individuals 12 years of age and older
Questions 14 - 16 are only for those who answered 1, 2, or 3 in question 13.
14. What is the occupation that provided the greatest income in the days from November 7th to 13th, or what was your last occupation if unemployed?
Write with some detail the work performed.
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Interviewer instructions
Questions 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 on Economic characteristics should be asked of all people 12 and older.
Question 14. What is the occupation that provided you with the greatest income during the days between the 7th and 13th of November or what was your last occupation if you were unemployed?
This question, as well as numbers 15 and 16, should only be asked of those people who responded with 0, 1, or 2 to question 13.
If the answer that the informant gives is ambiguous or not very clear, ask them to describe in some detail the work that they do and record what they report.
[The information below appears in a table in the original document.]
Incorrect recording: Teacher
Correct recording: Primary school teacher, high school teacher, music teacher
Incorrect recording: Craftsman
Correct recording: Radio technician, carpenter, potter
Incorrect recording: Seller
Correct recording: Pharmaceutical salesman, department store salesclerk, ticket and fare agent, life insurance salesman
Incorrect recording: Laborer, day-laborer or unskilled laborer
Correct recording: Unskilled farm worker, stevedore or dock worker, caretaker of vehicles
Incorrect recording: Mechanic
Correct recording: Auto mechanic, precision mechanic, dental technician
[The following is in the rural manual] Don't record manual laborer, unskilled laborer, mechanic, seller. Insist that the information be more precise, for example: construction worker, unskilled farm worker, milker, etc.
