Literal question
For persons 10 years of age and over
[Questions 25-44b were asked of those who are 10 years old or over.]
25. Did you work for pay or profit, at least 1 day, during the last 7 days?
[] Yes (Skip to 31)
[] No
26. Did you help in a family farm or business at least 1 day during the last 7 days?
[Question 26 was asked of persons who did not work for pay or profit at least one during the last 7 days.]
[] Yes
[] No (Skip to 28)
27. How many hours per day did you work?
[Question 27 was asked of persons who did not work for pay or profit at least 1 day during the last 7 days, and helped in a family farm or business at least 1 day during the last 7 days.]
[] 3 hours or less (Skip to 29)
[] More than 3 hours (Skip to 31)
28. Do you have any employment, work on farm, enterprise or other family enterprise to return to?
[Question 28 was asked of persons who did not work for pay or profit at least 1 day during the last 7 days, and did not help in a family farm or business at least 1 day during the last 7days.]
[] Yes (Skip to 31)
[] No
29. Were you looking for a job or work during the last 7 days?
[Question 27 was asked of persons who did not work for pay or profit at least 1 day during the last 7 days, and (1) did not help in a family farm or business at least 1 days during the last 7 days and did not have any employment, work on farm, enterprise or other family enterprise to return to; or (2) did help in a family farm or business at least 1 day during the last 7 days, but for 3 hours or less per day.]
[] Yes (Skip to 31)
[] No
Interviewer instructions
Questions 25-44 are to be asked of persons who are 10 years of age and above.
Questions 25-34 record information on work or employment of a person. Be sure to explain to the respondent that you are only concerned with the period of 7 days prior to the day of interview.
Question 25
If the person worked for pay or profit for at least 1 day during the last 7 days you are to mark the "yes" box.
Question 26
This question is to be asked if the answer to Question 25 is "no". If the person helped in the family business or farm for at least 1 day during the last 7 days you are to mark the 'yes" box, even though he may not be receiving a regular wage.
Question 27
This question is to be asked if the answer to Question 26 is 'yes".
Question 29
This question is to be asked if the answer to Question 28 is "no". You are to mark the "yes" box only if the person was actively looking for a job or work and it means that he has taken one or more of the following steps:
(i) Registered at an employment office/labor exchange.
(ii) Has answered advertisements/advertised.
(iii) Contacted prospective employers.
(iv) Informed friends/relatives to look out for job opportunities.
You must check with the respondent to make sure that the person has taken one or more of the above steps whenever you obtain a "yes" to this question.
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Question 30
This question is to be asked if the answer to Question 29 is "no". You are to ask the respondent the reason why he was not looking for work during the last 7 days. Write down the reason in the space provided, and mark the appropriate code.
These codes are as follows:
Schooling - 01
Housework 02
Believe no suitable job available - 03
Bad weather - 04
Illness/Confinement - 05
New job to start soon - 06
Going for further studies - 07
Disabled - 08
Not interested - 09
Waiting for answers to job applications/have looked for work prior to last 7 days - 10
No qualifications - 11
Retired - 12
Too young - 13
Others - 14
A respondent should not be coded 05 just because he/she was ill or in confinement during the last 7 days. You must make sure that the respondent would have looked for work if he/she had not been ill/in confinement.
