Interviewer instructions
1.2.2 QUESTIONS FOR PEOPLE AGED 6 AND OLDER
This is the second group of questions related to the characteristics of the household members. It relates only to persons aged 6 and older. Put a dash or a hyphen (-) for persons of less than 6 years in questions 14 to 25.
[Questions] 18 - 22. Economic Activity:
Questions 18 to 22 have to do with the economic activity of the people enumerated, i.e, their occupation. To fill in their forms pay careful attention to the following directions:
a. Only ask these question of household members who are 6 years and older. Put a dash or a hyphen (-) for those less than 6 years old.
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b. To obtain information on economic activity use the month (30 days) prior to the census interview as the point of reference.
However, for people who work in the agricultural sector (farming, breeding animals, fishing and forestry) this reference period is brought to [illegible] 12 months, taking into account the seasonal nature of employment in this sector. Rural work is carried out during a fixed period which does not correspond to the date of the census.
22. Status in main employment
The status in the main job of an employed member of the working population is his status with respect to other persons at his/her place of employment. Ask the following question: "What is your position in the main job?" Depending on the answer you receive, fill in column 22 as follows:
- P for owner (any person who works for himself in a trade and employs one or several paid employees).
- SG for paid government worker (persons who work for the government and are paid in
exchange).
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- SP for paid employee in the private sector (a person who works for an employer in a private company) and receives in exchange either pay or room and board. Include servants and paid family helpers in this category.
- I for Independent (a person who works for himself/herself and who does not employ any paid workers).
- AF: Unpaid family helpers (a person who does a given minimum of work without pay with a relative of the household. Include young people and children who help their parents in the field, and in many other jobs);
- AP: Apprentice (a person who is learning a trade);
- AUT: Other. This is for members of the working population who do not fall into the preceding categories. Put [a dash or hyphen] in column 21 for the non-working population, the unemployed and those aged less than 6 years.
