Literal question
VI. Degree or diploma obtained and economic characteristics.
For individuals 10 years of age and older
[Questions 13 - 21 were asked of people 10 years and older.]
18. Do you work or did you work the last time as a . . .
[] 1 Paid employee? (Continue with question 19)
[] 2 Independent or own-account worker?
[] 3 Unpaid family worker?
[] 4 Owner?
[] 5 Member of a production cooperative or settlement (collective agricultural production or asentamientos)?
[For responses 2 - 5,] (go to to question 21)
Interviewer instructions
Important observations about questions 14 to 21:
Questions 14 to 21, which form part of this section, are meant for getting information about the participation of the population of 10 years old or older in economic activities of the country. It is recommended that each member of the home respond for themselves. If this is not possible, the Head or responsible adult could respond for the youngest, but it is preferable to insist that the adult members respond for themselves.
The information refers to the week before the Census. This week is defined as the reference week and is understood to be from Sunday to Saturday.
Questions 15 to 21 should be asked to all persons who were marked in any of the circles 01 to 05 of question 14. Except to persons who answered that they have never worked in question 15.
Question Number 18: Do you work or did you work last time as a:
Before asking this question, observe the responses written down in questions 15 and16, since based on these responses, in some cases you will be able to deduce what circle to mark on this question.
Read the alternatives and mark the corresponding circle, according to the case, for which you keep in mind the following definitions:
Circle 1. Employee or salary earner: is a person who works or used to work for an employer and receives or used to receive remuneration in the form of salary, wage, commission, tip, paid by the job or in kind.
Circle 2. Independent or own-account worker: One who runs or has run their own economic company or private business or manages on their own account a profession or office and is not in charge of any remunerated employees. This person can work alone or with associates. Example: Bus driver, Traveling salesperson, Home hairstylist, Shoeshine [person], etc.
Circle 3. Unpaid family worker: a person who works or has worked 15 hours or more a week for any family member in their business, company or farm and does not receive a wage or salary for their work.
Circle 4. Employer (owner): One who runs or has run their own economic business (alone or with associates), or manages on their own account a profession, office, that always is in charge of one or more employees who receive salaries.
Circle 5. Member or a Production Cooperative or Settlement: is a person who works or has worked for a Cooperative or a Farmer's Settlement and receives an income proportional to the sale of the product.
Considering that it may prove to be too simple to determine who is an Employee or salary earner (Of the Government, Private Company, Canal Commission, etc.) let us analyze the rest of the occupational categories and the following cases a little more:
a. You are enumerating in the dwelling of Mr. Juan Barría. When asking him for the place of work he states that he is owner of the newsstand San Antonio (question 16). Upon asking him question 18 be careful to make the correct classification investigating if he is in charge of employees. If he has them, it should be classified in circle 4. If not, it should be classified in circle 2.
b. You will be able to determine the category of occupation of the persons in some cases, by means of question 15 (occupation). Example: a shoe shiner, traveling salesperson, car washer, scrap seller, newspaper seller and other occupations that persons do in which they logically are not in charge of any employees.
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These persons can be classified automatically as independent or for their own account.
b. In equal form the category of occupation (question 18) will be able to be determined through the response given to question 16 (where do you work or did you work). Example: If a person states that they worked (question 16) in the IRHE, the IDAAN or any other dependency of the government, you will be able to classify the person automatically as employee or salary earner. Equally if the person works in their house or in the street they can be classified as independent or for their own account.
c. Inasmuch as the family worker, you may think that it concerns a person who works in a family house, nevertheless, if you carefully read the definition, it will become clear to you that it concerns a person who works 15 hours or more a week in the business of a family member without receiving a wage or a salary. In this category are included the family members of farmers who work in the same plot of land without receiving payment.
