Literal question
Ask for all persons aged 10 years and older (born before 10 October 1991)
Did not have any work
P-18c. Availability (If NO to P-18)
_ If offered work, how soon could (the person) start?
1 = Within one week
2 = More than 1 week, up to 2 weeks
3 = More than 2 weeks, up to 4 weeks
4 = Some time after 4 weeks
5 = Does not choose to work
Go to P-20
Interviewer instructions
Question P-18 -- Any work in the 7 days before 10 0ctober
Ask for all persons aged 10 years and over, that is, born before 10 October 1991
Question 18 has four parts i.e. P-18, P-18a, P-18b and P-18c. Only those who are working continue with the rest of Question 18. Those who are not working go to Question 19.
Question P-18c -- Availability
"If offered work, how soon could (the person) start?"
We want to know how soon the person can start work. The answer "within one week" means s/he may belong to the "labour force" according to the narrow definition. For labour force policy this question is very important. If the person cannot tell you when s/he could start work, the correct choice may be 5 = "Does not choose to work". However, as for the last question, answers that apparently contradict the answer to Question 18a are acceptable. Dot the correct box.
National Bureau: Some respondents may think that you are offering them employment. Be sure to make it clear that you are not offering any work.
For all these people who have been answering P-18a, P-18b and P-18c on unemployment, skip the whole of P-19 and go to P-20.
