Literal question
(Only for people 12 years of age and older.)
27. In this job, are (or were) you a?
[] Public sector professional employee -- Go on to question 28
[] Private sector professional employee -- Go on to question 28
[] Public sector manual laborer (obrero) -- Go on to question 28
[] Private sector manual laborer (obrero) -- Go on to question 28
[] Domestic servant -- Go on to question 29
[] Owner -- Go on to question 29
[] Own-account worker -- Go on to question 29
[] Member of a cooperative -- Go on to question 29
[] Unpaid family worker -- Go on to question 30
Did you look for work? [Unpaid family worker]
[] Yes
[] No
Interviewer instructions
Question 27
-- In this job you are (or were) ?
This question requests the employment status in the job in which the person carries out his/her principal remunerated employment.
In order to answer this question, the following concepts need to be explained:
Public employee.
A person who works in Public Administration, Ministries, other Organizations within the National, Regional, State, and Municipal Public Administration - Municipal Councils, Governments, etc.; Universities and Institutions of Higher Educational of the Venezuelan State; Companies whose capital is mostly owned by the State; petroleum and petrochemistry, etc. Fill in the corresponding oval and proceed to question 28.
Private sector employee.
A person who works for a company whose capital mainly comes from private sources.
These companies can be for-profit or non-profit. Included in this category are: Incorporated Enterprises, Limited Liability Corporations, Family Enterprises, Cooperatives, Non-profit organizations (scouts, church, etc.). Also included are activities in a family residence providing services other than household duties. Fill in the corresponding oval and proceed to question 28.
Manual laborer.
A person, in the public or private sector, whose income is calculated on a daily rate and is usually paid at the end of each week, is classified in this category.
Fill in the corresponding oval and proceed to question 28.
Domestic employee.
The person who claims to work permanently and exclusively for a family household carrying out household duties for which a bi-weekly or monthly salary is received. Fill in the corresponding oval and proceed to question 29.
Employer.
Those who direct their own company. They should have at least one salaried employee (white-collar) or laborer in their employment.
Fill in the corresponding oval and proceed to question 29.
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Worker on own-account.
A person who does not depend on an employer and who directly offers and charges for services with no intermediaries, also does not have employees (white-collar) or laborers in their employment. This includes plumbers, electricians, taxi drivers, etc. who offer their services individually and privately.
Fill in the corresponding oval and proceed to question 29.
Cooperative member.
A person who works as an active member of one or more cooperatives: transportation, agricultural, etc.
Fill in the corresponding oval and proceed to question 29.
Unpaid family worker.
Works in the company of a family member and does not receive compensation in the form of money.
If the person claims to be an "unpaid family worker", fill in the corresponding oval and ask if the person looked for other work, filling in the appropriate oval according to the answer and proceed to question 30.
