Literal question
<span class="em">[Questions 14 through 16 were asked of all persons that are currently working or seeking work]</span></p>
<p>14. In what type of establishment, enterprise etc., did you work during the previous week or the last time you worked?</p>
<div class="i1">Give a full description (example, wool mill) ____</div><p>15. What is or was you profession (job) the last time you worked?</p>
<div class="i1">Give a full description (example, assistant accountant) ____</div><p>16. What is or was your status at this job?</p>
<div class="i1"><span class="em">Choose only one answer.</span><br /><br />[] 1 Employer<br />[] 2 Own-account worker<br />[] 3 Employee or wage-earner<br />[] 4 Member of producers' cooperative<br />[] 5 Contributing family worker<br />[] 6 Not classifiable</div>
Interviewer instructions
<span class="em">Question 16 "What is or was your status at this work?" </span>(Cases 1 or 2 of question 13)
<br />The enumerated individual will record his occupational status at his work or if he is seeking work his occupational status at his last job, i.e. [omitted as in the form].
<br />For each case we clarify:</p>
<div class="i1">[] <span class="ital">Employer </span>is the owner of the establishment (with one or few partners) and is employing on a continuous basis one or more individuals, salaried, a day's wages etc.<br />[] <span class="ital">Self-employed </span>is the individual that works in his own business (with one or few partners) without employing continuously any individual, salaried employee or a day's wages worker, apart maybe members of his family as unpaid assistants.<br />[] <span class="ital">Employee or a day's wage earner </span>is the person who for his work is having a salary or a day's wage or is paid by contract or percentage on the sales, with bonus, or in kind (food, housing, education).<br />[] <span class="ital">Member of producers' cooperative </span>is the self-employed individual at a cooperative, where each member takes part on equal terms with the other members in the organization of production, sales and /or other work, investments and distribution of profits to the members. Note that, "producers' cooperative employees" they are not classified in this group but in the "employee or a day's wage earner" category.<br />[] <span class="ital">Assistant in the family business </span>is the family member working in the family business without pay, except the expenses for his livelihood.</div>
