Literal question
Individual form
[Section I is the same as Section I: Household and Living Unit Information above]
IV. 10 years or older
19. What were you doing last week?
[Question 19 was asked of persons age 10 or older who did not work last week, per question 18]
[] Looking for work
[] School (skip to question 24)
[] Household [duties] (skip to question 24)
[] Retired (skip to question 24)
[] Other (skip to question 24)
Interviewer instructions
8. Part IV: For age 10 or older
All the Questions in this part are intended for household members age 10 or older. Skip this part and the Questions if younger than 10.
8.1. Questions 18 to 23
The Questions are:
Question 18: "Have you been working in the past week?"
Question 19: "What have you been doing in the past week?"
Question 20: "Have you worked before?"
Question 21: "Type/status of job"
Question 22: "What is your job?"
Question 23: "Industry"
8.1.1. Concept and definition
8.1.2. Filling procedure for Questions 18 to 23
The accuracy of the answer for these Questions depends on the enumerator's ability to ask the questions. To obtain the best results, follow these directions:
Question 19
If the answer for Question 18 [Have you worked in the past week?] is "Yes", then ask these questions below:
First question:
"In the past week, did you try to seek work?"
If the answer is "Yes", fill in the "Job seeker" box for Question 19 and move on to Question 20. If the answer is "No", ask the second question:
"In the past week, why did you not seek work?"
If the answer are "Waiting for a reply of a work application", "Just obtained a job and have not started to work", or "Work suspended but will work again," then fill in the "Job seeker" box for Question 19 and move on to Question 20.
If the answers are "Still in school", "Managing household", "Retired" and so on, then fill in one of the appropriate boxes for Question 19. Move on to Questionnaire 24.
