Literal question
V. Information on members of the household
2. Persons age 10 or older
[Questions 14-21 were asked of persons age 10 or older]
[Questions 16-20 were asked of persons age 10 or older with employment or who performed some other activity, per questions 14 and 15.]
19. In this job, are or were you:
[] 1 Public sector employee or worker
[] 2 Private sector employee or worker
[] 3 Owner or employer
[] 4 Unpaid family worker
[] 5 Independent worker (own-account worker)
[] 6 Domestic worker
[] 7 Worker in a production cooperative
[] 8 Unknown
Interviewer instructions
4.5.4 Persons age 10 or older
These questions numbered 14 to 21 will be asked to those who are age 10 or older, males and females. If the person is younger than 10, the interview will end, canceling the corresponding page.
19. Situation at work
It is desired to know which position was worked in the principal job taking place in the week prior to the census. It is desired to know if the person was an employee or worker in the public or private sector, boss, or any of the categories that appear in the box.
[pg. 57]
In this job, you were:
Employee or worker in the public sector:
This is the person who works or worked in an institution in the public sector, whether with the central government, with an autonomous entity, or with a municipal city hall.
Employee or worker in the private sector:
This is the person who worked for a business, establishment, company or institution of the private sector. As such, this will include the people who work in international organizations, such as the UN, IDA (International Development Association), OAS (Organization of American States), etc. This should take into account that even though a person occupies the position of director, manager or president, if they are not owner of the company, they are still an employee, which is valid in both sectors (public and private).
Boss or employer:
The boss, entrepreneur or owner is the person who operates their own business or company or who works in a profession or capacity on their own account and who has one or more employees or paid or salaried workers.
Family worker without pay:
Uncompensated family workers are those who help with the family business without receiving pay, for at least 15 hours per week.
[pg. 58]
Independent workers (self-employed):
An independent worker is a person who is self-employed and doesn't have employees or workers to supervise but can receive help from a family member without paying them. Care should be taken not to confuse the self-employed worker with the owner or employer.
Domestic worker:
This is a man or woman who works in a permanent form for a household, doing household chores, such as: washing, ironing, cooking, cleaning, gardening, etc., for which he/she receives pay.
Worker in a producer cooperative:
This is a partner who works in one or more producer cooperatives for which they receive retribution according to their investment in the cooperative. If it is only a worker compensated by the cooperative, it should be clarified as "1" or "2" or rather as either employee or worker of the public or private sector.
