Literal question
Population of 6 years and older (born before April 1981)
[Questions 19-22 were asked of persons 6 years old or more.]
This applies only to persons who worked during the week referred to and those unemployed who had lost their job. For all other persons, put a dash.
[Questions 20-22 were asked of persons in the labor force.]
P21. Work status________
What was [the respondent's] status at this job? Put one of the abbreviations that correspond to the status on the job, according to the instructions at the bottom of the page.
Interviewer instructions
Columns P19 to P22: Population of 6 years and older (born before April 1981)
These columns concern only persons who are 6 or- more years old, in other words persons born before April 1981.
For all children who are less than six years old, put a dash in columns P19, P20, P21 and P22.
For all persons who are six or more years old, you should determine their economic activity during the reference week -that preceding the interview in the household.
Column P21: work status
This column also concerns only persons who are six or more years old for whom you have written WK or UN in column P19.
For all persons who are six or more years old for whom you have written WK or UN in column P19, put a dash in column P21.
If you have written WK or UN in column P19 for a person, you should write in column P21 the status of such person in the job he did during the reference week or before he became jobless.
Write one of the following abbreviations as the case may be:
IND. For a self-employed person, in other words a person who worked for himself, alone or with other persons whom he did not remunerate or was not remunerating in any way (family help and unpaid apprentices).
EMP. For an employer, in other words a person who worked or was working in his own business with workers or employees whom he paid or was paying in any way (wages, pay in kind)
SAP. For a permanent wage-earner, in other words a person who worked or was working for a public or private employer on a permanent basis and received or was receiving remuneration.
SAT. For a temporary wage-earner, in other words, a person who worked or was working for a public or private employer on a temporary basis and received or was receiving remuneration.
APR. For a paid apprentice, in other words a person who was learning a trade form a master who remunerated him.
APNR. Foe an unpaid apprentice, in other words a person who was learning a trade from a master but received no remuneration.
AF. For a family help, in other words a person who helped in the work of a family undertaking without being remunerated.
Examples:
1) A farmer was cultivating his farm with the help of his wife and son
column P21, write
IND for the farmer
AF for his wife
AF for his son
2) A farmer was cultivating his farm with laborers hired for the season and they were paid.
column P21, write
EMP for the farmer
SAT for each laborer
3) For a person who is a teacher
column P21, write
SAP for him whether he is a civil servant or contract employee
