Literal question
For persons aged six or older
[Applies to questions 13-19]
18. What type of employment did you have at your job last week? (Read each option and circle only one number)
[] 1 White-collar or professional employee
[] 2 Laborer
[] 3 Self-employed worker
[] 4 Employer
[] 5 Unpaid family worker
[] 6 Domestic employee
Interviewer instructions
For persons aged six and older
[Applies to questions 13-19]
Question 18: What type of employment did you have at your job last week?
Read the question and each of the options slowly, continuing until you receive a positive response from the respondent. Circle the corresponding option.
Reminder
Record agricultural laborers as laborers if they are paid in cash or kind for their work.
[p. 57]
[Each of the 6 examples below is accompanied by a drawing illustrating it.]
1. White-collar or professional employee. This is a person whose job is primarily intellectual. He/she works in an institution, organization, or private or state company in exchange for monthly or bi-weekly payment in the form of a salary or commission, or payment in kind. Examples would be a sales cashier in a store or a professional who works for an institution or a company.
2. Laborer [obrero]. This is a person whose job is primarily manual. He/she works in a company or private or state business for weekly, bi-weekly, or daily pay in the form of salary, or per unit produced, or on commission. Examples would be factory workers in a shoe factory or a bricklayer's assistant.
3. Self-employed worker. This is a person who runs his/her own business or works independently and has no paid employees. Examples would be a sign painter, or a fruit vendor in the street.
4. Employer. This is a person who runs his/her own company or business, or independently practices a profession or trade, and has one or more paid employees. Examples of this would be a certified public accountant that has two paid assistant accountants.
5. Unpaid family worker. This is a person who works without pay in a family company or business run by a relative, regardless of whether or not they live in the same household.
6. Domestic employee. This is a person who works in a private dwelling in exchange for pay. These services are related to specific tasks within the household, such as washer-woman, cook, housekeeper, butler, chauffer, etc.
