Literal question
25. Duration of unemployment (only for persons who in item 19 declared "seeking another job" code 2 or 3).
25.1 Duration
[] 1 Less than six months
[] 2 Between 6-9 months
[] 3 Between 9-27 months
[] 4 Above 27 months
Record only for unemployed persons who are receiving, or who did receive, unemployment benefits.
25.2 Benefits received:
[] 5 Unemployment benefits
[] 6 Benefits related from a professional association
[] 7 Support allowance
[] 8 Not receiving any benefits
Interviewer instructions
Duration of unemployment (for persons who at item 19 declared "seeking another work" code 2, or "unemployed first-time job-seeker " code 3) (item 25)
74. For item 25. 1 will be recorded the duration of unemployment, after legally established periods of time to be eligible for unemployment benefits.
The way of recording:
-- the mark x will be written on one of the boxes for codes 1,2,3 or 4 according to the period when the enumerated person was unemployed;
For the item 25. 2 the registration should be done only for the unemployed persons who are receiving, or who received (but are not receiving any more) one of social form of protection (cash benefits from the unemployment fund).
-- the mark x will be written on one of the boxes for codes 5,6 or 7, for persons receiving unemployment benefits, benefits related to professional integration, support allowance;
-- the mark x will be written on the code box 8 -- for persons who could be not any more paid, due to over passing the designated period of maximum limit permitted for unemployment cash benefits.
When the duration of unemployment will be established, it should be taken into consideration the date when the enumerated person become ready to enter employment, and started seeking a job. Will be not considered as unemployment period when the person was prevented to work due to various reasons (illness, family responsibilities, others).
