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This question asks for details of the jobs held by those persons who did any work at all during the year preceding enumeration, or the last job held by persons who had ever worked. Where the person has done more than one job the question relates to the main job, which, in general, will be the one, at which he/she spent the most time. Probe for a description of the main duties performed
since vague terms such as agent, apprentice, attendant, clerk, factory worker, proprietor, salesman are insufficient and will not be accepted – they must be qualified.
The following are some inadequate and adequate examples of job entries.
Inadequate // Adequate
- Agent // Freight agent, insurance agent, advertising agent, commission agent, real estate agent, purchasing agent.
- Teacher // Primary school teacher, secondary school teacher, preschool teacher, driving instructor.
- Caretaker/Custodian // Domestic Employee, janitor, gardener, grounds keeper, babysitter, locker attendant.
- Clerk // Sales clerk, customs clerk, shipping clerk, stock clerk, lawyer’s clerk, accounts clerk, market clerk, correspondence clerk. (a person who sells goods in a store is a sales clerk and should not be reported merely as a clerk).
- Engineer // Civil engineer, mechanical engineer, electrical engineer, aeronautical engineer, mining engineer, agricultural engineer, chemical engineer, and marine engineer.Question 96 – Type of Business (Industry). The industry or type of business describes the kind of economic activity of the establishment in which the person worked. Obtain the name of the firm and full description of the activity. In the case of persons employed by the Local or Central Government, write the office, or department in which they work.
For domestic servants or other personal service workers, who worked as paid employees in private homes, write in as the answer to the question: ‘Private Home’. As in Question 95, avoid vague descriptions of the type of business.
The following are some examples of inadequate and adequate entries for type of business:
Inadequate // Adequate
- Agency // Collection agency, advertising agency, real estate agency, employment agency, travel agency, insurance agency.
- Bakery // An establishment (makes and sells to wholesalers, retailer shops, restaurants or home delivery e.g. (Armur). Wholesale bakery (buys from manufacturers and sells to grocers, restaurants etc); retail bakery (sells only on premises to private individuals).
- Box Factory // Paper box factory, wooden box factory, metal box factory, cardboard box factory.
- School // Primary school, secondary school, preschool etc.
- Private Club // Golf club, nightclub, fraternal club, horseracing club.