Literal question
Section F: Employment
Ask of all persons aged 15 years and older listed on the flap.
P-23 Employment status
In the SEVEN DAYS before 10 October ?
P-23a
Did [the person] work for a wage, salary, commission or any payment in kind (including paid domestic work), even if it was for only one hour?
Mark the appropriate circle with an X.
1. Yes
2. No
3. Do not know
In the SEVEN DAYS before 10 October ?
P-23b
Did (name) run or do any kind of business, big or small, for herself/himself or with one or more partners, even if it was for only one hour?
Mark the appropriate circle with an X.
1. Yes
2. No
3. Do not know
In the SEVEN DAYS before 10 October ?
P-23c
Did (name) help without being paid in any kind of business run by her/his household, even if it was for only one hour?
Mark the appropriate circle with an X.
1. Yes
2. No
3. Do not know
If 1 to any P-23a, P-23b, or P-23c, go to P-29a
P-25 Looking for work
In the four weeks before 10 October was [the person] looking for any kind of job or trying to start any kind of business?
Mark the appropriate circle with an X.
1. Yes
2. No
3. Do not know
If 1, go to P-28
Interviewer instructions
8. Section F: Employment (remember to follow instructions)
Purpose: Provides information regarding the country's labor force (people who are employed, in business, unemployed and not economically active).
This section must be completed for everyone aged 15 years and older listed on the flap.
Employment: P-23a, P-23b and P-23c: You must complete all of the questions (a, b and c), and if you answered a 'Yes' on any of them, you skip the following questions and continue answering on P-29a (Industry).
For employment (P-29a), PRIVATE HOUSEHOLD refers to domestic workers and gardeners only.
i. Example ? Employment (below):
No response is expected for Adam, because the question is for people who are 15 years and older.
Diana and Francinah provided answers to all the three questions (P-23a, b and c).
Neither Diana nor Francinah worked for a wage, ran a business or helped in a family business in the seven days before October 10 (NO to P-23a, b and c).
[Figure omitted, example]
j. Example- Employment cont. (below):
Diana has a paid job, although at the time of completing the questionnaire, she was on maternity leave.
Francinah is a pensioner.
[Figure omitted, example]
k. Example ? Employment cont. (below):
For those who are working, the industry (P-29a) question must be completed.
For people with no-name businesses (from home or street), write OWNHOUSE or
NOFIXEDLOCATION.
Diana works at the Chris Barnard Memorial Hospital.
[Figure omitted, example]
l. Example ? Employment cont. (below):
For those that have a job, P-29b (main goods or services), P30a (occupation), P-30b (main task/duty) and P-31 (type of sector) must be completed.
If a member of the household has more than one job (e.g. has a paid job and runs a business), he/she should report on the one where they spend most of their time.
See Diana's example.
Type of sector:
Formal sector employment is where the business, institution or private individual is registered in some way with the government or statutory bodies to perform the activity. Registration may involve collecting taxes (e.g. PAYE), making UIF contributions or having a business licence.
Informal sector employment is where the business or private individual is not registered with the government or any statutory body in any way.
