Literal question
<div class="title">Employment and Occupation Questionnaire (Basic)</div></p>
<p><span class="h1">II. Unemployment</span></p>
<p>2f. Currently, does [the respondent] need to work?</p>
<div class="i1">(Read the options and circle the answer indicated by the respondent)<br /><br />[] 1 The respondent needs to work<br />[] 2 The respondent would like to work<br />[] 3 The respondent does not need to nor would like to work (skip to 2h)<br />[] 9 Doesn't know</div>
Interviewer instructions
<span class="h2">7.4 Battery II. Not employees</span>
<br />The general purpose of this battery of questions is to characterize the not employed population, based on whether or not they are seeking a job and are willing to join one, and to identify if they have work experience.</p>
<p><span class="em">Question 2</span>
<br />This question is asked to not employed persons to find out if they tried to find a job or start an independent job and to further identify whether the search took place in the country or abroad.
<br />[Omitted figure]</p>
<p>Conceptual clarifications</p>
<div class="i1">Not employed persons. People who did not work during the reference week nor did they have a job.<br />Search for work. Actions taken by not employed people to try to obtain a job or start some independent work.</div><p>[Omitted figure]</p>
<p><span class="em">Question 2f</span>
<br />This question is asked to those not economically active, except when they have some physical or mental limitation and those temporarily absent from their activity or trade, to identify which of them have a need or interest in working.</p>
<p>[Omitted figure]</p>
<p>Instructions:</p>
<div class="i1">- When the informant is not the interviewee. To guaranty the most reliable response when the informant is not the interviewee, ask the informant to give you a response based on what the person would say if you were interviewing them; a way to adapt the question would be: "Has Roberto told you he would like to work?"<br />- Respect the informant's response. This question is one of personal perception, such that even when you are not interviewing the actual person, you should respect the informant's response, regardless of whether from your point of view someone's economic situation is precarious and therefore they should, at least, express a desire to work.</div><p>1. Does have a need to work
<br />People who state they currently have a need to work.</p>
<p>2. Only have a desire to work
<br />Those who state that they do wish to work, but for some reason have not done anything to look for work: the homemaker who wants to work, but her husband does not allow it or there is no economic necessity to do so; the young student who wants to work, but their mother has prevented thinking their time should be dedicated to studying.</p>
<p>3. Has no need or desire to work
<br />People who state they currently have no need or desire to work.</p>
<div class="i1">- Sequence to follow. If you circle option 1, 2 or 9, continue with question 2g; if you circle option 3, go to question 2h.</div>
