Literal question
<div class="title">Employment and Occupation Questionnaire (Basic)</div></p>
<p><span class="h1">II. Unemployment</span></p>
<p>2. Has [the respondent] tried to?</p>
<div class="i1">(Read the options and circle the one mentioned by respondent)<br /><br />[] 1 Search for work in another country or make arrangements for crossing the border?<br />[] 2 Search for work within the country?<br />[] 3 Establish a business or become self-employed, but has not been able to get started yet?<br />[] 4 So, [the respondent] has not tried to look for work? (skip to 2e)<br />[] 9 Doesn't know (skip to 2e)<br />[] 0 For data input use only</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>Instructions:</p>
<div class="i1">- In the case of a starter (identified through option 11 of question 1c), you can corroborate the informant's response, adapting the question as follows: Did Armando look for that job he says he's going to start? or, where did Armando go to acquire the job he is going to start?</div><p>This type of inquiry will allow you to verify whether the person effectively did the work of looking for a job, regardless of the amount of time they spent doing it. Circle the option based on the informant's response.</p>
<p>[Omitted figure]</p>
<div class="i1">- If they answer that they didn't do any type of search, circle option 4.</div><p>1. Seeking work in another country or making preparations to cross the border
<br />People who searched for a job or have tried to establish a business in another country.</p>
<p>Those who have made preparations to go to work in the United States or another country, such as having contacted a people smuggler or has communicated with family members or friends to acquire a job or loan them money for that purpose.</p>
<p>People who have gone to any government agency to receive guidance or support to work in another country.</p>
<p>If necessary, explain to the informant that the purpose of this question in particular is to identify the population that is willing to change their current residence to another country to be able to work.</p>
<p>2. Seeking work in another country
<br />Those who looked for a job in the interior of the country.</p>
<p>3. Starting a business or performing an activity on their own without having started yet
<br />People who went to a government agency to complete the process necessary to establish a business.</p>
<p>People who conducted activities such as investigating the price of the raw materials or merchandise, sought or renovated a site, or requested loans, with an eye toward starting a business or independent activity.</p>
<p>4. Have not tried to look for a job
<br />Those who did not take any specific search action.</p>
<div class="i1">- Sequence to follow. If you circle any of options 1 to 3, continue with question 2a; if you circle option 4 or 9, go to question 2e.</div>
