Literal question
For persons twelve years old or more
13. Last week's activities
What did the person do last week? Mark with an X
[ ] 1 Worked one hour or more last week for wages or salary or self employed
[ ] 1 Worked in family businesses fifteen hours or more in the week without pay
[ ] 1 Was employed but did not work (for vacation, bad weather, etc.)
[ ] 2 Did not have work (unemployed)
[ ] 3 Worked only at housework in own household
[ ] 4 Was in other situation (student, retired, etc.)
Interviewer instructions
Activity during the Preceding Week
Column 13
The question should be read out loud, and then each of the alternatives should be read slowly, until finding the one to which the person responds affirmatively. The alternatives should always be read.
Keep in mind that the question refers specifically to what the person did the preceding week.
[P. 41]
It is considered that:
[Drawing] "Worked one hour or more during the week for pay, a salary, or for myself," if the person did any type of job, such as laborer, journeyman, boss, entrepreneur, employee, or self-employment, in exchange for an income, at least one hour out of the week.
[Drawing] "Worked in family business fifteen hours or more during the week, without pay," if the person worked for at least 15 hours during the week on a farm, workshop, business, or other type or economic activity directed or owned by a member of their family, without receiving pay.
[P. 42]
[Drawing] "Has a job, but does not work," a person who, having a job, employment or business, did not attend work during the previous week because of illness, vacation, accident, or other type of permission, absence without permission, or interruption of the job because of bad weather, strike, machine malfunction, etc.
[Drawing] "Does not have work (unemployed)," will be marked for people who, in the week before the census, did not have work and considered themselves as unemployed, be it that they were seeking work, or that they did not seek work because they believed that they would not find it.
[P. 43]
[Drawing] "Dedicated themselves exclusively to household chores," the person who exclusively worked in the home, that is to say, they did not have any paid work (not even for one hour), nor did they help in a company or business of a member of their family, or if they did, it was for less than 15 hours without receiving pay, during the week before the census. Be very careful -- often women tend small businesses, take products to sell in the market, or help their husband in agricultural plots, or in the making of crafts. The tendency exists to consider these people as dedicated to domestic chores, which is a serious error. Assure yourself that the markings in this circle are for people who only do household chores in their own home. Servants who work for a salary should not be included here, rather the first circle should be marked for them.
[Drawing] "In a different situation" This circle will be marked with an X for people who are not in any of the previous situations, but rather are students, retired, renters or receiving a pension, incapacitated for work, etc.
