Interviewer instructions
- This section tries to determine the employment characteristics of persons 15 years of age and over. Their economic activity status is what is assessed, that is whether the respondents in question are employed, unemployed or out of the labour force. This section tries to determine for those persons unemployed or out of the labour means employed to sustain their livelihoods. This section also takes a look at the employed and whether the employment activities engaged in are tourism related. For the self employed respondents are asked for information on the level of informality associated with their businesses, the amount of weekly sales generated etc.
- Due to the great importance of the tourism sector as the main driver of our country’s economy we have classified industrial groups in tourism related industry as opposed to other industries which are not tourism related. For example, a minibus driver carrying nationals from the south to the north of the island will be classified as transportation - other whereas a respondent working with a taxi association at one of the airports will be classified as being engaged in tourism related transportation and therefore would be classified as Transportation - tourism related.