Republic of the Philippines
Philippines Statistics Authority
Integrated survey of households ISH Form 2
Quarterly Labor Force Survey
Identification and other information
Geographic identification codes
Mun/City _ _
Barangay _ _ _
Urban/rural _
Barangay stratum _ _
Household control number _ _ _ _
Household serial number ____
Address (house no. and name of street/sitio) ____
[Omitted certification component]
A. Demographic characteristics
All persons
[Questions 1-5a were asked of all persons]
2. Household member as of date of visit (last name, first name) ____
3. What is [the respondent's] relationship to the household head?
[] 01 Head
[] 02 Wife / spouse
[] 03 Son /daughter
[] 04 Son-in-law / daughter-in-law
[] 05 Grandson / granddaughter
[] 06 Father / mother
[] 07 Other relative
[] 08 Boarder
[] 09 Domestic helper
[] 00 Non-relative
4. Is [the respondent] male or female?
[] 2 Female
5. How old is [the respondent] on his/her last birthday? _ _
5A. Check col. 5a for members 10 years old and over _
10 years old and over
[Questions 6-8 were asked of persons 10 years old or more]
6. What is [the respondent's] marital (civil) status?
[] 1 Single
[] 2 Married
[] 3 Widowed
[] 4 Divorced or separated
[] 5 Unknown
7. What is [the respondent's] highest grade completed?
[] 00 No grade completed
[] 01 Grade I to III
[] 02 Grade 1V
[] 03 Grade V
[] 04 Elementary graduate
[] 05 1st to 3rd year high school
[] 06 High school graduate
[] 07 College undergraduate (specify the bachelor's or higher degree completed and field of study)
8. Enter 1 if overseas contract worker, 2 if otherwise _
10 years old and over
[Questions 9-12 were asked of persons 10 years old or more]
9. Main activity or usual occupation during the last 12 months
11. Did [the respondent] do any work for at all even for only one hour during the past week?
[] 2 No
12. Although [the respondent] did not work, did [the respondent] have a job or business during the past week?
[] 2 No (if no skip to question 22)
1. For persons who ever worked or had a job or business during the past week
[Questions 13-21 were asked of persons 10 years old or more who ever worked or had a job or business during the past week]
13. What was [the respondent's] primary occupation during the past week?
15. Kind of business or industry:
17. What is [the respondent's] class of worker?
[] 0 Worked for private household
[] 1 Worked for private establishment
[] 2 Worked for government or government corporation
[] 3 Self-employed without any paid employee
[] 4 Employer in own family-operated farm or business
[] 5 Worked with pay in own family-operated farm or business
[] 6 Worked without pay in own family-operated farm or business
18. What is [the respondent's] nature of employment?
[] 1 Permanent job, business, or unpaid family work
[] 2 Short-term or seasonal or casual job, business, or unpaid family work
[] 3 Worked for different employer on day to day or week to week basis
19. What is [the respondent's] normal working hours per day during the past week? _ _
20. What is [the respondent's] total number of hours worked during the past week? _ _
21. Did [the respondent's] want more hours of work during the past week?
[] 2 No (skip to question 27)
For persons who had no job or business
[Questions 22-26 were asked of persons 10 years old or more who had no job/business during the past week]
22. Was [the respondent] available for work during the past week?
[] 2 No
23. Did [the respondent] look for work at anytime during the past week?
[] 2 No (skip to question 26)
24. What has [the respondent] been doing to find work during the past week?
[] 1 Registered in public employment agency
[] 2 Registered in private employment agency
[] 3 Approached employer directly
[] 4 Approached relatives or friends
[] 5 Placed or answered advertisements
[] 6 Others, specify: ____
25. How many weeks has [the respondent's] been looking for work? (skip to question 27) _ _
26. Why did [the respondent's] not look for work?
[] 1 Believe no work available
[] 2 Awaiting results of previous job application
[] 3 Temporary illness or disability
[] 4 Bad weather
[] 5 Waiting for rehire or job recall
[] 6 Too young, old or retired, or permanent disability
[] 7 Housekeeping
[] 8 Schooling
[] 9 Others, specify: ____
Activity during the past quarter
[Questions 27-33 were asked of persons 10 years old or more]
27. Did the [the respondent] work at all or had a job or business during the past quarter?
[] 2 No (skip to question 30)
28. Kind of business or industry:
30. Did [the respondent] want to work during the past quarter?
[] 2 No (go to next household member)
31. Did [the respondent] look for work at any time during the past quarter?
[] 2 No
32. Why did [the respondent] not look for work?
[] 1 Believe no work available
[] 2 Awaiting results of previous job application
[] 3 Temporary illness or disability
[] 4 Bad weather
[] 5 Waiting for rehire or job recall
[] 6 Too young, old or retired, or permanent disability
[] 7 Housekeeping
[] 8 Schooling
[] 9 Others, specify ____
[Omitted FAQ component]