Republic of the Philippines
Philippines Statistics Authority
Integrated survey of households ISH Form 2
Labor Force Survey
Identification and other information
Coordinates ____ [added in 2019]
Geographic identification codes
Mun/City _ _
Barangay _ _ _
Enumeration area (EA) _ _ _
Household unit serial number (HUSN) _ _ _ _
Household serial number (HSN) _ _ _ _
[] 1 Completed interview
[] 2 Refusal
[] 3 Entire household absent for extended period of time
[] 4 Vacant housing unit
[] 5 Housing unit destroyed/demolished
[] 6 Address not a housing unit
[] 7 Housing unit not found
[] 8 Critical or flooded area
[] 9 Other (specify) ____
[Omitted certification component]
A. Demographic characteristics
All persons
[Questions 1-7a 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 Brother/ sister
[] 05 Son-in-law / daughter-in-law
[] 06 Grandson / granddaughter
[] 07 Father / mother
[] 08 Other relative
[] 09 Boarder
[] 10 Domestic helper
[] 11 Non-relative
4. Is [the respondent] male or female?
[] 1 Male
[] 2 Female
5. How old is [the respondent] on his/her last birthday? _ _
5a. Check col. 7a for members 5 years old and over _
5 years old and over
[Questions 6 to 7 were asked of persons age 5 years old or more]
[Question 6 with renumbered options 5 and 6 starting in 2016]
6. What is [the respondent's] marital (civil) status?
[Code 1 was entered for respondents who were 5-9 years old between 2012 and 2019]
[] 1 Single
[] 2 Married
[] 3 Widowed
[] 4 Divorced / separated
[] 5 Annulled
[] 6 Unknown
[Response options for question 7 between 2012 and 2018]
7. What is [the respondent's] highest grade completed?
[] 000 No grade completed
[] 010 Preschool
Elementary
[] 220 Grade 2
[] 230 Grade 3
[] 240 Grade 4
[] 250 Grade 5
[] 260 Grade 6
[] 280 Elementary graduate
[] 320 Second year
[] 330 Third year
[] 350 High school graduate
[] 420 Second year
[] If graduate, specify course ____
[] 820 Second year
[] 830 Third year
[] 840 Fourth year
[] If graduate, specify course ____
[] 900 Post baccalaureate
[Response options for question 7 starting in 2019]
7. What is [the respondent's] highest grade completed?
Level 0 - Early childhood education
[] 01000 Nursery
[] 02000 Kindergarten
[] 10012 Grade 2
[] 10013 Grade 3
[] 10014 Grade 4
[] 10015 Grade 5
[] 10016 Grade 6
[] 10017 Grade 7
[] 10018 Graduate
[] 10002 IPEd, Madrasah, SPED
[] 10003 Alternative Learning System (ALS)
[] 24012 Grade 8/2nd year
[] 24013 Grade 9/3rd year
[] 24014 Grade 10/4th year
[] 24015 Graduate
[] 24002 IPEd, Madrasah, SPED
[] 24003 Alternative Learning System (ALS)
[] 34012 Grade 12
[] 34013 Graduate
[] 34022 Grade 12
[] 34023 Graduate
[] 34032 Grade 12
[] 34033 Graduate
[] 35012 Grade 12
[] 35013 Graduate
[] 40002 2nd year
[] 40003 3rd year
[] If graduate, specify ____
[] 50002 2nd year
[] 50003 3rd year
[] If graduate, specify ____
[] 60002 2nd year
[] 60003 3rd year
[] 60004 4th year
[] 60005 5th year
[] 60006 6th year
[] If graduate, specify ____
[] If graduate, specify ____
[] If graduate, specify ____
5-24 years old
[Question 8 was asked of persons age 5 to 24 years old]
8. Is [the respondent] currently attending school?
[] 2 No
15 years old and over
[Question 9 and 10 were asked of persons 15 years old or more]
9. Is [the respondent] a graduate of technical/vocational course?
[] 2 No
[Question 11a was added starting in 2019]
9i. Did [the respondent receive/avail of the free TVET under UAQTE from Jan. 2018 up to present?
[] 2 No
[Question 11a was added starting in 2019]
9a. Is [the respondent] currently attending training for skills development?
[] 2 No
10. Overseas Filipino indicator
[] 1 Overseas contract worker (OCW)
[] 2 Workers other than OCW
[] 3 Employees in Philippine embassy, consulates and other missions
[] 4 Students abroad / tourists
[] 5 Others
(If entered codes 1, 2, or 3 go to next respondent)
1. For persons who ever worked or had a job/business during the past week
[Questions 11 to 29 were asked of persons who ever worked or had a job or business during the past week]
5 years old and over
[Questions 11 to 16 were asked of persons age 5 or more]
11. Did [the respondent] do any work for at least 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 (skip to question 30)
13. What was [the respondent's] primary occupation during the past week?
14. Do not fill _
15. In what kind of industry did [the respondent] work during the past week:
16. Do not fill _
15 years old or over
[Questions 17 to 43 were asked of persons age 15 or more]
Check col. for members 15 years or older _
17. What is [the respondent's] nature of employment?
[] 1 Permanent job / business / unpaid family work
[] 2 Short-term or seasonal or casual job / business / unpaid family work
[] 3 Worked for different employer on day to day or week to week basis
18. What is [the respondent's] normal working hours per day during the past week? _ _
19. What is [the respondent's] total number of hours worked during the past week? _ _
20. Did [the respondent] want more hours of work during the past week?
[] 2 No
21. Did [the respondent] look for additional work during the past week?
[] 2 No
22. Was this [the respondent's] first time to do any work?
[] 2 No
23. What is [the respondent's] class of worker?
[] 0 Worked for private household
[] 1 Worked for private establishment
[] 2 Worked for government / government corporation
[] 3 Self-employed without any paid employee (go to question 27)
[] 4 Employer in own family-operated farm or business (go to question 27)
[] 5 Worked with pay in own family-operated farm or business
[] 6 Worked without pay in own family-operated farm or business (go to question 27)
For members with codes 0, 1, 2, or 5 in question 23 (class of worker)
[Questions 24 and 25 were asked of persons answering 0, 1, 2, or 5 in question 23]
[] 0 In kind, imputed (received as wage/ salary)
[] 1 Per piece
[] 2 Per hour
[] 3 Per day
[] 4 Monthly
[] 5 Pakyaw
[] 6 Other salaries/ wages (specify)
[] 7 Not salaries/ wages (specify, e.g. commission basis)
25. Basic pay per day in cash? ____
26. Did [the respondent] have other job or business during the past week?
[] 2 No (skip to question 29)
27. How many other job/s did [the respondent] have during the past week? _ _
28. What is [the respondent's] total hours worked for all jobs during the past week? _ _
29. What is the main reason why [the respondent] worked more than 48 hours during the past week?
[] 1 Wanted more earrings
[] 2 Requirements of the job
[] 3 Exceptional week
[] 4 Ambition, passion for job
[] 5 Other reasons (specify) ____
[Modified question starting in 2019]
29. What is the main reason why [the respondent] worked more than 48 hours or less than 40 hours during the past week?
[] 11 Wanted more earrings
[] 12 Requirements of the job
[] 13 Exceptional week
[] 14 Ambition, passion for job
[] 19 Other reasons (specify) ____
If worked less than 48 hours:
[] 20 Variable working time / nature of work
[] 21 Holidays
[] 22 Poor business condition
[] 23 Reduction in clients / work
[] 24 Low or off season
[] 25 Bad weather, natural disaster
[] 26 Strike or labor dispute
[] 27 Start / end/change of job
[] 28 Could only find part time work
[] 29 School training
[] 30 Personal / family reasons
[] 31 Health /medical limitations
[] 39 Other reasons, specify ____
2. For persons who did not work or had no job/business during the past week
[Questions 30 to 40 were asked of persons who did not work or had no job/business during the past week]
30. Did [the respondent] look for or try to establish a business during the past week?
[] 2 No (skip to question 34)
31. Was this [the respondent's] first time to look for work or try to establish a business?
[] 2 No
32. What has [the respondent] been doing to find work?
[] 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 ____
33. How many weeks has [the respondent] been looking for work? (skip to question 36) _ _
34. Why did [the respondent] not look for work?
[] 1 Tired/believed no work available (go to question 35)
[] 2 Awaiting results of previous job application (go to question 35)
[] 3 Temporary illness/disability (go to question 36)
[] 4 Bad weather (go to question 36)
[] 5 Waiting for rehab/job recall (go to question 36)
[] 6 Too young/old or retired/permanent disability (go to question 38)
[] 7 Household, family duties (go to question 38)
[] 8 Schooling (go to question 38)
[] 9 Others, specify (go to question 38)
35. When was the last time [the respondent] looked for work?
[] 1 Within the last month
[] 2 One to six months ago
[] 3 More than six months ago
36. Had opportunity for work existed last week or within two weeks, would [the respondent] been available?
[] 2 No
37. Is [the respondent] willing to take up work during the past week or within 2 weeks?
[] 2 No
38. Did [the respondent] work at anytime before?
[] 2 No (go to next household member)
39. What was [the respondent's] last occupation?
40. Do not fill
Activity during the past quarter
[Questions 41 to 43 refer to the activity during the past quarter]
41. Did [the respondent] work at all or had a job or business during the past quarter?
[] 2 No (go to next household member)
42. In what kind of industry did [the respondent] work during the past quarter?
(Go to next household member)
43. Do not fill
[Section on "other relevant information" added starting in 2012]
Other relevant information [2012-2018]
(should be asked to the head of the household)
A. During the past three months, did you or any member of your family experience hunger because you did not have food to eat?
[] 1 Yes (ask question B)
[] 2 No (end interview)
[] 1 At least once in each week
[] 2 At least once in each month
[] 3 At least once in three months?
[Modified section on "other relevant information" starting in 2019]
Other relevant information [2019]
(should be asked to the head of the household)
C1. During the past three months, did you or any member of your family experience hunger because you did not have food to eat?
[] 1 Yes (ask question C1a)
[] 2 No (go to C2)
[] 1 At least once in each week
[] 2 At least once in each month
[] 3 At least once in three months?
C2. Imagine a ladder with ten steps. The first step represents the poorest in society and tenth step represents the richest. On what step of the ladder would you be? _ _