1971 Census
England, Wales, and Scotland
[Notes on questions]
[Note: Individual persons in a household can provide the information separately through the P Form for making a personal return rather than through the H Form for private households. Instructions are taken from the census questionnaire.]
P Form for making a personal return
Notes on questions
7. Job last week
A job means any work for payment or profit. In particular it includes:
(a) work on your own account
(b) part-time work even if only for a few hour such as jobbing gardening or paid domestic work
(c) casual or temporary work of any kind (for example seasonal work, weekend work and vacation work by students)
(d) unpaid work in a family business, for example, a shop or farm.
(b) part-time work even if only for a few hour such as jobbing gardening or paid domestic work
(c) casual or temporary work of any kind (for example seasonal work, weekend work and vacation work by students)
(d) unpaid work in a family business, for example, a shop or farm.
Unpaid work, other than in a family business, does not count as a job.
You do not count as a full-time student if you are:
(a) On day release from work to attend school or college
(b) Attending nightschool only
(c) Attending an educational establishment provided by employers such as an apprenticeship school.
(b) Attending nightschool only
(c) Attending an educational establishment provided by employers such as an apprenticeship school.
15. Employer's name and business
Describe the business fully and try to avoid abbreviations or initials. General terms such as 'manufacturer', 'merchant', 'agent 'broker', 'factor', 'dealer', 'engineering' are not enough by themselves, and further details should be given about the articles manufactured or dealt in.
If you are a civil servant, local government officer or other public official, give the name of the Government department, local authority or public body and the branch in which you are employed.
If you are employed solely in private domestic service, write 'private' in answer to this question.
If you are a member of Armed Forces see special note *
If you are a civil servant, local government officer or other public official, give the name of the Government department, local authority or public body and the branch in which you are employed.
If you are employed solely in private domestic service, write 'private' in answer to this question.
If you are a member of Armed Forces see special note *
At 15, give arm and branch of service. At 16, give rank or rating only.
You need not answer questions 17, 18, 19 or 22.
You need not answer questions 17, 18, 19 or 22.
Full and precise details of occupation are required.
If your job is known in your trade or industry by a special name, use that name.
Terms such as 'scientist', 'technician', 'engineer', 'machinist', 'fitter', 'foreman', 'checker' should not be used by themselves. Greater detail is required as for example: woodworking machinist, civil engineer, toolroom foreman.
If you are a civil servant, local government officer or other public official give your rank or grade.
If your job is known in your trade or industry by a special name, use that name.
Terms such as 'scientist', 'technician', 'engineer', 'machinist', 'fitter', 'foreman', 'checker' should not be used by themselves. Greater detail is required as for example: woodworking machinist, civil engineer, toolroom foreman.
If you are a civil servant, local government officer or other public official give your rank or grade.
'Self-employed, employing others' means that you have one or more employees other than family workers. A 'family worker' is one who lives in the same household as the employer and is related to him.
Answer this question only if you are undergoing training for a period fixed in advance and leading to recognition as a skilled worker or technician or to a recognised technical, commercial or, professional qualification or managerial post.
Do not answer this question if you are undergoing probationary training and have not yet entered into formal apprenticeship.
Do not answer this question if you are undergoing probationary training and have not yet entered into formal apprenticeship.
If you do not work regularly at one place or if you travel during the course of your work (for example sales representatives, seamen and some building and transport workers):
either (a) give the address at which you report daily (for example your depot);
or (b) if you do not report daily to a fixed address, write 'no fixed place'.
or (b) if you do not report daily to a fixed address, write 'no fixed place'.
If you are a building worker employed on a site or a long period, give the address of the site.
If you are a dock worker, give the name and address of the dock or wharf at which you are usually employed.
If you are a dock worker, give the name and address of the dock or wharf at which you are usually employed.
If you use different means of transport on different days, give the means used most often.
Do not use terms such as 'public transport' or 'private transport' but give the actual means used, for example, 'train', 'bus', 'car', 'bicycle'.
Do not use terms such as 'public transport' or 'private transport' but give the actual means used, for example, 'train', 'bus', 'car', 'bicycle'.
Census Form Notes
These notes are to help you answer some of the questions in Part B (for persons present). In cases where they also apply to Part C (absent persons) this is shown in Part C)
If you have any further difficulty with these, or any other questions, please ask the enumerator about them when he calls to collect your form.
A job means any work for payment or profit. In particular it includes:
(a) Work on a person's own account
(b) Part-time work even if only for a few hour such as jobbing gardening or paid domestic work
(c) Casual or temporary work of any kind (for example seasonal work, weekend work and vacation work by students)
(d) Unpaid work in a family business, for example, a shop or farm.
(b) Part-time work even if only for a few hour such as jobbing gardening or paid domestic work
(c) Casual or temporary work of any kind (for example seasonal work, weekend work and vacation work by students)
(d) Unpaid work in a family business, for example, a shop or farm.
Unpaid work, other than in a family business, does not count as a job.
You do not count as full-time students people who are:
(a) On day release from work to attend school or college
(b) Attending nightschool only
(c) Attending an educational establishment provided by employers such as an apprenticeship school.
(b) Attending nightschool only
(c) Attending an educational establishment provided by employers such as an apprenticeship school.
B15. Employer's name and business
Describe the business fully and try to avoid abbreviations or initials. General terms such as 'manufacturer', 'merchant', 'agent', 'broker', 'factor', 'dealer', 'engineering', are not enough by themselves, and further details should be given about the articles manufactured or dealt in.
For civil servants, local government officers or other public officials give the name of the Government department, local authority or public body and the branch in which they are employed.
For people who are employed solely in private domestic service, write 'private' in answer to this question.
For members of Armed Forces, see special note overleaf.
For civil servants, local government officers or other public officials give the name of the Government department, local authority or public body and the branch in which they are employed.
For people who are employed solely in private domestic service, write 'private' in answer to this question.
For members of Armed Forces, see special note overleaf.
Full and precise details of occupation are required.
If a person's job is known in your trade or industry by a special name, use that name.
Terms such as 'scientist', 'technician', 'engineer', 'machinist', 'fitter', 'foreman', 'checker' should not be used by themselves. Greater detail is required as for example: woodworking machinist, civil engineer, toolroom foreman.
For civil servants, local government officers or other public officials, give the rank or grade.
If a person's job is known in your trade or industry by a special name, use that name.
Terms such as 'scientist', 'technician', 'engineer', 'machinist', 'fitter', 'foreman', 'checker' should not be used by themselves. Greater detail is required as for example: woodworking machinist, civil engineer, toolroom foreman.
For civil servants, local government officers or other public officials, give the rank or grade.
'Self-employed, employing others' means having one or more employees other than family workers. A 'family worker' is one who lives in the same household as the employer and is related to him. Although family workers are not counted for the purpose of deciding whether an employer has employees, they should themselves be recorded as employees.
Answer this question only for a person who is undergoing training for a period fixed in advance and leading to recognition as a skilled worker or technician or to a recognised technical, commercial or, professional qualification or managerial post.
Do not answer this question if for a young person undergoing probationary training and have not yet entered into formal apprenticeship.
Do not answer this question if for a young person undergoing probationary training and have not yet entered into formal apprenticeship.
For people who do not work regularly at one place or if you travel during the course of your work (for example sales representatives, seamen and some building and transport workers):
(a) if they report daily to a depot or other fixed address give that address;
(b) if they do not report daily to a fixed address write 'No fixed place'.
(b) if they do not report daily to a fixed address write 'No fixed place'.
For people such as building workers employed on a site or a long period, give the address of the site.
For dock workers, give the name and address of the dock or wharf at which they are usually employed.
For dock workers, give the name and address of the dock or wharf at which they are usually employed.
If the person use different means of transport on different days, give the means used most often.
Do not use terms such as 'public transport' or 'private transport' but give the actual means used, for example, 'train', 'bus', 'car', 'bicycle'.
Do not use terms such as 'public transport' or 'private transport' but give the actual means used, for example, 'train', 'bus', 'car', 'bicycle'.
Special notes for members of Armed Forces
At B15 (or, if appropriate, C5), give arm and branch of service.
At B (or C6), give rank or rating only.
Questions B17 (or C7), B18, B19 and B22 need not be answered.
At B (or C6), give rank or rating only.
Questions B17 (or C7), B18, B19 and B22 need not be answered.
Important: If there is anybody that you have not listed in Part B or Part C because you were not sure whether he should be included or because you had no room on the form please ask the enumerator to help you.