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Occupational Characteristics

Only for those 12 years of age and older [applies to questions 14 to 19]


Items 15 - 18 are only for "employed" and "unemployed"


17. Occupational category (employment status). Mark the appropriate box

Owner: one who operates his own company and has paid workers
Family worker: one who works in the company of a relative without receiving payment
Paid worker: one who receives payment, in money or in kind, for working
Own-account worker: one who operates his own company and does not have paid workers


[] 1 Owner
[] 2 Family worker
[] 3 Paid worker
[] 4 Own-account worker

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Occupational Characteristics

Ask these questions only to persons 12 years old or older.

This part of the form joins many interesting aspects relative to the occupation of the individuals. By means of these six questions it will be able to be known where and in what the Costa Rican population works, how many are employees, employers or exclusively students; how many women work only in the house, and much more information.

Logically to arrive at obtaining comparable information, all the enumerators should follow the norms and established definitions.


Line No. 17.- Occupational category

This question should only be asked to "Employed" and "Unemployed".

By means of this question every person is wanted to be classified writing down the occupational position that is corresponding, according to the following definitions.

Employer: is the owner of any company, big or small, or one who manages a profession or craft and has one or more remunerated workers. One who does not have remunerated employees is not an employer.

Family Worker: is a person not remunerated, who manages an occupation in an economic company run by a member of the Census Home.

Worker with Remuneration: is a person who receives remuneration in the form of salary, wage, commission, paid by the job or in kind and who works for an employer, it being either a person or a public or private entity.

Worker for their Own Account: is a person who is dedicated to an occupation, profession or office, in an independent form, that is, without remunerated employees, nor being employed by anyone.

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One who has no remunerated employees also is included in this category. A worker by their own account can work alone or with an associate.

You should, according to these definitions, assign to each person their category and mark the corresponding box; in no case should you mark more than one box. When you are found with any special situation that you consider doubtful, write it down in the space for "Observations".