Economic activity
13. Employment situation in principal occupation ____
Column thirteen - situation within principal occupation:
This is a person's situation in relation to their current principal occupation, or previous principal occupation if the person is unemployed but looking for work.
The possible categories and their codes are:
Independent -- IND
Salaried -- SAL
Apprentice -- APP
Family helper -- AIF
Other -- AUT.
Employer, Boss (EMP): This is an active, employed person who runs their own economic enterprise or exercises a profession for their own well-being. To this effect, they employ one or more persons that are paid.
A person that employs one or more domestic workers is not an employer, even if the person pays them.
Independent (IND): This is an active person that is self-employed but does not employ anyone else. They may, however, have family helpers or non-paid apprentices.
Salaried (SAL): This is a person that works for a public or private employer and who in return receives a salary in cash or in benefits.
Family helper (AIF): This is a person who works for a business owned by a family member and does not receive compensation, a salary or any remuneration. Family helpers are most often found in agriculture, commerce and transport; they are generally given room and board and, from time to time, receive gifts.
Other (AUT): These are persons whose occupational situations cannot be classified in any of the categories mentioned above.