Only for those 7 years of age and older
[Questions 13, 14 and 15 should be answered only by those who marked boxes 1, 2 or 3, per Question 12]
13. What was the principal occupation or job that you performed during the last week, or in your last job if unemployed?
Write, for example: farmer, sugar cane cutter, retail vendor, mine worker, tailor, doctor, domestic servant, etc.
Question 13. What is the principal occupation or job you worked last week or your last job if you were unemployed?
This question should only be asked to persons who answered 2 or 3 in question 12.
If the response that the informant gives is ambiguous or not very clear, request that they describe the job in detail and write down word for word what was said.
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Examples:
Correct annotation: High school professor, university professor, grade school professor, music professor.
Incorrect annotation: Craftsman.
Correct annotation: Carpenter, sawyer, blacksmith, potter.
Incorrect annotation: Mechanic.
Correct annotation: Automobile mechanic, precision mechanic, railroad mechanic, aviation mechanic, dental mechanic.
Incorrect annotation: Worker or day laborer.
Correct annotation: Bridge worker, construction worker, mine driller, car washer, vehicle washer.
Incorrect annotation: Vendor.
Correct annotation: Department store clerk, ticket vendor, life insurance agent, medical worker.