All persons 12 years and over
[Questions A16-A26]
A21. What has [the person] been doing mainly since Independence Day 2000?
Seasonal work
[] 01 Paid
[] 02 Unpaid
Non-seasonal work
[] 03 Paid
[] 04 Unpaid
Other
[] 05 Job seeker
[] 06 Home maker
[] 07 Student
[] 08 Retired
[] 09 Sick
[] Other (specify) ____
109b.
Column A16-A26: These questions apply only to persons aged 12 years and more. If the person is under 12 years of age, then when you reach column A16 you should put dashes in the shaded areas for columns A16 -- A32 and proceed to the next listed person in the household.
111. Column A21: Usual economic activity: This is the work or something of economic value that someone usually does for either for payment in any form or for no pay.
Q: What has [the person] been doing mainly since Independence Day 2000?
Enter the appropriate two-digit code in the shaded area:
[] 01 and 02 Seasonal work:
Codes 01 and 02 should be used respectively for someone who did seasonal work for payment and for no payment. Seasonal work should be regarded as work or economic activity which is normally done during certain seasons or periods of the year. An example of these type of work is harvesting which is normally done for three months of the year when it is the time for harvesting. So those people engaging in such activities for no payment like those in family business should be coded code 02. Payment could be in cash, in kind or any other form.
[] 03 and 04 Non-seasonal work:
This refers to economic activity or normal work usually done at all times of the year. Just like in seasonal work above this could also be paid in kind or for cash payment. When the activity is done for payment the code to be used should be 03 and 04 when the activity is done for no pay.
[] 05 Job seeker:
A person who was mainly seeking work during the past year should be considered to be actively seeking work.
[] 06 Home maker:
Remember that either a female or a male not economically active could be responsible for daily housework, i.e. cleaning of the house and premises, preparing food and other household duties. People doing this kind of activity should be coded 06. It should be noted, however, that domestic servants working for pay are classified as economically active.
[] 07 Student:
A student is a person, at least 12 years of age, who, as a result of attending school for most of the day, does not work.
[] 08 Retired:
A retired person is a woman or a man who, as a result of old age or disability, cannot do any type of work.
[] 09 Sick:
This is a person who cannot or who had to leave work as a result of illness or due to poor health conditions. A medical doctor could have made a recommendation that the person should not work at all.
[] 10 Other (specify):
If the person was doing something else other than the categories listed above, then write in what the person was doing in the unshaded area of column A21. If you need more space, use the comments box.