STEP 10: Answer Questions 20 to 45 for each person aged 15 and over.
30. Last week, how many hours did this person work (not including volunteer work, housework, maintenance or repairs for his/her own home)?
Include as work: working without pay in a family farm or business (e.g., assisting in seeding, doing accounts); working in his/her own business, farm or professional practice, alone or in partnership; working for wages, salary, tips or commission.
Number of hours (to the nearest hour) - go to Question 36 ____
Or
[] None - continue with the next question
31. Last week, was this person on temporary lay-off or absent from his/her job or business?
Mark one circle only.
[] No
[] Yes, on temporary lay-off from a job to which this person expects to return
[] Yes, on vacation, ill, on strike or locked out, or absent for other reasons
32. Last week, did this person have definite arrangements to start a new job within the next four weeks?
[] 08 No
[] 09 Yes
33. Did this person look for work during the past four weeks?
For example, did this person contact a Canada Employment Centre, check with employers, place or answer newspaper ads?
Mark one circle only.
[] No -- go to Question 35
[] Yes, looked for full-time work
[] Yes, looked for part-time work (less than 30 hours per week)
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1991 Census Form 2B Questionnaire - continued
34. Could this person have started work last week had a job been available?
[Question 34 was asked of persons 15+ who were looking for work during the past four weeks, per question 33.]
Mark one circle only.
[] Yes, could have started work
[] No, already had a job
[] No, temporary illness or disability
[] No, personal or family responsibilities
[] No, going to school
[] No, other reasons
35. When did this person last work, even for a few hours (not including volunteer work, housework, maintenance or repairs for his/her own home)?
[] In 1991 -- continue with the next question
[] In 1990 -- continue with the next question
[] Before 1990 -- go to Question 45
[] Never worked in lifetime -- go to Question 45
Note: Questions 36 to 42 refer to this person's job or business last week. If this person held no job last week, answer for the job of longest duration since January 1, 1990. If this person held more than one job last week, answer for the job at which he/she worked the most hours.
41. In this job, was this person mainly:
[] Working for wages, salary, tips or commission? Go to Question 43
[] Working without pay for his/her spouse or another relative in a family farm or business? Go to Question 43
[] Self-employed without paid help (alone or in partnership)? Continue with the next question
[] Self-employed with paid help (alone or in partnership)? Continue with the next question
Question 31: Work absence
This question should be answered only for persons aged 15 and over who did not work in the week prior to Census Day (June 4, 1991).
Mark the circle labelled Yes, on temporary lay-off for persons who expect the return to the job from which they were laid off, regardless of how long ago the lay-off occurred.
Mark Yes, on vacation, ill, on strike or locked out, or absent for other reasons for persons who had a job or business last week from which they were absent for the whole week (with or without pay) for one of the reasons indicated. Include absences for maternity leave, bad weather, fire, personal or family responsibilities. For paid workers, only report absences on training courses if they are receiving wages or salary from their employer.
Question 32: New job arrangements
This question should be answered only for persons aged 15 and over who did not work in the week prior to Census Day (June 4, 1991).
Question 33: Recent job search
This question should be answered only for persons aged 15 and over who did not work in the week prior to Census Day (June 4, 1991).
Question 34: Availability for work
This question should be answered only for persons aged 15 and over who did not work in the week prior to Census Day (June 4, 1991) and who had actively looked for work in the four weeks prior to Census Day.
Mark the circle labelled No, personal or family responsibilities for persons who could not have started work last week because of family illness, child care difficulties, jury duty, etc.
Mark No, other reasons only for persons who did not already have a job, were not temporarily ill or disabled, did not have personal or family responsibilities, or were not going to school (for example, if they were no longer interested in working or if they were out of town last week).