Questionnaire form
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For all individuals 14 years of age and older [applies to questions 10 to 16]
14. Describe the principal activity or product of the establishment, company, business, factory, etc. where you work (or where you worked if unemployed). Examples: Shirt factory, hospital, Government ministry, livestock ranch, bank, supermarket, radio and tv studio, etc.
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Questionnaire instructions
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14. What does the establishment, company, business, factory, etc. where you work (or worked if unemployed) principally do?
Give a specific idea of the activity of the establishment, business, factory, etc., avoiding general terms.
If they tell you an industry, ask the type of industry (textile, metallurgic, plastics, etc.).
If they respond with a factory, ask the category (footwear, clothing, candy, etc.).
If they tell you a clinic, ask what the specialty is (maternity, traumatology, etc.).
If they respond with a store, ask the type of products (merchandise, cosmetics, groceries, etc.).
If they answer a large farm, ask if it is for livestock, lumber, dairy, agriculture, etc.
In the case of companies that have establishments dedicated to different activities, for example: production and commerce, the activity performed by the unit where the person being enumerated works should be recorded.
If the person does not employ their services in one of the places mentioned above, as in the case of street vendors or workers who perform their services in the home (without having any establishment), taxi drivers or hauling contractors who use their own vehicle, etc., you should ask them to describe what they produce, repair, clean, transport, etc. For example: household appliance repair, woolen fabrics, made by machine or by hand [a palillos], transportation of cargo, animals, passengers, etc.
[The above directions refer to a picture of question 14 in this section of the enumeration form.]