17. Current employment status. Please indicate whether or not worked for at least 1 hour with pay between October 25th and October 31st, 2000.
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No, due to training, vacation, or seasonal holidays
[] 3 No, other reasons
Part One. Personal Records
The following questions reflect economic characteristics of the population.
R17 through R24 apply to persons who are 15 years or older.
R17. If employed or not one week before the census (i.e. Oct 25 - 31, 2000)
Being employed means having conducted more than one hour of paid work.
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Paid work includes activities that come with salary, profit, or family-based income, both in monetary and material forms. Payment can be both received or pending (e.g. will actualize by the next pay period).
This question has three standard answers.
1. Yes. It includes being employed for permanent, temporary, or part-time jobs.
2. No, due to training, vacation, or seasonal holidays. It also includes persons who are on sick leave, maternity leave, etc., who leave for full-time study, who cannot work due to weather or mechanical reasons, or who work on seasonal or rotational basis. People who choose this do not have to answer R18.
3. Not employed for other reasons. This category also includes those who have certain source of income but are not employed, e.g., those who receive money from investment, renting, patent royalty, or pensions. People who choose this do not have to answer R18 - 20.