15. What was your occupation, profession, or work during this week? ____
Question No. 15. Occupation
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This question refers to the occupation, craft, profession or type of work that was done during the week of October 14 to 20 by persons who worked in that week.
For persons who did not work but had a job and for those who worked before and looked for work during the week before the Census, the occupation or trade refers to the last job worked.
If a person had more than one job write down only the principal occupation. Principal occupation is understood to be one that provides the largest quantity of income.
Do not accept responses like "employee", "office worker", "laborer", "operator", "farmer", "commercial worker", etc. Always write down the responses that completely specify the occupation that the person had.
Write down the responses clearly and without writing the in the shaded square.