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Only for individuals 12 years of age and older
[Applies to questions 17 - 22]
Only for those who "worked" or "did not work"
[Applies to questions 18-20]
20. Occupational category (employment status)
[] 1 Paid worker
[] 2 Own-account worker
[] 3 Owner
[] 4 Unpaid family worker
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26.- Question No. 20.- Occupational Category
This question should be asked only to persons of the classifications worked and not worked.
Every person should be assigned a corresponding category of occupation agreeing with the occupation and industry written down before.
Remember that only one circle should be marked.
[26.1.-] Remunerated Worker: is a person who receives remuneration in the form of salary, wage, commission, paid by the job or in kind and who works for an employer.
Examples: A carpenter in a construction site, a typist in a factory, a secretary in a public dependence.
26.2.- For Their Own Account: is a person who is dedicated to an occupation, profession or office, alone or with associates in an independent form, that is, without remunerated employees, nor being employed by anyone. It can be that there are family workers or apprentices without wages.
Examples: A taxi chauffeur, the owner of a local store or a place in the market, the owner of a cabinet making shop who works with their children, who do not receive any payment.
26.3.- Employer: is the owner of any company, big or small, or one who manages a profession or craft and has one or more remunerated workers.
Examples: The owner of a factory who has remunerated employees, a doctor who has a private practice and has a secretary or a nurse.
[26.4.-] Non-Remunerated Family Worker: is a person who manages a non remunerated occupation in a company in which a family member is owner.
Examples: An underage child who works on his father's farm; a spouse who attends to the local store of the spouse, a nephew who keeps the accounting books for his uncle's bakery, etc.
You should, according to the previous definitions, assign to each person the corresponding category. When you find any special situation that you consider doubtful, write it down in the space "Observations".