[] 1 work?
[] 2 work for or help a family member without receiving payment?
[] 3 not work, but have a job?
[] 4 look for work having worked before?
[] 5 look for work for the first time?
[] 6 retired or live from investments and not work?
[] 7 a student and did not work?
[] 8 work only on household duties?
[] 9 Other?
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1. Worked: Included in the category is a person who in the week before the day of the interview, worked for at least one hour, in any economic activity, and for it received remuneration or income in money, in kind or both, as salary or earnings. In this sense, not only working in a formal and permanent factory but also that which is done occasionally are included, if it was done during the reference week.

2. Worked or helped a family member without receiving pay: refers to a person who worked or helped for at least one hour in a relation of dependence with a member of the home or with another person, on a farm, company or family business and who did not receive remuneration nor earnings for the work, either in money or in kind.

3. Did not work, but had a job: A person who had employment but who, in the week before the interview, did not work for reasons of vacation, incapacity, strike, or any other circumstance, when a formal tie exists with the employment.

Remember that many economic activities that persons do, especially children, youths and women; frequently the enumerated person does not consider them work, because they dedicate little time to them, they are not remunerated or they are complementary to their studies or household duties. Because of this it is important to insist on the possession of a job when a person responses negatively to the first three categories.

These activities can include, for example, sewing, ironing other's clothes, making food for sale, helping the family in agricultural or livestock activities (milking cows, raising chickens, taking care of crops, among others) or also dividing time in a family business.

4. Looked for work having worked before: refers to a person of working age, who in the reference week did not have a job but was looking for one and who had worked before.

Looking for work is understood as:

The act of trying to get a salaried or independent job through means of friends or relatives, answering ads in the newspaper, visiting places in search of a position or taking steps toward working on their own account such as looking for financing, materials, equipment or clients.

Also included is one who waits for a response to requests made recently or who stopped looking momentarily because of a temporary sickness.

Also a person who has found a job but will begin to work after the day of the interview should be considered.

5. Looked for work for the first time: refers to a person of working age, who never has done it before but who in the week before the interview was looking for work. Looking for work is considered the same conditions mentioned in the previous category.

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6. Pensioned or rentier: refers to a person who did not work or look for work and who received a pension from some form of social security (régimen previsional), or who lives from the investments that renting dwellings or offices produce, or from utilities that pay deposits, bonds, stocks, etc.. They should be considered in this category even if they did household duties.

7. Student: refers to a person who is dedicated to studying, without working or looking for work during the reference week, if also they help or take charge of household duties they will always be considered students.

8. Household duties: refers to a person who is dedicated exclusively to work or domestic chores of their own house and cannot be classified in the previous categories. Keep in mind that currently this activity is done by both men and women.

9. Other: is understood to be persons not classified in the previous categories, for example: residents permanently in jails, convents, asylums, hospitals, etc; persons of advanced age or permanently disabled; in all the cases those who always do not have a job should not be classified here. Also consider bums and indigents among those not classified previously.

Having exclusively done a voluntary job like firepersons, Red Cross workers, or lady volunteers who go to hospitals.

Voluntary help of domesticated duties in another home, without receiving remuneration.

Help done by a friend or relative as a favor.

Farm work exclusively for self consumption.

Asking for alms.

The professional practice without remuneration that students must do for companies in order to graduate. [internship]