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Chapter VII. Characteristics of the people

For persons of age 7 years and older
[Questions 12 to 20 are for persons of age 7 years and older]

16. Did you worked during the week of the 17th to the 23rd of November?

[] 1 Yes (proceed to question 18)
[] 2 No
17. What did you do during the week of the 17th to the 23rd of November?
[Question 17 is asked of persons who did not work during the reference week]

[] 1 Did not work, but had a job (was on vacation, leave, illness, climate, lack of materials, etc.)
[] 2 Participated or helped in agricultural activities
[] 3 Prepared or helped to prepare food gods (tortillas, bread, tamales or toasts) for sale
[] 4 Made or helped to make articles such as hats, baskets, artisan crafts and furniture for sale
[] 5 Made or helped to bobbin winding, weaving or sew articles for sale
[] 6 Looked for work and worked before
[] 7 Looked for work for the first time
[] 8 Studied only
[] 9 Lived only on rents or retirement
[] 10 Only did household duties
[] 11 Did not work

If either of the options from 7 to 11 are selected, proceed to question 21.
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Section 7: Individual characteristics

This section records individual information for a maximum of ten people - those listed in section 6, "total number of persons in the household." If there are more than ten people in the census household use as many additional forms as necessary.

[A graphic of the "individual characteristics", located at the top of section 7 of the census form, is included here.]

Person number: In the grid spaces on the upper left side of the form, write the number that corresponds to the person according to the order from the list of persons in section VI. The head of household is number 1.

Name: In the appropriate space, write the name of each of the persons who make up the household according to the order in which they appear on the list in question 3 of section VI. Begin with the head of household and continue writing according to the order established.

Information supplied by respondent: This is when the person interviewed gives information about his/her own self. Fill in the appropriate oval according to the information you receive.

Questions 1-11 should be asked for all permanent residents of the household in the dwelling.

Questions 12-20 are for persons aged seven or older.

The reference period for questions 16-20 is the week preceding the census date (from Sunday November 17 to Saturday November 23, 2002).

17. Type of activity
Ask, "What did the person do the week of November 17th to the 23rd?"

Did not work, but has some form of employment (vacation or leave, illness, bad weather, lack of supplies, etc.): This is a person who did not work during the reference week but who has a job or a business from which he/she was absent, because of vacation time off, illness, leave of absence, bad weather, etc.

Participated in or helped with agricultural work. This person participated in or helped with the household's agricultural work during the reference week.

Made or helped prepare food products for sale (tortillas, bread, tamales, fried tortillas): This person made or helped make food products at home for sale during the reference week.

Made or helped make articles like hats, baskets, arts and crafts and furniture for sale: This person made or helped make hats, baskets, arts and crafts or furniture at home for sale.

Spun, knit or sewed, or helped to spin, knit or sew, articles for sale: This person helped spin, knit or sew articles at home for sale.

Looked for work and had worked before: This person worked previously, but during the reference week he/she was unemployed and actively seeking work.

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After having read the six (6) previous options, pause for a moment and wait for the respondent to answer. If necessary, read the options again. If there is no answer, read the last five (5) options.

Looked for work for the first time. This is a person who has never worked and actively looked for a job during the reference week.

Studied only. This person only attended school during the reference week.

Lived off rents or retirement income only. This person only received money during the reference week from his /her retirement or pension, investments, national money transfers or international remittances.

Worked in the household only. This person solely worked in domestic housework within his /her own dwelling, without receiving any pay or salary.

Did not work. This person did not perform any economic activity during the week prior to the census.

[A graphic of question 17, from section 7 of the census form, is included here.]

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If the answer is any of options 7-11, go to question 21.