Section F. Characteristics of the persons
For persons 7 years old or more
[Questions 12-16 were asked of persons aged 7 years or older]
15. In this job, [the person] works as or worked as:
[] 1 Private employee or worker
[] 2 Public employee or worker
[] 3 Owner with employees
[] 4 Self-employed
[] 5 Unpaid family worker
[] 6 Domestic employee
[] 7 Other
Only for persons who answered in Block A
[Questions 14-16 were asked of persons who marked any option of block A of question 13]
Question 15: In this job, you work as or worked as: Private employee or worker?; public employee or worker?; Employer with employees?; Independent worker?; Unpaid family worker?; Domestic employee?; Other?
Read each of the options until you receive an affirmative answer and mark the corresponding box.
The indicated categories respond to the following definitions:
1. Private employee or worker: This person works for an employer or private business, and perceives payment in the form of salary, daily wage, commissions, payment, in currency or in-kind, for doing occupations that are managerial, technical, administrative, or support.
2. Public employee or worker: This person works in the public administration (central government, autonomous and municipal institutions) doing work that is executive, technical, administrative, and support.
3. Employer with employees: This person is owner of an economic unit (factory, business, workshop, farm, ranch, etc.) who hire or employ one or more persons in permanent form.
4. Independent worker: This person does an activity in independent manner, does not have an employer, nor hires salaried personnel in permanent form. In some cases, unpaid family members work for him or her. Example: Independent professionals and technicians, peddler, small businesspersons, shoemakers, plumbers, farmer, etc.
5. Unpaid family worker: This person works in the business of a relative, without receiving any payment in exchange.
[p. 53]6. Domestic employee: In this category you should include all of the persons who are in charge of caring for a dwelling and its inhabitants, in exchange for payment in money or in-kind, for example: Housekeepers, butlers, cooks, nannies, launderers, gardeners, chauffeurs for the exclusive service of the dwelling, etc.
7. Other: In this category, you should include all persons who do not belong to any of the categories above.