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IV. Household information


401. The means of livelihood for this household during the last year

[] 1 Non-agriculture only
[] 2 Agriculture only
[] 3 Mixture: agriculture the primary means
[] 4 Mixture: non-agriculture the primary means

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6.4. Block IV. Household characteristics
This block is used to record the household characteristics, such as household income one year ago, type of physical building, status of residence ownership also other household facilities.


Question 401: Source of household income during the last year
Ask the source of household income during a year ago. Circle the code that is appropriate to the respondent's answer.

Non-agriculture sector: if the household income only depends on a non-agricultural sector such as mining and quarrying, manufacturing, electricity, gas and water, building/construction, large and retail trade. Also included are: working in restaurants and hotels, transportation, warehouse and communications, finance, insurance, building rentals, land and services establishments, social and community services and others.

Example:
Civil servant, military, bank officers, driver, traders, course instructor, and factory workers.

Agriculture sector: the income/livelihood of a household only depends on an agricultural sector or as a farm worker, such as a farmer who cultivates food crops, field crops, livestock, fishermen, farm helper, livestock helper or fishery helper.

Combination, agriculture as the main source: if a household has several income sources, but the major income support of the household is from the agricultural sector.

Example:
Mr. Sudin's household consists of Mr. Sudin, his wife and 5 children. Mr. Sudin works as a watch guard in a Cinema Theater and also processes fish. The eldest child is a coconut farmer and the wife sells gado-gado [traditional salad with peanut sauce]. According to Mr. Sudin, the main income source of the household is from the eldest son. This household has income resources from the entertainment services industry, agriculture and trade, but the main source is from agriculture.

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Combination, non-agriculture as the main source: if a household has several income sources, but the main income source of the household is from the non- agricultural sector such as from mining and quarrying, manufacturing, electricity, gas and water, building/construction, large and retail trade. Also included are: working in restaurants and hotels, transportation, warehouse and communications, finance, insurance, building rentals, land and services establishments, social and community services and others.

Example:
1. Mr. Danil is a teacher (civil servant) who teaches in the morning at Sumbersari Elementary School. To use his leisure time in the afternoon, Mr. Danil plants cassava on the side of his house. Every 3 months Mr. Danil takes his cassava and sells it to the market. His wife is a dressmaker for children and women. Although the sources of Mr. Danil's income are social and community services, individual services and agriculture, Mr. Danil's main income source is from teaching at Sumbersari Elementary School (social and community services).

2. Mr. Aji works at the Statistic Office in Bogor Regency and his wife is a homemaker. Every Monday to Friday afternoon Mr. Aji works as a driver in city transportation. Besides that, every Saturday and Sunday he sells fruit at the road side of the main road to Puncak. From this example, Mr. Aji has income from social and community services, transportation and trade. Based on Mr. Aji's opinion, his main supportive income source is from working at the Statistic Office in Bogor Regency (social and community services sector).