VI. Economic activity of persons age 10 or older
[Questions 601 to 615]
612. Did you look for work?
[] 1 Yes (go to Q614)
[] 2 No
6.6. Block VI. Activities of household members age 10 or older
This block is used to collect characteristics on the economic activities of every household member who is 10 or older, such as field of business, type and work status and number of working days/hours during the past week.
The work force of the community age 10 or older is categorized into two groups: work force and non-work force. The work force are those who have jobs during the past week, those who are working or temporarily not working due to a certain cause such as waiting for harvest, on leave, etc. Also included in this group are those who do not have a job but are seeking one/hopefully obtaining a job. The non-working force are those who during the week only attended school, took care of a household, and others who do not do any activities that could be categorized as working, temporarily not working, or seeking a job.
There are several questions that are specifically asked to people who are either working or seeking a job, and also some for the non-working force who attends school, takes care of a household, elderly people, or other non-economic activities. Then there are some that confirm the number of people who are categorized as working force and non-working force.
This block consists of 16 questions: P601 to P615, beginning with the most frequent activity conducted during the week through the field of business during the previous year.
Question 612: Are you seeking a job?
Seeking a job is an activity of a person to try and obtain a job.
People who are seeking a job are categorized into:
a. Those who are working or have jobs, but because of a certain cause are still trying to obtain other jobs.
b. Those who are not employed and will be called back by a potential employer, but are still trying to obtain other jobs.
c. Those who worked at least one hour during the past week, and are also trying to obtain other jobs.
d. Those who have never worked and are trying to obtain jobs.
e. Those who have worked but because of a certain cause have quit or were fired and are trying to obtain jobs.
Information:
The activity of seeking a job is not limited to a period of the past week, but could be done several periods ago, as long as during the past week the status is still waiting for the answer of the work application.
Circle code 1 if the answer is "Yes" and continue to P614. Circle code 2 if the answer is "No" and continue the interview to P613.