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[Questions 20-26 apply to people aged 15 and over]


25 If you are:

  • Working for payment or profit (Q24 box 1)
  • Unemployed (Q24 box 3)
  • retired (Q24 box 6)

Answer the following questions about your main job or your last main job if you are not currently employed. Otherwise skip to Q32.


27 What is (was) your occupation in your main job?

In all cases describe the occupation fully and precisely giving the full job title.

Use precise terms such as: "Retail store manager", "Building contractor", "Printing machine operator", "Secondary teacher", "Electrical engineer", or "Builders laborer".

Do NOT use general terms such as: "Manager", "Contractor", "Machine operator, Teacher", "Engineer", or "Laborer". Civil servants and local government employees should state their grade (e.g., "Clerical officer"). Garda or Army [should] state their rank (e.g., "Garda sergeant"). Teachers should state the brach of teaching (e.g., "Primary teacher"). Clergy and religious orders should give a full description (e.g., "Nun registered general nurse").

Write your main occupation________

If a farmer or farm worker, write the size of the farm:
_ _ _ _ Acres or _ _ _ _ hectares

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Questions 26 to 31 are to be answered by persons who are working for payment or profit, unemployed or retired (i.e., those who have ticked boxes 1, 3, or 6 for question 24).

27. What is (was) your occupation in your main job?

In all cases describe the occupation fully and precisely giving the full job title.

Write your main OCCUPATION. _______
If a farmer or farm worker, write the SIZE of the farm.
_ _ _ _ Acres OR _ _ _ _ Hectares

The information that Question 27 will provide is used to build a picture of occupational groups and how occupations are changing over time.