B. Person Form
27. If you are:
- working for payment or profit (Q26 box 1)
- unemployed (Q 26 box 3)
- retired (Q26 box 6)
Answer the following questions about your main job or your last main job if you are not currently employed. Otherwise, skip to Q34.
28. Do (did) you work as an employee or are (were) you self-employed in your main job? Your main job is the job in which you usually work(ed) the most hours.
[] 1 Employee
[] 2 Self-employed, with paid employees
[] 3 Self- employed, without paid employees
[] 4 Assisting relative (not receiving a fixed wage or salary)
Questions 28 to 33 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 5 for question 26).
Question 28 is used in the analysis of people's employment. This information is used to show potential growth in business and employment.
28. Do (did) you work as an employee or are (were) you self-employed in your main job?
Your main job is the job in which you usually work(ed) the most hours.
[] 1 Employee
[] 2 Self-employed, with paid employees
[] 3 Self- employed, without paid employees
[] 4 Assisting relative (not receiving a fixed wage or salary)
Some guidelines on answering question 28:
- The term 'Employee' should be used for a person receiving a fixed wage or salary, even if he/she is assisting a relative. However, if a person is receiving a fixed wage or salary, they should tick box Assisting relative.
- Priests, nuns, brothers, etc. should tick box Employee
- Persons employed as managing directors should tick box Employee
- Persons in partnership in a firm having paid employees should tick Self-employed, with paid employees
- Persons in partnership in a firm not having paid employees should tick Self-employed, without paid Employees