23. If you are aged under 15Go to Q34
[Questions 24-33 were asked for persons age 15+.]
28. If you are working, unemployed or retired, go to Q29.
If you are a student, go to Q34.
Otherwise, go to Q35.
[Q29-Q33 were asked for persons who were working, unemployed or retired.]
30. 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, secondary teacher, electrical engineer
Do not use general terms such as: manager, teacher, engineer.
Civil servants and local government employees should state their grade e.g. senior administrative officer. Members of the Gardaí or Army should state their rank. Teachers should state the branch of teaching e.g. primary teacher. Clergy and religious orders should give full description e.g. nun, registered general nurse.
Write in your main occupation. ____
If a farmer, write in the size of the area farmed to the nearest hectare.
_ _ _ _ Hectares
Questions 24 to 33 should be answered only by persons 15 years and over
Persons who are working should answer questions 29, 30, 32 and 34.
Persons who are retired should answer questions 29 and 30 only.
Persons who are unemployed should answer questions 29, 30 and 32 only.
All other persons should not answer any of the questions 29, 30, 32, 33 or 34.
Question 30. The information that question 30 will provide is used to build a picture of occupational groups and how occupations are changing over time.
Persons who are unemployed or retired should base their answer on the work that they did last.