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Brazil 1980 Israel 1972 Panama 2000 United States 2005
Brazil 1991 Israel 2008 Panama 2010 United States 2010
Brazil 2000 Mexico 1960 Puerto Rico 1990 United States 2015
Brazil 2010 Mexico 1990 Puerto Rico 2000 Venezuela 1971
Canada 1971 Mexico 1995 Puerto Rico 2005 Venezuela 1981
Canada 1981 Mexico 2000 Puerto Rico 2010 Venezuela 1990
Canada 1991 Mexico 2010 Trinidad and Tobago 2000 Venezuela 2001
Canada 2001 Mexico 2015 United States 1990
Canada 2011 Panama 1990 United States 2000
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Brazil 1980 — source variable BR1980A_GROSSINC — Gross earnings in principal occupation
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The following questions are to be filled out only for the person 10 years or older
[Applies to questions 25 -49]


37. Monthly gross income, received in money in the occupation declared in question 30

____ Cr$

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The following questions will only be filled out for persons age 10 or over, that is, those born before September 1, 1970.

[Applies to questions 25-49]


Question 27 - Municipality where works or studies

For persons who work or study outside the municipality where they live, record the name of the municipality where they work or attend class.
If a person works and studies in different municipalities and both are outside the municipality of residence, record the municipality where he or she works.
For persons who neither work nor study or for persons who work and study in the municipality of residence, record seven zeros in the Code field.
Also record seven zeros for persons who only work or only study and do so in the municipality of residence.
For persons who stated Present non-resident - Question 2, Code 6, seven zeros will also be recorded in the Code field.


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Brazil 1980 — source variable BR1980A_INCOTHER — Monetary gross income in other occupations
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The following questions are to be filled out only for the person 10 years or older
[Applies to questions 25 -49]


39. Monthly gross income received in all occupations done regularly except those declared in question 37 and question 38

____ Cr$

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The following questions will only be filled out for persons age 10 or over, that is, those born before September 1, 1970.

[Applies to questions 25-49]


Question 39 - Average gross monthly income from other occupations regularly exercised, not including that declared in Questions 37 and 38

This question refers to gross monthly income from another occupation which the person exercises simultaneously with that declared in Question 30.
The criteria for recording are the same as those established for Questions 37 and 38.
When the person exercises only the occupation declared in Question 30, trace will be recorded in this Question.

Examples of declarations for Questions 37 to 39:

1st case - A medical doctor who works at the Federal Health Service (INAMPS) and earns Cr$ 23,000.00 and also works at a private office earning Cr$ 30,000.00
Answers: Question 37 - 53,000.00
Question 38 -__
Question 39 -__

2nd case - A medical doctor who works at the Federal Health Service (INAMPS) earning Cr$ 23,000.00 and as college professor receiving Cr$ 18,000.00
Answers: Question 37 - 23,000.00
Question 38 - __
Question 39 - 18,000.00

3rd case - A Self-employed sharecropper (Parceiro conta própria) who sold the products received during the 12 months between 9/1/1979 and 8/31/1980, for Cr$ 48,000.00
Answers: Question 37 - __
Question 38 - 48,000.00
Question 39 - __


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Brazil 1991 — source variable BR1991A_GROSSINC — Gross income from main occupation
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56. Monthly gross income in August 1990 received in money in the occupation declared in question 46
[] 0 don't have
_ Number of digits
_ _ _ _ _ _ .00 Cr$

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Question 56 - Gross income for the month of august, 1990, from the occupation declared in question 46
For Employees (including migrant farm workers), the gross remuneration (including fixed and variable parts) will be recorded, including the amount of withholding tax, social security contributions, labor union fees, etc., received during the month of August, 1990. If the person did not work during the August, 1990, record the gross income for the last month worked.
Do not compute the 13th-month wage nor shares in profits received by employees, even when paid in the form of monthly wages (14th, 15th, 16th month, etc.). Amounts received from other benefits or advantages earned will also not be computed, such as meal tickets, bus tickets, etc.
For Employers who receive a fixed part of a company's earnings taken out monthly, this amount will be recorded. When Employers receive a variable part, with inflation correction, the amounts received during the last 12 months (profits, representation allowances, etc.) will be recorded in such a way that the average to be calculated represents the amount updated to August. For those who did not work during the month of August, the average updated amount for the last month worked should be recorded.
For Self-employed persons, the income received as fees from the free exercise of a liberal profession, services, representation, brokerage, [p. 92] individual profits, contracts or agreements of any nature, as well as remuneration for any other permanent self-employed or occasional work, must be corrected for monthly inflation in such a way that the calculated average represents the amount updated to the last month worked. Usual and normal expenses necessary for the exercise of the activity should be deducted.
For persons who have no income, mark Box 0 - Does not have.
When income is declared, record, in the No. of Digits field, the number of digits that comprise the amount of income declared.
Note - Answers to all questions on income will be recorded in Cruzeiros.

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Brazil 1991 — source variable BR1991A_GRSINCOT — Gross income from other occupations
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57. Monthly gross income in August 1990 received in money in other occupations
[] 0 don't have
_ Number of digits
_ _ _ _ _ _ .00 Cr$

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Question 57 - Gross income for the month august, 1990, from one or more other occupation(s)
This question refers to the gross monthly income received from other occupation(s) that the person exercises concurrently with the occupation declared in Question 46.
The criteria for recording are the same as those set forth in Question 56.

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Brazil 2000 — source variable BR2000A_INCTOT — Total monthly income in all jobs
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What was your gross income during the month of July 2000:
[Applies to questions 4.51 - 4.52]


4.51 In your principal job?

[] 0 don't have
[] 1 only benefits
R$ _ _ _ _ _ _.00


4.52 In your other jobs? When person only has one job, mark don't have other jobs.

[] 0 don't have
[] 1 only benefits
R$ _ _ _ _ _ _.00

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For persons age 10 or over (born on or before July 31, 1990)
[Applies to questions 4.36 - 4.61]


What was your gross monthly income in July, 2000:

Question 4.51 - From your main work?

Question 4.52 - From other work?

For persons who had fixed income, record the amount of gross remuneration (if employee or domestic worker) or money earned (retirado) (if employer or self-employed) in the month of July, 2000, or that you would have earned if you had worked the entire month. For persons on leave through a government social security institute, record the gross amount received as benefit (sick leave, labor accident leave, etc.) in July, 2000.

For persons who had variable income, record the average amount of the gross remuneration or of the money received in July, 2000. By gross remuneration is understood the payment to the employee, including family wages and deductions for social security, income tax, absences, etc. Thirteenth month salary, vacation gratifications or profit shares by the employer should not be included in the monthly income.

Money earned (retirado) is defined as the amount gained (gross income less expenses on the enterprise, employee's salaries, purchases of equipment, raw material, electric energy, telephone bills, etc.) by the person who was engaged in an enterprise as self-employed or employer.

For persons who receive in products or merchandise of the area of work including farming, silviculture, cattle raising, plant extraction, fishing, and fish raising, record:

  • real or estimated amount normally received in July, 2000, from monthly production; and
  • average real or estimated monthly amount that the person would usually earn in July, 2000, from seasonal production (temporary production, that is, not produced all year round).


Do not compute the amount of the production for consumption by that person or family or the part earned in benefits, such as housing, food (meals, food baskets, foodstuffs or meal tickets), clothing, transportation tickets, etc.

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For persons who did not receive income from work, mark the square entitled Does Not Have.

For persons who are remunerated only in benefits (housing, meals, clothing, etc.), mark the square only in benefits.

Note: Both questions (main work and other work) should be filled out. For persons who had only one job, mark the square Does Not Have in the field related to the other jobs.

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Brazil 2010 — source variable BR2010A_INCJOBS — Gross income from all jobs in July, 2010
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6.51 In your main job, what was your usual gross monthly income (or withdrawal) in July, 2010?
[] 1 In cash, products or goods ____
[] 2 Only in benefits (housing, food, training, etc.).
[] 0 None

6.511 R$____.00

(If code 1 in question 6.45, skip to 6.53. If code 2 in 6.45 go to 6.52)


6.52 In other jobs, what was your usual gross monthly income (or withdrawal) in July, 2010?

[Question 6.52 was asked of persons who reported having two or more jobs during the reference period, per question 6.45.]
[] 1 In cash, products or goods ____
[] 2 Only in benefits (housing, food, training, etc.).
[] 0 None

6.521 R$____.00


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Canada 1971 — source variable CA1971A_INCWAGE — Income from wages and salaries
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[Questions 22-40 were asked of persons age 15+, per question 21.]


40. Income for 1970 (State in dollars only)

a. During 1970 what were your total wages and salaries, commissions, bonuses, tips, etc? (before any deductions)

[] Amount $____
[] None

b. During 1970 what was your net income from self-employment or operating your own non-farm business or professional practice?

State total business income less expenses of operation.
If lost money, give amount and write "Loss"
[] Amount $____
[] None

c. During 1970 what was your net income from operating a farm on your own account or in partnership?

State total farm income less expenses of operation. If loss money, give amount and write "Loss"
[] Amount $____
[] None

d. During 1970 how much income did you receive from

1. Family and youth allowances?

[] Amount $____
[] None

2. Government old age pensions, Canada pensions and Quebec pensions?

[] Amount $____
[] None

3. Other government income? (e.g. veteran's pensions and allowances)

[] Amount $____
[] None

4. Retirement pensions from previous employment?

[] Amount $____
[] None

5. Bond and deposit interest and dividends?

[] Amount $____
[] None

6. Other investment income? (e.g. net rents)

[] Amount $____
[] None

7. Other income? (e.g. alimony)

[] Amount $____
[] None

e. During 1970 what was your total income? (a+b+c+d)

[] Amount $____
[] None

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40. Please note these important points:
1. Information on your questionnaire is strictly confidential by law and no individual or department outside of DBS has access to your personal records.
2. Just as your census questionnaire can never be seen by the Taxation Department, your income tax form can never be seen by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. This is why we ask you to report income again on your census document.
3. Income reported in this question should be the total received during the calendar year 1970.
4. Please give amounts in dollars only. Do not report cents.
5. If you are not sure of an answer, make your best estimate.
6. Please answer every part of this question whether you were working or not. If you had no income from a given source, fill the "None" circle.
7. If you received income from abroad, please quote it in Canadian dollars. However, if you immigrated to Canada since January 1, 1970, do not report income received before your arrival in Canada.
(a) Report total wages and salaries before deductions for income tax, pensions, etc. (do not give take-home pay). Include military pay and allowances and add in all tips, commissions and bonuses received during 1970. Do not include free room and board or reimbursement for travel or other work expenses. Salesmen who worked for more than one company, or who maintained their own office or staff, should report in part (b). Owners of an unincorporated business should report I part (b) or (c).

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(b) Give an amount only if you owned and operated a non-farm, unincorporated business or profession during 1970, whether by yourself or in partnership. Please report net earnings (gross receipts minus expenses of operation). Do not subtract personal deductions such as income tax and pensions.
In case of a partnership, report only your share of the earnings. If you lost money, give amount and write "Loss".

(c) Give an amount only if you operated a farm in 1970, by yourself or in partnership. Give your net income (gross receipts from farm sales minus depreciation and costs of operation). In cases of partnership, report only your share of the earnings. Cash advances should be included in gross receipts for the year in which they are received. Wheat reduction payments should also be included as farm income when determining "net income from operating a farm". Answer the question even if you employed a fired manager to run your farm, and deduct the manager's salary as expenses. If you rent out your farm, report your rent receipts in part (d) 6. If you lost money, give amount and write "Loss".

(d)

1. Report family and youth allowances if you actually received the cheques. Do not report them to the children for whom they are paid. Payments are usually made to the mother or legal guardian.
2. Do not include retirement pensions to civil servants, RCMP or military personnel. These should be reported in (d) 4.
3. Include here also workmen's compensation, mothers' allowances, pensions for widows, the blind and the disabled, as well as cash welfare payments and training allowances from all levels of government. Include veterans' disability pensions and allowances. Retirement pensions for career military personnel should be reported in (d) 4.
4. Report here any income you received as a result of previous employment by yourself or a deceased relative. Include pensions to retired RCMP, career military or Civil Service employees, and all annuities regardless of who purchased them. Do not include cash refunds made in a lump sum.
5. Report interest from deposits in banks, trust companies, co-operatives, Credit Unions, etc., as well as bound and debenture interest and all dividends.
6. Include here net rents from real estate (including farm land), mortgage and loan interest, regular income from an estate or trust fund, and interest from insurance policies. If this total is a loss, write "Loss" beneath the entry.
7. Include here all regular income (not one-time lump-sum payments) not covered in the questions above. Examples are:

(i) Alimony;
(ii) Child support;
(iii) Payments from Children's Aid for care of wards;
(iv) Periodic support from persons not in the household;
(v) Net income from roomers and boarders;
(vi) Income from abroad (i.e. pensions) except dividends and interest, which should go into (d) 5; and
(vii) Scholarships.


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Canada 1971 — source variable CA1971A_INCSELF — Income from self-employment
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[Questions 22-40 were asked of persons age 15+, per question 21.]


40. Income for 1970 (State in dollars only)

a. During 1970 what were your total wages and salaries, commissions, bonuses, tips, etc? (before any deductions)

[] Amount $____
[] None

b. During 1970 what was your net income from self-employment or operating your own non-farm business or professional practice?

State total business income less expenses of operation.
If lost money, give amount and write "Loss"
[] Amount $____
[] None

c. During 1970 what was your net income from operating a farm on your own account or in partnership?

State total farm income less expenses of operation. If loss money, give amount and write "Loss"
[] Amount $____
[] None

d. During 1970 how much income did you receive from

1. Family and youth allowances?

[] Amount $____
[] None

2. Government old age pensions, Canada pensions and Quebec pensions?

[] Amount $____
[] None

3. Other government income? (e.g. veteran's pensions and allowances)

[] Amount $____
[] None

4. Retirement pensions from previous employment?

[] Amount $____
[] None

5. Bond and deposit interest and dividends?

[] Amount $____
[] None

6. Other investment income? (e.g. net rents)

[] Amount $____
[] None

7. Other income? (e.g. alimony)

[] Amount $____
[] None

e. During 1970 what was your total income? (a+b+c+d)

[] Amount $____
[] None

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40. Please note these important points:
1. Information on your questionnaire is strictly confidential by law and no individual or department outside of DBS has access to your personal records.
2. Just as your census questionnaire can never be seen by the Taxation Department, your income tax form can never be seen by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. This is why we ask you to report income again on your census document.
3. Income reported in this question should be the total received during the calendar year 1970.
4. Please give amounts in dollars only. Do not report cents.
5. If you are not sure of an answer, make your best estimate.
6. Please answer every part of this question whether you were working or not. If you had no income from a given source, fill the "None" circle.
7. If you received income from abroad, please quote it in Canadian dollars. However, if you immigrated to Canada since January 1, 1970, do not report income received before your arrival in Canada.
(a) Report total wages and salaries before deductions for income tax, pensions, etc. (do not give take-home pay). Include military pay and allowances and add in all tips, commissions and bonuses received during 1970. Do not include free room and board or reimbursement for travel or other work expenses. Salesmen who worked for more than one company, or who maintained their own office or staff, should report in part (b). Owners of an unincorporated business should report I part (b) or (c).

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(b) Give an amount only if you owned and operated a non-farm, unincorporated business or profession during 1970, whether by yourself or in partnership. Please report net earnings (gross receipts minus expenses of operation). Do not subtract personal deductions such as income tax and pensions.
In case of a partnership, report only your share of the earnings. If you lost money, give amount and write "Loss".

(c) Give an amount only if you operated a farm in 1970, by yourself or in partnership. Give your net income (gross receipts from farm sales minus depreciation and costs of operation). In cases of partnership, report only your share of the earnings. Cash advances should be included in gross receipts for the year in which they are received. Wheat reduction payments should also be included as farm income when determining "net income from operating a farm". Answer the question even if you employed a fired manager to run your farm, and deduct the manager's salary as expenses. If you rent out your farm, report your rent receipts in part (d) 6. If you lost money, give amount and write "Loss".

(d)

1. Report family and youth allowances if you actually received the cheques. Do not report them to the children for whom they are paid. Payments are usually made to the mother or legal guardian.
2. Do not include retirement pensions to civil servants, RCMP or military personnel. These should be reported in (d) 4.
3. Include here also workmen's compensation, mothers' allowances, pensions for widows, the blind and the disabled, as well as cash welfare payments and training allowances from all levels of government. Include veterans' disability pensions and allowances. Retirement pensions for career military personnel should be reported in (d) 4.
4. Report here any income you received as a result of previous employment by yourself or a deceased relative. Include pensions to retired RCMP, career military or Civil Service employees, and all annuities regardless of who purchased them. Do not include cash refunds made in a lump sum.
5. Report interest from deposits in banks, trust companies, co-operatives, Credit Unions, etc., as well as bound and debenture interest and all dividends.
6. Include here net rents from real estate (including farm land), mortgage and loan interest, regular income from an estate or trust fund, and interest from insurance policies. If this total is a loss, write "Loss" beneath the entry.
7. Include here all regular income (not one-time lump-sum payments) not covered in the questions above. Examples are:

(i) Alimony;
(ii) Child support;
(iii) Payments from Children's Aid for care of wards;
(iv) Periodic support from persons not in the household;
(v) Net income from roomers and boarders;
(vi) Income from abroad (i.e. pensions) except dividends and interest, which should go into (d) 5; and
(vii) Scholarships.


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Canada 1981 — source variable CA1981A_INCWAGE — Wages and salaries
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[Questions 31-46 were asked of persons age 15+, per question 30.]


46. During the year ending December 31, 1980, did you receive any income or suffer any loss from the sources listed below?

If yes, please check the "Yes" box and enter the amount; in case of a loss, also check the "toss" box. If no, please check the "No" box and proceed to the next source. Do not include family allowances. Please consult the Guide for details.
a. Total wages and salaries including commissions, bonuses, tips, etc., before any deductions

[] Yes

Amount: _ _ Dollars _ _ Cents

[] No

b. Net non-farm (gross receipts minus expenses) from unincorporated business, professional practice, etc., on own account or in partnership.

[] Yes

Amount: _ _ Dollars _ _ Cents

[] No
[] Loss

c. Net farm self-employment income (gross receipts minus expenses) from agricultural operations on own account

[] Yes

Amount: _ _ Dollars _ _ Cents

[] No
[] Loss

d. Old age security pension and guaranteed from federal government only, income supplement and benefits from Canada or Quebec Pension Plan (Provincial income supplements should be reported in f )

[] Yes

Amount: _ _ Dollars _ _ Cents

[] No

e. Benefits from Unemployment Insurance.

[] Yes

Amount: _ _ Dollars _ _ Cents

[] No

f. Other income from government sources including provincial income supplements and social assistance, e.g., veterans" pensions, workers' compensation, welfare payments (Do not include family allowances)

[] Yes

Amount: _ _ Dollars _ _ Cents

[] No

g. Dividends and interest on bonds, deposits and savings certificates, and other investment income, e.g., net rents from real estate, interest from mortgages

[] Yes

Amount: _ _ Dollars _ _ Cents

[] No
[] Loss

h. Retirement pensions, superannuation and annuities and other money income, e.g., alimony, scholarships (Do not include family allowances)

[] Yes

Amount: _ _ Dollars _ _ Cents

[] No

i. Total income from all of the above sources (Do not include family allowances)

[] Yes

Amount: _ _ Dollars _ _ Cents

[] No
[] Loss


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Canada 1981 — source variable CA1981A_INCSELF — Self-employment income
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[Questions 31-46 were asked of persons age 15+, per question 30.]


46. During the year ending December 31, 1980, did you receive any income or suffer any loss from the sources listed below?

If yes, please check the "Yes" box and enter the amount; in case of a loss, also check the "toss" box. If no, please check the "No" box and proceed to the next source. Do not include family allowances. Please consult the Guide for details.
a. Total wages and salaries including commissions, bonuses, tips, etc., before any deductions

[] Yes

Amount: _ _ Dollars _ _ Cents

[] No

b. Net non-farm (gross receipts minus expenses) from unincorporated business, professional practice, etc., on own account or in partnership.

[] Yes

Amount: _ _ Dollars _ _ Cents

[] No
[] Loss

c. Net farm self-employment income (gross receipts minus expenses) from agricultural operations on own account

[] Yes

Amount: _ _ Dollars _ _ Cents

[] No
[] Loss

d. Old age security pension and guaranteed from federal government only, income supplement and benefits from Canada or Quebec Pension Plan (Provincial income supplements should be reported in f )

[] Yes

Amount: _ _ Dollars _ _ Cents

[] No

e. Benefits from Unemployment Insurance.

[] Yes

Amount: _ _ Dollars _ _ Cents

[] No

f. Other income from government sources including provincial income supplements and social assistance, e.g., veterans" pensions, workers' compensation, welfare payments (Do not include family allowances)

[] Yes

Amount: _ _ Dollars _ _ Cents

[] No

g. Dividends and interest on bonds, deposits and savings certificates, and other investment income, e.g., net rents from real estate, interest from mortgages

[] Yes

Amount: _ _ Dollars _ _ Cents

[] No
[] Loss

h. Retirement pensions, superannuation and annuities and other money income, e.g., alimony, scholarships (Do not include family allowances)

[] Yes

Amount: _ _ Dollars _ _ Cents

[] No

i. Total income from all of the above sources (Do not include family allowances)

[] Yes

Amount: _ _ Dollars _ _ Cents

[] No
[] Loss


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Canada 1991 — source variable CA1991A_INCWAGE — Wages and salaries
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STEP 10: Answer Questions 20 to 45 for each person aged 15 and over.


Income in 1990
45. During the year ending December 31, 1990, did this person receive any income or suffer any loss from the sources listed below?

Answer "yes" or "no" for all sources. If "yes," also enter the amount; in case of a loss, also mark "loss." Do not include Family Allowances and Child Tax Credits. Consult the Guide for details.
(a) Total wages and salaries including commissions, bonuses, tips, etc., before any deductions

[] Yes

Dollars ____ Cents _ _

[] No

(b) Net income from unincorporated non-farm business, professional practice, etc., on own account or in partnership (gross receipts minus expenses)

[] Yes

Dollars ____ Cents _ _

[] No
[] Loss

(c) Net farm self-employment income from agricultural operations on own account or in partnership (gross receipts minus expenses)

[] Yes

Dollars ____ Cents _ _

[] No
[] Loss

(d) Old Age Security Pension and Guaranteed Income Supplement from federal government only (provincial income supplements should be reported in (g))

[] Yes

Dollars ____ Cents _ _

[] No

(e) Benefits from Canada or Quebec Pension Plan

[] Yes

Dollars ____ Cents _ _

[] No

(f) Benefits from Unemployment Insurance (total benefits before tax deductions)

[] Yes

Dollars ____ Cents _ _

[] No

(g) Other income from government sources including provincial income supplements and grants and social assistance, e.g., veterans' pensions, workers' compensation, welfare payments (do not include Family Allowances and Child Tax Credits)

[] Yes

Dollars ____ Cents _ _

[] No

(h) Dividends and interest on bonds, deposits and savings certificates, and other investment income, e.g., net rents from real estate, interest from mortgages

[] Yes

Dollars ____ Cents _ _

[] No
[] Loss

(i) Retirement pensions, superannuation and annuities

[] Yes

Dollars ____ Cents _ _

[] No

(j) Other money income, e.g., alimony, scholarships

[] Yes

Dollars ____ Cents _ _

[] No

(k) Total income from all of the above sources

[] Yes

Dollars ____ Cents _ _

[] No
[] Loss

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Answer Questions 20 to 45 for each person aged 15 and over, that is, for each person born before June 4, 1976.


Part (a): Total Wages and Salaries

Report total wages and salaries from all jobs before deductions for income tax, pensions, hospital insurance, etc. (do not report take-home pay).
Include military pay and allowances.
Include tips and cash bonuses received during 1990. Also include all types of casual earnings whether or not T4 slips for income tax have been issued.
Include commissions. However, for salespersons who worked for more than one company, or who maintained their own office or staff, report such income in part (b). Also, for persons who baby-sit in their own home or who are newspaper delivery persons, report their income in part (b).
Do not include the value of taxable allowances and benefits provided by employers such as free lodging, free automobile use, bursaries, traveling expenses of a spouse or contributions towards medical insurance.
If consulting T4 slips to answer this question, report employment income shown in box 14, less the value of taxable allowances and benefits shown in boxes 30 to 40.
For persons who own an unincorporated business or farm, report the net income from that business or farm in part (b) or (c), whichever is appropriate.


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Canada 1991 — source variable CA1991A_INCSELF — Self-employment income
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STEP 10: Answer Questions 20 to 45 for each person aged 15 and over.


Income in 1990
45. During the year ending December 31, 1990, did this person receive any income or suffer any loss from the sources listed below?

Answer "yes" or "no" for all sources. If "yes," also enter the amount; in case of a loss, also mark "loss." Do not include Family Allowances and Child Tax Credits. Consult the Guide for details.
(a) Total wages and salaries including commissions, bonuses, tips, etc., before any deductions

[] Yes

Dollars ____ Cents _ _

[] No

(b) Net income from unincorporated non-farm business, professional practice, etc., on own account or in partnership (gross receipts minus expenses)

[] Yes

Dollars ____ Cents _ _

[] No
[] Loss

(c) Net farm self-employment income from agricultural operations on own account or in partnership (gross receipts minus expenses)

[] Yes

Dollars ____ Cents _ _

[] No
[] Loss

(d) Old Age Security Pension and Guaranteed Income Supplement from federal government only (provincial income supplements should be reported in (g))

[] Yes

Dollars ____ Cents _ _

[] No

(e) Benefits from Canada or Quebec Pension Plan

[] Yes

Dollars ____ Cents _ _

[] No

(f) Benefits from Unemployment Insurance (total benefits before tax deductions)

[] Yes

Dollars ____ Cents _ _

[] No

(g) Other income from government sources including provincial income supplements and grants and social assistance, e.g., veterans' pensions, workers' compensation, welfare payments (do not include Family Allowances and Child Tax Credits)

[] Yes

Dollars ____ Cents _ _

[] No

(h) Dividends and interest on bonds, deposits and savings certificates, and other investment income, e.g., net rents from real estate, interest from mortgages

[] Yes

Dollars ____ Cents _ _

[] No
[] Loss

(i) Retirement pensions, superannuation and annuities

[] Yes

Dollars ____ Cents _ _

[] No

(j) Other money income, e.g., alimony, scholarships

[] Yes

Dollars ____ Cents _ _

[] No

(k) Total income from all of the above sources

[] Yes

Dollars ____ Cents _ _

[] No
[] Loss

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Answer Questions 20 to 45 for each person aged 15 and over, that is, for each person born before June 4, 1976.


Part (b): Net Income from Unincorporated Non-farm Business, Professional Practice

Report an amount in the box provided for persons who owned and operated a non-farm, unincorporated business or professional practice during 1990, alone or in partnership. In the case of a partnership, report only their share of the net income. Report receipts from incorporated businesses in part (a) and/or part (h).
Report net income (gross receipts minus expenses of operation such as wages, rents or depreciation). Do not subtract personal deductions such as income tax and pensions.
Report net income from employment activities for self-employed fishermen, trappers and hunters in this part.
Report net income for persons who baby-sit in their own home, operate a direct distributorship such as selling and delivering cosmetics, newspapers, or obtain contracts or agreements to do odd jobs.

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Report net income from free-lance activities (for example, artists, writers, music teachers).
In the case of a loss, report the amount and mark the circle labelled Loss.

Part (c): Net Farm Self-employment Income

In the box provided, report an amount only for persons who operated a farm in 1990, alone or in partnership. In the case of a partnership, report only their share of the net income.
Report net income (gross receipts from farm sales minus depreciation and cost of operation). Include cash advances in gross receipts for the year in which they are received. Also include government supplementary payments. In the case of a loss, report the amount and mark the circle labelled Loss.
Exclude the value of income "in kind" (for example, agricultural products produced and consumed on the farm).
For persons who employed a manager to run their farm, deduct the manager's salary as expenses. For persons who rented out their farm, report the net rent received in part (h). Similarly, report income from incorporated farms in part (a) and/or part (h).
Agricultural operations include the production of field crops, vegetables, fruits, greenhouse/nursery products and seeds, maple products, poultry and livestock, animal products such as eggs, milk and wool, fur farming, and beekeeping.


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Canada 2001 — source variable CA2001A_WAGESP — Wages and salaries
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23. Answer questions 24 to 51 for each person aged 15 and over.


Income in 2000
51. During the year ending December 31, 2000, did this person receive any income from the sources listed below?

Answer "yes" or "no" for all sources.
If "yes," also enter the amount; in case of a loss, also mark "loss."
Do not include child tax benefits.
Paid employment:

(a) Total wages and salaries, including commissions, bonuses, tips, etc., before any deductions

[] Yes
Dollars ____ Cents _ _
[] No

Self-employment:

(b) Net farm income (gross receipts minus expenses), including grants and subsidies under farm-support programs, marketing board payments, gross insurance proceeds

[] Yes
Dollars ____ Cents _ _
[] Loss
[] No

(c) Net non-farm income from unincorporated business, professional practice, etc. (gross receipts minus expenses)

[] Yes
Dollars ____ Cents _ _
[] Loss
[] No

Income from government:

(d) Old Age Security Pension, Guaranteed Income Supplement and Spouse's Allowance from federal government only (provincial income supplements should be reported in (g))

[] Yes
Dollars ____ Cents _ _
[] No

(e) Benefits from Canada or Quebec Pension Plan

[] Yes
Dollars ____ Cents _ _
[] No

(f) Benefits from Employment Insurance (total benefits before tax deductions)

[] Yes
Dollars ____ Cents _ _
[] No

(g) Other income from government sources, such as provincial income supplements and grants, the GST/HST credit, provincial tax credits, workers' compensation, veterans' pensions, welfare payments. (Do not include child tax benefits.)

[] Yes
Dollars ____ Cents _ _
[] No

Other income:

(h) Dividends, interest on bonds, deposits and savings certificates, and other investment income, such as net rents from real estate, interest from mortgages

[] Yes
Dollars ____ Cents _ _
[] Loss
[] No

(i) Retirement pensions, superannuation and annuities, including those from RRSPs and RRIFs

[] Yes
Dollars ____ Cents _ _
[] No

(j) Other money income, such as alimony, child support, scholarships

[] Yes
Dollars ____ Cents _ _
[] No

Total income from all of the above sources:

[] Yes
Dollars ____ Cents _ _
[] Loss
[] No

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Question 51 -- Income in 2000

General instructions
Complete Question 51 for all persons aged 15 and over, whether or not they worked or had income in 2000.
Report annual income received from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2000 for each applicable source in parts (a) to (j) as well as the total income from all sources. If you are not sure of the exact amount for a source, give your best estimate. If necessary, consult your 2000 income tax return and information slips.
Report income obtained from outside Canada in Canadian dollars.


Paid employment

Part (a) -- Total wages and salaries
Include: total wages and salaries from all jobs before deductions for income tax, pensions, etc. (Do not report take-home pay only.); commissions, tips, cash bonuses and casual earnings; military pay and allowances; benefits from wage-loss replacement plans or income-maintenance insurance plans; employer or union supplementary unemployment benefits.
Report retirement allowances and severance pay in part (j).
If using T4 slips to answer part (a), report the amount in Box 14 minus the amounts in Boxes 30 to 40.

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Canada 2001 — source variable CA2001A_SELFIP — Self-employment income
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23. Answer questions 24 to 51 for each person aged 15 and over.


Income in 2000
51. During the year ending December 31, 2000, did this person receive any income from the sources listed below?

Answer "yes" or "no" for all sources.
If "yes," also enter the amount; in case of a loss, also mark "loss."
Do not include child tax benefits.
Paid employment:

(a) Total wages and salaries, including commissions, bonuses, tips, etc., before any deductions

[] Yes
Dollars ____ Cents _ _
[] No

Self-employment:

(b) Net farm income (gross receipts minus expenses), including grants and subsidies under farm-support programs, marketing board payments, gross insurance proceeds

[] Yes
Dollars ____ Cents _ _
[] Loss
[] No

(c) Net non-farm income from unincorporated business, professional practice, etc. (gross receipts minus expenses)

[] Yes
Dollars ____ Cents _ _
[] Loss
[] No

Income from government:

(d) Old Age Security Pension, Guaranteed Income Supplement and Spouse's Allowance from federal government only (provincial income supplements should be reported in (g))

[] Yes
Dollars ____ Cents _ _
[] No

(e) Benefits from Canada or Quebec Pension Plan

[] Yes
Dollars ____ Cents _ _
[] No

(f) Benefits from Employment Insurance (total benefits before tax deductions)

[] Yes
Dollars ____ Cents _ _
[] No

(g) Other income from government sources, such as provincial income supplements and grants, the GST/HST credit, provincial tax credits, workers' compensation, veterans' pensions, welfare payments. (Do not include child tax benefits.)

[] Yes
Dollars ____ Cents _ _
[] No

Other income:

(h) Dividends, interest on bonds, deposits and savings certificates, and other investment income, such as net rents from real estate, interest from mortgages

[] Yes
Dollars ____ Cents _ _
[] Loss
[] No

(i) Retirement pensions, superannuation and annuities, including those from RRSPs and RRIFs

[] Yes
Dollars ____ Cents _ _
[] No

(j) Other money income, such as alimony, child support, scholarships

[] Yes
Dollars ____ Cents _ _
[] No

Total income from all of the above sources:

[] Yes
Dollars ____ Cents _ _
[] Loss
[] No

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Question 51 -- Income in 2000

General instructions
Complete Question 51 for all persons aged 15 and over, whether or not they worked or had income in 2000.
Report annual income received from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2000 for each applicable source in parts (a) to (j) as well as the total income from all sources. If you are not sure of the exact amount for a source, give your best estimate. If necessary, consult your 2000 income tax return and information slips.
Report income obtained from outside Canada in Canadian dollars.


Self-employment income
Part (b) -- Net farm income
Persons who operated an agricultural operation in 2000, alone or in partnership, should report net farm income (gross receipts minus operating expenses such as wages, rents or depreciation) in part (b).
In the case of a partnership, report only this person's share of net income.
Agricultural operations produce any of the following items intended for sale: crops, livestock, poultry or other agricultural products (greenhouse or nursery products, Christmas trees, sod, honey, maple syrup, furs, eggs, milk, etc.)
Include: cash advances in gross receipts received in 2000; all rebates and farm-support payments from federal, provincial and regional agricultural programs such as dairy or milk subsidies; marketing board payments and dividends received from co-operatives; gross insurance and program proceeds such as payments from crop insurance or Net Income Stabilization Account (NISA).
Report income from incorporated farms in part (a) and/or in part (h).
For persons who rented out their farms, report the net rent in part (h).

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Part (c) -- Net non-farm income from unincorporated business, professional practice, etc.
Mark Yes in part (c) for: persons who owned and operated a non-farm, unincorporated business or professional practice in 2000, alone or in partnership, including: self-employed fishers, trappers and hunters; persons doing casual work, such as babysitting in their own; home, or selling and delivering cosmetics or newspapers; freelancers, such as artists, writers or music teachers; persons providing room and board to non-relatives.
Report net income (gross receipts minus operating expenses such as wages, rents or depreciation). Do not subtract personal deductions such as income tax and pension contributions.
In the case of a partnership, report only this person's share of net income.
Report income from incorporated businesses in part (a) and /or in part (h).


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Canada 2011 — source variable CA2011A_INCWAGE — Employment income
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Income in 2010
[Question 55 were asked of all persons aged 15+]

(a) Did this person receive any wages or salaries from paid employment?

Include commissions, bonuses, tips, taxable benefits, research grants, royalties, etc.
Report total amount before any deductions.

[] Yes: $_, _ _ _, _ _ _.00
[] No
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Income
Questions 52 and 53 provide information on expenses related to child care and support payments. Along with the information on income, these Questions provide more precise measures of disposable income.

Questions 54 and 55 provide statistics on income from all sources. Governments use these statistics to develop income support programs such as Old Age Security, provincial income supplements and social assistance payments. Businesses use income statistics to locate stores, and to develop new products and services. Private and public sector researchers use information about earnings to study labor markets and industry patterns.

If you need to report an amount that exceeds the space available in the response boxes, enter all the additional digits in the leftmost box.

Question 55 -- Income in 2010
General Instructions
Complete question 55 for all persons aged 15 and over who said no to question 54, whether or not they worked in 2010.

Report annual income received from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010 for each applicable source in parts (a) to (l), as well as the total income from all sources.

Also report total income tax paid in 2010 (federal, provincial and territorial). If you are not sure of the exact amount for a source, consult your 2010 income tax return and information slips or give your best estimate.

For persons who had no income from any source in 2010, mark 'no' in parts (a) to (l) and against total income, and report $0 in income tax paid.

In the case of a loss in parts (b), (c), (i) or (j), mark 'yes', report the amount and also mark 'loss'.

In the case of a loss in total income, mark 'yes', report the amount and also mark 'loss'.

Report income obtained from outside Canada in equivalent Canadian dollars.

Paid employment
Part (a) -- Total wages and salaries
Report in part (a) the total amount of wages and salaries received in 2010.

Include:

[] Total wages and salaries from all jobs before deductions for income tax, pensions etc. Do not report take-home pay only.
[] Commissions, tips, cash bonuses and casual earnings
[] Military pay and allowances.
[] Benefits from wage-loss replacement plans or income-maintenance insurance plans.
[] Employer or union supplementary unemployment benefits
[] Other employment income, such as taxable benefits, research grants and royalties

Report retirement allowances and severance pay in part (l), 'other money income'.

If using T4 slips to answer part (a), report the amount in Box 14.

If using your T1 income tax form, report the total of lines 101 and 104.


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Israel 1972 — source variable IL1972A_INC — Gross annual earned income
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[Questions 1-24 asked only of those 14 years of age or older.]


[Questions 22-23 were asked of persons aged 14+ who worked or served in regular or professional military service (not including army reserves) last week, per question 13]


22. What was your gross income (before deductions) from wages and salary in all places of work?

To be also included: income as a soldier, a cooperative member, [illegible], "thirteenth month salary", vacation pay, payments for professional literature, sickness pay, army reserve pay.

A. Last month ____

B. In the last 12 months ____

C. Is the last amount noted gross?

[] 1. Yes
[] 2. No


23. What was your gross income in 1970/71 from your work as self-employed? ____
Record the income before withdrawals from the business for private needs and personal taxes


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Israel 2008 — source variable IL2008A_INCWAGEYR — Annual gross income of a salaried employee (ILS, New Israeli sheqel)

No questionnaire text is available for this sample.


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Israel 2008 — source variable IL2008A_INCSELFYR — Annual gross income of a self-employed work (ILS, New Israeli sheqel)

No questionnaire text is available for this sample.


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Mexico 1960 — source variable MX1960A_INCMAY — Earnings during the month of May
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41. How much was he/she paid for the work, occupation, or labor during the month of May, 1960? Salary, pay, daily wage, commissions, fees, etc. (write the amount in pesos)
____Pesos


Column 41: Write only the amount that the person received in the past month (May 1960) as payment for his/her work, occupation, or profession. If, for example, he/she is a doctor, write the amount received as payments; if he/she is a laborer, write the amount received as salaries for the month, for an employee, write the amount of salaries, etc. In the case of various incomes, you should write the total of all income.

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For Those Who Work
(Very important)

Column 40. This question (if they worked the week before the census, give the number of days), is for all the enumerated (men and women) who have something written in any of the columns 31 through 39. If the enumerated worked only in their principal occupation, write down the number of days; if they worked only in an occupation besides their principal occupation, write down the number of days; and if the enumerated worked in their principal occupation and also in a different occupation without retribution, add up the number days. Naturally, the total could not be more than 7.

Column 41. The purpose of column 41 is to obtain the data for personal job income, that is, for the fulfillment of an office, profession, or occupation exercised by any of the three categories of people (men and women),[P. 33] laborers, employees, or self-employed people. The first 2 cases (employees and laborers), includes people who receive remuneration as payment for their work (pay, salary), the third case refers to a person who is self-employed, and does not employ laborers or employees; these people exercise their activities for themselves without the help of paid persons; for this they are asked for their income data. To summarize, the data about income in column 41 will only be written for people who have something written in column 34, 35, or 37. It is expressly clarified that data should not be collected for income that is derived from capital, such as rent, income, dividends, etc. In column 41 write the quantity in pesos that the enumerated people (those indicated on the previous lines) received for their work in the month of May, 1960, adding up all their incomes, such as pay, compensation, salary, overtime pay, etc., that the enumerated received, without deducting for payments to insurance premiums, savings accounts, advanced payments, etc.

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Mexico 1990 — source variable MX1990A_SALARY — Monthly salary
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Ask only if the person is twelve years old or more


18. Income

How much does this person earn for their work? Write the number for only one answer

_____ Weekly
_____ For two weeks
_____ Monthly
_____ Yearly
[ ] No Income (Mark with an X)

Continue with person two and so on.

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Questions for persons who are twelve years old or more.

Questions: 11. Number of children; 12. Civil status; 13. Principal activity; 14. Principal Occupation; 15. Labor situation; 16. Hours; 17. Economic activity and 18. Income, will only be asked if the person about whom you are requesting information is 12 years old or more. If the person is a man, continue directly with the question about civil status. If the person is a woman, ask question 11. Number of children.


18. Income

With this question we want to know how much the person earns for his/her work; take into account all of the income that the person receives for his/her work.

If the person has more than one job, write the sum of the incomes that he/she receives for all jobs.

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If the informant answers that the person receives "the minimum", ask that the informant tell you how much the minimum wage is, and how often the person gets paid, so that you can do the math and write the answer in the corresponding space.

When they tell you a daily wage, ask: how many days a week did you work?, do the corresponding multiplication an write the answer in the space for "weekly". You should write the answer according to what the informant tells you; if the person receives income weekly, you should write the answer under "weekly"; if the pay is biweekly, you should write the answer under "Biweekly", etc.

Remember to use only the space that correspond to what the informant declares, and write the complete amount in numbers.

If the person declares to not receive income, mark:

Mark with an x
Does not receive income [x] 0


[Illustration]
-In my morning job, I earn five hundred thousand pesos biweekly and in the afternoon job, I earn only three hundred thousand, also biweekly.
-500,000 + 300,000= 800,000

18. Income
How does this person earn for his/her work?
Write only one answer in numbers

Weekly [__] 1
Biweekly [ 800,000] 2
Monthly [__] 3
Yearly [__] 4
Mark with an x
Does not receive income [ ] 0

-For the sale of the harvest this year, my husband got four million pesos.

18. Income
How does this person earn for his/her work?
Write only one answer in numbers

Weekly [__] 1
Biweekly [__] 2
Monthly [__] 3
Yearly [4,000,000] 4
Mark with an x
Does not receive income [ ] 0

-My daughter earns fifteen thousand pesos a day.
-and how many days does she work a week?
-from Monday to Friday.
-15,000 x 5= 75,000.

18. Income
How does this person earn for his/her work?
Write only one answer in numbers

Weekly [75,000] 1
Biweekly [__] 2
Monthly [__] 3
Yearly [__] 4
Mark with an x
Does not receive income [ ] 0
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Mexico 1995 — source variable MX1995A_INCJOBP — Personal monthly working income
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For people 12 years old or older
[Applies to questions 7.3 to 7.11]


Income for work
7.9 How much does (Name) earn for the work (activities)?
Period:

Once a week
Every other week
Once a month
Once a year
Does not receive an income 00000
N$ 98000 or more
Does not know 99999

Write down in new pesos
7.9A Income ____
7.9 Period ____

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VII Economic characteristics

In this section some of the economic characteristics of the population of work age (12 years old or older) are found out; which are related to socio-demographic and cultural information about the population, that permit us to know the socioeconomic situation of people and households.

[graphic of the question from the census form]

The information obtained in this section permits us to know, in a specific reference period (the week before the interview), how the work force [p. 119] in the country is formed, that is, who worked or looked for work; about the first jobs, what is done in the occupation, how many hours are worked, what are the incomes, the relation with the employer, etc.

Also in the population of 12 years old or older it is meant to distinguish who receives income by different sources at the job and the importance of these perceptions.


7.9 Income for work

This question has the objective of knowing the total number of monetary income that people get for doing their job or economic activity.

It is applied to people who worked or did any economic activity, like: teller in a bank, repairing computers, selling spare car parts, among others, also those who declared to not have worked in the reference week, but who did have a job, as is the case with women who do not work because of being on maternity leave.

Income is understood to be the total value of money that people receive for doing their job.

The answer to the question is registered in the following manner: in column 7.9A, the total value of income is written down; in column 7.9B, the period in which the income is received, which can by weekly, biweekly, [p. 138] by month or by year. For example, if an informant declares income of two thousand pesos a month, in the column of Income write down the amount and in the column of Period, write down code 3, corresponding to month.

When doubt exists by the part of an informant, about whether part of the income of salaried workers should be considered, clarify that also from a paycheck or salary, payment for working extra hours, expense vouchers, additional salary compensations in the reference week are included. Do not include as part of this income profit sharing, Christmas bonuses, compensation, closeout sales, vacation premium, bonuses, etc.

For people who get their income from earnings by the sale of products, ask to not include expenses or payments made for the buying of prime materials, paychecks or salaries of workers, rent of the place, among others.

When you know beforehand that the person does more than one job, ask the question in plural form: "How much does José make in his jobs?"

Frequently, for some workers the income they receive is not fixed, that is, they depend on sales or number of clients attended to. In these cases, ask that the informant gives you an approximate income or average of what is gained each week, month or year. For example: a farmer or member of a cooperative who is self employed, get the income only for the sale of the crop. For these cases, ask to calculate or estimate how much is earned or will be earned by its sale this year.

Another example is the case of people who work only for commission, since their income depends on finished sales. Because of this, what they earn is generally variable. In these cases, also ask for an estimation of what the person earns in a week, biweekly or month.

In an informant declares to not have received income, as is the case of family workers without pay, write down 00000 in the column Income and another 0 in the column Period.

For people who in question 7.5 were found to be family workers without pay and declare to receive income, write them down in the corresponding columns and explain the case in observations. Also do not correct the answer of 7.5.

If an informant declares that the person did not work the reference week, but did have a job, ask for the normal income for the work and register it in the corresponding space.

When they declare an amount in dollars, make the conversion to Mexican pesos, because of it ask the informant how much they give him for a dollar.

[p. 139]

Write down the income in whole numbers and in new pesos. If an answer is in old pesos, make the conversion recording the point three places to the left, for example, for a textile worker they tell you monthly income of three hundred and seventy five thousand four hundred fifty pesos, the answer is in old pesos and for it you should write down:

[Below the text is a filled out form.]

When the declaration refers to daily income, investigate the total number of days worked in the reference week and make the calculation multiplying the income by the number of days worked, then register the result and write down code 1 in the one corresponding to period.

When an informant declares an annual income equal or more than 98000 new pesos, write down "98000" in Income and write the code that corresponds to the pointed out period.

If an informant does not know or remember how much the occupied person earns, ask to estimate the average of income obtained and only after exhausting all possibilities, write down 99999 in the column for incomes and 9 in the period column.


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Mexico 2000 — source variable MX2000A_INCWK — Monthly income from work
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28. Income from work

In total how much money did this person earn or receive for his or her work?
Write the amount received in pesos and the period. If he or she did not receive income write 0 in the space for period.

Period:
1 Weekly
2 Bi-weekly
3 Monthly
4 Yearly


$ _ _ _ , _ _ _ Write the amount

[ _ ] Write the period
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28. Income from Work

[Depiction of this completed question on the enumeration form]

With this question we find out the amount of money that the person earns weekly, twice-monthly, monthly, or yearly from their job.

If they report that the person worked more than one job, add up what they earn in each one of them and record the total.

When the person hesitates to give an answer because what they earn is variable or they don't remember the exact amount, ask them to give you a figure even if it's approximate or an average.

If the informant responds that the person earns the minimum wage, ask how much that is, and if they don't know, consider the minimum monthly salary for your city to be $ [blank], for which you should verify with the informant if they receive this amount and how often they receive it.

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Mexico 2010 — source variable MX2010A_INCOME — Monthly income from working (in pesos)
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III. Personal characteristics

Now I am going to ask you about (name): ________
Copy the name of the person from section II


For person age 12 or older
[Questions 24-35 were asked of persons age 12 or older]


32. Income from work
Can you tell me how much pay [the respondent] receives from his job?

[Question 32 was asked of persons age 12 or older who worked or helped in economic activity last week, per questions 26 and 27.]

Circle only one code and write the amount.

Time period

[] 1 Weekly
[] 2 Bi-weekly
[] 3 Monthly
[] 4 Yearly
[] 5 Doesn't receive income

Write in pesos $_ _ _, _ _ _

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6.5 Section III. Characteristics of the people

In this section the information of the people who inhabit the dwelling, like the sex, age, level of studies, income, among others, is obtained.

Before requesting the information for each person, copy all the names in the spaces designated for them, and for each person start with the phrase: "Now I'm going to ask about (mention the name of the person you previously noted)", so that the informer knows about whom you will be asking the information.


For persons age 12 or older
[Questions 24-35 are for persons age 12 or older]


32. Work income
This question records the quantity of money that the person receives, obtains, or earns for his/her work, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, or annually.

[p. 114]

Upon recording the response, first calculate how often he/she receives the income, and after, the quantity received, without leaving spaces to the right.

Adjust the quantity of the considered periods when they identify a different period.

Solicit an approximate amount or average when the response is that the income varies, he/she doesn't know the exact quantity, he/she doesn't remember the amount of the income or the period, or says that he/she earns minimum wage. Confirm the quantity with the informer before writing the amount.

Add the income received when the person has completed more than one job the week before the data collection.


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Mexico 2015 — source variable MX2015A_INCOME — Monthly income from working (in pesos)
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34. Income from work
How much does [the respondent] earn in that job? (From selling their harvest, animals, or derivatives, commissions, etc.)
[Record the amount and circle one code for the period]

________ [record in Mexican pesos]

How often?

[] 1 Weekly
[] 2 Biweekly
[] 3 Monthly
[] 4 Yearly
[] 5 Does not get remunerated in money
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34. Income from work
This question identifies the amount of income that people receive from his work. To know this information, ask for the amount of money earned and the period in which it is received. Read the question, listen to the response, records the amount and circle a code for the time period. If the person only mentions the amount, ask "how often do you receive the money?", to obtain the time period.

[Figures are omitted]

Note that workers receive their payment for their jobs in different ways, such as:

[] Wages, salary, or piecework pay when the person works for an employer, company, or business.
[] Gain or commissions when the person own the business (he is employer or self-employed) and he/she gets profit when he/she sells processed products, animals, products derived from animals, crops, or payments by offered services.
[] The person receives commissions for made sales.

When people are dedicated to the field, cultivation, or animal breeding, ask them to consider the profit or payment the money earned for made sales, even when these are seasonal. When the answer is that the person receives a million pesos or more, scores 888,888 and circle the corresponding time period. When the person is an unpaid worker and therefore he/she does not receive or earns money by the job, only circle code 5 "does not receive payment".


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Panama 1990 — source variable PA1990A_INCWORK1 — Monthly income from work
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VI. Degree or diploma obtained and economic characteristics.
For individuals 10 years of age and older
[Questions 13 - 21 were asked of people 10 years and older.]


21. What was your income last month from:

a. Wage or salary from job? B/. _ _ _ _
b. Income from independent or own-account work? B/. _ _ _ _
c. Agricultural sales? B/. _ _ _ _
d. Retirement, pensions, scholarships, family assistance, rental and rents income, or subsidies? B/. _ _ _ _
e.Without income

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Important observations about questions 14 to 21:
Questions 14 to 21, which form part of this section, are meant for getting information about the participation of the population of 10 years old or older in economic activities of the country. It is recommended that each member of the home respond for themselves. If this is not possible, the Head or responsible adult could respond for the youngest, but it is preferable to insist that the adult members respond for themselves.
The information refers to the week before the Census. This week is defined as the reference week and is understood to be from Sunday to Saturday.


Questions 15 to 21 should be asked to all persons who were marked in any of the circles 01 to 05 of question 14. Except to persons who answered that they have never worked in question 15.


Question Number 21: What was your income last month from:

a. Wage or gross salary?
b. Income from independent work or by your own account?
c. Farm or livestock sales?
d. Retirement payment, pension, grants, family aid, rent, investments, or subsidies?
e. Without income

Read every one of the alternatives and wait for the response of the person. If there is no income in any of the alternatives draw a diagonal line. Below is detailed what should be included in each alternative of the question.
a. Wage or gross salary: refers to the wage, gross salary or commission obtained in the occupation that the person did last month, without deductions of Social Security, Income Tax, Education Insurance, or whatever other deduction from loans from a bank or other credit institution. When the person earned fixed wage and commission, add the two amounts and write down the result in the corresponding space.
Put a zero in front when the amount is less than 1,000, Example:


[Below the text is a filled out form.]

[p. 74]

For employees of the agricultural and livestock sector, ask for the whole gross salaries for all days worked last month and add those salaries earned during the time that they worked and write down the corresponding amount.
Example:
When enumerating a dwelling, it is found that one of its members worked in the agriculture and livestock sector in neighboring farms for 12 days. The payment received was B / 3.00 for 5 days and B / 4.00 the rest of the days worked, for which the calculation carried out is 3 Balboas for 5 days plus 4 Balboas for 7 days = B / 43.00. the salary to write down will be:

[Below the text is a filled out form.]

If a person is not sure or does not know the wage or salary of another person who is not present, with much tact, ask for last month's pay stub. If the checkbook corresponds to a week, multiply the gross total by 4.33 and if it is of every other week, multiply the gross total by 2.
If a person refuses to give a wage or salary, write down 9999 in the corresponding space
Example:
If you are enumerating a dwelling in the administrative unit Bella Vista and one of the members of the home who worked in a private company says that they do not know how much they earned, which is a subtle and indirect way of refusing to give the information, try to convince the person in a confidential way that they [the private company] have their information and use any other means of persuasion to get the required information. If you cannot obtain the information by any other means, write down the numbers 9999 in the following manner:


[p.75]

[Below the text is a filled out form.]

b. Income from independent job or by their own account: refers to the net income, or that is deposits minus expense withdrawals in the business received by the person who worked for their own account or as employer.
Example:
When enumerating an owner of a grocery store, he states that he sold more or less B / 250.00 in merchandise a day, but that the net gain is B / 15.00 a day. It did not close any day of the month. The income to be written down will be (15 x 30):


[Below the text is a filled out form.]

[p. 76]

c. Agricultural and livestock sales: refers to sales of agricultural and livestock products that an agricultural or livestock worker made during the last month.
Example:
Mr. Victor Corrales who is a farmer, last month sold 300 lbs of corn at B / 10.00, 1000 lbs of rice at B / 12.00. Also he sold 3 chickens at B / 6.00 a head. The carried out calculation is 3 times 10 = B / 30.00 plus 10 times 12 = B / 120.00 plus 3 times 6 = B / 18.00 = B / 168.00. The income to be written down will be:

[Below the text is a filled out form.]

d. Retirement payments, pensions, grants, family aid, rent, investments or subsidies: refers to income received by a retired or pensioned person such as a food pension that one of the spouses receives from the other because of being separated, like food payments for the children that they have had in common.
It also includes here all contributions that one of many of the members of the home can receive from family members (not belonging to the home), or other persons such as public or private institutions. The contributions can be in money or in kind (goods or services). In this last case, the values should be calculated and written down in Balboas. Example[s] of this type of income are: milk or other food that children in schools or children's centers receive, food and goods donations by social aide or state programs; money, clothes, food or any other goods that can be received by being non resident parents or relatives in the interviewed dwelling, etc. The number to write down should be the final result of all the contributions that the person would be able to receive in this heading. Include also the money received by any renting of dwellings or places, land or any other property that the person owns and the dividends, interests, or benefits from stocks, bonds and savings accounts or investments. Do not forget to ask if there is any scholarship holder and if there is one under 10 years old, write down the information about the head of home.


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Panama 2000 — source variable PA2000A_INCSAL — Wage or salary
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For individuals 10 years of age and older

[Questions 14-23 were asked of persons aged 10 and older.]


23. What was your income last month from:

(For everyone 10 years of age and older)

a. Wage or crude salary? _ _ _ _
b. Income from independent or own-account work? _ _ _ _
c. Sales of agricultural and livestock produce? _ _ _ _
d. Retirement or pension? _ _ _ _
e. Scholarships or family assistance? _ _ _ _
f. Rental income, investments or subsidies? _ _ _ _
g. Other income? _ _ _ _

23a. Income:

[] 1 Yes, has
[] 2 No, doesn't have
[] 3 Undeclared

Questionnaire instructions view entire document:  text  image

The objective of this section is to get information about the participation of the population 10 years old or older in economic activities of the country.
The information refers to the week before the Census. This week is defined as the reference week and is understood to be from Sunday to Saturday.
It is recommended that each member of the home respond for themselves. If this is not possible, the head or responsible adult could respond for the youngest, but it is preferable to insist that the adult members, especially if they are working, respond for themselves.

[p. 86]

Principal activity of the person:
The responses obtained in questions 14 to 17 are the basis for classifying the population of 10 years old or older in:
1. Economically Active Population: is understood to be the population 10 years old or older who supplies the available work force for the production of economic goods and services in the country, during the reference week. This population is classified as employed or unemployed.

a) Employed population: covers persons 10 years old or older who during the reference week:
- Have an occupation or job remunerated in money or in kind.
- Have their own business or they work on their own account.
- Work regularly in a business or company of a member of their family even when not drawing a wage or salary ([Contributing] family worker). In this case a [contributing] family worker should have as a minimum 15 hours worked to be considered as such.
- Persons absent from their job temporarily because of sickness or accident, holidays or vacations, strikes, on leave from school or military service, on maternity leave.
- Did not work, but do occasional jobs.

b) Unemployed population: This group is understood to be persons 10 years old or older who during the reference week:
Do not have an occupation or job and are looking for employment.
Looked for work before and waits for news, that is to say, one who has adopted means of looking for remunerated employment or an independent job.

2. Not economically active population: is understood to be retirees or pensioners, students, workers at home or homemakers, rentiers and other conditions.


Questions 19 to 23 should be asked to all persons who marked circle 1 in questions 14, 15, 16 and 17 and circles 2 and 3 of the last question except persons who answered that "they never have worked" (circle 9998) in question 18.


Question 23: Was your income last month from:

The income refers to the retribution be it monetary or in kind, received by all persons 10 years old or older, active or non-active, during the month of April.

[To the left of the text is a picture of paper currency.]

Read every one of the concepts and categories and wait for the person to supply you the response. Remember that a person can get income in one or many categories from a to g. If the response is that no income was obtained, draw a line in the corresponding spaces and mark circle 2 in question 23 a.
Note: If a person declares to have obtained more than one income but does not say the amount in any of them, write down in the corresponding line 9999.
Below is detailed what should be included in each alternative of the question.

[p. 102]

a. Gross wage or salary: refers to the gross wage, salary or commission obtained in the occupation that the person did last month, without deductions of Social Security, Income Tax, Education Insurance, or whatever other deduction from loans from a bank or other credit institution.
Put a zero in front when the amount is less than 1,000. When the amount is more than 10,000, write down 9998.
When a person earns a fixed salary and commission, add the two amounts and write down the result in the corresponding space.
For persons who only receive commission for their job, write down how much they made in this job.
For employees who receive a weekly salary, multiply the gross income by 4.33.
For employees in the agricultural and livestock sector add the gross salary earned every day and write down the monthly total.
All persons who marked any of the circles 01-05 in question 21 (Do you work or did you work as:): Government employee, Private Company Employee, Employee of the Canal Commission or Defense Sites, Employee of a Non-Profit Institution, Domestic servant, should have a response for this question.

[p. 103]

Example:
When enumerating a dwelling, it is found that one of its members worked as an agricultural worker on the farm Las Malvinas, for ten (10) days. The payment received was B/.6.00 for 6 days and B/4.00 the rest of the work days.

[Below the text is a form.]

If you observe while enumerating some doubt at the moment of declaring the information to you, proceed with much tact, to ask for a pay stub corresponding to last month. If the pay stub corresponds to a week, multiply the gross total by 4.33 and if it is of every other week, multiply the gross total by 2.

[p. 104]

b. Income by independent work or by their own account: refers to net income, that is to say, income without spending in the activity that a person did.
Example:
When enumerating the owner of a grocery store, he says that he obtained a net gain by the sale of provisions, approximately B/25.00 daily. It does not close any day of the month.

[Below the text is a form.]

c. Agricultural or Livestock Sales: is the net income that the person has obtained by the sale of agricultural or livestock products.

[To the left of the text is a picture of a cow.]

[p.105]

Example:
Señor Mariano Ramos is a farmer, last month he sold 2 hundred pounds of rice and received for each one B/20.00, 5 hundred pounds of unpeeled rice at B/12.00 each one. Also he sold 3 chickens at B/5.00 e/o.

[To the right of the text is a picture of a plate of food.]

[Below the text is a form.]

d. Retirement payments or pension: refers to the income that the person receives from a retirement system or pension, or the payment recognized by a social security system because of inability to manage an occupation, it concerns what the retirees or pensioned are paid, include here pensions for the death of spouses, paid by Social Security. In the case of a person who in spite of being retired, declares to be currently working, you should also have information in section a. (salary).

[To the right of the text is a picture of a bag of money.]

[p. 106]

e. Grants of Family aid: is the income that a person receives for the payment of studies. It includes all subsidy provided by any type of institution (public or private) and the loans for studies that these institutions and other banking and financial institutions award.

[To the right of the text is a picture of books.]

Family aid: is the contribution that a person receives provided from family members (who lives outside of the home), or other persons, such as public or private institutions. These can be in money or in kind, example of this type of income is: milk or other food that children in schools or children's centers receive, food and goods donations by social aide or state programs; money, clothes, food or any other goods that can be received by parents or relatives who do not reside in the interviewed dwelling, etc.
The number to write down should be the final result of all the contributions that the person would be able to receive in this heading.

[To the left of the text is a picture of paper currency.]

Included in family aid is food pension that refers to the income that a spouse receives because of being separated such as food for children that they have in common. This payment generally is legally fixed, but other times is established by mutual agreement of the spouses; nonetheless. The enumerator should give attention to both situations so as not to lose this type of income in those cases in which the separation or the food of the children has not yet become legal. Also a de jure food pension can exist.
When the children are less than 10 years old, assign the income to the mother.

[p. 107]

f. Rents, Investments or subsidies: refers to money received by the rent of dwellings, land or any other property that a person owns. It also includes dividends, interest, or benefits provided from the possession of stocks, bonds, and savings and investment accounts.

[To the right of the text is a picture of a man with money in his hands.]

g. Other income: refers to any other type of income that the interviewed person could have had last month provided from other sources that have not been mentioned before; include games of chance (lottery, card games), thirteenth month, others.

23 a. Income:

If one has it (Circle 1): Mark the circle if information in some of section g exists.

If one does not have it (Circle 2): Mark this circle if the interviewed person had no income in the reference month.

[To the right of the text is a picture of money with a circle around it and a line through it.]

Not declared (Circle 3): Mark this circle in the case that, after explaining to them in confidence about this information, in a subtle or indirect manner, the person refuses to offer the information.


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Panama 2000 — source variable PA2000A_INCIND — Independent income
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For individuals 10 years of age and older

[Questions 14-23 were asked of persons aged 10 and older.]


23. What was your income last month from:

(For everyone 10 years of age and older)

a. Wage or crude salary? _ _ _ _
b. Income from independent or own-account work? _ _ _ _
c. Sales of agricultural and livestock produce? _ _ _ _
d. Retirement or pension? _ _ _ _
e. Scholarships or family assistance? _ _ _ _
f. Rental income, investments or subsidies? _ _ _ _
g. Other income? _ _ _ _

23a. Income:

[] 1 Yes, has
[] 2 No, doesn't have
[] 3 Undeclared

Questionnaire instructions view entire document:  text  image

The objective of this section is to get information about the participation of the population 10 years old or older in economic activities of the country.
The information refers to the week before the Census. This week is defined as the reference week and is understood to be from Sunday to Saturday.
It is recommended that each member of the home respond for themselves. If this is not possible, the head or responsible adult could respond for the youngest, but it is preferable to insist that the adult members, especially if they are working, respond for themselves.

[p. 86]

Principal activity of the person:
The responses obtained in questions 14 to 17 are the basis for classifying the population of 10 years old or older in:
1. Economically Active Population: is understood to be the population 10 years old or older who supplies the available work force for the production of economic goods and services in the country, during the reference week. This population is classified as employed or unemployed.

a) Employed population: covers persons 10 years old or older who during the reference week:
- Have an occupation or job remunerated in money or in kind.
- Have their own business or they work on their own account.
- Work regularly in a business or company of a member of their family even when not drawing a wage or salary ([Contributing] family worker). In this case a [contributing] family worker should have as a minimum 15 hours worked to be considered as such.
- Persons absent from their job temporarily because of sickness or accident, holidays or vacations, strikes, on leave from school or military service, on maternity leave.
- Did not work, but do occasional jobs.

b) Unemployed population: This group is understood to be persons 10 years old or older who during the reference week:
Do not have an occupation or job and are looking for employment.
Looked for work before and waits for news, that is to say, one who has adopted means of looking for remunerated employment or an independent job.

2. Not economically active population: is understood to be retirees or pensioners, students, workers at home or homemakers, rentiers and other conditions.


Questions 19 to 23 should be asked to all persons who marked circle 1 in questions 14, 15, 16 and 17 and circles 2 and 3 of the last question except persons who answered that "they never have worked" (circle 9998) in question 18.


Question 23: Was your income last month from:

The income refers to the retribution be it monetary or in kind, received by all persons 10 years old or older, active or non-active, during the month of April.

[To the left of the text is a picture of paper currency.]

Read every one of the concepts and categories and wait for the person to supply you the response. Remember that a person can get income in one or many categories from a to g. If the response is that no income was obtained, draw a line in the corresponding spaces and mark circle 2 in question 23 a.
Note: If a person declares to have obtained more than one income but does not say the amount in any of them, write down in the corresponding line 9999.
Below is detailed what should be included in each alternative of the question.

[p. 102]

a. Gross wage or salary: refers to the gross wage, salary or commission obtained in the occupation that the person did last month, without deductions of Social Security, Income Tax, Education Insurance, or whatever other deduction from loans from a bank or other credit institution.
Put a zero in front when the amount is less than 1,000. When the amount is more than 10,000, write down 9998.
When a person earns a fixed salary and commission, add the two amounts and write down the result in the corresponding space.
For persons who only receive commission for their job, write down how much they made in this job.
For employees who receive a weekly salary, multiply the gross income by 4.33.
For employees in the agricultural and livestock sector add the gross salary earned every day and write down the monthly total.
All persons who marked any of the circles 01-05 in question 21 (Do you work or did you work as:): Government employee, Private Company Employee, Employee of the Canal Commission or Defense Sites, Employee of a Non-Profit Institution, Domestic servant, should have a response for this question.

[p. 103]

Example:
When enumerating a dwelling, it is found that one of its members worked as an agricultural worker on the farm Las Malvinas, for ten (10) days. The payment received was B/.6.00 for 6 days and B/4.00 the rest of the work days.

[Below the text is a form.]

If you observe while enumerating some doubt at the moment of declaring the information to you, proceed with much tact, to ask for a pay stub corresponding to last month. If the pay stub corresponds to a week, multiply the gross total by 4.33 and if it is of every other week, multiply the gross total by 2.

[p. 104]

b. Income by independent work or by their own account: refers to net income, that is to say, income without spending in the activity that a person did.
Example:
When enumerating the owner of a grocery store, he says that he obtained a net gain by the sale of provisions, approximately B/25.00 daily. It does not close any day of the month.

[Below the text is a form.]

c. Agricultural or Livestock Sales: is the net income that the person has obtained by the sale of agricultural or livestock products.

[To the left of the text is a picture of a cow.]

[p.105]

Example:
Señor Mariano Ramos is a farmer, last month he sold 2 hundred pounds of rice and received for each one B/20.00, 5 hundred pounds of unpeeled rice at B/12.00 each one. Also he sold 3 chickens at B/5.00 e/o.

[To the right of the text is a picture of a plate of food.]

[Below the text is a form.]

d. Retirement payments or pension: refers to the income that the person receives from a retirement system or pension, or the payment recognized by a social security system because of inability to manage an occupation, it concerns what the retirees or pensioned are paid, include here pensions for the death of spouses, paid by Social Security. In the case of a person who in spite of being retired, declares to be currently working, you should also have information in section a. (salary).

[To the right of the text is a picture of a bag of money.]

[p. 106]

e. Grants of Family aid: is the income that a person receives for the payment of studies. It includes all subsidy provided by any type of institution (public or private) and the loans for studies that these institutions and other banking and financial institutions award.

[To the right of the text is a picture of books.]

Family aid: is the contribution that a person receives provided from family members (who lives outside of the home), or other persons, such as public or private institutions. These can be in money or in kind, example of this type of income is: milk or other food that children in schools or children's centers receive, food and goods donations by social aide or state programs; money, clothes, food or any other goods that can be received by parents or relatives who do not reside in the interviewed dwelling, etc.
The number to write down should be the final result of all the contributions that the person would be able to receive in this heading.

[To the left of the text is a picture of paper currency.]

Included in family aid is food pension that refers to the income that a spouse receives because of being separated such as food for children that they have in common. This payment generally is legally fixed, but other times is established by mutual agreement of the spouses; nonetheless. The enumerator should give attention to both situations so as not to lose this type of income in those cases in which the separation or the food of the children has not yet become legal. Also a de jure food pension can exist.
When the children are less than 10 years old, assign the income to the mother.

[p. 107]

f. Rents, Investments or subsidies: refers to money received by the rent of dwellings, land or any other property that a person owns. It also includes dividends, interest, or benefits provided from the possession of stocks, bonds, and savings and investment accounts.

[To the right of the text is a picture of a man with money in his hands.]

g. Other income: refers to any other type of income that the interviewed person could have had last month provided from other sources that have not been mentioned before; include games of chance (lottery, card games), thirteenth month, others.

23 a. Income:

If one has it (Circle 1): Mark the circle if information in some of section g exists.

If one does not have it (Circle 2): Mark this circle if the interviewed person had no income in the reference month.

[To the right of the text is a picture of money with a circle around it and a line through it.]

Not declared (Circle 3): Mark this circle in the case that, after explaining to them in confidence about this information, in a subtle or indirect manner, the person refuses to offer the information.


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Panama 2010 — source variable PA2010A_INCOME — Wage or salary in Panamanian balboas
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[Questions 28 and 28A were asked to all household members]


28. What was your income last month for _____? How much (in balboas)?

a. Salary or gross income? _ _ _ _ _
b. Thirteenth-month payment? _ _ _ _ _
c. Income for independent work or self-employment? _ _ _ _ _
d. Retirement or old-age pension? _ _ _ _ _
e. Pension (due to accident, illness, survival benefits or other)? _ _ _ _ _
f. Assistance from institutions or other person(s) who do not live with you?

1) Food allowance? _ _ _ _ _
2) Money? _ _ _ _ _
3) Other? (specify) ____

g. Leases, rents, interests, or benefits? _ _ _ _ _
h. Scholarships? _ _ _ _ _
i. Agricultural sales? _ _ _ _ _
j. Other income? _ _ _ _ _

Questionnaire instructions view entire document:  text  image

[Questions 28 and 28A were asked to all household members]


Question No. 28: Was your income last month from:
[Question 28 is asked to all household members.]
When asking each of these questions, keep in mind that they must be asked in an orderly way.
Read every one of the options and wait for the person to supply you the response to each one. If the response is "I had no income", draw a line in the corresponding spaces.
Income: Refers to the retribution, be it monetary or in kind, received by all persons, active or non-active, during the month of April.
[To the right of the text is a picture of paper currency.]
Remember that a person can get income in one or many categories from a. to j. If the response is that no income was obtained, draw a line in the corresponding spaces.
When asking each of these questions, keep in mind that they must be asked in an orderly way, omitting unnecessary questions, depending on the age of the interviewee.
Remember that the value is given in integers, with no cents. If a person reports the income value including cents, proceed as follows: if cents are greater than or equal to 0.50, the income value must be rounded up. Example:

a) Payment of monthly salary. B/ 317.55. Enter 318.
b) Payment of monthly income. B/ 420.08.
If cents are less than 0.50, omit them. Example: [B/ 420.08.] Enter 420.

[p. 210]
a. Gross wage or salary: refers to the gross wage, salary or commission obtained by the employee, without deductions of Social Security, Income Tax, Education Insurance, or whatever other deduction from loans from a bank or other credit institution. This paragraph should bring information only if the person is an employee. Codes 1 to 5 in question 26.
If the employee receives payment in kind (clothes, food, shoes, etc.), enter the corresponding value in monetary form.
Keep in mind that sometimes the employee can receive both types of payment (in cash and in kind). If that were the case, then you must add both amounts and enter this value in the appropriate spaces.
Note that:
For persons who only receive commission for their job, write down how much they earned in their last commission.
Put a zero in front when the amount is less than B/10,000. If the amount is greater than B/100.000, write down 99998.
When a person earns a fixed salary and also overtime or commission, add the two amounts and write down the result in the corresponding space.
If the person has been working for less than a month and has not yet received any payment for her work, write down the amount agreed [by the parties].
For employees who receive an hourly wage, find out how much they earn per hour and how many hours a day they work. Multiply that value ["hourly wage" times "hours of work per day"] by the number of days worked per week, multiply this result by 4.33 to get the monthly amount.
For employees who receive a weekly salary, find out the average wage or salary per day, then multiply this amount by the number of days they usually work in the week, and multiply this amount by 4.33 to get monthly amount.
The year has 12 months, 52 weeks or 365 days.
By dividing 52 weeks between 12 months we get an average of 4.33 weeks [per month].
That is why the salary or monthly income is multiplied by 4.33, to get a monthly amount. Since some months have 5 weeks and others 4 weeks, by multiplying [a salary or income] by that number [4.33] we obtain a [monthly] salary or income closest to reality.

[p. 211]
For employees in the agricultural sector, who do not receive a fixed salary because they are paid according to the days worked, ask how much they earn per day, then multiply this amount by the number of days worked in the month and write down the resulting amount. So, in this case, you do not multiply by 4.33.
If no information is provided, note down clarifications on the space provided for observations.
All persons who marked any of the circles from 01 to 05 in question 26 (Do you work or did you work as?): Government employee, Employee of a Non-Profit Institution , Employee of a cooperative, Private Company Employee, Domestic employee, should have a response for this question. Exceptions are given to those who responded not having a job last month because they were unemployed.
Example No. 1:
Roberto earns B/.3.50 an hour. He works Monday to Friday, 8 hours a day, and on Saturdays from 8 to 12.
Solution:
1. He works Monday to Friday, 8 hours a day. 5x8 = 40 hours. He works for four hours on Saturdays. Total = 40+4 = 44 hours per week.
2. He earns B/3.50 per hour.
3. The calculation is as follows:
No. of hours per week x Hourly payment x 4.33
To get a monthly amount multiply by 4.33, because there are some months with 5 weeks.
44 x B/3.50= B/3.50 = B/154.00 weekly payment
Weekly payment B/154.00 x 4.33 = B/666.82 Monthly payment
Roberto earns B/666.82 a month.

[p. 212]
In the form the amount should be recorded as follows:
[Below the text, there is a sample image.]
[p. 213]
Example No. 2:
When enumerating a dwelling, it is found that one of its members worked as an agricultural worker on the farm Las Malvinas, for ten (10) days in the month. The payment received was B/.6.00 for 6 days and B/4.00 the rest of the work days.
[Below the text, there is a sample image of the form.]
[p. 214]
If you notice the person a little doubtful at the time of declaring the information to you, request, tactfully, a pay stub for the last month. If the pay stub corresponds to a week, multiply the gross total by 4.33, and if it corresponds to every other week, multiply the gross total by 2.
b. Thirteenth month: Include in this space the thirteenth month payment to employees of state-owned or private companies. If the person gives you the total amount of her bonus [Décimo in Spanish], divide it by four (4) and write down that amount in the appropriate space. If the person does not remember, divide the monthly salary received by twelve (12) and write it down in the space. For government employees, proceed as follows: If they earn less than or B/.400.00 calculate the thirteenth month payment as described above. If the person earns more than B/401.00 the thirteenth month payment is calculated on B/400.00. You should also be aware that there are some state institutions such as the Savings Bank and the National Bank, who pay the bonus based on the earned salary. If the person tells you that this is her case, proceed as directed above, i.e., divide the gross salary by 12 and write down the necessary observations.
Remember that employees of the Panama Canal Authority are not paid a thirteenth month [bonus]
c. Income from independent or own-account work: refers to net income, that is to say, income minus expenses in the activity that a person did.
[This option is only for independent or own-account workers, owners or employers, and members of a production cooperative.]
Only for independent or own-account worker, owner or employer, and member of a production cooperative, circles 07, 08 and 09 of question 26.
For an independent or own-account worker, the amount recorded is the net income, i.e., income minus expenses in her activity.
In the case of agricultural workers who are independent or own-account workers, include self-consumption (this is, when they consume at home a proportion of what they produce).
In some cases it will be a little difficult to obtain information from people who have no accounting records. In these cases, find out the average earnings per day, then multiply the amount by the number of days the person usually works in the week, and then multiply it by 4.33, and get the monthly income. If no information is provided, note down clarifications on the space provided for observations.
[p. 215]
Example:
When enumerating the owner of a grocery store, he says that he obtained a net gain by the sale of provisions, approximately B/25.00 daily. The store does not close any day of the month.
[Below the text, there is a sample image of the form.]
[p. 216]
d. Retirement or old age pension: Refers to the person who receives income from a retirement system or pension (regardless of the country where he retired).
e. Pension (by accident, illness, or other survivor): Refers to payments recognized by a social security system if the person has any ailment, disease or inability to practice an occupation.
Include in this section those persons receiving a pension such as survivors of the father, mother, son, daughter, wife, as well as pensions from disabled children.
f. Aid from institutions or other persons who do not live with you: Include the contribution that a person receives provided from family members (those who live outside of the home), or other persons, as well as contributions from public or private institutions. The contribution can be in cash or in kind.
These contributions can consist of:
1) Child support: monetary contribution that children receive from the parent who does not live with them, or the contribution that adults receive from their children. In general, these pensions are laid down by a competent authority, such as a judge, magistrate or mayor.
[To the right of the text there is a picture.]
2) Money: monetary contribution received by a household member, from friends or relatives who do not live in with them.
3) Others: It refers to the calculation of the monetary value received by any household member, in donations of clothing, footwear, housing, transportation, construction materials, among others. When you write down a value in this field, you must specify what the value comprises in the space provided for that purpose. The amount you must register is the sum of all contributions that the person may receive in this category.

[To the right of the text there is a picture.]
Add up all the contributions the person may receive in this area.

[To the left of the text is a picture of a cow.]
[p. 217]
g. Rents, investments, interests, or benefits: This refers to money received by the rent of dwellings, premises, land or other property that the person owns. It also includes dividends, interest or profits from the ownership of stocks, bonds and savings accounts or investment accounts.
h. Scholarships: This refers to the income that persons may have received indirectly as a transfer from any institution for payment of their studies. This includes any type of subsidy provided by any institution (public or private). Also, it is considered in the category of scholarships any reimbursement of expenses that some companies give to their employees for expenses in education for themselves or a member of the employee's family. In these cases, the person does not directly receive an income, but she does not pay the education expenditures, because some institution does it on her behalf.
Find out with the interviewee, when they receive the scholarship and how many months are covered by this payment. Divide the amount received by the number of months covered, to get the monthly amount.
[p. 218]
Example:
The respondent states that she received a grant of B /300.00 every three months.
You must divide B /300.00 by three to get the monthly amount. The response will be recorded as follows:

[Below the text, there is a sample image of the form.]
[p. 219]
i. Agricultural or Livestock Sales: is the net income that the person has obtained for selling agricultural or livestock products. If the person claims to be an independent worker or a salaried worker in the agricultural sector, do not include this revenue here again.
[Below the text there are two pictures]
j. Other income: This includes any other income that the respondent received in the last month, from sources other than those listed above. If the person claimed to have more than one job as an employee, as an independent or own-account worker, record here the salary or income received from the other(s) job(s). Include any grant received last month. Also include the Conditional Cash Transfer (Red de Oportunidades), which should correspond to the person receiving it.
Note:
If the respondent has two jobs as an employee, write down the salary of the principal work in section a. (Gross salary or wages), and write down the second one in section j. (Other income).
If the respondent is an employee and has received income from independent or own-account work, her wages must be recorded in section a. (Gross salary or wages) and her income from independent or own-account work must be recorded in subsection c. (Income from self-employment or self).

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Panama 2010 — source variable PA2010A_INCBONUS — Income from thirteen month bonus in Panamanian balboas
Questionnaire form view entire document:  text  image

[Questions 28 and 28A were asked to all household members]


28. What was your income last month for _____? How much (in balboas)?

a. Salary or gross income? _ _ _ _ _
b. Thirteenth-month payment? _ _ _ _ _
c. Income for independent work or self-employment? _ _ _ _ _
d. Retirement or old-age pension? _ _ _ _ _
e. Pension (due to accident, illness, survival benefits or other)? _ _ _ _ _
f. Assistance from institutions or other person(s) who do not live with you?

1) Food allowance? _ _ _ _ _
2) Money? _ _ _ _ _
3) Other? (specify) ____

g. Leases, rents, interests, or benefits? _ _ _ _ _
h. Scholarships? _ _ _ _ _
i. Agricultural sales? _ _ _ _ _
j. Other income? _ _ _ _ _

Questionnaire instructions view entire document:  text  image

[Questions 28 and 28A were asked to all household members]


Question No. 28: Was your income last month from:
[Question 28 is asked to all household members.]
When asking each of these questions, keep in mind that they must be asked in an orderly way.
Read every one of the options and wait for the person to supply you the response to each one. If the response is "I had no income", draw a line in the corresponding spaces.
Income: Refers to the retribution, be it monetary or in kind, received by all persons, active or non-active, during the month of April.
[To the right of the text is a picture of paper currency.]
Remember that a person can get income in one or many categories from a. to j. If the response is that no income was obtained, draw a line in the corresponding spaces.
When asking each of these questions, keep in mind that they must be asked in an orderly way, omitting unnecessary questions, depending on the age of the interviewee.
Remember that the value is given in integers, with no cents. If a person reports the income value including cents, proceed as follows: if cents are greater than or equal to 0.50, the income value must be rounded up. Example:

a) Payment of monthly salary. B/ 317.55. Enter 318.
b) Payment of monthly income. B/ 420.08.
If cents are less than 0.50, omit them. Example: [B/ 420.08.] Enter 420.

[p. 210]
a. Gross wage or salary: refers to the gross wage, salary or commission obtained by the employee, without deductions of Social Security, Income Tax, Education Insurance, or whatever other deduction from loans from a bank or other credit institution. This paragraph should bring information only if the person is an employee. Codes 1 to 5 in question 26.
If the employee receives payment in kind (clothes, food, shoes, etc.), enter the corresponding value in monetary form.
Keep in mind that sometimes the employee can receive both types of payment (in cash and in kind). If that were the case, then you must add both amounts and enter this value in the appropriate spaces.
Note that:
For persons who only receive commission for their job, write down how much they earned in their last commission.
Put a zero in front when the amount is less than B/10,000. If the amount is greater than B/100.000, write down 99998.
When a person earns a fixed salary and also overtime or commission, add the two amounts and write down the result in the corresponding space.
If the person has been working for less than a month and has not yet received any payment for her work, write down the amount agreed [by the parties].
For employees who receive an hourly wage, find out how much they earn per hour and how many hours a day they work. Multiply that value ["hourly wage" times "hours of work per day"] by the number of days worked per week, multiply this result by 4.33 to get the monthly amount.
For employees who receive a weekly salary, find out the average wage or salary per day, then multiply this amount by the number of days they usually work in the week, and multiply this amount by 4.33 to get monthly amount.
The year has 12 months, 52 weeks or 365 days.
By dividing 52 weeks between 12 months we get an average of 4.33 weeks [per month].
That is why the salary or monthly income is multiplied by 4.33, to get a monthly amount. Since some months have 5 weeks and others 4 weeks, by multiplying [a salary or income] by that number [4.33] we obtain a [monthly] salary or income closest to reality.

[p. 211]
For employees in the agricultural sector, who do not receive a fixed salary because they are paid according to the days worked, ask how much they earn per day, then multiply this amount by the number of days worked in the month and write down the resulting amount. So, in this case, you do not multiply by 4.33.
If no information is provided, note down clarifications on the space provided for observations.
All persons who marked any of the circles from 01 to 05 in question 26 (Do you work or did you work as?): Government employee, Employee of a Non-Profit Institution , Employee of a cooperative, Private Company Employee, Domestic employee, should have a response for this question. Exceptions are given to those who responded not having a job last month because they were unemployed.
Example No. 1:
Roberto earns B/.3.50 an hour. He works Monday to Friday, 8 hours a day, and on Saturdays from 8 to 12.
Solution:
1. He works Monday to Friday, 8 hours a day. 5x8 = 40 hours. He works for four hours on Saturdays. Total = 40+4 = 44 hours per week.
2. He earns B/3.50 per hour.
3. The calculation is as follows:
No. of hours per week x Hourly payment x 4.33
To get a monthly amount multiply by 4.33, because there are some months with 5 weeks.
44 x B/3.50= B/3.50 = B/154.00 weekly payment
Weekly payment B/154.00 x 4.33 = B/666.82 Monthly payment
Roberto earns B/666.82 a month.

[p. 212]
In the form the amount should be recorded as follows:
[Below the text, there is a sample image.]
[p. 213]
Example No. 2:
When enumerating a dwelling, it is found that one of its members worked as an agricultural worker on the farm Las Malvinas, for ten (10) days in the month. The payment received was B/.6.00 for 6 days and B/4.00 the rest of the work days.
[Below the text, there is a sample image of the form.]
[p. 214]
If you notice the person a little doubtful at the time of declaring the information to you, request, tactfully, a pay stub for the last month. If the pay stub corresponds to a week, multiply the gross total by 4.33, and if it corresponds to every other week, multiply the gross total by 2.
b. Thirteenth month: Include in this space the thirteenth month payment to employees of state-owned or private companies. If the person gives you the total amount of her bonus [Décimo in Spanish], divide it by four (4) and write down that amount in the appropriate space. If the person does not remember, divide the monthly salary received by twelve (12) and write it down in the space. For government employees, proceed as follows: If they earn less than or B/.400.00 calculate the thirteenth month payment as described above. If the person earns more than B/401.00 the thirteenth month payment is calculated on B/400.00. You should also be aware that there are some state institutions such as the Savings Bank and the National Bank, who pay the bonus based on the earned salary. If the person tells you that this is her case, proceed as directed above, i.e., divide the gross salary by 12 and write down the necessary observations.
Remember that employees of the Panama Canal Authority are not paid a thirteenth month [bonus]
c. Income from independent or own-account work: refers to net income, that is to say, income minus expenses in the activity that a person did.
[This option is only for independent or own-account workers, owners or employers, and members of a production cooperative.]
Only for independent or own-account worker, owner or employer, and member of a production cooperative, circles 07, 08 and 09 of question 26.
For an independent or own-account worker, the amount recorded is the net income, i.e., income minus expenses in her activity.
In the case of agricultural workers who are independent or own-account workers, include self-consumption (this is, when they consume at home a proportion of what they produce).
In some cases it will be a little difficult to obtain information from people who have no accounting records. In these cases, find out the average earnings per day, then multiply the amount by the number of days the person usually works in the week, and then multiply it by 4.33, and get the monthly income. If no information is provided, note down clarifications on the space provided for observations.
[p. 215]
Example:
When enumerating the owner of a grocery store, he says that he obtained a net gain by the sale of provisions, approximately B/25.00 daily. The store does not close any day of the month.
[Below the text, there is a sample image of the form.]
[p. 216]
d. Retirement or old age pension: Refers to the person who receives income from a retirement system or pension (regardless of the country where he retired).
e. Pension (by accident, illness, or other survivor): Refers to payments recognized by a social security system if the person has any ailment, disease or inability to practice an occupation.
Include in this section those persons receiving a pension such as survivors of the father, mother, son, daughter, wife, as well as pensions from disabled children.
f. Aid from institutions or other persons who do not live with you: Include the contribution that a person receives provided from family members (those who live outside of the home), or other persons, as well as contributions from public or private institutions. The contribution can be in cash or in kind.
These contributions can consist of:
1) Child support: monetary contribution that children receive from the parent who does not live with them, or the contribution that adults receive from their children. In general, these pensions are laid down by a competent authority, such as a judge, magistrate or mayor.
[To the right of the text there is a picture.]
2) Money: monetary contribution received by a household member, from friends or relatives who do not live in with them.
3) Others: It refers to the calculation of the monetary value received by any household member, in donations of clothing, footwear, housing, transportation, construction materials, among others. When you write down a value in this field, you must specify what the value comprises in the space provided for that purpose. The amount you must register is the sum of all contributions that the person may receive in this category.

[To the right of the text there is a picture.]
Add up all the contributions the person may receive in this area.

[To the left of the text is a picture of a cow.]
[p. 217]
g. Rents, investments, interests, or benefits: This refers to money received by the rent of dwellings, premises, land or other property that the person owns. It also includes dividends, interest or profits from the ownership of stocks, bonds and savings accounts or investment accounts.
h. Scholarships: This refers to the income that persons may have received indirectly as a transfer from any institution for payment of their studies. This includes any type of subsidy provided by any institution (public or private). Also, it is considered in the category of scholarships any reimbursement of expenses that some companies give to their employees for expenses in education for themselves or a member of the employee's family. In these cases, the person does not directly receive an income, but she does not pay the education expenditures, because some institution does it on her behalf.
Find out with the interviewee, when they receive the scholarship and how many months are covered by this payment. Divide the amount received by the number of months covered, to get the monthly amount.
[p. 218]
Example:
The respondent states that she received a grant of B /300.00 every three months.
You must divide B /300.00 by three to get the monthly amount. The response will be recorded as follows:

[Below the text, there is a sample image of the form.]
[p. 219]
i. Agricultural or Livestock Sales: is the net income that the person has obtained for selling agricultural or livestock products. If the person claims to be an independent worker or a salaried worker in the agricultural sector, do not include this revenue here again.
[Below the text there are two pictures]
j. Other income: This includes any other income that the respondent received in the last month, from sources other than those listed above. If the person claimed to have more than one job as an employee, as an independent or own-account worker, record here the salary or income received from the other(s) job(s). Include any grant received last month. Also include the Conditional Cash Transfer (Red de Oportunidades), which should correspond to the person receiving it.
Note:
If the respondent has two jobs as an employee, write down the salary of the principal work in section a. (Gross salary or wages), and write down the second one in section j. (Other income).
If the respondent is an employee and has received income from independent or own-account work, her wages must be recorded in section a. (Gross salary or wages) and her income from independent or own-account work must be recorded in subsection c. (Income from self-employment or self).

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Panama 2010 — source variable PA2010A_INCIND — Income for independent work of self-employment in Panamanian balboas
Questionnaire form view entire document:  text  image

[Questions 28 and 28A were asked to all household members]


28. What was your income last month for _____? How much (in balboas)?

a. Salary or gross income? _ _ _ _ _
b. Thirteenth-month payment? _ _ _ _ _
c. Income for independent work or self-employment? _ _ _ _ _
d. Retirement or old-age pension? _ _ _ _ _
e. Pension (due to accident, illness, survival benefits or other)? _ _ _ _ _
f. Assistance from institutions or other person(s) who do not live with you?

1) Food allowance? _ _ _ _ _
2) Money? _ _ _ _ _
3) Other? (specify) ____

g. Leases, rents, interests, or benefits? _ _ _ _ _
h. Scholarships? _ _ _ _ _
i. Agricultural sales? _ _ _ _ _
j. Other income? _ _ _ _ _

Questionnaire instructions view entire document:  text  image

[Questions 28 and 28A were asked to all household members]


Question No. 28: Was your income last month from:
[Question 28 is asked to all household members.]
When asking each of these questions, keep in mind that they must be asked in an orderly way.
Read every one of the options and wait for the person to supply you the response to each one. If the response is "I had no income", draw a line in the corresponding spaces.
Income: Refers to the retribution, be it monetary or in kind, received by all persons, active or non-active, during the month of April.
[To the right of the text is a picture of paper currency.]
Remember that a person can get income in one or many categories from a. to j. If the response is that no income was obtained, draw a line in the corresponding spaces.
When asking each of these questions, keep in mind that they must be asked in an orderly way, omitting unnecessary questions, depending on the age of the interviewee.
Remember that the value is given in integers, with no cents. If a person reports the income value including cents, proceed as follows: if cents are greater than or equal to 0.50, the income value must be rounded up. Example:

a) Payment of monthly salary. B/ 317.55. Enter 318.
b) Payment of monthly income. B/ 420.08.
If cents are less than 0.50, omit them. Example: [B/ 420.08.] Enter 420.

[p. 210]
a. Gross wage or salary: refers to the gross wage, salary or commission obtained by the employee, without deductions of Social Security, Income Tax, Education Insurance, or whatever other deduction from loans from a bank or other credit institution. This paragraph should bring information only if the person is an employee. Codes 1 to 5 in question 26.
If the employee receives payment in kind (clothes, food, shoes, etc.), enter the corresponding value in monetary form.
Keep in mind that sometimes the employee can receive both types of payment (in cash and in kind). If that were the case, then you must add both amounts and enter this value in the appropriate spaces.
Note that:
For persons who only receive commission for their job, write down how much they earned in their last commission.
Put a zero in front when the amount is less than B/10,000. If the amount is greater than B/100.000, write down 99998.
When a person earns a fixed salary and also overtime or commission, add the two amounts and write down the result in the corresponding space.
If the person has been working for less than a month and has not yet received any payment for her work, write down the amount agreed [by the parties].
For employees who receive an hourly wage, find out how much they earn per hour and how many hours a day they work. Multiply that value ["hourly wage" times "hours of work per day"] by the number of days worked per week, multiply this result by 4.33 to get the monthly amount.
For employees who receive a weekly salary, find out the average wage or salary per day, then multiply this amount by the number of days they usually work in the week, and multiply this amount by 4.33 to get monthly amount.
The year has 12 months, 52 weeks or 365 days.
By dividing 52 weeks between 12 months we get an average of 4.33 weeks [per month].
That is why the salary or monthly income is multiplied by 4.33, to get a monthly amount. Since some months have 5 weeks and others 4 weeks, by multiplying [a salary or income] by that number [4.33] we obtain a [monthly] salary or income closest to reality.

[p. 211]
For employees in the agricultural sector, who do not receive a fixed salary because they are paid according to the days worked, ask how much they earn per day, then multiply this amount by the number of days worked in the month and write down the resulting amount. So, in this case, you do not multiply by 4.33.
If no information is provided, note down clarifications on the space provided for observations.
All persons who marked any of the circles from 01 to 05 in question 26 (Do you work or did you work as?): Government employee, Employee of a Non-Profit Institution , Employee of a cooperative, Private Company Employee, Domestic employee, should have a response for this question. Exceptions are given to those who responded not having a job last month because they were unemployed.
Example No. 1:
Roberto earns B/.3.50 an hour. He works Monday to Friday, 8 hours a day, and on Saturdays from 8 to 12.
Solution:
1. He works Monday to Friday, 8 hours a day. 5x8 = 40 hours. He works for four hours on Saturdays. Total = 40+4 = 44 hours per week.
2. He earns B/3.50 per hour.
3. The calculation is as follows:
No. of hours per week x Hourly payment x 4.33
To get a monthly amount multiply by 4.33, because there are some months with 5 weeks.
44 x B/3.50= B/3.50 = B/154.00 weekly payment
Weekly payment B/154.00 x 4.33 = B/666.82 Monthly payment
Roberto earns B/666.82 a month.

[p. 212]
In the form the amount should be recorded as follows:
[Below the text, there is a sample image.]
[p. 213]
Example No. 2:
When enumerating a dwelling, it is found that one of its members worked as an agricultural worker on the farm Las Malvinas, for ten (10) days in the month. The payment received was B/.6.00 for 6 days and B/4.00 the rest of the work days.
[Below the text, there is a sample image of the form.]
[p. 214]
If you notice the person a little doubtful at the time of declaring the information to you, request, tactfully, a pay stub for the last month. If the pay stub corresponds to a week, multiply the gross total by 4.33, and if it corresponds to every other week, multiply the gross total by 2.
b. Thirteenth month: Include in this space the thirteenth month payment to employees of state-owned or private companies. If the person gives you the total amount of her bonus [Décimo in Spanish], divide it by four (4) and write down that amount in the appropriate space. If the person does not remember, divide the monthly salary received by twelve (12) and write it down in the space. For government employees, proceed as follows: If they earn less than or B/.400.00 calculate the thirteenth month payment as described above. If the person earns more than B/401.00 the thirteenth month payment is calculated on B/400.00. You should also be aware that there are some state institutions such as the Savings Bank and the National Bank, who pay the bonus based on the earned salary. If the person tells you that this is her case, proceed as directed above, i.e., divide the gross salary by 12 and write down the necessary observations.
Remember that employees of the Panama Canal Authority are not paid a thirteenth month [bonus]
c. Income from independent or own-account work: refers to net income, that is to say, income minus expenses in the activity that a person did.
[This option is only for independent or own-account workers, owners or employers, and members of a production cooperative.]
Only for independent or own-account worker, owner or employer, and member of a production cooperative, circles 07, 08 and 09 of question 26.
For an independent or own-account worker, the amount recorded is the net income, i.e., income minus expenses in her activity.
In the case of agricultural workers who are independent or own-account workers, include self-consumption (this is, when they consume at home a proportion of what they produce).
In some cases it will be a little difficult to obtain information from people who have no accounting records. In these cases, find out the average earnings per day, then multiply the amount by the number of days the person usually works in the week, and then multiply it by 4.33, and get the monthly income. If no information is provided, note down clarifications on the space provided for observations.
[p. 215]
Example:
When enumerating the owner of a grocery store, he says that he obtained a net gain by the sale of provisions, approximately B/25.00 daily. The store does not close any day of the month.
[Below the text, there is a sample image of the form.]
[p. 216]
d. Retirement or old age pension: Refers to the person who receives income from a retirement system or pension (regardless of the country where he retired).
e. Pension (by accident, illness, or other survivor): Refers to payments recognized by a social security system if the person has any ailment, disease or inability to practice an occupation.
Include in this section those persons receiving a pension such as survivors of the father, mother, son, daughter, wife, as well as pensions from disabled children.
f. Aid from institutions or other persons who do not live with you: Include the contribution that a person receives provided from family members (those who live outside of the home), or other persons, as well as contributions from public or private institutions. The contribution can be in cash or in kind.
These contributions can consist of:
1) Child support: monetary contribution that children receive from the parent who does not live with them, or the contribution that adults receive from their children. In general, these pensions are laid down by a competent authority, such as a judge, magistrate or mayor.
[To the right of the text there is a picture.]
2) Money: monetary contribution received by a household member, from friends or relatives who do not live in with them.
3) Others: It refers to the calculation of the monetary value received by any household member, in donations of clothing, footwear, housing, transportation, construction materials, among others. When you write down a value in this field, you must specify what the value comprises in the space provided for that purpose. The amount you must register is the sum of all contributions that the person may receive in this category.

[To the right of the text there is a picture.]
Add up all the contributions the person may receive in this area.

[To the left of the text is a picture of a cow.]
[p. 217]
g. Rents, investments, interests, or benefits: This refers to money received by the rent of dwellings, premises, land or other property that the person owns. It also includes dividends, interest or profits from the ownership of stocks, bonds and savings accounts or investment accounts.
h. Scholarships: This refers to the income that persons may have received indirectly as a transfer from any institution for payment of their studies. This includes any type of subsidy provided by any institution (public or private). Also, it is considered in the category of scholarships any reimbursement of expenses that some companies give to their employees for expenses in education for themselves or a member of the employee's family. In these cases, the person does not directly receive an income, but she does not pay the education expenditures, because some institution does it on her behalf.
Find out with the interviewee, when they receive the scholarship and how many months are covered by this payment. Divide the amount received by the number of months covered, to get the monthly amount.
[p. 218]
Example:
The respondent states that she received a grant of B /300.00 every three months.
You must divide B /300.00 by three to get the monthly amount. The response will be recorded as follows:

[Below the text, there is a sample image of the form.]
[p. 219]
i. Agricultural or Livestock Sales: is the net income that the person has obtained for selling agricultural or livestock products. If the person claims to be an independent worker or a salaried worker in the agricultural sector, do not include this revenue here again.
[Below the text there are two pictures]
j. Other income: This includes any other income that the respondent received in the last month, from sources other than those listed above. If the person claimed to have more than one job as an employee, as an independent or own-account worker, record here the salary or income received from the other(s) job(s). Include any grant received last month. Also include the Conditional Cash Transfer (Red de Oportunidades), which should correspond to the person receiving it.
Note:
If the respondent has two jobs as an employee, write down the salary of the principal work in section a. (Gross salary or wages), and write down the second one in section j. (Other income).
If the respondent is an employee and has received income from independent or own-account work, her wages must be recorded in section a. (Gross salary or wages) and her income from independent or own-account work must be recorded in subsection c. (Income from self-employment or self).

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Panama 2010 — source variable PA2010A_INCAG — Income from sale of agricultural goods or livestock in Panamanian balboas
Questionnaire form view entire document:  text  image

[Questions 28 and 28A were asked to all household members]


28. What was your income last month for _____? How much (in balboas)?

a. Salary or gross income? _ _ _ _ _
b. Thirteenth-month payment? _ _ _ _ _
c. Income for independent work or self-employment? _ _ _ _ _
d. Retirement or old-age pension? _ _ _ _ _
e. Pension (due to accident, illness, survival benefits or other)? _ _ _ _ _
f. Assistance from institutions or other person(s) who do not live with you?

1) Food allowance? _ _ _ _ _
2) Money? _ _ _ _ _
3) Other? (specify) ____

g. Leases, rents, interests, or benefits? _ _ _ _ _
h. Scholarships? _ _ _ _ _
i. Agricultural sales? _ _ _ _ _
j. Other income? _ _ _ _ _

Questionnaire instructions view entire document:  text  image

[Questions 28 and 28A were asked to all household members]


Question No. 28: Was your income last month from:
[Question 28 is asked to all household members.]
When asking each of these questions, keep in mind that they must be asked in an orderly way.
Read every one of the options and wait for the person to supply you the response to each one. If the response is "I had no income", draw a line in the corresponding spaces.
Income: Refers to the retribution, be it monetary or in kind, received by all persons, active or non-active, during the month of April.
[To the right of the text is a picture of paper currency.]
Remember that a person can get income in one or many categories from a. to j. If the response is that no income was obtained, draw a line in the corresponding spaces.
When asking each of these questions, keep in mind that they must be asked in an orderly way, omitting unnecessary questions, depending on the age of the interviewee.
Remember that the value is given in integers, with no cents. If a person reports the income value including cents, proceed as follows: if cents are greater than or equal to 0.50, the income value must be rounded up. Example:

a) Payment of monthly salary. B/ 317.55. Enter 318.
b) Payment of monthly income. B/ 420.08.
If cents are less than 0.50, omit them. Example: [B/ 420.08.] Enter 420.

[p. 210]
a. Gross wage or salary: refers to the gross wage, salary or commission obtained by the employee, without deductions of Social Security, Income Tax, Education Insurance, or whatever other deduction from loans from a bank or other credit institution. This paragraph should bring information only if the person is an employee. Codes 1 to 5 in question 26.
If the employee receives payment in kind (clothes, food, shoes, etc.), enter the corresponding value in monetary form.
Keep in mind that sometimes the employee can receive both types of payment (in cash and in kind). If that were the case, then you must add both amounts and enter this value in the appropriate spaces.
Note that:
For persons who only receive commission for their job, write down how much they earned in their last commission.
Put a zero in front when the amount is less than B/10,000. If the amount is greater than B/100.000, write down 99998.
When a person earns a fixed salary and also overtime or commission, add the two amounts and write down the result in the corresponding space.
If the person has been working for less than a month and has not yet received any payment for her work, write down the amount agreed [by the parties].
For employees who receive an hourly wage, find out how much they earn per hour and how many hours a day they work. Multiply that value ["hourly wage" times "hours of work per day"] by the number of days worked per week, multiply this result by 4.33 to get the monthly amount.
For employees who receive a weekly salary, find out the average wage or salary per day, then multiply this amount by the number of days they usually work in the week, and multiply this amount by 4.33 to get monthly amount.
The year has 12 months, 52 weeks or 365 days.
By dividing 52 weeks between 12 months we get an average of 4.33 weeks [per month].
That is why the salary or monthly income is multiplied by 4.33, to get a monthly amount. Since some months have 5 weeks and others 4 weeks, by multiplying [a salary or income] by that number [4.33] we obtain a [monthly] salary or income closest to reality.

[p. 211]
For employees in the agricultural sector, who do not receive a fixed salary because they are paid according to the days worked, ask how much they earn per day, then multiply this amount by the number of days worked in the month and write down the resulting amount. So, in this case, you do not multiply by 4.33.
If no information is provided, note down clarifications on the space provided for observations.
All persons who marked any of the circles from 01 to 05 in question 26 (Do you work or did you work as?): Government employee, Employee of a Non-Profit Institution , Employee of a cooperative, Private Company Employee, Domestic employee, should have a response for this question. Exceptions are given to those who responded not having a job last month because they were unemployed.
Example No. 1:
Roberto earns B/.3.50 an hour. He works Monday to Friday, 8 hours a day, and on Saturdays from 8 to 12.
Solution:
1. He works Monday to Friday, 8 hours a day. 5x8 = 40 hours. He works for four hours on Saturdays. Total = 40+4 = 44 hours per week.
2. He earns B/3.50 per hour.
3. The calculation is as follows:
No. of hours per week x Hourly payment x 4.33
To get a monthly amount multiply by 4.33, because there are some months with 5 weeks.
44 x B/3.50= B/3.50 = B/154.00 weekly payment
Weekly payment B/154.00 x 4.33 = B/666.82 Monthly payment
Roberto earns B/666.82 a month.

[p. 212]
In the form the amount should be recorded as follows:
[Below the text, there is a sample image.]
[p. 213]
Example No. 2:
When enumerating a dwelling, it is found that one of its members worked as an agricultural worker on the farm Las Malvinas, for ten (10) days in the month. The payment received was B/.6.00 for 6 days and B/4.00 the rest of the work days.
[Below the text, there is a sample image of the form.]
[p. 214]
If you notice the person a little doubtful at the time of declaring the information to you, request, tactfully, a pay stub for the last month. If the pay stub corresponds to a week, multiply the gross total by 4.33, and if it corresponds to every other week, multiply the gross total by 2.
b. Thirteenth month: Include in this space the thirteenth month payment to employees of state-owned or private companies. If the person gives you the total amount of her bonus [Décimo in Spanish], divide it by four (4) and write down that amount in the appropriate space. If the person does not remember, divide the monthly salary received by twelve (12) and write it down in the space. For government employees, proceed as follows: If they earn less than or B/.400.00 calculate the thirteenth month payment as described above. If the person earns more than B/401.00 the thirteenth month payment is calculated on B/400.00. You should also be aware that there are some state institutions such as the Savings Bank and the National Bank, who pay the bonus based on the earned salary. If the person tells you that this is her case, proceed as directed above, i.e., divide the gross salary by 12 and write down the necessary observations.
Remember that employees of the Panama Canal Authority are not paid a thirteenth month [bonus]
c. Income from independent or own-account work: refers to net income, that is to say, income minus expenses in the activity that a person did.
[This option is only for independent or own-account workers, owners or employers, and members of a production cooperative.]
Only for independent or own-account worker, owner or employer, and member of a production cooperative, circles 07, 08 and 09 of question 26.
For an independent or own-account worker, the amount recorded is the net income, i.e., income minus expenses in her activity.
In the case of agricultural workers who are independent or own-account workers, include self-consumption (this is, when they consume at home a proportion of what they produce).
In some cases it will be a little difficult to obtain information from people who have no accounting records. In these cases, find out the average earnings per day, then multiply the amount by the number of days the person usually works in the week, and then multiply it by 4.33, and get the monthly income. If no information is provided, note down clarifications on the space provided for observations.
[p. 215]
Example:
When enumerating the owner of a grocery store, he says that he obtained a net gain by the sale of provisions, approximately B/25.00 daily. The store does not close any day of the month.
[Below the text, there is a sample image of the form.]
[p. 216]
d. Retirement or old age pension: Refers to the person who receives income from a retirement system or pension (regardless of the country where he retired).
e. Pension (by accident, illness, or other survivor): Refers to payments recognized by a social security system if the person has any ailment, disease or inability to practice an occupation.
Include in this section those persons receiving a pension such as survivors of the father, mother, son, daughter, wife, as well as pensions from disabled children.
f. Aid from institutions or other persons who do not live with you: Include the contribution that a person receives provided from family members (those who live outside of the home), or other persons, as well as contributions from public or private institutions. The contribution can be in cash or in kind.
These contributions can consist of:
1) Child support: monetary contribution that children receive from the parent who does not live with them, or the contribution that adults receive from their children. In general, these pensions are laid down by a competent authority, such as a judge, magistrate or mayor.
[To the right of the text there is a picture.]
2) Money: monetary contribution received by a household member, from friends or relatives who do not live in with them.
3) Others: It refers to the calculation of the monetary value received by any household member, in donations of clothing, footwear, housing, transportation, construction materials, among others. When you write down a value in this field, you must specify what the value comprises in the space provided for that purpose. The amount you must register is the sum of all contributions that the person may receive in this category.

[To the right of the text there is a picture.]
Add up all the contributions the person may receive in this area.

[To the left of the text is a picture of a cow.]
[p. 217]
g. Rents, investments, interests, or benefits: This refers to money received by the rent of dwellings, premises, land or other property that the person owns. It also includes dividends, interest or profits from the ownership of stocks, bonds and savings accounts or investment accounts.
h. Scholarships: This refers to the income that persons may have received indirectly as a transfer from any institution for payment of their studies. This includes any type of subsidy provided by any institution (public or private). Also, it is considered in the category of scholarships any reimbursement of expenses that some companies give to their employees for expenses in education for themselves or a member of the employee's family. In these cases, the person does not directly receive an income, but she does not pay the education expenditures, because some institution does it on her behalf.
Find out with the interviewee, when they receive the scholarship and how many months are covered by this payment. Divide the amount received by the number of months covered, to get the monthly amount.
[p. 218]
Example:
The respondent states that she received a grant of B /300.00 every three months.
You must divide B /300.00 by three to get the monthly amount. The response will be recorded as follows:

[Below the text, there is a sample image of the form.]
[p. 219]
i. Agricultural or Livestock Sales: is the net income that the person has obtained for selling agricultural or livestock products. If the person claims to be an independent worker or a salaried worker in the agricultural sector, do not include this revenue here again.
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j. Other income: This includes any other income that the respondent received in the last month, from sources other than those listed above. If the person claimed to have more than one job as an employee, as an independent or own-account worker, record here the salary or income received from the other(s) job(s). Include any grant received last month. Also include the Conditional Cash Transfer (Red de Oportunidades), which should correspond to the person receiving it.
Note:
If the respondent has two jobs as an employee, write down the salary of the principal work in section a. (Gross salary or wages), and write down the second one in section j. (Other income).
If the respondent is an employee and has received income from independent or own-account work, her wages must be recorded in section a. (Gross salary or wages) and her income from independent or own-account work must be recorded in subsection c. (Income from self-employment or self).

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Puerto Rico 1990 — source variable PR1990A_INCEARN — Total personal earned income
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[Questions 17 through 34 are for individuals aged 15 and over]


33. The following questions are about income received during 1989

If an exact amount is not known, accept a best estimate. If net income in b, c, d or question 34 was a loss, write "Loss" above the dollar amount.


34. Do not ask this question if 33a through 33h are complete. Instead, sum these entries and enter the amount below.

What was [respondent's] total income in 1989?


[] None

or
____ Annual amount -- Dollars


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Puerto Rico 2000 — source variable PR2000A_INCEARN — Total personal earned income
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[Questions 19 through 32 asked of persons aged 15 and over.]


31. Income in 1999 - Mark [X] the "Yes" box for each income source received during 1999 and enter the total amount received during 1999 to a maximum of $999,999. Mark [X] the "No" box if the income source was not received. If net income was a loss, enter the amount and mark [X] the "Loss" box next to the dollar amount.
For income received jointly, report, if possible, the appropriate share for each person; otherwise, report the whole amount for only one person and mark the "No" box for the other person. If exact amount is not known, please give best estimate.


31.a. Wages, salary, commissions, bonuses, or tips from all jobs - Report amount before deductions for taxes, bonds, dues, or other items.

[] Yes
Annual amount - Dollars

$_ _ _, _ _ _ .00

[] No


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Puerto Rico 2005 — source variable PR2005A_INCEARN — Total personal earned income
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41. Income in the past 12 months.
Mark (X) in the "Yes" box for each type of income this person received. Give your best estimate of the total amount during the past 12 months. (Note: The "past 12 months" is the period from today's date one year ago up through today.)
Mark (X) in the "No" box to show types of income not received.
If net income was a loss, mark the "Loss" box to the right of the dollar amount.
For income received jointly, report the appropriate share for each person, or, if that's not possible, report the whole amount for only one person and mark in the "No" box for the other person.

41a. Wages, salary, commissions, bonuses, or tips from all jobs.
Report amount before deductions for taxes, bonds, dues, or other items
[] Yes, $____.00 (total amount for past 12 months)
[] No

41b. Self-employment income from own non-farm businesses or farm businesses, including proprietorships and partnerships.
Report net income after business expenses.
[] Yes, $____.00 (total amount for past 12 months)
[] No
[] Loss

41c. Interest, dividends, net rental income, royalty income, or income from estates and trusts.
Report even small amounts credited to an account
[] Yes, $____.00 (total amount for past 12 months)
[] No
[] Loss

41d. Social Security or Railroad Retirement
[] Yes, $____.00 (total amount for past 12 months)
[] No

41e. Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
[] Yes, $____.00 (total amount for past 12 months)
[] No

41f. Any public assistance or welfare payments from the state or local welfare office.
[] Yes, $____.00 (total amount for past 12 months)
[] No

41g. Retirement, survivor, or disability pensions. Do not include Social Security.
[] Yes, $____.00 (total amount for past 12 months)
[] No

41h. Any such other sources of income received regularly such as Veterans' (VA) payments, unemployment compensation, child support or alimony. Do not include lump sum payments such as money from an inheritance or the sale of a home
[] Yes, $____.00 (total amount for past 12 months)
[] No


42. What was this person's total income during the past 12 months?
Add entries in questions 41a to 41h; subtract any losses. If net income was a loss, enter the amount and mark (X) in the "Loss" box next to the dollar amount.
[] None
or
$____.00 (total amount for past 12 months)
[] Loss

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[Answer Person Questions 41-42 only if this person is 15 years old and over.]

Mark the "Yes" or "No" box for each part, and enter the amount received in the past 12 months for each "Yes" response.
 
If the income from any source was received jointly by household members, report, if possible, the appropriate share for each person; otherwise, report the whole amount for only one person and mark the "No" box for the other person.
 
When reporting income received jointly, do not include the amount for a person not listed on the List of Residents.
41.
41a. Include wages and salaries before deductions from all jobs. Be sure to include any tips, commissions, or bonuses. Owners of incorporated businesses should enter their salary here. Military personnel should include base pay plus cash housing and/or subsistence allowance, flight pay, uniform allotments, reenlistment bonuses.
41b. Include nonfarm profit (or loss) from self-employment in sole proprietorships and partnerships. Exclude profit (or loss) of incorporated businesses you own.
Include farm profit (or loss) from self-employment in sole proprietorships and partnerships. Exclude profit (or loss) of incorporated farm businesses you own. Also exclude amounts from land rented for cash but include amounts from land rented for shares.
41c. Include interest received or credited to checking and saving accounts, money market funds, certificates of deposit (CDs), IRAs, KEOGHs, and government bonds.
Include dividends received, credited, or reinvested from ownership of stocks or mutual funds.
Include profit (or loss) from royalties and the rental of land, buildings or real estate, or from roomers or boarders. Income received by self-employed persons whose primary source of income is from renting property or from royalties should be included in question 41b above. Include regular payments from an estate or trust fund.
41d. Include amounts, before Medicare deductions, of Social Security and/or Railroad Retirement payments to retired persons, to dependents of deceased insured workers, and to disabled workers.
41e. Include Supplemental Security Income (SSI) received by elderly, blind, or disabled persons.
41f. Include any public assistance or welfare payments the person receives from the Puerto Rico government or the municipio welfare office. Do not include assistance received from private charities. Do not include assistance to pay heating or cooling costs.
41g. Include retirement, survivor or disability benefits received from companies and unions, Federal, state, Puerto Rico and municipio governments, and the U.S. military. Include regular income from annuities and IRA or KEOGH retirement plans.
41h. Include Veterans (VA) disability compensation and educational assistance payments (VEAP), unemployment compensation, child support or alimony, and all other regular payments such as Armed Forces transfer payments, assistance from private charities, regular contributions from persons not living in the household.
 
Do not include the following as income in any item:
Refunds or rebates of any kind
Withdrawals from savings of any kind
Capital gains or losses from the sale of homes, shares of stock, etc.
Inheritances or insurance settlements
Any type of loan
Pay in-kind such as food, free rent

42.
Add the total entries (subtracting losses) for 41a. through 41h. for the past 12 months and enter that number in the space provided.

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Puerto Rico 2010 — source variable PR2010A_INCEARN — Total personal earned income
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[Questions 47?48 were asked of all persons.]

47. Income in the past 12months.
Mark (X) the "yes" box for each type of income this person received, and give your best estimate of the total amount during the past 12 months. (Note: The "past 12 months" is the period from today's date one year ago up through today.)

Mark (X) the "no" box to show types of income not received

If net income was a loss, mark the "loss" box.

For income received jointly, report the appropriate share for each person. Or, if that's not possible, report the whole amount for only one person and mark the "no" box for the other person.

a) Wages, salary, commissions, bonuses, or tips from all jobs.
Report amount before deductions for taxes, bonds, dues, or other items

[] Yes
$_ _ _ _ _ _.00 (Total amount for the past 12 months)
[] No
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48. Add the total entries (subtracting losses) for 47a through 47h for the past 12 months and enter that number in the space provided. Mark the "Loss" box if there is a loss. Print the total amount in dollars.

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Trinidad and Tobago 2000 — source variable TT2000A_INC1 — Monthly gross income from paid employmet (nearest TT dollars)
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Section 10. Income - For all persons fifteen (15) years old and over

41. Gross income (Nearest T.T. Dollar)

What was (N's) [the respondent's] gross income from the following source and how often does (N) [the respondent] receive this income?

[] 1. Paid employment (P.E.)
[] 2. Self-employment (S.E.)
[] 3. Pension and annuities (P.A.)
[] 4. Other (O.)

_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _
_________
Interviewer: For self-employed persons obtain
Net income: Receipts less business expenses.
Note:
[] 01. Daily
[] 02. Weekly
[] 03. Fortnightly
[] 04. Monthly
[] 05. Quarterly
[] 06. Annually
[] 07. Other (specify) ____
[] 08. None
[] 88. Not applicable
[] 99. Not stated

Note: Multiple entries are possible.
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Section 10 - Income

The census is a major source of collecting income data for all persons and their families and households in Trinidad and Tobago. This section seeks to obtain information on the amount of and distribution of income earned by households. Income can also be related to other characteristics of persons in households for example occupation, industry and level of educational attainment.

Census income data are widely used by government to develop support programmes, public social assistance, welfare payments and social services. Income data are also used to identify specific geographic communities in need of assistance. Business enterprises also use income data to help market their products and target consumers to sell other goods and services produced.

[p.60]

Remember income is defined as sources of benefits in both cash and kind accruing to the members of the household regardless of whether the members are economically active or not.

It is important to keep in mind that many persons are hesitant to tell others how much money they earn. You must therefore be tactful if you are to get the question answered correctly or willingly. You may need to emphasize or explain that the information is required to work out average income per individual for the entire country. If members of the household are still uncomfortable giving the exact amount of their income, use the income flash card provided by the Census Office as a last resort. Record the code that represent the income group to which the individual belongs.

In other cases, the head of the household may genuinely not be aware of the income of the other members. In cases like these, an effort must be made to obtain the information directly from the relevant member of the household. Perhaps an appointment can be made to meet the individual.

This Section is applicable to all persons 15 years and over whether working or not and is intended to reflect the situation at the time of enumeration. You are to obtain income data to complete items (1), (2), (3) and (7). Multiple entries are possible for any one individual.

Question 41 (1) - Paid employment

Income from paid employment include wages, salaries and other benefits in cash or in kind earned by individuals before deductions for social security schemes and income taxes. It also covers payments as commissions, tips and bonuses, cost of living allowances, vacation allowances, director's fees and the cost to employees of food, lodging, clothing which is provided free of charge or at a reduced cost. In other words, the total compensation package of the individual is recorded.

Question 41 (2) - Self-employment

For the self-employed, income reported should be net income i.e. total income less business operating expenses such as wages, rent, electricity and fuel. These persons may be those who operate agricultural operations, in addition to those who own and operate unincorporated business and persons in professional practice.

Question 41 (3) - Pension and annuities

Private and government pensions and annuities can be described as retirement benefits that individuals receive upon retirement to replace their earnings.

Many employers have established pension programmes for their employees so that upon retirement the employees will still receive some source of income. Included in pensions is the government's old age pension granted to senior citizens.

[p.61]

An annuity is a pension policy that the individual takes out or purchases on his or her own. These payments are usually made in a lump sum and then at a reduced monthly payment over a certain number of years.

Question 41 (7) - Other income

Is described as monies, which an individual receives from sources other than his/her wages, salaries, pensions and annuities. Other Income includes rent received, dividends, interest (investment income) and royalties. Periodic payments received regularly from an inheritance or trust fund are also regarded as Income, as well as alimony, unemployed benefits, sick pay, scholarships and remittances from abroad.

The following items should not be regarded as income:

Receipts from sale of possessions,
Withdrawals from savings,
Loans,
Tax refunds,
Maturity payments on Insurance policy,
Lump-sum compensation for injury,

For item, 1,2,3,7 income is recorded to the nearest dollar For example, $5000 is entered as _5000. Obtain from the respondent for each or any item indicated, whether the income relates to a daily (01), weekly (02), fortnightly (03), monthly (04), quarterly (05) or annually (06) period. These codes are inserted against each type of income recorded. If income is given monthly enter 04.


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Trinidad and Tobago 2000 — source variable TT2000A_INC2 — Monthly gross income from self-employment (nearest TT dollars)
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Section 10. Income - For all persons fifteen (15) years old and over

41. Gross income (Nearest T.T. Dollar)

What was (N's) [the respondent's] gross income from the following source and how often does (N) [the respondent] receive this income?

[] 1. Paid employment (P.E.)
[] 2. Self-employment (S.E.)
[] 3. Pension and annuities (P.A.)
[] 4. Other (O.)

_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _
_________
Interviewer: For self-employed persons obtain
Net income: Receipts less business expenses.
Note:
[] 01. Daily
[] 02. Weekly
[] 03. Fortnightly
[] 04. Monthly
[] 05. Quarterly
[] 06. Annually
[] 07. Other (specify) ____
[] 08. None
[] 88. Not applicable
[] 99. Not stated

Note: Multiple entries are possible.
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Section 10 - Income

The census is a major source of collecting income data for all persons and their families and households in Trinidad and Tobago. This section seeks to obtain information on the amount of and distribution of income earned by households. Income can also be related to other characteristics of persons in households for example occupation, industry and level of educational attainment.

Census income data are widely used by government to develop support programmes, public social assistance, welfare payments and social services. Income data are also used to identify specific geographic communities in need of assistance. Business enterprises also use income data to help market their products and target consumers to sell other goods and services produced.

[p.60]

Remember income is defined as sources of benefits in both cash and kind accruing to the members of the household regardless of whether the members are economically active or not.

It is important to keep in mind that many persons are hesitant to tell others how much money they earn. You must therefore be tactful if you are to get the question answered correctly or willingly. You may need to emphasize or explain that the information is required to work out average income per individual for the entire country. If members of the household are still uncomfortable giving the exact amount of their income, use the income flash card provided by the Census Office as a last resort. Record the code that represent the income group to which the individual belongs.

In other cases, the head of the household may genuinely not be aware of the income of the other members. In cases like these, an effort must be made to obtain the information directly from the relevant member of the household. Perhaps an appointment can be made to meet the individual.

This Section is applicable to all persons 15 years and over whether working or not and is intended to reflect the situation at the time of enumeration. You are to obtain income data to complete items (1), (2), (3) and (7). Multiple entries are possible for any one individual.

Question 41 (1) - Paid employment

Income from paid employment include wages, salaries and other benefits in cash or in kind earned by individuals before deductions for social security schemes and income taxes. It also covers payments as commissions, tips and bonuses, cost of living allowances, vacation allowances, director's fees and the cost to employees of food, lodging, clothing which is provided free of charge or at a reduced cost. In other words, the total compensation package of the individual is recorded.

Question 41 (2) - Self-employment

For the self-employed, income reported should be net income i.e. total income less business operating expenses such as wages, rent, electricity and fuel. These persons may be those who operate agricultural operations, in addition to those who own and operate unincorporated business and persons in professional practice.

Question 41 (3) - Pension and annuities

Private and government pensions and annuities can be described as retirement benefits that individuals receive upon retirement to replace their earnings.

Many employers have established pension programmes for their employees so that upon retirement the employees will still receive some source of income. Included in pensions is the government's old age pension granted to senior citizens.

[p.61]

An annuity is a pension policy that the individual takes out or purchases on his or her own. These payments are usually made in a lump sum and then at a reduced monthly payment over a certain number of years.

Question 41 (7) - Other income

Is described as monies, which an individual receives from sources other than his/her wages, salaries, pensions and annuities. Other Income includes rent received, dividends, interest (investment income) and royalties. Periodic payments received regularly from an inheritance or trust fund are also regarded as Income, as well as alimony, unemployed benefits, sick pay, scholarships and remittances from abroad.

The following items should not be regarded as income:

Receipts from sale of possessions,
Withdrawals from savings,
Loans,
Tax refunds,
Maturity payments on Insurance policy,
Lump-sum compensation for injury,

For item, 1,2,3,7 income is recorded to the nearest dollar For example, $5000 is entered as _5000. Obtain from the respondent for each or any item indicated, whether the income relates to a daily (01), weekly (02), fortnightly (03), monthly (04), quarterly (05) or annually (06) period. These codes are inserted against each type of income recorded. If income is given monthly enter 04.


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United States 1990 — source variable US1990A_INCEARN — Total personal earned income
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33. What was this person's total income in 1989?
Add entries in questions 32a through 32h; subtract any losses. If total amount was a loss, write "loss" above amount.

[] None

Or


____ Annual amount -- Dollars


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31. Income in 1999 - Mark [X] the "yes" box for each income source received during 1999 and enter the total amount received during 1999 to a maximum of $999,999. Mark [X] the "no" box if the income source was not received. If net income was a loss, enter the amount and mark [X] the "loss" box next to the dollar amount.

For income received jointly, report, if possible, the appropriate share for each person; otherwise, report the whole amount for only one person and mark the "no" box for the other person. If exact amount is not known, please give best estimate.


31. a. Wages, salary, commissions, bonuses, or tips from all jobs - Report amount before deductions for taxes, bonds, dues, or other items.

[] Yes
Annual amount - Dollars

$_ _ _ ,_ _ _ .00

[] No


31. b. Self-employment income from own nonfarm businesses or farm businesses, including proprietorships and partnerships - Report net income after business expenses.

[] Yes
Annual amount - Dollars

$_ _ _ ,_ _ _ .00
[] Loss

[] No


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41. Income in the past 12 months.

Mark (X) the "Yes" box for each type of income this person received, and give your best estimate of the total amount during the past 12 months. (Note: The "past 12 months" is the period from today's date one year ago up through today.)
Mark (X) the "No" box to show types of income not received.
If net income was a loss, mark the "Loss" box to the right of the dollar amount.
For income received jointly, report the appropriate share for each person, or, if that's not possible, report the whole amount for only one person and mark the "No" box for the other person.

a) Wages, salary, commissions, bonuses, or tips from all jobs.

Report amount before deductions for taxes, bonds, dues, or other items

[] Yes, $____.00 (total amount for past 12 months)
[] No

b) Self-employment income from own non-farm businesses or farm businesses, including proprietorships and partnerships.

Report net income after business expenses.

[] Yes, $____.00 (total amount for past 12 months)
[] No
[] Loss

c) Interest, dividends, net rental income, royalty income, or income from estates and trusts.

Report even small amounts credited to an account

[] Yes, $____.00 (total amount for past 12 months)
[] No
[] Loss

d) Social Security or Railroad Retirement

[] Yes, $____.00 (total amount for past 12 months)
[] No

e) Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

[] Yes, $____.00 (total amount for past 12 months)
[] No

f) Any public assistance or welfare payments from the state or local welfare office.

[] Yes, $____.00 (total amount for past 12 months)
[] No

g) Retirement, survivor, or disability pensions. Do not include Social Security.

[] Yes, $____.00 (total amount for past 12 months)
[] No

h) Any such other sources of income received regularly such as Veterans' (VA) payments, unemployment compensation, child support or alimony. Do not include lump sum payments such as money from an inheritance or the sale of a home

[] Yes, $____.00 (total amount for past 12 months)
[] No

42. What was this person's total income during the past 12 months?

Add entries in questions 40a to 40h; subtract any losses. If net income was a loss, enter the amount and mark (X) the "Loss" box next to the dollar amount.

[] None
or
$____.00 (total amount for past 12 months)
[] Loss

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United States 2010 — source variable US2010A_INCEARN — Total personal earned income (US$)
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47. Income in the past 12 months. Mark (X) the "Yes" box for each type of income this person received and give your best estimate of the total amount during the past 12 months. (Note: The "past 12 months" is the period from today's date one year ago up through today.) Mark (X) the "No" box to show types of income not received. If net income was a loss, mark the "Loss" box to the right of the dollar amount. For income received jointly, report the appropriate share for each person or, if that's not possible, report the whole amount for only one person and mark the "No" box for the other person.


a) Wages, salary, commissions, bonuses, or tips from all jobs. Report amount before deductions for taxes, bonds, dues, or other items

[] Yes $____.00 (Total amount for past 12 months)
[] No


b) Self-employment income from own nonfarm businesses or farm businesses, including proprietorships and partnerships. Report net income after business expenses

[] Yes $____.00 (Total amount for past 12 months)
[] No
[] Loss


c) Interest, dividends, net rental income, royalty income, or income from estates and trusts. Report even small amounts credited to an account

[] Yes $____.00 (Total amount for past 12 months)
[] No
[] Loss


d) Social Security or Railroad Retirement

[] Yes $____.00 (Total amount for past 12 months)
[] No


e) Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

[] Yes $____.00 (Total amount for past 12 months)
[] No


f) Any public assistance or welfare payments from the state or local welfare office.

[] Yes $____.00 (Total amount for past 12 months)
[ ] No


g) Retirement, survivor, or disability pensions. Do not include Social Security.

[] Yes $____.00 (Total amount for past 12 months)
[] No


h) Any such other sources of income received regularly such as Veterans' (VA) payments, unemployment compensation, child support or alimony. Do not include lump sum payments such as money from an inheritance or the sale of a home

[] Yes $____.00 (Total amount for past 12 months)
[] No


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United States 2015 — source variable US2015A_INCEARN — Total personal earned income last 12 months (in US$)
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48. What was this person's total income during the past 12 months?
Add entries in questions 47a to 47h; subtract any losses. If net income was a loss, enter the amount and mark (X) the "Loss" box next to the dollar amount.

[] None or total amount for past 12 months (USD)________
[] Loss
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48. Add the total entries (subtracting losses) for 47a through 47h for the PAST 12 MONTHS and enter that number in the space provided. Mark the "Loss" box if there is a loss. Print the total amount in dollars.

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Venezuela 1971 — source variable VE1971A_INCMON — Income in Bs. from last month worked
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Only for individuals 15 years of age and older


31. Estimate the total income in Bs. obtained last month (or in the last month worked) from wages or salaries, commissions, tips and bonuses.

____ Bs. (Go on to 33)

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8.30. Estimated income in Bolívares [Venezuelan currency] from the last month (or obtained during the last month worked) in the form of salaries or wages; commissions, tips, and bonuses. (Q - 31).

a) Definition of income: For those with salaries (employees [white collar] or manual laborers), income is the total sum of the money obtained by one person in all of the work completed, part or full-time, [p. 124] in any condition and that was made during the last month in one or more jobs or employments. Daily income and salary includes the "gross income", not excluding any of the deductions and contributions such as: tax deductions, Social Security, etc. Also included are: tips, commissions, pay per job, bonuses, and profit sharing if received by the employee in addition to the daily pay, wage, or salary.

b) Some type of incomes:


1. Pay per job: Money received from work completed at a specific rate per job/task.

2. Commissions: Money received through a business transaction completed for another person.

3. Tips: Payment received as a compliment to a daily wage, received for service provided to a client.

4. Bonuses: Payments made by employers to employees as a supplement to daily wages and salaries; for example, for services based on a percentage of profits.

5. Wage or salary: Wage or Salary obtained as an employee [white collar] or manual laborer of the government or of a private enterprise.


c) Using the same concepts of income from the previous paragraph, ask those who are unemployed what their monthly income was in their last job.


[p. 125]

d) Combined incomes:

Try to find out if the person marked as an employee in question 30 received additional income from one or more secondary jobs on own-account. This income, along with any other special payments, should be added to the amount declared. The most common case is that of an employee [white collar] or manual laborer of the government or of a private enterprise that obtains a principal income and additionally completes work on his/her own-account. Such is the case with doctors, dentists, lawyers, nurses, professors in any specialty, street peddlers, etc., and any other non professional persons in a similar situation.


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Venezuela 1981 — source variable VE1981A_INCOME — Total income
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(Only for people 12 years of age and older.)


29. How much did you earn total by way of salaries, wages, commissions, tips, or bonuses, during the last month (or during the last month that you worked)?

____ Bs/Month (if paid monthly or every fifteen days)
____ Bs/Week (if paid weekly)
____ Bs/Day (if paid daily)

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Question 29


-- How much [money] did the person make in salary or wages, commissions, tips, or bonuses during the last month (or in the last month worked)?

This question refers to income, either monthly, weekly, or daily, that the person received in the month of September (or in the month last worked), including salary or wages, commissions, tips, or bonuses in all of the employments.

Fill in the corresponding oval according to the answer given.

Important: If the person only is paid in-kind and/or services, write down "E.S." in the space provided for "paid bi-weekly or monthly".


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Venezuela 1981 — source variable VE1981A_INCTYPE — Metric for income
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(Only for people 12 years of age and older.)


29. How much did you earn total by way of salaries, wages, commissions, tips, or bonuses, during the last month (or during the last month that you worked)?

____ Bs/Month (if paid monthly or every fifteen days)
____ Bs/Week (if paid weekly)
____ Bs/Day (if paid daily)

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Question 29


-- How much [money] did the person make in salary or wages, commissions, tips, or bonuses during the last month (or in the last month worked)?

This question refers to income, either monthly, weekly, or daily, that the person received in the month of September (or in the month last worked), including salary or wages, commissions, tips, or bonuses in all of the employments.

Fill in the corresponding oval according to the answer given.

Important: If the person only is paid in-kind and/or services, write down "E.S." in the space provided for "paid bi-weekly or monthly".


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Venezuela 1990 — source variable VE1990A_INCMON — Earned income last month
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Questions 18-26 are only for people 12 years of age and older


25. How much did you earn total by way of salaries, wages, tips, bonuses, (primas), or commissions during the last month (or during the last month that you worked), in all of your jobs?

____ Bs/Month
____ Bs/Week
____ Bs./Day

[] Did not receive income

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Question No.25

[Income]
[The instructions refer to a graphic of section VI, question 25 on the census form.]

-- Fill in the cell that corresponds to the income; monthly, weekly, or daily.

-- Write the amount, in Bolivares in the space provided.

-- If the person does not receive a monetary income, fill in the corresponding cell.

Example: If the person claims that in the last month they earned 1,000.00 Bs. (Bolivares) per week, fill in the weekly cell and write down 1,000 in the space provided.


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Venezuela 2001 — source variable VE2001A_INC — Labor income

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