For those who worked or held a job (including those on leave/sick leave).
[P-43 and P-44 were asked of all individuals age 5+ who worked or held a job in the 7 days preceding the census night.]
P-43. Who was [person's] main employer? _ _
34. Section E: Labor force participation
[Questions 42 to 44 are asked of all persons 5 years old and over.]
34.1 Column P42 to P44:
This section involves collection of labor statistics, mainly used for employment policies and programs and for projecting future labor force. The questions are asked to all persons aged 5 years and above and refer to the last seven days preceding the Census night. However, the reference period for those who held a job (on leave or on sick leave) falls outside the last seven days.
34.3 Column 43: Main employer
Each person who is working will be asked for whom they work for. This question applies to respondents whose response in column P42 is codes 1 ? 7, and code 15. The code list for the main employer will be provided. To clarify:
- Public sector covers all activities and establishments of the Central Government, its statutory corporations (wholly owned corporations or parastatals), registered companies in which the Government is a majority shareholder, and all Local Government authorities.
- State owned enterprise refers to semi?public.
- Private sector is categorized into private company or private individual (or household).
- A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) is a non?profit making body which mainly engages in charity work.
- A Faith?Based Organization (FBO) is a group that references God or Allah. It includes organizations such as schools, hospitals etc. whose leaders are affiliated to religious organizations and groups founded by missionaries or religious leaders, so long as the founders are still active in the group.
- Examples of self-employed modern sector includes doctors, lawyers in private practice etc. whose businesses are registered with the registrar of companies.
- International NGOs includes: CARE international, OXFAM, Plan International, ActionAid, Safe the Child UK, International Red Cross, GTZ etc.
- Local NGOs includes: Green Belt Movement, Family Health Options Kenya, Federation of Women Lawyers ? Kenya chapter (FIDA) etc.
Selected examples
- If KNBS outsourced cleaning services from a private company, the cleaner will be classified as working in Private owned enterprise (code "1").
- A person who works as a cleaning person in someone's home will be classified in Individual/Private household (code "16").
- A person working in a Parish or Mosque should be coded as working for an FBO (code "8").
- A person who buys and sells agricultural produce e.g. milk, maize cabbages, "sukuma wiki" etc. will be classified as self?employed informal if the business is not registered with the registral of companies. (Code "11").