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Individual form / population structure


Economic activity


16. Employment status

[] 1 Employer
[] 2 Self-employed, on premises
[] 3 Self-employed, at home
[] 4 Self-employed, traveling or without premises
[] 5 Salaried, public sector
[] 6 Salaried, private sector
[] 7 Family aid
[] 8 Apprentice

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Economic activity


Q16: Employment status
An occupied active individual could be an employer, self-employed, salaried, family aid or an apprentice. Enumerators should consider the person's status within his/her primary profession.

1 Employer: employs at least one salaried person

2 Self-employed, with premises: works on his own and does not employ any salaried person, although, he/she may seek familial aids. This individual works on a specific premise other than his own home. This definition may be difficult to apply for self-employed farmers. We consider each farmer working on his own land within this category.

3 Self-employed, at home: works for his own and does not employ any salaried person on a permanent basis, although, he/she may seek familial aids or apprentice. This individual works at his own home.

4 Self-employed, traveling or without premises: works for his own and do not employ any salaried person, although, he/she may seek familial aids. This individual does not have specific premise.

5 Salaried, public sector: woks for a salary, in-kind or both. This individual works for the public sector, such as government, local communities, external services of ministries.

6 Salaried, private sector: woks for a salary, in-kind or both. This individual works for the private sector.

7 Family aid: works for his family members with no salary and lives with them.

8 Apprentice: works for an employer or self-employed to learn some skills. He/she may receive some salary.