In strict confidence
Ministry of Economic Planning and Development
Central Statistical Office
Population Census
Mauritius
Night of 1-2 July 1990
For persons aged 12 years and over:
26 Type of activity ____
Did the person take any active steps to look for work anytime during the past 8 weeks?
For example, did he/she check with employers or at private homes, factories, and worksites; place or answer advertisements; seek assistance and advice to set up own enterprise; maintain registration with an Employment Exchange, etc.
Write 'yes' or 'no' as appropriate.
Stop at column 18 for children under 2 years of age
Note that columns 19-21 are for persons aged 2 years and over
Column 26
Job search
Write 'Yes' if the person took any active steps to look for work any time during the past 8 weeks; e.g., If he/she checked with employers or at private homes, factories and worksites, placed or answered job advertisements, sought assistance and advice to set up his/her own enterprise, maintained registration with an Employment Exchange, etc.
If the person did not take any active steps to look for work, write 'no'.