[Questions 31-34 were asked of persons other than those who did not work for pay or profit, at least 1 day during the last 7 days, did not help in a family farm or business at least one day during the last 7 days, did not have any employment, work on farm, enterprise or other family enterprise to return to, and were not seeking work during the last 7 days.]
31. What is your employment status?
[] Employee
[] Own account worker
[] Unpaid family worker
[] Looking for first job (Skip to 35a)
Questions 25-34 record information on work or employment of a person. Be sure to explain to the respondent that you are only concerned with the period of 7 days prior to the day of interview.
Question 31
Employment status refers to the status of an economically active person with respect to his employment, that is, whether he is an employer, employee, own-account worker or an unpaid family worker.
You are to mark the person's employment status in the job that he held in the 7 day reference period. If the person was unemployed throughout the whole of the reference period, mark the person's status in his previous job. A separate box is provided for those who were looking for their first job.
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"Employee" - a person who works for a private or public employer for wages, salary, commission, tips, piece-rates or pay in kind.
''Own-Account Worker" - a person who runs his own business, farm or profession but does not employ others to help him.
"Unpaid Family Worker" - a person who works a specified minimum amount of time (more than 3 hours a day) without pay on a farm or business operated by a related person living in the same household.
"Looking for 1st job" - a person who was looking for his 1st job and did not do any work during the 7 day reference period.