Status in occupation
16. In this occupation, the person works/worked as:
[] 2 Day laborer
[] 3 Self-employed
[] 4 Employer / business owner
[] 5 Unpaid worker
[] 6 Member of a production cooperative
[] 7 Other
Question 16: Status in Occupation
With this question we want to know what status the person had in the principal job that he/she did during the week previous to the census. This means, we want to know if the person was an employee or worker, a laborer or day laborer, self-employed, employer or business owner, unpaid worker, member of a cooperative, or other.
This is a person who works for a boss, the state, an establishment or private business in exchange for a salary.
2. Day laborer:
This is a person who did manual or non-manual labor in exchange for a salary or commission or other form of payment in money or goods.
3. Self-employed:
This is a person who works in his/her own business, company, farm, etc. and all of those who practiced a profession or occupation on their own account. Also, they do not have employees or workers on payment or salary even if they might use a family member as an unpaid assistant.
4. Boss or entrepreneur:
This is a person who exploits his/her own business or company or who practices a profession or occupation on their own account, having one or more employees, workers, day laborers, etc. for payment or salary.
5. Unpaid worker:
This is a person who works in a business, company, farm, or agricultural enterprise that is administered or owned by any member of his/her family and does not receive any salary in exchange for his/her labor.
6. Member of production cooperatives:
This is a person who works and who is a member of one or more production cooperatives for which he/she receives payment in exchange for contributions to these cooperatives. If the person is only a paid worker in the cooperative, he/she will be classified as an employee, worker, or day laborer.