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Questions are asked to persons 10 years of age and above
[Questions 22 to 26 were asked of persons 10 years or older.]

For questions 23, 24 and 25, Q 22: [1+2+3+4] greater than 0
[Questions 23 to 25 were asked of those who answered they did agricultural (1), salary/wage (2), own economic enterprise (3), or extended economic (4) work for a total of months greater than zero.]

[25] What was the status of employment of [the respondent]?

[] 1 Employer
[] 2 Employee
[] 3 Own account worker
[] 4 Unpaid family worker
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Work, economic activity, economically active/inactive manpower (columns 22-26)
Five questions from columns 22-26 are related to economic and non-economic activities. Ask these questions to the people usually living in the family and aged 10 years or older.

Column 25: what is the status of work of [the respondent] while working that economic activity?

[] 1 Hiring other people for work
[] 2 Working for others
[] 3 Working for self
[] 4 Only assisting in work

Status of work means the status of a person's work in the usual activity in the last months stated in the column 23. For the purpose of the census, the status of work has been divided into four group.

These four group has been described below.

1. Hiring other people for work - For the person who has invested his capital (cash, goods, or both) in a business/industry with his own responsibility of risk of profit/loss and has hired one or more people in salary/wage (either in cash, or goods, or both) in the reference time period regularly, then the status of work of that person is "hiring other people for work." In other words, if a person has been running some business hiring one or more people, then his status of work is "hiring other people for work." Even if the person has done other works besides the business management; if he usually hires other people for work, circle the reference 1.

But, if a person hires other people in wage/remuneration basis for some days in the peak hours of work pressure (e.g. at the time of harvesting/storing only), then this status is not "hiring others for work."

Example:

1. If a farmer hires different persons for different works in salary/wage basis (cash or goods) regularly for his business of farming, livestock, and fishery or similar other kind of jobs, and he also has been working actively in the business, then the status of work of such person is "hiring others."

If the person who is hired under salary/wages basis does not have a business but worked on household tasks, the status of work of such hired person is "working for others." However, the status of work of the person who made them to do housework would not be "hiring others for work." For the status of hiring others for work, the person who is receiving salary/wage (cash or goods) should have worked in a production unit or industry. Housework should not be included in the work of a production unit.

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2. If the person who is an entrepreneur, business person or running similar types of other business has hired other people in salary/wage (cash or goods) basis and is running them regularly in the reference time period, then the status of work of such person is "hiring other people for work."

3. But, even if there are many people working under the ministers, ministry secretaries, directors of department or corporation, general manager, manager or high level officers of Nepal government, their work status is not hiring others for work, because they are getting salary regularly for their job and hence, they are "working for others." The status of work of all the persons in the public position who take salary/remuneration (from the people's represent or office assistant to chief secretary) are "working for others" and to indicate their status of work, circle the reference 2 "working for others."

2. Working for others for livelihood or sustaining life means that a person is working in agriculture, industry, business, office, or any other business running by others taking salary/wages (cash or goods) monthly/daily or by any other means, so his work status is "working for others." Similarly, people or employees working in government/non-government offices, international organizations, institutions, or private industries, or offices, or in private houses, or in other businesses by taking salary/wage, their work status is "working for others."

If the enumerated person has worked for others for the longest period of time in the reference time period, circle the reference number 2 "working for others" to indicate his work status. Persons working for others work in salary/wage basis and they do not participate directly in profit and loss of business.