23. What occupation, job, or work did you do last week or the last time that you worked? If you have more than one job, note the occupation of your primary job. Consider the primary job to be the one that generates the greatest income.
[] 9998 Never worked - Continue with question 28.
Question No.23. What occupation, position or job did you do last week or the last time you worked?
For a person who works you should ask what occupation, trade or job was done last week; if the person has more than one job, write down the occupation of the principal job. Consider as the principal job as the one which produces the largest income.
Occupation: the profession, trade or type of work in practice or having been practiced by a person who worked in the reference week.
For the unemployed who worked before, you will investigate the last occupation or type of work they practiced.
When asking this question please note that: if she is an employee, you should ask it in the following way: "What occupation, trade or job did you do last week? And if she is an unemployed, you should ask the question in this way: "What occupation, trade or labor did you do the last time you worked?"
If the person said she has never worked, mark the corresponding circle and go to question 28. The upper age limit for those who "never worked" is 29 years if male and 45 years if female; investigate the cause and make the respective observations.
Write down in this question the specific occupation that is or was done in the job of the enumerated person, avoiding vague or generic terms. Example:
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Note: Do not include activities like voluntary work, such as adult literacy led by MIDES, participation in presidential elections (judges), participation in the census, etc.
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Examples of most common occupations
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Office worker
You should write down
Internal Messenger
Hotel Receptionist
Bank Teller
Executive Secretary
Data
Driver
You should write down
Of a truck
Of a taxi
Of a bus
Of an ambulance
Data
Mechanic
You should write down
Of cars
Of diesel engines
Of sewing machines
Of typewriters
Data
Seller
You should write down
Of newspapers
Of lottery, "chances", etc.
In clothes department stores
Data
Professor
You should write down
Of mathematics (at secondary school level)
Of primary school
Of engineering (at university level)
Data
Doctor
You should write down
Psychiatrist
Dentist
Dermatologist
Pediatrician
Data
Construction Worker
You should write down
Mason Helper
Mosaiquero [construction worker specialized in setting up tiles]
Shoveler
Data
Secretary
You should write down
Accountant
Executive
Executive and bilingual
Data
Cutter (machetero)
You should write down
Gardener: family home, parks, etc.
In the street: cleaner of lots or patios.
In her land [monte in Spanish]: farmer
Data
Chief
You should write down
Of audit
Of credits
Of deposits
Of statistics
Of human resources
Of sales
Of transport