Population Census Questions
For all 15 years old and over.
[Questions 20 to 23 were asked of persons 15 years and over]
P22. Class of worker- What kind of worker is [the respondent]?
Mention the categories at the bottom. Write the answer on the space provided. See codes at the bottom.
[] 1 Worked for private household (domestic services) -PHH
[] 2 Worked for private business/enterprise/firm -PVT
[] 3 Worked for government/government corporation - GOV
[] 4 Self-employed without any paid employees -SELF
[] 5 Employer in own farm or business -EMP
[] 6 Worked with pay in own family-operated farm or business -PAID
[] 7 Worked without pay in own family-operated farm or business -UNPAID
Columns P20 to P23 for All Persons 15 Years Old and Over
Columns P20 to P23 are to be accomplished only for household members 15 years old and over. Thus, if a household member is less than 15 years old, leave these columns blank.
P22-Class of Worker
This question should be asked for those who are engaged in gainful occupations in the past 12 months: "What kind of worker is ?" (Mention the categories). The response to this question should be referred to the usual occupation recorded in column P20. Write the answer or the equivalent "short name" of the category in the space provided and enter the appropriate code in the box.
Possible answers are categorized into seven classes of workers with their corresponding "short name" and code:
[] 1.Worked for private household (domestic services) or PHH. This refers to persons who worked in a private household for pay, in cash or in kind. Examples are family drivers, gardeners, nannies (yaya), household helpers, and other persons engaged in domestic services
[] 2. Worked for private business/enterprise/farm or PVT. All employees in private firms and farms should be classified under this category. Examples of this class of workers are:
[] Persons working in public works project on private contract
Public transport drivers who do not own the vehicles but drive the vehicles on boundary basis
[] Dock hands or stevedores
[] Cargo handlers in public markets, railroad stations or piers, and others
[] Palay harvesters getting fixed share of harvested palay, sacadas, and other farm workers
[] 3. Worked for government/government corporation or GOV. All government employees should be classified here. Examples of this class of workers are:
[] Employees in national and local government offices, agencies, and corporations
[] Filipinos working in embassies, legations, chancelleries or consulates of foreign government in the Philippines
[] Filipinos working in international organization of sovereign states of government such as the United Nations (UN), World Health Organization (WHO), and others
[] Chaplains in the Armed Forces of the Philippines
[] 4.Self-employed without any paid employee or SELF. This refer to persons who worked for profit or fee in own business, farm, profession or trade without any paid employee. Examples include vendors, professionals with own offices/clinics, and workers who worked purely on commission basis and had no regular working hours.
[] 5. Employer in own farm or business or EMP. This refers to persons who worked in his/her own business, farm, profession or trade, and had one or more regularly paid employees, including paid family members (Code 6 below
Some cases worth noting are:
[] A farm or business proprietor who is assisted purely by domestic helpers, family drivers, and other household helpers who are NOT hired employees in the farm or enterprise/business, regardless of the time spent in this activity, is not an employer.
[] A retail store operator who is wholly assisted in the operation of his/her store by unpaid relatives living with him/her and who employs carpenters to construct portions of his/her store (with the store operator supervising the work) is not an employer. However, if this operator is also the owner or partner of a firm with paid construction workers and staff, and the reported industry in column P22 is building construction, then he/she is an employer.
[] 6. Worked with pay in own family-operated farm or business or PAID. This refers to members of the family who worked with pay in a farm or business operated by another family member living in the same household. Payment can be in the form of cash or a fixed share of the produce. Note that whenever there is a household member with this code, there should be a household member with code 5 for class of worker.
[] 7. Worked without pay in own family-operated farm or business or UNPAID. This refers to members of the family who worked without pay in a farm or business operated by another family member living in the same household. Note that whenever there is a household member with this code, there should be a household member with either code 4 or 5 for class of worker.
The above codes can also be found at the bottom of page 3C of CPH Form 3.