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[Questions 5-27 were asked of residents of the housing unit, per question 4]


[Questions 17-27 were asked of persons age 12+]


25. Branch of economic activity: ________

Indicate your activity of that of the firm, establishment, service office, etc. where you work or worked (in the case of being unemployed looking for a new job or doing compulsory military service)

Question 25 - Branch of economic activity

  • If you work on your own account, indicate the type of activity performed. For example: agriculture, civil construction, retail sale of fruits, etc.
  • If you work as an employee, indicate the activity of the firm, organization, or establishment, etc. where you work. Examples: road transportation company, water shipping company, painting office, hotel, light weapons and ammunition factory, automobile assembly plant, financial management, school of _____, museum of _____, chamber of commerce, primary school, etc. If you work for a firm that does multiple activities, indicate the activity performed in the store or establishment were you work and not that of the general firm. Example: suppose you work in a shoe store (retail) which belongs to a firm whose main activity is wholesale of shoes, you should say "retail sale of shoes", and not "wholesale sale of shoes."
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Important: Individuals not residing in the dwelling where they spend 16 March 1981, at 00:00 hours, end the filling-in of the questionnaire here.
[Questions 5-27 were asked of residents of the housing unit, per question 4]


Note: Individuals younger than 12 years old end the filling-in of the questionnaire after question 16.
Only individuals 12 years of age or older answer the next questions.
[Questions 17-27 were asked of persons age 12+]


Question 25 - Branch of economic activity

As for main activity we understand the type of economic activity engaged by the company or entity where the individual worked during the reference week.

Important: The answer must be precise. For example: pre-primary education, tribunal, hospital, Municipal Council, preparation and spinning of textile fibers, fish preparation and conservation, bread manufacture, clothing retail sale, road construction, etc.

Unemployed individuals who are looking for a new job and those doing the compulsory military service (if they had a job before), must indicate the activity of the last company to whom they worked.