Section IV. Population information
[Questions 15 through 17 were asked persons 10 years and over who worked, did not work but were employed or looking for work]
15. What is (or was) your principal occupation in your job? ____
Examples: Dressmaker, secretary, driver, shoemaker, salesman, farmer, bricklayer, electrician, doctor, etc. (If more the one occupation, write the one that produced the greater income.)
Question 15: What is (or was) your principal occupation in your work?
In the corresponding space, write the specific occupation, job, or profession that the informant declares to have done in the last week or the last time that he/she worked.
15. What is (was) your principal occupation in your job? ____
Examples: model, secretary, chauffeur, shoemaker, salesclerk, farmer, construction laborer, electrician, doctor, etc. (If he/she has more than one occupation, write the one that gave the greatest income).
Below we offer some examples that will allow you to appreciate the correct form of making the annotations:
Incorrect annotation / Correct annotation
Construction laborer / Concrete layer, tile installer, floor installer, framer, etc.
Mechanic / Automobile mechanic, typewriter mechanic, etc.
Laborer / Blacksmith, welder, baker, restaurant cook, etc.
Vendor / Wholesale vendor, retail vendor, traveling fruit vendor, etc.
Employee / Short-hand taker, secretary, head of personnel, manager, administrator, etc.
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Professional / Civil Engineer, Dentist, Pharmacist, Lawyer, elementary school professor, etc.
Remember:
If the informant has two or more occupations, you will write down the one that provides the greatest income. If both provide equal income, you will note the one to which the informant dedicates the most time. If he/she has equal income and dedicates the same amount of time, you will note the one that he considers the most important.
If, for example, the informant is by profession a lawyer and works and the director of a school, you will write down school director.
Question 16: In this work, you are (or were)?
16. In this work you are (or were)?
[] Employee
[] Worker or day laborer
[] Boss or employer
[] Self-employed or independent worker
[] Un-paid family member
[] Domestic employee