[Questions 25-28 were asked for residents aged 5 and over who are currently working or have ever worked (as indicated in questions 20-22 above).]

26. What is the respondent's status in employment?

P26: Employment status
Ask: What is [the person]'s status in employment?
Encircle code number corresponding to response given.

1 - Employee
This category includes those who, for the last 7 days have worked on permanent basis and paid continually on a monthly, weekly, daily, or hourly basis, and were paid from government, parastatal, private employer, NGO, non-profitable organizations such as churches, etc.

This category also includes those who, for the last 7 days have worked on contract basis and paid continually on a monthly, weekly, daily, or hourly basis, and were paid from government, parastatal, private employer, NGO, non-profitable organizations such as churches, etc.

2 - Employer
This is a person who, working on his or her own economic account/enterprise or engaged independently in a profession or trade with one or few partners, and hires on a continuous basis [including the reference period] one or more persons to work for him/her as employees.

3 - Self-employed
These are own-account workers who operate their own economic enterprise or engage independently in a profession or trade. The remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. They worked a productive activity for the last 7 days in their enterprise.

4 - Contributing family worker
Those members of household who worked without pay for families during the reference period.

5 - Producers' cooperative member
This person is one of the cooperative members and had worked for a cooperative in 7 days before census night.

6 - Other
All other persons not falling into any of the above categories.

If employee, encircle code "1"
If employer, encircle code "2"
If cooperative members, encircle code "5" etc.