B17. Employment status in the last 12 months
[] 1 Employed
[] 2 Jobless
[] 3 Student / pupil
[] 4 Housewife
[] 5 Retired, pensioned
[] 6 Elderly
[] 7 Accident / illness
[] 8 Beggar
[] 9 Other cases
B17 - Employment status in the last 12 months
This question applies to all persons aged 6 years and above. The activity is that in which the person was employed most of the time during the past 12 months.
Ask the following question: "During the past twelve months, have you practiced a paid activity in a continuous way during at least 3 months?"
Example: During the past twelve months, the person was farming his or her fields, or practiced fishing, or animal husbandry, etc. in a continuous way for at least 3 months; circle "1 OCC" for employed.
Warning: A woman may, in addition to domestic tasks, carry out a work outside her home, or inside her home; for instance, farming a field, or trading. For such a woman, circle "1 OCC" for employed. In rural areas, it is rare to find a woman who does only domestic work; often she has a main activity which might be farming, animal husbandry, etc. So, for a woman who claims to be housewife, ask her whether she does only domestic work.
Circle "2 CHO" for jobless persons, if the person is looking for work, and has not worked in a continuous way for at least 3 months during the past twelve months. Make sure that the person is really looking for work, either for a first job if he or she has never worked, or for a new job if he or she has lost the work that he or she had.
Circle "3 EL" for students or pupils.
For trainees, who worked for at least 3 months in the past twelve months, "1 OCC" for employed.
Circle "4 FO" for housewives, that is, for women who have no other tasks than those that they do at home (domestic tasks).
Circle "5 RET" for retired or pensioned people, who do not work any longer and have not practiced any activity for at least 3 months during the past twelve months.
Circle "6 VI" for elderly persons, who do not work any longer because they are too old.
Circle "7 AC" for handicapped persons who cannot work because of their disability.
Circle "8 ME" for beggars, that is, persons who earn money by begging for at least three months.
Circle "9 AU" for other cases (people with private means, people of leisure, etc.).