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B. Individual characteristics

Population aged 6 years or older
[Question B33 through B40 were asked of resident person age 6 or older.]

B36. Employment status

During the last 12 months what was [the respondent]'s occupation the majority of the time? Enter the code corresponding to the answer given by following the instructions at the bottom of the page. If the answer is different from 1 and 2, go to B40
[] 1 Employed
[] 2 Unemployed, having worked
[] 3 Searching for initial employment
[] 4 Homemaker
[] 5 Student
[] 6 Retiree
[] 7 Retired
[] 9 Other inactive
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4.2. Part B: individual characteristics

B36: situation in relation to occupation
The question refers to the last 12 months.
''In the last 12 months what did the respondent do as occupation most of the time?''
- Enter code ''1'' for occupied.
Example: During the last 12 months, the person has cultivated a field, has been fishing or breeding, etc. continuously for at least 3 months, record 1 for occupied (OCC).
For trainees who have practiced for at least 3 months during the last twelve months, register 1 for occupied.
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- Record code ''2'' for unemployed persons who have already worked (CHO) if the person is looking for a job and has not worked continuously for at least 3 months during the period of the last 12 months. Make sure that the person is actually looking for a new job if they have lost the one they had.
- Record code ''3'' for those in search of a first job (OUE). Make sure that the person is actually looking for a first job.
- Record code ''4'' for women who have not done other tasks than those they do at home (household tasks) (FOY).
Attention: A woman may, in addition to housework, perform work outside the home; for example, cultivating a field or practicing trade. For such a woman, record 1. In rural areas, it is rare to find a woman who is only doing housework; often she has a main activity that can be either agriculture or livestock farming and so on. So, for a woman who claims to be a housewife, ask her if she is only doing housework.
- Record code ''5'' for pupils and students (ETU).
- Enter code ''6'' for rentiers (REN).
This category includes all persons who practice no economic activity and whose resources are mainly derived from investments of funds and property such as real estate in particular. Example: someone who owns houses and puts them up for rent and lives off the rent from these houses. This is also the case for a person who has enough money and places it in the bank and who lives off the interest generated by the money invested.
- Record code ''7'' for retirees and seniors.
A person of either sex who does not practice any activity and whose resources are mainly derived from a pension paid by the State or any other body, this stemming from a previous activity, is considered to be retired.
NB: If a person who claims to be retired has an activity that provides income, that person must be considered ''occupied''
- Enter code ''9'' for other inactive (AU).
NB: On the PDA, you will choose the answer on a drop-down list.
Note: The following questions (B37 to B39) are intended exclusively for individuals for whom you have already recorded 1 or 2 for respectively occupied and unemployed persons who have already worked.