Personal module
Persons 15 and above (employment)
[Questions P30 - P42 were asked of persons aged 15 and above about their employment.]
P30. Was this person active in the period 6 to 12 August 2012?
Examples of work: activities in agriculture, livestock and fisheries, selling pickles, selling newspapers, jobs, odd jobs.
N.B.: If the person carries out unpaid work in a family business, enter code 1.
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
[] 7 Don't know
[] 9 No response
[If answer 1, go to question P32. Elsewise, go to P31.]
P31. Was this person absent from work in the period 6 to 12 August 2012 due to, for example: leave, illness, holidays, stay abroad, training, strike, weather conditions?
[Question P31 was asked of persons age 15+ who were not active in the period 6 to 12 August 2012, per question P30.]
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
[] 7 Don't know
[] 9 No response
[If answer 2, 7 or 9, go to P38.]
P32. This person was active as:
[Question P32 was asked of persons age 15+ who were active in the period 6 to 12 August 2012, per question P30 or who were not active in that period but absent from work due to, for example: leave, illness, holidays, stay abroad, training, strike, or weather conditions, per question P31.]
[] 1 Employer
[] 2 Self-employed person
[] 3 Unpaid worker in family business
[] 4 Civil servant
[] 5 Employee with parastatal institution
[] 6 An employee of a private business / NGO
[] 7 Employed at private household
[] 8 Trainee
[] 9 Volunteer
[] 10 Member of a worker co-operative
[] 97 Don't know
[] 99 No response
P38. Was this person looking for work in the period 12 July 2012 to 12 August 2012?
[Question P38 was asked of persons age 15+ who were not active in the period 6 to 12 August 2012, per question P30 and who were absent from work not due to, for example: leave, illness, holidays, stay abroad, training, strike, or weather conditions, per question P31.]
[] 1 Yes [go to question P40]
[] 2 No [go question P39]
[] 7 Don't know [go question P41]
[] 9 No response [go question P41]
P39. What is the reason this person wasn't looking for work?
[Question P39 was asked of persons age 15+ who were not active in the period 6 to 12 August 2012 per question P30, who were absent from work not due to, for example: leave, illness, holidays, stay abroad, training, strike, or weather conditions, per question P31, and who were not looking for work in the period 12 July 2012 to 12 August 2012 per question P38.]
Once you have completed P39, proceed to P41
[] 1 Retired / elderly
[] 2 Student (regardless of level of education)
[] 3 Family career
[] 4 Incapacitated for work
[] 5 Thinks they won't find work
[] 6 Looking for work but unable to find
[] 7 Waiting for application outcome
[] 8 Other, please specify ____
[] 97 Don't know
[] 99 No response
P41. What did this person do most of the time during the past 12 months?
A job / an odd job is also regarded as work
[] 1 Was working
[] 2 Had a job but didn't work
[] 3 Was looking for work for the first time
[] 4 Looked for work having worked previously
[] 5 Didn't look for work but wanted to work and was available for work
[] 6 Went to school (any level)
[] 7 Was a family career
[] 8 Retired, without work
[] 9 Was impaired / incapacitated for work
[] 10 Other, please specify ____
[] 97 Don't know
[] 99 No response
[If answer 1 or 2, go to question P42. Elsewise, go to P43.]