Section 4 Economic Activity -- For all persons fifteen (15) years old and over
This section deals with the economic activity of all who are 15 years old and over. It relates to the past week as well as the past 12 months. Question 16 to 18 apply to those answering from [10] to [30] in Question 15.
Interviewer: Job seekers and persons wanting work must have responses to Questions 16-18.
23. Number of months worked
23(a). Did (N) [the respondent] work for any length of time during the past twelve months?
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
[] 9 Not stated (NS)
23(b). How many months did (N) [the respondent] work during the past twelve months?
[] 0 None
[] 1 Under 2 months
[] 2 2-3 months
[] 3 4-5 months
[] 4 6-7 months
[] 5 8-9 months
[] 6 10-11 months
[] 7 Full year (FY)
[] 9 Not stated (NS)
Section 4 - Economic Activity, questions [15] to [23]
Question 22 - Main activity during the past twelve months
The question aims at classifying persons aged fifteen years of age and over according to their main activity, that is, what they did most for six months and over during the twelve-month period preceding enumeration. It is also intended to distinguish between persons who worked [i.e. were economically active] and those who did not work [those who were not economically active].
Categories of persons who were not economically active in this context include persons who had never worked but who were seeking their first job, people engaged in home duties, full-time students and those retired or disabled. The term "did not want work" refers to those persons who were neither students, retired, pensioned, home duties, etc. but clearly did not wish to engage in economic activity. Discrete prompting should be used to elicit a reply.
It is to be noted that the term "most" referring to a period of six months and over need not be continuous.
Question 23 - Months worked during the past twelve [12] monthsIt must be remembered that periods spent on vacation leave, and sick leave with pay are to be regarded as periods of work, also too must periods spent performing unpaid labor. This question must be asked of all persons fifteen [15] years and over, including those whose main activity is other than work, as it is possible that they could have worked for one or two months during the past twelve [12] months while being in search of a job during the remaining period. Particular attention must be paid to persons who worked for themselves, especially when this involves short periods each day. Some estimate of the overall time worked in number of months must be ticked. It may be necessary to probe the respondent on "worked' to include temporary jobs such as "DEWD - Development of Environmental Works Department". Some persons do not regard this form of activity as work because of the temporary nature of the job.