Answer questions B15-B17 in respect of the main employment last week, or of the most recent job if retired or out of work.
For persons who have never had a job and for a housewife who did not have a job last week write 'none' in B15.
B17. Was the person an employee or self-employed employing others (see note B17) or self-employed without employees?
[] 1 An employee
[] 2 Self-employed employing others (see note B17)
[] 3 Self-employed without employees
15. Employer's name and businessDescribe the business fully and try to avoid abbreviations or initials. General terms such as 'manufacturer', 'merchant', 'agent 'broker', 'factor', 'dealer', 'engineering' are not enough by themselves, and further details should be given about the articles manufactured or dealt in.
If you are a civil servant, local government officer or other public official, give the name of the Government department, local authority or public body and the branch in which you are employed.
If you are employed solely in private domestic service, write 'private' in answer to this question.
If you are a member of Armed Forces see special note *
* Members of Armed ForcesAt 15, give arm and branch of service. At 16, give rank or rating only.
You need not answer questions 17, 18, 19 or 22.
16. OccupationFull and precise details of occupation are required.
If your job is known in your trade or industry by a special name, use that name.
Terms such as 'scientist', 'technician', 'engineer', 'machinist', 'fitter', 'foreman', 'checker' should not be used by themselves. Greater detail is required as for example: woodworking machinist, civil engineer, toolroom foreman.
If you are a civil servant, local government officer or other public official give your rank or grade.
17. Self-employed'Self-employed, employing others' means that you have one or more employees other than family workers. A 'family worker' is one who lives in the same household as the employer and is related to him.
B15. Employer's name and businessDescribe the business fully and try to avoid abbreviations or initials. General terms such as 'manufacturer', 'merchant', 'agent', 'broker', 'factor', 'dealer', 'engineering', are not enough by themselves, and further details should be given about the articles manufactured or dealt in.
For civil servants, local government officers or other public officials give the name of the Government department, local authority or public body and the branch in which they are employed.
For people who are employed solely in private domestic service, write 'private' in answer to this question.
For members of Armed Forces, see special note overleaf.
B16. OccupationFull and precise details of occupation are required.
If a person's job is known in your trade or industry by a special name, use that name.
Terms such as 'scientist', 'technician', 'engineer', 'machinist', 'fitter', 'foreman', 'checker' should not be used by themselves. Greater detail is required as for example: woodworking machinist, civil engineer, toolroom foreman.
For civil servants, local government officers or other public officials, give the rank or grade.
B17. Self-employed'Self-employed, employing others' means having one or more employees other than family workers. A 'family worker' is one who lives in the same household as the employer and is related to him. Although family workers are not counted for the purpose of deciding whether an employer has employees, they should themselves be recorded as employees.