65. Why did you not work during last week?
[] 1 Absent with permission (vacations, sickness, studies, etc.)
[] 2 Not enough work or bad weather conditions
[] 3 Receiving unemployment benefits
[] 4 Strike or suspended
This section of the questionnaire will be carried out only for people age 14 or older.
This collection of questions intends to investigate not only the current occupational status of a person, but also the basic characteristics of the employed, unemployed, and inactive.
The concepts and criteria to determine the occupational status of the population are those recommended by the International Office of Work (OIT), recognized by the different social actors of the country.
Who are the employed? They are all those who worked for at least an hour the week previous to the survey or that didn't work because of vacations, a sickness or accident, work conflict, or job interruption because of bad weather, or lack of raw materials, but he has employment to which it is sure he will return.
65. Why didn't you work last week?
For those who have work but haven't worked during the reference period (the week before) we are interested in knowing the motive for which they didn't work.