Literal question
14 Did .. work at any time LAST WEEK, either full time or part time?
1. Yes, worked full time or part time at a job or business AND did NO subsistence
2. Yes, worked full time/part time at a job/business AND did subsistence activity
3. Yes, did subsistence activity only
4. No
Interviewer instructions
1. "... last week": The time period covered is the full calendar week, Sunday through Saturday, preceding the date the census questionnaire is completed.
2. Count as work:
1) Paid work as an employee for someone else, including:
-work for pay "in kind" (meals, living quarters, or supplies received in place of cash wages);
-work at piece rates, on commission, or for tips;
2) Work in the person's own business, professional practice, or farm.
3) Work with or without pay in a business or farm operated by a relative.
4) Part-time work, such as an hour or two after school and babysitting for pay.
3. Do not count as work:
1) Work around the house, such as the person's own housework, yard work, or odd jobs around the house (painting the porch, cutting grass, etc.).
2) Unpaid baby-sitting for family, relatives, or friends.
3) Unpaid volunteer work for church, Red Cross, etc.
4) Work done by a resident of an institution. Tasks performed by residents of institutions are not considered "work" for the purposes of the census.
Question post text
Work includes part-time work such as delivering papers, or helping without pay in a family business or farm; it also includes active duty in the Armed Forces. Work does NOT include own housework, school work, or volunteer work. Subsistence activity includes fishing, growing crops, etc., NOT primarily for commercial purposes.
If 3 (Yes, did subsistence activity only) - Skip to17
If 4 (No) - Skip to 18
