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21-23 The following questions ask about the job worked for pay last week. If ... had more than one job, describe the one ... worked the most hours. If ... didn't work, the questions refer to the most recent job or business since June, 2000.
Interviewer instructions
QUESTIONS 21-23: GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR CURRENT OR MOST RECENT JOB ACTIVITY (INDUSTRY, OCCUPATION, AND CLASS OF WORKER)
1. CURRENT OR MOST RECENT JOB ACTIVITY
"Current" here means "last week," the same week referenced in question 20a. If a person had more than one job, enter the job at which he or she worked the most hours last week. If a person had no job or business last week, give the information for the last (most recent) job held in 2000 or later.
2. JOB DESCRIPTION
All parts of questions 21-23 must refer to the same job. Be sure the entries present a consistent description. See Appendixes B and C for examples of unacceptable and acceptable entries.
3. ACTIVE DUTY WITH U.S. ARMED FORCES
If the person is now on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces, or if the person is not now employed but was on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces in his or her last job since 2000; print the branch of service in the Armed Forces in question 22. The Armed Forces include Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.
Industry:
1. If not U.S. Armed Forces, print the name of the company, business, or employer:
a. The full name of the company, business, government agency, or other employer must be entered. Abbreviations of company names are not acceptable.
b. For employers without company names, such as a dentist's or lawyer's office or a construction contractor, print the name of the employer. For self-employed people without a company name, print "self-employed."
c. For employees of a government agency, report the specific organization for which the person worked. Be sure to state whether the organization is Federal (U.S.), territorial or one of the islands.
2. a. The entry here should tell clearly and specifically what the company or business does at the location where the person worked.
In order to give a clear and exact description of the industry, the entry must state or indicate both a general and specific function for the employer; for example, dairy farm, pen manufacturer, wholesale grocery, retail book store, shoe repair service. The words "mine," "store" "repair service," etc., show the general function. The words "dairy," "book," "shoe," etc., indicate specific function.
b. Multiple Activity Businesses
Many firms carry on more than one kind of business or industrial activity. If there is more than one kind of business or industrial activity to report, answer question 26 as follows:
1) If the activities are carried on in separate places, describe the activity where the person actually worked.
Example: A company makes copy machines in one plant, and chemicals used to make copies in another. Report "chemicals for copy machine" for the people working in the chemical plant.
2) If the activities are carried on in the same place, describe the major business or activity at that location.
Example: A shoe factory also makes some leather purses at the same plant. If shoes are the major product, all people working at the plant should be reported as "shoe factory."
c. Government Organizations
The names of government organizations are often not descriptive of their business or activity. Be sure that the entry describes exactly what the activity is. For example, an entry of "FSM Public Works" in question 26 might be one or any combination of the following: "Road building," "Road repair," "Contracting for road building (repair)."
d. Domestic or Other Private Household Workers
When the name of a single individual is given as the employer, there should be an indication of whether the person works at a place of business or in a private home. The proper entry in question 26 for a domestic worker employed in the home of another person is "private home." For a person cleaning a doctor's office which is located in the doctor's own home, the proper entry is "doctor's office."
e. Examples of unacceptable and acceptable entries for kind of business or industry are given in Appendix B.
Question post text
If now on active duty, write "Armed Forces"; otherwise, print the name of the company, business or other employer. Provide actual agency, like Department of Education, NOT Yap State Government.