Population and Housing Census 2001
St. Lucia, 2001
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Payment for work (P100_PAYMENT)
Data file: personslu01
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
267
End:
267
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Did you/he/she carry on your/his/her business, work for a wage or salary or as an unpaid worker in a family business?
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Paid Employee - Government |
| 2 | Paid employee - Private |
| 3 | Paid employee - Statutory body |
| 4 | Unpaid Family Worker |
| 5 | Own business with paid employee |
| 6 | Own business without paid employee |
| 7 | Apprentice |
| 8 | Don't know/Not Stated |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Interviewer instructions
The categories identified on the questionnaire are defined as follows:
1. Paid Employee – Government This is a person who works for the Government (either central or local) and receives payment in wages or salary.
2. Paid Employee – Private This person works for a private concern and receives payment in one or more of the following forms; wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates and kind.
3. Paid Employee – Statutory Body This person works for a pseudo-government institution, for example the Castries City Council,
the Tourist Board, the Port Authority and receives payment in wages or salary.
4. Unpaid Worker Is a person who works in a business or farm which is run for profit, but who receives no payment in cash. He/she may be a member of the proprietor’s family, an apprentice or trainee, as long as he/she contributes to the production of goods and services and benefits in some way from its operation.
5. Employer Or Own business with paid employee. A person who operates his/her own economic enterprise or engages independently in business or trade, and hires one or more paid employees.
6. Own Account Worker Or Own business without paid employee. This person operates his/her own economic enterprise or engages
independently in business or trade, and hires no paid employees.
7. Apprentice This person holds a contractual agreement with his/her employer. He/she gets training and acquires a skill. He/she may or may not get paid.
8. Don’t Know Avoid using this category.
1. Paid Employee – Government This is a person who works for the Government (either central or local) and receives payment in wages or salary.
2. Paid Employee – Private This person works for a private concern and receives payment in one or more of the following forms; wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates and kind.
3. Paid Employee – Statutory Body This person works for a pseudo-government institution, for example the Castries City Council,
the Tourist Board, the Port Authority and receives payment in wages or salary.
4. Unpaid Worker Is a person who works in a business or farm which is run for profit, but who receives no payment in cash. He/she may be a member of the proprietor’s family, an apprentice or trainee, as long as he/she contributes to the production of goods and services and benefits in some way from its operation.
5. Employer Or Own business with paid employee. A person who operates his/her own economic enterprise or engages independently in business or trade, and hires one or more paid employees.
6. Own Account Worker Or Own business without paid employee. This person operates his/her own economic enterprise or engages
independently in business or trade, and hires no paid employees.
7. Apprentice This person holds a contractual agreement with his/her employer. He/she gets training and acquires a skill. He/she may or may not get paid.
8. Don’t Know Avoid using this category.
Description
Universe
Population age 15 and over