Contents -- Part One -- General issues -- Focus and content- -- A. Overview -- B. Purpose of Measuring the Economically Active -- C. Users and uses of the Handbook -- D. Organization of the Handbook -- Planning and design of population -- Uses and sources of statistics on economic characteristics -- A. Uses of statistics on economic characteristics -- B. Population census compared with other sources of data -- Census administration from the perspective -- C. General considerations in census planning and design -- D. Preparation for enumeration -- E. Decisions about the coverage and format of the enumeration -- 1. Scale of the census and use of sampling to expand content -- 2. Issues relating to counts of population present and usual -- 3. Method of census data collection -- 4. Forms used for data collection -- F. Selection, training and supervision of eld sta -- G. Field tests and the pilot census -- H. Issues relating to questionnaire design for data processing -- I. Data processing and dissemination of census results -- Decisions related to topics for measuring -- J. Selecting topics to be included -- K. Determining the location and sequence of the economic -- L. Formulating questions on selected topics -- Part Two -- Measurement of economic -- Measurement frameworks -- A. Understanding the concept of economic activity -- B. The scope of production in the System of National Accounts -- C. Correspondence between economic activity and production -- D. Decisions related to measuring economic characteristics -- 1. Setting the reference period -- 1.1. Period corresponding to current activity (labour force) -- 1.2. Period corresponding to usual activity -- 1.3. The choice between current and usual activity reference periods -- 2. Setting age limits -- E. Organization of chapters IV to VIII -- 1. Relevance of past experiences.

2. Format of the presentation -- Part two -- Part three -- 2.1. Operational de nition -- 2.2. Requisites for applying the de nition -- 2.3. Review of questions used in national censuses -- 2.4. Suggestions for enhancing the e ectiveness of the questions -- 2.5. Issues of measurement -- Currently economically active -- A. Labour force framework -- B. Employed population -- 1. Employed: operational de nition -- 2. Employed: requisites for applying the de nition -- 3. Identi cation of the employed: special cases -- 4. Employed: review of questions used in national censuses -- 5. Employed: suggestions for enhancing the e ectiveness of the questions -- 6. Employed: issues of measurement -- C. Unemployed population -- 1. Unemployed: the operational de nition -- 2. Unemployed: requisites for applying the de nition -- 3. Unemployed: review of questions used in national censuses -- 4. Unemployed: suggestions for enhancing the e ectiveness -- 5. Unemployed: issues of measurement -- D. Population not currently active -- Usual economic activity status -- A. Introduction -- B. Usually active: operational de nition -- C. Usually active: requisites for applying the de nition -- D. Usually active: review of questions used in national censuses -- E. Usually active: suggestions for enhancing the e ectiveness -- F. Usually active: issues of measurement -- Part Three -- Measurement of characteristics -- A. Status in employment -- 1. Status in employment: operational de nition -- 2. Status in employment: requisites for applying the de nition -- 3. Status in employment: review of questions used in national censuses -- 4. Status in employment: suggestions for enhancing the e ectiveness -- 5. Status in employment: issues of measurement -- B. Occupation -- 1. Occupation: operational de nition -- 2. Occupation: requisites for applying the de nition.

3. Occupation: review of questions used in national censuses -- 4. Occupation: suggestions for enhancing the e ectiveness -- 5. Occupation: issues of measurement -- C. Place of work -- 1. Place of work: operational de nition -- 2. Place of work: requisites for applying the de nition -- 3. Place of work: review of questions used in national censuses -- 4. Place of work: suggestions for enhancing the e ectiveness -- 5. Place of work: issues of measurement -- A. Industry -- 1. Industry: operational de nition -- 2. Industry: requisites for applying the de nition -- 3. Industry: review of questions used in national censuses -- 4. Industry: suggestions for enhancing the e ectiveness of the questions -- 5. Industry: issues of measurement -- B. Institutional sector -- 1. Institutional sector: operational de nition -- 2. Institutional sector: requisites for applying the de nition -- 3. Institutional sector: review of questions used in national censuses -- 4. Institutional sector: suggestions for enhancing the e ectiveness -- 5. Institutional sector: issues of measurement -- C. Informal sector and informal employment -- 1. Informal sector: operational de nition -- 2. Informal sector: requisites for applying the de nition -- 3. Informal sector: review of questions used in national censuses -- 4. Informal sector: suggestions for enhancing the e ectiveness -- 5. Informal sector: issues of measurement -- Working time and income -- A. Working time -- 1. Working time: operational de nition -- 2. Working time: requisites for applying the de nition -- 3. Working time: review of questions used in national censuses -- 4. Working time: suggestions for enhancing the e ectiveness -- n o p q -- m n o p q r s t u v -- 5. Working time: issues of measurement -- B. Income -- 1. Income: operational de nition -- 2. Income: requisites for applying the de nition.

3. Income: review of questions used in national censuses -- 4. Income: suggestions for enhancing the e ectiveness of the questions -- 5. Income: issues of measurement -- Part Four -- Data processing, tabulation, analysis -- Data processing, tabulation, analysis -- B. Data processing aspects for particular topics -- 1. Economic activity status -- 1.1. Current and usual economic activity status -- 1.2. Employment -- 1.3. Unemployment -- 2. Status in employment -- 3. Occupation -- 4. Place of work -- 5. Industry -- 6. Institutional sector -- 7. Informal sector -- 8. Informal employment -- 9. Working time -- 10. Income -- C. Data quality and veri cation -- D. Dissemination -- 1. Printed publications -- 2. Electronic dissemination -- 3. Microdata -- 4. Con dentiality and data security -- 5. Graphical and related output -- E. Metadata -- F. Emerging technologies for data processing and output -- G. Data capture and coding methods -- H. Output -- Part Five -- Coding of occupation and industry -- Preparations for coding occupation -- A. Objectives -- B. Strategic coding and processing options -- 1. Process all cases or a sample only -- 2. Field or o ce coding? -- 2.1. Coding by the respondent -- 2.2. Coding by the enumerators -- 2.3. O ce coding (including computer-assisted coding) -- 3. Level of coding -- 4. Coding of vague and di cult responses -- C. Planning and organizing coding operations -- 1. Finance and resources -- 2. Expertise, experience and rehearsal -- 3. Estimating coding rates -- 4. Coding sta -- 5. Coding teams and supervisors -- 6. Coding tools -- 7. Coding problems and queries -- 8. Quality assessment and quality control -- 9. Premises, infrastructure and equipment -- 10. Processing in one location or in several -- 11. Handling of documents -- 12. Use of automatic or computer-assisted coding -- 13. The problem of di erent languages.

The development and use -- A. What is a coding index? -- B. Developing and updating the occupation coding index -- 1. Sources of information for construction of the index -- 2. Organization and structure of the index -- C. Using the occupation coding index -- 1. Using the occupational response -- 2. Using ancillary information on industry -- 3. Use of other ancillary information for coding -- 4. Inadequate occupation responses and queries -- D. Developing and updating the industry coding index -- 1. Types of industry coding index -- 2. Lists or registers of establishments -- 3. Indices re ecting the answers given in response -- E. Using the industry coding indices -- 1. Using the industry response -- 2. Using ancillary information on occupation -- 3. Use of other ancillary information for industry coding -- 4. Inadequate industry responses and queries -- Part Six -- Using population censuses to improve -- Types of data collection on the labour -- A. Organization of part six -- B. Diversity of sources -- C. Household-based enquiries -- D. Establishment-based enquiries from information -- E. Administrative sources -- Labour force survey structure -- A. Purpose of the labour force survey -- B. Common characteristics of surveys of the economically -- C. Diversity of labour force survey structure and designs -- D. Survey frequency -- 1. Regular surveys for current data -- 1.1. Regular surveys conducted on a continuous basis -- 1.2. Regular surveys conducted periodically -- 2. Occasional surveys for more structural information -- E. Linkages of the labour force survey with other surveys -- 1. Separate labour force surveys -- 2. Labour force survey as a vehicle for other data -- 3. Labour force module attached to other surveys -- 4. Omnibus multi-purpose and specialized surveys -- 5. Labour force survey as a periodic round of a survey system.

Sampling and related uses.