American Community Survey
Population: Question on Class of Worker
Questions on Industry
Questions on Occupation
These questions describe the work activity and occupational experience of the American labor
force. Data are used to formulate policy and programs for employment, career development
and training, and to measure compliance with antidiscrimination policies. Mandated reports
for Congress on the labor force rely on the analysis of these characteristics. The Bureau of
Economic Analysis uses this information, in conjunction with other data, to develop its state per
capita income estimates used in the allocation formulas or for eligibility criteria in many federal
programs such as Medicaid and plans to use the county-level information to develop its county
and state per capita income estimates.
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d. Social Security or Railr
Person 1 (continued)
manufacturing?
wholesale trade?
retail trade?
other (agriculture, construction, service,
government, etc.)?
Yes �
No
TOTAL AM
12
$
Yes �
No
e. Supplemental Security
TOTAL AM
12
$
Yes �
No
f. Any public assistance o
from the state or local w
TOTAL AM
12
$
Yes �
No
$
g. Retirement, survivor, o
Do NOT include Social Se
TOTAL A
12
44 Is this mainly – Mark (X) ONE box.
48 What was this person’s to
PAST 12 MONTHS? Add en
to 47h; subtract any losses. I
enter the amount and mark (
the dollar amount.
h. Any other sources of in
regularly such as Veter
unemployment compen
or alimony. Do NOT inclu
such as money from an in
home.
Yes �
No
$
TOTAL A
12
$
,
None OR
TOTAL A
12
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45 What kind of work was this person doing?
(For example: registered nurse, personnel manager,
supervisor of order department, secretary,
accountant)
Yes �
No
Mark (X) the "Yes" box for each type of income this
person received, and give your best estimate of the
TOTAL AMOUNT during the PAST 12 MONTHS.
(NOTE: The "past 12 months" is the period from
today’s date one year ago up through today