c' G - Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS)

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Notos 1
1. Whoro 1A* informant d-s not ●rn ● usual
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●cc.pt ●nd ‘% an ●verage
-Ouit. ( 3nterviewer8 am instructed to coil.ct ●n ●varage amount).
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Wmra tha informmt”s wagdsalary varias ragularly code an ●virage ●g 1 weak ESO
alternata weak L90 - ●verage - s85.
Similarly, where the -y vuies for a sw clfic number of weeks in ● year, code
the ●verage -Ount over the year if details given - if not refer to S/v - but
●ee note 6.
School workars - ●g school meala attendants, school cleaners.
If there is ● note with reference to d~fferent rates to pay, treat ●s follows -
a. If details of average pay are given at Q.9(a), accept and code.
b. If the intemiewer has noted that the pay varies and has given details of
pay received frc.m the other weeks of the year, calculate the kverage pay,
baaed on 1 year’s total ticome.
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If the ntm!berof weeks n which lower rate of pay is received has not been
given, assume this to be 11 weeks in the case of school’workers (41 weeks
full pay) .
In all other cases where the number of weeks are not given, refer to
auprvisor.
Infornmnt off mick at present - ‘usual’ pay should relate to when informant was
●ctually working eg Informant paid L21 per week while off sick, Q.9 should be
coded NO, and usual pay when not off sick g~ven,
It may be necessary to uae code 3 at Q.9 if
refer to the correct situation.
Seasonal workere - the amount earned in the
here - -fer queries to S.V.
the amounts at (a) or (b) do not
‘current’ S8aaon should be coded
short-the - if informant is on short time the amount earned at Qs.3-8 ‘should be
for this short time work, and usual pay should be the amount the informant
usually earned before short-tree began. J
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uhere this is not given, accept what i8 recorded. ‘”-
The anawer at Q.9 should always refer to the jobs the Informant was doing In
reference week.
If the informant ha9 said he usually pays no -x, accept ‘Yes’ at Q.9 even if lt
muld SS- fras the amount of inccme he receives that he should ba paying it.
However, if there ia a cement saying that he WX1l k pying tax eventually,
recde Q.9 to ‘No’ and calculated net frmn”gross.
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If the Informant has had ● paY rise since his laat vage/salary code what his new
USUA1 pay will be - ●s long as he has been working at the new rate.
If the informants’ t= coda changes eg gets mrri*d, ch~ngea net~0na21y due tO
budget, code Qn.9 as usual - code 1, because now that the new tax code is umed
-S rate of pay will be usual.
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