Survey Questions at a Glance
National Survey on Employment, 2015
Section A: For all Persons
- Highest educational qualification attained
- Education institution where degree/diploma was awarded
- Singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) and /or Employability Skills System (ESS) certificates
- Previous occupation
- Employment duration in the previous occupation
- Sole-breadwinner
- Working arrangement in previous occupation
- Monthly income of previous occupation
- Current monthly household income from work
- Current activity status
Section B: For Employed Persons
- Duration in seeking employment prior to current job
- Duration of employment in current job
- Current occupation
- Current industry
- Working arrangement
- Monthly income
- Employment status (Employee or Self Employed)
- Permanent or Contract employee
Section C: For Persons Not Working But Actively Looking and Are Available For Work
- Duration of active job search
- Application of job(s) with lower salary
- Main reason for not applying for job(s) with lower salary
- Any job offer(s) rejected
- Reason(s) for rejecting job offer(s)
- Reason(s) for being unsuccessful in interview(s)
Section D: For Economically Inactive Persons
- Main reason for not working/looking for job
- Intention to re-join workforce
- When to re-join workforce
- Motivation to re-join workforce