Question pretext
During the PERIOD SPECIFIED, did you or any member of your family contract services for the construction or repair of house, building or any structure?
Question post text
NO, GO TO NEXT PAGE (A11)
Interviewer instructions
Section A10. Construction
Construction to be reported here are those services contracted by any member of the family for the construction or repair of a house, building, or any structure. “Small time” contractors are included here while big contractors, which have juridical personality (corporations or partnerships), are excluded.
A10.a Operator of Construction Activity
Ask the question as worded and find out if anybody among the family members was engaged during the reference period in any construction work, addition or repairs. If reply is “Yes” proceed to A10. (b). If reply is “No” go to the next section.
A10.b Gross Receipts
Report here the total amount of the contract for the job or jobs. If a family member is paid wages for doing an alteration, it should not be entered in this section because he is not an operator. He is a wage worker so report his earnings in Section A (Salaries and Wages from Employment), Part III.
A10.c Expenses
A contractor usually provides labor but sometimes he contracts the entire structure without the owner providing any material. In inquiring about expenses, try to provide the details as called for in this subsection. Try to assess the construction enterprise if the net income is realistic. Usually contractors are allowed a margin of profit of about 15 percent, which is added to the cost estimates of materials and labor. The constructed price cost of labor is 30-40 percent of the total cost of materials.
