An entrepreneurial activity or a household-operated activity is any economic activity, business, or enterprise whether in agriculture or in non-agricultural enterprises, engaged in by any member of the household as an operator or as self-employed. Included as household-operated activities are those which are operated as single proprietorship or loose partnership, without formal organization. Thus, partnerships, corporations, and associations, which are formally organized and registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are excluded.
A lawyer, dentist, physician, accountant, midwife, or any person in private practice of his profession with or without a regular helper is considered operating an enterprise as a business. A fisherman, farmer, carpenter, watch repairer, etc., working on his own account is also operating an enterprise.
Online selling activities, selling of insurance, operation of sari-sari stores and carinderia, operation of taxi and PUVs, are some examples.
A household sustenance activity is also a household activity but unlike an entrepreneurial activity, the produce from the former is mainly for home consumption.
Ascertain from the respondent if any household member produced goods mainly for home consumption. A household is considered to have produced goods from a household sustenance activity if there was a disposal (consumption, sale, giving away) of products/produce during the reference period.
- crop farming and gardening – harvest
- livestock and poultry - disposal (consumed, sold, or given away)
- livestock and poultry products - production
If the household has no other source of income except an activity which conceptually is classified as a household sustenance activity, then it should be classified as an entrepreneurial activity.
Occasionally, sales are made when harvest/produce are more than enough for household consumption. Some examples of these activities are raising one or two fowls, raising a few eggplants, tomatoes and other vegetables, fruit trees scattered in residential lot, fishing or gathering shells for a day’s meal.
In accordance with the PSA ISH concept on household sustenance and entrepreneurial or household-operated activities, if a household member was engaged as operator of an entrepreneurial activity, any other related activity done casually or mainly for home consumption only, will be reported under entrepreneurial activity.
| Entrepreneurial Activity | Household Sustenance Activity |
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Purpose of the section:
- To capture the engagement of household members in household-based businesses or household unorganized economic activities.
Descriptions of the Entrepreneurial and Household Sustenance Activities
- CROP FARMING AND GARDENING such as growing of palay, corn, roots and tubers, vegetables, fruits, nuts, orchids, ornamental plants, etc.
For purposes of the CBMS, the following are to be considered in identifying entrepreneurial and household sustenance activity under crop farming and gardening:Type of crop Area Purpose Activity a) Gardening in solid patches (the plants are not scattered) 100 sq.m. or more Mainly for sale Entrepreneurial 100 sq.m. or more For home consumption Entrepreneurial Less than 100 sq.m. Solely for sale Entrepreneurial Less than 100 sq.m. For home consumption Household sustenance b) Area devoted to temporary/ biennial /annual crops 300 sq.m. or more Mainly for sale or for home consumption Entrepreneurial Less than 300 sq.m. For home consumption Household sustenance Less than 300 sq.m. Mainly for sale Entrepreneurial c) Growing ornamental plants 100 sq.m. or more Mainly for sale or for home consumption Entrepreneurial Less than 100 sq.m. Solely for sale Entrepreneurial Less than 100 sq.m. For home consumption Household sustenance d) Black pepper (pemienta) or betel leaf 100 sq.m. or more Mainly for sale or for home consumption Entrepreneurial Less than 100 sq.m. Solely for sale Entrepreneurial Less than 100 sq.m. For home consumption Household sustenance - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY RAISING such as raising of carabaos, cattle, hogs, horses, chicken, ducks, etc., and the production of fresh milk, eggs, etc. A household member considered as an operator in an entrepreneurial activity should have at least raised at any time during the reference period whether for business or for home consumption any of the following:
Fowls at least one month old:- 30 or more chicken or ducks
- 10 or more turkeys or geese
- 50 or more pigeons
- 100 or more quails
- (Or a proportional combination of the above)
Animals- 3 or more pigs at least 3 months old
- 3 or more goats
- 10 or more rabbits
- (Or a proportional combination of the above)
- 1 cattle, carabao or horse
Consider a household member as an operator in an entrepreneurial activity if he intends to engage in poultry or animal raising as a regular business, even though the number of poultry or animals at the start of the business or at a certain time may be less than the minimum prescribed above. - FISHING such as capturing fish (with a boat of three tons or less); gathering of fry, shells, seaweeds, etc.; and culturing fish, oysters, mussel, etc.
- Fishing activity - involves activities such as capture fishing (with a boat of three tons or less); gathering fry, shells, seaweeds, etc.; and culturing fish, oyster, mussel, etc.
Be reminded that a household member is an operator in an entrepreneurial activity if the fishing activity is mainly for sale. - Fish catch/gather/harvest
- Fish and other products - include all types of fishes caught in seawater, fresh water, or brackish water such as milkfish, biya, galunggong, ayungin, talakitok, etc. Include here all fishes caught that were made into “daing” or “bagoong” or “buro” or “sinaing”.
- Fry gathered - includes milkfish fry and sugpo fry gathered in seawater, fresh water, or brackish water.
- Shells and other products gathered - includes clams, crabs, shrimps, squid, agar-agar, sponge, sea or freshwater shells, snails, water hyacinth gathering, seaweeds and other fresh water and sea products.
- Fish harvested - refers to fish gathered or harvested from fishponds and fish pens.
- Oyster and mussel harvested - this refers to oysters and mussels harvested in farms specifically to raise them (examples: tahong farm, and oyster farm).
- Other products harvested - refers to “lumot” gathered from fishponds; also included are seashells gathered in seashores like puka shells, pearl shells, starfish, sea cucumber, sea corals and other marine products.
- Fishing activity - involves activities such as capture fishing (with a boat of three tons or less); gathering fry, shells, seaweeds, etc.; and culturing fish, oyster, mussel, etc.
- FORESTRY AND HUNTING such as tree planting (ipil-ipil), firewood gathering, small-scale logging (excluding concessionaires), charcoal making, forestry product gathering (cogon, nipa, rattan, bamboo, resin, gum, etc.) or wild animals/birds hunting.
- 1. Operator in forestry and hunting activity
Ascertain whether a household member is an operator in any of the following entrepreneurial activities:- tree planting such as ipil-ipil, mahogany, etc. to reforest an area or for firewood
- purposes
- firewood gathering for sale
- small-scale logging but exclude concessionaires
- charcoal making for sale as an ancillary activity of forestry and hunting activities
- gathering forest products such as rattan, cogon, nipa shingles, bamboo, resin
- gum, etc. for sale.
Any of the activities undertaken must be mainly for sale to be reported under this section.
- 1. Operator in forestry and hunting activity
- MINING AND QUARRYING such as mineral extraction like salt making, gold mining, gravel, sand, and stone quarrying, etc.
This category includes activities that involve the extraction of minerals occurring naturally as solids (coal and ores), liquids (petroleum) or gases (natural gas). Extraction can be achieved by different methods such as underground or surface mining, well operation, seabed mining, etc. This section also includes supplementary activities aimed at preparing the crude materials for marketing, for example, crushing, grinding, cleaning, drying, sorting, concentrating ores, liquefaction of natural gas and agglomeration of solid fuels. - MANUFACTURING such as mat weaving, tailoring, dressmaking, bagoong making, fish drying, etc.
Manufacturing is the process of transforming raw or semi-finished materials into new form or finished products whether the work is performed by hand or by power-driven machine, whether it is done in a factory or in a worker’s home, and the products are sold at wholesale or retail. Exceptions are banana cue making, popcorn, fishball and the like which should be classified as Wholesale and Retail Activity. - ELECTRICITY SUPPLY such as operation of generators, solar panels, activities that aim to generate, transmit and distribute power, etc.
- WATER SUPPLY AND WASTE MANAGEMENT such as operation of deep well water pump, hand-operated water pump, collection of hazardous and non-hazardous waste
- CONSTRUCTION like repair of a house, building, or any structure
- WHOLESALE AND RETAIL including market vending, sidewalk vending, and peddling; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
A person is said to be an operator of this activity if he sells mainly for profit. These include those selling in bulk or in retail such as those selling in sari-sari stores, in sidewalks or from house to house or rolling stores. Excluded here are farmers who go to the market and sell their crops and livestock every now and then.
This category also includes:- All activities (except manufacture and renting) related to motor vehicles and motorcycles, including lorries and trucks, such as the wholesale and retail sale of new and second-hand vehicles, the repair and maintenance of vehicles and the wholesale and retail sale of parts and accessories for motor vehicles and motorcycles. Also included are activities of commission agents involved in wholesale or retail sale of vehicles.
- Wholesale trade on own account or on a fee or contract basis (commission trade) related to domestic wholesale trade as well as international wholesale trade (import/export).
- Retail (sale without transformation) of new and used goods mainly to the general public, for personal or household consumption or utilization, by shops, stalls, mail-order houses, hawkers and peddlers, consumer cooperatives, etc.
- TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE such as jeepney or taxi operations, storage, and warehousing activities, etc.
This category includes the provision of passenger or freight transport, whether scheduled or not, by rail, pipeline, road, water or air and associated activities such as terminal and parking facilities, cargo handling, storage, etc. Also included is the renting of transport equipment with driver or operator.
DO NOT include major repair or alteration of transport equipment, except motor vehicles (Manufacturing); construction, maintenance and repair of roads, harbours, airfields; maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (Wholesale and Retail Trade); and renting of transport equipment without driver or operator.
Report the following activities under this section:- Operation of jeeps, buses, freight trucks, service vehicles, calesas, tricycles and motor boats;
- Small transport businesses like carts, boats, rail trolley, etc., ferrying persons across rivers, etc.;
- Family cars and jeeps, etc. which might have been used to transport persons or a freight for a fee;
- Storage and warehousing including cold storage and grain warehouses and support activities for transportation
- Postal and courier activities
- Others such as kuliglig or a farm machinery, which is used to transport farm workers, etc.
- COMMUNICATION SERVICES such as messengerial services, etc.
This category also includes:- Pickup, sorting, transport, and delivery (domestic or international) of letter-post and (mail-type) parcels and packages. One or more modes of transport may be involved, and the activity may be carried out with either self-owned (private) transport or via public transport;
- Collection of letter-mail and parcels; and
- Distribution and delivery of mail and parcels.
- ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICE ACTIVITIES such as hotels, motels, resorts, condotels, pension houses, camping sites, and restaurants, dormitories, canteen, catering, refreshment stands, kiosks, etc.
This category includes the provision of short-stay accommodation for visitors and other travelers and the provision of complete meals and drinks fit for immediate consumption. The amount and type of supplementary services provided within this section can vary widely.
This category excludes the provision of long-term accommodation as primary residences (real estate activities), preparation of food or drinks that are either not fit for immediate consumption or that are sold through independent distribution channels, i.e., through wholesale and retail trade activities. The preparation of these foods is classified in Manufacturing. - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION such as YouTube vlogging, online content creation, publishing and printing, motion picture/video production, sound recording and music publishing, etc.
This category includes the production and distribution of information and cultural products, the provision of the means to transmit or distribute these products, as well as data or communications, information technology activities and the processing of data and other information service activities.
Publishing includes the acquisition of copyrights to content (information products) and making this content available to the general public by engaging in (or arranging for) the reproduction and distribution of this content in various forms. All the feasible forms of publishing (in print, electronic or audio form, on the internet, as multimedia products such as CD-ROM reference books, etc.) are included.
Included also are the activities providing expertise in the field of information technologies: writing, modifying, testing, and supporting software; planning and designing computer systems that integrate computer hardware, software and communication technologies; on-site management and operation of clients' computer systems and/or data processing facilities; and other professional and technical computer-related activities. - FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES such as money lending
- REAL ESTATE AND OWNERSHIP OF DWELLINGS
This category includes buying, selling, renting, and operating of self-owned or leased real estate such as:- Apartment buildings and dwellings
- Non-residential buildings, including exhibition halls, self-storage facilities,
- Land (small-scale)
as well as provision of homes and furnished or unfurnished flats or apartments for more permanent use, typically on a monthly or annual basis. - PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES such as accounting services, legal services, engineering services, architectural services, interior design services, etc.
This category includes buying, selling, renting, and operating of self-owned or leased real estate such as: - EDUCATION such as online tutorial, private tutorial, review center, basketball/piano lessons, pre-school, elementary and tertiary education services, etc.
This category includes education at any level or for any profession, oral or written as well as by radio and television or other means of communication.
This may also include operation of language learning institutes, review center, etc. - HUMAN HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK ACTIVITIES such dental clinics, maternity lying-in clinics, optical clinics, etc.
This section includes the provision of health and social work activities, involving a wide range of activities, starting from health care provided by trained medical professionals in hospitals and other facilities, over residential care activities that still involve a degree of health care activities to social work activities without any involvement of health care professionals. - ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICE ACTIVITIES such as travel tour agencies, tour operator activities, labor recruitment and provision of personnel.
This section includes the provision of health and social work activities, involving a wide range of activities, starting from health care provided by trained medical professionals in hospitals and other facilities, over residential care activities that still involve a degree of health care activities to social work activities without any involvement of health care professionals. - ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION such as sports activities, theatrical activities, art facilities, activities of amusement parks and theme parks.
- OTHER SERVICES (spa activities, beauty treatment, beauty parlor and barber shop activities, wellness activities, and other personal activities, repair of computers and communication equipment, Repair of personal and household goods, funeral Services, laundry services, cleaning services, etc.)
No. Those coded as 1 (OFW with contract), 2 (OFW without contract), 3 (Employee in Phil. Embassy, Consulates & Other Missions) and 6 (Other Overseas Filipino Not Elsewhere Classified) in B06 are NOT included, unless their household's unorganized economic activities are conducted in the Philippines.
Begin by reading the section introduction to the respondent:
“The next questions will ask about the entrepreneurial and sustenance activities of your household.”
F01: Engagement in household sustenance activities
Ask the respondent, “In the past twelve (12) months (March 01, 2022 – June 03, 2023), did you or any member of your household produce goods mainly for home consumption?”. Select ‘1’ for Yes, or ‘2’ for No. If the answer is No, skip to F03.
Difference between household sustenance activities and entrepreneurial activities
Production, harvest, and disposal: household sustenance activities
Engagement with/without sales: entrepreneurial activity
F02: Household sustenance activities
Ask the respondent, “What is/are the sustenance activity/ies conducted by your household?”. Select all the applicable sustenance activities of the household from the choices below. In PAPI, enter ‘1’ for Yes, or ‘2’ for No.
| Codes | Description |
|---|---|
| A | Fishing, gathering shells, snail, seaweeds, corals, etc. |
| B | Logging, gathering forest products like firewood |
| C | Hunting and trapping |
| D | Farming, gardening |
| E | Raising livestock and poultry |
Included in F02 as household sustenance activity in response category ‘E’ for Raising Livestock and poultry if for household consumption only. Otherwise, record ‘1’ for Yes in F03 category B - Livestock and poultry raising.
F03: Engagement in entrepreneurial activities
Ask the respondent, “In the past twelve (12) months (March 01, 2022 – February 28, 2023), did you or any member of your household engage as operator in any of the following entrepreneurial activities?”. Ask for each of the activities enumerated below. Select ‘1’ for Yes, or ‘2’ for No. If the respondent answers at least one (1) Yes in any of the activities, ask F04 to F11. If the respondent answers No in all the activities, proceed to G11.1. Family Income.
| Code | Major Entrepreneurial Activity |
|---|---|
| A | Crop farming and gardening such as growing of palay, corn, roots and tubers, vegetables, fruits, nuts, orchids, ornamental plants, etc. |
| B | Livestock and poultry raising such as raising of carabaos, cattle, hogs, horses, chicken, ducks, etc., and the production of fresh milk, eggs, etc. |
| C | Fishing such as capturing fish (with a boat of three tons or less); gathering of fry, shells, seaweeds, etc.; and culturing fish, oysters, mussel, etc. |
| D | Forestry and hunting such as tree planting (ipil-ipil), firewood gathering, small scale logging (excluding concessionaires), charcoal making, forestry product gathering (cogon, nipa, rattan, bamboo, resin, gum, etc.), or wild animals/birds hunting |
| E | Mining and quarrying such as mineral extraction like salt making, gold mining, gravel, sand and stone quarrying, etc. |
| F | Manufacturing such as mat weaving, tailoring, dressmaking, bagoong making, fish drying, etc. |
| G | Electricity supply such as using of generators, solar panels |
| H | Water supply and waste management such as deep well, hand operated water pump, collection of hazardous and non-hazardous waste |
| I | Construction like repair of a house, building, or any structure |
| J | Wholesale and retail including market vending, sidewalk vending, and peddling; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles |
| K | Transportation and storage such as jeepney or taxi operations, storage and warehousing activities, etc. |
| L | Communication, postal and courier services such as messengerial services, food delivery, etc. |
| M | Accommodation and food service activities such as hotels, motels, resort, condotels, pension houses, camping sites, and restaurants, dormitories, canteen, catering, refreshment stands, kiosk, etc. |
| N | Information and communication such as YouTube vlogging, online content creation, publishing and printing, motion picture/video production, sound recording and music publishing, etc. |
| O | Financial and insurance activities such as money lending, credit cooperatives |
| P | Real estate and ownership of dwellings such as apartment for rent, and leasing out of rental spaces |
| Q | Professional and business services such as accounting services, legal services, engineering services, architectural services, interior design services, etc. |
| R | Education such as online tutorial, private tutorial, review center, basketball/piano lessons, pre-school, elementary and tertiary education services, etc. |
| S | Human health and social work activities such as dental clinics, maternity lying-in clinics, medical clinics, optical clinics, etc. |
| T | Administrative and support service activities |
| U | Arts, entertainment and recreation such as sports activities, theatrical activities, art facilities, activities of amusement parks and theme parks |
| V | Other services (spa activities, beauty treatment, beauty parlor and barber shop activities, wellness activities, and other personal activities, repair of computers and communication equipment, repair of personal and household goods, funeral services, laundry services, cleaning services, etc.) |
Ask F04 to F11 for every entrepreneurial activity mentioned by the respondent.
Ask the respondent about the household members’ entrepreneurial activities. If it takes time for the respondent to remember, you may enumerate all entrepreneurial activities listed in the checklist in F03.
Consistency checking between household sustenance activities and entrepreneurial activities
Additional consistency checking:
- If in F03 A is coded 1-Yes, then in F02 D is coded 2-No.
- If in F03 B is coded 1-Yes, then in F02 E is coded 2-No.
- If in F03 C is coded 1-Yes, then in F02 A is coded 2-No.
- If in F03 D is coded 1-Yes, then in F02 B or C is coded 2-No.
Emphasize in training the connection of this section with Section G.
F04: Specific entrepreneurial activity
Ask the respondent, “What is/are the specific entrepreneurial activity/ies of the household?”.
Input the specific entrepreneurial activities (e.g., sari-sari store operator, Grab car operator, online selling of clothes, growing of palay) or product/s sold, or services rendered by the household members. Record only one major entrepreneurial activity for each kind of industry in F03 (i.e., ‘1’ for Yes in A-V).
If the household members have multiple activities or products, for example growing of palay, fruits (mango, papaya watermelon), vegetables (eggplant, ampalaya, onion, garlic), you do not need to input all the products mentioned. Ascertain the main activities in the household. In this case example, (1) growing of palay, (2) growing of fruits, (3) growing of vegetables. You may also probe to respondent if which activities produced the highest income (or value if not yet disposed) in the past twelve (12) months.
Select which of these three activities is the major or main crop farming entrepreneurial activity. Besides permanence, income, time, and preference can serve as basis for identifying the main or major activity under the industry section.
For every for every specific entrepreneurial activity inputted in F04, ask items F05 to F11.
F05: PSIC of entrepreneurial activity
Input the corresponding PSIC for the products, services, or activities mentioned in F04. Some examples of entrepreneurial activity (F04) and the corresponding PSIC (F05):
| F04. Entrepreneurial Activity | F05. PSIC |
|---|---|
| Sari-sari store | 4711 |
| Tricycle operation | 4932 |
| Vegetable farming | 0117 |
| Barber shop | 9610 |
| Carinderia | 5610 |
Are the PSIC codes used in Section F the same as the 2009 PSIC?
Note that the codes used in the 2022 CBMS follows the 2009 PSIC but was improved to:
(1) include a letter prefix to be able to refer to the F03 entrepreneurial activities; and
(2) include an additional digit after the four official standard code digits to allow selection of specific subclasses.
It is advised that the CAPI code reference list be followed. The same set of codes are reflected in the CBMS Resources application’s Codebook. (CBMS Resources App staff to upload code reference list of CBMS version of PSOC-volunteerism, PSIC and PSOC.)
You may also refer to the 2009 Philippine Standard Industrial Classification (PSIC): https://psa.gov.ph/classification/psic/ and 2023 CBMS Codebook..
F06: Use of e-commerce platform
Ask the respondent, “Does the entrepreneurial activity/ies use e-commerce platform in performing business?”. Select ‘1’ for Yes if the entrepreneurial activity involved online platform. Otherwise, select ‘2’ for No.
See the definition of e-commerce in Section N. E-commerce and Digital Economy.
F07: Use of social media platform
Ask the respondent, “Does the entrepreneurial activity/ies use social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.) in selling goods and/or services?”. Select either ‘1’ for Yes, or ‘2’ for No.
This activity includes posting products or services in social media for the purpose of gaining income or selling the products or services.
F08: Start year of entrepreneurial activity in the past 12 months
Ask the respondent, “In what year did the household member's entrepreneurial activity start to operate?”.
Input the year of the start of the entrepreneurial activity. The start of entrepreneurial activity does not limit to the time when the activity has its first sales or first harvest. Note that if the business for example start to operate in 2005 but it closed or stop operations in 2020 due to the pandemic, and opened or start to operate again in May 2021, input the year 2005 instead of 2021.
If the respondent can’t remember the exact date of the start of entrepreneurial activities like growing crops and fishing, assist the respondent using the same instructions in item A06 - Date of birth to remember the year.
F09: Operations of entrepreneurial activities
Ask the respondent, “In the past 12 months (March 01, 2022 – February 28, 2023), in which month/s did the household member/s operate this entrepreneurial activity?”. Select all the month/s where the activity has operation.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| A | March 2022 |
| B | April 2022 |
| C | May 2022 |
| D | June 2022 |
| E | July 2022 |
| F | August 2022 |
| G | September 2022 |
| H | October 2022 |
| I | November 2022 |
| J | December 2022 |
| K | January 2023 |
| L | February 2023 |
| M | All Months (From March 2022 to February 2023) |
For example, if the palay farming of the respondent operates from April 2022 to June 2022, select ‘B’ for April 2022, ‘C’ for May 2022, and ‘D’ for June 2022. On the other hand, if the entrepreneurial activity operates all year round within March 2022 to February 2023, select code ‘M’ All Months (From March 2022 to February 2023).
F10: Employed persons and workers in the entrepreneurial activity
Asked the respondent, “On the average, how many persons worked in or for the household's entrepreneurial activity/business every month (with operations) in the past 12 months (March 01, 2022 – February 28, 2023)?”.
Input the number of workers for the following:
- Working owners and unpaid workers
- Paid employees
NOTE that Regardless of whether the work is part-time of full-time, they must be included here. However, workers on sub-contract basis/agreement or those receiving wages/salary from the manpower or employment agencies are excluded.
In CAPI, the total number of employees and workers will be automatically computed. If the printed questionnaire is used, please record your computation on a separate sheet. The computation sheet will also be submitted to the supervisor.
F11: Registration in government agency/ies
Ask the respondent, “In which of the following government agency/ies is/are the entrepreneurial activity/ies registered?”. Select all that applies.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| A | Barangay LGU |
| B | City/Municipal LGU |
| C | Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) |
| D | Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) |
| E | Other government agency |
| F | Not registered |
| X | Don't know |