An open question began to be used in 2004. However, there are differences by occupational situation: between 1996 and 2009, the unemployed were more likely than any of the other groups to say that unemploy ment was the country’s main problem, followed by own-account workers. Conversely, the group composed of mid- and high-ranking executives and professionals were less likely to identify unemployment as the countiy’s main problem than the other groups (see figure 1.19). An open question has been used since 2004. Data for the Dominican Republic have been available shce 2004.