Literal question
42. (a) What basic field is/did [the respondent] studying/study?
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(b) What specialty, masters or doctorate does/did [the respondent] take? Skip to question 45
Fill in the space only if the answer to question 40 was option 6, 7 or 8.
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Interviewer instructions
For People Age 3 or Older
Question 42: a) What is the career that (NAME) studied or studies?
Write down the career indicated by the interviewee. The career is the one that is studied before graduate school. For example: Medicine, Economics, Law, Engineering, Business Administration, Computer Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Accounting, etc.
If the person answered a graduate specialty, master's degree or doctorate in question 40 (codes 6,7 or 8) ask:
b) What graduate specialty, master's degree or doctorate (NAME) is studying or studied?
Record in the corresponding boxes the name of the graduate (specialty, Master's or doctorate) that the interviewee is studying or studied.
If the interviewee answered questions 42a) or 42b) skip to question 45 and then: verify in question 30 if the person is 30 years of age or younger, if that is the case go to question 43. If the person is 30 years of age or older skip to question 45.