Literal question
Part C: Anyone 15 years and older is requested to fill-in both pages
[Questions 14-38 were asked of people 15 years or older.]
14. Do you or did you attend school?
Including evening school, university, Yeshivah etc. or any study course lasting at least one year
[] 1. I presently attend school
[] 2. Attended school in the past but not presently
[] 3. Did not attend school at all; mark X and move to question 17
Interviewer instructions
3. Question 14
14. Do you attend school now or have you attended school in the past?
Including: Evening school, University, Yeshiva [A religious studies school], etc. or a course lasting at least one school year.
[] 1 Presently attending school
[] 2 Attended school in the past but not presently
[] 3 Did not attend school at all -- Mark an X and go to 17
There is an explanation of the concept 'school' on the next page -- what it does include and what it does not.
Attention: The concept 'school' as will be explained here, applies to all education questions.
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3.1 'School' includes also:
A. Heder [religious Jewish school], Talmud Torah [orthodox religious studies to children at the ages of elementary school]
B. Khutab (religious school in Moslem countries, at the level of elementary school)
C. School of the independent and ultra-orthodox education system
D. School for special education
E. Evening school
F. School for external matriculation exams [not part of the high schools system],
G. Industrial school
H. Apprenticeship school
I. Yeshiva [A religious studies school]
J. University, Technion [Tech University], college
K. A course lasting at least one school year.
3.2 'School' does not include:
A. Kindergarten,
B. A course conducted via correspondence
C. Enrichment courses
D. Hebrew studies in Ulpan [Hebrew course for new immigrants]
E. Language course
F. Military or pre-military course
G. A course lasted less than one school year.
3.3 Studies in the Open University
Studies in the Open University toward first academic degree or toward a practical engineer certificate are considered as studies in school.
Courses in the Open University not toward academic degree or a practical engineer certificate are not to be listed as studies in school.
