Literal question
For person who is not attending, but has in the past
[Applies to questions 4.32 - 4.35]
4.32 The highest course attended, in which you completed at least one grade?
[] 1 adult literacy course
[] 2 former primary
[] 3 former junior high (ginásio)
[] 4 former classical, scientific, etc. [senior high school]
[] 5 elementary instruction or 1st level
[] 6 secondary instruction or 2nd level
[] 7 higher - undergraduate
[] 8 masters or doctorate
[] 9 none
Interviewer instructions
For persons who do not attend school now, but have attended in the past
[Applies to questions 4.32 - 4.35]
Question 4.32 (Sample) and 4.07 (Basic) - What is the highest course you have attended, in which you concluded at least one grade or year?
Mark, as the case may be:
1 - Adult literacy course - a course which has the purpose of teaching reading and writing to youth and adults;
2 - Primary - for the elementary course [grades 1-4];
3 - Formerginásio - for junior high school course [grades 5-8];
4 - Former clássico, científico, etc. - for a senior high school course [grades 9-11];
5 - Elementary school or 1st level [grades 1-8];
6 - Senior high school [grades 9-11] or 2nd level [grades 9-11];
7 - Higher education - undergraduate;
8 - Master's or doctorate - A course for master's or doctor's degree. This item will only be marked if the person has received a diploma as a master or doctor, or had a thesis approved, even if the diploma has not yet been issued; and
9 - None - for persons who:
attended but did not conclude the 1st grade of elementary school, first level, or equivalent;
attended or concluded only literacy class,
attended but did not conclude an adult literacy course; or
attended only day-care center
[Comment and examples were not translated into English]
