Literal question
For persons over 6 years of age
[Questions 5.2 to 5.10 were asked for persons over 6 years of age.]
For persons with a university degree
[Question 5.5 was asked of persons with a university degree per question 5.2]
5.5 Indicate whether in possession of post-university specialization and/or research doctorate
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
Interviewer instructions
Question 5.5
The Certificate of Specialization (master degree) is obtained after the degree, upon completion, at specialization schools, of no less than 2 years of studies aimed at producing specialists in certain professional fields.
A Doctorate in Research is obtained after the degree, upon completion of no less than 3 years of studies and personal research aimed at elaborating scientific investigations and methods of research in the respective fields.
Internationally, the specialization certificate and doctorate are post-graduate courses that equate to completing a second series of university studies (e.g. Ph.D.).
Anyone with a "Special Degree" (second graduate certificate upon completing studies), in other words obtained following a graduate course of no less than 4 years (e.g. Space Engineering), must cross box 1.
