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Turkey 1985 — source variable TR1985A_EDLEVEL — Highest level of education completed

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Part IV: Questions on personal characteristics

Educational background

27. Can you read and write?

Ask persons age 6 or older

[] 4 Yes
[] 5 No

28. Last school completed

[Question 28 was asked of literate persons age 6 or older]

(Primary, secondary, high school, commercial high school, medical college, teacher training schools, etc.)

____

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Section IV: Questions regarding individual characteristics (11-42)
This section includes questions (questions 11-42) about the population's social and economic characteristics. In this section, only write the characteristics of those people present at the time and place where the census is being conducted.
Whether or not the household head is at home, be absolutely sure to begin by first writing his/her name and surname on the first line of Section IV, together with all of his/her characteristics (from question 11 to question 42). Take care that the household head's name and surname entered in this section is identical to the one written in in the first line of Section III.
After writing down all of the characteristics of the household head, whether he/she is at home or not, also write down all the characteristics of the other household members at home, beginning from the oldest and proceeding in order of age, from oldest to youngest. After the household members, write onto the dotted line in printed letters, in order of their ages, the names surnames and all the characteristics of those, who, while being present at home, are not household members. Answer questions with a box, by placing an "X" into it.

Educational status (27-28)

Question 28: Which is highest level of school that you completed?

(Persons age 6 or older who are literate)

(Primary, middle, secondary, commercial secondary school, medical faculty, teachers training college, etc.)

Write down the educational level and branch of the person being administered the census in a way that clearly specifies them. In determining the person's educational level and branch, pay attention to the following points:

For those who had not graduated from any educational institution, write "None".
Write "Elementary" for those who had completed a five-year elementary school. Attention! Do not consider those completing a three-year elementary school as an elementary school graduate.
Consider those who had participated in literacy courses and who obtained an elementary school diploma as elementary school graduates, and write "Elementary".
For middle school graduates, write "Middle".
For secondary school graduates, write "Secondary school".
For those who had completed a vocational school, write the educational level and name. As for example: "Commercial secondary school, vocational secondary school".
For university faculty, and college graduates, write the name of the school that they graduated from. As for example: "Law faculty", "Construction faculty", "Chemistry faculty", "Teachers' college".

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Turkey 1990 — source variable TR1990A_EDLEVEL — Level of completed education

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Educational background

19. Can you read and write?

Y-Yes
N-No

Ask persons age 6 or older

4 [] Y
5 [] N

20. Last school completed: ____

(Primary, secondary, high school, vocational school, medical college, teacher training schools, etc.)
Ask persons age 6 or older who responded "Yes" to question 19

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Section IV: Questions regarding individual characteristics (8-34)
This section includes questions (Questions 8-34) about the population's social and economic characteristics. In this section, only write the characteristics of those people present at the time and place where the census is being conducted. Whether the household head is at home or not, be absolutely sure to begin by first writing his/her name and surname on the first line of Section IV, together with all of his/her characteristics (from Question 8 to Question 34). Take care that the household head's name and surname entered in this section are identical to the ones written in the first line of Section III.
After writing down all of the characteristics of the household head, whether he/she is at home or not, (except for household members not at home) also write down all the characteristics of all the household members who are present at home, beginning from the oldest and proceeding in order of age, from oldest to youngest. After the household members, write using printed letters into the pertinent section and in order of their ages the names surnames and all the characteristics of those who, while being present at home, are not household members (guests). Answer questions with a box by placing an "X" into it.

Educational status (19-20)

Question 20: Which is the highest level school that you completed?

(Persons age 6 and older who are literate)

(Primary, middle, secondary, commercial secondary school, medical faculty, teachers training college, etc.)

Write down the educational level and branch of the person being administered the census in a way that clearly specifies them. In determining the person's educational level and branch, pay attention to the following points:

For those who had not graduated from any educational institution, write "None".
Write "Elementary" for those who had completed a five-year elementary school. Do not consider those who had completed a three-year elementary school to be elementary school graduates.
Consider those who had participated in literacy courses and who obtained an elementary school diploma as elementary school graduates, and write "Elementary".
For junior high school graduates, write "Junior high".
For high school graduates, write "High school".
For those who had completed a vocational school, write the educational level and name. As for example: "Commercial junior high school", "Commercial high school", "Vocational junior high school", "Religious junior high school", "Religious high school", "Girls vocational high school", "Industrial vocational high school", "Health vocational high school".
For university, faculty and college graduates, write the department (branch) that they graduated from. As for example: "Law faculty", "Construction faculty", "Chemistry faculty", "Political science faculty", "Economic and commercial sciences faculty", "Open education faculty", "Teachers college", "Vocational college".

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Turkey 2000 — source variable TR2000A_EDLEVEL — Level of completed education

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Ask persons age 6 or older
[Questions 28 - 29 were asked of persons age 6 and older.]

29. What is the last school you have completed?

[Question 29 was asked of persons age 6 or older who are literate, as per question 28.]

(The school where the final degree was received.)

[] 1 No school completed
[] 2 Primary school
[] 3 Primary education
[] 4 Junior high school
[] 5 Vocational school at junior high school level
[] 6 High school
[] 7 Vocational school at high school level
[] 8 Higher education
[] 9 Faculty
[] 10 Master/doctorate

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Questions 28 and 29 are to be asked of people aged 6 or older

Question 29. Which is the highest level school that you completed?

(Mark the school from which the highest level diploma was obtained.)

This question is to be asked of those people who answered "Yes" to question 28.

Taking note of the highest level school completed (from which a diploma was obtained) by the person to whom the Census is administered, an "X" is to be placed into the applicable box. This question should be filled out keeping the following instructions in mind:

a. For those who are literate but have not graduated from any educational institution, an "X" should be entered into the box for the option "Has not completed any school".

b. Those who participated in literacy courses and have obtained an primary school diploma shall be considered as graduates of primary school, and an "X" shall be entered to mark this option.

c. For those continuing their primary schooling who have not yet completed the fifth grade, an "X" is to mark the option "Has not competed any school".

d. For those having completed eight years of uninterrupted basic education and schools of instruction, an "X" is to be mark the "Primary school" option.

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