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Questions on education and work
[Questions 43-58 asked of persons aged 15 or older]

43. Have you studied in the past, or are you studying today, in a school (educational institution)?
School also includes university, evening school, courses of at least one academic year, Yeshiva or Kollel.

1 [] Studied only in the past
2 [] Studying today
3 [] Never studied at all (Go to Question No. 47)

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Part G: Education

Introduction
This part of the questionnaire deals with the subject of education. The goal of the questions is to receive information on the population's education level and type of education.
The data received will allow us to study, among other things, the distribution of different population groups according to people's number of schooling years in different types of schools (high school, post-secondary school or higher education), how many of them received matriculation certificates, how many received other diplomas, and the number of academics in Israel. The data allows us to analyze the relations between education and people's occupations, or between education and housing conditions, etc.
In addition, the data is used for assessing the population's education resources and for planning education services, such as frameworks for professional studies, adult education, etc.
All questions in this part are addressed at persons aged 15 or more.

2. Instructions for answering questions

a. Studies in school (academic institution)
The question distinguishes between three groups of people:
People who are studying today, people who studied in the past and are not studying today, and people who never studied. This distinction allows us to learn about each group and analyze its characteristics. For example: the number of people who are studying during the period of the population census.
People who studied in the past or are studying today will be asked about the types of schools they attended, number of schooling years, and their highest diploma. People who never studies will not be asked additional questions concerning education.

Question 6.10 - Have you ever studied in the past, or currently studying, in a school (academic institution)?
The following are also considered as schools: university, night school, course lasting at least one school year, yeshiva or kollel.

[] 1 Only studied in the past
[] 2 Currently studying
[] 3 Never studied

- Studies in school include: studies in elementary school, junior high school, high school, post-secondary school, university and college. In addition, studies in school include studies in academic institutions where studies are conducted on a regular basis, and last at least one school year. Therefore, you should include:

people who studies in a Cheder or Talmud Torah school (religious studies for children in elementary school age), a Qutab (religious elementary school in Islamic countries), special education schools, different yeshivas, courses in various frameworks lasting at least one school year, and external schools for matriculation test preparation.

- This question does not refer to self-education or visits to irregular courses lasting last than one school year. Therefore, do not include:

kindergartens, classes with private teacher, hobby courses, Hebrew Ulpan, literacy schools, training or vocational in-service training lasting less than one school year, internships of doctors, lawyers, etc.

- Studies in the Open University will be considered as studies in a school (academic institution) as long as they are toward an academic degree or a practical engineer certification.