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)
45. In which of the following schools did you study?
More than one answer is possible
[] 1 Primary or intermediate school
[] 2 High school in regular, vocational, technological or agricultural track (including external schools that prepare for the Matriculation exams, yeshiva high school, "lower" yeshiva)
[] 3 "Higher" yeshiva, Kollel
[] 4 Post-secondary school not on academic degree track (such as: schools for technicians and practical engineers, teacher and kindergarten teacher training institutions, nursing schools
[] 5 Educational institutions towards academic degrees
[] 6 Other educational institutions
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
c. School type
Information on school types allows us to examine different study tracks, according to characteristics of different groups. Therefore, this data allows us to follow the integration of graduates of certain tracks in various economic branches.
Question 6.30 - In which of the following schools did you study?
You can choose more than one answer
1. Elementary school or junior high school
2. High school - academic, vocational, technological or agricultural track (including external school which prepares for matriculation exams, yeshiva high school, junior yeshiva)
3. Higher education yeshiva, Kollel
4. Post-secondary school, not in a track leading to an academic degree (e.g. school for technicians and practical engineers, teacher and kindergarten training institutions, nursing schools)
5. Academic institution, toward an academic degree
6. Other educational institution, elaborate
- In this question you must choose all of the school types where the person has studied.
- Before choosing the answer 'Other' - check if the type of school falls under one of the answers. If the school does not fall under one of the answers, choose the answer 'Other' and indicate the name of the school and the subject of studies.
- Examples of the different types of schools can be found in paragraph 3.a of this chapter.
- A lexicon of religious schooling institutions can be found in paragraph 3.a.1 of this chapter.
3. Detailed definitions
In this part you will find a list of different school types and different certificate and diploma types, as well as what is included in each category. Furthermore, you will find here a lexicon with definitions of religious education institutions.
a. School type
Type of school
High school - academic, vocational, agricultural track (answer 2)
High school, including all tracks, whether the studies are conducted during the day or the evening; high schools for apprentices, clerks, trade, home economics, practical nurses or caretakers and industrial schools;
'Bezeq' high school (high school which trains communication technicians);
External school which prepares for matriculation exams;
Military boarding schools, Air Force technical school, naval high school;
Continuation classes (post-primary classes in Kibbutzes)
yeshivas (junior yeshiva, vocational high school yeshiva, academic high school yeshiva), see explanation in paragraph a.1;
Also includes: P.T.U - vocational high school in the Soviet Union
a1. Religious education institutionsHigh school (answer 2)
Junior yeshiva
a. Religious studies institution. Students' age matches that of students in post-primary schools in Israel's state-religious school system.
b. Boarding school where religious studies begin in the morning and end at the evening.
High school yeshiva (academic or vocational)
a. Education institutions for grades 7-12, and in the case of technological education, also: 13th and 14th grades at the same institution.
b. Boarding schools which combine religious studies in their curriculum (at least half of the class hours are devoted to religious studies), and award their graduates a matriculation certificate or graduation diploma in academic/technological subjects.
Ulpana for girls
Religious studies institution for girls. Students' age matches that of students in junior high and post-primary schools (grades 7-12) in Israel's state-religious school system.