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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)

46. What is the highest certificate or degree you received in your studies?

[] 1 Completion certificate from primary or intermediate school
[] 2 Completion certificate from high school (that is not a Matriculation certificate)
[] 3 Matriculation certificate
[] 4 Completion certificate from post-secondary school that is not an academic degree (such as teaching certificate, practical engineering certificate, technician certificate, nursing certificate)
[] 5 First academic degree, B.A. or equivalent
[] 6 Second academic degree, M.A. or equivalent (including doctor of medicine)
[] 7 Second academic degree, Ph.D or equivalent
[] 8 Didn't receive any degree or certificate
[] 9 Other
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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

d. The highest diploma/degree
The goal of this question is to receive data on the population's level of formal education. This information allows us to study the distribution of the population's education level. For example: the number of people with academic degrees, the number of people with matriculation diplomas, etc.
Question 6.40 - What was the highest diploma or degree you received in your studies?

Enumerator, please note: if received an academic degree and an academic diploma, only mention the academic degree
1. Elementary school or junior high school graduation diploma
2. High school graduation diploma (which is not a matriculation certificate)
3. Matriculation certificate
4. Non-academic post-secondary school diploma (such as a teaching certificate, practical engineer certificate, technician certificate, nurse certificate)
5. Bachelor's degree, B.A. or equivalent
6. Master's degree, M.A. or equivalent (including M.D.)
7. PhD, or equivalent degree
8. Never received a diploma or certificate
9. Other, elaborate

- This question refers to the highest diploma a person has received after completing his studies in a framework that is considered a school (an academic institution). This does not refer to honors certificates, certificates for participating in competitions, certificates of appreciation, etc.
- Also indicate a diploma or degree that a person is entitled to receive since he completed all of his study requirements, even if he still doesn't have the certificate. For example, if a person successfully passed all of his matriculation exams, but still hasn't received the matriculation certificate, write that he has received a matriculation certificate (answer 3).
- If a person has an academic certificate and an academic degree, treat his academic degree as the highest diploma. For example, if a person has an academic teaching certificate and a bachelor's degree in sociology, his bachelor's degree is the highest diploma.
- Examples of different types of diplomas and certificates can be found in paragraph 3.b 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.

b. Certificate and diploma types
Certificate/ diploma type

Elementary school or junior high school graduation diploma (answer 1)
Studied in high school but did not complete their studies there.
Completed elementary school or junior high school and did not study in a high school at all.
Studied 5 years or more in an elementary school.
Matriculation certificate (answer 3)
External matriculation certificate.
Certificate from abroad, parallel to a matriculation certificate - allows students to be admitted to academic degree studies.
Non-academic post-secondary school diploma (answer 4)
Teacher's certificate, kindergarten teacher's certificate, graduation diploma from teachers' or kindergarten teachers' seminar, registered nurse certificate, practical engineer certificate, diploma from a Hesder yeshiva, rabbi certificate.
Pay attention,
In the former Soviet Union: graduation diploma from a 'Technikum' - Diplom Ob Okonchanii Technikuma or graduation diploma from an Uchilishcha - Diplom Ob Okonchanii Uchilishcha.
Bachelor's degree (answer 5)
Bachelor's degree - B.A., L.Lb, B.Ed., B.Sc.T.E., B.Sc., B.Ed. Tech.
Master's degree (answer 6)
M.A., L.L.M., M.Sc., M.B.A., M.S.W., M.D., D.D.S., D.M.D.
Pay attention,
In the former Soviet Union: Diplom ob Okonchanii VUZA
Medical doctors are considered to have a degree equivalent to a master's degree, unless they have a Ph.D. (or equivalent degree) in another field.
Ph.D. (answer 7)
Ph.D., or equivalent degrees: Dr.Sc, L.L.D., or Professor
Pay attention,
In the former Soviet Union: Candidat Nauk, Doctor Nauk