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

52. In 2008, how many months did you work in the country?

A person who answered "12", a person who answered 1 ("Worked") in Question No. 47; a person who answered 2 ("No") in Question No. 48; will go to Question No. 54.

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Part H: Work

3. Instructions for answering questions :
Questions for examining work in 2008:
The first group of questions about 'work' helps determine whether a person worked in 2008 and allows us to estimate the amount of labor force at the household's disposal.

Questions for examining the scope of employment
This group of questions allows us to estimate the scope of de facto work performed by those who did work in 2008. The information is received from the questions: number of work months in 2008, work in December and number of weekly work hours.

f. Number of work months in 2008
This question examines how many months a person worked in all workplaces.
Question 7.60 - In 2008, how many months did you work in Israel?

- In the work months total, also include months in which a person was absent from work due to vacation, maternity leave, reserve duty, illness, or any other reason.
- It is enough for a person to have worked one day to be considered as if he had worked one month.