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2. Module -- Education
(Questions concern persons aged 13 years or more i.e. born on 31.03.1998 or earlier)
[Questions 1-6 were asked of persons aged 13 years or more i.e. born on 31.03.1998 or earlier.]

1. What is your highest educational level achieved in the education system?

[] 1. Tertiary, at least with a degree of Doctor's (Ph.D.)
[] 2. Tertiary, with a degree of Master (MA, MSc), Medical Doctor or equivalent
[] 3. Tertiary with a degree of Engineer, Bachelor, or certified economist
[] 4. College diploma
[] 5. Post-secondary with secondary education completion certificate ("Matura" - Baccalaureate)
[] 6. Post-secondary without secondary education completion certificate ("Matura" - Baccalaureate)
[] 7. Secondary vocational with secondary education completion certificate ("Matura" - Baccalaureate)
[] 8. Secondary vocational without secondary education completion certificate ("Matura" - Baccalaureate)
[] 9. General secondary with secondary education completion certificate ("Matura" - Baccalaureate)
[] 10. General secondary without secondary education completion certificate ("Matura" - Baccalaureate)
[] 11. Basic vocational
[] 12. Lower-secondary
[] 13. Primary
[] 14. Incomplete primary or no education
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Module 2 -- Education (questions 1-6)
Questions concern persons aged 13 years or more.
[Questions 1-6 were asked of persons aged 13 years or more.]

Question 1. What is your highest educational level achieved in the education system?
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Only one answer must be indicated in the case of this question.

1. The highest educational level achieved in the education system must be specified (up to the critical moment of the census that is -- to 31st March) regardless of the form of education (in a day school, night school, on extra-mural studies, stationary studies, non-resident studies, etc.) in Poland or abroad. Individuals, who have not been learning in typical schools (externs) but passed final exams having the level equal to a particular school in the Central or Local Examinations Syndicate, should be considered as graduates of these schools. The basis for considering a particular educational level as achieved is the obtained document -- a certificate or a diploma confirming graduation.

If a person studies at the university, in a high school, lower secondary school or primary school, the reached educational level is the level achieved at the moment of the census performance. Therefore, an individual studying in a lower secondary school should have the "primary" level of education indicated, individuals studying in high schools should have the "lower secondary" level of education indicated (or in the case of older individuals "primary" or "basic vocational" -- if they continue to study in a high school). Individuals studying at universities should have proper level of education indicated, for example : "general secondary with secondary education completion certificate ("Matura" - Baccalaureate)", "secondary vocational with secondary education completion certificate ("Matura" - Baccalaureate)" or "tertiary with a degree of Engineer, Bachelor, or certified economist" (if the indicated educational level has been completed).
In order to specify the level of education properly, graduates should be asked additional questions:
- University graduates -- if they hold a degree, the Master of Arts degree (or similar, such as a doctor) or a vocational degree (such as Engineer, Bachelor or Economist degree),
- Individuals, who graduated from post-secondary schools -- if recreation was based on verification of the secondary education completion certificate (the "Matura") or the high school completion certificate only,
- Individuals, who graduated from high schools -- if they were awarded with the secondary education completion certificate (the "Matura") or the high school completion certificate (without the "Matura"), and if the school can be classified as a general high school or a basic vocational school.
Tertiary education should be indicated for individuals:
1 -- holding one of following degrees: PhD or Professor,
2 -- holding the degree of the Master of Arts, Doctor or a similar one, awarded after graduating from university (after completion of the MA course ),
3 -- holding following vocational degrees: Engineer, Bachelor, licensed Economist, which were awarded after completion of the BA or Engineer course.
College diploma
4 -- concerns individuals, who graduated from teacher training colleges, foreign language teaching colleges (except courses organized within the scope of tertiary education), and social colleges. Individuals graduating from teacher training post-secondary schools should also be classified as holding a college diploma.
Post-secondary education:
5 -- with the "Matura" -- concerns individuals, who have been awarded with a secondary education completion certificate (diploma), recruitment to which was conditioned by passing the "Matura" exam.
6 -- without the "Matura" -- concerns individuals, who have been awarded with a secondary education completion certificate (diploma), recruitment to which was conditioned by being awarded with a secondary school completion certificate.
Secondary education:
7 -- secondary vocational with secondary education completion certificate ("Matura" - Baccalaureate) -- concerns individuals, who were awarded a secondary education completion certificate (the "Matura") in a secondary vocational school (technical high school, supplementary technical high school, vocational school, 2nd level art school),
8 --secondary vocational without secondary education completion certificate ("Matura" - Baccalaureate) - concerns individuals, who were awarded a high school completion certificate in a secondary vocational school (technical high school, supplementary technical high school, vocational school, 2nd level art school),
9 -- general secondary with secondary education completion certificate ("Matura" - Baccalaureate) - concerns individuals, who were awarded a secondary education completion certificate (the "Matura") in a general secondary school , a profiled secondary school, or graduated from lower-secondary school before 1932 (individuals, who graduated from lower-secondary school between 1932 and 1948 (4-year course) should have the "13" (primary) symbol indicated),
10 -- general secondary without secondary education completion certificate ("Matura" - Baccalaureate) -- concerns individuals, who were awarded a high school completion certificate in a general secondary school or a profiled secondary school
Basic vocational education:
11 -- concerns individuals, who were awarded with a certificate of graduation from: a vocational school (a general vocational school or an agricultural vocational school, an industrial school, a lower-secondary school, etc.), agricultural or vocational training school, an agricultural course providing the level of knowledge equal to basic vocational schools, and apprenticeship schools.
Lower-secondary school:
12 -- concerns individuals, who were awarded with a diploma of graduation from a lower-secondary school (lower-secondary schools were introduced in 1999). Moreover, the category includes graduates of specific vocational schools.
Individuals, who graduated from lower-secondary schools before 1932 should have the "9" symbol indicated (general secondary with secondary education completion certificate ("Matura" - Baccalaureate) and individuals, who graduated from lower-secondary schools between 1932 and 1948 (4-year course) should have the "13" symbol indicated (primary).
Primary education (completed):
13 -- concerns individuals awarded with a certificate of graduation from: a primary school (called "elementary school" before the World War), regardless of how many years it took to graduate (six, eight or four), basic vocational courses, 1st level art school with primary education curriculum.
Incomplete primary education or no education:
14 -- concerns individuals, who have been learning in a primary school, were learning in a primary school but did not finish it, and individuals, who have never attended school.