12. Are you currently studying in preschool, primary, middle or superior schooling?

-- Does the person study in preschool, primary [elementary], intermediate, or superior education?

If the person is studying in a preschool, primary [elementary], intermediate, or superior education institution, fill in the corresponding oval and skip to question 14.

Otherwise, fill in the corresponding oval and proceed to question 13.

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Preschool education:

Education with the object to guide the first childhood experiences. It is designed for children between 4 and 6 years of age and is carried out in Kindergartens.

A person is "currently a student" in preschool, primary [elementary], intermediate, or superior when he/she is registered or studying in a public or private institution (including correspondence courses that conform to primary, intermediate, or superior education), even if he/she is not taking classes at the time of the census for occasional reasons such as: vacation, illness, strike, momentary withdrawal, or if the courses have adjourned and the person is waiting for the school year to begin.