Literal question
Section 5: Vocational training
[All persons age 14 and older]
24. Period of training
[For persons whose training has been completed]
[] Under 1/2 year
[] 1/2 year -1 year
[] 1- 1 1/2 years
[] 1 1/2 - 2 years
[] 2- 2 1/2 years
[] 2 1/2 -3 years
[] 3 - 3 1/2 years
[] 3 1/2- 4 years
[] 4 years and over
[] Not stated
Interviewer instructions
Section 5 - Vocational Training
5.41 General
Up to this point on the questionnaire the questions related to all individuals except for Question 18 which refers to foreign born only. This Section and the one following applies to persons 14 years and over. There are three questions in this Section, Questions 22 to 24 and these cover training intended specifically to fit the individual for a given type of occupation or vocation.
5.43 Question 23 - Method by which Vocational Training Acquired
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This question applies only when vocational training has been acquired. This is another two-part question and is the second of the four instances in which you are required to make two marks in the same row. The response area for the first part of the question is to the left of the bar or dividing line, and that for the second part to the right of the dividing line.
5.46 Question 24 - Period of Training
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This refers only to persons who at Question 23(b) were scored Training Completed.
Ask the question this way:
"For how long was he/she trained?"
What is required is the equivalent of full-time training. If the individual has had full-time training, then the answer is straightforward. Record the number of years (in the groups as shown on the questionnaire) which were spent in training.
