Literal question
Persons born before 4/1986 (13 years old or over) answer the following questions:
13*. What is the highest qualification or trade that (Name) had attained?
If one of the codes from "4" to "8" is circled in Q. 13, Q.11 must be circled with "2" or "3" or "4".
[] 1 No qualification and certificate [Go on to question 15]
[] 2 Technical worker with certificate
[] 3 Secondary Vocational
[] 4 Undergraduate
[] 5 Graduate/Diploma
[] 6 Master
[] 7 Candidate
[] 8 Ph.D.
Interviewer instructions
Questions 13 to 18: Only ask persons who were born before April, 1986 (aged 13 years and older) (Persons who were born in 1986 and do not have month of birth in question 4 should also answer these questions).
Question 13: What is the highest qualification or professional skill that (name) had attained?
The highest qualification or professional skill that a person is officially recognized from a professional/technical training class/school in the country or aboard, whether this qualification or skill is received from full-time program or on-the-job training.
A person can have one of these qualifications:
a. No qualification/technical skill and related certificate: Persons who are doing simple labor jobs (common laborers), or working in professional/technical skills positions without any professional/technical certificate. For both types of respondent, interviewers select code "1", skip question 14, and ask question 15.
b. Technical worker and professional staff with certificate:
These are persons who have graduation certificate from professional or technical class/program/school which is lower than the level of middle vocational schools (in country or abroad), in spite of his/her training technical level, and duration of training. A person who is defined as a technical worker or a professional staff with certificate has code "2" in question 14.
Note:
Persons who do not have any formal training at technical or professional class/school but receive license or professional certificate of their skill level from the local authorities can be considered as having technical/professional certificate for their current work. These persons have code "2" in question 13.
An artist of a given profession with official certificate from local authorities is considered as having professional certificate and is coded as "2" in question 13.
Persons who previously attended technical or professional class/school (lower level than middle vocational school) and dropped out of their training program are not considered as having technical/professional certificate. These persons have code "1" in question 13.
c. Middle vocational school: Persons who graduate and have certificate from any middle vocational school. If a person is defined as graduating from middle vocational school, interviewers select code "3" and ask question 14.
d. Two-year college: Persons who graduate and have certificate from a 2-year college. If a person is defined as graduating from 2-year college, interviewers select code "4" and ask question 14.
e. Four-year college/university: Persons who graduate and have certificate from a 4-year college or university. If a person is defined as graduating from a 4-year college or university, interviewers select code "5" and ask question 14.
f. Master, Ph.D.: Persons have actually been awarded master or Ph.D. degrees. Persons who study several courses in graduate school or only perform internship after college graduation are not considered as having master/Ph.D. degree. If it is necessary, interviewers can check actual certificate from respondents. A person with master or Ph.D. degree has code "6", "7", or "8", and ask question 14.
For persons who have several technical/professional certificate at different level of skills, interviewers record the highest degree that person completed (or technical/professional certificate of skill level for his/her current job).
