Literal question
[Questions 8-14 were asked of persons age 6 and older]
8. Joining or dropping out of school
[] 1 Underage
[] 2 Never been to school
[] 3 Graduated/finished school
[] 4 Dropped out
[] 5 Currently in school (for 4 and 5, specify stage and year)
_Stage (1-4)
_Year (1-6)
Interviewer instructions
Table 1: Household characteristics
10. School dropout: for members 6-18 years only
There are 3 squares; the answer to the question is written as follows:
One of the following answers is recorded in the right square:
1. For members younger than 6 years.
2. For members older than 18 years
3. Currently enrolled in school and his/her age is now between 6 to 18 years, or he/she was enrolled and never dropped out from basic education as he/she completed at least preparatory school.
4. He/she has never enrolled in school.
5. For the member who enrolled in school and dropped out and hence didn't complete his/her studies. This applies to basic education, which consists of elementary and preparatory stages only.
In the case the answer was (5), enrolled and dropped out, the middle square is filled with stage information and the left square is filled with class information as follows:
The middle square: (about the schooling stage) for basic education only, one of two answers is written:
Elementary stage
Preparatory stage and what level
The left square: (about the school grade) a number is written (from 1 to 6) according to the grade the member dropped out from, writing the verbal response below the squares of the stage and class.
