Literal question
9. At any time since April 1, 2005, has .. attended regular school or college?
1. No 2. Yes, public school or college 3. Yes, private
Interviewer instructions
1. Write the appropriate "Yes" entry for persons who have attended any "regular" school or college since April 1, 2005.
3. EDUCATION THAT IS USUALLY NOT IN A "REGULAR" SCHOOL OR COLLEGE
Write 2 for "No, has not attended since February 1" for those enrolled only in the following types of schools:
a. Vocational, trade, or business schools outside the "regular" system, such as television repair schools, barber's colleges, or secretarial schools.
b. Adult education classes, unless the schooling is being counted for credit in a "regular" school system, such as toward a high school diploma.
c. On-the-job training.
d. Correspondence courses unless they are taken from a "regular" school, such as a university, and count for credit in a "regular" school system.
4. TYPE OF SCHOOL
a. A public school is any school that is controlled and supported primarily by a local, county, State, or Federal Government.
b. A private school is a private or parochial school that is supported and controlled primarily by a religious organization or other private group. Private schools may be religious or nonreligious elementary schools, secondary schools, colleges, universities, professional schools, Montessori schools, or nursery schools (including pre-schools and pre-kindergartens).
c. Do not assume that the name of the school indicates whether it is public or private. Also payment of tuition at college does not indicate the school is private.
Question post text
If "Yes," ask Public or private?
