Variable ED5 : Attended school during current school year (2009-2010)

File: hl

Household members age 5-24 years (HL6 = 5:24).

Head of household

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Yes	3725	76.9%
2	No	1056	21.8%
9	Missing	63	1.3%
Sysmiss		19825

During the (2009-2010) school year, did (name) attend school or preschool at any time?

For each household member 5-24 years of age (this includes those age 5 and age 24), ask questions ED5-ED8, which inquire about school attendance. While the ideal respondent for these questions would be the mother or primary caretaker, any adult member of the household may provide the information. 

Since questions from ED5 to ED8 refer to school attendance, they will have to be adapted to the situation at the time of the interview. All questions should be retained. However, the wording and coding will have to be changed. The objective of these questions is to capture the school attendance of household members in two consecutive school years. In the explanations below, information is provided on how this can be tackled.

Survey Coordinators: Adapt school year to match country-specific school years.

Circle the code corresponding to the answer given. If 'Yes', continue to the next question. If 'No', skip to ED7. 

If the interview is carried out during the school year, then the question should be worded to refer to the current school year. If the interview is carried out between school years, then the question should refer to the last school year that has ended.

Take the example of a country where the school year ends in June and the new school year begins in September: If the interview is carried out in July 2010 (between school years), then the question should refer to the 2009-2010 school year; if the interview is carried out in October 2010 (during the new school year), then the question should refer to the 2010-2011 school year.

Questions ED5 and ED6 collect information on the school attendance of household members age 5-24 during the current school year (if the interview is conducted when schools are open) or the last school year that has ended (if the interview is conducted between school years). Questions ED7 and ED8 collect information on the school attendance of household members age 5-24 during the previous school year.

Survey Coordinators: If the interview is carried out before the start of the 2010-2011 school year, then ED5-ED6 should refer to the 2009-2010 school year, and ED7-ED8 should refer to the school year 2008-2009.

If the interview is carried out after the start of the 2010-2011 school year, then ED5-ED6 should refer to the 2010-2011 school year, and ED7-ED8 should refer to the school year 2009-2010.