SURVEY OF YOUNG

PEOPLE IN EGYPT
SYPE 2013/14
Individual Questionnaire
The information included in this survey is confidential and will only be
used for research purposes

Consent Form (interviewer: check separate sheet)

 Section (1): Education
* School Attendance:
1101 Have you ever been to school?  Never been (1) 1212
 Currently in school/faculty/academy (2) 1104
 Have been to school in the past (3)
 Was home-schooled (4)
1102 Why did you leave school? A. I finished my studies (1)
B. Lack of schools for further study (2)
C. School fees (3)
D. Private tutoring fees (4)
E. The school is too far (5)
F. I had to help out at home (6)
G. I had to work (7)
H. Helping a family member in his/her work (8)
I. All the teachers are males (9)
J. My parents didn’t want me to go to school (10)
K. My father does not want me to go to school (11)
L. I didn’t want to finish school (12)
M. Maltreatment from teachers or corporal punishment
(13)
N. Not doing well in school (14)
O. For disciplinary reasons (disciplinary separation
from school) (15)
P. To avoid mixing with the opposite sex (16)
Q. Marriage (17)
R. For health reasons (18)
S. Bullying (19)
T. Habits and traditions (20)
U. Passed the school enrollment age (21)
V. Other (specify):________ (96)
W. Refuse (95)
1103 When did you finish or leave A. years
your education, and how old
B. age
were you at this time?
1104 How old were you when you Age
first entered school? (1st year of
Don’t know = 98
primary school)
1105 What is the highest stage of  General primary (1)
schooling that you have  Azhar primary (2)
entered?  General preparatory (3)
 Azhar preparatory (4)
 General secondary (5)
 Azhar secondary (6)
 Vocational secondary – 3 years (7)
 Vocational secondary – 5 years (8)
 International secondary (9)
  Above intermediate (10)
 High institute (11)
 University (12)
 Post-graduate (13)
1106 What was the last year you last year you completed at that stage
completed in that stage? In what
year?
Year

1107 Interviewer: Did the Yes (1)

respondent complete the
No (2) 1109
primary level or higher?
1108 List the degrees and A. Degree B. Specialization C. Score/Grade D. Year
specializations that you have 1=primary
received, the score/grade you 2=prep
3=general For degrees-1-4:
earned in each, and the year ask for
secondary
when you received it. 4=vocational sec. percentage.
5=above 97= not For degrees 5-8:
intermediate applicable 1=excellent
6=bachelor 2=very good
7=high diploma 3=good
8=master’s 4=pass
9=PhD 8=Don’t know
96=other
Grade
%
Grade
%
Grade
%
Grade
%
Grade
%

*post-secondary
1109 Interviewer: check (1101)
1110 Interviewer: Check the response of
question (Error! Reference source not
found.: the highest stage of
schooling that you have entered?
Studying at present / studied in the past (1)
Certified without enrollment (home-schooled) (2) 1168
 General primary (1) 1157
 Azhar primary (2)
 General preparatory (3)
1147
 Azhar preparatory (4)
 General secondary (5) 1131
 Azhar secondary (6)

1111 2101) What is/was the name of
your university or institute?
Interviewer: Write the location of
the institution in detail along with
the name. For institutions abroad,
write the name of the country.
1112 In what faculty (department) do/did
you study?
1113 What is/was your major field of
study at your faculty or institute?
1114 Which post-secondary diploma
will/did you receive at the end of
this stage?
1115 Is/was your post-secondary
institution public or private?
1116 On average, how much do/did you
pay yearly in tuition fees for your
post-secondary institution?
1117 Is your post-secondary institution in
the same city in which your family
resides?
1118 Did you choose the institution in
 Vocational secondary – 3 years (7)
 Vocational secondary – 5 years (8)
 International secondary (9)
 Above intermediate (10)
 High institute (11)
 University (12)
 Post-graduate (13)
University:___________________________
High institute:________________________ 1113
Above intermediate institute_____________ 1113
Name of country_________________
_______________________________
_____________________________________
 There is no major (997)
 I didn’t choose my major yet (zero)
 Above intermediate (1)
 Bachelor’s (2)
 Master’s (3)
 Doctorate (4)
 Public (Arabic) (1)
 Public (Language)(2)
 Private (Arabic) (3)
 Private (Language)(4)
 Azhar (Arabic) (5)
 Azhar (Language)(6)
 Abroad (7)
 Open university (8)
 University labor (9)
 Other (Specify)________________ (96)

Write the no. ______________
Don’t know (99998)
 Yes (1)
 No (2)
 Yes , I chose (1)
 which you are/were studying or
were you assigned to it based on
No, based on the score (2) 1121
your final secondary school
examination score?
1119 Did you choose the major you are  Yes , I chose (1)
studying (or previously studied), or
 No, chosen for me (2)
was it chosen for you?
 There is no major (3)
No major not yet (4)
1120 Who encouraged you to make this A. Father (1)
selection?
B. Mother (2)
(multiple answers allowed) C. Brothers and sisters (3)
D. Other relatives (4)
E. No one (the student himself) (5)
X. Other (specify)_________ (6)
1121 Generally, do/did you find your  Yes, very clean (1)
university to be clean or not?
 Yes, clean (2)
 No, not clean (3)
1122 Do/did you maintain good  Yes (1)
relationships with most of your
 No (2)
instructors?
No relationship
1123 Can you (or were you previously  Yes (1)
able to) contact or ask for help from
your instructors outside of lectures?  No (2)
I haven’t tried (3)
1124 Are/were there computers available Never (1)
for your use at your Rarely (2)
university/institute?
Sometimes (3)
Often (4)
Always (5)
N.A (7)
1125 In your post-secondary institution… Yes (1) NO (2) Somewhat
(3)
A. Are/were some of the chairs, benches, or desks broken? 1 2 3
B. Is/was seating a problem (you have to go early to find a
place)? 1 2 3
C. Is/was the lighting in the classroom inadequate? 1 2 3
 D. Is/was the classroom not adequately ventilated? 1 2 3
E. Is/was it difficult to hear the instructor? 1 2 3
F. Is/was it difficult to see the writing on the board? 1 2 3
G. Are/were the textbooks available at the beginning of the
term? 1 2 3
H. Are/were the textbooks too expensive? 1 2 3
I. Is/was private tutoring common? 1 2 3
J. Are/were you able to file a complaint if you are/were
bothered? 1 2 3
K. Do/did your professors/instructors provide you with time to
discuss topics related to the subjects you studied? 1 2 3
L. Do/did your professors/instructors allocate enough time to
discuss career options with students? 1 2 3
M. Does/did your institution offer job skills training or
workshops discussing employment prospects associated 1 2 3
with your field of study?
N. Do/did your professors/instructors deal with students
respectfully? 1 2 3
O. Do/did your professors/instructors use obscene language
during class time or while dealing with students? 1 2 3
1126 What sort of study materials did you A. The instructor’s book (1) 
use while attending university? B. Lectures /sections (2)
C. Numerous reference materials from the library (3)
(Multiple answers allowed) 
D. Research & reference materials from the internet
(4)
E. External facilities (5) 
F. Tutoring center notes “Malzama” / private lessons
(6) 
G. Other (specify)__________________(96)
1127 A. Have you ever used the university  Yes (1)
library?  No (2)
B. Did anyone help you in seeking  Yes (1)
services in the library and show
you how to research a topic using  No (2)
library resources?
1128 What language did professors use  Arabic (1)
during classroom lectures?  English (2)
 Arabic and English (3)
 Other (specify) ____________ (6)
1129 Do you feel that your post-secondary  Yes (1)
institution prepared you for the labor  No (2)
 market? Somewhat (3)
1130 Did you ever take any private A. private lessons (1)
lessons or participate in after-school B. support programs in the faculty (2) 
support programs?
C. support programs outside the faculty (3)
(Multiple answers allowed) D. I didn’t take these (4) 

*Secondary Schools
1131 What is the name of the school
Name of school :___________
you attended?

Interviewer: for schools abroad,
write the country Name of country : :___________


1132 Is/was your school governmental,  Public (Arabic) (1)
private, experimental or Azhary?  Public (experimental) (2)
 Private (Arabic) (3)
Private (language) (4)
 International (5)
 Azhary (Arabic) (6)
 Azhary (language) (7)
 Other (specify) __________(96)
1133 Is/was it a general or technical General/Azhary/International secondary (1) 1138
secondary school? Technical (2)
1134 What is your technical Industry (1)
specialization? Commerce (2)
 Agriculture (3)
Tourism & hospitality (4)
 Nursing (5)
 Other (specify) (6)
1135 Do/did you receive any practical  Yes (1)
or experimental training while at 1137
school?  No (2)
1136 Do you believe that the training  Yes (1)
you receive/received will be
useful to you in your professional  No (2)
career?  Don't know (8)
1137 Is your school part of a vocational  Yes (1) 1139
 training enhancement program?  No (2)
 Don't know(3)
1138 What is your specialization?  Science (1)
 Math (2)
 Arts (3)
Not applicable (7)
Other (specify )_______________(6)
1139 What is/was the main language of Arabic (1)
instruction in your secondary  English (2)
school?  French (3)
 Other (specify)_________________ (6)
1140 On average, how much do/did you _____________
pay annually in tuition and other Write the no. ______________
school fees for secondary school?
Don’t know (9998)
1141 Are/were there computers  Never (1)
available for you to use at your  Rarely (2)
secondary school?  Sometimes (3)
 Often (4)
 Always (5)
 N.A (7)
1142 Does/did your secondary school  Yes (2 shifts) (1)
work in shifts?  Yes (3 shifts) (2)
 No (3)
1143 At your secondary school, how  Never (1)
often were students subjected to  Rarely (2)
physical punishment (beatings)?  Sometimes (3)
 Often (4)
 Always (5)
1144 Did you ever attend private A. Private lessons (1) 
tutoring or group tutoring during B. Support programs in the school (2)
your secondary education? C. Support programs outside the school
(3)
(Multiple answers allowed)
D. Neither (4)
1145 Did you use any outside books?  Yes (1)
 No (2)
1146 Is/was your secondary school co-  Mixed (1)
educational or single-sex? Boys (2)
 Girls (3)
 * Preparatory
1147 What is the name of the school
Name of school :___________
you attend/attended?

Interviewer: for schools abroad,
write the country Name of country : :___________


1148 Is/was your school governmental,  Public (Arabic) (1)
private, or Azhary?
 Public (language)(2)

 Private (Arabic) (3)

 Private (language) (4)

 International (5)

 Azhary (Arabic) (6)

 Azhary (language) (7)

 Other (specify) __________(96)

1149 What is/was the main language of

Arabic (1)
instruction in your preparatory
school?
 English (2)

 French (3)

 Other (specify)_______________ (6)

1150 On average, how much do/did you _____________

pay annually in tuition and other Write the value ______________
school fees for preparatory school?
Don’t know (99998)

1151 Are/were there computers  Never (1)

available for you to use at your
preparatory school?
 Rarely (2)
  Sometimes (3)

 Often (4)

 Always (5)

 N.A (7)

1152 Does/did your preparatory school  Yes (2 shifts) (1)

work in shifts?
 Yes (3 shifts) (2)

 No (3)

1153 At your preparatory school, how  Never (1)

often are/were students subjected
to physical punishment?
 Rarely (2)

 Sometimes (3)

 Often (4)

 Always (5)

1154 Did you ever take private tutoring A. private lessons (1) 
or group tutoring during your
preparatory education?
B. support programs in the school (2)

C. support programs outside the school (3)

D. I didn’t take it (4) 

1155 Do/did you use any outside books?  Yes (1)

 No (2)

1156 Is/was your preparatory school co-  Mixed (1)

educational or single-sex?
Boys (2)
  Girls (3)

* Primary Schools
1157 What is the name of the primary-
Name of school :___________
school you attend/attended?

Interviewer: for schools abroad,
write the country Name of country : :___________


1158 Is/was your school governmental,  Public (Arabic) (1)
private, experimental or Azhary?  Public (language)(2)
 Private (Arabic) (3)
 Private (language) (4)
 International (5)
 Azhary (Arabic) (6)
 Azhary (language)(7)
 Other (specify) __________(96)
1159 What is the main language of Arabic (1)
instruction at the primary school  English (2)
that you attended?  French (3)
 Other (specify)_________________ (6)
1160 On average, how much did you _____________
pay annually in tuition and other Write the value ______________
school fees for primary school?
DON’T KNOW (99998)
1161 Are/were there computers  Never (1)
available for your use in your  Rarely (2)
primary school?  Sometimes (3)
 Often (4)
 Always (5)
 N.A (7)
1162 Does/did your primary school  Yes (2 shifts) (1)
work in shifts?  Yes (3 shifts) (2)
 No (3)
1163 At your primary school, how often  Never (1)
are/were students subjected to  Rarely (2)
physical punishment?  Sometimes (3)
 Often (4)
 Always (5)
1164 Did you ever take private tutoring A. Private lessons (1) 
or group tutoring during your B. Support programs in the school (2)
primary education? C. Support programs outside the school (3) 
D. I didn’t take it (4) 
1165 Have you ever used textbooks  Yes (1)
from outside of school to study?  No (2)
1166 Is/was your primary school co-  Mixed (1)
educational or single-sex? Boys(2)
 Girls (3)
1167 Does/did your primary school 5-year (1)
follow the 5 or 6 year system? 6- years (2)

* Currently Enrolled
1168 Interviewer: Check the  Currently in school (1)
response of question (0 1195
 Have been to school in the past (2)
 Homeschooled (3) 1198
1169 How do you commute to your  Walk (1)
school/institute/university?
 Bicycle (2)
Interviewer: in case of multiple  Donkey/cart (3)
choices, choose which takes the  Motorcycle (4)
longest time  TokTok, pick-up truck (5)
 Public transportation (6)
 Taxi (7)
 School bus (8)
 Private car (9)
 Rented van (10)
 Micro-bus (11)
 Other (Specify)____________ (96)
1170 How long does it take you to get  Less than 1/2h (1)
to school/institute/university?
 1/2- 1h (2)
 More than 1h (3)
1171 Interviewer: check question  Yes (1) 1184
(1105) Is the respondent in a
stage of schooling above
intermediate or university or  No (2)
post-graduate?
1172 Generally, how would you rate  Very clean (1)
the cleanliness of your school/
 Clean (2)
institute/university?
 Not clean (3)
1173 Are you on good terms with  Yes (1)
most of your
 No (2)
teachers/instructors?
 No relationship (3)
1174 In your classroom at school: Yes NO Somewhat

A. I don’t have special class (1) (2) (3)

B. Are some of the chairs or benches (1) (2) (3)
broken?
C. Are there more students on one (1) (2) (3)
bench than there should be?
D. Is the lighting in the classroom (1) (2) (3)
inadequate?
E. Is the blackboard in a poor (1) (2) (3)
condition such that you cannot see
what is written on it?
F. Are the classroom windows broken? (1) (2) (3)
G. Is the classroom not adequately (1) (2) (3)
ventilated?
1175 Does your school have ………. Yes NO IF ALL
ANSWER
A. Library (1) (2) (NO)
B. Computer lab (1) (2) MOVE TO
C. Science laboratory (1) (2) 1179
D. School clinic (1) (2)
1176 Have you ever used/visited/ Yes(1) NO(2) N.A(7) IF ALL
participated in? ANSWER
(NO or
A. Library (1) (2) (7) N.A)
B. Computer lab (1) (2) (7) MOVE TO
C. Science laboratory (1) (2) (7) 1179

D. School clinic (1) (2) (7)

1177 How often do you Rarely(1) Sometimes(2) Always(3) N.A(7)
use/visit/participate in?
A. Library (1) (2) (3) (7)
B. Computer lab (1) (2) (3) (7)
C. Science laboratory (1) (2) (3) (7)
D. School clinic (1) (2) (3) (7)
1178 Are you satisfied with the Yes(1) NO(2) N.P(7)
service/activity you had there?
A. Library (1) (2) (7)
 B. Computer Lab (1) (2) (7)
C. Science Laboratory (1) (2) (7)
D. School clinic (1) (2) (7)
1179 Does anyone in your household  Yes (1)
help you with your studies or 1181
other schoolwork?  No (2)
1180 A. Father (1) 
Who helps you? B. Mother (2) 
C. Brothers and sisters (3) 
(Multiple answers allowed) D. Other relatives (4) 
X. Other (Specify):_______________ (6) 
1181  Both father and mother (1)
 Father (2)
 Mother (3)
 Brothers and sisters (4)
If you have a problem at school,
who usually goes to school and  Other relatives (5)
meets the teachers/instructors to  Solve it myself (6)
solve this problem?
 No one (7)
(Multiple answers allowed)
 I never had problems (7)
I never have problems (8)
 Refuse (95)
 Don’t know (98)
1182 Never (1)
How often do your parents go to Rarely (2)
school to meet your Sometimes (3)
teachers/instructors? Often (4)
Always (5)
1183 Never (1)
Rarely (2)
How often do they regularly Sometimes (3)
attend school meetings
Often (4)
Always (5)
1184 Almost all classmates take private lessons (1)
How prevalent is private Very prevalent (2)
tutoring among your classmates
Fairly prevalent (3)
this year?
Scarce (4)
1185 Did you take any private lessons A. Private lessons (1)
or participate in after-school B. Support programs in the school (2)
 study groups this year?
(multiple answers allowed)
1186
How many subjects did you
take?
1187 On average, how much did
tutoring cost you per month?
1188 Were any of the private tutoring
lessons you took this year with a  Yes (1)
school teacher who was
teaching you the same subject
during the same school year?
1189
Why did you decide to take
private lessons with your school
teacher?
1190
Approximately how much did
you spend on the following
educational expenses and in
total this year?
1191 Have you ever been absent from
school/university/institute for at
least one day this past year?
1192 How many days were you
absent?
1193
What are the different reasons
that you were absent?
(Multiple answers allowed)
C. Support programs outside of school (3)
D. Neither (4)  1190
 Private tutoring Subjects
 Group tutoring Subjects
 Private tutoring cost_____
 Group tutoring cost______
1190
 No (2)
 He/she is a good teacher (1)
 This is a teacher I know of (2)
 He/she imposed it (3)
 Because he/she is the one who is writing the exam (4)
 Other (specify) _______________ (6)
A. Tuition fees , L.E.
B. Other costs charged by school/institute/university
, L.E.
C. Uniforms , L.E.
D. Books, L.E
E. Stationary and photocopying , L.E.
F. Transportation to and from school,
L.E.
G. Transportation to and from tutoring,
L.E.
X. Other (specify) ______________, L.E.
 Total , L.E.
 Yes (1)
1194
 No (2)
 days
Don’t know (98)
A. Illness (1) 
B. Family problems (2) 
C. Problems at school with teachers (3) 
D. Problems at school with other students (4) 
E. The school is too far away (5) 
 F. Do not benefit from going to school (6) 
G. To work or help the family (7) 
H. Parents traveling (8) 
I. To study (9)
J. Private tutoring takes place during school day (10)
K. To help with housework (11) 

X. Other (Specify):_____________ (96)

1194  Primary (1)

 Preparatory (2)
 Secondary (3)
What level of schooling would
you like to complete?  Above intermediate (4)

 University (5)
 Above university (6)

* General section
1195 Have you ever interrupted your
 Yes (1)
schooling for a period of over 6
consecutive months, then returned 1198
 No (2)
again?
1196 How many times have you Once (1)
interrupted school for a period of
Twice (2)
more than six months?
Three or more times (3)
1197 How many school years were you out
of school in total as a result of these Years 
interruptions?
1198 From the time that you entered  Yes (1)
primary school, did you ever fail a 1200
class and repeat an examination in  No (2)
any year?
1199 At which educational level(s)? A. In primary (1) 
B. In preparatory (2) 
C. In secondary (3) 
D. In university/institute (4) 
1200 From the time you entered primary  Yes (1)
school, did you ever repeat a school 1202
year?  No (2)
1201 At which education level(s)? A. In primary (1) 
B. In preparatory (2) 
C. In secondary (3) 
D. In university/institute (4) 
1202 Have you ever cheated on an exam? A. Yes, in primary (1) 
(multiple answers allowed)
B. Yes, in preparatory (2) 
C. Yes, in secondary (3) 
D. Yes, in university/institute (4)
E. No, I didn’t do it (5) 
1203 Do you see students around you F. Yes, in primary (1) 
cheating on exams?
G. Yes, in preparatory (2) 
(multiple answers allowed)
H. Yes, in secondary (3) 
I. Yes, in university/institute (4) 
J. No, I didn’t see any (5) 
1204 Do you know of anyone who ever  Yes (1)
bought a copy of an exam?
 No (2)
1205 Interviewer: Check the response of  Has been to school in the past/ currently in
question (0 school (1)
 Homeschooled (2) 1209
1206 Now I shall make some general statements. I would Never Sometimes Always
like to know your opinion about them: (1) (2) (3)
A. Teachers/instructors encourage students to express their (1) (2) (3)
opinions openly.
B. Students are always encouraged to form their own opinions (1) (2) (3)
and points of view about different matters
C. When students ask teachers about something in their studies, (1) (2) (3)
students don’t understand the teachers’ answers.
D. Teachers want students to memorize dates & definitions (1) (2) (3)
E. Teachers/instructors care about the students’ personal (1) (2) (3)
problems and help resolve them.
F. Some teachers/instructors beat students and use corporal (1) (2) (3)
punishment.
G. School social workers care about students/teachers problems (1) (2) (3)
and help resolve them.
H. The administration and teachers/instructors treat boys and (1) (2) (3)
girls equally
I. The rules at school/university/institute are equally applied to (1) (2) (3)
all students without discrimination.
1207 Do/did you feel satisfied with your  Yes (1) 1209
schooling experience?
 No (2)
 Indifferent (3)
1208 In your opinion, what are the main A. School building (1) 
reason(s) behind this feeling?
B. Commuting distance (2) 
C. Treatment from teachers (3) 
D. Treatment from administration (4) 
E. Difficulty of subjects (5) 
F. Exams (6) 
G. Rote learning (7) 
X. Other (Specify):____________ (96)
1209 Before you attended school, did you  Yes (1)
go to a nursery or kindergarten? 1211
 No (2)
1210 What type of pre-schooling have you A. Nursery (1)
been to? B. Kindergarten (2)
(multiple answers allowed) C. Other (Specify)____________________(6)

1211 Interviewer: Check questions  Left school before completing preparatory level
(Error! Reference source not (1)
found.1105): Is the respondent  Didn’t leave school before completing preparatory
currently in preparatory education or level (2)
has s/he left school without
completing the preparatory level?
1212 Have you ever been to literacy  Yes (1)
classes or society schools?

 No (2)

1213 Can you read a letter or a newspaper?  Yes (1)

 No (2)

Interviewer: Ask the respondent to  He can read (1)

read the name of the survey  He cannot read (2)
1214 Can you write a letter?  Yes (1)

 No (2)

1215 Can you do a simple arithmetic  Yes (1)

operation (addition or subtraction)?
 No (2)
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Section (2): Employment and Earnings

Family Background: Father's and Mother’s Characteristics
Question Answers Code
2101 Does this individual's father live in the same Yes (1)
[1]
household?
No (2) (2126)
2102 Interviewer: copy the father’s code (2126)
2103 When was your father born?
2104 What is the highest level of education that your  Illiterate (1)
father completed?  Can read and write (2)
 Primary (3)
 Preparatory (4)
 General secondary (5)
 Middle institute (6)
 Higher institute (7)
 University (8)
 Post-graduate (9)
2105 What was/is his main employment status when
 Waged employee in a regular job (1)
you were 15 years old?

Interviewer: if individual is less than 15 years  Waged employee in an irregular job (2)
old, s/he should be asked about father's current
 Employer (3)
work. If father died before individual reached
15, s/he should be asked about father's last job.  Self-employed (4)
 Unpaid family worker (5)
 Unpaid worker for others (6)
 No job (7) (2126)
‫ــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــ‬
[2] 2 [3] Father’s occupation
1 [4] Occupation in details
0
6
2107 Sector of father's job  Government (1)
 Public enterprise (2)
 Private (3)
 Investment (4)
 Foreign (5)
 Non-profit, non-governmental organization (6)
 Co-operatives (7)
 Other (specify) (96) ________
 Don't know (8)
2108 Does this individual's mother live in the same Yes (1) [5]
household?
No (2) (2126)
2109 Interviewer: copy the mother’s code (2126)
2110 When was your mother born?
Interviewer: Write (9998) if Don’t know
2111 What is your mother’s highest educational  Illiterate (1)
attainment?  Can read and write (2)
 Primary (3)
 Preparatory (4)
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 General secondary (5)

 Middle institute (6)
 Higher institute (7)
 University (8)
 Post graduate (9)
2112 What was her main employment status when
 Waged employee in a regular job (1)
you were 15 years old?

Interviewer: (if individual is less than 15 years  Waged employee in an irregular job (2)
old, s/he should be asked about mother's
current work. If mother died before individual  Employer (3)
reached 15, s/he should be asked about  Self-employed (4)
mother's last job)
 Unpaid family worker (5)
 Unpaid worker for others (6)
 No job (7) (2126)
2113 Mother’s occupation ‫ــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــ‬
Occupation in Details

2114 Sector of mother's job  Government (1)

 Public enterprise (2)
 Private (3)
 Investment (4)
 Foreign (5)
 Non-profit, non-governmental organization (6)
 Co-operatives (7)
 Other (specify) (96) _______
 Don't know (8)
2115 How many living brothers/sisters do you have?
(Interviewer: Write (00) if none)
2116 How many of your brothers/sisters have died?
(Interviewer: Write (00) if none)
2117 What is (was) your birth order among all your
siblings including those who passed away?
2118 What is (was) your birth order among all your
siblings, only living ones?

Employment during the Past 7 Days:

2119) Were you employed during the past seven days? (even if you Yes (1) (2126) No (2)
were on temporary leave for less than 6 months)
2120) Did you participate in any of the following activities during the past seven days (including for a short period of time
or irregularly): for the purpose of sales, marketing, earning a wage, or helping in a family business?
Yes (1) No (2)
A. Agricultural work (e.g. harvesting, gathering crops, irrigation…)  
B. Raising poultry/livestock  
C. Producing ghee/cheese/butter  
D. Collecting fuel/woodcutting  
E. Preparing vegetables/food  
F. Sewing/embroidery/crochet  
G. Producing straw products/carpets/textiles/ropes  
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2120) Did you participate in any of the following activities during the past seven days (including for a short period of time
or irregularly): for the purpose of sales, marketing, earning a wage, or helping in a family business?
Yes (1) No (2)
H. Offering services for others in a house/shop/hotel  
I. Independent paid work  
J. Selling goods in the market/in the street/at home  
K. Buying goods and reselling them  
L. Helping with construction work  
M. Learning a skill  
N. Gardening  
O. Making handicrafts  
P. Working from home  
Q. Raising pigeons  
2121) Interviewer: check Q. 2120 At least one answer is yes (1) (2126)
All answers (No) (2)
2122) Did you want to work during that period ? Yes (1) No (2) (2125)
2123) If there were a suitable job available, would you be able to start Yes (1) (2125) No (2)
work within the next two weeks?
2124) Why don’t you want to work or why aren’t you available to work?? (the main reason) For all answers except [1]
 (2189)
o Full-time student (1) o Housewife (2)
o Parents wouldn’t allow it (3) o Temporarily disabled (4)
o Permanently disabled (5) o On unpaid leave for at least one year and doesn’t work (6)
o Planning to travel, work abroad or to o Could not find the right job opportunity (8)
immigrate (7) o Religious reasons (10)
o Husband wouldn’t allow it (9) o Busy taking care of children or other family members (12)
o Social norms (11) o I lack the appropriate skills needed to find work (14)
o Do not need to work as family is well-off (13) o I am tired of job searching (16)
o None of my friends work (15) o Work is not fun (18)
o I know I won’t find a government job (17) o There’s no job with an appropriate salary (19)
o Other:__________________________________________________________________________ (96) 
2125) What are your plans after finishing your studies? Find a job (1) Housewife (2)
 (2189) Continue studying (3) Training (4)
DK (8) Others (specify) (96)
________

Characteristics of Current Job:

2126) Within the last seven days, how many days total have you worked (consecutive days or  Days
inconsecutive days)?
2127) How many hours did you work (on average) Hours/Day Interviewer: if more than 40
during the last seven days? Hours/Week hours (2129)

2128) A. What is the reason for working less than 40 hours?

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 Job circumstances require this (2)

 Official number of hours is less than 40 per week (1)
 No work available the rest of the days (3)
 Pay is not enough (4)  Do not want to work the rest of the days (5)
 Temporarily absent from work but still holding the
 Job is boring (7)
position (6)
 Part-time study or training (8)
Other:____________________________________________________________________________ (96) 
2128) B. Has your work in the past week been your primary Yes (1) No (2)
job during the last three months?
2129) Would you like to continue this primary job? Yes (1) No (2)
2130) Are you searching for another job that is different than Yes (1) No (2)
your primary job?
2131) What is your employment status? 1-Wage worker 2-Employer
3-Self-employed 4-Unpaid family
5- Unpaid worker for others worker
2131a) Do you work in an establishment? Yes (1) No (2)
Interviewer: if yes, write the name of the establishment Name of the establishment:
______________________
2132) A. What is your occupation? ______________________
Write occupation in details

2132) B. When did you start this job?

Month Year
2133) What is the economic activity of the enterprise you
work in or the job you do if it is not in an enterprise?
2134) How stable is your job? Regular Irregular
Permanent (1) Seasonal (3)
Temporary (2) Casual (4)
2135) What is your sector of employment? Government (1) (2140)
Public enterprise (2)
Private (3)
Investment / joint venture (4)
Interviewer: choose (3) if the respondent works outside the
Foreign (5)
establishment
Non-profit or non-governmental organization (6)
Co-operatives (7)

Other (96) (specify)______________

2136) What is the legal status of the firm you work in? Individual project (1)
Company of individuals (2)
Joint stock company (3)
Limited liability company (4)
Illegal (5)
Don't know (8)
2137) A. What is the number of employees in your firm
including yourself? Interviewer: if not known, write the DK (9998)
approximate number
2137) B. Interviewer: the number of workers mentioned is real Real (1) guessing (2)
or is the respondent guessing?
2138) Is this work in Egypt or abroad? In Egypt (1) (2160) Abroad (2)
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2139) The country __________________________ (2160)

2140) Governorate
__________________________
2141) Qism/Markaz
__________________________
2142) Shiakha/Village
________________________
2143) Location of work (urban/rural) Urban (1) Rural (2)
2144) Do you have a legal work contract or formal Yes (1) No (2) (2160)
appointment?  NA (employer) (7)
2145) Do you have social insurance through this job? Yes (1) (2160) No
(2)
2146) Why don’t you have social insurance? Employer refused (1)
I do not think I can have it (2)
It would reduce my salary/rewards (3)
Social insurance is not good (4)
I do not know about it (5)
Others (specify )(6)_________________________
2146a) Do other workers in your firm have social insurance or Yes, contracts and  Yes, only contracts (2)
a formal work contract? insurance (1)  DK (8)
No (3)
2147) Do you have medical insurance? Yes (1) No (2)
2148) Interviewer: check Q2131: is the person 1-Wage worker or unpaid worker?
2-Employer or self-employed? (2160)

2149) Do you experience any of the following at your work?* Yes (1) No (2) NA (7) Frequency
1-Daily
2-Twice a week
3-Once a week
6-Others
(specify)
A. Maltreatment from supervisor(s)   
B. Long hours   
C. Little pay   
D. No annual paid leave   
E. No sick leave   
F. No maternity leave ( For females only)   
G. Exhausting work load   
H. Long commute time   
I. Harassment from colleagues/supervisors   
J. Sexual harassment from colleagues/supervisors (for females
  
only)
K. Harassment from customers/clients   
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2149) Do you experience any of the following at your work?* Yes (1) No (2) NA (7) Frequency
1-Daily
2-Twice a week
3-Once a week
6-Others
(specify)
L. Sexual harassment from customers/clients (for females only)   
M. Workplace is hazardous   
N. Harassment during commute to or from your workplace (for
  
females only)
O. No payment of wages after finishing work   
P. No wage determination at the beginning of the job   
X. Other
(specify):________________________________________
At least one answer is yes (1)
2150) Interviewer: Check Q (2149) All Answers No (2) (2155))
2151) Do you consider leaving your job because of any of these  Yes (1)
problems?  No (2)

2152) Does your current job require any skill?  Yes (1)  No (2) (2155))
Interviewer: including regular schooling
2153) How did you acquire that skill? (multiple answers allowed) 2154) Duration of weeks needed to acquire skill?
A. Regular schooling (1) B. Organized technical education (2)
D. Through an apprenticeship to a
C. Through a contractor (3)
craftsman (4)
F. Through a private sector
E. Through a public sector enterprise (5)
enterprise (6)
G. Language courses/programs (7) H. Computer courses/programs (8)
I. Secretarial courses/programs (9) J. Through family (10)
K. Self-taught in skill (11) L. On-the-job training (12)
M. Other (specify):______________ (96)
2155) Do you use a computer at work? Yes (1) No (2) (2160)
2156) What specific software packages you use? A. Word processing (1) B. Spreadsheets (Excel) (2)
(multiple answers allowed)
C. Website design software (3) D. Multimedia and graphics
(4)
E. Programs making and linking F. Programs developer
new networks and devices (5) (Operating Systems) (6)
G. Statistical Packages (SPSS) (7) X. Others, (specify) (96)
2157) Where did you learn how to use these programs? A. School or university (1) B. Computer
(multiple answers allowed) C. On-the-job training (3) courses/programs (2)
E. Relatives/friends (5) D. Self-taught (4)
X. Others (specify )(6)
2158) Do you use the internet? Yes (1) No (2) (2160)
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2159) What do you do on the internet? A. Searching for specific B. Website Designing (2)
(multiple answers allowed) information (1) D. Searching for a job or
C. Educational program sending your CV (4)
designing (3) F. Searching for health or law
E. making phone calls using the information (6)
net (5) H. E-commerce (8)
G. Send e-mails with J. Downloading files (10)
attachments (7)
I. Internet banking (9)
K. Reading essays or
newspapers (11)
X. Other (specify) (96)
2160) When you first started this job, whose decision was it that you do so? (multiple answers allowed)
A. Himself/herself (1)  B. Father (2)  C. Mother (3)  D. Husband/wife (4) 
E. Other family member (5)  X. Other (specify):______________________________________________ (6) 

Earnings:
2161) Have you been working for a wage at your current job? Yes (1) No (2) (2166)
2162) How is your wage in your current job calculated?
 Fixed (1)  By piece/commission (2)  Fixed + Variable (piece/ commission) (3)
Other (specify):___________________________________________________________ (6)

2163) What do you do with this money: do you keep it all to yourself, do you give it all to your family, or do you keep some
and give some to your family? (multiple answers allowed)
A. Contribute to household spending (1)  B. Give it to father (2)  C. Give it to mother (3) 
D. Give it to siblings (4)  E. Give it to other
F. Keep it all to myself (6) 
X. Others (specify) (96)  relatives (5) 

2164) What is the net amount received (in L.E.) for each of the following categories?
2164) Frequency 2165) Net value in EGP
      
Day Week Month 3 months Year NA DK
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (7) (8)
Go to the
next category
A. Basic wage        ,
B. Supplementary payment        ,
C. Bonus        ,
D. Incentives        ,
E. Overtime        ,
F. Profits        ,
X. Other

(specify)_______         ,


Z. Total        ,
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2166) Do you currently send any aid/ support to your  Yes, cash (1) Yes, in-kind (2)
parents, cash or in-kind?  None (3) (2168)  Not applicable (7) (2168)
Average value per month (cash)…….. ……………………
2167) What is the value of this support?
Average value per month (non-cash)… …………………..
2168) Do you receive any aid/support from your parents?  Yes, cash (1) Yes, in-kind (2)
Include any payments for working at a family
enterprise.  None (3) (2170)  Not applicable (7) (2170)

Average value per month (Cash)… ………………………..

2169) What is the value of this support?
Average value per month (non-Cash)… …………………..
2170) Are you self-employed or do you have your own
Yes (1) No (2) (2189)
enterprise?
2171) How much were your net earnings in the past month? Value ……………………………… (2189)

Unemployment:
2172) Why have you NOT been working during the past seven days? (select only the most important reason)
 No work available at all (1)  No suitable (to experience and degree) work available (2)
 No work in a suitable organization/firm (4)
 No work with suitable pay (3)
 Lack of security (6)
 No work in government or public sector(5)
 The wage is lower than the cost of housing or the productivity (7)
 No work available with suitable location (8) Other (specify):____________________________________ (96)
2173) What is the minimum net monthly wage In government /public sector 
you can accept for a job? Private formal sector (with contract or social insurance) 
Informal private sector (without contract nor social insurance)

2174) When did you start your most  Month
recent period of unemployment? (date of start  Year
of unemployment)
2175) Have you searched for a job by registering with the government employment office? (multiple answers allowed)
A. Yes, registered with a MoMP (Ministry Of Manpower) B. Yes, registered with work place of my parents (2)
employment office (1)
C. Yes, registered with the Ministry of Managerial Development (3) D. No (4)

2176) Have you used any of the following methods in your job search during the past three months?
Yes (1) No (2)
A. Registered in a government office  
B. Registered in a private office  
C. Entered government job lottery competition  
D. Sent job application or CV to institutions  
E. Inquired at work location  
F. Advertised in newspapers  
G. Applied to a job advertised in newspapers  
H. Asked friends or relatives for help  
I. Contacted employer  
J. Contacted contractor  
K. Waited at gathering locations of workers  
L. Searched for private project (land, equipment)  
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2176) Have you used any of the following methods in your job search during the past three months?
Yes (1) No (2)
M. Arranged to get financing for a private project  
N. Registered at a recruitment website online  
X. Other (specify):______________________________________________________
2177) Have you used a regular phone in your job-hunting?  Yes (1)  No (2)
2178) Have you used a mobile phone in your job-hunting?  Yes (1)  No (2)
2179) Have you used the internet in your job-hunting?  Yes (1)  No (2)
2180) When did you begin searching for a job for the first Month Year
time during your current period of unemployment?
2181) When was the last time you searched for a job?  Month  Year
2182) Interviewer: check Q2176 to Q2179? At least one yes (1) (2184)
All Answers no (2)
2183) What is the main reason that you have not been looking for a job in the last 3 months?
 Believe that there are no jobs (1)  Tired of looking for jobs (2)
 Employers prefer males to females in hiring (3)  Do not know an effective way to look for a job (4)
 Waiting for MoMP hiring (5)  No jobswith the (6)
 I do not have the required skill (7)  No suitable jobs (8)
(Do not have enough training or education )
 Do not need work (9)  Health conditions do not allow (10)
 Family responsibilities (11)  Opposition of a family member (12)
 Lack of personal connections and nepotism (wasta) (13)
 Already found work and will start it later (14)
 Because of my current studies (15)
Other:____________________________________________________________________________ (96)
2184) Have you ever refused a job that was offered to you? Yes (1) No (2) (2188)
2185) What kind of job was this? Interviewer: mention the choices to the respondent if he/she didn’t answer
 Initiated/jointly initiated private business (1)  Work for the government/public sector (2)
 Work for a multinational corporation (3)  Work for a private company (4)
 Work for a non-profit organization (5)  Work on own/family farm (6)
 Work on someone else’s farm (7)  Work for family business (8)
Other (specify):_____ _____________ (96)   DON’T KNOW (98)
2186) What was the offered occupation? _______________________________
2187) Why? (select the main reason for refusing the job)
 Wages offered were too low (1)  Work was not interesting (2)
 Location was not convenient (far away or difficult  Work would not match my level of qualifications (4)
to reach) (3)
 Work would require too few hours (5)  Work would require too many hours (6)
 Waiting for a better job offer (7)  There was no contract or contract length was too short (8)
 Saw no possibilities for advancement (9)  Job was below my social status (10)
 Job was below my education (11)  Work place not appropriate for a female (12)
 No social security/ medical insurance (13)  Waiting for a job in the government (14)
Other (specify):____________________________________________________________________________ (96)
2188) What have you mainly been doing while unemployed and looking for job?
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 Staying at home and just looking for a job (1)  Staying at home and doing household chores (2)
 Helping out with family business (3)  Taking additional education/training courses (4)
 Spending time with friends (5)  Doing volunteer work (without pay) (6)
 Planning to start my own business (7)  Doing post graduate studies (8)
Other (specify):____________________________________________________________________________ (96)
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Job Mobility
Interviewer:
The first status is the first employment status (of a duration of six consecutive months or more) after leaving school, or the first job prior to the
completion of school lasting more than six consecutive months, whichever comes first.
For regular employment, a change from one position/location to another with the same employer is not considered a new status.
For irregular employment, changing employers is not considered a new status.

2189) Interviewer: Has (NAME) ever worked even while study? Yes (1) No (2) (2220)
First status after leaving school or first Second Status Third Status Fourth Status Is your employment status
job before exiting school, for more than the same as the month
6 months before the revolution of
January 25th 2011?
Yes: (2220)
No: ask about the status
during the month before
January 2011
2190) Employment status
(See codes below / from 6 to
11, go to next status. For 1  
to 5, continue)
  
NB: Do not mention employment
status that lasted less than 6
months
2191) Started A) Month     
B) Year     
_____________________ _________________ _________________
__________________________ ______________________
2192) Occupation in details _____ _________ _________
 
  
2193) Economic activity     
2194) Economic sector
    
(see codes below)
2195) Job stability
    
(see code below)
Yes (1) Yes (1) Yes (1)
Yes (1) Yes (1) No (2) (2200)
2196) Contract No (2) (2200) No (2) (2200)
No (2) (2200) No (2) (2200)
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First status after leaving school or first Second Status Third Status Fourth Status Is your employment status
job before exiting school, for more than the same as the month
6 months before the revolution of
January 25th 2011?
Yes: (2220)
No: ask about the status
during the month before
January 2011

Defined (1) Defined (1) Defined (1) Defined (1)

2197) Type of contract Defined (1)
Unlimited (2) Unlimited (2) Unlimited (2) Unlimited (2)
Unlimited (2)
2198) Did you acquire this
contract at the time you obtained Yes (1) Yes (1) Yes (1) Yes (1)
Yes (1)
your job? No (2) No (2) No (2) No (2)
No (2)

2199) When did

you acquire this A) Month     
contract?
B) Year     

2200) Did any other workers Yes (1) Yes (1) Yes (1) Yes (1)
Yes (1)
within your firm have a contract? No (2) No (2) No (2) No (2)
No (2)
Yes (1) Yes (1)
2201) Social insurance [6] Yes (1) Yes (1) Yes (1)
No (2) No (2)
[7] No (2) (2204) No (2) (2204) No (2) (2204)
(2204) (2204)
2202) Did you acquire social
Yes (1) Yes (1) Yes (1) Yes (1) Yes (1)
insurance at the time you obtained
your job? No (2) No (2) No (2) No (2) No (2)

2203) When did A) Month     

you acquire this
social insurance?
B) Year     

2204) Did any other workers

within your firm have social Yes (1) Yes (1) Yes (1) Yes (1) Yes (1)
insurance? No (2) No (2) No (2) No (2) No (2)
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First status after leaving school or first Second Status Third Status Fourth Status Is your employment status
job before exiting school, for more than the same as the month
6 months before the revolution of
January 25th 2011?
Yes: (2220)
No: ask about the status
during the month before
January 2011
2205) Medical insurance Yes (1) Yes (1) Yes (1) Yes (1) Yes (1)
No (2) No (2) No (2) No (2) No (2)
2206) Did you acquire job Yes (1) Yes (1) Yes (1)  Yes (1)  Yes (1)
training?  No (2)  No (2)
No (2) No (2) No (2)

In the same estab. In the same estab.

2207) Is your work in/out of the In the same(1) In the same estab. (1) In the same estab. (1) (1) (1)
establishment? In another estab. (2) In another estab. (2) In another estab. (2) In another estab. In another estab.
Out (3) Out (3) Out (3) (2) (2)
Out (3) Out (3)
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First status after leaving school or first Second Status Third Status Fourth Status Is your employment status
job before exiting school, for more than the same as the month
6 months before the revolution of
January 25th 2011?
Yes: (2220)
No: ask about the status
during the month before
January 2011
2208) Legal status of the
establishment you work for (see [8]  [9]  [10]  [11]  [12] 
codes below)
2209) The number of [15]  [17]  [19]  [21] 
[13] 
employees in the establishment
[16]  100 or more [18]  100 or more [20]  100 or [22]  100 or
(including respondent) [14]  100 or more (100)
(100) (100) more (100) more (100)
Yes (1) Yes (1) Yes (1) Yes (1) Yes (1)
2210) Is this
No (2) No (2) No (2) No (2) No (2)
establishment registered?
Don't Know (8) Don't Know (8) Don't Know (8) Don't Know (8) Don't Know (8)
Yes (1) Yes (1) Yes (1) Yes (1) Yes (1)
2211) Is this
No (2) No (2) No (2) No (2) No (2)
establishment licensed?
Don't Know (8) Don't Know (8) Don't Know (8) Don't Know (8) Don't Know (8)
 In Egypt (1)  In Egypt (1)  In Egypt (1)
 In Egypt (1) (2214)  In Egypt (1) (2214)
2212) Country (2214) (2214) (2214)
 Abroad (2)  Abroad (2)
 Abroad (2)  Abroad (2)  Abroad (2)
_______________ _______________ _______________
2213) Country name (2218) _______________ _______________
  
_______________ _______________ _______________
2214) Governorate _______________ _______________
  
_______________ _______________ _______________
2215) Qism/Markaz/District _______________ _______________
  
_______________ _______________ _______________
2216) Shiakha/Village _______________ _______________
  
Urban (1) Urban (1) Urban (1) Urban (1) Urban (1)
2217) Place of work Rural (2) Rural (2) Rural (2) Rural (2) Rural (2)
 Mobile (3)  Mobile (3)  Mobile (3)  Mobile (3)  Mobile (3)
2218) Reason for change from
this status to the next status     
(see codes below)
2219) How old A) Month     
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First status after leaving school or first Second Status Third Status Fourth Status Is your employment status
job before exiting school, for more than the same as the month
6 months before the revolution of
January 25th 2011?
Yes: (2220)
No: ask about the status
during the month before
January 2011
were you when you 
started this work? B) Year    
Q(2190) Code: (1) Waged employee (2) Employer (3) Self-employed (4) Unpaid, working for family (5) Apprentice, unpaid (6) Unemployed (7)
housewife (8) Full time student/recruits (9) Does not want to work (10) Temporarily disabled (11) Unpaid leave for a year or more.
Q(2194) Code: (1) Government (2) Public enterprise (3) Private (4) Investment (5) Foreign (6) Non-profit NGO (7) Other, including co-operatives
(96) Other.
Q(2195) Code: (1) Permanent (2) Temporary (3) Seasonal (4) Casual.
Q(2208) Code: (1) Individual project (2) Partnership/company (3) S.A.E. (4) Limited liability (5) Has no legal status (8) DON’T KNOW.
Q.(2218) Code: Terminated by the employer (1) Quit voluntarily/resigned to get a new job (2) Quit voluntarily/resigned for other reasons (3) No change (4)
Contract ended and not renewed by the employer (5) Suspension of the project(6) Other, specify (96)
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Attitudes about Employment:

2220) Who decided that you should work for the  Myself (1)  Father (2)
first time? (multiple answers allowed)  Mother (3)  Spouse (4)
 Other family member (5)  never employed (7)
 Other (specify) (6) (2214)
__________________
2221) What made you work for first time?  I failed in education (1)  To earn money to help
To cover my expenses (3) my family (2)
 To get experience (5)  To work during my
 I liked to work (7) spare time (4)
 I never been to school (8)  To help my family in
 I finished my education work or business (6)
(9)  Other (specify) (96)
2222) Have you ever worked or trained while  Yes, I worked (1)  Yes, I trained with pay
studying?  I trained without pay (3) (2)
 No (2) (2228)
2223) Please describe the work experience?
 Work in family business (1)  Work on farm (2)
 Paid work in private company (3)  Paid work in public company (4)
 Community volunteer work (5)  Other ( specify) (6)
2224) In your opinion, who should be responsible for finding you a job?
Schools and universities (1)  Companies providing occupations (2)  Independent business centers (3)
 State (4)  Local government offices (5)  Policy-makers (6)
 Myself (7)  My family (8)  My husband’s/wife’s family (9)
Other:____________________________________________________________________________ (96)
2225) Do you have a CV? Yes (1) No (2)
2226) In your opinion, for you to get a job, what’s more important: to Personal Recommendation (2)
improve your personal skills or to be recommended by someone? Skills (1) (2228)
2227) What are these A. Computer (1)  B. Foreign languages (2) 
personal skills? (multiple C. Professional Skills (2)  D. Higher education (4) 
answers allowed) F. Public relations (6)
E. Marketing (5)
G. Specific training (7) H. Business admin. training (8)
X. Other (specify):_________________________________________________
(96)
2228) If you had the choice, would you choose to work for Work for pay (1)  Have my own
pay, or to have your own business? business (2) (2230)
2229) Why do you prefer to work for pay? (2231)
 More stability (1)  Bigger income compared to income of owning a business (2)
 Less responsibility (3)  Better opportunity to advance and move forward in my career (4)
 Job benefits (social insurance and others) Other:_________________________________ (96)
(5)
2230) Why do you prefer to have your own business?
 Because there are no other job opportunities (1)  More independence (2)
 More flexible working hours (3)  Higher income than in a normal job (4)
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 More career satisfaction (5)  My parents own their own business also (6)
 More opportunity for improving social status (7)
 Other:____________________________________________________________________________ (96)
2231) Do you think working for the public sector or for the Yes (1) No (2)
government is better than working for the private sector? (2233)
2232) Why? (mention the most important reason)
 More stability (1)  Maternity leaves (for females) (2)
 Less work and responsibility (3)  The salary(4)
 Insurance and collateral (5)  Social status as an employee (6)
 Less working hours (7)  Other (specify):________________________ (96)
2233) What is the expected salary/month, as far as you know, in the labor market or in your field of
specialization?
, L.E. CAN’T DETERMINE (7) DON’T KNOW (8)
B. Private sector (2)
A. Government (1) D. To have their own
2234) In the future, where do you prefer your C. Investment sector (3) business (4)
sons/daughters working? (multiple answers allowed) E. Same my job (5) F. International
G. Outside Egypt (7) Organization (6)
X. Other (specify) (96)

[23] Financial Behavior:

2235) When you have money, do you plan ahead about how it will be Yes (1) No (2)
spent?
2236) Do you regularly save money? Yes (1) No (2)

2237) If you wanted to save money, where could you save it? (multiple answers allowed)
A. At home (1)  B. With a friend or relative C. With stocks/savings club (3) D. In a bank
(2)   (4) 
E. In a cooperative (5) F. In the post office (6) 

2238) I am saving for… (multiple choices allowed)
A. My own education (1)  B. Education of a relative (2)  C. Housing (3) 
D. For marriage (4)  E. Medical reasons (5)  F. For emergencies (6) 
G. Clothes/shoes/other personal items H. For buying luxury items I. For migration (9) 
(7) (mobile/watch/mp3…) (8) 
K. To share with relatives or L. A car (12)
J. For religious rites (10)  friends(11) 
X. Other:______________ (96)  M. Financing a private business (13)
2239) Who decides how you will use your Myself only (1) My husband/wife (2)
money/savings? My parents (3) Relatives (4)
Me & spouse (5) Me & someone else (6)
2240) Do you have a bank account or a post office account? Yes (1) No (2) (2242)

2241) Do you have a credit card? Yes (1) No (2)

2242) Are you planning to save for your retirement? Yes (1) No (2) (2245)
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2243) At what age do you think one should start saving for retirement? Years

2244) How can you do that? (multiple answers allowed) (2246)

A. By contributing to social insurance B. Investing in property (house, livestock, jewelry, etc…) (2) 
(1) 
C. C. Setting savings aside (3)  D. I do not know how to save for retirement (8)
X. Other (specify):__________________________________________________________(6) 
2245) Why not? (multiple answers allowed)
A. I will receive a pension from a relative (1)  B. I will receive a pension from the state in any case
(2) 
C. I will rely on my parents’ savings / inheritance (3) D. I will rely on my children (4) 

E. My income is not sufficient to save / I prefer to use my income for other expenditures (5) 
X. Other (specify):________________________________________________________________ (6) 
2246) A. If you had a chance to receive 10 thousand L.E. 10,000 (1) 11,000 (2)
immediately or to receive 11 thousand L.E. in one year, what would (2249)
you choose?
2246) B. If you had a chance to receive 10 thousand L.E. 10,000 (1) 12,000 (2)
immediately or to receive 12 thousand L.E. in one year, what (2249)
would you choose?
2247) If you had a chance to receive 10 thousand L.E. immediately 10,000 (1) 20,000 (2)
or to receive 20 thousand L.E. in one year, what would you choose?
Self-Employment & Entrepreneurship:
2248) Are you looking for or trying to establish your own Yes (1) No (2) (Error!
business? Reference source
not found.
2249) Is it already established? Yes (1) No (2) (Error!
Reference source
not found.
2250) When did you start doing this work? MonthYears
2251) Why did you choose to be self-employed rather than to work for someone else (as a wage
or salaried worker)?
 Could not find a wage or salary job (1)  Greater independence as self-employed/own account worker (2)
 More flexible hours of work (3)  Higher income level (4)
 My parents have a successful experience in self-employment (5)
Other:_____________________________________________________________________________ (6)

2252) Do you have anyone helping you in your business/economic activity?

2253) Yes/No A. How many?
Yes (1) No (2) (Next
item)
A. Paid family members  
B. Paid employees  
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C. Unpaid family members  

D. Unpaid partners  
E. No help, working alone  Cancel All Checks

2255) From where did you get the money to start your current business? (multiple choices
allowed)
A. My own savings (1)  (2261) B. Savings from family members (2)  (2261)
C. Loan from family or friends (3)  (2261) D. Loan from bank or commercial institution (4) 
F. Loan/assistance from government institution
E. Loan from private money lender (5)  (except the Social Fund for Development) (6) 
H. Loan/assistance from NGO, donor project, etc.
G. Loan from SFD (7)  (8)
9. Didn’t need money (9)  (2259)
X. Other:___________________________________________________________________ (96)  (2261)
2256) Was the size of the loan the same value as No (2)
Yes (1)
what you asked for in your loan application? (2261)
2257) How long did it take from the time of the   Months
loan application until you actually received the loan? (if  Less than month (0)
less than a month, write zero)
2258) How did you spend your loan?
 Completely on your business (1)  Partially on your business and  Mainly on other expenses (3)
partially on other expenses (2)
2259) Who helped you while deciding the Myself (1) My Spouse (2)
source of financing your project? Another family member (3) All family members. (4)
2260) Place of your project? My own home (1)
Another home (3) Shop (2)
Room or more (5) Flat/office (4)
Kiosk (7) Factory (6)
Street vendor with mobile Fixed street vendor (8)
cart (9) mobile worker (10)
Hut (11) Drinks fridge-connected
Drinks fridge-not connected to home (12)
to home (13) Basket/ table (14)
Truck/pickup truck (15) Taxi (16)
Toc-toc (17) field/farm (18)
other, specify (96)
2261) Is your business/economic activity  Losing money (1)  Making a profit (2)
making a profit, losing money, or breaking even?  Breaking even (3)
2262) What are the two most important problems you face in running your business?
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1st  2nd 
 Business information (1)  Marketing services (2)  Financial services (3)
 Accounting (4)  Legal services (5)  Counseling/advice (6)
 Business training (7) Language training (8)  Skills training (9)
 Internet services (10)  Access to technology (11)  Product development (12)
 Access to utilities (electricity, water,..etc)  Single ownership, collective
 Access to credit (13)
(14) is better (15)
 Other:____________________________________________________________________________ (96)
2263) Have you ever heard that there are associations that provide Yes (1) No (2)
financial/ non-financial services to enterprises?
2264) Have you received any technical/business assistance or Yes (1) No (2) (2267)
support from any of them?
2265) From whom?
 From non-profit
 From governmental entities (2)  From NGOs(3)  Other________________(6)
organizations (1)
2266) What is the type of the enterprise you Poultry (1) Handcrafts (2)
prefer? (multiple answers allowed) Dairy products (3) Secretariat and printing (4)
Food processing (5) Gas distributing (6)
Others, specify (96)
2267) Are you a member of any of the following Syndicate (1) Co-operatives (2)
associations? (multiple choices allowed) Commercial union (3) Business associations (4)
Others, specify (6) None (5)
2268) Have you ever been invited to Yes (1) No (2)
informational Who invited you?
meetings/workshops/sessions/conferences about small ………..
enterprises?
2269) Do you think that in the future you will Yes (1) No (2)
participate in any of these associations?
2270) Do you think that the community Yes (1) No (2)
encourages and helps with the establishment of small
businesses?
2271) What factors could discourage someone from starting his/her own business? (multiple answers
allowed)

A. I was worried about the possibility of losing my money and not being able to pay back my loan, credit, or
borrowed money (1) 
B. I was afraid of not being able to save enough money to start my own business (2) 
C. I was worried about the possibility of having no social safety net /security (health insurance, pension etc.), I was
afraid of the high costs for social protection (3) 
D. I was afraid of not having the right skills and experience to start a successful project (4)
E. I was worried about the possibility of not meeting licensing and regulatory requirements (5) 
F. I was worried about the possibility of being disadvantaged because of being a woman (6) 
G. I was worried about what my family or other people would think of me if I failed (7) 
H. I was afraid of not being able to handle the workload (8)
I. I was de-motivated by the level of corruption in business (or society in general) (9) 
J. I was afraid of the strong competition in my line of business (10) 
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2271) What factors could discourage someone from starting his/her own business? (multiple answers
allowed)
K. I was worried that people would not have a need for my product or service (11) 
X. Other:___________________________________________________________________________ (96) 
Section (3): Migration
[1] International Migration Intentions:
3101) Have you ever traveled to any country to Yes (1)
work/live/study? No (2)

3102) What’s your chance of traveling in 5 years

from now (give a percent out of 100)? (If he/she is not (Percentage of 100%)
going to travel, write zero)
3103) Do you intend to travel to any country to Yes (1)
work/live/study? No (2) (3120)
 Permanent migration (1) (3105)
3104) A. Will you be permanently immigrating or do
Travelling for a limited number of
you plan on staying for a limited number of years? years (2)

B. How long do you intend to stay abroad? (in years)

(number of years)
____________________________________
3105) Where do you want to migrate to
(country)? 
3106) What are the issues in Egypt that make you want to leave? (Multiple answers
allowed)
A. No job opportunities available in Egypt (1) 
B. Income in Egypt is lower than abroad (2) 
C. Bad living conditions in Egypt (3) 
E. Accompany family (5) 
D. To escape from family pressures and troubles (4) 
F. To help my family  (6)
G. Don’t know  (7)
H. No opportunities to gain informations and experiences  (8)
I. To gain money  (9)
J. Political and security circumstances in Egypt  (10)

X. Other (specify)_________________________________________________ (96)  

3107) What are the things outside of Egypt that incentivize you want to go abroad?
(Multiple answers allowed)
A. I want to see other countries  (1)
B. I want to live abroad  (2)
C. I have relatives/friends there  (3)
D. I have a job offer there  (4)
E. I can study there  (5)
F. Higher income abroad than in Egypt  (6)
G. To save money for marriage (7)
H. To improve my knowledge (8)
I. Family reunion (9)

X. Other (specify):_________________________________________________ (96)  

3108) What is your source of information about your country of destination?
 Relatives Abroad (1)
 Friends in Egypt (4)
Relatives in Egypt (2)
 Internet (5)
 Egyptian Friends Abroad (3)
 Governments(6)
 General readings (7)
 Media (TV, Radio, Newspapers) (8)
 Embassies/ consulates (9)

Other (specify):___________________________________________________(96) 
Yes (1)
3109) In case of traveling abroad, do you intend to come
No (2)
back after a specified period?
It depends/I am not sure (3)
Yes (1) (3112 a)
3110) Do you have a valid passport?
No (2)
3111) Do you intend to have a passport in the near future? Yes (1) No (2)

 (1) _______________________________ 

3112) A. Which 3
countries do you think  (2) ________________________________
is the easiest to
formally migrate to?  (3) ________________________________
Don’t know 998__________________________
 
 (1) _______________________________
3112) B.Which 3
countries do you think 
 (2) ________________________________
is the easiest to
informally migrate to? 
 (3) ________________________________


Don’t know 998__________________________

3113) In case of migrating, do you expect to receive help Yes (1)

from anyone? No (2) (3115)
3114) Who do you expect to help you?
 Relatives abroad (1)
 Relatives in Egypt (2)
 Egyptian friends abroad (3)
 Friends in Egypt (4)
 Migration brokers (5)
 Consulate (6)


Other (specify):______________________________________________________(96)
3115) In general, how much money
do you think is necessary to migrate? ,,
LE
3116) In case of migrating, would you accept working in Yes (1) No (2)
jobs that differ from your current specialization/occupation
or ones that do not match with your education?
3117) Which of the following documents do you need to go abroad?
A. Passport (1) 
B. Visa (2) 
C. Work contract (3)
D. Work permit (4) 

X. Other (specify):_________________________________________________ (6)  

3118) Do you personally know of groups/companies that Yes (1) No (2)
facilitate illegal/informal migration?
3119) Do you think it is easy to migrate legally? Yes (1) No (2)
 [2] Int. Mig. Of Friends, Relatives or Community
Members:
3120) Do you have any contact with friends or relatives who Yes (1)
have left the country for the purposes of migration, work, or No (2) (3126 a)
school?
Relative (1)
Friends (2)
3121) Who do you communicate with the
Neighbor (3)
most?
 No one (3126 a)

3122) Where are

they located? ________________________________________________ 
(Country)

3123) How long have they been Month

out of the country?
Year
Yes (1)
3124) Did this person secure a work permit before
No (2)
traveling abroad?
 Don’t Know (8)
Yes (1)
3125) Do they send money to their relatives? No (2)
 Don’t Know (8)

[3] International Migration Experience:

3126) A. Interviewer: Check Q (3101) Have you Yes (1)
ever travelled to any country to work/live/study? No (2) (3146)
3126) B. Since 2009, have you
travelled abroad for 6 Yes (1)
consecutive months? No (2) (3147 a)

3127) Where did you travel? ________________________________ 

 day
3128) When did you first travel
to this country?  month

 year
3129) What was the main reason for travelling?
Work (1)
Study (2)
Moved with parents (3)
Spouse accompaniment (4)
Other (specify):___________ _______________________________ (6) 
3130) What are the issues in Egypt that made you travel? (multiple answers allowed)

A. No job opportunities available in Egypt (1) 

B. Income in Egypt is lower than abroad (2) 
C. Poor living conditions in Egypt (3) 
D. Escape from family pressures and troubles (4) 
E. To accompany my family (spouse) (5) 
F. To help my family (6) 
G. To save money for marriage (7) 
H. To improve my knowledge (8) 
I. To gain money (9) 
J. Political and security conditions in Egypt (10)

X. Other (specify):____________________________________________________ (96) 

3131) What are the things outside of Egypt that incentivize you want to go abroad?
(Multiple answers allowed)
A. I want to see other countries (1) 
B. To live abroad (2) 
C. I have relatives/friendsthere (3) 
D. I have a job offer there (4) 
E. I can study there (5) 
F. To save money for marriage (6) 
G. To improve my knowledge (7) 
H. Family reunion (8) 

I. Other (specify):________________________________________ (96) 

3132) Where was your main source of information about the country you traveled to?
 Relatives Abroad (1)
Relatives in Egypt (2)
 Egyptian Friends Abroad (3)
 Friends in Egypt (4)
 Internet (5)
 Governments(6)
 General readings (7)
 Media (TV, Radio, Newspapers) (8)
 Embassies/ consulates (9)

Other (specify):_______________________________________________________(96) 

3133) When you traveled to this
country, did you find what you were
told about it true?
3134) Who’s the most who helped you to go abroad?
 Relatives abroad (1)
 Friends in Egypt (4)
 Migration brokers (7)
 An educational institution (10)
Yes, same as I was told (1)
No, better (2)
No, worse (3)
Nobody told me anything/ I was just a child (4)
 Relatives in Egypt (2)  Egyptian friends abroad (3)
 Foreigner friends (5)  Foreign spouse (6)
 Current/ex local employer (8)  Current/ex international
employer (9)

Other (specify):___________________________________________________(96) 
3135) Did you have to pay money to travel Yes (1)
abroad? No (2) (3138

3136) How much did you pay? ,LE

Write the value : ---------------------------------
3137) How did you get the needed money to migrate? (multiple answers allowed)
 Own/ parents’ savings (1)
 Borrowing from family (2)
 Friends (3)
 Other relatives (4)
 Selling assets (5)

Other (specify):___________________________________________________(6) 
3138) Did you have a work contract before going to this Yes (1)
country? No (2)
 Not applicable (3)
3139) Did you have a work permit? Yes (1)
No (2)
 Not applicable (3)
3140) Did you enter this country with a valid visa? Yes (1)
No (2)
3141) Did you send money to your family in Egypt while you Yes (1)
were there? No (2)
3142) Why did you return from abroad? Finished work/Education / spouse
accompaniment (1)
I wanted to come back (2)
I was deported/had to leave (3)
3143) Do you intend to return back to thisReturn back to this country (1)
country or to travel again to another Travel to another country (2)
country? Will not travel again (8)
3144) Was your job abroad matching with your education Yes, it matech my
or specialization or at the same level of your ex-job in education/specialization (1)
Egypt prior travelling?  Yes, it was at the same level
of my ex-job in Egypt (2)
 does not match my
specialization (3)
3145) How do you evaluate your migration experience?
 Very good (1)  Good (2)  Bad (3)  Very bad (4)

[4] Response to January 25th Revolution

3146) Did the January 25 th
revolution affect your plans on whether
you want to travel/migrate or not?
3147) A. Interviewer: Check Q
(3103) Do you intend to travel to any
country to work/live/study?
B. Since when did you start thinking
about migration?
3148) Have you taken any steps to
migrate or is it just an idea?
3149) Has anyone affected your
decision to migrate (convince you
to migrate/stay)
 Yes, I started to think about migration (1)
 I think more about migration (2)
 I think less about migration (3)
 Yes, I no longer think about migrating (4)
 No, the revolution had nothing to do with migration (5)
 Yes (1)
 No (2) ( 3151)
 Before Revolution (1)
 After Revolution (2)
 Yes, I took some steps (1)
 No, I have not taken any steps yet (2)
 No, it is only an idea (3)
 Yes (1)
 No (2) (3151)

3150) Who’s the most who
inlfuenced your decision?
 My father abroad (1)
 My mother abroad (2)
 Other relatives abroad (3)
 Egyptians friends abroad (4)
 My father in Egypt (5)
 My mother in Egypt (6)
 Other relatives in Egypt (7)
 Friends in Egypt (8)
 Foreign friends (9)
 Foreign spouse (10)
 Migration brokers (11)
 Current/ex local employer (12)
 Current/ex international employer (13)
 An educational institution (14)

Other (specify):____________________(96) 
3151) Were you employed before the Yes (1)
revolution? No (2) (3153)
3152) How has the revolution affected your work?
It didn’t affect my work (1)
I lost my job (2)
 I started working part time after the revolution (3)
I work at a lower salary than before the revolution (4)
 My work place changed (5)
 I work for longer hours (6)

Other (specify):_______________________________________________(96) 
[5] Internal Migration:
3153) Where is your
birthplace?
__________________________________
Governorate

3154) Kism/Markaz 

__________________________________

3155) Shiakha/Village ________________________ (3157)

3156) Country If it is not

Egypt __________________________
3157) Have you ever left Yes (1)
your birthplace for more than No (2) (3176)
6 months?
3158) How many times did
you change your place of
residence?
3159) Why did you change
your birthplace?
3160) When did you leave
your birthplace?
3161) Interviewer: Check
Q(3158) how many times the
interviewee moved ?
3162) Where did you reside
previous to your current
location
Governorate
3163) Kism/Markaz
3164) Shiakha/Village
3165) Country If it is not
Egypt
3166) For how long did you
stay in this previous dwelling? Month
3167) Was this dwelling
owned or rented?
3168) Was it your own’s,
your parents’, shared, or a
fringe benefit/grant?
3169) What is the total cost of this
house?
Number of times
 New work opportunities (1)
 Forced to leave it (2)
 The lease contract ended (3)
 The old house wasn’t suitable to my needs (4)
 I purchased the current house (5)
 The old location wasn’t suitable (6)
 Because I married (7)
 I moved with my family (8)
Other (specify):_________________(96) 
Month
Year
Once (1) (3167)
More than once (2)
_________________________ 
_________________________ 
_____________________  (3166)
__________________________
 Owned (1)
 Rented (2) (3171)
 I owned it (1)
 My parents owned it (2)
 It was shared(3)
 Fringe benefit/grant (4) (3174)
,, L.E.
Write the value: ____________________________
Don’t know = 99999998
3170) Did you have it from any
national project?
3171) What was the ownership
status for your previous dwelling?
3172) What was the period of this
contract?
3173) What was the monthly rent?
3174) Why did you change
your previous place of
residence?
Interviewer: Check Q(3161) if
the answer is 2 (moved more
than once)
3175) When did you moved
to your current place of
residence?
3176) Since 2009, did you
own/rent/share in any
dwelling unit other than your
current place of residence?
3177) Is this dwelling
unit owned or rented?
3178) Is it your own’s,
your parents’, shared, or a
fringe benefit/grant?
Yes Go to
 No
(3174)
 Rented, new law(1)
 Rented, old rent (2) (3174)
 Rented, furnished (3) (3174)
 Managerial housing/belongs to the government (4) (3174)
 Months
 if there is no specific period, write zero
 L.E.
 New work opportunities (1)
 Forced to leave it (2)
 The lease contract ended (3)
 The old house wasn’t suitable to my needs (4)
 I purchased the current house (5)
 The old location wasn’t suitable (6)
 Because I married (7)
 I moved with my family (8)
Other (specify):_________________________(96) 
Month
Year
Yes (1)
No (2) (Next section)
Owned( 1)
number of units
Rented (2) (3182)
number of units
 I own it (1)
 My parents own it (2)
 It is shared(3)
 Fringe benefit/grant (4) (3185)
3179) Did you pay all  totally paid for (1)
the money for it or not  Paid only a part of it (2)
yet?

3180) What is the total

,, L.E.
Write the value: _______________________________
cost of this house?
 Don’t know = 99999998

3181) Did you have it from Yes (1) Go to

any national project? No (2) (3185)
 Rented, new law(1)
3182) What is the  Rented, old rent (2) (3185)
ownership status for  Rented, furnished (3) (3185)
this dwelling?  Managerial housing/belongs to the government (4) (3185)

3183) What is the

period of this contract?  Months  If there is no specific period, write zero
3184) What is the
monthly rent?  L.E.

3185) What is the

location of this
dwelling?

Governorate 
___________________________________________

3186) Kism/Markaz ______________________________________

3187) Shiakha/Village ______________________________ ( 3189) 

3188) Country If it is
not Egypt _____________________________________

3189) Have you ever  Yes(1)

lived in this dwelling?  No (2)
3190) For how long
have you
  Months

owned/rented this Forever (994)

dwelling?
 Section (4): Family Formation & Health
No. Question Answer code Move to
4101 What do you think is the ideal age for a girl Age

to marry?
It’s not important for a
97
girl to marry
98
Don’t know
4102 What do you think is the ideal age for a boy Age

to marry?
It’s not important for a
97
boy to marry
98
Don’t know
4103 When you get married, what do you think is A) Boys Child(ren) 
the ideal number of children to have?
B) Girls Child(ren) 
(For Interviewer: write 00 in case of C) Either or
unwillingness to have children ) 
Child(ren)
D) Total Child(ren) 
4104 Did you heard about the “pre-marriage Yes 1
examination” which is (consulting a doctor or
any medical service to get ready for No 2
marriage?
4105 Have you ever been married before? Yes, I have been
1
married
If “No”: Have you ever been contractually
No, I have only been
married before? 2
contractually married
Never been married or 4111
3
contractually married
4106 Did you do the “pre-marriage examination or Yes, I did the “pre-
1
got the certificate without examination or marriage examination”
didn’t do it? Got the certificate
2
without examination
No 3
Not applicable 7
4107 How many children do you have? A)Boys Child(ren) 
(For Interviewer: Write 0 in case of no children) B)Girls Child(ren) 
E)Total Child(ren) 

4108 How old were you when you got contractually A)The age when you got
married for the first time? And how old was contractually married for the 
your partner at that time? first time years

B) The age of the spouse

Those who have already married: when you got contractually 
married for the first time
How old were you when you got married for years
the first time? And how old was your spouse at
 that time? C) The age when you got
married for the first time 
years

D) The age of the spouse 

when you got married for the
first time years

4109 Number of times

How many times have you been married or 
contractually married
contractually married?
Number of times married 
4110 Number of months 
In case of marriage for more than once, how
many years did you spend with your first Number of years
spouse? 

4111 Divorced/Widowed/Separated 1
What is your current marital status?
Married 2
contractually married / 3
Engaged 4
Never been married 5 4132
4112 Number of months 
For how long have you been in this status?
Number of years 
4113  At work 1
How did you meet your current spouse/fiancé?
 While studying 2
 We were neighbors 3
 We are related 4
 Through friends/
5
relatives/acquaintances
 Through the internet 6
 Through religious
7
/charitable activities
Through a matchmaker 8
 During a political activity 9
 During cultural /sports
10
activity
Other: ____ 96
4114  Myself 1
Who made the final decision that you should
marry (get engaged to) your current spouse  Father 2
(fiancé)?  Mother 3
both father and mother 4
 Older brother 5
A joint decision (me and
6
my parents)
 Grandparents 7
 Other relatives 8
Other: ____ 96
4115 Yes
Have you and your spouse (fiancé) ever 1
discussed the issue of how many children you
 would like to have? No 4117
2

4116 A)Boys Children 

What does your spouse (fiancé)think about the
ideal number of children to have?
B)Girls Children 
(For Interviewer: write 00 in case of
unwillingness to have children) C) Any type 
D)Total Children 

*Relation with Spouse:

No. Question Answer code Move to
4117 Interviewer check Q(Error! Reference source Yes (1)
not found.: No (2) 4119
were they related before marriage?
4118 In what way was he/she related to you?  Son/daughter of father's brother (1)
 Son/daughter of father's sister (2)
 Son/daughter of mother's brother (3)
 Son/daughter of mother's sister (4)
 Other relatives (5)

4119 Interviewer: check Q(4111) Divorced / Widowed / Separated(1) 4123

What is your current marital status? Married(2)
contractually married (3) 4124
Engaged(4) 4125
4120 How often do you discuss the following matters Almost Often Daily
with your spouse? never (1) (2) (3)
A) Your plans for the future. 1 2 3
B) Problems you are having at work or school. 1 2 3
C) How things are going in your daily life. 1 2 3
D) Future of children 1 2 3
E) Your marital sexual relations? 1 2 3

4121 To what extent do you agree Strongly agree Neither Disagree Strongly
with the following statements agree nor disagree
about your current marriage?
1. I feel that I have enough freedom 1 2 3 4 5
and independence in our
relationship.

2. When my spouse and I have 1 2 3 4 5

different opinions, we talk through
our disagreements to reach a
solution.
3. My spouse and I understand each 1 2 3 4 5
other well.
4. My spouse does not respect me 1 2 3 4 5
 5. My spouse and I argue often 1 2 3 4 5
6. My spouse treats me harshly 1 2 3 4 5
 Doesn’t
matter as long   Very
4122 How would you describe  Very  happy
as we have unhappy unhappy
your marriage? happy (1) (2)
children to (4) (5)
look after(3)

*Cost of Marriage:
4123 How much time passed between the legal Months 
marriage (Katb AL-Kitabb) and the actual
marriage (Dukhla) – for the last marital status? Years 
If less than month, write 00
4124 How much time passed between the formal Months 
engagement (khutuba) and the legal marriage
(Katb AL-Kitabb) – for the last marital status? Years 
If less than month, write 00
4125 At that time, what was the value of the jewelry ,L.E.
presented to the bride (Shabka)?
4126 Interviewer check Q(4119) : Divorced / Widowed / Separated(1)
What is your current marital status?
Married(2)

contractually married / (3) 4132

Engaged(4)

4127 What was the total Cost items groom His bride Her family Other
cost of the marriage family people help
that you and your them or
parents paid; other
excluding housing organization
expenses (make sure Furniture
to include the cost of
appliances, furniture, GIHAZ*
GIHAZ, and
celebrations)? Electric machines

Wedding party

gifts

The first stocks

Other (specify)
*GIHAZ includes all cutlery, kitchenware, matrices, bed sheets and covers, curtains, carpets, bride and
groom clothes

4128
What percentage of the total cost of the A)bride %
marriage did the bride, the groom, the B)Her family %
bride's family, and the groom's family C)groom %
 contribute? D)His family %
E) Other people help them %
or other organization
Total 100%
Interviewer: Total percentage must not exceed 100%

*Housing Issues:
4129 When you and your spouse got  Respondent’s family (1)
married, did you live with your  Spouse’s family (2)
family, with your spouse's family,
with someone else or by yourselves?  Someone else (3)
 Lived alone (4) 4134
4130 Did you have your own living and  Had own living and cooking facilities (1)
cooking facilities or did you share
living and cooking facilities with  Shared living and cooking facilities with relatives
relatives? (2)

4131 How long did you live there?  Months

 if until now, write 995 4134

4132 Do you arrange to live with your Yes, with them (1)
family, or near them, when you Yes, near them (2)
marry?
Not necessarily (3)
4133 Do you accept to live with your in- Yes (1)
laws? No (2)
4134 What are the most important A. Rich 1
qualities that a girl must search for B. Earns a large income 2
when choosing her spouse? C. Owns land 3
( Multiple answers allowed) D. Educated 4
E. Is a relative 5
F. Religious 6
G. Polite 7
H. Has a respectable job 8
I. Has an apartment 9
J. Compatible families/the two families 10
agree with each other
K. love and understand each other 11
L. Strong personality 12
M. Athletic/Physically strong 13
N. Virtuous, wise and calm 14
O. Handsome 15
P. Treats her well 16
Q. No Specific qualities 17
X. Others___________________ 96
4135 In your opinion, what is the major A. Housing 1
problem that faces a young couple B. Dowry and gifts 2
preparing to get married nowadays? C. Furnishing the house 3
(Multiple answers allowed) D. They want everything 4
E. Unemployment 5
F. Jobs don’t pay enough 6
G. Jobs are not stable and don’t have 7
 contracts
H. No problems 8 4140
A. Others___________________ 96
4136 How can they solve these problems? B. Financial support from bride’s family 1
(Multiple answers allowed) C. Financial support from groom’s family 2
D. Work abroad 3
E. Groom works harder 4
F. Bride works 5
G. Government’s support 6
H. Live with family 7
I. Do without some things 8
J. Make co-ops or borrow 9
K. Live in new cities 10
X. Others___________________ 96

4140 Now I will read some statements aloud to find out if you agree or disagree with them:
Statements Strongly Agree Neither Disagree Strongly Move to
Agree nor disagree
A)Educating boys is more important than 1 2 3 4 5
educating girls
B) When less employment opportunities, 1 2 3 4 5
there must be a priority in getting jobs for
men than women
C) Boys should help more with domestic 1 2 3 4 5
work as much as girls do
D) A girl must obey her brother’s opinion 1 2 3 4 5
even if he’s younger than her
E) Only the husband should decide on how 1 2 3 4 5
household money is to be spent
F) A woman should obtain her spouse’s 1 2 3 4 5
permission before doing anything
G) Girls/women who are harassed deserve 1 2 3 4 5
it if they are dressed provocatively
H) Even though Shari’a grants 1 2 3 4 5
girls/women the right to inheritance, in
some cases girls should not get their share
so as to keep the money/land in the family
I)When the girl works, she will get better 1 2 3 4 5
marriage opportunities
J)Ourfi marriage is the solution to recent 1 2 3 4 5
marriage problems

4141 Do you think that a woman has the right Yes 1

to ask for a separation (Divorce or
No 2 4143
Khul’)?
4142 In your opinion, in which of the following cases is a woman Agree Disagree
justified in asking for divorce/Khul’:
A)If her spouse disrespects her parents or the elders in her family 1 2
B) If her spouse does not listen to her or take her opinion into 1 2
consideration
C) From the first time her spouse beats her. 1 2
 D) If her spouse beats her regularly 1 2
E) If her spouse does not give her or the children enough money 1 2
F) If her spouse wants to take her money or belongings 1 2
G) If her spouse is in a relation with another woman 1 2
H) If her spouse marries another woman 1 2
I) If she hates her spouse 1 2
J) If the spouse cannot have children 1 2
K) If the spouse suffers from sexual dysfunction 1 2
4143 In your opinion, in which of the following cases is a man justified Agree Disagree
to divorce his wife:
A) If his wife does not respect his parents or the elders in his family 1 2
B) If his wife does not obey his orders 1 2
C) If his wife does not take care of the house 1 2
D) If his wife does not take care of the children 1 2
E) If his wife talks to other men 1 2
F) If his wife refuses to share her salary or a fraction of it for family 1 2
expenses
G) If he hates his wife 1 2
H) If his cannot have children 1 2
I) If his wife suffers from sexual problems 1 2

4144) Do you think the society perceives a divorced woman No (2)
Yes (1)
respectfully?

4145) In your opinion, is a spouse justified in beating his wife in each of the following situations:
Issues Agree Disagree

A) When she burns the food? (1) (2)

B) When she neglects the children? (1) (2)
C) When she argues with him? (1) (2)
D) When she talks to other men? (1) (2)
E) When she wastes his money or spend it on trivial matters? (1) (2)
F) When she refuses to have sex with him? (1) (2)

*General Health:
4146 Excellent (1)
In general, how would you describe your own health?
Very good (2)
(mention the choices)
Good (3)
Fair (4)
Poor (5)
4147  Public health insurance (1)
When you are ill or seeking health care advice, where do
you usually go to?  Gov’t hospital (2)
 Health unit (3)
 School doctor (4)
 Private clinics/hospitals (5)
 Pharmacy(6)
 Mosque/Church/NGO clinics
 (7)
 Don’t go anywhere (97) 4153
Other (specify): _______(96)
4148  Times
How many times did you visit this facility in the past six
months?
4149  Minutes
How long it takes you to get there?

4150 LE
How much do you pay in transportation to get there and
return back? (GO WALKING)994

4151 A. Examination Fees 

At your last visit, how much did you pay for …
B. Medications 
(even if before 6 month)
C. Laboratory tests 
D. Scans/X-rays 
X.Other (specify): ____ 
4152 A. Father (1)
Who paid for your last medical bills (including all
services)? B. Mother (2)
(multiple answers allowed) C. Spouse (3)
D. Relative (4)
E. Friend (5)
F. Myself (6)
G. Public health insurance (7)
H. Private health Insurance (8)
I. Charity People/NGOs (9)

X. Other_____ (96)

4153 A)Diabetes (1)

Do you have any of the following health conditions during
the past 6 months? (Multiple answers allowed) B) Asthma (2)
C) Other lung disease (3)
D) Cancer (4)
E) Cardiac disease (5)
F) Arthritis or other rheumatic
disease (6)
G) hypertension (7)
H) Anemia (8)
I) Menstrual problems
(OB/GYN) (9)
J) Acne (10)
K) Derma Problems/Skin
Allergy (11)
L) Hepatitis and liver disease
(12)
 M) Kidney problems (13)
N) Epilepsy (14)
O) Cholesterol (15)
P) Bilharzia (16)
Q) Cataract (17)
R) Migraine or frequent
headache (18)
S) Gastric or duodenal
ulcer/digestive system problems
(19)
T) Obesity (20)
U) I don’t suffer from any health
problems (21)
X. Other:____ (96)
4154 B 1
Have you ever been tested to see if you had the hepatitis B
virus or the hepatits C virus? B and C 2
C 3
No 4
4155 A) Mobility 1
Do you have any disability? (Multiple answers allowed)
(physical disability)
B) Mental disability 2
C) Blind/partially 3
sighted
D) Deaf/hard of 4
hearing
X. Other:___ 96
E) Not disabled 5
4156 Interviewer: Check (QError! Reference source not found. - if there is no illness(code 21) – together with
(QError! Reference source not found. - if there is no disability (code 5) – and move to 4164
4157 Do you believe that your disability/illness prevents you from Yes 1
doing your tasks or daily responsibilities/marriage; does it
prevent you from living your life in a normal way? No 2

4158 What is the cause behind this disability/illness ? Events of the 1

revolution/ due to
political
participation
Accident 2
hereditary/ 3 4160
Congenital
4159 When did the cause behind this disability/illness occur? Month
Year
4160 Interviewer: check Q(1011): Did the respondent ever attend Yes 1
school? No 2 4162
4161 Has disability or illness ever stopped or interrupted your Yes 1
 attendance at school? No 2
4162 Interviewer: Did the respondent ever work? Yes 1
No 2 4164
4163 Has disability or illness ever stopped or interrupted your Yes 1
attendance at work? No 2
4164 Typically, do you wash your teeth with a toothbrush (siwaak) Yes, with toothbrush 1
or with any other method, or not?
Yes, with siwaak 2
Yes, Other:___ 6
No 3 4166
4165 How often do you brush your teeth or use siwaak ? More than once 1
daily
Once daily 2
less than once daily 3
4166 Have you ever visited a dentist? Yes 1
No 2
4167 Do you sometimes forget to wash your hands after using the Never 1
bathroom? Rarely 2
Sometimes 3
Often 4
Always 5
4168 During the past two weeks, have you taken any medicine Yes 1
without a prescription from a doctor?
No 2 4171
4169 Who told you to take this medicine? Self 1
Nurse 2
Pharmacist 3
Spouse 4
Father/mother 5
Friends 6
Other:___ 96
4170 What was the type of this medication? (Multiple answers A. Antibiotic 1
allowed) B. Losing weight 2
C. Symptoms of 3
cold and heat
D. Acne 4
E. Painkiller of all 5
kinds
F. Anti-cramps / 6
stomach and
intestinal cramps
G. Menstrual pain 7
H. Eye drops 8
Other (specify):___ 96
4171 What sort of pollution can be found in the environment where A. Air 1
you live? (Multiple answers allowed) B. Water 2
C. Dirty 3
streets/garbage
D. Noise 4
E. Sewage/ 5
sanitation
F. Fruits & 6
vegetables
 (pesticides)
G. None 7 4174
Other:___ 96
4172 Do you think that this (pollution) has an effect on your health? Yes 1
No 2 4174
4173 In what way(s)? (Multiple answers allowed) A. Skin rash 1
B. Respiratory 2
system problems
C. Kidney problems 3
D. Liver problems 4
E. Digestive system 5
problems
F. Hearing problems 6
G. Eye infection 7
H. Sleeping 8
disorders
I. Other:___ 96

*Risk Behavior and Safety:

4174 Which means of transport do you use most frequently?  Microbus 1
 Bus 2
 Metro 3
 Train 4
 Taxi 5
 Toktok 6
Truck 7
 Cart 8
 Bicycle 9 4176
 Motorcycle 10
 Private car 11 4177
 On foot 12
Other:______ 96
4175 What is the most serious risk that you face when using Stealing 1
this form of transportation? Pushing 2
Crowdedness 3
Transportation stopping 4
time is too short
 Sexual harassment 5
 High speed/ reckless 6
driving
 Steps to enter and exit 8 4177
the vehicle are too high

 Aggressive drivers 9
 No sidewalk 10
Nothing 11
Other:______ 96
4176 Do you use a helmet when you ride? Never 1
Rarely 2
 Sometimes 3
Often 4
Always 5
4177 What are the most serious risks that you face on the Stealing 1
street? Crowdedness 2
 Sexual harassment 3
 Pushing 4
 No crossing areas 5
 High speed/reckless 6
driving
 No sidewalks 7
 Nothing 8
 Other:______ 96
4178 Do you currently drive a car? Yes 1
No 2 4180
4179 Do you wear a seatbelt? Never 1
Rarely 2
Sometimes 3
Often 4
Always 5
4180 If you sit beside the driver, do you wear the seatbelt? Never 1
Rarely 2
Sometimes 3
Often 4
Always 5
4181 Have you been in a physical altercation within the past Yes 1
12 months? No 2
4182 Do you carry any of the following for self-defense?  Knife 1
 Spray 2
 Pin 3
 Razor 4
 Electric detonator 5
gun 6
None 7 4185
 Other:______ 96
4183 Have you ever used any of these tools in the past two Yes 1
years? What is the tool: ______
(Interviewer: Specify the name of tool) No 2 4185
4184 How often do you use it? Never 1
Rarely 2
Sometimes 3
Often 4
Always 5
4185 Have any of the following accidents happened to you A.Falls 1
within the past 12 months (Inside your home or out)? B. Burns 2
C. Deep cuts 3
D.Choking/ 4
Suffocating/
Drowning

E. Collision/Striking 5
F. Poisoning 6
G. Gas intoxication 7
 H. Electric accident 8
I. Car accident 9
J. Other road accident 10
K. Physical fight 11
L. Sprain 12
M. Physical assaults 13
N. No accident at all 14
X. Other:___ 96
4186 Interviewer: Check the Gender of the respondent? Male 1 4193
Female 2
4187 Have you ever experienced any sexual harassment in the Yes 1
past 6 months? No 2 4194
4188 What did you experience? (Multiple answers allowed) Someone told you bad comment(1)
Someone talked to you about sex (2)
Someone hugged or kissed you in a
sexual way (3)
Someone made you touch his/her
private parts (4)
Someone touched your private parts (5)
Someone showed me a private part of
his body (6)
Someone force/ed themselves on you
sexually or threatened you in order to
have sex with him (7)
X. Other:___(96)
4189 Who did this to you? (Multiple answers allowed) A. Stranger 1
B. Family member 2
C. Someone I know who is 3
not a family member
D. Teacher 4
E. Coworker 5
F. Boss 6
G. betrothed/lover 7
X. Other:___ 96
4190 Where did this happen? (Multiple answers allowed) A. Street 1
B. Abandoned place 2
C. In transportation 3
D. At home 4
E. At school 5
F. At work 6
G. Gardens 7
H. Mall center 8
X. Other:___ 96
4191 Did you tell anyone? Yes 1

No 2 4193
4192 Whom did you tell? A. Father/mother (Family) 1
B. Friends 2
C. Other relatives 3
D. The police 4
E. The doctor 5
X. Other:_____ 6
 *Nutrition:
4193 During the past week, how often did you eat breakfast? Never 1
Rarely 2
Sometimes 3
Often 4
Always 5
4194 How would you describe your weight? B.
A.
Interviewer
Respondent
point of view
Very 1 1
underweight
Slightly 2 2
underweight
About the 3 3
right weight
Slightly 4 4
overweight
Very 5 5
overweight
4195 Which of the following are you trying to do about your  Lose weight 1
weight?  Gain weight 2
 Stay the same weight 3
 Nothing 4 4197
4196 What do you do to reach your desired weight? A.Skip meals 1
(Multiple answers allowed) B.go to a dietitian 2
C.Diet pills 3
D.Exercises 4
E. Laxatives/induced 5
vomiting
F. Appetizer 6
Enhancement Medicines
G. undergo surgeries 7
H.Other:____ 96
X. Nothing 8
4197 Do you like your food very salty? Yes 1
No 2
4198 What kind of bread do you usually eat? (Multiple answers A.Fino/Shamy 1
allowed) B. Balady/Sinn/Shamsy 2
C. Subsidized Balady 3
D. Bread baked at home 4
X. Other:______ 5
4199 How many times do you eat of these foods in the previous
Never 1-3 times 3+ times
week?
A. Rice/Pasta 1 2 3
B. Foul (Beans) & legumes 1 2 3
C. Potatoes 1 2 3
D. Meat 1 2 3
E. Fish 1 2 3
F. Chicken 1 2 3
G. Eggs 1 2 3
H. Milk/Dairy products/Cheese 1 2 3
I. Fresh vegetables 1 2 3
J. Cooked vegetables 1 2 3
 K. Fruits 1 2 3
L. Pickled vegetables 1 2 3
M. Sweets (candy, chocolate) 1 2 3
N. Soft drinks/carbonated drinks 1 2 3
O. Fast Food/Dine out 1 2 3
P. Snacks (Potato chips…etc)
4200 Interviewer: Check Q (1011): is the respondent still Yes 1
attending education? No 2 4203
4201 Something I buy 1
Homemade 2
What do you eat at school? sandwiches
School meal 3
Nothing 7
4202 Yes 1
Do you feel you are able to sustain your concentration
and energy throughout the school lessons? No 2
Some times 3

*Tobacco, Drugs and Alcohol:

4203 Whom of the following people you know
smokes cigarettes?
Yes (1) No (2) NOT APPLICABLE
Father
(7)
Yes (1) No (2) NOT APPLICABLE
Mother
(7)
All/Most Few None NOT APPLICABLE
Siblings
(1) (2) (3) (7)
All/Most Few None NOT APPLICABLE
Close friends
(1) (2) (3) (7)

4204 Interviewer: check Q (4111): is the respondent Yes 1

currently married?
No 2 4206
4205 Does your spouse/wife smoke? Yes 1
No 2
4206 Is smoking allowed at home? Smoking is permitted only on 1
the balcony, but it's not
permitted anywhere indoors

Smoking is permitted indoors, 2

but only in certain rooms
Smoking is permitted 3
anywhere at home
Smoking is prohibited at home 4
4207 Which statement do you think best describes your I have never smoked 1 4213
smoking behavior? I currently smoke occasionally 2
 I stopped smoking 3
 Currently smoking 4
I Tried some puffs 5 4213
 I smoke other tobacco 6
products than cigarettes
4208 How old were you when you smoked a whole  Years
cigarette for the first time?
4209 Interviewer: Check the Gender of the respondent? Male 1 4213
Female 2
4210 Interviewer: check Q(4107): Does the respondent Yes 1
have son(s) or daughter(s)? No 2 4212
4211 Did you smoke while you were pregnant? Yes 1 4213
No 2
4212 If you get pregnant, will you stop smoking Yes 1
during the pregnancy? No 2
 I stopped smoking 3
4213 Do you smoke Shisha (water pipe) regularly? Yes, I tried 1

Yes, regularly 2
No, never 3
4214 During the last year (12 months) have any of Yes 1
your friends consumed any alcoholic drinks No 2
(beer, wine….)?  DON’T KNOW 8
4215 Have you tried any alcoholic drinks (beer, Yes 1
wine….)? No 2 4218
 Refuse 5
4216 How often do you drink? Daily 1

Weekly 2
Rarely 3
4217 Have you ever driven a vehicle while you were Yes 1
under the influence of alcohol or drugs? No 2
4218 Have you ever seen any of your friends/family Yes 1
driving while he/she was under the influence of No 2
drugs/ alcohol?
4219 Have any of your friends experimented with Yes 1
drugs before? No 2
4220 Have any of your family members experimented Yes 1
with drugs before? No 2
4221 Have you experimented with any drugs before? Yes 1
No 2 4225
4222 What exactly did you try? (Multiple answers A. Drugs (pills) 1
allowed)
B. Stimulants 2
C. Sedatives 3
D. Weed (Hashish) 4
E. Heroine 5
F. Marijuana (Bango) 6
G. Paint sniffing 7
H. Petrol sniffing 8
 I. Glue sniffing 9
J. Cocaine 10
X. Other:___  96
L. Refuse to Answer 95
4223 How often do you use drugs? Daily 1
Weekly 2
Monthly 3 4225
Occasionally 4
Quit 5
4224 What motivated you to stop? Specify the reason: ______________ 
4225 Do you know about campaigns to help people Yes 1
stop using drugs and smoking (using posters, TV
or school lectures)? No 2 4227

4226 Do you find such campaigns successful? Yes 1

No 2

* Mental Health & Social Development

We’d like to resume some questions regarding your YES NO
health in general

4227 Do you often have headaches? 1 2

4228 Is your appetite poor? 1 2
4229 Do you sleep badly? 1 2
4230 Are you easily frightened? 1 2
4231 Do your hands shake? 1 2
4232 Do you feel nervous, tense or worried? 1 2
4233 Is your digestion poor? 1 2
4234 Do you have trouble thinking clearly? 1 2
4235 Do you feel unhappy? 1 2
4236 Do you cry more than usual? 1 2
4237 Do you find it difficult to enjoy your daily activities? 1 2
4238 Do you find it difficult to make decisions? 1 2
4239 Are you unable to resume your daily work? 1 2
4240 Are you unable to play a useful part in life? 1 2
4241 Do you lose interest in things? 1 2
4242 Do you feel that you are a worthless person? 1 2
4243 Has the thought of committing suicide been on your 1 2
mind?
4244 Do you feel tired all the time? 1 2
4245 Do you have uncomfortable feelings in your stomach? 1 2
4246 Are you easily tired? 1 2
4247 Is there a history of nervous breakdown, anxiety, major Yes 1
depression, or other mental illness in your biological
family members? No 2 4249

4248 Who are these family members? (Multiple answers A. Mother 1

allowed) B. Maternal Relatives 2
C. Father 3
 D. Paternal Relatives 4
E. Siblings (brother, 5
sister)
F. Children (son, 6
daughter)
X. Other:___  96
H. Refuse 95
I. Don’t remember 8
4249 They explain calmly 1
How do/did your parents react if you misbehav/have
why the behavior was
misbehaved?
wrong
(Not applicable if the father/mother died before the They shout, yell, or 2
respondent reaches 6 years old) scream
Hit or slap (on the 3
body)
Dispute 4
Allowance cut 5
Hit or slap (on face, 6
head or ears)
Nothing 9
Other (specify):___ 96

Not applicable 97

*Exercise and Physical Activity:

4250 Does your day include any of these physical activities? Yes No
A. Walking/Bicycling to work/school 1 2
B. Going to a gym 1 2
C. Playing sports at home 1 2
D. Playing sports in club/youth center 1 2
E. Playing football on the street 1 2
F. My work involves physical activity 1 2
G. Other:____________________  1 2
4251 Yes 1
Did you use any stimulants to enhance your sports No 2
performance? (Multiple answers allowed) I do not practice 3
any sports activity
4252 In a typical day, approximately how long do you walk or  DOES

bicycle to run your errands? NOTHING (0)

* Reproductive Health:
4253 Interviewer: Check the Gender of the Male 1 4259
respondent? Female 2
4254 Have you had your first menstrual period? Yes 1
No 2 4259
4255 How old were you when you had your first  Years
 menstrual period?
4256 Did you know prior to having it that there is Yes 1
something called a menstrual period? No 2
4257 The first time you got your menstrual cycle, what  Shock/cried/afraid 1
was your reaction, how did you feel?
 Happy 2
 Indifferent 3
 Didn’t know what to do 4
Other:___________  6
4258 What do you use during your cycle?  Sanitary pads 1
 Special towels 2
 cotton 3
 Pieces of cloth 4
 Underwear only 5
Other:_______  6
4259 Girls and boys begin to grow and change around Yes 1
age 10-12. Have you ever had a discussion with
your parents about these changes, either about
changes in your body or menstruation or about
your feelings that you have grown up and are not a No 2 4261
child anymore?

4260 If yes, whom did you talk with? (Multiple answers  Father 1
allowed) 2
 Mother
 Both father and mother 3
 Siblings 4
 Relatives 5
 Friends 6
4261 In your opinion, at what age is it appropriate to Years
talk with girls and boys about the changes that  At menstruation/puberty (94)
occur to them at puberty?  No one should talk to him/her (93)
 At marriage (97)
Don’t know (98)
4262 What was your main source of information to learn  Family 1
about pubertal changes?  Friends/neighbors/ relatives 2
Religious people (Shiekh/Priest) 3
 Teachers 4
 Films/Cinema 5
 Internet 6
 Health care service provider 7
School curriculum 8
Educational activities 9
 Other:_______  96
4263 Do you think that the amount of information you Yes 1
received was sufficient? No 2
4264 Do you think it is important for young people like Yes 1
yourself to receive information about their bodies, No 2
pregnancy, child birth, and husband-wife
 relationships?
4265 Have you heard of boys of your age in a Yes 1
relationship with girls or girls of your age in a No 2 4271
relationship with boys? Refuse 5
Don’t know 8
4266 How do you think those boys or girls got to know  School/University 1
each other? 2
 Internet
 Sports Club/Youth centers 3

 Neighborhood 4
 Through friends 5
 Cafes/restaurants 6
4267 Where do they usually see each other?  Sports Club/Youth centers 1
 Cafes/restaurants 2
 Parks 3
 Private places 4
4268 Do you think those boys (girls) have intimate Yes 1
relationship with girls (boys)? No 2
4269 Do you think these boys (girls) know more than Yes 1
one girl (boy) at a time? No 2
4270 Have you heard of boys (girls) of your age, in your Yes 1
school/university/neighborhood, who receive No 2
money/gift in exchange for their relationship with
girls (boys)?
4271 Have you ever heard of sexually transmitted Yes 1
diseases? No 2 4273
4272 If yes, what are the diseases that you know?  Syphilis 1
(Multiple answers allowed)
 Gonorrhea 2
 Chlamydia 3
 HPV 4
 HIV 5 4274
4273 Have you ever heard of AIDS? Yes 1
No 2 4278
4274 Where did you hear about AIDS? A. Media/Cinema/Radio 1
B. Reading materials 2
C. Doctor 3
D. Mosque/Church 4
E. Friends 5
F. Family 6
G. School 7
H .Internet 8
X. Other:_______  96
4275 Do you know how is AIDS transmitted? Yes No Don’t know
1. Sexual relations 1 2 8
2. Through contaminated blood (transfusion) 1 2 8
3. Sharing a needle 1 2 8
4. Insect bite 1 2 8
 5. Sharing food with an AIDS-infected 1 2 8
person
6. From mother to child During pregnancy 1 2 8
7. From mother to child During childbirth 1 2 8
8. From mother to child During lactation 1 2 8
4276 Have you ever done AIDS examination? Yes 1
No 2
4277 Would you be willing to interact with a Yes 1
person who is HIV+, i.e. shake hands with or
ride in a car with him or her? No 2

4278 Have you heard of female circumcision? Yes (Male respondent) 1 4283
Yes (Female respondent) 2
No 3 4288
4279 Are you circumcised? Yes 1
No 2 4283
Refuse 3
4280 How old were you when you were Age 
circumcised?
4281 Who carried out the circumcision? Doctor 1
Nurse 2
Daya 3
Barber 4
Relative 5
Circumcision specialist (female) 6
Don’t know 8
Other:_______  96
4282 Where were you circumcised? Gov’t hospital 1
Private hospital 2
Health unit 3
Private clinic 4
Home or other house 5
Other:_______  6
4283 Do you think female circumcision is an Necessary 1
important or necessary thing or is it not Unnecessary 2 4285
really necessary? DON’T KNOW 3
4284 Why do you think it is important? Religious reasons 1
Customs and traditions 2
To get married (for females) 3
Medical reasons 4
Other:_______  6

4285 Would you like to circumcise your daughter Yes 1

in the future?
No 2

4286 Do you like your son to marry a circumcised Yes 1

one?
No 2

Not important 3
4287 In your family who you care about his Mother 1
opinion on the subject of your
daughter’scircumcision? Father 2

Husband / Wife 3

In-laws 4

Sibling 5

Other:_______  6

I do not care about any one 7

4288 Interviewer: Check the Gender of the Male 1 4313

respondent? Female 2
4289 Interviewer: check Q(4111): Was the Yes 1
respondent ever married? No 2 4313
4290 Have you ever been pregnant? Yes 1
No 2 4313
4291 How old were you when you became 
pregnant for the first time? Years
4292 Have you ever had live births, including any Yes 1
children who died after birth?
No 2 4302

4293 How many living births do you have in all  living births 
your life, including any children who died
after birth? died births 

4294 4295 4296 4297 4298 4299 4300 4301

Born Please tell me, in Is Interviewer: Date of birth Is the Is the Interviewer:
Code order of birth, the he/she a Is the (name) (name) (name) Record the
name of live one male or still living with individual
births do you child or female? alive code number
you in the
have in all your has a (For Interviewer: of child
life, including twin In case of don’t know, same (record "00"
any children who Male (1) code 98 as month and Yes (1) household? if child not
died after birth One (1) Female (2) 9998 as years) listed in the
and including Twin(2) No (2) Yes (1) household
those who are not Move to schedule).
living with next No (2)
you(Interviewer : child
write the name of
live births then
move to
questions 4296
to 4301 for each
born
1       

2       
 3       

4       

5       

4302 Did you have any pregnancy that ended in Yes 1

abortion?
No 2 4304

4303 How many times was the abortion Number of times of intentional 
intentional and how many times was it abortion
unintentional ? Number of times of unintentional 
abortion
4304 did you ever have any other pregnancy that Yes 1
ended in a still birth (Sometimes a baby is
still born, that is, the baby is born who does No 2 4306
not breath or show any life)?

4305 How many times??  Number of still births

4306 What is the interval between the last  month

pregnancy and the prior birth?

4307 Did you go for antenatal care in your last Yes 1

pregnancy?
No 2 4309

4308 Where did you go?  Gov’t hospital 1

 Health unit 2

 NGO/Mosque/Church 3

 Private hospital 4

Private Clinics 5

Other:_____  96

4309 Where did you give birth to your last child? At home (hers/mother’s/mother-in- 1
law’s
At a health unit 2

At a government hospital 3

At a private hospital 4

At a private clinic 5
 Other:_____  6

Not applicable 7

4310 Who assisted with your last delivery? Daya 1

Mother/mother-in-law 2

Nobody 3

Midwife from health unit 4

Doctor 5

Other:_____  6

4311 Was your last child birth by caesarean Yes 1

section?
No 2

4312 How do/did you feed your last baby for the Breastfeed 1
first six months? (Multiple answers allowed
 Bottle 2
)
 Complementary foods (solids and 3
semi-solids)
4313 Do you know any family planning Yes 1
method/contraceptivesthat a wife or husband
can use to delay or avoid pregnancy? No 2 Next section

4314 What methods do you know? (Multiple A. Pills  1

answers allowed)
B. IUD/Loop  2

C. Injectables  3

D. Implants  4

E. Condom  5

F. Diaphragm  6

G. Foam/Jelly/Cream  7

H. Rhythm method/ periodic 8

abstinence 
I. Withdrawal  9

J. Female sterilization  10

K. Male sterilization  11
 L. Female condom  12

X. Other:____  96

4315 Where did you learn about contraceptives? A. Mother/Father  1

B. Siblings 2

C. Spouse 3

D. Sister-in-law/Brother- 4
in-law 
E. Other female family 5
member 
F. Other male family 6
member 
G. Female 7
friend/neighbor 
H. Male friend/neighbor 8

I. Teacher/School  9

J. Health Care Provider 10


K. Newspaper 11

L. Books/Magazine  12

M. Radio/TV 13

N. Internet  14

O. Poster/Billboard/Ad 15

P. Club 16

Q. NGO worker 17

X. Other:_______ 96


X. No Sources  97
 Yes 1
4316 Interviewer: check Q(4111) Is the respondent
No 2 Next section
married?
Yes 1
4317 Have you or your spouse ever used any
No 2 4321
contraceptive method to prevent or delay
pregnancy?

A. Pill 1
4318 What method(s) did you and/or your spouse use?
B. IUD/Loop 2

C. Injectables 3

D. Implants 4

E. Condom 5

F. Diaphragm 6

G. Foam/Jelly/cream 7

H. Rhythm method 8

I. Withdrawal 9

J. Female sterilization 10

K. Male sterilization 11

L. Female condom 12

X. Other:_______  96
Yes 1
4319 Are you or your husband currently using any
No 2 4321
contraceptive method?
A. Pill 1
4320 What method(s) do you and/or your husband
B. IUD/Loop 2
use?
C. Injectables 3
D. Implants 4
E. Condom 5
F. Diaphragm 6
G. Foam/Jelly/cream 7 Next section
H. Rhythm method 8
I. Withdrawal 9
J. Female sterilization 10
K. Male sterilization 11
L. Female condom 12
X. Other:_______  96
Yes 1
4321 Would you or your husband use any
No 2
contraceptive method in the future?

A. Medical Side Effects 1

4322 What are the reasons for not using
contraceptive methods? (Multiple answers
allowed) B. Religious beliefs (Haram) 2

C. Financial reasons 3

D. Husband objection 4
E. Parents/parents-in law objection 5

F. I want to have children 6

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Section (5): Civic Participation

[51] Volunteering
5101 From your point of view, A. Brings people together and builds solidarity 1
what is the best B. Helps people to develop their skills 2
definition for C. Empowers individuals and communities 3
D. Encourages active citizenship and creative initiatives 4
Volunteering?
E. Provides assistance for the poor and marginalized 5
F. Acts locally and thinks globally 6
X. Other (specify) …. 96

5102 From your point of view, A· To be an active citizen/have a role in the society 1
why do youth participate B· Learn from others 2
in volunteering activities? C· Gain work experience in the field 3
D· Helping others 4
E· Share my skills with others 5
(Multiple answers are F· Support world peace and development 6
G· Enhance my personal development 7
allowed)
H. Others (Specify) …… 96

Have you participated in a voluntary service 5103) 5104) 5105) 5106) Frequency of
program during any of the following periods: Between Between Jan Since Jan participation
April 2009 25th 2011, 25th 2012 during past year?
and and Jan 25th until this None (0)
January 2012? (first moment A few times last year
Field Name th
25 , year of (second (1)
2011? revolution) year of About once a month (2)
revolution About once a week (3)
onward) More than once a week
yes no yes no (4)
yes no
A. Charitable and Caring activities 1 2 1 2 1 2
(Examples: providing assistance (in kind)
to the poor/ Poor Families-–participating
in charitable activities for schools,
mosques/churches or health units)
B. Educational development activities 1 2 1 2 1 2
(Providing Literacy classes, educational &
computer courses or helping in any other
educational services)
C. Community development activities 1 2 1 2 1 2
(improve a neighborhood or bring new
services)
D. Fundraising (from others for a charitable 1 2 1 2 1 2
or social purpose, like for a school,
mosques/churches or health units - Raise
funds for other countries in need like
Gaza/Libya/Yemen/Syria)
E. Other Fields of Voluntary Services 1 2 1 2 1 2
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5107)If all answers are NO: Yes (1) No (2) (5109)
Have you tried to find
volunteer opportunities?
5108)Where did you go D. Neighborhood /community 
A. Charities B. mosque/church 
to search for E. CDA/NGO
 C. An orphanage
volunteer F. A political party or group
opportunities? X. Other:___________________________________ 
5109)In your opinion, what are the most important reasons that prevent youth from volunteering?
A. No spare time  B. Individualism/ C. Search for money  D. Limited girls' roles 
selfishness 
E. I have a Bad G. No accessible H. Never been asked to volunteer  J. Don’t know where to
impression/ volunteering I. Bad experience go 
Negative views on opportunities K. Lack of security in the
voluntary work   streets
F. Discouraged by
family
X. Other:_______________________________________________________________________ 
A. Spare time
5110)What do you think will B. Money available 
encourage youth to share in C. security in the streets are better
volunteering activities? D. positive views on voluntary work
X. Others (specify) …………
5111)Did you pay alms money Yes (1) No (2) (5201)
(zakat/oshour/ sadaqa) during
the past year?
A. Hospitals 
D. An orphanage H. A mosque /church 
B. Beggars F. CDA/NGO 

C. Through G. Political I. Online/ social media/
E. Poor families
5112)Where did you friends and parties TV programs
I know
give money? colleagues

X. Other:_______________________________________________________ 
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[52] Networking, Friendships & Family Support

5201) Do you 5202)Why did you join this 5203)Frequency of
belong to any of group? (mark the most participation in
the following important reason) this groups’ events
groups? (1) To be with friends/make new /activities during
friends last year
(2) To go out of the house A few times last year (1)
(3) To earn money/find a About once a month (2)
job/enhance my career About once a week (3)
opportunities More than once a week (4)
(4) To learn a skill
Name of group (5) To play sports
(6) To cope with a problem
(7) To help the others
(8) Someone made me do it (I
was required)
(9) To achieve the goals of the
revolution
(10) To improve my country
(11) to meet a future spouse
(96) Other (specify)

Yes (1) No (2)

( Next group)
A. Community or cultural
associations/NGOs
(Arts, singing, music or
choir group- Environmental
organization- Humanitarian 1 2
or charitable organization-
Community or
neighborhood association-
Women’s organizations)
B. Sports clubs (Youth Center
1 2
- Scouts - Sports club)
C. Unions/syndicates (Student
union- trade unions-
Syndicates- Housing board- 1 2
School board of trusties/
board od trusties)
D. Political
party/coalition/Movement
1 2
/A religion-based
politically-oriented group
E. Unregistered informal
groups (formed to perform
1 2
certain activities together
for community services)
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5204) How many friends do you have?

A) Females  B) Males 

5205) How often do you discuss any of the following personal matters with your
Never [1] Rarely [2] sometimes [3] often [4] regularly [5] Not applicable [7]
Issues Father Mother (B) Brother/Sister Friends Others Husband/Wife (F)
(A) (C) (D) (E)
A) School performance  (A)  (B)  (C)  (D)  (E)  (F)
B) Friendship  (A)  (B)  (C)  (D)  (E)  (F)
C) Romantic relationship  (A)  (B)  (C)  (D)  (E)  (F)
D) Issues related to growing up
 (A)  (B)  (C)  (D)  (E)  (F)
and puberty
E) Being teased/bullied at
 (A)  (B)  (C)  (D)  (E)  (F)
school
F) Your future  (A)  (B)  (C)  (D)  (E)  (F)
5206) How often do you discuss any of the following public matters with your …
Never [1] Rarely [2] Sometimes [3] Often [4] Regularly [5] Not applicable [7]
Issues Father Mother (B) Brother/Sister Friends Others Husband/Wife (F)
(A) (C) (D) (E)
A) National politics/ current
 (A)  (B)  (C)  (D)  (E)  (F)
political events
B) Problems of corruption  (A)  (B)  (C)  (D)  (E)  (F)
C) Security in the streets  (A)  (B)  (C)  (D)  (E)  (F)
D) More voice for young
 (A)  (B)  (C)  (D)  (E)  (F)
Egyptians
E) Others (specify) ……  (A)  (B)  (C)  (D)  (E)  (F)
5207) My mother/father is a person who is
Not like that (1) – Somehow like that(2) – Very much like that (3) – Not Applicable (7)
Issues Mother Father
A. Cheers me up when I am sad
B. Gives me a lot of care and attention
C. Is easy to talk to
D. Take care of my future
E. Ridicules me or puts me down (e.g., saying I
am stupid, useless, etc.).
F. Embarrasses me in public (e.g., in front of
my friends).
G. Doesn’t respect me as a person (e.g., not
letting me talk, favoring others over me,
etc.).
H. Violates my privacy (e.g., entering my room,
going through my things, etc.).
I. Tries to make me feel guilty for something
I’ve done or something s/he thinks I should
do.
J. Expects too much of me (e.g., to do better
in school, to be a better person, etc.).
K. Often unfairly compares me to someone
else (e.g., to my brother or sister, to
her/himself).
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L. Often ignores me (e.g., walking away from

me, not paying attention to me).
5208) Over the past two weeks:
Never [1] Rarely [2] Sometimes [3] Often [4] Regularly [5]
1. How often have you felt that your spirit
or morale is broken or destroyed?
2. How often have you felt that your
ambitions and hopes for the future are
destroyed?
3. How often have you felt emotionally or
psychologically exhausted?
4. How often have you felt fearful?

5. How often have you felt like it was hard

for you to make decisions?
5209) Thinking of the most recent time
you lived at home, how would you Very untrue (1) Somewhat true (2) Very true (3)
describe your family?
A. It seemed like there was never any place
1 2 3
to be alone in our house.
B. Family members really helped and
1 2 3
supported one another.
C. We really got along well with each other. 1 2 3
D. Our family did not discuss its problems. 1 2 3
E. In our family it was important for
1 2 3
everyone to express their opinion.
F. We fought a lot in our family. 1 2 3
Very Very
5210) How satisfied are you with the Dissatisfied Neither Satisfied
dissatisfied satisfied N.A. (7)
following? (2) nor (3) (4)
(1) (5)
A. Your father
1 2 3 4 5 7
B. Your mother
1 2 3 4 5 7
C. Siblings
1 2 3 4 5 7
D. Only Married: Spouse
1 2 3 4 5 7
E. Only Married: In-laws
1 2 3 4 5 7
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[53] Community Values

5301) Please evaluate the existence of the following community values, on a scale of 1 to 10:
Absent Present
Values
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
A) Feeling of
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
responsibility
B) Hard work (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
C) Tolerance and
respect for other (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
people
D) Religious faith (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
E) Independence (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
F) Thrift, saving
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
money and things
G) Transparency in
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
transitions
H) Tolerance for other
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
religions
I) Tolerance towards
opposing political (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
views
J) Helping one
another in the (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
community
K) Rule of law for all
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
Egyptians
L) Importance of
becoming well (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
educated
M) Importance of
becoming well off (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
financially
5302) Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted, or that you need to be very
careful in dealing with people?
 Most people can be trusted (1)  Must be too careful (2)
5303) Which of the following are the two most important issues for Egypt in the future?
1. Raising living standards
2. Democracy/Human Rights
3. Improve Education and Health Care The first issue: ………………………………………………
Systems The second issue: ……………………………………………
4. Increasing the role of religion in the
government
5. Fighting corruption
6. Improve morals and manners in society
5304) Which of the following are the two biggest threats to this country post-revolution?
1. Lack of security
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2.Misleading or biased Media The first issue: ……………………………………………………

3.Economic crisis
The Second issue: ………………………………………………
4.Remnants of the previous regime
5.Continuing protests or Special
interest demands
6. Violence by protestors
7. Polarization in society
8. Foreign intervention into Egypt’s
affairs
5305) With 1 as being worst possible and 10 as being best possible,
Worst Best
Values
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
A. How do you feel
about your life
before January 25th (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
revolution

B. How do you feel

about your life from
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
January 25th 2011 to
June 30th 2013
C. How do you feel
about your life after (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
June 30th 2013
D. What is your best
estimate of your life (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
5 years from now?
E. How do you feel
about the state of
the country before (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
January 25th
revolution?
F. How did you feel
about the state of
the country from (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
January 25th 2011
to June 30th 2013?
G. How did you feel
about the state of
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
the country after
June 30th 2013?
H. What is your best
estimate for the
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
state of the country
5 years from now?
 (1) We are a lot poorer than most
5306) Compared to other people you know  (2) We are a little poorer than most
same as your age, how well-off do you  (3) We have about the same amount of money as most
think your family is?  (4) We are a little richer than most
 (5) We are a lot richer than most
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5307) Looking ahead to the quality of life you  (1) Better

expect to have, how does it compare  (2) About the same
with the life of your parents?  (3) Worse
5308) Considering the past 6 months, how true are the following statements?
Yes, true (1) Not true (2) Somewhat (3)

A. I have had adequate food  (1)  (3)  (4)

B. I have had adequate clothing  (1)  (3)  (4)

C. I have had adequate housing  (1)  (3)  (4)

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[54] General knowledge about January 25 revolution

5401) When did you hear about the January 25th revolution?  (1) On 25 January 2011
 (2) On 28 January 2011
 (3) After 28 January 2011
 (6) Others (Specify) ……………….
5402) How surprised were you that the revolution began in  (1) Very surprised
January 25th, 2011?  (2) Somewhat surprised
 (3) Not at all surprised

5403) To what degree was it clear to you what the goals of the  (1) Very clear
January 25th revolution were?  (2) Somewhat clear
 (3) Very unclear
5404) To what degree did your friends or parents help you  (1) Very much
understand the January 25th, 2011 revolution?  (2) Somewhat
 (3) Not at all
5405) Think about the period since the start of the January 5406) The first time 5407) The last time to
25th revolution. Which of the following activities did you to engage in any of engage in any of
take part in? the activities the activities

1. Before January 25th 1. Before January

Yes (1) No (2)
2011 25th 2011
(If No  Go to 5408)
2. During the 18 days 2. During the 18
ending Feb. 11, days ending Feb.
2011 11, 2011
3. From February 12th 3. From February
2011 to January 12th 2011 to
25th, 2012 January 25th,
4. From January 25th 2012
2012 to June 30th 4. From January
2012 25th 2012 to
5. From June 30th June 30th 2012
2012 to May 1st, 5. From June 30th,
2013 2012 to May 1st,
6. From May 1st, 2013 2013
to June 29th, 2013 6. From May 1st,
7. From June 30th, 2013 to June
2013 to present 29th, 2013
7. From June 30th,
2013 to present

A. Participated in party meetings or

Yes (1) No (2)
activities
B. Donated money to a political party or
Yes (1) No (2)
organization
C. Contacted politicians Yes (1) No (2)
D. Collecting signatures/Signed petitions Yes (1) No (2)
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E. Participate in night watches to protect

Yes (1) No (2)
your neighborhood.
F. Provided support to protesters (e.g.,
transportation, food, medical
supplies, medical treatment, -
Yes (1) No (2)
providing assistance to victims’
families- Advocacy for arrested
activists – helping in court cases)
G. Participated in any kind of protest G.1 Where?
G.1 Where?
demonstration. Yes (1) No (2) --------------
--------------
H. Joined a strike Yes (1) No (2)
I. Used violent forms of action Yes (1) No (2)
J. Elections campaigns Yes (1) No (2)
(If No in all groups  Go to 5408)
 (1) Very much
5408) How much has your mother  (2) A great deal
opposed your involvement in January  (3) Somewhat
25th revolution related-activities  (3) Not at all
 (7) Not applicable
 (1) Very much
5409) How much has your father opposed  (2) A great deal
your involvement in January 25th
 (3) Somewhat
revolution related activities?
(Q 5411)  (3) Not at all
 (7) Not applicable
 (1) Mother opposition
5410) Why did not you participate in any
of the January 25th revolution-related  (2) Father opposition
activities?  (3) My participation will not make a difference/the revolution will fail
 (4) Confused and could not determine if it was right or wrong
 (5) Was not against the old regime
(Multiple Answers are allowed)  (96) Others (specify) : -------------------------------

5411) Think about the period since the start of the January 25th revolution. How often did these significant others
participate in the revolution in the following ways?
Never [1] Rarely [2] Sometimes [3] Often [4] Regularly [5] Not Applicable [7]

Actitvities

C. Sibling you D. Your closest

A. Father B. Mother
are closest to friends
A. Participate in organizational types of
activism (e.g., working for a political party,
donating money to a political organization,
signing a petition)
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B. Participate in indirect or supportive types of

activism (e.g., participating in night watches,
attending a protest, writing political
messages)
C. Participate in direct types of activism (e.g.
Demonstration/sit-ins outside buildings,
joining a strike)
5412) On scale from 0 to 10, rank how important were the following sources for you to get information about the
January 25th revolution?
Very unimportant Very important
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A .Television 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
B .Radio 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
C .Internet News Websites 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
D. Newspapers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
E .Word of Mouth from Family/Friends 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
F .Facebook
G. Twitter 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
H .Place of work 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
I. Organizational meetings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
J .Text messages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
K .Pamphlets and signs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
L .Email
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

X .Others (specify)……….. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

 (a) Family member YES(1) NO(2)

 (B) Friends YES(1) NO(2)
5413) Which of the following people specifically  (C) Acquaintances YES(1) NO(2)
asked you to take part in the January 25th  (D) Colleagues or fellow students YES(1) NO(2)
revolution? (Tick as many as apply)
 (E) Co-members of a party of YES(1) NO(2)
which I am a member
 (A) Family member YES(1) NO(2)
 (B) Friends YES(1) NO(2)
5414) Which of the following people did you  (C) Acquaintances YES(1) NO(2)
yourself ask to participate? (Tick as many as  (D) Colleagues or fellow students YES(1) NO(2)
apply)
 (E) Co-members of a party of YES(1) NO(2)
which I am a member
Neither
5415) To what extent do you agree with the Strongly agree nor Strongly
Agree Disagree
following statements? agree disagree disagree

A. Egypt has needed reform, but not January

 (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)
25th revolution
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B. Egypt has achieved the reform it has needed

 (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)
in January 25th revolution
C. The January 25th revolution was urgent
 (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)
when it began
D. January 25th revolution is still urgent  (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)
E. Fighting for freedom, rights and dignity is
 (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)
part of Egyptian culture
Neither
5416) To what extent do you agree with the Strongly agree nor Strongly
Agree Disagree
following statements? agree disagree disagree

A. I feel like I have a pretty good

understanding of the important political issues  (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)
which confront our society.
B. I have been a leader for my peers when
 (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)
trying to solve a problem in our community.
C. I know how laws, rules, and policies are
 (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)
made in Egypt.
D. I have participated in a group of young
 (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)
people working on an issue we care about.
5417) Think about the period since the start of the January 25th revolution. Did you experience any
of the following?
Never [1] Once [2] Few times [3] Many Times [4]
A. Witness violence on TV
B. Witness violence on social media (Facebook, internet, etc)
C. Saw someone being injured in person
D. Saw someone killed in person
5418) How often did face the following in streets? 5419) If yes, what was the first 5420) Who
time that you experienced did this?
Never [1] any of the above?
Rarely [2] 1. Before January 25th 2011
Sometimes [3] 2. During the 18 days ending
Often [4] Feb. 11, 2011
Regularly [5] 3. From February 12th 2011 to
(If No  Go to 5502) January 25th, 2012
4. From January 25th 2012 to
June 30th 2012
5. From June 30th 2012 to May
1st, 2013
6. From May 1st, to June 29th,
2013
7. From June 30th, 2013 to
present
A. Verbally abuse you ……
B. Hit or kick you …….
C. Beat you with a truncheon or other object …….
D. Shoot at you with rubber bullets …….
E. Shoot at you with live bullets …….
F. Shoot at you with tear gas …….
G. Detain, imprison or torture you …….
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H. Injure a family member or friend …….

I. Kill a family member or friend …….
5421) Do you consider what happened on  (1) Yes
January 25th 2011, a revolution?  (2) No

5422) Did you support the January 25th  (1) Yes

revolution?  (2) No

[55] Political Participation

Yes (1) (5513)
5501) Interviewer: is (NAME)’s age below 18 years old?
No (2)
Never [1] Rarely [2] Sometimes [3]
5502) How interested are you in politics?
Often [4] Regularly [5]
Yes (1) (5504)
5503) Did you vote in the March 2011 Constitutional Referendum?
No (2)
Was out of the country (1)
Don’t care(2)
5504) Why did you not participate? Refused to participate (3)
Age not eligible (4)
Other (Specify): ------------------ (6)
5505) Did you vote in the November 2011 – January 2012 Yes (1)
parliamentary elections round 1? No (2)

Yes (1) (Error! Reference source

5506) Did you vote in the November 2011 – January 2012
not found.
parliamentary elections round 2?
No (2)
Was out of the country (1)
Don’t care(2)
5507) Why did you not participate? Refused to participate (3)
Age not eligible (4)
Other (Specify): ------------------ (6)
5508) Did you vote in the May – June 2012 presidential elections Yes (1)
round 1? No (2)

5509) Did you vote in the May – June 2012 presidential elections Yes (1) (5511)
round 2? No (2)

Was out of the country (1)

Don’t care(2)
5510) Why did you not participate? Refused to participate (3)
Age not eligible (4)
Other (Specify): ------------------ (6)
5511) Did you vote in the 2012 constitutional referendum? Yes (1) No (2)
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Yes money(1)
5512) Did you witness the exchange of money for
Yes, in-kind (2)
votes in any of these elections?
No (3)
 (1) Absolutely
 (2) Maybe
5513) Will you vote in the next election?
 (3) Maybe Not
 (4) Absolutely Not
5514) What’s the name of the governor of your Correct(1)
governorate? Wrong (2)
Don’t know (8)
Name: ----------------------------------------
5515) If there were a war, would you be willing to 1. Yes
fight for your country? 2. No
5516) Do you agree that women in your family Yes (1) No (2)
vote in elections and referendum?

5517) On a scale from 1 to 10, what is your sense of the level of corruption in public institutions, if
any after the revolution?
Absence of corruption Very high corruption

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
5518) Do you have any experience witnessing
Yes (1) No (2)
bribery “RASHWA” during the last year?

5519) Do you have any experience witnessing

nepotism “WASTA/MAHSOBIA” during the last Yes (1) No (2)
year?

5520) Some people say that these days it is not possible to find a job in your area without wasta
(personal connections and nepotism). But others say that jobs are given based only on qualifications.
Based on what you know, you say
Jobs are obtained by wasta to a large extent (1)
jobs are obtained by wasta sometimes (2)
Jobs are not obtained by wasta (3)
I don’t know (8)
5521) In your opinion, on a scale from 1 to 10, what is the degree that reflects your feeling of
uncertainty about your future?
Very certain Very uncertain

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

5522) The following questions are about how much you feel fear or worry about certain things
Not at A little A Very much An extreme
all (2) moderate (4) amount (5)
(1) amount (3)
A. You fear for yourself or your family in your
 (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)
daily life
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B. You worry/fear that you will be displaced or

 (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)
lose your home or land
C. You worry/fear for your future and your
 (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)
family's future
D. You worry/fear the chaos in Egyptian society  (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)
E. The Events in Egypt make children in your
 (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)
family feel frightened

F. You worry/fear from losing your job  (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)
G. You worry/fear from not being able to take
 (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)
your right

H. You worry/fear from losing your pride  (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)

I. You worry/fear from not getting married  (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)

5523) To what extent do you feel freedom in the following ways?

Not at A little Moderately A lot (4) Completely (5)
all (2) (3)
(1)
A. To express your ideas and opinions at
 (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)
home
B. To express your ideas and opinions  (5)
 (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)
outside of your home
 (5)
C. To express your political opinions  (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)
 (5)
D. To dress or groom yourself as you wish  (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)

5524) A. How satisfied are you with the following?

Very Satisfied Neither Dissatisfied

satisfied (2) satisfied (4)
Very dissatisfied
(1) nor
(5)
dissatisfied
(3)

A. The way Egyptians treat each other  (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)

B. The way people in your community treat  (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)
each other
C. The extent you feel like you belong in  (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)
your community
D. The extent you are involved in your  (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)
community.
E. The social support you receive from your  (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)
community
 (1) I listen to his opinion and I am ready to be convinced
by his
 (2)I listen to his opinion but I keep my opinion to myself
5524) B. Currently, everyone is talking about politics and  (3) I listen to his opinion and I try to convince him with
they usually disagree a lot. Can you tell me how do mine
you usually react when you talk with someone whose  (4)I avoid talking about politics because no one will ever
opinion is really different than yours? be convinced by the other’s opinion
 (5)We can argue till fighting
 (6)I cut him off if I cannot convince him with my opinion
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5525) To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

Strongly Agree Neither Disagree Strongly disagree

agree agree nor
disagree
A. Most politicians make a lot of promises
but do not actually do anything.
 (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)
B. Political parties can influence citizens to
vote
 (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)
C. My participation can have an impact on
public policy in this country.
 (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)
D. If Egyptians unite and work together,
they can have a lot of impact on public  (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)
policies in this country.
E. If citizens from different countries unite
and work together, they can have a lot of  (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)
impact on international politics.
F. I consider everybody’s side of an
argument before making a decision.
 (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)
G. The events following the revolution will
negatively affect my future
 (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)

On a scale from 1 to 5, 1 being very bad and 5 being excellent, we would like you to rate each of the following
statement, for three systems of government: the present system of government, the last one , and the one before
the January 25th revolution :
    
(1) (5)
Very bad excellent

5528) The system

5526) The
5527) The last year of government under
Present system of
government the pre-January 25th
government
revolution regime
A. Everyone is free to say what they
think.   
B. People can join any political party
they want   
C. People like me (Ordinary people) can
have an influence on government.   
D. Corruption in politics and state is
under control.   
E. People can live without fear of
unlawful arrest   
F. Preventing crime and maintaining
order is a priority.   
G. The economy is doing well and people
are able to make a decent living.   
H. Judges and courts are free from
political interference.   
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5529) If you have the

chance to participate or Mention: …………….
being a member of political DK (98)
party which one?

[56] General knowledge about June 30th events

 (1) Very surprised
5601) “How surprised were you that the events of June 30th 2013
 (2) Somewhat surprised
and beyond took place?”
 (3) Not at all surprised
 (1) Very clear
5602) “To what degree was it clear to you what the goals of the June
 (2) Somewhat clear
30th, 2013 events were?”
 (3) Very unclear
 (1) Very clear
5603) “To what degree did your friends or parents help you
 (2) Somewhat clear
understand the June 30th, 2013 events?
 (3) Very unclear
5604) “Do you consider what happened on June 30th, 2013 and the Yes (1)
following days part of the January 25th revolution?” No (2)

Yes, all (1)

5605) “Do you support the changes that happened after June 30th
Yes, but some of it (1)
2013?”
No (2)

[57] Youth identity and ideology

5701) How much do you agree with these statements?
Strongly Agree (2) Neither agree Disagree Strongly
agree nor disagree (4) disagree (5)
(1) (3)
A. I am proud of being Egyptian  (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)
B. I am proud of being Arab  (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)
C. I am proud of my religion  (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)
D. I think a lot about the destiny  (5)
of Egypt
 (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)
E. When Egypt is threatened, its  (5)
importance comes before the  (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)
importance of my family
F. When Egypt is threatened, its  (5)
importance comes before the  (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)
importance of me
G. The idea that I cannot help  (5)
Egypt bothers me a lot
 (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)
H. I am ready to spend some time  (5)
 (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)
the honor of Egypt
I. I am ready to spend half of my  (5)
salary for the honor of Egypt  (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)
Economy
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J. I am ready to pay 1 day salary  (5)

to build Egypt Economy
 (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)

5702) To what extent do you agree with the following statements?

Strongly Disagree Neither agree Agree Strongly agree

disagree (2) nor disagree (4) (5)
(1) (3)
A. I feel immersed in my country  (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)
B. l do for my country more than  (5)
any of the other group  (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)
members would do
C. I am strong because of my  (5)
 (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)
country
D. I make my country strong  (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)
Please place yourself on the following continuum regarding how you stand economically and
politically:
From Left to Right
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
DK (98)
Please indicate where you stand on the following:
5703) 1 “Incomes should be more equal”
To
10 “We need large income difference as economic
incentives”
5704) 1 “The government should take more responsibility
to ensure that everyone is provided for”
To
10 “People should take more responsibility to
provide for themselves”
5705) 1 “The Government should tax rich people to
redistribute income towards the poor”
to
10 “The government should not use taxation to redistribute
income”
5706)
1 “Private ownership of business and industry should be
increased”
to
10 “Government ownership of business and industry should be
increased”

[58] Religiosity
5801) Are you someone who...
« Action » Never Rarely Sometimes Most Alw DK [Do not
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of the ays read]

time Decline to
answer
1. Prays daily 1 2 3 4 5 8 95
2. Fasts during Ramadan/ 1 2 3 4 5 8 95
during Lent (Christians)
3. Watches or listens to 1 2 3 4 5 8 95
religious programs on the
radio or television
4. Attends religious lessons 1 2 3 4 5 8 95
in mosques/ churches
5. Completes Friday prayers/ 1 2 3 4 5 8 95
Sunday prayers
6. Listens to or reads the 1 2 3 4 5 8 95
Qur’an/ Bible
7. Reads religious books 1 2 3 4 5 8 95
5802) Regardless of
 A very religious person (1)
whether you attend
 A religious person (2)
religious services or not,
 Not a religious person (3)
would you say you are?
5803) Gender of Male (1) (5808)
respondent Female (2)
Veiled (1)
5804) Are you veiled or Monqaba(2)
monaqaba? No (3) (5807)
Not applicable (7) (5808)
5805) What made you decide to take veil?
 Personal choice, after listening to lectures or reading books (1)
 Personal choice, follow the example of a veiled woman in my family or among my friends (2)
 Culture and Traditions (3)
 Parents pushed me (4)
 Parents persuaded me (5)
 Friends pushed me (6)
 Friends persuaded me (7)
 Fiancé or husband persuaded me (8)
 Fiancé or husband pushed me (9)
5806) Ask if ٥٨٠٤= 1: Do you
Yes (1) No (2)
plan to take on the NEIQAB?
5807) How do you see unveiled Very respectful (1)
somewhat (2)
women? Not at all (3)
5808) How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?
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Strongly Agree Neither Disagree Strongly [do not [do not read]
agree agree nor disagree read] I Decline to
disagree don’t know answer
A. 1.Men of religion
should not
influence how  (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)  (8)  (95)
people decide
about political
B. matters
2.It would be
better for Egypt is
more people with  (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)  (8)  (95)
strong religious
beliefs held public
office of religion
C. 3.Men
should have
 (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)  (8)  (95)
influence over the
decisions of
D. 4. Religious
government
practice is a
private matter and  (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)  (8)  (95)
should be
separated from
socio- economic
E. 5. Mosques and
life
churches should
not be used to
influence people’s  (1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5)  (8)  (95)
decisions about
political matters

[59] Internet/Social Media

5901) Have you ever used the  (1) Yes
internet?  (2) No (Error! Reference source not
found.

5902) Who introduced you to the internet? (For the first time)

 Friend (1)  Relatives (2)  Sibling /cognate (3)

 family members (4)  Teacher (5)  Internal Course (6)  No one 8)

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5903) How many hours would you say you spend online?
per day
per week
5904) Where do you access the internet? [Multiple answers allowed]
A. Home  B. Internet cafe  C. School  D. Youth center 
E. Club  F. Friends  G. At work 

X. Other:________________________________________________________________________  
5905) What have you used the internet for in the past month? [Multiple answers allowed]
A. Checking and writing email  B. Chatting/instant messaging with a friend 
C. Chatting in a chat room  D. Browsing for general knowledge 
E. Browsing for school/university related assignment F. Downloading songs 

G. Browsing for news  H. Downloading movies or TV programs 
I. Playing video games  J. Blogging 
K. Social sites (e.g. Facebook, Myspace, hi5…)  L. Porn sites 
M. Religious sites  N. Dating 
O. Participated in a political movement through the internet  P. Not at All 

X. Other:________________________________________________________________________  
5906) People use different sources to learn what is going on in their country and the world. For
each of the following sources, please indicate whether you used it last week to obtain
information:
Issues Never (1) Sometimes (2) Often (3)
A) TV or Radio News (Not counting TV or Radio news accessed via  (1)  (2)  (3)
internet)
B) Print Newspaper or magazines  (1)  (2)  (3)
C) TV or Radio News accessed through the internet or via cell phone  (1)  (2)  (3)
D) Newspaper or Magazines accessed through the internet or via cell phone  (1)  (2)  (3)
E) Twitter or Facebook post/tweets from family or friends  (1)  (2)  (3)
F) A TV, Radio show, or web-site dedicated primarily to entertainment, comedy  (1)  (2)  (3)
or celebrities
G) A portal website like Google News or a Yahoo home page that gathers news  (1)  (2)  (3)
from many different sources
H) News forwarded to you through mailing lists, automatic alerts, or automatic  (1)  (2)  (3)
updates
I) Blogs or YouTube posts devoted to political or social topics  (1)  (2)  (3)
5907) People also use a variety of methods to gather and share information about non-political
topics (such as hobbies, sports, or entertainment). During the past twelve months please
tell us whether you have done the following.
Never Once a At Least Daily
(1) Month or Once/Wee (4)
less (2) k (3)
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A. Participate in an online forum or group related to your   (2)  (3)  (4)

interests. (1)
B. Post, link to, or forward information or media related to your   (2)  (3)  (4)
interests. (1)
C. Give help, advice or suggestions to others related your   (2)  (3)  (4)
interests. (1)
D. Use the Internet to organize an online group, discussion, or   (2)  (3)  (4)
website. (1)

5908) People interact with family and friends

through a variety of online methods. How
often would you say you interact with your
friends and family by:
1. Never 2. Once 3. At Least 4. Daily
a Month Once/Week
or less
A. Sending text messages
B. Emails
C. Sharing status updates
D. chatting online using social network services
like Twitter or Facebook.