1971 National Census of Dwellings and Population - IPUMS Subset

Nicaragua, 1971

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Reference ID

NIC_1971_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Educational level (NI1971A_EDLEV)

Data file: NIC1971_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 207

End: 208

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar v="NI71A413 NI71A414 NI71A415">For those 6 years of age or older [Applies to Section C] </svar>

<svar a="all" v="NI71A414">12. Level of schooling What is the highest grade or year of studies you completed in primary, secondary or post-secondary education? Write the grade or year following the type of schooling indicated. <div class="i1">[] 00 None [] 1 Primary ____ [] 2 Secondary ____ [] 3 Post-secondary ____ [] 99 Unknown</div> </svar>

Categories

Value	Category
00	None
11	Primary, one year
12	Primary, two years
13	Primary, three years
14	Primary, four years
15	Primary, five years
16	Primary, six years
19	Primary, year unknown
21	Middle (secondary), one year
22	Middle (secondary), two years
23	Middle (secondary), three years
24	Middle (secondary), four years
25	Middle (secondary), five years
26	Middle (secondary), six years
29	Middle (secondary), year unknown
31	Superior (post-secondary), one year
32	Superior (post-secondary), two years
33	Superior (post-secondary), three years
34	Superior (post-secondary), four years
35	Superior (post-secondary), five years
36	Superior (post-secondary), six years
39	Superior (post-secondary), year unknown
98	Unknown
99	NIU (not in universe)

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Interviewer instructions

<svar v="NI71A413 NI71A414 NI71A415">Cultural [educational] characteristics Questions 11, 12, and 13 refer to the studies that the enumerated person has completed or is completing. Because of this, these questions are only presented to those persons age 6 or older. The purpose of these questions is to investigate the population's level of education in relation to demographic, economic, and social characteristics. </svar>

Description

Definition

This variable indicates person's educational level.

Universe

Nicaragua 1971: Persons age 6+ [discrepancies: type I 0.2%, type II 0.1%]

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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