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1980 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 1980
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PRI_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Public or private school (PR1980A_SCHLTYPE)

Data file: PRI1980_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 234
End: 234
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="PR80A427 PR80A430"><span class="em">7. Since February 1, 1980, has ____ attended regular school or college at any time? </span><br /><br />Fill one circle.<br />Count pre-kindergarten, Head Start, kindergarten, elementary school, and schooling that leads to a high school diploma or college degree.<br /><div class="i1">[] No, has not attended since February 1<br />[] Yes, public school, public college<br />[] Yes, private, church-related<br />[] Yes, private, not church-related</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
2 Public school
4 Church-related
6 Other private
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates if a person attends public or private school.
Universe
Puerto Rico 1980: Persons 3+ and attending school [discrepancies: type I .1%; type II none]

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