1970 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1970

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Reference ID

USA_1970_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Public or private school (US1970A_SCHLTYPE)

Data file: USA1970_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 264

End: 264

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="US70A443 US70A440">[15%]<br /><span class="em">20. Since February 1, 1970, has this person attended regular school or college at any time? </span><br /><div class="i1">Count nursery school, kindergarten, and schooling which leads to an elementary school certificate, high school diploma, or college degree.</div><br /><br /><div class="i2">[] No<br />[] Yes, public<br />[] Yes, parochial<br />[] Yes, other private</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">"Do not count trade or business school, company training, or tutoring unless you think he could get credit for it at a regular school or college."</div><br /></svar>

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	Not enrolled
2	Public school
3	Parochial
4	Other private

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether respondents attending school were enrolled in a public or a private school.

Universe

United States 1970: Persons age 3+ [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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