The 1970 Population and Housing Census of Thailand - IPUMS Subset
Thailand, 1970
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THA_1970_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Highest grade completed (TH1970A_GRADE)
Data file: THA1970_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
177
End:
178
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="TH70A414">15. School attendance and grade, as of January 1970<br /><br /><div class="i1">(For persons 5-29 years of age only)<br /><br />[] Attend school: ______ grade<br />[] Not attend school<br />[] Attend school but do not know grade</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="TH70A415">16. Highest grade completed as of 1 January 1970 (e.g. grade 1; grade 7; year in university or in technical institute; "never" if never completed any grade) ______<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="TH70A415">16. Highest grade completed as of 1 January 1970 (e.g. grade 1; grade 7; year in university or in technical institute; "never" if never completed any grade) ______<br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | Did not attend |
| 11 | Kindergarten |
| 21 | Primary level 1 |
| 22 | Primary level 2 |
| 23 | Primary level 3 |
| 24 | Primary level 4 |
| 25 | Primary level 5 or old secondary level 1 |
| 26 | Primary level 6 or old secondary level 2 |
| 27 | Primary level 7 or old secondary level 3 |
| 29 | Unknown elementary grade |
| 51 | Vocational junior, year 1 (Old system) |
| 52 | Vocational junior, year 2 (Old system) |
| 53 | Vocational junior, year 3 (Old system) |
| 54 | Vocational junior certificate, year not known |
| 31 | Secondary level 1 (or old secondary level 4) |
| 32 | Secondary level 2 (or old secondary level 5) |
| 33 | Secondary level 3 (or old secondary level 6) |
| 34 | Secondary level 4 (or old secondary level 7) or military preparation, 1st year |
| 35 | Secondary level 5 (or old secondary level 8) or military preparation, 2nd year |
| 39 | Unknown secondary grade |
| 55 | Vocational senior, year 1 |
| 56 | Vocational senior, year 2 |
| 57 | Vocational senior, year 3 |
| 58 | Vocational senior certificate, year not known |
| 59 | Higher vocational 1st year or midwife certificate |
| 60 | Higher vocational 2nd year, nurse 1st year |
| 61 | Higher vocational 3rd year, secondary level 6 |
| 62 | Higher vocational certificate or equivalent, year not known |
| 71 | Province Education cerificate (teacher training) |
| 72 | Lower Education Certificate (teacher training) |
| 73 | Education or Education (external), 1st year (teacher training) |
| 74 | Education or Education (external) 2nd year (teacher training) |
| 79 | Certificate in education or Certificate in education (external) for teacher training, year not known |
| 41 | University, year 1 |
| 42 | University, year 2 |
| 43 | University, year 3 |
| 44 | University, year 4 |
| 45 | University, year 5 or 6 |
| 46 | Bachelor degree |
| 47 | Masters degree |
| 48 | Ph.D. |
| 49 | University, year not known |
| 63 | Vocational technical diploma, 1st year or nurse 2nd year |
| 64 | Vocational technical diploma, 2nd year or nurse diploma |
| 65 | Educational (vocational) |
| 66 | Educational (vocational) |
| 69 | Diploma in education (vocational) |
| 81 | Bachelor of Education, or Diploma in Education, year 1 |
| 82 | Bachelor of Education, or Diploma in Education, year 2 |
| 83 | Bachelor of Education, or Diploma in Education, year 3 |
| 84 | Bachelor of Education, or Diploma in Education, year 4 |
| 89 | Bachelor of Education, or Diploma in Education, year not known |
| 90 | Others |
| 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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the highest grade completed.
Universe
Thailand 1970: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept