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VI National Population and Housing Census, 1981 - IPUMS Subset

Dominican Republic, 1981
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DOM_1981_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE), IPUMS
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Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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  • DOM1981_PHC-P-H.dat

Highest level and grade completed (DO1981A_EDLEVGR)

Data file: DOM1981_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 269
End: 270
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">Only for those who answered attending, or not attending but did attend, in question 43.</span> [Applies to questions 44 - 46]</p>

<p>44. What is the highest level that you studied or are studying?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Pre-primary<br />[] 2 Primary<br />[] 3 Intermediate<br />[] 4 High school<br />[] 5 Reformed secondary (media de la reforma)<br />[] 6 University<br />[] 9 Unknown</div><p>45. Did you complete this level?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No</div><p>46. What is the highest grade or year completed at this level?</p>
<div class="i1">____ Year or grade<br />____ Semester or ____ trimester</div>
Categories
Value Category
10 Pre-primary, not complete
11 Pre-primary, complete
21 Primary grade 1
22 Primary grade 2
23 Primary grade 3
24 Primary grade 4
25 Primary grade 5
26 Primary grade 6
31 Intermediate grade 1
32 Intermediate grade 2
41 High school grade 1
42 High school grade 2
43 High school grade 3
44 High school grade 4
51 Reformed secondary grade 1
52 Reformed secondary grade 2
53 Reformed secondary grade 3
54 Reformed secondary grade 4
55 Reformed secondary grade 5
56 Reformed secondary grade 6
61 University year 1
62 University year 2
63 University year 3
64 University year 4
65 University year 5
69 University year 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
Questions 44, 45, and 46 are only presented to those who answered that they are attending or that they are not attending but that they did attend in question 43.</p>

<p><span class="pg">[p. 58]</span></p>

<p><span class="em">Question 44: </span>What is the highest level studied?</p>

<p>The alternatives are read in the indicated order and the corresponding circle is filled in.</p>

<p><span class="em">Question 45:</span> Was this level completed?</p>

<p>The corresponding circle is filled in.</p>

<p><span class="em">Question 46:</span> What is the last year or grade completed at this level?</p>

<p>The year or grade completed, and not the current year or grade, is recorded.</p>

<p>Zero is recorded for those who have not yet completed the first grade or year.</p>

<p>For those indicating university: trimester, semester, or year is recorded according to the case.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person’s highest level and grade completed in school.
Universe
Dominican Republic 1981: Persons age 5+ who currently attend school or have attended school in the past [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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