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Survey of Living Conditions 1990

Jamaica, 1990
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Reference ID
JAM_1990_SLC_v01_M
Producer(s)
Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Planning Institute of Jamaica
Collection(s)
Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS)
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Jul 14, 2015
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REASON LEFT LAST SEC SCH? (sb3q18)

Data file: SECTB3C

Overview

Valid: 1104
Invalid: 1145
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 19
End: 20
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 10
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Finished desired level of studies 686
62.1%
2 Finished studies but failed exam 94
8.5%
3 Quit because studies too difficult 17
1.5%
4 Quit, lack of interest 80
7.2%
5 Quit, took a job 46
4.2%
6 Quit, pregnancy 67
6.1%
7 Quit, needed at home 3
0.3%
8 Quit, parents could not afford 58
5.3%
9 Quit, parents moved to area without adequate school 13
1.2%
10 Other 40
3.6%
Sysmiss 1145
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.
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