1980 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Malaysia, 1980

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Reference ID

MYS_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Department of Statistics Malaysia, IPUMS

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Level of schooling (MY1980A_EDLEV)

Data file: MYS1980_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 192

End: 193

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar v="MY80A410 MY80A411 MY80A412">[Questions 12-13 were asked of persons who had ever been to school.] <br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="MY80A410 MY80A412">12. What was/is the highest level of schooling you completed/are currently attending?<br /><div class="i1">Primary:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Std. 1<br />[] Std. 2<br />[] Std. 3<br />[] Std. 4<br />[] Std. 5<br />[] Std. 6</div><br /><div class="i1">Secondary:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Remove/Form 1<br />[] Form 2<br />[] Form 3<br />[] Form 4<br />[] Form 5<br />[] Lower 6<br />[] Upped 6</div><br /><div class="i1">Vocational:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Form 4<br />[] Form 5</div><br /><div class="i1">Tertiary:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] University/College</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
00	No schooling
01	Primary-Standard 1
02	Primary-Standard 2
03	Primary-Standard 3
04	Primary-Standard 4
05	Primary-Standard 5
06	Primary-Standard 6
07	Secondary-Remove/Form 1
08	Secondary-Form 2
09	Secondary-Form 3
10	Vocational- Vocation Form 4
11	Vocational- Vocational Form
12	Secondary-Form 4
13	Secondary-Form 5
14	Secondary-Form 6 lower
15	Secondary-Form 6 upper
16	University/College

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 level of schooling the person completed or is currently receiving.

Universe

Malaysia 1980: All persons

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