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XII Censo General de Población y Vivienda - IPUMS Subset

Venezuela, 1990
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VEN_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Degree status (VE1990A_DEGREE2)

Data file: VEN1990_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 244
End: 244
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="VE90A401 VE90A412 VE90A426 VE90A451 VE90A407 VE90A446 VE90A402"><span class="em">Questions 11-14 are only for those over the age of 3 years</span><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="VE90A407 VE90A446">13. Have you obtained any higher education title or degree?<br /><div class="i1">[] Yes</div><br /><div class="i2">____ Which?</div><br /><div class="i1">[] No</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Have degree
2 Does not have a degree
8 Unknown
9 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
<svar v="VE90A401 VE90A412 VE90A426 VE90A451 VE90A407 VE90A446 VE90A402"><span class="em">Questions 11-14 are only for those over the age of 3 years</span><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="VE90A407 VE90A446"><span class="em">Question No.13</span><br /><br />[Degrees/titles]<br />[The instructions refer to a graphic of section VI, question 13 on the census form.]<br /><br />-- Fill in the cell that corresponds to the answer given:<br /><br /><div class="i1">-- If the answer is yes, ask which one and write the answer down in the space provided.</div><br /><br />Superior education degree (<span class="lang">titulo de educacion superior</span>):<br /><div class="i1">A degree is the title that is obtained once university undergraduate studies are completed. They are given by universities, teacher's schools, university institutes and colleges and military institutes for officer training.<br /><br />Examples: sociologist, lawyer, graduate with degree in business administration (<span class="lang">técnico superior en administración</span>), professor of chemistry, civil engineer, graduate with teaching degree (<span class="lang">licenciado en educación</span>), army officer, etc.</div><br /><br />-- If the person has more than one university degree, write down whichever degree the informant considers to be more important.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
Indicates whether the person had obtained any higher education title or degree.
Universe
Venezuela 1990: Persons with a university education [discrepancies: none]

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var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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