1990 Housing and Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Mauritius, 1990
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Reference ID
MUS_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Economic Planning and Development, IPUMS
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- MUS1990_PHC-H-H.dat
- MUS1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Highest certificate in vocational or technical training (1-digit) (MU1990A_EDFIELDVOC)
Data file: MUS1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
260
End:
261
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
In strict confidence
<br />Ministry of Economic Planning and Development
<br />Central Statistical Office
<br /><span class="h1"><br />Population Census<br />Mauritius<br /></span>
<br /><span class="em">Night of 1-2 July 1990</span></p>
<p><span class="em">For persons aged 12 years and over:</span></p>
<p>23 Vocational/technical training</p>
<div class="i1">(b) Highest certificate ____</div><div class="i2">Insert the highest degree, certificate, or diploma received and the major field of vocational or technical training.<br />Write 'none' if person has no degree, certificate or diploma in vocational or technical training.</div>
<br />Ministry of Economic Planning and Development
<br />Central Statistical Office
<br /><span class="h1"><br />Population Census<br />Mauritius<br /></span>
<br /><span class="em">Night of 1-2 July 1990</span></p>
<p><span class="em">For persons aged 12 years and over:</span></p>
<p>23 Vocational/technical training</p>
<div class="i1">(b) Highest certificate ____</div><div class="i2">Insert the highest degree, certificate, or diploma received and the major field of vocational or technical training.<br />Write 'none' if person has no degree, certificate or diploma in vocational or technical training.</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Teacher training |
| 02 | Fine and applied arts |
| 03 | Humanities, religion and theology |
| 04 | Social and behavioural sciences, law and jurisprudence |
| 05 | Commerce and business administration |
| 06 | Natural sciences, mathematics and computer sciences |
| 07 | Medical diagnostic and treatment |
| 08 | Trade, craft and industrial techniques |
| 09 | Engineering, architecture and town planning |
| 10 | Agriculture, forestry and fishery |
| 11 | Home economics and domestic science |
| 12 | Transport and communications |
| 13 | Service trades |
| 14 | Mass communication and documentation |
| 15 | Other certificates |
| 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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="em">Stop at column 18 for children under 2 years of age<br />Note that columns 19-21 are for persons aged 2 years and over</span></p>
<p><span class="h2">Column 23b</span>
<br /><span class="h3">Highest vocational or technical qualification</span>
<br />Insert the highest vocational or technical degree, certificate, or diploma received by the person and the major field of study covered.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[Next Page]</span><div class="i1">If the person has more than one vocational or technical qualification and you have difficulty in deciding which is the highest, insert the one which was obtained most recently.<br />If the person has followed a technical or vocational course which does not lead to a certificate, insert only the field of study.<br />If the person has not received any technical or vocational training, write 'none'.</div>
<p><span class="h2">Column 23b</span>
<br /><span class="h3">Highest vocational or technical qualification</span>
<br />Insert the highest vocational or technical degree, certificate, or diploma received by the person and the major field of study covered.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[Next Page]</span><div class="i1">If the person has more than one vocational or technical qualification and you have difficulty in deciding which is the highest, insert the one which was obtained most recently.<br />If the person has followed a technical or vocational course which does not lead to a certificate, insert only the field of study.<br />If the person has not received any technical or vocational training, write 'none'.</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's highest certificate (1-digit) of vocational or technical training.
Universe
Mauritius 1990: Persons age 12+ with vocational education [discrepancies: type I trace; type II 0.4%]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |