1990 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Trinidad and Tobago, 1980
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Reference ID
TTO_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Office, IPUMS
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- TTO1990_PHC-H-H.dat
- TTO1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Type of school attended (TT1990A_SCHTYPE)
Data file: TTO1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
172
End:
173
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">Section 3. Education--For all persons</span></p>
<p>[Question 13 was asked of those who are attending school/adult classes, per question 12. a.]</p>
<p>13(a). Type of school now being attended
<br />What type of school is [the respondent] attending?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 01 Nursery/Kindergarten school (N/K)<br />[] 10 Private primary (PP)<br />[] 11 Government and assisted primary (G/AP)<br />[] 20 Junior secondary (JS)<br />[] 21 Trade/Vocational (T/V)<br />[] 22 Youth camp (YC)<br />[] 30 Senior comprehensive (SC)<br />[] 31 Private secondary (PS)<br />[] 32 Government and assisted secondary (G/AS)<br />[] 33 Composite (C)<br />[] 34 Technical institute (TI)<br />[] 40 Adult/Extra mural classes (A/EM)<br />[] 60 University (U)<br />[] 90 Special school (SS)<br />[] 98 Other<br />[] 99 Not stated (NS)</div>
<p>[Question 13 was asked of those who are attending school/adult classes, per question 12. a.]</p>
<p>13(a). Type of school now being attended
<br />What type of school is [the respondent] attending?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 01 Nursery/Kindergarten school (N/K)<br />[] 10 Private primary (PP)<br />[] 11 Government and assisted primary (G/AP)<br />[] 20 Junior secondary (JS)<br />[] 21 Trade/Vocational (T/V)<br />[] 22 Youth camp (YC)<br />[] 30 Senior comprehensive (SC)<br />[] 31 Private secondary (PS)<br />[] 32 Government and assisted secondary (G/AS)<br />[] 33 Composite (C)<br />[] 34 Technical institute (TI)<br />[] 40 Adult/Extra mural classes (A/EM)<br />[] 60 University (U)<br />[] 90 Special school (SS)<br />[] 98 Other<br />[] 99 Not stated (NS)</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Nursery or kindergarten |
| 10 | Private primary |
| 11 | Government and assisted primary |
| 20 | Junior secondary |
| 21 | Trade or vocational |
| 22 | Youth camp |
| 30 | Senior comprehensive |
| 31 | Private secondary |
| 32 | Government and assisted secondary |
| 33 | Composite |
| 34 | Technical institute |
| 40 | Adult or extra mural classes |
| 60 | University |
| 90 | Special school |
| 91 | Other |
| 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="h3">Section 3 - Education </span><div class="i1">These questions are to be answered for every individual. Whereas it is pointless to put all of these questions in respect of infants and very young and very young children, a response position must still be ticked in question 12[a] for every individual. Please note skip instructions in questions 12[a] and 14[a].</div><p>Question 12 - Attendance at school/university </p>
<div class="i1">In part [a] indicate whether the person is attending school or university. If the answer is yes, state in part [b] whether it is full-time or part-time attendance. All attendance at adult classes/extra mural must be recorded as attending school part-time.</div><p>Question 13 [a] - Type of school now being attended </p>
<div class="i1">[01] Nursery/Kindergarten school<br />[02] Private primary <br />[11] Government and assisted primary <br />[20] Junior secondary <br />[21] Trade/Vocational<br />[22] Youth camp <br />[30] Senior comprehensive<br />[32] Government and assisted secondary <br />[33] Composite <br />[34] Technical institute<br />[40] Adult/ Extra mural classes <br />[60] University <br />[90] Special school <br />[98] Other <br />[99] Not stated <br />Tick the relevant box which indicates the type of school being attended. Note that included under special school are schools for the blind, the deaf and other forms of mental and/or physical disability. Adult classes will include classes sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Y.W.C.A, Ministry of Community Development etc.</div>
<div class="i1">In part [a] indicate whether the person is attending school or university. If the answer is yes, state in part [b] whether it is full-time or part-time attendance. All attendance at adult classes/extra mural must be recorded as attending school part-time.</div><p>Question 13 [a] - Type of school now being attended </p>
<div class="i1">[01] Nursery/Kindergarten school<br />[02] Private primary <br />[11] Government and assisted primary <br />[20] Junior secondary <br />[21] Trade/Vocational<br />[22] Youth camp <br />[30] Senior comprehensive<br />[32] Government and assisted secondary <br />[33] Composite <br />[34] Technical institute<br />[40] Adult/ Extra mural classes <br />[60] University <br />[90] Special school <br />[98] Other <br />[99] Not stated <br />Tick the relevant box which indicates the type of school being attended. Note that included under special school are schools for the blind, the deaf and other forms of mental and/or physical disability. Adult classes will include classes sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Y.W.C.A, Ministry of Community Development etc.</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the type of school attended by the person.
Universe
Trinidad and Tobago 1990: Persons attending school [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |