Population Census 1980

South Africa, 1980

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ZAF_1980_PHC_v01_M

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Statistics South Africa

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DataFirst , University of Cape Town, South Africa

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Level of education (EDUC)

Data file: South African Census Bop 1980_v1

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 3

Range: 0 - 20

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

13. Level of education: State -
- Highest school standard passed
- ALL DEGREES, DIPLOMAS and CERTIFICATES already obtained and specify directions, e.g. BSc (Mech.ENG), B.Com (Acc)

Categories

Value	Category
0	None
1	Grades I and II (Sub A and B) a
2	Standard 2
3	Standard 3
4	Standard 4
5	Standard 5
6	Standard 6 (Form I)
7	Standard 7 (Form II)
8	Standard 8 (Form III; NTS 1)
9	Standard 9 (Form IV; NTS 2)
10	Standard 10
11	Bachelors degree and equivalent
12	Masters degree
13	Doctorates
14	Diploma/Certificate with std. 10
15	Diploma/Certificate with Std. 9 or 8
16	Diploma/Certificate with Std. 7 or lower
17	Diploma/Certificate and bachelor's
18	Diploma/Certificate and master's
19	Diploma/Certificate and doctor's
20	Unspecified

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 records the highest completed education level of the individual household member.

Universe

Answer this part in respect of every person at midnight between 6 and 7 May 1980. (Only one person per column.)

Source of information

Household member

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