World Health Survey 2003

Ecuador, 2003

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Reference ID

ECU_2003_WHS_v01_M

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World Health Organization (WHO)

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WHO’s Multi-Country Studies Programmes

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Oct 17, 2013

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Highest level of schooling completed (q0918)

Data file: WHS-Ecuador_F4

Overview

Valid: 132

Invalid: 31

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 2

Start: 86

End: 92

Width: 7

Range: 1 - 2000

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

What was the highest level of schooling you completed?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	No formal schooling	4	3%
2	Less than primary school	0	0%
3	Primary school completed	33	25%
4	Secondary school completed	29	22%
5	High school (or equivalent) completed	13	9.8%
6	College/ pre-university/ University completed	45	34.1%
7	University post-graduate degree completed	8	6.1%
Sysmiss		31

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

This question refers to the highest level of education the respondent has successfully
attained in a health-related programme (such as medicine, nursing, biology or other). It
includes technical or vocational training beyond primary school. Excluded are short
courses (such as phlebotomy) or religious education. The level of education could have
been completed at school or elsewhere (such as through private tutoring or some other form of schooling that requires taking exams in order to complete the programme). If the respondent has not completed a formal programme, record “No formal schooling” and Go to Q0921.

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