Population Census; Building and Housing Census 1971 - IPUMS Subset
Austria, 1971
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AUT_1971_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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- AUT1971_PHC-H-H
- AUT1971_PHC-P-H
Major field of highest education completed (AT1971A_EDFLD)
Data file: AUT1971_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
163
End:
164
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="AT71A411 AT71A412 AT71A414"><span class="em">11. Successfully completed education:</span><br /><div class="i1">When you have two trained professions, or rather two completed post-secondary studies, the answer is the most important acquired profession or study (in connection with the earliest practiced profession).<br />For [those] under 15 years are excused from answering the question.<br /><br />a) Community college, secondary school, special school, polytechnic training?<br />[] Yes<br /><br />b) Have you successfully completed a final examination for general, sales clerk [customer service] (chamber of commerce), or skilled laborer certificate?<br />[] Yes<br />In which profession? ________<br /><br />c) Have you completed a Technical College (= school without <span class="lang">Matura</span>)? (e.g. trade school, school for hotel management, electrical engineering school, etc. Attention: "vocational school" is not to be noted here; that belongs to teaching education, Question 11b).<br />[] Yes<br />Which? ________<br /><br />d) Have you completed a middle school, high school (=schools with <span class="lang">Matura</span>), academy or college?<br />[] Yes<br />Type of school: ________<br />Area of Study (Major, Concentration): ________<br /><br />Which graduation certificate have you achieved? (Please give all)<br />[] School leaving examination [<span class="lang">Matura</span>], high school diploma [<span class="lang">Abitur</span>]<br />[] <span class="lang">Absolutorium</span>, 3rd State test, Masters<br />[] Teaching profession for secondary schools<br />[] College diploma<br />[] Doctorate<br />[] Other college completion<br /><br />Acquired in year: [space provided for each of the preceding options]</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | University, college, academy, without further details |
| 02 | Theology |
| 03 | Law |
| 04 | Social and economic sciences |
| 05 | Medicine |
| 06 | Philosophy (philosophy faculty), without further details |
| 07 | Programs in philosophy and humanities |
| 08 | Historical-cultural programs |
| 09 | Philological-cultural programs |
| 10 | Translator and interpreter programs |
| 11 | (Technical) natural sciences |
| 12 | Pharmacy |
| 13 | Sports sciences and physical training (TT) |
| 14 | Engineering sciences |
| 15 | Mining sciences |
| 16 | Agriculture and forestry |
| 17 | Veterinary medicine |
| 18 | College of arts and music |
| 19 | Other university, college programs |
| 20 | Non-university education at the 3rd level |
| 21 | Higher industrial and trade school |
| 22 | Commercial academy |
| 23 | Higher school for home economics |
| 24 | Higher agricultural and forestry school |
| 25 | Other higher vocational schools |
| 26 | Higher school for teacher and educator training |
| 27 | Higher general secondary school |
| 28 | Intermediate vocational school, without further details, specialization not stated |
| 29 | Intermediate industrial, trade and crafts school |
| 30 | Intermediate commercial school |
| 31 | Intermediate school for home economics |
| 32 | Intermediate school for social work |
| 33 | Intermediate agriculture and forestry school |
| 34 | Other intermediate vocational schools |
| 35 | Intermediate school for teacher and educator training |
| 37 | Apprenticeship, specialization not stated |
| 38 | Technical and health occupations |
| 39 | Clerical occupations |
| 40 | Wholesale and retail trade occupations |
| 41 | Service occupations |
| 42 | Transport occupations |
| 43 | Agricultural and forestry occupations |
| 44 | Basic industry occupations |
| 45 | Construction and related trades occupations |
| 46 | Products manufacturing occupations |
| 47 | Compulsory secondary school |
| 90 | Response suppressed |
| 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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's major field of highest education completed.
Universe
Austria 1971: Persons age 15+ [discrepancies: none]
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Concept