1971 Census of Canada - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 1971

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CAN_1971_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Statistics Canada, IPUMS

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Educational attainment, Canada (EDUCCA)

Data file: CAN1971_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 104

End: 106

Width: 3

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
000	No schooling
100	Less than elementary or secondary
110	Below grade 5
120	Grades 5-8
130	Grades 9-13
131	Grades 9-10
132	Grade 11
133	Grade 12
134	Grade 13
210	High school graduation certificate
220	Trades certificate or diploma
230	Apprenticeship certificate
311	Non-university without trades or college certificate or diploma
312	Non-university with trades certificate or diploma
313	Non-university with college certificate or diploma
320	University, no certificate, diploma or degree
321	University, years 1-2, no degree
322	University, years 3-4, no degree
323	University, years 5+, no degree
330	University, with certificate, diploma or degree
331	University, years 3-4, degree
332	University, years 5+, degree
333	University or college certificate or diploma
334	Bachelor or first professional degree
335	Certificate or diploma above bachelor level
336	Master's degree
337	Doctoral degree
998	Unknown
999	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

EDUCCA variable indicates the highest educational level that the person in Canada had attended or completed. The variable indicates the highest grade attended through primary and secondary, and the highest year or degree completed post-secondary.

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