Census of Population and Housing 1980 - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 1980

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Reference ID

PRI_1980_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Educational attainment recode (PR1980A_0429)

Data file: PRI1980-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 218

End: 218

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

8. What is the highest grade (or year) of regular school ____ has ever attended?

Fill one circle.
If now attending school, mark grade person is in. If high school was finished by equivalency test (GED), mark "12."

Highest grade attended:

[] Pre-kindergarten
[] Kindergarten

Elementary through high school (grade or year)

[] 1
[] 2
...
[] 12

College (academic year)

[] 1
[] 2
...
[] 6 or more

[] Never attended school -- Skip to question 9

9. Did ____ finish the highest grade (or year) attended?
Fill once circle.

[] Now attending this grade (or year)
[] Finished this grade (or year)
[] Did not finish this grade (or year)

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	None or preschool
2	Grade 1, 2, 3, or 4
3	Grade 5, 6, 7, or 8
4	Grade 9
5	Grade 10
6	Grade 11
7	Grade 12
8	1 to 3 years of college
9	4+ years of college

Description

Definition

This variable indicates a person's educational attainment recode.

Universe

Persons age 3+

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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