Census of Population and Housing 1980 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1980

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Reference ID

USA_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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Public or private school (US1980A_0448)

Data file: USA1980-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 258

End: 258

Width: 1

Range: 0 - 3

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

8. Since February 1, 1980, has this person attended regular school or college at any time?

Fill one circle. Count nursery school, kindergarten, elementary school, and schooling which leads to a high school diploma or college degree.

[] No, has not attended since February 1
[] Yes, public school, public college
[] Yes, private, church-related
[] Yes, private, not church-related

[Do not count enrollment in a trade or business school, company training, or tutoring unless the course would be accepted for credit at a regular elementary school, high school, or college. A public school is any school or college which is controlled and supported primarily by a local, county, State, or Federal Government.]

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	Public school
2	Church-related
3	Other private

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether respondents attending school were enrolled in a public or a private school.

Universe

Persons age 3+ enrolled in school

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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