Swiss Federal Population Census of 1970 - IPUMS Subset

Switzerland, 1970

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Reference ID

CHE_1970_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Federal Statistical Office, Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

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Highest level of educational attainment (original values) (CH1970A_0429)

Data file: CHE1970-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 199

End: 199

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

A. Questions to all persons
[Applies to questions 1-15]

13. Completed stages of education (all completed school levels to be indicated):

[] None
[] Primary school
[] Secondary or trade school
[] Higher education school (see examples)
[] School for general or language education
[] Full time professional school (see examples)
[] School for higher technical/professional training
[] College/university

Examples:

Higher education schools: grammar school, teacher seminars, higher education schools for women.
Full time professional schools: schools for pharmacists, laboratory technicians, librarians, social workers, nurses, agriculture, but not mandatory apprenticeship schools.

Value	Category
1	No school, no training
2	Mandatory schooling, preparatory schools
3	Trade school, apprenticeship
4	Teacher training school
5	Higher professional school
6	University
7	Not stated
8	Censored, presently in school
9	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

This variable identifies the highest level of educational attainment of the person. The codes are original values.

Universe

Persons age 15+

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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