Demographic and Health Survey 2003 - IPUMS Subset

Nigeria, 2003

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Reference ID

NGA_2003_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

National Population Commission [Nigeria] and ORC Macro., Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) Fragility, Conflict and Violence

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Aug 15, 2018

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School attendance status (H_EDSTATUS)

Data file: NGA2003-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 307

End: 307

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

IF AGE 5-24 YEARS:

(16) Is (NAME) currently attending school?

YES 1 (GO TO 18)
NO 2

(17) During the current school year, did (NAME) attend school at any time?

YES 1
NO 2 (GO TO 19)

(18) During the current school year, what level and class/year [is/was] (NAME) attending? ***
FOR 'HIGHER', TOTAL THE NUMBER OF YEARS AT THE POST-SECONDARY LEVEL.

LEVEL ____

0 PRE-PRIMARY/KINDERGARTEN
1 PRIMARY
2 SECONDARY
3 HIGHER
8 DON'T KNOW

CLASS/YEAR ____

00 LESS THAN 1 YEAR COMPLETED
98 DON'T KNOW

(19) During the previous school year, did (NAME) attend school at any time?

YES 1
NO 2 (GO TO NEXT LINE)

(20) During that school year, what level and class/year did (NAME) attend? ***
FOR 'HIGHER', TOTAL THE NUMBER OF YEARS AT THE POST-SECONDARY LEVEL.

LEVEL ____

0 PRE-PRIMARY/KINDERGARTEN
1 PRIMARY
2 SECONDARY
3 HIGHER
8 DON'T KNOW

CLASS/YEAR ____

00 LESS THAN 1 YEAR COMPLETED
98 DON'T KNOW

Value	Category
0	Never attended
1	Entered school
2	Advanced
3	Repeating
4	Dropout
5	Left school 2 or more years ago
7	Don't know
8	Missing
9	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

For household members within a specified (and varying) age range, from childhood to young adulthood, EDSTATUS (HV129) indicates the household member's educational status.

Below are descriptions of each code:

0 = Never attended: Children with no education
1 = Entered school: Children who did not attend school the previous year but are currently enrolled
2 = Advanced: Children at a current level that is higher than the previous year
3 = Repeating: Children who are at the same level as the previous year or at a level below the previous year
4 = Dropout: Children who were at school the previous year but are not currently attending school
5 = Left school 2 or more years ago: Children who are not currently attending school and did not go to school the previous year

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Education Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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