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Population and Family Health Survey 2017-2018 - IPUMS Subset

Jordan, 2017 - 2018
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JOR_2017_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Department of Statistics (DOS) [Jordan] and ICF., Minnesota Population Center
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Highest educational level (Jordan) (H_EDLEVELJO)

Data file: JOR2017-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 364
End: 366
Width: 3
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
17) What is the highest level of school (NAME) has attended?
What is the highest grade (NAME) completed at that level?

LEVEL ____
GRADE____

LEVEL (OLD SYSTEM)

01 =OLD ELEMENTARY
02 = OLD PREPARATORY
03 = OLD SECONDARY
3 = HIGHER

LEVEL (NEW SYSTEM)

04 = NEW BASIC
05 = NEW SECONDARY
06 = INTERMEDIATE DIPLOMA
07 = BACHELOR
08 = HIGHER EDUCATION
98 = DON'T KNOW

GRADE

00 = LESS THAN 1 YEAR COMPLETED (USE '00' FOR Q.17 ONLY. THIS CODE IS NOT ALLOWED FOR Q.19.)
98 = DON'T KNOW
Categories
Value Category
000 No education
100 Primary
110 Old elementary
120 Old preparatory
130 New basic
200 Secondary
210 Old secondary
211 Vocational secondary
212 Academic secondary
220 New secondary
221 Vocational secondary
222 Academic secondary
300 Intermediate diploma
400 University (Bachelor)
500 Higher
997 Don't know
998 Missing
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
EDLEVELJO reports the highest level of school the household member attended, using country-specific categories reflecting the Jordanian educational system.

Any household member below the lower age limit (usually 6 years) for the education questions is classified in the "No education" category.

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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