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National Census of Housing and Population 1976 - IPUMS Subset

Bolivia, 1976
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Reference ID
BOL_1976_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning and Coordination, Republic of Bolivia, IPUMS
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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  • BOL1976_PHC-H-H.dat
  • BOL1976_PHC-P-H.dat

Education level (BO1976A_EDLEV)

Data file: BOL1976_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 197
End: 198
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">B. Educational Information</span></p>

<p><svar v="BO76A408 BO76A409 BO76A410"><span class="em"> Only for those 5 years of age and older</span><br />[Questions 9-11 were asked of persons 5 years of age or older.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="BO76A410">11. What is the last grade completed and in which level?<br /><div class="i1">Write the last grade completed on the corresponding line. For those who respond according to the old system, mark primary or secondary and write the last grade completed on the corresponding line.</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 00 None<br />[] 01 Literacy only<br />[] 1 Basic ____<br />[] 2 Intermediate ____<br />[] 3 Middle [secondary]<br />[] 4 Primary [old system] ____<br />[] 5 Secondary [old system] ____<br />[] 6 Normal [teacher training] ____<br />[] 7 University ____<br />[] 8 Other (specify) ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
00 None
01 Only literacy
11 Basic, grade 1
12 Basic, grade 2
13 Basic, grade 3
14 Basic, grade 4
15 Basic, grade 5
19 Basic, grade unknown
21 Intermediate, grade 1
22 Intermediate, grade 2
23 Intermediate, grade 3
29 Intermediate, grade unknown
31 Middle, grade 1
32 Middle, grade 2
33 Middle, grade 3
34 Middle, grade 4
39 Middle, grade unknown
41 Elementary, grade 1
42 Elementary, grade 2
43 Elementary, grade 3
44 Elementary, grade 4
45 Elementary, grade 5
46 Elementary, grade 6
49 Elementary, grade unknown
51 Secondary, grade 1
52 Secondary, grade 2
53 Secondary, grade 3
54 Secondary, grade 4
55 Secondary, grade 5
56 Secondary, grade 6
59 Secondary, grade unknown
61 Teacher's training, year 1
62 Teacher's training, year 2
63 Teacher's training, year 3
64 Teacher's training, year 4
69 Teacher's training, year unknown
71 University, year 1
72 University, year 2
73 University, year 3
74 University, year 4
75 University, year 5
76 University, year 6
77 University, year 7
79 University, year unknown
81 Other, year 1
82 Other, year 2
83 Other, year 3
84 Other, year 4
85 Other, year 5
86 Other, year 6
87 Other, year 7
88 Other, year 8
89 Other, year 9
98 Unknown
99 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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar v="BO76A408 BO76A409 BO76A410"><span class="em">B. Educational information</span><br /><br />Educational information questions 9, 10 and 11 should be asked to all persons 5 years old or older.<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="BO76A410"><span class="em">Question 11. What is the last course passed and in what cycle?</span><br /><br />In the line corresponding to the level, write down the number of the highest course or year passed and not the one being taken.<br /><br />The category "Other" refers to preschool, technical or vocational instruction.<br /><br />Do not take into account speed courses or those by correspondence. <br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the respondent's education level and grade.
Universe
Bolivia 1976: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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