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2005 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Laos, 2005
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LAO_2005_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Lao Statistics Bureau, IPUMS
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Highest level of education (LA2005A_EDATTAIN)

Data file: LAO2005_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 203
End: 204
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">C. For 6 years and above</span>
<br />[Questions 11-14 were asked of persons 6 years and older]</p>

<p>13. What is [the respondent]'s highest level of education?</p>
<div class="i1">Enter education code.<br /><br />[] 1 No education<br />[] 11 Grade 1<br />[] 12 Grade 2<br />[] 13 Grade 3<br />[] 14 Grade 4<br />[] 15 Grade 5<br />[] 16 Grade 6<br />[] 21 Lower secondary 1<br />[] 22 Lower secondary 2<br />[] 23 Lower secondary 3<br />[] 31 Upper secondary 1<br />[] 32 Upper secondary 2<br />[] 33 Upper secondary 3<br />[] 99 Don't know</div>
Categories
Value Category
00 No education
11 Grade 1
12 Grade 2
13 Grade 3
14 Grade 4
15 Grade 5
16 Grade 6
21 Lower secondary 1
22 Lower secondary 2
23 Lower secondary 3
31 Upper secondary 1
32 Upper secondary 2
33 Upper secondary 3
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.

Description

Definition
This variable reports the highest level of education completed by the person.
Universe
Laos 2005: Persons age 6+ who ever attended school [discrepancies: none]

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