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Palestinian Population, Housing, and Establishment Census, 2017 - IPUMS Subset

West Bank and Gaza, 2017
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WBG_2017_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Palestinian National Authority, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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Technical or professional qualification (PS2017A_TECHQUAL)

Data file: PSE2017_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 171
End: 171
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">For persons (10 years and over)</span>
<br />[Question 70 to 73 are asked of persons who were older than 10 years old]</p>

<p><span class="em">Educational attainment and specialization</span>
<br />[Question 70 to 71]</p>

<p><span class="em">73. Technical / professional qualification obtained</span><div class="i1">[] 0. None <br />[] 1. Vocational training / short technical at place of work<br />[] 2. Vocational training less than 6 months <br />[] 3. Vocational training from 6 -- less than 12 months<br />[] 4. Vocational training 1--2 years (without experience)<br />[] 5. Joining a vocational / industrial school (without experience)<br />[] 6. Vocational training 1--2 years (with experience)<br />[] 7. Enrolling a vocational / industrial school (with experience)</div>
Categories
Value Category
None
1 Vocational training or short technical at place of work
2 Vocational training less than 6 months
3 Vocational training for 6 to 12 months
4 Vocational training for 1 to 2 years (without experience)
5 Joining a vocational or industrial school (without experience)
6 Vocational training for 1 to 2 years (with experience)
7 Enrolling a vocational or industrial school (with experience)
8 Unknown
9 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 indicates the type of technical or professional qualification or training obtained by the person.
Universe
Palestine 2017: Persons age 10+ [discrepancies: type I none; type II 4.5%]

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