Community Survey 2016 - IPUMS Subset
South Africa, 2016
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Reference ID
ZAF_2016_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, IPUMS
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- Data files
- ZAF2016_PHC-H-H
- ZAF2016_PHC-P-H
Field of qualification (ZA2016A_EDFIELD)
Data file: ZAF2016_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
333
End:
334
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">3. Person information </span></p>
<p><span class="em">[3.7] Household members </span></p>
<p><span class="em">[3.7.5] Education </span>
<br />Now, I am going to ask you questions on education.</p>
<p>[3.7.5.9] In which field of education [at university/university of technology] is the respondent's highest post-school qualification? </p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Agriculture, agricultural operations and related science<br />[] 2 Architecture and the built environment<br />[] 3 Visual and performing arts<br />[] 4 Business, economics and management studies<br />[] 5 Communication, journalism and related studies<br />[] 6 Computer and information sciences<br />[] 7 Education<br />[] 8 Engineering<br />[] 9 Health professions and related clinical sciences<br />[] 10 Family ecology and consumer sciences<br />[] 11 Languages, linguistics and literature<br />[] 12 Law<br />[] 13 Life sciences<br />[] 14 Physical sciences<br />[] 15 Mathematics and statistics<br />[] 16 Military sciences<br />[] 17 Philosophy, religion and theology<br />[] 18 Psychology<br />[] 19 Public management and services<br />[] 20 Social sciences</div>
<p><span class="em">[3.7] Household members </span></p>
<p><span class="em">[3.7.5] Education </span>
<br />Now, I am going to ask you questions on education.</p>
<p>[3.7.5.9] In which field of education [at university/university of technology] is the respondent's highest post-school qualification? </p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Agriculture, agricultural operations and related science<br />[] 2 Architecture and the built environment<br />[] 3 Visual and performing arts<br />[] 4 Business, economics and management studies<br />[] 5 Communication, journalism and related studies<br />[] 6 Computer and information sciences<br />[] 7 Education<br />[] 8 Engineering<br />[] 9 Health professions and related clinical sciences<br />[] 10 Family ecology and consumer sciences<br />[] 11 Languages, linguistics and literature<br />[] 12 Law<br />[] 13 Life sciences<br />[] 14 Physical sciences<br />[] 15 Mathematics and statistics<br />[] 16 Military sciences<br />[] 17 Philosophy, religion and theology<br />[] 18 Psychology<br />[] 19 Public management and services<br />[] 20 Social sciences</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Agriculture |
| 02 | Architecture and the built environment |
| 03 | Arts (Visual and performing arts) |
| 04 | Business |
| 05 | Communication |
| 06 | Computer and information sciences |
| 07 | Education |
| 08 | Engineering |
| 09 | Health professions and related clinical sciences |
| 10 | Family ecology and consumer sciences |
| 11 | Languages |
| 12 | Law |
| 13 | Life sciences |
| 14 | Physical sciences |
| 15 | Mathematics and statistics |
| 16 | Military sciences |
| 17 | Philosophy |
| 18 | Psychology |
| 19 | Public management and services |
| 20 | Social sciences |
| 21 | Other |
| 22 | Do not know |
| 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 indicates the person's field of the highest post-school qualification.
Universe
South Africa 2016: Persons with post-secondary education who studied at a higher education institution [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept