Population Census 2012 - IPUMS Subset

Zimbabwe, 2012

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ZWE_2012_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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National Statistical Agency, IPUMS

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Highest education level completed (ZW2012A_EDLEVEL)

Data file: ZWE2012_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 240

End: 240

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<span class="em">C. Education - for persons age 3 years and older </span>
<br />[Questions 15 and 16 were asked of persons age 3 and older]</p>

<p>16. What is the highest level and grade of education completed by (the respondent)? </p>
<div class="i1">[] Level 0</div><div class="i2">Grade <br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3</div><div class="i1">[] Level 1</div><div class="i2">Grade <br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4<br />[] 5<br />[] 6<br />[] 7</div><div class="i1">[] Level 2</div><div class="i2">Grade <br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4<br />[] 5<br />[] 6</div><div class="i1">[] Level 3</div><div class="i2">[] 1 Certificate / diploma after primary<br />[] 2 Certificate / diploma after secondary<br />[] 3 Graduate / postgraduate</div><div class="i1">[] 8 None<br />[] 9 Not known</div>

Value	Category
	Pre-school
1	Primary
2	Secondary
3	Tertiary
4	None
8	Unknown
9	NIU (Not in universe)

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the highest level of school completed.

Universe

Zimbabwe 2012: Persons age 3+ who have ever been to school [discrepancies: type I 1.3%; type II 0.1%]

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