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1971 National Census of Dwellings and Population - IPUMS Subset

Nicaragua, 1971
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NIC_1971_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS
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Currently attending school (NI1971A_SCHOOL)

Data file: NIC1971_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 209
End: 209
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="NI71A413 NI71A414 NI71A415"><span class="em">For those 6 years of age or older</span><br />[Applies to Section C]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="NI71A415"><span class="em">13. School attendance</span><br /><br />Do you currently attend an institution of primary, secondary, or post-secondary education?<br /><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No<br />[] 9 Unknown</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Yes
2 No
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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar v="NI71A413 NI71A414 NI71A415"><span class="em">Cultural [educational] characteristics</span><br />Questions 11, 12, and 13 refer to the studies that the enumerated person has completed or is completing. Because of this, these questions are only presented to those persons age 6 or older.<br /><br />The purpose of these questions is to investigate the population's level of education in relation to demographic, economic, and social characteristics.<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="NI71A415"><span class="em">Question #13: School attendance</span><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">a. How to ask the question:</span><br />Does the person currently attend a primary, secondary, or higher educational institution?<br /><br /><span class="em">b. How to record the information:</span><br />If the informant claims that the enumerated person is regularly attending a primary, secondary, or higher educational institution, an "X" is marked in the "Yes" box. In the other case, an "X" is marked in the "No" box. If the informant does not know if the person is attending an educational institution, the "Unknown __ 9" box is marked.<br /><br /><span class="em">c. Examples:</span></div><br /><br />[These instructions refer to a graph of question 13 on the census form]<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates if person is currently attending school.
Universe
Nicaragua 1971: Persons age 6+ [discrepancies: type I 0.2%, type II 0.1%]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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