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2005 National Census. Eighth Census of Population, Fourth Census of Dwellings. - IPUMS Subset

Nicaragua, 2005
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NIC_2005_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS
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Year or grade passed (NI2005A_EDYEAR)

Data file: NIC2005_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 254
End: 254
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="NI05A415 NI05A416 NI05A417 NI05A418 NI05A419 NI05A420 NI05A421 NI05A422 NI05A423 NI05A424 NI05A425 NI05A426">[Questions 11-18 were asked of persons age 5 or older]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="NI05A422 NI05A423 NI05A424">16. What is the highest grade or school year that [the person] passed?<br /><div class="i1">[] 0 None; Grade or year _<br />[] 1 Pre-school; Grade or year _<br />[] 2 Primary; Grade or year _<br />[] 3 Secondary; Grade or year _<br />[] 4 Basic technical; Grade or year _<br />[] 5 Middle technical; Grade or year _<br />[] 6 Advanced technical; Grade or year _<br />[] 7 University; Grade or year _<br /><br />If choices "0"-"3" selected, continue to question 19</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
0 None
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
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="NI05A422 NI05A423 NI05A424 NI05A425 NI05A426"><span class="em"><span class="h2">Level of education:</span></span><br /><br /><span class="em">Basic technical certificate</span><br />This is the first cycle or level of technical training; having passed primary school is a prerequisite. Training is held in specialized centers authorized by the National Technological Institute [INATEC]. Examples are carpentry, soldering, mechanics, nursing assistant, etc.<br /><br /><span class="em">Mid-level technical certificate</span><br />This is the second cycle or level of technical training; having passed the first three years of secondary education is a prerequisite. Most degrees take three years to complete. Training is held in specialized centers authorized by the National Technological Institute [INATEC]. Examples are mid-level certificates in commercial accounting or business administration. It includes school teachers.<br /><br /><span class="em">Advanced technical certificate</span><br />This is the highest level within the technical training system accredited by the university. Degrees take three years to complete and having finished secondary education (having a high-school diploma) is a prerequisite for entering the program.<br /><br />This section consists of four parts. The questions are grouped according to the four age and gender divisions seen in the structure of the form.<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="NI05A415 NI05A416 NI05A417 NI05A418 NI05A419 NI05A420 NI05A421 NI05A422 NI05A423 NI05A424 NI05A425 NI05A426"><span class="h2">For persons age 5 or older (Questions 11-18)</span><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="NI05A422 NI05A423 NI05A424"><span class="em">Question 16. What is the highest grade or school year that [the person] passed?</span><br /><br />This question refers to the highest complete grade or school year that the person passed, and not a grade or year that the person did not complete, or in which the person is currently enrolled.<br /><br />Write the highest grade or school year passed in the appropriate grid space.<br /><br />If the answer is "None", write "0" in the appropriate box.<br /><br />If you wrote a response in any one of options 0-3, go to question 19.<br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the last year or grade passed within the highest educational level.
Universe
Nicaragua 2005: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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