General Census of Population and Housing 1976 - IPUMS Subset
Cameroon, 1976
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Reference ID
CMR_1976_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Direction de la Statistique et de la Compatabilité Nationale, Minnesota Population Center
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- CMR1976-H-H
- CMR1976-P-H
Type of instruction (CM1976A_0414)
Data file: CMR1976-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
177
End:
178
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 99
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Population 4 years old or older
Education
Have you ever been to school?
If no, mark "No" in column 17 and draw a line in column 18.
If yes, mark in column 17 the abbreviation corresponding to the type of education based on the instructions on the bottom of the page. In column 18, mark the last grade they attended in this type of education.
17) Type
[] 1 NO-Never went to school
[] 2 MAT-Kindergarten or nursery school
[] 3 COR-Islamic religious school
[] 4 PF-Elementary school (Francophone system)
[] 5 PE-Elementary school (Anglophone system)
[] 6 POST- Post Elementary school (SAR, SM, etc.)
[] 7 EPS-Higher elementary school
[] 8 GEF- General high school (Francophone system)
[] 9 GEE-General high school (Anglophone system)
[] 10 TEF-Technical high school (Francophone system)
[] 11 TEE- Technical high school (Anglophone system)
[] 12 EN-Elite schools
[] 13 ESS Higher specialized education
[] 14 UNIV-University
Education
Have you ever been to school?
If no, mark "No" in column 17 and draw a line in column 18.
If yes, mark in column 17 the abbreviation corresponding to the type of education based on the instructions on the bottom of the page. In column 18, mark the last grade they attended in this type of education.
17) Type
[] 1 NO-Never went to school
[] 2 MAT-Kindergarten or nursery school
[] 3 COR-Islamic religious school
[] 4 PF-Elementary school (Francophone system)
[] 5 PE-Elementary school (Anglophone system)
[] 6 POST- Post Elementary school (SAR, SM, etc.)
[] 7 EPS-Higher elementary school
[] 8 GEF- General high school (Francophone system)
[] 9 GEE-General high school (Anglophone system)
[] 10 TEF-Technical high school (Francophone system)
[] 11 TEE- Technical high school (Anglophone system)
[] 12 EN-Elite schools
[] 13 ESS Higher specialized education
[] 14 UNIV-University
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | No schooling |
| 2 | Kindergarten |
| 3 | Koranic school |
| 4 | Primary school, French-speaking |
| 5 | Primary school, English-speaking |
| 6 | Post primary |
| 7 | Old teacher's school |
| 8 | General high school, French-speaking |
| 9 | General high school, English-speaking |
| 10 | Technical high school, French-speaking |
| 11 | Technical high school, English-speaking |
| 12 | Teacher's school |
| 13 | Higher specialized education |
| 14 | University |
| 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.
Interviewer instructions
b) Column 17 to 25:
To be filled out individually for the people ages 4 and over (mark a line in column 17 to 25 for children under 4.
Column 17: Education (type)
Mark one of the following abbreviations, corresponding to the last type of education received:
NO: for a person who never when to school;
MAT: for a person who when to kindergarten or nursery school
COR: for a person who only when to a Muslim religious school
PF: for a person who went to elementary school (Francophone system)
PF: for a person who when to elementary school (Anglophone system)
POST: Fro a person who when to middle school (SAR, SM, etc)
EPS: For a person who went to a higher elementary school (slightly more education than regular elementary school, for people not going to a University)
GEF: for a person who went to high school (Francophone system)
GEE: for a person who went to high school (Anglophone system)
TEF: for a person who went to a technical high school (Francophone system)
TEE: for a person who went to a technical high school (Anglophone system)
EN: for a person who went to a teacher training college
ESS: for a person who took specialized university classes (elite university, specialized higher learning institution connected or not to a university)
UNIV: for a person who went to the University
For all education systems other than Francophone and Anglophone, mark PR for elementary school education, GE for high school education, and TF for technical high school education.
To be filled out individually for the people ages 4 and over (mark a line in column 17 to 25 for children under 4.
Column 17: Education (type)
Mark one of the following abbreviations, corresponding to the last type of education received:
NO: for a person who never when to school;
MAT: for a person who when to kindergarten or nursery school
COR: for a person who only when to a Muslim religious school
PF: for a person who went to elementary school (Francophone system)
PF: for a person who when to elementary school (Anglophone system)
POST: Fro a person who when to middle school (SAR, SM, etc)
EPS: For a person who went to a higher elementary school (slightly more education than regular elementary school, for people not going to a University)
GEF: for a person who went to high school (Francophone system)
GEE: for a person who went to high school (Anglophone system)
TEF: for a person who went to a technical high school (Francophone system)
TEE: for a person who went to a technical high school (Anglophone system)
EN: for a person who went to a teacher training college
ESS: for a person who took specialized university classes (elite university, specialized higher learning institution connected or not to a university)
UNIV: for a person who went to the University
For all education systems other than Francophone and Anglophone, mark PR for elementary school education, GE for high school education, and TF for technical high school education.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the type of instruction.
Universe
Persons age 4+
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |