VII Censo de Población y VI de Vivienda, 2010 - IPUMS Subset
Ecuador, 2010
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ECU_2010_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, IPUMS
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- ECU2010_PHC-H-H.dat
- ECU2010_PHC-P-H.dat
Highest educational level attended (EC2010A_EDLEV)
Data file: ECU2010_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
301
End:
302
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="em">For persons five years old or more.</span>
<br />[Questions 19 to 26 were asked of all people five years and older.]</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="EC10A462 EC10A464 EC10A495 EC10A496">23. What is the highest educational level that [the respondent] attended or attends?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 None (skip to question 27)<br />[] 2 Centers of alphabetization / (EBA)<br />[] 3 Pre-school<br />[] 4 Primary<br />[] 5 Secondary<br />[] 6 Basic education<br />[] 7 Baccalaureate - Middle education<br />[] 8 Post-baccalaureate cycle<br />[] 9 Superior<br />[] 10 Postgraduate</div><br /></svar>
<br />[Questions 19 to 26 were asked of all people five years and older.]</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="EC10A462 EC10A464 EC10A495 EC10A496">23. What is the highest educational level that [the respondent] attended or attends?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 None (skip to question 27)<br />[] 2 Centers of alphabetization / (EBA)<br />[] 3 Pre-school<br />[] 4 Primary<br />[] 5 Secondary<br />[] 6 Basic education<br />[] 7 Baccalaureate - Middle education<br />[] 8 Post-baccalaureate cycle<br />[] 9 Superior<br />[] 10 Postgraduate</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | None |
| 02 | Literacy centers |
| 03 | Pre-school |
| 04 | Primary |
| 05 | Secondary |
| 06 | Basic education |
| 07 | Baccalaureate-middle education |
| 08 | Post-baccalaureate cycle |
| 09 | Higher education |
| 10 | Postgraduate |
| 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
<svar v="EC10A081 EC10A082 EC10A083 EC10A403 EC10A404 EC10A405 EC10A406 EC10A407 EC10A408 EC10A409 EC10A410 EC10A411 EC10A412 EC10A413 EC10A414 EC10A415 EC10A416 EC10A417 EC10A418 EC10A419 EC10A420 EC10A421 EC10A422 EC10A423 EC10A424 EC10A425 EC10A426 EC10A427 EC10A428 EC10A429 EC10A430 EC10A431 EC10A432 EC10A433 EC10A434 EC10A435 EC10A436 EC10A437 EC10A438 EC10A439 EC10A440 EC10A441 EC10A442 EC10A443 EC10A444 EC10A445 EC10A446 EC10A447 EC10A448 EC10A449 EC10A450 EC10A451 EC10A452 EC10A453 EC10A454 EC10A455 EC10A456 EC10A457 EC10A458 EC10A459 EC10A460 EC10A461 EC10A462 EC10A463 EC10A464 EC10A465 EC10A466 EC10A467 EC10A468 EC10A469 EC10A470 EC10A471 EC10A472 EC10A473 EC10A474 EC10A475 EC10A476 EC10A477 EC10A478 EC10A479 EC10A480 EC10A481 EC10A482 EC10A483 EC10A484 EC10A485 EC10A486 EC10A487 EC10A488 EC10A489 EC10A490 EC10A491 EC10A492 EC10A493 EC10A494"><span class="h3">[Section 4]</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="EC10A456 EC10A457 EC10A458 EC10A459 EC10A460 EC10A461 EC10A462 EC10A463 EC10A464 EC10A465 EC10A466"><span class="em">Step 13</span>: Continue with section 4, information about the population / C. Educational characteristics.<br /><br />[A copy of section 4C of the census questionnaire is omitted here.]<br /><br />Tips:<br /><ul class="b1">
<li>Follow the sequential order of the questions.</li>
<li>Remember that this is only for people 5 years old and older.</li>
<li>If the person only knows to read or only to write mark x in box 2 and continue with question 21.</li>
<li>Questions 21, 23, and 25 have leaps.</li>
<li>Mark question 23 according to the answer of the informant. If the informant mentions having finished the school, register x in code 5; if the informant mentions that he/she is in basic education, you should mark code 6.</li>
<li>Question 24 will be registered according to the level of instruction marked in question 23.</li>
</ul><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="EC10A456 EC10A457 EC10A458 EC10A459 EC10A460 EC10A461 EC10A462 EC10A463 EC10A464 EC10A465 EC10A466"><span class="em">Step 13</span>: Continue with section 4, information about the population / C. Educational characteristics.<br /><br />[A copy of section 4C of the census questionnaire is omitted here.]<br /><br />Tips:<br /><ul class="b1">
<li>Follow the sequential order of the questions.</li>
<li>Remember that this is only for people 5 years old and older.</li>
<li>If the person only knows to read or only to write mark x in box 2 and continue with question 21.</li>
<li>Questions 21, 23, and 25 have leaps.</li>
<li>Mark question 23 according to the answer of the informant. If the informant mentions having finished the school, register x in code 5; if the informant mentions that he/she is in basic education, you should mark code 6.</li>
<li>Question 24 will be registered according to the level of instruction marked in question 23.</li>
</ul><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's highest educational level attended.
Universe
Ecuador 2010: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |