1979 Population Census - IPUMS Subset

Kenya, 1979

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Reference ID

KEN_1979_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Central Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Finance and Planning, IPUMS

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Educational attainment (KE1979A_EDATTAN)

Data file: KEN1979_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 148

End: 149

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar v="KE79A400 KE79A401 KE79A402 KE79A403 KE79A404 KE79A405 KE79A406 KE79A407 KE79A408 KE79A409 KE79A410"><span class="h2">For all persons</span><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="KE79A407">[If the person has been to school or is at school]<br /><br />i. Education: ____<br /><div class="i1">What was/is the highest class or form reached?</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
01	Standard 1
02	Standard 2
03	Standard 3
04	Standard 4
05	Standard 5
06	Standard 6
07	Standard 7/8
11	Form 1
12	Form 2
13	Form 3
14	Form 4
15	Form 5
16	Form 6
17	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.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the individual's educational attainment.

Universe

Kenya 1979: Persons age 5+ who attended school [discrepancies: none]

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