Population and Housing Census 2010 - IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Mexico, 2010
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MEX_2010_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), IPUMS
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- MEX2010_PHC-H-H.dat
- MEX2010_PHC-P-H.dat
Last grade completed within level (MX2010A_GRADE)
Data file: MEX2010_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
281
End:
282
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">III. Personal characteristics</span></p>
<p>Now I am going to ask you about (name): ________
<br />Copy the name of the person from section II</p>
<p><svar v="MX10A431 MX10A432 MX10A433 MX10A434 MX10A435 MX10A436 MX10A437 MX10A438 MX10A439 MX10A440 MX10A441 MX10A442"><span class="em">For persons age 3 or older</span><br />[Questions 12-20 were asked of persons age 3 or older]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX10A438 MX10A439 MX10A440">18. Education<br />What is the last year or grade that [the respondent] passed in school?<br /><div class="i1">Write the last grade and circle the level code.<br /><br />Grade level:<br />[] 00 None (write "0") (go to 21)<br />[] 01 Preschool (go to 21)<br />[] 02 Primary (go to 21)<br />[] 03 Middle school (go to 22)<br />[] 04 High school (go to 22)<br />[] 05 Basic certificate in teaching<br />[] 06 Technical or commercial studies having finished primary school<br />[] 07 Technical or commercial studies having finished middle school<br />[] 08 Technical or commercial studies having finished high school<br />[] 09 Bachelor's degree [<span class="lang">licenciatura</span>] in teaching<br />[] 10 Bachelor's or professional degree<br />[] 11 Master's<br />[] 12 Doctorate</div><br /></svar>
<p>Now I am going to ask you about (name): ________
<br />Copy the name of the person from section II</p>
<p><svar v="MX10A431 MX10A432 MX10A433 MX10A434 MX10A435 MX10A436 MX10A437 MX10A438 MX10A439 MX10A440 MX10A441 MX10A442"><span class="em">For persons age 3 or older</span><br />[Questions 12-20 were asked of persons age 3 or older]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX10A438 MX10A439 MX10A440">18. Education<br />What is the last year or grade that [the respondent] passed in school?<br /><div class="i1">Write the last grade and circle the level code.<br /><br />Grade level:<br />[] 00 None (write "0") (go to 21)<br />[] 01 Preschool (go to 21)<br />[] 02 Primary (go to 21)<br />[] 03 Middle school (go to 22)<br />[] 04 High school (go to 22)<br />[] 05 Basic certificate in teaching<br />[] 06 Technical or commercial studies having finished primary school<br />[] 07 Technical or commercial studies having finished middle school<br />[] 08 Technical or commercial studies having finished high school<br />[] 09 Bachelor's degree [<span class="lang">licenciatura</span>] in teaching<br />[] 10 Bachelor's or professional degree<br />[] 11 Master's<br />[] 12 Doctorate</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | None |
| 01 | 1 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 3 |
| 04 | 4 |
| 05 | 5 |
| 06 | 6 |
| 07 | 7 |
| 08 | 8 |
| 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
<span class="h3">6.5 Section III. Characteristics of the people</span></p>
<p>In this section the information of the people who inhabit the dwelling, like the sex, age, level of studies, income, among others, is obtained.</p>
<p>Before requesting the information for each person, copy all the names in the spaces designated for them, and for each person start with the phrase: "Now I'm going to ask about (mention the name of the person you previously noted)", so that the informer knows about whom you will be asking the information.</p>
<p><svar v="MX10A431 MX10A432 MX10A433 MX10A434 MX10A435 MX10A436 MX10A437 MX10A438 MX10A439 MX10A440 MX10A441 MX10A442"><span class="em">For people age 3 or older.</span><br />[Questions 12-20 are for persons age 3 or older]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX10A438 MX10A439 MX10A440"><span class="em">18. Education</span><br />Record the last year or grade that the person passed in school and circle the level code that corresponds.<br /><br />Keep in mind the following considerations:<br /><ul class="b1">
<li>If the person at the moment of the interview is enrolled in some grade or school year, note the previous year or grade that he/she passed.</li>
<li>If he/she finished studying in less years in the System of Open Education, record the years passed as if he/she had passed in the regular education system.</li>
</ul><br /><br />Examples:<br /><ul class="b1">
<li>If he/she finished the elementary school in the National Institute for Adult Education (INEA) in a year and a half, record six years and circle level 2 code.</li>
<li>If he/she finished middle school in the INEA in a year, record 3 years and circle the level 3 code.</li>
<li>When the response is a <span class="lang">bimestre</span>, trimester, quarter, semester, circle the number equivalent to the years passed as follows:</li>
<li>2 semesters, 3 trimesters, 4 quarters, 6 <span class="lang">bimestres</span> -- is equal to one year. But if the year has not concluded, record the last grade finished.</li>
<li>Record the last grade passed and circle the level 4 code if he/she studied in high school and technical school and the same time.</li>
</ul><br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 103]</span><br /><br /><ul class="b1">
<li>If he/she studied in the teacher training college, ask if it was a basic teacher training college -- if so, ask the grades or years passed and circle the level 5 code. If the response is an undergraduate teaching training college, write the grades and years passed and circle option 9.</li>
<li>When trades are declared such as: carpentry, blacksmith work, beautician work, cooking, plumbing, sewing, electricity, among others, or technical or commercial careers such as: auto mechanic, bilingual secretary, private accountant, computer technician, food technician, among others, investigate what prerequisite was needed to enroll (elementary or middle school), record the years passed in the career, and circle the level code in the corresponding option.</li>
</ul><br /><br />It is important that you consider the grade passed that the informer mentions, since this determines the level in which you should record it (consult the equivalency table aforementioned).<br /><br />For example:<br />Interviewer: "What is the last year that Carlos passed in school?"<br />Informer: "He studied private accounting".<br />Interviewer: "How much time did his schooling last and what education did he need to enter the career?"<br />Informer: "Two years and he needed middle school".<br /><br /><ul class="b1">
<li>Record in the level 8 code the last grade of technical or commercial studies passed with high school finished. When the response is Superior University Technician, record the last grade passed and circle that same level.</li>
<li>Investigate if the career is technical (1 to 2 years) or at the undergraduate level (3 or more years). If it is a technical career, record the grade passed and circle the level 8 code. Note the last grade passed and circle the level 8 code. Note the last grade that the person passed and circle level 10 if he/she declares a university degree.</li>
<li>Also consider as a masters the medical concentration (general surgery, internal medicine, pediatrics, etc.), record the grade, and circle the level 11 code. In the same way, record and circle the years passed in the level 12, 'Doctorate' for the different concentrations and subspecialties of medicine (cardiovascular surgery, cardiology, pediatric cardiology, etc.)</li>
<li>If he/she studied in another country, ask that he/she signals the equivalency of the studies, such as the years passed, and record them in the level that corresponds.</li>
<li>If the response is that the person is on vacation, note the age or grade and education level that he/she has just finished or concluded.</li>
</ul><br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 104]</span><br /><br /><ul class="b1">
<li>Note the years passed in the level code that corresponds if the response is the name of the school where he/she studied (UNITEC, CONALEP, CBESTIS, etc.), or the name of the major that he/she finished or is studying (accounting, architecture, social work, nursing, etc.) -- in these cases ask to what level the studies correspond and record the corresponding option.</li>
</ul><br /></svar>
<p>In this section the information of the people who inhabit the dwelling, like the sex, age, level of studies, income, among others, is obtained.</p>
<p>Before requesting the information for each person, copy all the names in the spaces designated for them, and for each person start with the phrase: "Now I'm going to ask about (mention the name of the person you previously noted)", so that the informer knows about whom you will be asking the information.</p>
<p><svar v="MX10A431 MX10A432 MX10A433 MX10A434 MX10A435 MX10A436 MX10A437 MX10A438 MX10A439 MX10A440 MX10A441 MX10A442"><span class="em">For people age 3 or older.</span><br />[Questions 12-20 are for persons age 3 or older]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX10A438 MX10A439 MX10A440"><span class="em">18. Education</span><br />Record the last year or grade that the person passed in school and circle the level code that corresponds.<br /><br />Keep in mind the following considerations:<br /><ul class="b1">
<li>If the person at the moment of the interview is enrolled in some grade or school year, note the previous year or grade that he/she passed.</li>
<li>If he/she finished studying in less years in the System of Open Education, record the years passed as if he/she had passed in the regular education system.</li>
</ul><br /><br />Examples:<br /><ul class="b1">
<li>If he/she finished the elementary school in the National Institute for Adult Education (INEA) in a year and a half, record six years and circle level 2 code.</li>
<li>If he/she finished middle school in the INEA in a year, record 3 years and circle the level 3 code.</li>
<li>When the response is a <span class="lang">bimestre</span>, trimester, quarter, semester, circle the number equivalent to the years passed as follows:</li>
<li>2 semesters, 3 trimesters, 4 quarters, 6 <span class="lang">bimestres</span> -- is equal to one year. But if the year has not concluded, record the last grade finished.</li>
<li>Record the last grade passed and circle the level 4 code if he/she studied in high school and technical school and the same time.</li>
</ul><br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 103]</span><br /><br /><ul class="b1">
<li>If he/she studied in the teacher training college, ask if it was a basic teacher training college -- if so, ask the grades or years passed and circle the level 5 code. If the response is an undergraduate teaching training college, write the grades and years passed and circle option 9.</li>
<li>When trades are declared such as: carpentry, blacksmith work, beautician work, cooking, plumbing, sewing, electricity, among others, or technical or commercial careers such as: auto mechanic, bilingual secretary, private accountant, computer technician, food technician, among others, investigate what prerequisite was needed to enroll (elementary or middle school), record the years passed in the career, and circle the level code in the corresponding option.</li>
</ul><br /><br />It is important that you consider the grade passed that the informer mentions, since this determines the level in which you should record it (consult the equivalency table aforementioned).<br /><br />For example:<br />Interviewer: "What is the last year that Carlos passed in school?"<br />Informer: "He studied private accounting".<br />Interviewer: "How much time did his schooling last and what education did he need to enter the career?"<br />Informer: "Two years and he needed middle school".<br /><br /><ul class="b1">
<li>Record in the level 8 code the last grade of technical or commercial studies passed with high school finished. When the response is Superior University Technician, record the last grade passed and circle that same level.</li>
<li>Investigate if the career is technical (1 to 2 years) or at the undergraduate level (3 or more years). If it is a technical career, record the grade passed and circle the level 8 code. Note the last grade passed and circle the level 8 code. Note the last grade that the person passed and circle level 10 if he/she declares a university degree.</li>
<li>Also consider as a masters the medical concentration (general surgery, internal medicine, pediatrics, etc.), record the grade, and circle the level 11 code. In the same way, record and circle the years passed in the level 12, 'Doctorate' for the different concentrations and subspecialties of medicine (cardiovascular surgery, cardiology, pediatric cardiology, etc.)</li>
<li>If he/she studied in another country, ask that he/she signals the equivalency of the studies, such as the years passed, and record them in the level that corresponds.</li>
<li>If the response is that the person is on vacation, note the age or grade and education level that he/she has just finished or concluded.</li>
</ul><br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 104]</span><br /><br /><ul class="b1">
<li>Note the years passed in the level code that corresponds if the response is the name of the school where he/she studied (UNITEC, CONALEP, CBESTIS, etc.), or the name of the major that he/she finished or is studying (accounting, architecture, social work, nursing, etc.) -- in these cases ask to what level the studies correspond and record the corresponding option.</li>
</ul><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable records the respondent's last grade completed within the highest level attended.
Universe
Mexico 2010: Persons age 3+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |