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Census of Canada 1981 - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 1981
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CAN_1981_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Statistics Canada, Minnesota Population Center
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Highest level of schooling (CA1981A_0434)

Data file: CAN1981-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 239
End: 240
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 99
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[Questions 31-46 were asked of persons age 15+, per question 30.]



31. What is the highest grade or year of secondary (high) or elementary school you ever attended?

See guide for further information.
[] No schooling or kindergarten only
Or
[] Highest grade or year (1 to 13) of secondary or elementary school _ _




32. How many years of education have you ever completed at university?

[] None
[] Less than 1 year (of completed courses)
[] Number of completed years _ _




33. How many years of schooling have you ever completed at an institution other than a university, secondary (high) or elementary school? Include years of schooling at community colleges, institutes of technology, CEGEPs (general and professional), private trade schools or private business colleges, diploma schools of nursing, etc.

See guide for further information.
[] None
[] Less than 1 year (of completed courses)
[] Number of completed years _ _
Categories
Value Category
1 Elementary-secondary only: less than grade 5
2 Elementary-secondary only: grades 5 to 8
3 Elementary-secondary only: grades 9 to 13
4 Elementary-secondary only: secondary (high) school graduation certificate
5 Elementary-secondary only: trades certificate or diploma
6 Other non-university education only: without other non-university or trades certificate or diploma
7 Other non-university education only: with trades certificate or diploma
8 Other non-university education only: with other non-university certificate or diploma
9 University: without certificate, diploma or degree
10 University: with university or other non-university certifciate or diploma
11 University: with bachelor's degree or higher
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 highest grade or year of elementary or secondary (high) school attended, or the highest year of university or college education completed.
Universe
Persons age 15+, excluding inmates

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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