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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Trades and other non-university certificates (CA1981A_0438)

Data file: CAN1981-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 244

End: 244

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

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

34. What degrees, certificates or diplomas have you ever obtained?

See Guide for further information. Mark as many boxes as apply.
[] None
[] Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
[] Trades certificate or diploma
[] Other non-university certificate or diploma (obtained at
community college, CEGEP, institute of technology, etc.)
[] University certificate or diploma below bachelor level
[] Bachelor's degree(s) (e.g., B.A., B.Sc., B.A.Sc., LL.B.)
[] University certificate or diploma above bachelor level
[] Master's degree(s) (e.g., M.A., M.Sc., M.Ed.)
[] Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry (M.D., D.D.S., D.M.D., D.V.M., O.D.)
[] Earned doctorate (e.g., Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Ed.)

Categories

Value	Category
1	Neither trades nor other non-university certificate
2	Trades certificate only, without secondary certificate
3	Other non-university certificate only, without secondary certificate
4	Both trades and other non-university certificates, without secondary certificate
5	Trades certificate only, with secondary certificate
6	Other non-university certificate only, with secondary certificate
7	Both trades and other non-university certificates, with secondary certificate
8	Unknown
9	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 possession of either a trades certificate or diploma, or college certificate or diploma, or both, regardless of whether other educational qualifications are held or not.

Universe

Persons age 15+, excluding inmates

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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