The 1981 Census of Population, Occupation, Dwellings and Buildings of the German Democratic Republic - IPUMS Subset

Germany, 1981

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Reference ID

DEU_1981_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Central State Office for Statistics, IPUMS

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Highest school grade obtained (DE1981A_HIGRADE)

Data file: DEU1981_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 135

End: 135

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="DE81A421">9. Education completed<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Eighth grade<br />[] 2 Tenth grade<br />[] 3 Abitur [qualification for university entrance]</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
1	Grade 8
2	Grade 10
3	Abitur (access to university)
4	Without stated grade

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 school grade obtained for a person.

Universe

Germany 1981: All persons

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Concept

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