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VIII National Population and Housing Census, 2002 - IPUMS Subset

Dominican Republic, 2002
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DOM_2002_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE), IPUMS
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Reason for leaving school (DO2002A_LEAVSCHL)

Data file: DOM2002_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 256
End: 257
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">For persons of 3 years old and more </span>
<br />[Questions 37-44 were asked of persons age 3+.]</p>

<p>39. What was the main reason why [the respondent] stopped studying? Read all options and mark just one.</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Does not/did not like studying <br />[] 2 Has/had to work<br />[] 3 Got married or went to live with partner<br />[] 4 Looking after/looked after younger brothers and sisters <br />[] 5 There is/was no school in the locality<br />[] 6 School is/was far away<br />[] 7 Does not/did not have economic means <br />[] 8 Does not/did not have birth certificate <br />[] 9 Appropriate grades are/were not available <br />[] 10 Lack of places<br />[] 11 Completed studies<br />[] 12 Left when pregnant <br />[] 13 Other reason</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 Does/did not like
02 Has/had to work
03 Got married or went to live with partner
04 Has/had to care for young siblings
05 No school in the locality
06 School is/was far away
07 Can/could not afford it
08 Does/did not have a birth certificate
09 Appropriate grades are/were unavailable
10 Lack of space
11 Completed studies
12 Became pregnant
13 Other
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="em">For People Age 3 or Older </span></p>

<p><span class="em">Question 39: What is the main reason (NAME) stopped studying? </span></p>

<p>Read clearly each possible answer to the question. In the case that the person declares more than one reason why he/she stopped going to school, fill in the corresponding bubble.
<br />If the person answers option 13 (other reason), fill in the bubble of option 13.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates a person's reason for leaving school.
Universe
Dominican Republic 2002: Persons age 3+ who have left school [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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