1970 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset
Puerto Rico, 1970
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Reference ID
PRI_1970_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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- PRI1970_PHC-H-H
- PRI1970_PHC-P-H
Highest grade of schooling (PR1970A_HIGRADE)
Data file: PRI1970_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
222
End:
224
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="PR70A426 PR70A427"><span class="em">20. What is the highest grade (or year) of regular school he has ever attended?<br /></span><br /><div class="i1">If now attending, mark grade he is in.</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Never attended school - Skip to 22<br />[] Nursery school<br />[] Kindergarten</div><br /><div class="i1">Elementary through high school</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4<br />[] 5<br />[] 6<br />[] 7<br />[] 8<br />[] 9<br />[] 10<br />[] 11<br />[] 12</div><br /><div class="i1">College (academic year)</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4<br />[] 5<br />[] 6 or more</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="PR70A426 PR70A427"><span class="em">21. Did he finish the highest grade (or year) he attended?</span><br /><div class="i1">[] Now attending this grade (or year)<br />[] Finished this grade (or year)<br />[] Did not finish this grade (or year)</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar v="PR70A426 PR70A427"><span class="em">21. Did he finish the highest grade (or year) he attended?</span><br /><div class="i1">[] Now attending this grade (or year)<br />[] Finished this grade (or year)<br />[] Did not finish this grade (or year)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 010 | None (no levels of school completed) |
| 011 | Didn't finish nursery school |
| 012 | Attending nursery school |
| 020 | Nursery school |
| 021 | Didn't finish kindergarten |
| 022 | Attending kindergarten |
| 030 | Kindergarten |
| 031 | Didn't finish 1st grade |
| 032 | Attending 1st grade |
| 040 | 1st grade |
| 041 | Didn't finish 2nd grade |
| 042 | Attending 2nd grade |
| 050 | 2nd grade |
| 051 | Didn't finish 3rd grade |
| 052 | Attending 3rd grade |
| 060 | 3rd grade |
| 061 | Didn't finish 4th grade |
| 062 | Attending 4th grade |
| 070 | 4th grade |
| 071 | Didn't finish 5th grade |
| 072 | Attending 5th grade |
| 080 | 5th grade |
| 081 | Didn't finish 6th grade |
| 082 | Attending 6th grade |
| 090 | 6th grade |
| 091 | Didn't finish 7th grade |
| 092 | Attending 7th grade |
| 100 | 7th grade |
| 101 | Didn't finish 8th grade |
| 102 | Attending 8th grade |
| 110 | 8th grade |
| 111 | Didn't finish 9th grade |
| 112 | Attending 9th grade |
| 120 | 9th grade |
| 121 | Didn't finish 10th grade |
| 122 | Attending 10th grade |
| 130 | 10th grade |
| 131 | Didn't finish 11th grade |
| 132 | Attending 11th grade |
| 140 | 11th grade |
| 141 | Didn't finish 12th grade |
| 142 | Attending 12th grade |
| 150 | 12th grade |
| 151 | Didn't finish 1st year college |
| 152 | Attending 1st year college |
| 160 | 1st year |
| 161 | Didn't finish 2nd year |
| 162 | Attending 2nd year |
| 170 | 2nd year |
| 171 | Didn't finish 3rd year |
| 172 | Attending 3rd year |
| 180 | 3rd year |
| 181 | Didn't finish 4th year |
| 182 | Attending 4th year |
| 190 | 4th year |
| 191 | Didn't finish 5th year |
| 192 | Attending 5th year |
| 200 | 5th year |
| 201 | Didn't finish 6th year |
| 202 | Attending 6th year |
| 210 | 6th year or more |
| 999 | 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 identifies the highest grade of schooling of the person.
Universe
Puerto Rico 1970: Persons age 3+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept