1980 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 1980

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PRI_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS

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Educational attainment recode (PR1980A_EDUCREC)

Data file: PRI1980_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 233

End: 233

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar a="all" v="PR80A428 PR80A429"><span class="em">8. What is the highest grade (or year) of regular school ____ has ever attended? </span><br /><br />Fill one circle.<br />If now attending school, mark grade person is in. If high school was finished by equivalency test (GED), mark "12."<br /><br />Highest grade attended:<br /><div class="i1">[] Pre-kindergarten<br />[] Kindergarten</div><br /><br />Elementary through high school (grade or year)<br /><div class="i1">[] 1<br />[] 2<br />...<br />[] 12</div><br /><br />College (academic year)<br /><div class="i1">[] 1<br />[] 2<br />...<br />[] 6 or more</div><br /><br />[] Never attended school -- Skip to question 9<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="PR80A428 PR80A429"><span class="em">9. Did ____ finish the highest grade (or year) attended? </span><br />Fill once circle.<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>

Value	Category
	NIU (not in universe)
1	None or preschool
2	Grade 1, 2, 3, or 4
3	Grade 5, 6, 7, or 8
4	Grade 9
5	Grade 10
6	Grade 11
7	Grade 12
8	1 to 3 years of college
9	4+ years of college

Description

Definition

This variable indicates a person's educational attainment recode.

Universe

Puerto Rico 1980: Persons age 3+ [discrepancies: type I .1%; type II none]

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Concept

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