Population and Housing Census 1998 - IPUMS Subset
Malawi, 1998
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Highest education grade attended (MW1998A_0413)
Data file: MWI1998-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
169
End:
170
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
[Questions B10-B15 are for persons age 5 and older]
B14. Education: highest level attended?
[] 00 None
Primary:
[] 01 Standard 1
[] 02 Standard 2
[] 03 Standard 3
[] 04 Standard 4
[] 05 Standard 5
[] 06 Standard 6
[] 07 Standard 7
[] 08 Standard 8
Secondary:
[] 09 Form 1
[] 10 Form 2
[] 11 Form 3
[] 12 Form 4
[] 13 Form 5
[] 14 Form 6
University:
[] 15 Year 1
[] 16 Year 2
[] 17 Year 3
[] 18 Year 4
[] 19 Year 5
[] 20 Year 6
[] 21 Year 7
B14. Education: highest level attended?
[] 00 None
Primary:
[] 01 Standard 1
[] 02 Standard 2
[] 03 Standard 3
[] 04 Standard 4
[] 05 Standard 5
[] 06 Standard 6
[] 07 Standard 7
[] 08 Standard 8
Secondary:
[] 09 Form 1
[] 10 Form 2
[] 11 Form 3
[] 12 Form 4
[] 13 Form 5
[] 14 Form 6
University:
[] 15 Year 1
[] 16 Year 2
[] 17 Year 3
[] 18 Year 4
[] 19 Year 5
[] 20 Year 6
[] 21 Year 7
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | None |
| 1 | Primary: Standard 1 |
| 2 | Primary: Standard 2 |
| 3 | Primary: Standard 3 |
| 4 | Primary: Standard 4 |
| 5 | Primary: Standard 5 |
| 6 | Primary: Standard 6 |
| 7 | Primary: Standard 7 |
| 8 | Primary: Standard 8 |
| 9 | Secondary: Form 1 |
| 10 | Secondary: Form 2 |
| 11 | Secondary: Form 3 |
| 12 | Secondary: Form 4 |
| 13 | Secondary: Form 5 |
| 14 | Secondary: Form 6 |
| 15 | University: First year |
| 16 | University: Second year |
| 17 | University: Third year |
| 18 | University: Fourth year |
| 19 | University: Fifth year |
| 20 | University: Sixth year |
| 21 | University: Seventh year |
| 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
Part B: Characteristics of Individual Household Members
3. Persons age 5 years or older
Highest level of education attended: This refers to the highest level of education a person attended, irrespective of whether or not he or she has actually written or passed any examination at that level. This is also irrespective of whether or not one was in school or not in August, 1998.
B14. Highest level attended: Ask the respondent about the highest level of education attended for each member of the household aged 5 years or over. Record the appropriate code in the two boxes in column B14. For example, for a man who reached but did not complete standard 7, he should be considered as having attended 7 years of primary school. You should record '07' in column B14. If a girl repeated standard 8, her highest level attended will be standard 8 and you should record "08" in column B14.
a. In the case of primary and secondary schools, you should record the highest class or form attended. Most people who left school before 1966 will tend to give the names of the classes used when they were at school and which are no longer being used. In this case, before you enter the number referring to the highest class reached, you must ask for the year in which they left school. This will enable you to convert their answers to the modern class names through the use of an "Educational Conversion Chart" which is on page 17 of this manual. For instance, Sub A and Sub B are to be recorded as standards 1 and 2 respectively; old standard 5 as standard 7; old standard 8 as form 2, respectively, etc. You should always check whether the person is giving old class names before making an entry in the questionnaire.
b. Some people may not remember the highest class or standard they reached, and others may have been educated in another country where different names are given to classes. In such cases you should ask how many years that they spent at school and enter the appropriate code for the class from the chart. Bear in mind that pupils sometimes repeat classes and where appropriate you should ask a question about this. In particular you must not assume that because a person spent more than eight years at school then it means he attended a secondary school. You will only record him as attending secondary school if he confirms that he actually did so.
[Education conversion chart, showing current equivalence to historical education classifications is omitted]
3. Persons age 5 years or older
Highest level of education attended: This refers to the highest level of education a person attended, irrespective of whether or not he or she has actually written or passed any examination at that level. This is also irrespective of whether or not one was in school or not in August, 1998.
B14. Highest level attended: Ask the respondent about the highest level of education attended for each member of the household aged 5 years or over. Record the appropriate code in the two boxes in column B14. For example, for a man who reached but did not complete standard 7, he should be considered as having attended 7 years of primary school. You should record '07' in column B14. If a girl repeated standard 8, her highest level attended will be standard 8 and you should record "08" in column B14.
a. In the case of primary and secondary schools, you should record the highest class or form attended. Most people who left school before 1966 will tend to give the names of the classes used when they were at school and which are no longer being used. In this case, before you enter the number referring to the highest class reached, you must ask for the year in which they left school. This will enable you to convert their answers to the modern class names through the use of an "Educational Conversion Chart" which is on page 17 of this manual. For instance, Sub A and Sub B are to be recorded as standards 1 and 2 respectively; old standard 5 as standard 7; old standard 8 as form 2, respectively, etc. You should always check whether the person is giving old class names before making an entry in the questionnaire.
b. Some people may not remember the highest class or standard they reached, and others may have been educated in another country where different names are given to classes. In such cases you should ask how many years that they spent at school and enter the appropriate code for the class from the chart. Bear in mind that pupils sometimes repeat classes and where appropriate you should ask a question about this. In particular you must not assume that because a person spent more than eight years at school then it means he attended a secondary school. You will only record him as attending secondary school if he confirms that he actually did so.
[Education conversion chart, showing current equivalence to historical education classifications is omitted]
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's highest education level attended.
Universe
Persons age 5+
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |