2006 General Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset
Iran, 2006
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Reference ID
IRN_2006_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistical Centre of Iran, IPUMS
Metadata
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Dec 20, 2012
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- IRN2006_PHC-H-H
- IRN2006_PHC-P-H
Field of study (IR2006A_FIELD)
Data file: IRN2006_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
224
End:
225
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="IR06A420 IR06A421 IR06A422 IR06A423">For code 1 in column 20<br />[Questions 21-22 were asked of literate persons]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="IR06A422 IR06A423">22. Field of study ________<br /><div class="i1">For grade, course or degree.</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="IR06A422 IR06A423">22. Field of study ________<br /><div class="i1">For grade, course or degree.</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | General program |
| 01 | General program, basic/extended |
| 14 | Teacher education and educational science (general programs) |
| 21 | Arts |
| 22 | Humanities |
| 31 | Social and behavioral science |
| 32 | Journalism and communication |
| 34 | Business administration |
| 38 | Law |
| 42 | Biology |
| 44 | Physics |
| 46 | Statistics |
| 48 | Computer science |
| 52 | Engineering and its professions |
| 54 | Industry and technology |
| 58 | Architecture and construction |
| 62 | Agriculture, forestry and fishery |
| 64 | Veterinary |
| 72 | Health |
| 76 | Health service |
| 81 | Personal services |
| 84 | Transportation services |
| 85 | Environmental preservation |
| 86 | Safety services |
| 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.
Description
Definition
This variable records the respondent's field of study.
Universe
Iran 2006: Persons age 6+ [discrepancies: type I 10.1%; type II 1.9%]
concept
Concept