Population Census 1996
South Africa, 1996
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Highest post-school qualification field (qualfld)
Data file: SA Census 1996 Person_v01
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
8
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Household questionnaire: Q16.2 What is the highest qualification he/she has? (first part pre-coded, second part write in)
Personal questionnaire: Q16.2 What is the highest qualification he/she has? (first part pre-coded, second part write in)
Special enumeration questionnaire: C9 Highest level of education completed (write in)
Personal questionnaire: Q16.2 What is the highest qualification he/she has? (first part pre-coded, second part write in)
Special enumeration questionnaire: C9 Highest level of education completed (write in)
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 1 | Arts |
| 2 | Science |
| 3 | Law |
| 4 | Theology |
| 5 | Economics and management |
| 6 | Education |
| 7 | Medical sciences |
| 8 | Engineering |
| 9 | Administration and clerical |
| 10 | Protection |
| 11 | Building sciences |
| 12 | Technical |
| 13 | Computing |
| 14 | Veterinary science |
| 15 | Other |
| 96 | No qualification |
| 97 | NA: Aged <15 |
| 99 | Unspecified |
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 reflects the highest post-school qualification obtained by the enumerated person
Universe
All persons, aged 15 and older, enumerated at night between Wednesday 9 October and Thursday 10 October 1996.
Others
Notes
See 'Highest post-school qualification level'.
As only the name of the qualification was requested on the census questionnaire, the available information on the field of qualification is limited. For example, persons with a BA (Bachelor of Arts) may have majored in languages, history, geography, demography, philosophy or a range of other subjects but this information is not available from the census data. Originally qualifications were coded according to a detailed code list of fields but, given the limitations, only the summary data provided in this variable can be considered relatively reliable.
As only the name of the qualification was requested on the census questionnaire, the available information on the field of qualification is limited. For example, persons with a BA (Bachelor of Arts) may have majored in languages, history, geography, demography, philosophy or a range of other subjects but this information is not available from the census data. Originally qualifications were coded according to a detailed code list of fields but, given the limitations, only the summary data provided in this variable can be considered relatively reliable.