Third National Population Census - IPUMS Subset
China, 1982
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CHN_1982_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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- CHN1982_PHC-H-H
- CHN1982_PHC-P-H
Educational attainment, China (EDUCCN)
Data file: CHN1982_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
102
End:
103
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | Illiterate or semi-literate |
| 10 | Primary school |
| 11 | Primary, attending |
| 12 | Primary, did not graduate |
| 13 | Primary, completed |
| 19 | Primary, unknown |
| 20 | Junior middle school |
| 21 | Junior middle, attending |
| 22 | Junior middle, did not graduate |
| 23 | Junior middle, completed |
| 24 | Junior middle school, others |
| 29 | Junior middle, unknown |
| 30 | Secondary school |
| 31 | Academic secondary, attending |
| 32 | Academic secondary, did not graduate |
| 33 | Academic secondary, completed |
| 34 | Academic secondary, unknown |
| 35 | Technical secondary, attending |
| 36 | Technical secondary, did not graduate |
| 37 | Technical secondary, completed |
| 38 | Technical/special training others |
| 39 | Technical secondary, unknown |
| 40 | Some college/university (associate, bachelor, master, PhD) |
| 41 | Attending two-year college |
| 42 | Did not complete two-year college |
| 43 | Attending college/university |
| 44 | Did not complete college/university |
| 50 | Graduated from college/university |
| 51 | Completed two-year degree |
| 52 | Completed degree (bachelor, master, PhD) |
| 58 | College/diploma, others |
| 60 | Unknown level of college/university study |
| 61 | Unknown, two-year college |
| 62 | Unknown, college/university |
| 98 | Unknown |
| 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 indicates the highest educational level in China that the person had attended or completed.
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