General Census of Population and Housing, 1983 - IPUMS Subset
Guinea, 1983
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GIN_1983_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Census Bureau, Popular Revolutionary Republic of Guinea, IPUMS
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- GIN1983_PHC-H-H
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Level of education (GN1983A_EDLEV)
Data file: GIN1983_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
162
End:
163
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="GN83A409 GN83A410 GN83A411 GN83A412"><span class="em">For the population aged 6 years and above: Characteristics of education</span><br />[Questions 12-14 were asked of persons aged 6 years and above.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="GN83A410 GN83A411">13. Highest grade completed ____ <br />[The French text says "School attendance".]<br />Write the last grade attended, and the corresponding cycle (Cy), for instance: 1st cycle, 4th, grade, University, 2nd year. Write (-) if the person had never been to school<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="GN83A410 GN83A411">13. Highest grade completed ____ <br />[The French text says "School attendance".]<br />Write the last grade attended, and the corresponding cycle (Cy), for instance: 1st cycle, 4th, grade, University, 2nd year. Write (-) if the person had never been to school<br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Without instruction |
| 11 | Primary level, grade 1 |
| 12 | Primary level, grade 2 |
| 13 | Primary level, grade 3 |
| 14 | Primary level, grade 4 |
| 15 | Primary level, grade 5 |
| 16 | Primary level, grade 6 |
| 17 | Primary level, grade unknown |
| 21 | Middle school level, grade 7 |
| 22 | Middle school level, grade 8 |
| 23 | Middle school level, grade 9 |
| 24 | Middle school level, grade unknown |
| 31 | High school level, grade 10 |
| 32 | High school level, grade 11 |
| 33 | High school level, grade 12 |
| 34 | High school level, grade unknown |
| 41 | University, year 1 |
| 42 | University, year 2 |
| 43 | University, year 3 |
| 44 | University, year 4 |
| 45 | University, year 5 |
| 46 | University, year 6 |
| 47 | University level, year unknown |
| 51 | Master level |
| 52 | Doctoral level |
| 53 | Other, post-university |
| 61 | Vocational school |
| 62 | Technical school |
| 63 | Other technical centers |
| 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 level of education completed by the individual. For individual's currently attending school, this is the level completed last year. A lot of children under age six have also given responses.
Universe
Guinea 1983: Persons age 6+, not absent residents [discrepancies: not verifiable]
concept
Concept