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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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School attendance (GN1983A_SCHOOL)

Data file: GIN1983_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 161
End: 161
Width: 1
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>
Categories
Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 Attends school
2 Does not attend school
9 Unknown
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 whether the individual is attending school or any teaching institution. Students on vacation are considered to be attending an academic institution. A lot of children under age six have also given responses.
Universe
Guinea 1983: Persons age 6+, not absent residents [discrepancies: type I 6.2%; type II none]

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