Population and Housing census 1999 - IPUMS Subset

Kenya, 1999

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KEN_1999_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

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Central Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Finance and Planning, Minnesota Population Center

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School attendance (KE1999A_0415)

Data file: KEN1999-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 176

End: 176

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

B. Information regarding persons aged 5 years and above:

Education:

P-22. What is the school attendance status of [the respondent]?

[] 1. At school
[] 2. Left school
[] 3. Never went to school
[] 4. Not stated/don't know
[] 0. Under 5 years

Categories

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	Currently attending
2	Left school
3	Never attended school

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.

Interviewer instructions

Columns P22, 23 and 24: Education

80. The questions on education are applicable to persons aged 5 years and over. They refer to full-time education at formal educational institutions i.e. pre-primary, primary, secondary, and university.

Column P22: School attendance

81. Has this person ever attended school? Record "1" for persons attending school this year, "2" for persons who have ever been to school and have left school, "3" for persons who have never been to school, and "4" for persons whose schooling status is not known. Write "0" if the respondent is aged under five.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the school attendance status: whether the individual is at school, left school or never went to school.

Universe

Persons age 5+

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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