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The Census of Population, Occupation, Dwellings and Buildings of the German Democratic Republic 1981 - IPUMS Subset

Germany, 1981
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DEU_1981_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Central State Office for Statistics, Minnesota Population Center
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Highest school grade obtained (DE1981A_0421)

Data file: DEU1981-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 151
End: 151
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 4
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
9. Education completed

[] 1 Eighth grade
[] 2 Tenth grade
[] 3 Abitur [qualification for university entrance]
Categories
Value Category
1 Grade 8
2 Grade 10
3 Abitur (access to university)
4 Without stated grade
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.
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Directions for filling out the person census list




Question 9: Education completed
The highest degree completed should be marked, for example: "Abitur" [qualification for university entrance] or "10th grade" or "8th grade." This also applies to students. Then, for example, for a student in the 11th grade "10th grade" should be marked.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the highest school grade obtained for a person.
Universe
All persons

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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