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VIII National Population and Housing Census 2002 - IPUMS Subset

Dominican Republic, 2002
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DOM_2002_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE), Minnesota Population Center
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Reason for leaving school (DO2002A_0429)

Data file: DOM2002-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 233
End: 234
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 99
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
For persons of 3 years old and more
[Questions 37-44 were asked of persons age 3+.]


39. What was the main reason why [the respondent] stopped studying? Read all options and mark just one.

[] 1 Does not/did not like studying
[] 2 Has/had to work
[] 3 Got married or went to live with partner
[] 4 Looking after/looked after younger brothers and sisters
[] 5 There is/was no school in the locality
[] 6 School is/was far away
[] 7 Does not/did not have economic means
[] 8 Does not/did not have birth certificate
[] 9 Appropriate grades are/were not available
[] 10 Lack of places
[] 11 Completed studies
[] 12 Left when pregnant
[] 13 Other reason
Categories
Value Category
1 Does/did not like
2 Has/had to work
3 Got married or went to live with partner
4 Has/had to care for young siblings
5 No school in the locality
6 School is/was far away
7 Can/could not afford it
8 Does/did not have a birth certificate
9 Appropriate grades are/were unavailable
10 Lack of space
11 Completed studies
12 Became pregnant
13 Other
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.
Interviewer instructions
For People Age 3 or Older


Question 39: What is the main reason (NAME) stopped studying?

Read clearly each possible answer to the question. In the case that the person declares more than one reason why he/she stopped going to school, fill in the corresponding bubble.
If the person answers option 13 (other reason), fill in the bubble of option 13.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates a person's reason for leaving school.
Universe
Persons who have left school

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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