IX National Population and Housing Census, 2010 - IPUMS Subset
Dominican Republic, 2010
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Reference ID
DOM_2010_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE), IPUMS
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- DOM2010_PHC-H-H.dat
- DOM2010_PHC-P-H.dat
Field of study, 3 digits (DO2010A_FIELD)
Data file: DOM2010_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
311
End:
313
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="em">For persons age 3 and over</span></p>
<p>39. What is/was the university course [the respondent] studied or studies?</p>
<div class="i1">____</div>
<p>39. What is/was the university course [the respondent] studied or studies?</p>
<div class="i1">____</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 614 | Teacher training and education science |
| 621 | Arts |
| 622 | Humanities |
| 631 | Social and behavorial science |
| 632 | Journalism and information |
| 634 | Business and administration |
| 638 | Law |
| 642 | Life sciences |
| 644 | Physical sciences |
| 646 | Mathematics and statistics |
| 648 | Computing |
| 652 | Engineering and engineering trades |
| 654 | Manufacturing and processing |
| 658 | Architecture and construction |
| 662 | Agriculture, forestry and fishery |
| 664 | Veterinary |
| 672 | Medicine |
| 676 | Social services |
| 681 | Personal services |
| 684 | Transport services |
| 685 | Environmental protecion |
| 686 | Security services |
| 998 | Unknown |
| 999 | 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
<span class="em">Question 39</span>. What is/was the university major or "career" [the respondent] studied or studies?
<br />This question is for persons who are currently attending or attended school. This question will be only asked if the informant answered code 4 from question 37. Record the name of the major or "career" declared by the informant.
<br />In case the person being surveyed has completed more than one "career", record the one that informant declares as the main one. You should record the name of the career in capital letters leaving blank a box between words and do NOT abbreviate, accentuate or write commas. You should record the name of the career fully and correctly as shown in the examples below: </p>
<ul class="b1">
<li>Law </li>
<li>Education </li>
<li>Medicine </li>
<li>Odontology </li>
<li>Biology </li>
<li>Civil Engineering</li>
</ul><p>[NEXT COLUMN]</p>
<ul class="b1">
<li>Hydraulics Engineering</li>
<li>Architecture </li>
<li>Bio analysis </li>
<li>Computer Science</li>
<li>Systems Engineering</li>
<li>Agronomy</li>
</ul>
<br />This question is for persons who are currently attending or attended school. This question will be only asked if the informant answered code 4 from question 37. Record the name of the major or "career" declared by the informant.
<br />In case the person being surveyed has completed more than one "career", record the one that informant declares as the main one. You should record the name of the career in capital letters leaving blank a box between words and do NOT abbreviate, accentuate or write commas. You should record the name of the career fully and correctly as shown in the examples below: </p>
<ul class="b1">
<li>Law </li>
<li>Education </li>
<li>Medicine </li>
<li>Odontology </li>
<li>Biology </li>
<li>Civil Engineering</li>
</ul><p>[NEXT COLUMN]</p>
<ul class="b1">
<li>Hydraulics Engineering</li>
<li>Architecture </li>
<li>Bio analysis </li>
<li>Computer Science</li>
<li>Systems Engineering</li>
<li>Agronomy</li>
</ul>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person’s field of study (3 digits) for those who completed a university degree.
Universe
Dominican Republic 2010: Persons aged 3+ whose highest level of education is university or higher [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |