General Population Census of 1968 - IPUMS Subset
France, 1968
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FRA_1968_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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INSEE (Institut National de la Statisque et des Etudes Economiques), IPUMS
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Technical education degree or general education degree (FR1968A_TECHDIP)
Data file: FRA1968_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
191
End:
192
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="FR68A403 FR68A405 FR68A407 FR68A409 FR68A410 FR68A430 FR68A436 FR68A437 FR68A439"><span class="em">Education and professional formation (for all persons born before January 1st, 1962)</span><br />[Applies to questions 8 - 11]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="FR68A407 FR68A409 FR68A410 FR68A436"><span class="h3">11. Among the following diplomas, indicate all of those which you have:</span><br /><div class="i1">a. General education</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 Certificate of primary studies (C.E.P.) [<span class="lang">Certificat d'études primaires</span>]<br />[] 2 Elementary certification (B.E.P.C.) [<span class="lang">Brevet d'études du premier cycle</span>], (B.E.) or junior high certification (B.E.P.S.) [<span class="lang">Brevet d'enseignement primaire supérieur</span>]<br />[] 3 High school diploma (first part, junior year, second part), including the technical series, or superior certification [<span class="lang">Brevet supérieur</span>]<br />[] 4 Diplomas of higher education after the complete high school diploma (diplomas given in universities, diplomas at the end of studies at large professional schools [<span class="lang">Grandes Ecoles</span>], public or private, engineering schools, etc.).</div><br /><div class="i1">b. Professional or technical education</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 Exam at the end of artisan's internship<br />[] 2 Certificate at the end of a F.P.A internship<br />[] 3 Professional aptitude certification (C.A.P.) [<span class="lang">Certificat d'aptitude professionnel</span>]<br />[] 4 Professional certificate (B.P.) [<span class="lang">Brevet professionel</span>], Master's certificate<br />[] 5 Professional business certificate (B.E.C.) [<span class="lang">Brevet d'enseignement commercial</span>], Industrial certificate (B.E.I.), social (B.E.S.), hotel management (B.E.H.), agriculture (B.E.A.), etc.<br />[] 6 Student certified in the E.N.P. [<span class="lang">Ecole nationale polytechnique</span>] or from a technical high school, technical certificate or master technical certificate.<br />[] 9 Other professional diplomas given by private schools or public institutions.</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="FR68A407 FR68A409 FR68A410 FR68A436"><span class="h3">11. Among the following diplomas, indicate all of those which you have:</span><br /><div class="i1">a. General education</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 Certificate of primary studies (C.E.P.) [<span class="lang">Certificat d'études primaires</span>]<br />[] 2 Elementary certification (B.E.P.C.) [<span class="lang">Brevet d'études du premier cycle</span>], (B.E.) or junior high certification (B.E.P.S.) [<span class="lang">Brevet d'enseignement primaire supérieur</span>]<br />[] 3 High school diploma (first part, junior year, second part), including the technical series, or superior certification [<span class="lang">Brevet supérieur</span>]<br />[] 4 Diplomas of higher education after the complete high school diploma (diplomas given in universities, diplomas at the end of studies at large professional schools [<span class="lang">Grandes Ecoles</span>], public or private, engineering schools, etc.).</div><br /><div class="i1">b. Professional or technical education</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1 Exam at the end of artisan's internship<br />[] 2 Certificate at the end of a F.P.A internship<br />[] 3 Professional aptitude certification (C.A.P.) [<span class="lang">Certificat d'aptitude professionnel</span>]<br />[] 4 Professional certificate (B.P.) [<span class="lang">Brevet professionel</span>], Master's certificate<br />[] 5 Professional business certificate (B.E.C.) [<span class="lang">Brevet d'enseignement commercial</span>], Industrial certificate (B.E.I.), social (B.E.S.), hotel management (B.E.H.), agriculture (B.E.A.), etc.<br />[] 6 Student certified in the E.N.P. [<span class="lang">Ecole nationale polytechnique</span>] or from a technical high school, technical certificate or master technical certificate.<br />[] 9 Other professional diplomas given by private schools or public institutions.</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 10 | Exam at the end of artist's apprenticeship |
| 20 | Certificate at the end of the F.P.A internship |
| 30 | Professional aptitude certificate (C.A.P.) |
| 40 | Professional certificate (B.P.), master certification |
| 50 | B.E.C., B.E.I.; B.E.S., B.E.H., B.E.A, ... |
| 60 | Student certified from the E.N.P. or a tech high school, technician's certificate or master technician |
| 80 | Various other professional degrees given through private schools or organizations |
| 91 | Non-technical education degree declared; C.E.P. |
| 92 | Non-technical education degree declared; B.E.P.C.; B.E. or B.E.P.S. |
| 93 | Non-technical education degree declared; high school diploma (1st part, probationary period, 2nd part) |
| 94 | Certificate of the upper level or complete baccalaureate; no general degree declared |
| 98 | Non-technical education degree declared; no general degree declared |
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
<svar a="all" v="FR68A407 FR68A409 FR68A410 FR68A436"><span class="h3">5.6.5 Question 11: Diplomas</span><br />Just as for question 11a (general education or college- level studies) as for question 11b (technical school and professional school), several boxes can be checked. Only people who really have a diploma given should check the box which refers to it, except for those who have taken the following classes, without having obtained the diploma but believe to have attained the level of the diploma.<br />F.P.A. = professional adult education; E.N.P. = national professional school<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the respondent's technical education or general education degree.
Universe
France 1968: Persons age 15+ not enrolled in an educational institution [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |