Census of Population and Housing, 1972 - IPUMS Subset

Israel, 1972

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ISR_1972_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Central Bureau of Statistics - Israel, IPUMS

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Last degree or certificate (IL1972A_DEGREE)

Data file: ISR1972_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 200

End: 200

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar v="IL72A407 IL72A408 IL72A409 IL72A410">[Questions 1-24 asked only of those 14 years of age or older.] </svar>

<svar v="IL72A413 IL72A414 IL72A415 IL72A416 IL72A417">Considered as schools: studies in evening school, Yeshiva, university, academy of music, etc. Will not be considered schools: courses of under one year, correspondence courses, language courses etc. </svar>

<svar v="IL72A415 IL72A416 IL72A417">[Questions 8-10 were asked of persons aged 14+ who presently study at a school or studied in past, per question 6] </svar>

<svar a="all" v="IL72A417">10. What is the highest certificate (degree) that you received? <div class="i1">[] 1. Academic degree [] 2. Certificate and completion of post-secondary school [] 3. Matriculation or other certificate [illegible] [] 4. Other certificate of completing secondary studies [] 5. None of those certificates</div> </svar>

Value	Category
1	Academic degree
2	Other post-secondary diploma
3	Matriculation certificate (Bagrut)
4	Other high school certificate
5	None of the above
7	Studied, degree/certificate unknown
8	Unknown if studied
9	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the type of degree or certificate a person last obtained.

Universe

Israel 1972: Persons age 14+ in school or studied in the past [unverifiable]

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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