Census of Population and Housing, 1972 - IPUMS Subset
Israel, 1972
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Reference ID
ISR_1972_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Bureau of Statistics - Israel, IPUMS
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- ISR1972_PHC-H-H.dat
- ISR1972_PHC-P-H.dat
Years of schooling and certificate (IL1972A_EDATTAN)
Data file: ISR1972_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
196
End:
197
Width:
2
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.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><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.<br /></svar></p>
<p><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]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="IL72A415">8. How many years altogether did you study at school? ____<br /><div class="i1">If you are studying at present, please include current year of studies. Do not include: kindergarten, an uncompleted year of studies, another year in the same grade, short courses.</div><br /></svar>
<p><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.<br /></svar></p>
<p><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]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="IL72A415">8. How many years altogether did you study at school? ____<br /><div class="i1">If you are studying at present, please include current year of studies. Do not include: kindergarten, an uncompleted year of studies, another year in the same grade, short courses.</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 02 | 1-4 years |
| 03 | 5-8 years |
| 04 | 9-10 years |
| 05 | 11-12 years, bagrut |
| 06 | 11-12 years, other secondary certificate |
| 07 | 11-12 years, other classification |
| 08 | 11-12 years, certificate unknown |
| 09 | 13-15 years, bagrut / other secondary certificate |
| 10 | 13-15 years, post-secondary certificate |
| 11 | 13-15 years, academic degree |
| 12 | 13-15 years, other classification |
| 13 | 13-15 years, certificate unknown |
| 14 | 16+ years, post-secondary certificate |
| 15 | 16+ years, bachelors degree |
| 16 | 16+ years, masters (or above) degree |
| 17 | 16+ years, other classification |
| 18 | 16+ years, certificate unknown |
| 97 | Studied, number of years unknown |
| 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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of years of schooling and certificate obtained by the person -- their educational attainment.
Universe
Israel 1972: Persons age 14+ in school or studied in the past [unverifiable]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |