Census of Population and Housing 1990 - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 1990

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PRI_1990_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center

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Educational attainment recode (PR1990A_0428)

Data file: PRI1990-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 242

End: 242

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

10. How much school has [respondent] completed?

Read categories if person is unsure. Mark (X) one box for the highest level completed or degree received. If currently enrolled, mark the previous grade attended or highest degree received.

[] 30 No school completed
[] 31 Pre-kindergarten
[] 32 Kindergarten

Grades 1 - 11
[] 1 1st
[] 2 2nd
[] 3 3rd
[] 4 4th
[] 5 5th
[] 6 6th
[] 7 7th
[] 8 8th
[] 9 9th
[] 10 10th
[] 11 11th
[] 12 12th grade, no diploma
[] 13 High school graduate -- high school diploma or the equivalent (for example: GED)
[] 14 Some college but no degree
[] 15 Associate degree in college -- Occupational program
[] 16 Associate degree in college -- Academic program
[] 17 Bachelor's degree (for example: BA, AB, BS)
[] 18 Master's degree (for example: MA, MS, MEng, MEd, MSW, MBA)
[] 19 Professional school degree (for example: MD, DDS, DVM, LLB, JD)
[] 20 Doctorate degree (for example: PhD, EdD)

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	None or preschool
2	Grade 1, 2, 3, or 4
3	Grade 5, 6, 7, or 8
4	Grade 9
5	Grade 10
6	Grade 11
7	Grade 12
8	1 to 3 years of college
9	4+ years of college

Description

Definition

This variable indicates a recoded combination of two separate IPUMS variables, HIGRADE and EDUC99, that measure educational attainment in different ways.

Universe

Persons age 3+

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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