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American Community Survey 2005 - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 2005
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PRI_2005_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
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School attendance (PR2005A_0431)

Data file: PRI2005-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 256
End: 256
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
10.a At any time in the last 3 months, has this person attended regular school or college?

Include only nursery or preschool, kindergarten, elementary school, and schooling leading to a high school diploma or a college degree.
[] No, has not attended in the last 3 months -- Skip to question 11
[] Yes, public school, public college
[] Yes, private school, private college
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 No, not in school
2 Yes, in school
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
[Answer Housing Question 7-14 for all residents]




10.
10a. A public school is any school or college that is controlled and supported primarily by the Puerto Rico or Federal government. Schools are private if supported and controlled primarily by religious organizations or other private groups.
10b. Answer this question only if the person attended regular school or college in the last three months. Mark the box that corresponds to the grade level or college level the person was attending.
11.
Mark only one box to indicate the highest grade or level of schooling the person has completed or the highest degree the person received.
 
Report schooling completed in foreign or ungraded schools as the equivalent level of schooling completed in the regular American school system.
 
For persons who completed high school by passing an equivalency test, such as the General Educational Development (GED) examination, and did not attend college, mark the "High School Graduate" box.
 
Some of the examples of Professional school degrees include medicine, dentistry, chiropractic, optometry, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, podiatry, veterinary medicine, law, and theology.
 
Do not include certificates, diplomas or degrees for training on specific trades such as computer and electronics technology, auto repair, medical assistant, cosmetology, and other fields at vocational, technical or business schools.
 
Do not include honorary degrees awarded by colleges and universities to individuals for their accomplishments. Include only "earned" degrees.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's school attendance.
Universe
Persons age 3+

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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