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Census of Population and Housing 1970 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1970
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USA_1970_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
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Dec 23, 2014
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Highest grade of schooling (US1970A_0441)

Data file: USA1970-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 239
End: 241
Width: 3
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[All]
21. What is the highest grade (or year) of regular school he has ever attended?


Fill one circle. If now attending, mark grade he is in.



[] Never attended school - Skip to 23
[] Nursery school
[] Kindergarten


Elementary through high school (grade or year)



[] 1
[] 2
[] 3
[] 4
[] 5
[] 6
[] 7
[] 8
[] 9
[] 10
[] 11
[] 12


College (academic year)



[] 1
[] 2
[] 3
[] 4
[] 5
[] 6 or more



"Mark the highest grade he attended even if he did not finish it. If he is still in school, mark the grade he is in now. If he skipped or repeated grades, mark the highest grade ever attended, regardless of how long it took to get there. If he finished high school, but did not go to college, mark 12. For college, mark the highest academic year attended."
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
10 None (no levels of school completed)
11 Didn t finish nursery school
12 Attending nursery school
20 Nursery school
21 Didn t finish kindergarten
22 Attending kindergarten
30 Kindergarten
31 Didn t finish 1 st grade
32 Attending 1 st grade
40 1 st grade
41 Didn t finish 2 nd grade
42 Attending 2 nd grade
50 2 nd grade
51 Didn t finish 3 rd grade
52 Attending 3 rd grade
60 3 rd grade
61 Didn t finish 4 th grade
62 Attending 4 th grade
70 4 th grade
71 Didn t finish 5 th grade
72 Attending 5 th grade
80 5 th grade
81 Didn t finish 6 th grade
82 Attending 6 th grade
90 6 th grade
91 Didn t finish 7 th grade
92 Attending 7 th grade
100 7 th grade
101 Didn t finish 8 th grade
102 Attending 8 th grade
110 8 th grade
111 Didn t finish 9 th grade
112 Attending 9 th grade
120 9 th grade
121 Didn t finish 10 th grade
122 Attending 10 th grade
130 10 th grade
131 Didn t finish 11 th grade
132 Attending 11 th grade
140 11 th grade
141 Didn t finish 12 th grade
142 Attending 12 th grade
150 12 th grade
151 Didn t finish 1 st year college
152 Attending 1 st year college
160 1 st year
161 Didn t finish 2 nd year
162 Attending 2 nd year
170 2 nd year
171 Didn t finish 3 rd year
172 Attending 3 rd year
180 3 rd year
181 Didn t finish 4 th year
182 Attending 4 th year
190 4 th year
191 Didn t finish 5 th year
192 Attending 5 th year
200 5 th year or more (40-50)
201 Didn t finish 6 th year
202 Attending 6 th year
210 6 th year or more (60,70)
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 highest grade of school attended or completed by the respondent.
Universe
Persons age 3+

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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