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Census of Population and Housing 1980 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1980
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USA_1980_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
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Public or private school (US1980A_0448)

Data file: USA1980-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 258
End: 258
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
8. Since February 1, 1980, has this person attended regular school or college at any time?

Fill one circle. Count nursery school, kindergarten, elementary school, and schooling which leads to a high school diploma or college degree.

[] No, has not attended since February 1
[] Yes, public school, public college
[] Yes, private, church-related
[] Yes, private, not church-related


[Do not count enrollment in a trade or business school, company training, or tutoring unless the course would be accepted for credit at a regular elementary school, high school, or college. A public school is any school or college which is controlled and supported primarily by a local, county, State, or Federal Government.]
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Public school
2 Church-related
3 Other private
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 whether respondents attending school were enrolled in a public or a private school.
Universe
Persons age 3+ enrolled in school

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Concept
Name Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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