Population Census, 1996 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 1996

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ZAF_1996_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Statistics South Africa, IPUMS

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Highest school grade completed (ZA1996A_SCHOOL)

Data file: ZAF1996_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 226

End: 227

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar v="ZA96A040 ZA96A041 ZA96A042 ZA96A432 ZA96A433 ZA96A434 ZA96A435 ZA96A436 ZA96A437 ZA96A438 ZA96A439 ZA96A440 ZA96A441 ZA96A442 ZA96A443 ZA96A444 ZA96A445 ZA96A446"><span class="em">Question 16-19 should be answered for each person in the household, whether child or adult, born before 10 October 1991 (5 years or older)</span><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="ZA96A040 ZA96A432 ZA96A436">16.1. What is the highest school class/standard that (the person) has completed?<br /><div class="i1">____ If no schooling, or currently in Sub A/Grd 1 write "none".</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
00	No schooling
01	Grade 0
02	Grade 1
03	Grade 2
04	Grade 3
05	Grade 4
06	Grade 5
07	Grade 6
08	Grade 7
09	Grade 8
10	Grade 9
11	Grade 10
12	Grade 11
13	Matriculated
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 highest school class completed.

Universe

South Africa 1996: Persons age 5+ in private households [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]

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