Census 2001 - IPUMS Subset
South Africa, 2001
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Reference ID
ZAF_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics South Africa, IPUMS
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Sep 29, 2011
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- ZAF2001_PHC-H-H.dat
- ZAF2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Level of education (ZA2001A_EDATTAN)
Data file: ZAF2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
269
End:
270
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="ZA01A440 ZA01A441"><span class="h2">[Ask of] ALL aged 5 years or more</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="ZA01A440 ZA01A441">P-17. Level of education<br /><div class="i1">_ _ What is the highest level of education that (the person) has completed?<br />99 = No schooling<br />00 = Grade 0<br />01 = Grade 1/Sub A<br />02 = Grade 2/Sub B<br />03 = Grade 3/Standard 1<br />04 = Grade 4/Standard 2<br />05 = Grade 5/Standard 3<br />06 = Grade 6/Standard 4<br />07 = Grade 7/Standard 5<br />08 = Grade8/Standard 6/Form 1<br />09 = Grade9/Standard 7/Form 2<br />10 = Grade 10/Standard 8/Form 3/NTCI<br />11 = Grade 11/Standard 9/Form 4/NTCII<br />12 = Grade 12/Standard10/Form 5/Matric./NTCIII<br />13 = Certificate with less than Grade 12<br />14 = Diploma with less than Grade 12<br />15 = Certificate with Grade 12<br />16 = Diploma with Grade 12<br />17 = Bachelors Degree<br />18 = Bachelors Degree and Diploma<br />19 = Honours degree<br />20 = Higher Degree (Masters, Doctorate)<br />21 = Other<br />22 = Don't know<br />If categories 99 or 00-12 go to P-18</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="ZA01A440 ZA01A441">P-17. Level of education<br /><div class="i1">_ _ What is the highest level of education that (the person) has completed?<br />99 = No schooling<br />00 = Grade 0<br />01 = Grade 1/Sub A<br />02 = Grade 2/Sub B<br />03 = Grade 3/Standard 1<br />04 = Grade 4/Standard 2<br />05 = Grade 5/Standard 3<br />06 = Grade 6/Standard 4<br />07 = Grade 7/Standard 5<br />08 = Grade8/Standard 6/Form 1<br />09 = Grade9/Standard 7/Form 2<br />10 = Grade 10/Standard 8/Form 3/NTCI<br />11 = Grade 11/Standard 9/Form 4/NTCII<br />12 = Grade 12/Standard10/Form 5/Matric./NTCIII<br />13 = Certificate with less than Grade 12<br />14 = Diploma with less than Grade 12<br />15 = Certificate with Grade 12<br />16 = Diploma with Grade 12<br />17 = Bachelors Degree<br />18 = Bachelors Degree and Diploma<br />19 = Honours degree<br />20 = Higher Degree (Masters, Doctorate)<br />21 = Other<br />22 = Don't know<br />If categories 99 or 00-12 go to P-18</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | No schooling |
| 01 | Grade 1 / Sub A |
| 02 | Grade 2 / Sub B |
| 03 | Grade 3 / Standard 1 |
| 04 | Grade 4 / Standard 2 |
| 05 | Grade 5 / Standard 3 |
| 06 | Grade 6 / Standard 4 |
| 07 | Grade 7 / Standard 5 |
| 08 | Grade 8 / Standard 6 / Form 1 |
| 09 | Grade 9 / Standard 7 / Form 2 |
| 10 | Grade 10 / Standard 8 / Form 3 / NTC1 |
| 11 | Grade 11 / Standard 9 / Form 4 / NTC11 |
| 12 | Grade 12 / Standard 10 / Form 5 / Matric / NTC111 |
| 13 | Certificate with less than Grade 12 |
| 14 | Diploma with less than Grade 12 |
| 15 | Certificate with Grade 12 |
| 16 | Diploma with Grade 12 |
| 17 | Bachelor's Degree |
| 18 | Bachelor's Degree and Diploma |
| 19 | Honours degree |
| 20 | Higher Degree (Master's, Doctorate) |
| 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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar a="all" v="ZA01A440 ZA01A441"><span class="em">Question P-17 -- Level of education</span><br />Ask for all persons aged 5 years and over.<br /><br />Question 17 has two parts, 17 and 17a. Only those people who indicate that they have a post-school qualification in Question 17 will answer 17a.<br /><br /><span class="em">P-17 "What is the highest level of education that (the person) has completed?"</span><br /><br />Read the categories to the respondent.<br /><br />In this question we are interested in the highest level of education that the person has <span class="em">completed</span>, not the level they are currently studying. Thus a pupil at school who is in Grade 9 has completed Grade 8.<br /><br />Note that formal schooling starts from Grade 1, while Grade 0 means the year just before Grade 1, that is, the last year of pre-school. If currently in Grade 0, write "99". For a child currently in Grade 1, write "00" or "99", depending on whether the child attended Grade 0 or not.<br /><br />If the person has not attended school, this should also be recorded as "99".<br /><br />Diplomas and certificates must be at least <span class="em">six months full-time study or equivalent</span>. NTC 1 stands for the National Technical Certificate on first year level. Probe about post-school diplomas/certificates. If a person say that he/she has completed a certificate or diploma, like MCSE, computer or secretarial courses, or a course in typing, welding, etc, ask how long it took to complete.<br /><br />The next question, 17a, concerns the field of post-school education so some people will skip this question:<br /><div class="i1">If the respondent chose one of the codes in the first column skip P-17a and go to P-18.<br />If the respondent chose one of the codes in the second column, other than 21 or 22, go to P-17a.</div><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the highest level of education the person has completed.
Universe
South Africa 2001: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |