XII Censo General de Población y Vivienda - IPUMS Subset
Venezuela, RB, 1990
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VEN_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Oficina Central de Estadística e Informática, IPUMS
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- VEN1990_PHC-H-H.dat
- VEN1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Year or semester completed (VE1990A_GRADE)
Data file: VEN1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
194
End:
195
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="VE90A401 VE90A412 VE90A426 VE90A451 VE90A407 VE90A446 VE90A402"><span class="em">Questions 11-14 are only for those over the age of 3 years</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="VE90A412 VE90A426 VE90A451">12. What was the highest grade, year or semester completed and at what educational level?<br /><div class="i1">____ Grade<br />____ Year<br />____ Semester<br /><br />[] None -- Go on to question 14<br />[] Preschool -- Go on to question 14<br />[] Primary or Basic (1-6) -- Go on to question 14<br />[] Middle (1-3) or Basic (7-9) -- Go on to question 14<br />[] Diversified Middle -- Go on to question 14<br />[] Superior</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="VE90A412 VE90A426 VE90A451">12. What was the highest grade, year or semester completed and at what educational level?<br /><div class="i1">____ Grade<br />____ Year<br />____ Semester<br /><br />[] None -- Go on to question 14<br />[] Preschool -- Go on to question 14<br />[] Primary or Basic (1-6) -- Go on to question 14<br />[] Middle (1-3) or Basic (7-9) -- Go on to question 14<br />[] Diversified Middle -- Go on to question 14<br />[] Superior</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | No grade attained |
| 01 | 1st year of primary, secondary or university education |
| 02 | 2nd year of primary, secondary or university education |
| 03 | 3rd year of primary, secondary or university education |
| 04 | 4th year of primary or university education |
| 05 | 5th year of primary or university education |
| 06 | 6th year of primary or university education |
| 07 | 7th year of university education or 1st year of middle school |
| 08 | 2nd year of middle school |
| 09 | 3rd year of middle school |
| 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 v="VE90A401 VE90A412 VE90A426 VE90A451 VE90A407 VE90A446 VE90A402"><span class="em">Questions 11-14 are only for those over the age of 3 years</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="VE90A412 VE90A426 VE90A451"><span class="em">Question No.12</span><br /><br />[Education]<br />[The instructions refer to a graphic of section VI, question 12 on the census form.]<br /><br />-- Write down the number of the last grade, year or semester completed in the space provided.<br /><br />-- Fill in the cell according to the level.<br /><br /><div class="i1">-- If the answer is not university, professional (<span class="lang">Superior</span>), go to Question No.14.<br /><br />-- If the answer is university, professional (<span class="lang">Superior</span>), go to the next question.</div><br /><br /><div class="i2">Example: If the person declared that they completed 1st grade in Elementary, write 1 in the space for grade and fill in the cell that corresponds to Primary or Elementary (1-6).</div><br /><br />None:<br /><div class="i1">No school completed.</div><br /><br />Preschool:<br /><div class="i1">Level of education that precedes elementary (<span class="lang">Básica</span>) Education.</div><br /><br />Primary or elementary (1-6):<br /><div class="i1">Level of education that includes:</div><br /><div class="i2">-- From 1st to 6th grade of primary (<span class="lang">primaria</span>) education.<br />-- From 1st to 6th year of elementary (<span class="lang">básica</span>) education.</div><br /><br />Secondary (1-3) or elementary (7-9):<br /><div class="i1">Level of education that includes:</div><br /><div class="i2">-- From 1st to 3rd year of secondary education or common basic cycle (<span class="lang">Ciclo Basico Comun</span>)<br />-- From 6th to 9th year of elementary education</div><br /><br />Diversified middle:<br /><div class="i1">Level of education that includes:</div><br /><div class="i2">-- From 4th to 6th year of secondary education (<span class="lang">ciclo diversificado</span>) or common basic cycle.<br />-- The 1st and 2nd years of diversified secondary education.</div><br /><br />Superior:<br /><div class="i1">Level of education that is made up of professional training. It includes:</div><br /><div class="i2">-- Universities, teacher's schools, university institutes and colleges and military institutes for officer training.</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="VE90A412 VE90A426 VE90A451"><span class="em">Question No.12</span><br /><br />[Education]<br />[The instructions refer to a graphic of section VI, question 12 on the census form.]<br /><br />-- Write down the number of the last grade, year or semester completed in the space provided.<br /><br />-- Fill in the cell according to the level.<br /><br /><div class="i1">-- If the answer is not university, professional (<span class="lang">Superior</span>), go to Question No.14.<br /><br />-- If the answer is university, professional (<span class="lang">Superior</span>), go to the next question.</div><br /><br /><div class="i2">Example: If the person declared that they completed 1st grade in Elementary, write 1 in the space for grade and fill in the cell that corresponds to Primary or Elementary (1-6).</div><br /><br />None:<br /><div class="i1">No school completed.</div><br /><br />Preschool:<br /><div class="i1">Level of education that precedes elementary (<span class="lang">Básica</span>) Education.</div><br /><br />Primary or elementary (1-6):<br /><div class="i1">Level of education that includes:</div><br /><div class="i2">-- From 1st to 6th grade of primary (<span class="lang">primaria</span>) education.<br />-- From 1st to 6th year of elementary (<span class="lang">básica</span>) education.</div><br /><br />Secondary (1-3) or elementary (7-9):<br /><div class="i1">Level of education that includes:</div><br /><div class="i2">-- From 1st to 3rd year of secondary education or common basic cycle (<span class="lang">Ciclo Basico Comun</span>)<br />-- From 6th to 9th year of elementary education</div><br /><br />Diversified middle:<br /><div class="i1">Level of education that includes:</div><br /><div class="i2">-- From 4th to 6th year of secondary education (<span class="lang">ciclo diversificado</span>) or common basic cycle.<br />-- The 1st and 2nd years of diversified secondary education.</div><br /><br />Superior:<br /><div class="i1">Level of education that is made up of professional training. It includes:</div><br /><div class="i2">-- Universities, teacher's schools, university institutes and colleges and military institutes for officer training.</div><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the highest grade, year, or semester of education completed.
Universe
Venezuela 1990: Persons age 3+ [discrepancies: type I trace, type II none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |