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VII Recenseamento Geral do Brasil. Censo Demográfico de 1960. - IPUMS Subset

Brazil, 1960
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BRA_1960_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Servico Nacional de Recenseamento. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, IPUMS
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Level of course (BR1960A_EDLEVEL)

Data file: BRA1960_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 197
End: 197
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="BR60A413 BR60A414 BR60A415"><span class="h2">Only for persons 5 years and older</span><br />[Applies to questions L - N]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="BR60A414 BR60A415"><span class="em">Questions M and N: If attending or attended school, indicate the last grade and/or level that was passed</span><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="BR60A415"><span class="h3">N. Level</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">[] 52 elementary<br />[] 53 middle-1st cycle<br />[] 54 middle-2nd cycle<br />[] 55 higher education</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 Elementary (grades 1-4)
2 High school - 1st cycle (grades 5-8)
3 2nd cycle (grades 9-11)
4 Higher education
5 Is in first grade elementary
6 Never attended school
9 Don't know
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="BR60A413 BR60A414 BR60A415"><span class="h3">The following questions will be asked only of persons age 5 and over</span><br />[Applies to questions L - N]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="BR60A415"><span class="h3">Question N - Level or year concluded passed</span><br /><br />This question should only be answered by persons for whom the enumerator marked one of the series in the preceding question. Nothing will be recorded in this question for persons who answered that they do not attend and never attended, in the preceding question.<br />The enumerator will mark an X in the field corresponding to one of the following responses:<br />Elementary - For those who have concluded one year of Primary school or its equivalent [first four years of schooling], such as elementary-level professional courses;<br /><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">Junior high school</span> [<span class="lang">Médio 1 Ciclo</span>, 5th or 6th, to 8th year] - For persons who have concluded one year of the Middle School, 1st Cycle [5th or 6th, to 8th year - <span class="lang">Curso Ginasial</span> or some other course on an equivalent level;<br /><span class="em">Senior high school</span> [<span class="lang">Médio - 2 ciclo</span>] - For those who have concluded one year in the Classical or the Scientific course [college prep - 9th to 12th year] or some other course on an equivalent level;<br /><span class="em">Higher education</span> - For persons who have concluded a year in Higher Education, such as Law, Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Engineering, Economics, Architecture, Agronomy, Military school, Denominational Seminary, Philosophy, etc.</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the grade level of schooling completed (primary, secondary, etc.).
Universe
Brazil 1960: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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