Federal Population Census 2011 - IPUMS Subset
Switzerland, 2011
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CHE_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Federal Department of Home Affairs / Federal Statistical Office, IPUMS
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- Data files
- CHE2011_PHC-H-H
- CHE2011_PHC-P-H
Highest completed education (detail) (CH2011A_EDTTAIN)
Data file: CHE2011_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
275
End:
276
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h1">Personal questionnaire</span></p>
<p>8. Indicate the highest level of education/training you have completed in column a)</p>
<div class="i1">a) Highest level of education/training completed<br /><br />[] 1 None<br />[] 2 Compulsory education attended but not completed<br />[] 3 Compulsory education<br />[] 4 1-year education and training course/bridging course<br />[] 5 Upper-secondary specialised school<br />[] 6 Apprenticeship in enterprise (VET) / basic vocational training / vocational school / commercial school<br />[] 7 Academic baccalaureate / teacher training certificate<br />[] 8 Vocational baccalaureate / specialised baccalaureate<br />[] 9 Federal PET examination with federal PET diploma / higher vocational examination with federal diploma / Master certificate<br />[] 10 College of higher vocational education and training<br />[] 11 Bachelor's degree: university, ETH/EPF, university of applied sciences, university of teacher education (including diploma from university of applied sciences / university of teacher education)<br />[] 12 Master's degree: university, ETH/EPF, university of applied sciences, university of teacher education (including licentiate, university/ETH/EPF diploma)<br />[] 13 Doctorate, post-doctoral qualification (habilitation)</div><p>25. In the following columns, enter all persons except for person 1 from question 24, keeping the same numbers for each person.</p>
<div class="i1">Person 1 is the person who completed the personal questionnaire<br /><br />[Asked only of those who do not live alone in question 23.]<br /><br />Person 2</div><div class="i2">1. First name: ____<br />2. Year of birth: (YYYY): _ _ _ _<br />3. Month of birth: (MM): _ _</div><div class="i1">Person 3</div><div class="i2">1. First name: ____<br />2. Year of birth: (YYYY): _ _ _ _<br />3. Month of birth: (MM): _ _</div><div class="i1">[Same questions are repeated for persons 4 - 6 and omitted from this form]</div><p>28. What is the highest educational level attained by the person?</p>
<div class="i1">Only one answer.<br /><br />[Asked only of those who do not live alone in question 23.]<br /><br />Only to be completed for persons aged 15 and older.<br /><br />Person 2</div><div class="i2">[] 1 None or compulsory education attended but not completed<br />[] 2 Compulsory education / 1-year education and training course / bridging course<br />[] 3 Apprenticeship in enterprise (VET) / basic vocational training / vocational school / commercial school <br />[] 4 Upper-secondary specialized school / academic baccalaureate / teacher training certificate / vocational baccalaureate / specialized baccalaureate<br />[] 5 Federal PET examination with federal PET diploma / higher vocational examination with federal diploma/Master certificate / college of higher vocational education and training<br />[] 6 University / ETH/EPF / university of applied sciences /university of teacher education</div><div class="i1">[Same questions are repeated for persons 3 - 6 and omitted from this form]</div>
<p>8. Indicate the highest level of education/training you have completed in column a)</p>
<div class="i1">a) Highest level of education/training completed<br /><br />[] 1 None<br />[] 2 Compulsory education attended but not completed<br />[] 3 Compulsory education<br />[] 4 1-year education and training course/bridging course<br />[] 5 Upper-secondary specialised school<br />[] 6 Apprenticeship in enterprise (VET) / basic vocational training / vocational school / commercial school<br />[] 7 Academic baccalaureate / teacher training certificate<br />[] 8 Vocational baccalaureate / specialised baccalaureate<br />[] 9 Federal PET examination with federal PET diploma / higher vocational examination with federal diploma / Master certificate<br />[] 10 College of higher vocational education and training<br />[] 11 Bachelor's degree: university, ETH/EPF, university of applied sciences, university of teacher education (including diploma from university of applied sciences / university of teacher education)<br />[] 12 Master's degree: university, ETH/EPF, university of applied sciences, university of teacher education (including licentiate, university/ETH/EPF diploma)<br />[] 13 Doctorate, post-doctoral qualification (habilitation)</div><p>25. In the following columns, enter all persons except for person 1 from question 24, keeping the same numbers for each person.</p>
<div class="i1">Person 1 is the person who completed the personal questionnaire<br /><br />[Asked only of those who do not live alone in question 23.]<br /><br />Person 2</div><div class="i2">1. First name: ____<br />2. Year of birth: (YYYY): _ _ _ _<br />3. Month of birth: (MM): _ _</div><div class="i1">Person 3</div><div class="i2">1. First name: ____<br />2. Year of birth: (YYYY): _ _ _ _<br />3. Month of birth: (MM): _ _</div><div class="i1">[Same questions are repeated for persons 4 - 6 and omitted from this form]</div><p>28. What is the highest educational level attained by the person?</p>
<div class="i1">Only one answer.<br /><br />[Asked only of those who do not live alone in question 23.]<br /><br />Only to be completed for persons aged 15 and older.<br /><br />Person 2</div><div class="i2">[] 1 None or compulsory education attended but not completed<br />[] 2 Compulsory education / 1-year education and training course / bridging course<br />[] 3 Apprenticeship in enterprise (VET) / basic vocational training / vocational school / commercial school <br />[] 4 Upper-secondary specialized school / academic baccalaureate / teacher training certificate / vocational baccalaureate / specialized baccalaureate<br />[] 5 Federal PET examination with federal PET diploma / higher vocational examination with federal diploma/Master certificate / college of higher vocational education and training<br />[] 6 University / ETH/EPF / university of applied sciences /university of teacher education</div><div class="i1">[Same questions are repeated for persons 3 - 6 and omitted from this form]</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | None |
| 02 | Up to 7 years of compulsory education |
| 03 | Compulsory education (lower secondary school, middle education, special needs school) |
| 04 | 1-year preliminary course, 1-year general education school, 1-year vocational course, language school (at least 1 year) with certificate of completion, social work year, bridging courses or similar |
| 05 | 2-3 years higher secondary general education not giving access to universities or similar |
| 06 | Basic vocational education and training (2-4 year apprenticeship or full-time vocational school, commercial diploma, technical college, national vocational qualifications NVQ 1-3 or similar) |
| 07 | High school-leaving certificate giving access to universities (general baccalaureate) or similar |
| 08 | Vocational baccalaureate |
| 09 | Advanced technical and professional training (vocational associate's degree, national vocational qualifications NVQ 4), higher technical or commercial college or similar |
| 10 | Advanced technical and professional training (i.e national vocational qualification NVQ 5) |
| 11 | Bachelor's degree (university, ETH or EPF, university of applied sciences, university of teacher education) |
| 12 | Master's degree, licentiate, diploma, state examination, post-graduate degree (university, ETH or EPF, university of applied sciences, university of teacher education) |
| 13 | Doctorate (Ph.D, research), post-doctoral qualification (habilitation) |
| 99 | Unknown |
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.
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Switzerland 2011: All persons
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