Censo de Población y Vivienda 2017 - IPUMS Subset
Chile, 2017
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CHL_2017_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas, IPUMS
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- CHL2017_PHC-H-H.dat
- CHL2017_PHC-P-H.dat
Education attainment (CL2017A_EDATTAIN)
Data file: CHL2017_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
198
End:
201
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h1">D. Personal information</span></p>
<p>14. What is the highest educational level you have attained?
<br />Remember it is not your current course but the highest level completed</p>
<div class="i1">- For preschool education, enter 0. <br />- For those who have completed the tertiary education, enter the number of years of the program</div><div class="i1">[] 0<br />[] 1st<br />[] 2nd<br />[] 3rd<br />[] 4th<br />[] 5th<br />[] 6th<br />[] 7th<br />[] 8th</div><p>15. To which educational level does the above course refer?</p>
<div class="i1">A. Preschool</div><div class="i2">[] 1 Nursery<br />[] 2 Pre-kinder<br />[] 3 Kinder</div><div class="i1">B. 4 Special education</div><div class="i1">C. Elementary/primary</div><div class="i2">[] 5 Elementary education<br />[] 6 Primary (old system)</div><div class="i1">D. Secondary education</div><div class="i2">[] 7 Scientific-humanist<br />[] 8 Vocational<br />[] 9 Humanities (old system)<br />[] 10 Business, industrial, normal-school (olds system)</div><div class="i1">E. Tertiary education</div><div class="i2">[] 11 Postsecondary technical school (1-3 years)<br />[] 12 Professional degree (4 or more years)<br />[] 13 Master's Degree<br />[] 14 PhD</div><div class="i1">15.a. Did you complete the educational level indicated in question 15 above?<br />That is, did you complete elementary or secondary education, or did you receive a diploma or degree for the final level completed?</div><div class="i2">[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No</div>
<p>14. What is the highest educational level you have attained?
<br />Remember it is not your current course but the highest level completed</p>
<div class="i1">- For preschool education, enter 0. <br />- For those who have completed the tertiary education, enter the number of years of the program</div><div class="i1">[] 0<br />[] 1st<br />[] 2nd<br />[] 3rd<br />[] 4th<br />[] 5th<br />[] 6th<br />[] 7th<br />[] 8th</div><p>15. To which educational level does the above course refer?</p>
<div class="i1">A. Preschool</div><div class="i2">[] 1 Nursery<br />[] 2 Pre-kinder<br />[] 3 Kinder</div><div class="i1">B. 4 Special education</div><div class="i1">C. Elementary/primary</div><div class="i2">[] 5 Elementary education<br />[] 6 Primary (old system)</div><div class="i1">D. Secondary education</div><div class="i2">[] 7 Scientific-humanist<br />[] 8 Vocational<br />[] 9 Humanities (old system)<br />[] 10 Business, industrial, normal-school (olds system)</div><div class="i1">E. Tertiary education</div><div class="i2">[] 11 Postsecondary technical school (1-3 years)<br />[] 12 Professional degree (4 or more years)<br />[] 13 Master's Degree<br />[] 14 PhD</div><div class="i1">15.a. Did you complete the educational level indicated in question 15 above?<br />That is, did you complete elementary or secondary education, or did you receive a diploma or degree for the final level completed?</div><div class="i2">[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0100 | Nursery |
| 0200 | Pre-kindergarten |
| 0300 | Kindergarten |
| 0400 | Special education, 0 years |
| 0401 | Special education, 1 year |
| 0402 | Special education, 2 years |
| 0403 | Special education, 3 years |
| 0404 | Special education, 4 years |
| 0405 | Special education, 5 years |
| 0406 | Special education, 6 years |
| 0407 | Special education, 7 years |
| 0408 | Special education, 8 years |
| 0409 | Special education, unknown years |
| 0501 | Elementary education, 1 year |
| 0502 | Elementary education, 2 years |
| 0503 | Elementary education, 3 years |
| 0504 | Elementary education, 4 years |
| 0505 | Elementary education, 5 years |
| 0506 | Elementary education, 6 years |
| 0507 | Elementary education, 7 years |
| 0508 | Elementary education, 8 years |
| 0509 | Elementary education, unknown years |
| 0601 | Primary (old system), 1 year |
| 0602 | Primary (old system), 2 years |
| 0603 | Primary (old system), 3 years |
| 0604 | Primary (old system), 4 years |
| 0605 | Primary (old system), 5 years |
| 0606 | Primary (old system), 6 years |
| 0609 | Primary (old system), unknown years |
| 0701 | Scientific-humanist, 1 year |
| 0702 | Scientific-humanist, 2 years |
| 0703 | Scientific-humanist, 3 years |
| 0704 | Scientific-humanist, 4 years |
| 0709 | Scientific-humanist, unknown years |
| 0801 | Vocational, 1 year |
| 0802 | Vocational, 2 years |
| 0803 | Vocational, 3 years |
| 0804 | Vocational, 4 years |
| 0805 | Vocational, 5 years |
| 0809 | Vocational, unknown years |
| 0901 | Humanities (old system), 1 year |
| 0902 | Humanities (old system), 2 years |
| 0903 | Humanities (old system), 3 years |
| 0904 | Humanities (old system), 4 years |
| 0905 | Humanities (old system), 5 years |
| 0906 | Humanities (old system), 6 years |
| 0909 | Humanities (old system), unknown years |
| 1001 | Business, industrial, normal-school (old system), 1 year |
| 1002 | Business, industrial, normal-school (old system), 2 years |
| 1003 | Business, industrial, normal-school (old system), 3 years |
| 1004 | Business, industrial, normal-school (old system), 4 years |
| 1005 | Business, industrial, normal-school (old system), 5 years |
| 1006 | Business, industrial, normal-school (old system), 6 years |
| 1007 | Business, industrial, normal-school (old system), 7 years |
| 1009 | Business, industrial, normal-school (old system), unknown years |
| 1101 | Postsecondary technical school (1-3 years), 1 year |
| 1102 | Postsecondary technical school (1-3 years), 2 years |
| 1103 | Postsecondary technical school (1-3 years), 3 years |
| 1109 | Postsecondary technical school (1-3 years), unknown years |
| 1201 | Professional degree (4 or more years), 1 year |
| 1202 | Professional degree (4 or more years), 2 years |
| 1203 | Professional degree (4 or more years), 3 years |
| 1204 | Professional degree (4 or more years), 4 years |
| 1205 | Professional degree (4 or more years), 5 years |
| 1206 | Professional degree (4 or more years), 6 years |
| 1207 | Professional degree (4 or more years), 7 years |
| 1208 | Professional degree (4 or more years), 8 years |
| 1209 | Professional degree (4 or more years), unknown years |
| 1301 | Masters degree, 1 year |
| 1302 | Masters degree, 2 years |
| 1303 | Masters degree, 3 years |
| 1309 | Masters degree, unknown years |
| 1401 | Ph.D. degree, 1 year |
| 1402 | Ph.D. degree, 2 years |
| 1403 | Ph.D. degree, 3 years |
| 1404 | Ph.D. degree, 4 years |
| 1409 | Ph.D. degree, unknown years |
| 9998 | Unknown |
| 9999 | 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
<span class="h2">Questionnaire section D: "Personal information"</span>
<br />Interview each member of the household using one page for each person. The order in which you must conduct the interviews is the same as you entered on question 6.c. Therefore, person No. 1 will correspond to the head of household, while person No. 2 will be the person you entered on the second row, and so forth.
<br />It is very important that you follow the order as entered on question 6.c for conducting the interviews in section D. This way, you will avoid leaving someone out without being recorded for the census.</p>
<p><span class="em">[Questions 14, highest educational level]</span>
<br />Mark the oval that corresponds to the highest educational level attained by the person you are recording. Remember that it is the highest level completed, not the level currently being pursued.
<br />You should bear in mind that in cases like preschool, "0" should be marked. In cases of two-and-a-half-year technical programs, round up and mark "3rd."
<br />[Figure omitted, image of question 14 from questionnaire]</p>
<p><span class="em">[Questions 15, educational level]</span>
<br />Read the question and the categories printed in bold. Wait for the respondent to answer and then describe the alternatives within the declared level.
<br />[Figure omitted, image of question 15 from questionnaire]</p>
<p><span class="em">[Questions 15a, completed educational level]</span>
<br />This question is aimed at determining whether the recorded person completed elementary or secondary education, or received a diploma or degree for the final level completed.
<br />If the diploma or degree is in process, the educational level is considered to have been completed.
<br />[Figure omitted, image of question 15.a from questionnaire]</p>
<p><span class="em">Special cases for questions about education</span>
<br />Courses passed by means of open exams and in adult education must also be considered and, therefore, recorded.
<br />Persons who completed their education abroad must establish their equivalent educational level according to the current Chilean system and be classified in one of the indicated categories.
<br />[Figure omitted, image with detailed information of the formal education levels in Chile]</p>
<p><span class="em">Case 1: Person currently in first year of tertiary education</span>
<br />Camita is currently in her first year at the university. Therefore, her last completed educational level was the fourth year of secondary education at a scientific-humanist school. The correct way to record this is as shown to the left.
<br />[Figure omitted, images of questions 13, 14, 15 and 15.a from the questionnaire. Question 13 has option 1.yes fill, question 14, has option 4th fill; question 15 has the option 1. from list D fill, and, question 15.a, has option yes fill]</p>
<p><span class="em">Case 2: Person who made it to the eighth year of elementary education but did not complete it </span>
<br />Ana attended a rural school in her childhood. She reached the eighth year of elementary education but had to withdraw before completing the school year and did not return to formal education. Subsequently, she has only taken training courses. The correct way to record this is as shown to the right.
<br />[Figure omitted, images of questions 13, 14, 15 and 15.a from the questionnaire. Question 13 has option 2. No at present fill, question 14, has option 7th fill; question 15 has the option elementary from list C fill, and, question 15.a, has option no fill]
<br />Interview each member of the household using one page for each person. The order in which you must conduct the interviews is the same as you entered on question 6.c. Therefore, person No. 1 will correspond to the head of household, while person No. 2 will be the person you entered on the second row, and so forth.
<br />It is very important that you follow the order as entered on question 6.c for conducting the interviews in section D. This way, you will avoid leaving someone out without being recorded for the census.</p>
<p><span class="em">[Questions 14, highest educational level]</span>
<br />Mark the oval that corresponds to the highest educational level attained by the person you are recording. Remember that it is the highest level completed, not the level currently being pursued.
<br />You should bear in mind that in cases like preschool, "0" should be marked. In cases of two-and-a-half-year technical programs, round up and mark "3rd."
<br />[Figure omitted, image of question 14 from questionnaire]</p>
<p><span class="em">[Questions 15, educational level]</span>
<br />Read the question and the categories printed in bold. Wait for the respondent to answer and then describe the alternatives within the declared level.
<br />[Figure omitted, image of question 15 from questionnaire]</p>
<p><span class="em">[Questions 15a, completed educational level]</span>
<br />This question is aimed at determining whether the recorded person completed elementary or secondary education, or received a diploma or degree for the final level completed.
<br />If the diploma or degree is in process, the educational level is considered to have been completed.
<br />[Figure omitted, image of question 15.a from questionnaire]</p>
<p><span class="em">Special cases for questions about education</span>
<br />Courses passed by means of open exams and in adult education must also be considered and, therefore, recorded.
<br />Persons who completed their education abroad must establish their equivalent educational level according to the current Chilean system and be classified in one of the indicated categories.
<br />[Figure omitted, image with detailed information of the formal education levels in Chile]</p>
<p><span class="em">Case 1: Person currently in first year of tertiary education</span>
<br />Camita is currently in her first year at the university. Therefore, her last completed educational level was the fourth year of secondary education at a scientific-humanist school. The correct way to record this is as shown to the left.
<br />[Figure omitted, images of questions 13, 14, 15 and 15.a from the questionnaire. Question 13 has option 1.yes fill, question 14, has option 4th fill; question 15 has the option 1. from list D fill, and, question 15.a, has option yes fill]</p>
<p><span class="em">Case 2: Person who made it to the eighth year of elementary education but did not complete it </span>
<br />Ana attended a rural school in her childhood. She reached the eighth year of elementary education but had to withdraw before completing the school year and did not return to formal education. Subsequently, she has only taken training courses. The correct way to record this is as shown to the right.
<br />[Figure omitted, images of questions 13, 14, 15 and 15.a from the questionnaire. Question 13 has option 2. No at present fill, question 14, has option 7th fill; question 15 has the option elementary from list C fill, and, question 15.a, has option no fill]
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's education attainment.
Universe
Chile 2017: Persons who ever attended school [discrepancies: type I none; type II 2.2%]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |