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III Housing Census and VIII Population Census of 1973 - IPUMS Subset

Guatemala, 1973
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GTM_1973_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics, IPUMS
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Currently attending school (GT1973A_SCHOOL)

Data file: GTM1973_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 217
End: 217
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3">C - Cultural characteristics</span>
<br />(For those 7 years of age and older)
<br />[Questions 11 to 14 are asked of persons age 7+ years old]</p>

<p><svar a="all" v="GT73A429">14. School attendance<br /><div class="i1">Do you currently attend an institution of elementary, secondary, or higher education?<br /><br />[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No<br />[] 9 Unknown</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Yes
2 No
8 Unknown
9 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="em">C) Cultural characteristics (for persons aged seven years or older)</span></p>

<p>Questions 11-14 refer to the literacy and educational level of the enumerated person; either he or she completed the degree or is currently studying. For this reason, only persons aged seven and older are asked these questions.</p>

<p>The purpose of these questions is to find out the educational level of the population with respect to their demographic, economic, and social characteristics.</p>

<p><span class="em">Question 14: school attendance</span></p>

<p><span class="ital">1. How to ask the question:</span>
<br />Ask, "Are you currently attending a primary or secondary school, or an institution of higher education?"</p>

<p><span class="ital">2. How to record the answer:</span>
<br />If the respondent states that he or she attended a primary or secondary school, or an institution of higher education, mark an "X" in box 1, "yes." Otherwise, mark an "X" in box 2, "no."</p>

<p>If the respondent does not know if the enumerated person is attending a school, mark an "X" in box 9, "unknown."</p>

<p><span class="ital">3. Example:</span>
<br />[This box contains question 14 of the section VI "people in the census household."]

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the person is currently attending school.
Universe
Guatemala 1973: Persons age 7+ [discrepancies: type I trace; type II trace]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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