National Population and Housing Census 1988 - IPUMS Subset
Honduras, 1988
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Reference ID
HND_1988_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
National Institute of Statistics, IPUMS
Metadata
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- Data files
- HND1988_PHC-H-H.dat
- HND1988_PHC-P-H.dat
Degree or profession (HN1988A_PROF)
Data file: HND1988_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
248
End:
250
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">B. Educational characteristics</span></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="HN88A420"><span class="em">14. To what educational level did the last year completed belong?</span><br /><div class="i1">(Write the most important one)<br /><br />____ _ _ _</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="HN88A420"><span class="em">14. To what educational level did the last year completed belong?</span><br /><div class="i1">(Write the most important one)<br /><br />____ _ _ _</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 001 | Pedadogy (bachelor 5 years) |
| 019 | Economics (5 years) |
| 022 | Social work (bachelor 5 years) |
| 024 | Psychology |
| 026 | Business administration (5 years) |
| 027 | Public accounting (5 years) |
| 037 | Customs administration (5 years) |
| 038 | Public administration (5 years) |
| 039 | Law (5 years) |
| 044 | Biology (bachelor 5 years) |
| 047 | Microbiology (5 years) |
| 048 | Chemistry and pharmacy (5 years) |
| 055 | Information management (4 years) |
| 057 | Medicine (7 years) |
| 058 | Dentistry |
| 059 | Nursing (bachelor 5 years) |
| 060 | Chemical industry (5 years) |
| 061 | Civil engeneering (6 years) |
| 065 | Electrical engineering |
| 067 | Industrial engineering (5 years) |
| 069 | Mechanical engineering (5 years) |
| 071 | Agronomical engineering (5 years) |
| 072 | Forest enginnering (5years) |
| 075 | Architecture (5 years) |
| 080 | Agricultural economics (5 years) |
| 085 | Journalism |
| 098 | Higher education, other |
| 099 | Higher education, not specified |
| 100 | School management or supervision (educational science 2 years) |
| 103 | Pre-school or special education (education science, 2 years) |
| 106 | Teacher of secondary school (5 years) |
| 108 | Agronomist |
| 114 | Letters and language (4 years) |
| 125 | Social sciences (4 years) |
| 144 | Natural sciences (4 years) |
| 152 | Mathematical sciences |
| 198 | Higher education, non university, other |
| 199 | Higher education, non university, not specified |
| 201 | Teacher of primary school (teaching staff) |
| 202 | Common cycle of general culture |
| 213 | Baccalaureate in science and letters |
| 221 | Baccalaureate in social promotion (5 years) |
| 226 | Baccalaureate in business administration (6 years) |
| 227 | Commercial expert and public accountant (6 years) |
| 228 | Bilingual secretariat (6 years) |
| 229 | Commercial secretariat (6 years) |
| 230 | Executive secretariat (6 years) |
| 231 | Mecanography and shorthand secretariat (4 years) |
| 257 | Profesional nurse |
| 259 | Industrial expert in metal construction (4 years) |
| 268 | Mechanical technician |
| 269 | Electric technician |
| 270 | Industrial technical baccalaureate |
| 280 | Baccalaureate or expert in agriculture |
| 298 | Intermediate level career, other |
| 299 | Intermediate level career, not specified |
| 999 | 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">14. To what course of studies or career did the last year completed belong?</span>
<br />If the person claims to have completed or to be studying secondary, non-university superior, or university, specify the name of the major. Examples:</p>
<div class="i1">The following are secondary studies: Business, Secretarial, Education, Diploma in Arts and Sciences, Administration, etcetera.<br /><br />The following are post-secondary non-tertiary studies: Agronomy, Mathematics, Chemistry, and Biology.<br /><br />The following are tertiary studies: Civil Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Law, Journalism, Business Administration, Economics, and Medicine.</div>
<br />If the person claims to have completed or to be studying secondary, non-university superior, or university, specify the name of the major. Examples:</p>
<div class="i1">The following are secondary studies: Business, Secretarial, Education, Diploma in Arts and Sciences, Administration, etcetera.<br /><br />The following are post-secondary non-tertiary studies: Agronomy, Mathematics, Chemistry, and Biology.<br /><br />The following are tertiary studies: Civil Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Law, Journalism, Business Administration, Economics, and Medicine.</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's degree or profession.
Universe
Honduras 1988: Persons age 5+ who attained secondary school or higher [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |