Population and Housing Census 2020 - IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Mexico, 2020
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MEX_2020_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), IPUMS
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- MEX2020_PHC-H-H.dat
- MEX2020_PHC-P-H.dat
Educational level completed (MX2020A_EDLEVEL)
Data file: MEX2020_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
298
End:
299
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
22. Level of education: What is the last year or grade [the respondent] passed in school?</p>
<div class="i1">Convert to years or grades, write the last on passed, and circle the level code<br /><br />Grade level<br />[] 0 None (write 0 and go to 24)<br />[] 1 Preschool (go to 24)<br />[] 2 Elementary school (go to 24)<br />[] 3 Middle school (go to 25)<br />[] 4 High school (go to 25)<br />[] 5 Technological high school<br />[] 6 Technical or commercial studies with completed elementary school<br />[] 7 Technical or commercial studies with completed middle school<br />[] 8 Technical or commercial studies with completed high school<br />[] 9 Teacher college with completed elementary or middle school<br />[] 10 Teacher college with bachelor's degree<br />[] 11 Bachelor's degree<br />[] 12 Specialization<br />[] 13 Master's degree<br />[] 14 Doctorate</div>
<div class="i1">Convert to years or grades, write the last on passed, and circle the level code<br /><br />Grade level<br />[] 0 None (write 0 and go to 24)<br />[] 1 Preschool (go to 24)<br />[] 2 Elementary school (go to 24)<br />[] 3 Middle school (go to 25)<br />[] 4 High school (go to 25)<br />[] 5 Technological high school<br />[] 6 Technical or commercial studies with completed elementary school<br />[] 7 Technical or commercial studies with completed middle school<br />[] 8 Technical or commercial studies with completed high school<br />[] 9 Teacher college with completed elementary or middle school<br />[] 10 Teacher college with bachelor's degree<br />[] 11 Bachelor's degree<br />[] 12 Specialization<br />[] 13 Master's degree<br />[] 14 Doctorate</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | None |
| 01 | Preschool or kindergarten |
| 02 | Primary |
| 03 | Secondary |
| 04 | Preparatory or general baccalaureate |
| 05 | Technological baccalaureate |
| 06 | Technical or commercial studies with primary completed |
| 07 | Technical or commercial studies with secondary completed |
| 08 | Technical or commercial studies with preparatory completed |
| 09 | Teacher's school with primary or secondary completed |
| 10 | Education degree |
| 11 | Degree |
| 12 | Specialty |
| 13 | Masters degree |
| 14 | Doctorate |
| 98 | Unknown |
| 99 | 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">15.3 Section III. People characteristics</span></p>
<p>In this section, information is obtained for each of the people living in the housing unit.</p>
<p>Before requesting data for each resident, copy the details from Section II. List people and general data, their names, gender, and age, and write them down in the spaces provided. Do not forget to correct the person number when using more than one questionnaire.</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text]</p>
<p>For the respondent to know who to provide the information about, start with the sentence: "Now I'm going to ask you about...", and mention the name of the person you previously wrote down.</p>
<p>Apply questions 1 through 11 for all the people who are habitual residents, including children, as well as elderly people.</p>
<p><span class="em">22. Schooling</span>
<br />This question identifies the last grade (year) of the highest level of education attained by people who are of 3 years of age or older, in the National Education System (NES) or its equivalent; it considers studies from preschool to doctorate.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 342]</span></p>
<p>Read the question mentioning the name of the person, record the grades or years passed in the box, and circle the code of the corresponding level.</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text]</p>
<p>When the person is in any school year or grade at the time of the interview, write down the previous year or grade that he/she passed.</p>
<p>If the answer is in semesters, quarters, trimesters, or two-month periods, convert them to years. Please refer to the following table:</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text]</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 343]</span></p>
<p>If the answer is given in academic credits, modules, subjects, or others, ask the person who informs you to provide it in grades or years.</p>
<p>If the person is on vacation due to the end of the school year, write down the grade and level he/she has just passed.</p>
<p>In order to correctly record the highest level passed, also consider that:</p>
<div class="i1">- None. This includes people who have never been to school and those who only learned to read and write and did not complete any level of education. It also includes children who are in the first year of preschool at the time of the interview. Circle code 0.<br /><br />- Preschool. Classify here people who attended preschool or kindergarten. Keep in mind that some children do not attend the first or second year of preschool or kindergarten and enter directly into third grade, so write down the year prior to the one they are in, even if they have not attended it. If they attend a daycare center, ask if they are in preschool (kindergarten); if so, record it in this option.<br /><br />- Elementary. Record the people who study or studied in an elementary school at this level. If the person completed fewer years of study in the Open Education System, record the years passed as if he/she had completed them in the regular or school education system. For example, if he/she completed elementary school at the National Institute for Adult Education (NIAE), record 6 years.</div><span class="pg">[p. 344]</span><div class="i1">- Junior high school. Record the people who are or have been in junior high school in this option. If the person finished studying this level in fewer years in the Open Education System, remote education, or through the Special Certification Program, record the years passed as if he/she had studied them in the regular or school education system. For example, if he/she completed junior high school at the National Institute for Adult Education (NIAE), record 3 years.<br /><br />- High school or general high school education. Record people who only finished their studies or are studying in high school institutions. If he/she completed fewer years of study in Open Education, remote learning, online, or through the Special Certification Program, record 3 years as if he/she had completed them in the regular or school education system and select this level.<br /><br />- Technological high school. People who are studying or have studied high school whose program offers, simultaneously, a technical career, are classified in this level. Also when they mention that they studied in:</div><p>[Figure omitted: image with text]</p>
<div class="i2">- CBTIS. Technological, Industrial, and Services High School.<br />- CBTA. Agricultural and Livestock Technological High School.</div><span class="pg">[p. 345]</span><div class="i2">- CECyT. Center for Scientific and Technological Studies, formerly called vocational.<br />- CETMAR. Center for Technological Studies of the Sea.<br />- CETAC. Center for Technological Studies of Inland Waters.<br />- CBTF. Forestry Technological High School.<br />- CETIS. Center for Technological, Industrial and Service Studies.<br />- CONALEP. When the career includes a high school diploma.</div><p>[Figure omitted: image with text]</p>
<div class="i1">- Technical or commercial studies with elementary school completed and Technical or commercial studies with junior high school completed. Record the people who study or have studied a technical career here. To place them in the correct level, ask what studies they were required to enter that career. Circle code 6, if you were asked to have completed elementary school as a requirement; or code 7 if you were asked to have completed junior high school.</div><p>If he/she is taking or has taken the technical career at the same time as elementary or junior high school, do not record him/her here, but in 2. Elementary o 3. Junior high school, respectively.</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: images with text]</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 346]</span></p>
<p>For example:</p>
<div class="i1">Interviewer: What is the last year or grade Camila passed in school?<br /><br />Respondent: She is a childcare technician.<br /><br />Interviewer: How long did her studies last and what level of education did she need to enter the career?<br /><br />Respondent: Three years and she needed to finish junior high school.</div><p>Technical or commercial studies with completed high school. Here are recorded the people who study or have studied a technical career and for which they were asked to have completed high school as a requirement; they can be: Higher University Technician (HUT), Associate Professional, and Professional License.</p>
<p>Please note that these careers are generally taught in technological or polytechnic universities. TSU and Associate Professional studies last from 2 to 3 years, while the Professional License can last one more year after completing the HUT degree. None is equivalent to a bachelor's degree. Remember that if he/she is taking or has taken the technical career simultaneously with high school, do not record him/her here, but in 5. Technological high school.</p>
<p>Normal with completed elementary or junior high school and Normal Bachelor's degree. Record the people who study or studied at the normal school here, ask them what studies they were required to enter, and record them at the correct level. If elementary or junior high school was a requirement, circle code 9; but if he/she states that it is a bachelor's degree, circle code 10. Normal undergraduate.</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: images with text]</p>
<p>If the answer is "normal superior", ask for the level of education completed at the normal superior, which may be a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree, and circle the appropriate code.
<p>In this section, information is obtained for each of the people living in the housing unit.</p>
<p>Before requesting data for each resident, copy the details from Section II. List people and general data, their names, gender, and age, and write them down in the spaces provided. Do not forget to correct the person number when using more than one questionnaire.</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text]</p>
<p>For the respondent to know who to provide the information about, start with the sentence: "Now I'm going to ask you about...", and mention the name of the person you previously wrote down.</p>
<p>Apply questions 1 through 11 for all the people who are habitual residents, including children, as well as elderly people.</p>
<p><span class="em">22. Schooling</span>
<br />This question identifies the last grade (year) of the highest level of education attained by people who are of 3 years of age or older, in the National Education System (NES) or its equivalent; it considers studies from preschool to doctorate.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 342]</span></p>
<p>Read the question mentioning the name of the person, record the grades or years passed in the box, and circle the code of the corresponding level.</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text]</p>
<p>When the person is in any school year or grade at the time of the interview, write down the previous year or grade that he/she passed.</p>
<p>If the answer is in semesters, quarters, trimesters, or two-month periods, convert them to years. Please refer to the following table:</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: image with text]</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 343]</span></p>
<p>If the answer is given in academic credits, modules, subjects, or others, ask the person who informs you to provide it in grades or years.</p>
<p>If the person is on vacation due to the end of the school year, write down the grade and level he/she has just passed.</p>
<p>In order to correctly record the highest level passed, also consider that:</p>
<div class="i1">- None. This includes people who have never been to school and those who only learned to read and write and did not complete any level of education. It also includes children who are in the first year of preschool at the time of the interview. Circle code 0.<br /><br />- Preschool. Classify here people who attended preschool or kindergarten. Keep in mind that some children do not attend the first or second year of preschool or kindergarten and enter directly into third grade, so write down the year prior to the one they are in, even if they have not attended it. If they attend a daycare center, ask if they are in preschool (kindergarten); if so, record it in this option.<br /><br />- Elementary. Record the people who study or studied in an elementary school at this level. If the person completed fewer years of study in the Open Education System, record the years passed as if he/she had completed them in the regular or school education system. For example, if he/she completed elementary school at the National Institute for Adult Education (NIAE), record 6 years.</div><span class="pg">[p. 344]</span><div class="i1">- Junior high school. Record the people who are or have been in junior high school in this option. If the person finished studying this level in fewer years in the Open Education System, remote education, or through the Special Certification Program, record the years passed as if he/she had studied them in the regular or school education system. For example, if he/she completed junior high school at the National Institute for Adult Education (NIAE), record 3 years.<br /><br />- High school or general high school education. Record people who only finished their studies or are studying in high school institutions. If he/she completed fewer years of study in Open Education, remote learning, online, or through the Special Certification Program, record 3 years as if he/she had completed them in the regular or school education system and select this level.<br /><br />- Technological high school. People who are studying or have studied high school whose program offers, simultaneously, a technical career, are classified in this level. Also when they mention that they studied in:</div><p>[Figure omitted: image with text]</p>
<div class="i2">- CBTIS. Technological, Industrial, and Services High School.<br />- CBTA. Agricultural and Livestock Technological High School.</div><span class="pg">[p. 345]</span><div class="i2">- CECyT. Center for Scientific and Technological Studies, formerly called vocational.<br />- CETMAR. Center for Technological Studies of the Sea.<br />- CETAC. Center for Technological Studies of Inland Waters.<br />- CBTF. Forestry Technological High School.<br />- CETIS. Center for Technological, Industrial and Service Studies.<br />- CONALEP. When the career includes a high school diploma.</div><p>[Figure omitted: image with text]</p>
<div class="i1">- Technical or commercial studies with elementary school completed and Technical or commercial studies with junior high school completed. Record the people who study or have studied a technical career here. To place them in the correct level, ask what studies they were required to enter that career. Circle code 6, if you were asked to have completed elementary school as a requirement; or code 7 if you were asked to have completed junior high school.</div><p>If he/she is taking or has taken the technical career at the same time as elementary or junior high school, do not record him/her here, but in 2. Elementary o 3. Junior high school, respectively.</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: images with text]</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 346]</span></p>
<p>For example:</p>
<div class="i1">Interviewer: What is the last year or grade Camila passed in school?<br /><br />Respondent: She is a childcare technician.<br /><br />Interviewer: How long did her studies last and what level of education did she need to enter the career?<br /><br />Respondent: Three years and she needed to finish junior high school.</div><p>Technical or commercial studies with completed high school. Here are recorded the people who study or have studied a technical career and for which they were asked to have completed high school as a requirement; they can be: Higher University Technician (HUT), Associate Professional, and Professional License.</p>
<p>Please note that these careers are generally taught in technological or polytechnic universities. TSU and Associate Professional studies last from 2 to 3 years, while the Professional License can last one more year after completing the HUT degree. None is equivalent to a bachelor's degree. Remember that if he/she is taking or has taken the technical career simultaneously with high school, do not record him/her here, but in 5. Technological high school.</p>
<p>Normal with completed elementary or junior high school and Normal Bachelor's degree. Record the people who study or studied at the normal school here, ask them what studies they were required to enter, and record them at the correct level. If elementary or junior high school was a requirement, circle code 9; but if he/she states that it is a bachelor's degree, circle code 10. Normal undergraduate.</p>
<p>[Figure omitted: images with text]</p>
<p>If the answer is "normal superior", ask for the level of education completed at the normal superior, which may be a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree, and circle the appropriate code.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the respondent's highest completed educational level.
Universe
Mexico 2020: Persons age 3+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |