General Household Survey, 2008-09 - IPUMS Subset
Nigeria, 2009
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Reference ID
NGA_2008_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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- NGA2008_PHC-H-H
- NGA2008_PHC-P-H
Highest grade completed (NG2008A_EDGRADE)
Data file: NGA2008_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
159
End:
160
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
9. Highest grade completed</p>
<div class="i1">Nursery</div><div class="i2">[] 1 Pre-class<br />[] 2 Nursery 1<br />[] 3 Nursery 2</div><div class="i1">Primary</div><div class="i2">[] 4 Primary 1<br />[] 5 Primary 2<br />[] 6 Primary 3<br />[] 7 Primary 4<br />[] 8 Primary 5<br />[] 9 Primary 6</div><div class="i1">Secondary</div><div class="i2">[] 10 JSS 1<br />[] 11 JSS 2<br />[] 12 JSS 3<br />[] 13 SSS 1<br />[] 14 SSS 2<br />[] 15 SSS 3</div><div class="i1">Post-secondary</div><div class="i2">[] 16 A/L/OD<br />[] 17 BSC/HD<br />[] 18 P/Grad<br />[] 19 Others</div>
<div class="i1">Nursery</div><div class="i2">[] 1 Pre-class<br />[] 2 Nursery 1<br />[] 3 Nursery 2</div><div class="i1">Primary</div><div class="i2">[] 4 Primary 1<br />[] 5 Primary 2<br />[] 6 Primary 3<br />[] 7 Primary 4<br />[] 8 Primary 5<br />[] 9 Primary 6</div><div class="i1">Secondary</div><div class="i2">[] 10 JSS 1<br />[] 11 JSS 2<br />[] 12 JSS 3<br />[] 13 SSS 1<br />[] 14 SSS 2<br />[] 15 SSS 3</div><div class="i1">Post-secondary</div><div class="i2">[] 16 A/L/OD<br />[] 17 BSC/HD<br />[] 18 P/Grad<br />[] 19 Others</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Pre-class |
| 02 | Nursery 1 |
| 03 | Nursery 2 |
| 04 | Primary 1 |
| 05 | Primary 2 |
| 06 | Primary 3 |
| 07 | Primary 4 |
| 08 | Primary 5 |
| 09 | Primary 6 |
| 10 | JSS 1 |
| 11 | JSS 2 |
| 12 | JSS 3 |
| 13 | SSS 1 |
| 14 | SSS 2 |
| 15 | SSS 3 |
| 16 | AL or ND |
| 17 | BSc or HND |
| 18 | Post graduate |
| 19 | Other |
| 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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's highest grade completed.
Universe
Nigeria 2008: Persons who ever attended school [discrepancies: type I 1.4%; type II 0.9%]
concept
Concept