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General Household Survey, 2008-09 - IPUMS Subset

Nigeria, 2009
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NGA_2008_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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Education level (NG2008A_EDLEVEL)

Data file: NGA2008_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 157
End: 158
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
8. Highest level reached</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Below primary<br />[] 2 Primary<br />[] 3 JSS<br />[] 4 Vocational/Commercial<br />[] 5 SSS<br />[] 6 NCE/OND/Nursing<br />[] 7 B.A./B.Sc./B.ED/HND<br />[] 8 M.Sc./M.A/M.Adm.<br />[] 9 Doctorate<br />[] 10 Others (specify)</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 Below primary
02 Primary
03 JSS
04 Vocational or commercial
05 SSS
06 NCE, OND, or Nursing
07 B.A., B.Sc., B.ED., or HND
08 M.Sc., M.A., or M.Adm
09 Doctorate
10 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 education level.
Universe
Nigeria 2008: Persons who ever attended school [discrepancies: type I 1.9%; type II 0.9%]

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