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Commonwealth Caribbean Population Census, 1970 Trinidad and Tobago - IPUMS Subset

Trinidad and Tobago, 1970
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TTO_1970_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Office, IPUMS
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Highest exam passed (TT1970A_EDEXAM)

Data file: TTO1970_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 197
End: 197
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3">Section IV. Education </span></p>

<p>[Questions 17-19 asked of all ages.]</p>

<p>19c. Exam passed</p>
<div class="i1">[] None <br />[] JSC (5) or 3rd J. LCL <br />[] GCE (0) 1/2<br />[] GCE (0) 3/4<br />[] GCE (0) 5 or S.C. Or GCE (A) 1<br />[] GCE (a) 2 or more <br />[] DIP.<br />[] Degree<br />[] Other <br />{] Not stated</div>
Categories
Value Category
None
1 Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA)
2 GCE O-level: score 1 or 2
3 GCE O-level: score 3 or 4
4 GCE O-level: score 5, School Certificate, or GCE A1-level
5 GCE A2- level
6 Diploma
7 Degree
8 Other
9 Unknown
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 highest exam passed.
In Trinidad and Tobago, during the final year of primary school, students prepare for the Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) which determines the secondary school the child is to attend. The next major exam of the system is the General Certificate of Education (GCE) Ordinary Level, also called the O-level or O level, which is a subject-based academic qualification. The GCE O-level acts as a pathway to the new, more in-depth and academically rigorous A-level (Advanced Level).
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Trinidad and Tobago 1970: All persons

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