1980 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Trinidad and Tobago, 1980
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TTO_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Office, IPUMS
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- TTO1980_PHC-H-H
- TTO1980_PHC-P-H
Educational attainment (TT1980A_EDATTAIN)
Data file: TTO1980_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
163
End:
164
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">Section 3 Education -- For all persons</span></p>
<p>14(a). Highest level of (non--vocational) educational attainment
<br />What is (N) [the respondent's] highest level of educational attainment (non-vocational)?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 None<br /><div class="i2">Skip to Q 15</div><br />[] 2 Nursery/Kindergarten<br />[] 3 Primary (P)<br />[] 4 Secondary (S)<br />[] 5 University (U)<br />[] 6 Other<br />[] 8 Not applicable (NA)<br />[] 9 Not stated (NS)<br /><div class="i2">Skip to Q.15</div></div><p>14(b). Years of schooling at highest level
<br />How many years of schooling (at the highest level of educational attainment) did (N) [the respondent] have?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 0 Less than a year<br />[] 1 1 year<br />[] 2 2 years<br />[] 3 3 years<br />[] 4 4 years<br />[] 5 5 years<br />[] 6 6 years<br />[] 7 7 years or more<br />[] 9 Not stated</div>
<p>14(a). Highest level of (non--vocational) educational attainment
<br />What is (N) [the respondent's] highest level of educational attainment (non-vocational)?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 None<br /><div class="i2">Skip to Q 15</div><br />[] 2 Nursery/Kindergarten<br />[] 3 Primary (P)<br />[] 4 Secondary (S)<br />[] 5 University (U)<br />[] 6 Other<br />[] 8 Not applicable (NA)<br />[] 9 Not stated (NS)<br /><div class="i2">Skip to Q.15</div></div><p>14(b). Years of schooling at highest level
<br />How many years of schooling (at the highest level of educational attainment) did (N) [the respondent] have?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 0 Less than a year<br />[] 1 1 year<br />[] 2 2 years<br />[] 3 3 years<br />[] 4 4 years<br />[] 5 5 years<br />[] 6 6 years<br />[] 7 7 years or more<br />[] 9 Not stated</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 10 | None |
| 20 | Nursery, less than a year |
| 21 | Nursery, 1 year |
| 22 | Nursery, 2 years |
| 23 | Nursery, 3 years |
| 24 | Nursery, 4 years or more |
| 29 | Nursery, unknown |
| 30 | Primary, less than a year |
| 31 | Primary, 1 year |
| 32 | Primary, 2 years |
| 33 | Primary, 3 years |
| 34 | Primary, 4 years |
| 35 | Primary, 5 years |
| 36 | Primary, 6 years |
| 37 | Primary, 7 years or more |
| 39 | Primary, not stated |
| 40 | Secondary, less than a year |
| 41 | Secondary, 1 year |
| 42 | Secondary, 2 years |
| 43 | Secondary, 3 years |
| 44 | Secondary, 4 years |
| 45 | Secondary, 5 years |
| 46 | Secondary, 6 years |
| 47 | Secondary, 7 years or more |
| 49 | Secondary, not stated |
| 50 | University, less than a year |
| 51 | University, 1 year |
| 52 | University, 2 years |
| 53 | University, 3 years |
| 54 | University, 4 years |
| 55 | University, 5 years |
| 56 | University, 6 years |
| 57 | University, 7 years or more |
| 58 | University, unknown |
| 59 | University, not stated |
| 61 | Other, 1 year or less than a year |
| 62 | Other, 2 years |
| 63 | Other, 3 years |
| 64 | Other, 4 years or more |
| 69 | Other, not stated |
| 98 | 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 number of years of schooling at a respondent's highest level of education.
Universe
Trinidad and Tobago 1980: All persons
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Concept