2019 General Census on Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset
Vietnam, 2019
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Reference ID
VNM_2019_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Population and Housing Census Steering Committee. General Statistics Office., IPUMS
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- Data files
- VNM2019_PHC-H-H.dat
- VNM2019_PHC-P-H.dat
Highest level of education or training completed (VN2019A_EDLEV)
Data file: VNM2019_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
255
End:
256
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="em">Part 1. Information on household members</span></p>
<p>16. What is the highest level of education/training that [the respondent] has completed or graduated?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Under primary<br />[] 2 Primary<br />[] 3 Lower secondary<br />[] 4 Higher secondary<br />[] 5 Short term training<br />[] 6 Voc. school<br />[] 7 College<br />[] 8 University<br />[] 9 Master<br />[] 10 Ph.D. (Doctor)</div>
<p>16. What is the highest level of education/training that [the respondent] has completed or graduated?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Under primary<br />[] 2 Primary<br />[] 3 Lower secondary<br />[] 4 Higher secondary<br />[] 5 Short term training<br />[] 6 Voc. school<br />[] 7 College<br />[] 8 University<br />[] 9 Master<br />[] 10 Ph.D. (Doctor)</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | Never attended |
| 01 | Attending pre-school |
| 02 | Under primary |
| 03 | Primary |
| 04 | Lower secondary |
| 05 | Higher secondary |
| 06 | Pre-intermediate |
| 07 | Intermediate |
| 08 | College |
| 09 | University |
| 10 | Master |
| 11 | Ph.D. (doctorate) |
| 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">Part V: Instructions on how to question and record information on the census form</span></p>
<p><span class="h3">Part 1: Information about members of the household</span>
<br />Part 1 of the Census form consists of 41 questions, numbered sequentially from Question 1 to Question 41.</p>
<p>The respondent is the head of the household or a person knowledgeable about members of the household. For information on employment and birth history of women, DTV needs to interview DTDT face-to-face and collect information. In addition, for other information about members of the household, if the head of the household or the information provider is not knowledgeable, DTV also needs to interview DTDT face-to-face and record the information.</p>
<p><span class="em">Question 16: What is the highest level of education and training [the respondent] graduated/achieved?</span>
<br />This question is intended for people who dropped out or are studying at the primary school level or higher. DTV relies on relevant documents (degree of the highest level) or the type of program completed to identify the information for this question.</p>
<div class="i1">- The highest education and training level graduated: Completed and obtained a degree for the level specified to be awarded a degree/certificate.</div><p>A person, who has completed a level of education or a State education, training, and vocational program but there has not been a decision to award a diploma or certificate for completing that level of study, is still counted as "attending study" at the level/program of study completed but not yet awarded a degree; the highest degree achieved is the level directly below the "attending school" level.</p>
<p>Example 1: A person has completed the defense of a doctoral thesis but is waiting for approval to obtain the degree, and there has not been a decision to award the doctorate, the highest level that person graduated is a master's degree.</p>
<div class="i1">- Highest education and training level completed: Completed and not awarded a degree for the level specified not to be awarded a degree/certificate.</div><p>Example 2: Since 2015, elementary school pupils who have completed the grade 5 program and are confirmed in the report card as "Completed Primary School Program" are considered to achieve the primary education level.</p>
<p>Some notes on identifying the highest level of education and training are as follows:</p>
<div class="i1">(1) Under primary level include those who: (i) have completed the preschool program but have not attended primary school; (ii) Attending primary school; (iii) Although they have attended school, they have not achieved (have not graduated) any level.<br /><br />For example: A person who was attending grade 5 but drops out of school, his/her highest level is identified as "Below elementary school".</div><span class="pg">[p.51]</span><div class="i1">(2) Equivalent qualifications cannot be converted in the following cases:</div><div class="i2">- Officials attending political theory training programs such as basic politics, intermediate politics, and advanced politics (because these levels are not included in the National Education System).<br /><br />- Specialist I, Specialist II, and resident doctors cannot be converted to the equivalent of a master's or doctoral degree.</div><div class="i1">(3) In case DTDT studies and obtains a degree abroad, DTV records the corresponding qualifications.<br /><br />(4) Driving licenses for cars of classes B1, B2, C, D, E, and F are basic level.<br /><br />(5) If DTDT is granted a degree from a religious school according to the National Education System, DTV records the corresponding qualifications.<br /><br />(6) In case DTDT has both a high school diploma (code 04) and a degree at basic vocational (code 05) or intermediate level (code 06), DTV selects the higher code, i.e. code "05" or "06".</div>
<p><span class="h3">Part 1: Information about members of the household</span>
<br />Part 1 of the Census form consists of 41 questions, numbered sequentially from Question 1 to Question 41.</p>
<p>The respondent is the head of the household or a person knowledgeable about members of the household. For information on employment and birth history of women, DTV needs to interview DTDT face-to-face and collect information. In addition, for other information about members of the household, if the head of the household or the information provider is not knowledgeable, DTV also needs to interview DTDT face-to-face and record the information.</p>
<p><span class="em">Question 16: What is the highest level of education and training [the respondent] graduated/achieved?</span>
<br />This question is intended for people who dropped out or are studying at the primary school level or higher. DTV relies on relevant documents (degree of the highest level) or the type of program completed to identify the information for this question.</p>
<div class="i1">- The highest education and training level graduated: Completed and obtained a degree for the level specified to be awarded a degree/certificate.</div><p>A person, who has completed a level of education or a State education, training, and vocational program but there has not been a decision to award a diploma or certificate for completing that level of study, is still counted as "attending study" at the level/program of study completed but not yet awarded a degree; the highest degree achieved is the level directly below the "attending school" level.</p>
<p>Example 1: A person has completed the defense of a doctoral thesis but is waiting for approval to obtain the degree, and there has not been a decision to award the doctorate, the highest level that person graduated is a master's degree.</p>
<div class="i1">- Highest education and training level completed: Completed and not awarded a degree for the level specified not to be awarded a degree/certificate.</div><p>Example 2: Since 2015, elementary school pupils who have completed the grade 5 program and are confirmed in the report card as "Completed Primary School Program" are considered to achieve the primary education level.</p>
<p>Some notes on identifying the highest level of education and training are as follows:</p>
<div class="i1">(1) Under primary level include those who: (i) have completed the preschool program but have not attended primary school; (ii) Attending primary school; (iii) Although they have attended school, they have not achieved (have not graduated) any level.<br /><br />For example: A person who was attending grade 5 but drops out of school, his/her highest level is identified as "Below elementary school".</div><span class="pg">[p.51]</span><div class="i1">(2) Equivalent qualifications cannot be converted in the following cases:</div><div class="i2">- Officials attending political theory training programs such as basic politics, intermediate politics, and advanced politics (because these levels are not included in the National Education System).<br /><br />- Specialist I, Specialist II, and resident doctors cannot be converted to the equivalent of a master's or doctoral degree.</div><div class="i1">(3) In case DTDT studies and obtains a degree abroad, DTV records the corresponding qualifications.<br /><br />(4) Driving licenses for cars of classes B1, B2, C, D, E, and F are basic level.<br /><br />(5) If DTDT is granted a degree from a religious school according to the National Education System, DTV records the corresponding qualifications.<br /><br />(6) In case DTDT has both a high school diploma (code 04) and a degree at basic vocational (code 05) or intermediate level (code 06), DTV selects the higher code, i.e. code "05" or "06".</div>
Description
Universe
Vietnam 2019: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |