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
Level of education or training currently attending (VN2019A_SCHOOLLEV)
Data file: VNM2019_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
253
End:
254
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="em">Part 1. Information on household members</span></p>
<p>14. At present, has [the respondent] been attending, stopped schooling or never attended schools?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Attending<br />[] 2 Stopped schooling (skip to Q16)<br />[] 3 Never attended (skip to Q19)</div><p>15. What is the level of education/training that [the respondent] is currently attending?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Pre-school below 5 years old (skip to Q19)<br />[] 2 Pre-school at 5 years old (skip to Q19)<br />[] 3 Primary<br />[] 4 Lower secondary<br />[] 5 Higher secondary<br />[] 6 Pre-intermediate<br />[] 7 Intermediate<br />[] 8 College<br />[] 9 University<br />[] 10 Master<br />[] 11 PhD (Doctor)</div>
<p>14. At present, has [the respondent] been attending, stopped schooling or never attended schools?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Attending<br />[] 2 Stopped schooling (skip to Q16)<br />[] 3 Never attended (skip to Q19)</div><p>15. What is the level of education/training that [the respondent] is currently attending?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Pre-school below 5 years old (skip to Q19)<br />[] 2 Pre-school at 5 years old (skip to Q19)<br />[] 3 Primary<br />[] 4 Lower secondary<br />[] 5 Higher secondary<br />[] 6 Pre-intermediate<br />[] 7 Intermediate<br />[] 8 College<br />[] 9 University<br />[] 10 Master<br />[] 11 PhD (Doctor)</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Pre-school below 5 years old |
| 02 | Pre-school at 5 years old |
| 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 15: What is the level of education and training [the respondent] is pursuing?</span>
<br />This question is only intended for people attending school (Question 14, select code "1").</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p.49]</span><div class="i1">- Preschool: Preschool education includes nursery school and kindergarten education for children from 3 months old to 6 years old.<br /><br />This question about preschool under 5 years old and preschool at 5 years old is intended to evaluate the implementation of the universal preschool project for children aged 5 years old. If DTDT is 5 years old but only attends the 4-year-old preschool class, DTV must select code 1 "Preschool under 05 years old".<br /><br />- Primary school: 5 school years, from grade 1 through grade 5.<br /><br />- Secondary school (THCS): 04 school years, from grade 6 through grade 9.<br /><br />- High school (THPT): 3 school years, from grade 10 through grade 12.<br /><br />- Basic level: The basic training level has a training period of less than 1 year in order to help learners obtain skills to perform simple tasks of a profession.<br /><br />- Intermediate school: Intermediate-level training programs with a minimum training period equivalent to one year of intensive study for high school graduates; from 2 to 3 years of intensive study (depending on the industry or profession) for secondary school graduates. Vocational schools and professional schools are classified as intermediate schools.<br /><br />- College: The study volume of a college training program is equivalent to 2 to 3 years of intensive study, depending on the major or profession, for high school graduates; from 1 to 2 years of intensive study, for those who graduated from intermediate school and have a high school diploma, or studied and passed the exam prescribed by Ministry of Education and Training. Professional colleges and vocational colleges are both classified as colleges.<br /><br />- University: The duration of a university training program is equivalent to 3 to 6 years of intensive study for high school graduates or those who graduated from intermediate school.<br /><br />- Master: The duration of master-level training is equivalent to 1 to 2 years of intensive study, depending on the requirements of the major.<br /><br />- Doctorate: The duration of doctoral training is equivalent to 3 to 4 years of intensive study, depending on the requirements of the major and the entry-level of the learners.</div><p>Notes:</p>
<div class="i1">- In case DTDT is attending an intermediate school/college and in the program is taught supplemental knowledge of secondary school/high school, the level is identified as intermediate school/college.</div><span class="pg">[p.50]</span><div class="i1">- In case DTDT is studying at both the high school level and vocational training, record the code of the high school level. For example: A person is studying in high school, and at the same time, is studying basic professional training for civil electricians, DTV records high school level.<br /><br />- If all levels that DTDT is studying at are not high school, DTV selects the higher code.</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 15: What is the level of education and training [the respondent] is pursuing?</span>
<br />This question is only intended for people attending school (Question 14, select code "1").</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p.49]</span><div class="i1">- Preschool: Preschool education includes nursery school and kindergarten education for children from 3 months old to 6 years old.<br /><br />This question about preschool under 5 years old and preschool at 5 years old is intended to evaluate the implementation of the universal preschool project for children aged 5 years old. If DTDT is 5 years old but only attends the 4-year-old preschool class, DTV must select code 1 "Preschool under 05 years old".<br /><br />- Primary school: 5 school years, from grade 1 through grade 5.<br /><br />- Secondary school (THCS): 04 school years, from grade 6 through grade 9.<br /><br />- High school (THPT): 3 school years, from grade 10 through grade 12.<br /><br />- Basic level: The basic training level has a training period of less than 1 year in order to help learners obtain skills to perform simple tasks of a profession.<br /><br />- Intermediate school: Intermediate-level training programs with a minimum training period equivalent to one year of intensive study for high school graduates; from 2 to 3 years of intensive study (depending on the industry or profession) for secondary school graduates. Vocational schools and professional schools are classified as intermediate schools.<br /><br />- College: The study volume of a college training program is equivalent to 2 to 3 years of intensive study, depending on the major or profession, for high school graduates; from 1 to 2 years of intensive study, for those who graduated from intermediate school and have a high school diploma, or studied and passed the exam prescribed by Ministry of Education and Training. Professional colleges and vocational colleges are both classified as colleges.<br /><br />- University: The duration of a university training program is equivalent to 3 to 6 years of intensive study for high school graduates or those who graduated from intermediate school.<br /><br />- Master: The duration of master-level training is equivalent to 1 to 2 years of intensive study, depending on the requirements of the major.<br /><br />- Doctorate: The duration of doctoral training is equivalent to 3 to 4 years of intensive study, depending on the requirements of the major and the entry-level of the learners.</div><p>Notes:</p>
<div class="i1">- In case DTDT is attending an intermediate school/college and in the program is taught supplemental knowledge of secondary school/high school, the level is identified as intermediate school/college.</div><span class="pg">[p.50]</span><div class="i1">- In case DTDT is studying at both the high school level and vocational training, record the code of the high school level. For example: A person is studying in high school, and at the same time, is studying basic professional training for civil electricians, DTV records high school level.<br /><br />- If all levels that DTDT is studying at are not high school, DTV selects the higher code.</div>
Description
Universe
Vietnam 2019: Persons age 5+ attending school [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |