1998 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Malawi, 1998
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Reference ID
MWI_1998_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Office, IPUMS
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- MWI1998_PHC-H-H
- MWI1998_PHC-P-H
Highest education grade attended (MW1998A_EDATTAN)
Data file: MWI1998_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
177
End:
178
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="MW98A409 MW98A410 MW98A411 MW98A412 MW98A413 MW98A414"> [Questions B10-B15 are for persons age 5 and older]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MW98A413">B14. Education: highest level attended?<br /><div class="i1">[] 00 None<br />Primary:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 01 Standard 1<br />[] 02 Standard 2<br />[] 03 Standard 3<br />[] 04 Standard 4<br />[] 05 Standard 5<br />[] 06 Standard 6<br />[] 07 Standard 7<br />[] 08 Standard 8</div><br /><div class="i1">Secondary:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 09 Form 1<br />[] 10 Form 2<br />[] 11 Form 3<br />[] 12 Form 4<br />[] 13 Form 5<br />[] 14 Form 6</div><br /><div class="i1">University:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 15 Year 1<br />[] 16 Year 2<br />[] 17 Year 3<br />[] 18 Year 4<br />[] 19 Year 5<br />[] 20 Year 6<br />[] 21 Year 7</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="MW98A413">B14. Education: highest level attended?<br /><div class="i1">[] 00 None<br />Primary:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 01 Standard 1<br />[] 02 Standard 2<br />[] 03 Standard 3<br />[] 04 Standard 4<br />[] 05 Standard 5<br />[] 06 Standard 6<br />[] 07 Standard 7<br />[] 08 Standard 8</div><br /><div class="i1">Secondary:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 09 Form 1<br />[] 10 Form 2<br />[] 11 Form 3<br />[] 12 Form 4<br />[] 13 Form 5<br />[] 14 Form 6</div><br /><div class="i1">University:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 15 Year 1<br />[] 16 Year 2<br />[] 17 Year 3<br />[] 18 Year 4<br />[] 19 Year 5<br />[] 20 Year 6<br />[] 21 Year 7</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | None |
| 01 | Primary: Standard 1 |
| 02 | Primary: Standard 2 |
| 03 | Primary: Standard 3 |
| 04 | Primary: Standard 4 |
| 05 | Primary: Standard 5 |
| 06 | Primary: Standard 6 |
| 07 | Primary: Standard 7 |
| 08 | Primary: Standard 8 |
| 09 | Secondary: Form 1 |
| 10 | Secondary: Form 2 |
| 11 | Secondary: Form 3 |
| 12 | Secondary: Form 4 |
| 13 | Secondary: Form 5 |
| 14 | Secondary: Form 6 |
| 15 | University: First year |
| 16 | University: Second year |
| 17 | University: Third year |
| 18 | University: Fourth year |
| 19 | University: Fifth year |
| 20 | University: Sixth year |
| 21 | University: Seventh year |
| 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 attended.
Universe
Malawi 1998: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept