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Population Census 1991, Jamaica - IPUMS Subset

Jamaica, 1991
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JAM_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Division of Censuses and Related Studies, Statistical Institute of Jamaica, IPUMS
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Last type of educational institution attended (JM1991A_LASTSCHL)

Data file: JAM1991_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 243
End: 243
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="JM91A428 JM91A429 JM91A430 JM91A431 JM91A432 JM91A433 JM91A434"><span class="h3">Section 5: Education</span><br />[All persons]<br /><br /><span class="em">Interviewer</span><br />(i) For children under 4 years, mark "No" at question 5.1 and go to question 8.1<br />(ii) For persons over 50 years, mark "No" at question 5.1 and proceed from question 5.2 in relation to the last institution attended.<br />(iii) For persons between ages 30 and 50 years, say: "It is known that some people try to further their education as they get older" before asking question 5.1.<br />(iv) For all other persons, i.e. 4-29 years old, proceed directly to question 5.1.<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="JM91A430">5.3. What was the last type of institution that you / that [the respondent] attended before that?<br /><div class="i1">[] Primary/preparatory<br />[] All age/elementary<br />[] Junior secondary<br />[] New secondary<br />[] Secondary high<br />[] Not stated</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Primary/preparatory
2 All age/elementary
3 Junior secondary
4 New secondary
5 Secondary high
8 Unknown
9 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 type of educational institution the person attends or last attended.
Universe
Jamaica 1991: Persons age 4+ in private households and some group quarters who are attending/last attended vocational, commercial, secretarial or other tertiary schools [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]

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