National Population and Housing Census, 1980 - IPUMS Subset
Argentina, 1980
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ARG_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Argentine National institute of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS
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Educational attainment (AR1980A_EDATTAIN)
Data file: ARG1980_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
187
End:
189
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">C. Population</span></p>
<p><span class="h3">For all of the persons 5 years old and more</span>
<br /><svar v="AR80A408 AR80A409"> [Questions 7-8 were asked of persons age 5 years or older.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="AR80A410 AR80A411 AR80A412 AR80A413">9. [Educational attainment]<br /><div class="i1">If the person answered "Attend" or "Attended but does not attend":<br />[Questions 9A-9D asked of those who had ever attended an educational institution.]</div><br /></svar>
<p><span class="h3">For all of the persons 5 years old and more</span>
<br /><svar v="AR80A408 AR80A409"> [Questions 7-8 were asked of persons age 5 years or older.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="AR80A410 AR80A411 AR80A412 AR80A413">9. [Educational attainment]<br /><div class="i1">If the person answered "Attend" or "Attended but does not attend":<br />[Questions 9A-9D asked of those who had ever attended an educational institution.]</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 100 | Preschool |
| 200 | Elementary - 0 years |
| 201 | Elementary - 1 year |
| 202 | Elementary - 2 years |
| 203 | Elementary - 3 years |
| 204 | Elementary - 4 years |
| 205 | Elementary - 5 years |
| 206 | Elementary - 6 years |
| 207 | Elementary - 7 years or more |
| 209 | Elementary - unknown years |
| 300 | High school - 0 years |
| 301 | High school - 1 year |
| 302 | High school - 2 years |
| 303 | High school - 3 years |
| 304 | High school - 4 years |
| 305 | High school - 5 years or more |
| 309 | High school - unknown years |
| 400 | Commercial - 0 years |
| 401 | Commercial - 1 year |
| 402 | Commercial - 2 years |
| 403 | Commercial - 3 years |
| 404 | Commercial - 4 years |
| 405 | Commercial - 5 years or more |
| 409 | Commercial - unknown grade |
| 500 | Teacher's training - 0 years |
| 501 | Teacher's training - 1 year |
| 502 | Teacher's training - 2 years |
| 503 | Teacher's training - 3 years |
| 504 | Teacher's training - 4 years |
| 505 | Teacher's training - 5 years or more |
| 509 | Teacher's training - unknown years |
| 600 | Technical or industrial - 0 years |
| 601 | Technical or industrial - 1 year |
| 602 | Technical or industrial - 2 years |
| 603 | Technical or industrial - 3 years |
| 604 | Technical or industrial - 4 years |
| 605 | Technical or industrial - 5 years or more |
| 609 | Technical or industrial - unknown years |
| 700 | Other middle level - 0 years |
| 701 | Other middle level - 1 year |
| 702 | Other middle level - 2 years |
| 703 | Other middle level - 3 years |
| 704 | Other middle level - 4 years |
| 705 | Other middle level - 5 years or more |
| 709 | Other middle level - unknown y ears |
| 800 | Higher education not university - 0 years |
| 801 | Higher education not university - 1 year |
| 802 | Higher education not university - 2 years |
| 803 | Higher education not university - 3 years |
| 804 | Higher education not university - 4 years |
| 805 | Higher education not university - 5 years |
| 806 | Higher education not university - 6 years |
| 807 | Higher education not university - 7 years |
| 808 | Higher education not university - 8 years or more |
| 809 | Higher education not university - unknown years |
| 900 | University - 0 years |
| 901 | University - 1 year |
| 902 | University - 2 years |
| 903 | University - 3 years |
| 904 | University - 4 years |
| 905 | University - 5 years |
| 906 | University - 6 years |
| 907 | University - 7 years |
| 908 | University - 8 years or more |
| 909 | University - unknown years |
| 999 | 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="h1">C. Population</span></p>
<p>Census home is a person or group of persons, related or not, who occupy the same dwelling. You will write down first the name and surname of the head of the household, then ask all the corresponding questions.</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="AR80A410 AR80A411 AR80A412 AR80A413"><span class="em">9. If they answered "attends" or "does not attend but attended."</span><br />You will ask:<br /><br />a) for the highest level advanced at the moment of the census.<br /><br />b) if they passed or not, this level.<br /><br />c) about the last year or grade passed.<br />Take into account, that in the primary level there was a change in names with 1st grade superior becoming 2nd grade, 2nd becoming 3rd, . . . . . 6th becoming 7th fill in the cell that corresponds to the current name.<br /><br />[To the right of the text are two forms.]<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 11]</span><br /><br />d) about the major or university career that is or was studied, writing the name of the major or career.<br /><br />Vague positions or titles like: Graduate, Doctor, Engineer, etc, should not be put down.<br /><br />[The instructions refer to a graphic of the census form.]<br /><span class="em">Possible educational levels</span><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">Preschool</span><br /><br /><span class="em">Primary:</span> Common primary schools, boarding schools, schools for adults, schools for children with special needs, centers of adult literacy, schools in hospitals, schools in prisons, schools annexed to the Armed Forces.<br /><br />[The instructions refer to a graphic of the census form.]<br /><br /><span class="em">Secondary:</span> National secondary schools, high schools, specialized preparatory schools.<br /><br /><span class="em">Commercial:</span> Business schools.<br /><br /><span class="em">Teacher training:</span> Teacher training schools, regional teaching schools.<br /><br /><span class="em">Technical or industrial:</span> Industrial schools, advanced night school, regional and coeducational industrial schools, professional schools for women, factory schools, schools of worker training, schools of professional training for women, institutes of electrical technology, agricultural technical school, schools of medical aids. In all the cases they should be courses that <span class="em">require having completed the primary cycle</span>.<br /><br /><span class="em">Other middle educational:</span> Institutes of middle specialized education: Military School, Navel School, Police and Firefighter school, Penitentiary Schools, Schools of Sub-officials of the Armed Forces, rural and domestic cultural missions [misiones de cultura rural y doméstica], schools of artistic education, Nautical School.<br /><br /><span class="em">Higher not university:</span> Professors of: History, Physical Education, Pedagogy, Languages, etc. Teachers specialized in: kindergarten, children with special needs, deaf mutes, the blind, etc. Specialized not teaching: courses for graduates of industrial schools, journalists, librarians and museum curators. Higher Military Schools: Military Secondary School, Naval School, Higher School of War, etc. University: Departments of Medicine, Engineering, Architecture, Law, etc.</div><br /></svar>
<p>Census home is a person or group of persons, related or not, who occupy the same dwelling. You will write down first the name and surname of the head of the household, then ask all the corresponding questions.</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="AR80A410 AR80A411 AR80A412 AR80A413"><span class="em">9. If they answered "attends" or "does not attend but attended."</span><br />You will ask:<br /><br />a) for the highest level advanced at the moment of the census.<br /><br />b) if they passed or not, this level.<br /><br />c) about the last year or grade passed.<br />Take into account, that in the primary level there was a change in names with 1st grade superior becoming 2nd grade, 2nd becoming 3rd, . . . . . 6th becoming 7th fill in the cell that corresponds to the current name.<br /><br />[To the right of the text are two forms.]<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 11]</span><br /><br />d) about the major or university career that is or was studied, writing the name of the major or career.<br /><br />Vague positions or titles like: Graduate, Doctor, Engineer, etc, should not be put down.<br /><br />[The instructions refer to a graphic of the census form.]<br /><span class="em">Possible educational levels</span><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">Preschool</span><br /><br /><span class="em">Primary:</span> Common primary schools, boarding schools, schools for adults, schools for children with special needs, centers of adult literacy, schools in hospitals, schools in prisons, schools annexed to the Armed Forces.<br /><br />[The instructions refer to a graphic of the census form.]<br /><br /><span class="em">Secondary:</span> National secondary schools, high schools, specialized preparatory schools.<br /><br /><span class="em">Commercial:</span> Business schools.<br /><br /><span class="em">Teacher training:</span> Teacher training schools, regional teaching schools.<br /><br /><span class="em">Technical or industrial:</span> Industrial schools, advanced night school, regional and coeducational industrial schools, professional schools for women, factory schools, schools of worker training, schools of professional training for women, institutes of electrical technology, agricultural technical school, schools of medical aids. In all the cases they should be courses that <span class="em">require having completed the primary cycle</span>.<br /><br /><span class="em">Other middle educational:</span> Institutes of middle specialized education: Military School, Navel School, Police and Firefighter school, Penitentiary Schools, Schools of Sub-officials of the Armed Forces, rural and domestic cultural missions [misiones de cultura rural y doméstica], schools of artistic education, Nautical School.<br /><br /><span class="em">Higher not university:</span> Professors of: History, Physical Education, Pedagogy, Languages, etc. Teachers specialized in: kindergarten, children with special needs, deaf mutes, the blind, etc. Specialized not teaching: courses for graduates of industrial schools, journalists, librarians and museum curators. Higher Military Schools: Military Secondary School, Naval School, Higher School of War, etc. University: Departments of Medicine, Engineering, Architecture, Law, etc.</div><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the highest education level and grade that the person attained.
Universe
Argentina 1980: Persons age 5+ who ever attended educational institution [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |