1996 Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Fiji, 1996
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Reference ID
FJI_1996_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Fiji Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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- FJI1996_PHC-H-H.dat
- FJI1996_PHC-P-H.dat
Educational attainment (FJ1996A_EDATTAN)
Data file: FJI1996_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
231
End:
232
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="FJ96A419 FJ96A420 FJ96A421">D13. Educational attainment<br />[Question D13 was asked of persons who are attending or attended school.]<br />For (AT) or (LEFT), highest level attained if at school state Kindergarten, primary class, secondary form, university/tertiary year, e.g. class 3, form 5, Diploma 1, Degree 2, etc.<br />______<br />For (LEFT), specify main field of study if completed Degree/Diploma/Certificate, e.g. primary school teaching, motor mechanic, economics<br />______<br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | Kindergarten |
| 01 | Primary class 1 |
| 02 | Primary class 2 |
| 03 | Primary class 3 |
| 04 | Primary class 4 |
| 05 | Primary class 5 |
| 06 | Primary class 6 |
| 11 | Second form 1 |
| 12 | Second form 2 |
| 13 | Second form 3 |
| 14 | Second form 4 |
| 15 | Second form 5 |
| 16 | Second form 6 |
| 17 | Post-secondary |
| 21 | Certificate |
| 22 | Diploma |
| 23 | Bachelor's |
| 24 | Postgraduate diploma, Master's and Doctorate |
| 98 | Unknown |
| 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
<svar a="all" v="FJ96A419 FJ96A420 FJ96A421">Question D13 - Educational attainment<br /><br />133. Ask,<br />'What is the highest level of education this person has attained?'<br /><br />134. State the highest class or form the person reached or is attending if still at school, in which case insert:<br /><br /><div class="i1">'kindy' for kindergarten<br />primary class 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8<br />secondary form 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7<br />university year eg. Degree 1, Diploma 2 or Certificate 1<br />other tertiary eg. FIT</div><br /><br />If the person has never been to school, write 'none'. You may shorten class and form by writing 'Cl 4' or 'F3' or as the case may be.<br /><br />135. If the person has left school, state his <span class="ital">highest qualification</span>. In case the person has successfully completed some post-secondary training or gained some post-secondary qualification write details.<br /><br />In case of degrees, diplomas, and certificates, specify main field of study eg.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p.24]</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">BSc Physics,<br />BA Sociology,<br />Post Graduate Diploma - Marine Biology,<br />Certificate - Quantity Survey,<br />Diploma in pre-school teaching</div><br /><br />If the person has more than one post-secondary qualification, enter the one the person considers most important.<br /><br />136. If the person attended an informal or unrecognised school outside the formal primary/secondary system, such as a Bible class, write 'Unrecognised' which you may shorten to 'Unrec'.<br /><br />137. This completes the questions which are to be asked of all persons. Make sure there is an entry in each person's box and that the entry is correct.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's educational attainment.
Universe
Fiji 1996: Persons who are attending or attended school [discrepancies: type I none; type II 0.2%]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |