XII General Population and Housing Census, 2000 - IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Mexico, 2000
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Name of the course of study (normal, technical, commercial or professional studies, master's degree or doctorate) (MX2000A_EDSTUDY)
Data file: MEX2000_PHC-P-H.dat
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Discrete
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0
Start:
311
End:
314
Width:
4
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="MX00A429 MX00A430 MX00A431 MX00A432 MX00A433 MX00A434 MX00A435 MX00A436">For person five years old or more<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX00A432">18. Name of the field<br /><br />What is the name of the course of study (education, technical, commercial, professional, masters, or doctorate)?<br /><div class="i1">_____Write the name of the course of study.</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX00A432">18. Name of the field<br /><br />What is the name of the course of study (education, technical, commercial, professional, masters, or doctorate)?<br /><div class="i1">_____Write the name of the course of study.</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0011 | Graphic arts, drawing, design and decoration |
| 0111 | Agro-industry |
| 0121 | Wood (carpentry and cabinetmaking) |
| 0211 | Health, dental mechanics, social services, and nursing |
| 0311 | Communication |
| 0321 | Languages (Spanish, French, Italian, English) |
| 0411 | Artistic formation (theater, dance, music, singing, composition) |
| 0511 | Administration |
| 0521 | Accounting (private accountant and accounting assistants) |
| 0531 | Commerce |
| 0541 | Touristry services (hotel, travel agency, restaurant and bar) |
| 0551 | Secretary (executive, short-hand and typist, receptionist) |
| 0591 | Technicians related to administrative services, accounting, commerce, tourism and secretarial services insufficiently specified |
| 0611 | Education (pre-school, child development, music) |
| 0711 | Construction and finishing |
| 0721 | Computer and information (program analyst, computation systems) |
| 0731 | Electricity and electronics |
| 0741 | Mechanics, repair and maintenance |
| 0751 | Industrial production and food production |
| 0761 | Textile production and clothing (embroidery, clothing manufacture, machine embroidery) |
| 0771 | Transportation (operators of cars, urban transportation, aviation pilot, commercial pilot) |
| 0781 | Manual artisans (glass works, drawing, ceramics, decoration) |
| 0791 | Technicians insufficiently specified related to construction, computers and information sciences, electricity and electronics, mechanics, repair and maintenance, industrial production, textile and clothing production, and transportation |
| 0811 | Beauty services (hair care, cosmetology, beautician, stylist); special codes for mid-level technical or commercial courses |
| 0911 | Generic descriptions (referring to an institution or technical terms, technical training, among others) and middle school level |
| 0991 | Technical or commercial career at middle school level not specified by name |
| 1112 | Drawing, design and decoration at middle school level |
| 1113 | Design and decoration at high school level |
| 1212 | Environmental technology and meteorology at middle school level |
| 1213 | Environmental technology and meteorology at high school level |
| 1312 | Agricultural studies at middle school level |
| 1313 | Agricultural studies at high school level |
| 1322 | Forestry studies at middle school level |
| 1323 | Forestry studies at high school level |
| 1332 | Fishery studies at middle school level |
| 1392 | Technical agricultural, forestry, and fishery studies at middle school level, insufficiently specified |
| 1393 | Technical agricultural, forestry, and fishery studies at high school level, insufficiently specified |
| 1412 | Health studies at middle school level |
| 1413 | Health studies at high school level |
| 1422 | Dental studies (prosthesis and dental laboratory worker) at middle school level |
| 1423 | Dental studies (prosthesis and dental laboratory worker) at high school level |
| 1432 | Social services (community medical assistant, health promoter, social worker) at middle school level |
| 1433 | Social services (community medical assistant, health promoter, social worker) at high school level |
| 1442 | Nursing at middle school level |
| 1443 | Nursing at high school level |
| 1492 | Studies in the area of health, dental, social assistance and nursing at middle school level insufficiently specified |
| 1493 | Studies in the area of health, dental, social assistance and nursing at high school level insufficiently specified |
| 1512 | Chemistry, pharmaceutical studies, and biotechnology at middle school level |
| 1513 | Chemistry, pharmaceutical studies, and biotechnology at high school level |
| 1612 | Communication (means of communication, journalism, publicity) at middle school level |
| 1613 | Communication (means of communication, journalism, publicity) at high school level |
| 1622 | Languages at middle school level |
| 1623 | Languages at high school level |
| 1712 | Artistic formation (acting, singing, dance, music) at middle school level |
| 1713 | Artistic formation (acting, singing, dance, music) at high school level |
| 1812 | Economic-administrative studies at middle school level |
| 1813 | Economic-administrative studies at high school level |
| 1822 | Archival sciences and library sciences at middle school level |
| 1832 | Accounting and finances at middle school level |
| 1833 | Accounting and finances at high school level |
| 1842 | Commerce, marketing, advertising and publicity at middle school level |
| 1843 | Commerce, marketing, advertising and publicity at high school level |
| 1852 | Tourism (tourism and hotel services) at middle school level |
| 1853 | Tourism (tourism and hotel services) at high school level |
| 1862 | Secretarial studies (executive secretary, bilingual secretary, commercial secretary) at middle school level |
| 1863 | Secretarial studies (office management) at high school level |
| 1872 | Statistics at middle school level |
| 1873 | Biostatistics at high school level |
| 1892 | Studies in the economic-administrative, accounting, commerce, tourism, secretarial and statistics technicians groups at middle school level insufficiently specified |
| 1893 | Studies in the economic-administrative, accounting, commerce, tourism, secretarial and statistics technicians groups at high school level insufficiently specified |
| 1912 | Educational studies (pre-school education, elementary education, professor of music, physical education, drawing, and singing) at middle school level |
| 1913 | Educational studies (language education, music instructor, nursing education) at high school level |
| 2012 | Construction and topography at middle school level |
| 2013 | Construction at high school level |
| 2022 | Mining and extraction at middle school level |
| 2032 | Computing and informatics (data entry, data analyst, programming, equipment maintenance) at middle school level |
| 2033 | Computing and informatics at high school level |
| 2042 | Electricity and electronics at middle school level |
| 2043 | Electricity and electronics at high school level |
| 2052 | Mechanics, repair and maintenance at middle school level |
| 2053 | Mechanics, repair, and maintenance at high school level |
| 2062 | Industrial production (Agro industries, food, clothing, wood, machinery and tools, textile technology) at middle school level |
| 2063 | Industrial production (Agro industries, food, clothing, wood, machinery and tools, textile technology) at high school level |
| 2072 | Communications and transportation operations (air traffic control, machinists, pilot, broadcasting) at middle school level |
| 2073 | Communications and transportation operations (air traffic control, machinists, pilot, broadcasting) at high school level |
| 2092 | Studies in technician groups in construction, mining, computing and informatics, electricity and electronics, mechanics, repair and maintenance, industrial production and transportation at middle school level insufficiently specified |
| 2093 | Studies in technician groups in construction, mining, computing and informatics, electricity and electronics, mechanics, repair and maintenance, industrial production and transportation at high school level insufficiently specified |
| 2112 | Beauty services (cosmetologist, beautician, stylist) at middle school level |
| 2113 | Beauty services (cosmetologist) at high school level |
| 2212 | Military instruction (artillery, cavalry, infantry officer) at middle school level |
| 2222 | Police training (police agent, preventative police, police specialist) at middle school level; special codes for technical and commercial careers at middle school level and high school level, and teacher education |
| 2912 | Generic descriptions (referring to an institution or technical terms, technician, among others) at middle school level |
| 2913 | Generic descriptions (referring to an institution or technical terms, professional associate, among others) at high school level |
| 2992 | Technical or commercial career at middle school level not specified by name |
| 2993 | Technical or commercial career at high school level not specified by name |
| 3111 | Architecture, conservation, restoration of furniture and real estate |
| 3112 | Architecture and urbanism |
| 3113 | Urbanism |
| 3119 | Other studies in architecture and urbanism not classified above |
| 3121 | Bi-dimensional and three-dimensional design |
| 3122 | Industrial design |
| 3123 | Interior design (decoration) |
| 3124 | Textile design, clothing design |
| 3129 | Other studies in design, industrial design, interior design, and textile design not listed above |
| 3131 | Graphic design, graphic arts, advertising design |
| 3199 | Studies in the areas of architecture, urbanism, industrial design, interior design, textile and graphic design insufficiently specified |
| 3211 | Biology |
| 3212 | Natural sciences |
| 3213 | Zoology, animal sciences |
| 3214 | Biotechnology (in food, industrial bio-chemistry) |
| 3219 | Other studies in biology and biotechnology not classified above |
| 3221 | Ecology |
| 3222 | Environmental engineering |
| 3223 | Atmospheric sciences, meteorology |
| 3229 | Other studies in ecology, environmental engineering and atmospheric sciences not classified above |
| 3231 | Ocean sciences (oceanography, oceanology) |
| 3299 | Studies in the group of biology, biotechnology, ecology, environmental engineering, atmospheric sciences and ocean sciences insufficiently specified |
| 3311 | Agronomy |
| 3312 | Horticulture |
| 3313 | Orchard management |
| 3314 | Agricultural development |
| 3315 | Rural development |
| 3316 | Agricultural sciences |
| 3319 | Other agricultural studies not classified above |
| 3321 | Veterinary studies |
| 3322 | Zoo technology |
| 3329 | Other veterinary and zoo technology studies not classified above |
| 3331 | Forestry engineering |
| 3341 | Fishing engineering (aquaculture and fishing culture) |
| 3399 | Studies in the area of agricultural, forestry, and fishing sciences insufficiently specified |
| 3411 | Medicine (general surgeon, midwife, internist) |
| 3412 | Homeopathic medicine, naturalist |
| 3413 | Physical therapy |
| 3414 | Optometry |
| 3419 | Other studies in medicine, therapy, and optometry not classified above |
| 3421 | Dentistry (oral disease specialist) |
| 3431 | Nursing |
| 3441 | Nutrition |
| 3451 | Biomedical engineering |
| 3461 | Health sciences |
| 3499 | Studies in the area of health sciences, nutrition, and biomedicine insufficiently specified |
| 3511 | Philosophy |
| 3512 | Humanities |
| 3519 | Other studies in philosophy and humanities not classified above |
| 3521 | History |
| 3531 | Anthropology |
| 3532 | Archeology |
| 3533 | Ethno history |
| 3534 | Popular culture |
| 3539 | Other studies in anthropology, archeology, and ethnography not classified above |
| 3541 | Letters (Biblical, classics, Spanish, English) |
| 3542 | Literature (Hispanic, Mexican, Ibero-american) |
| 3543 | Language and literature |
| 3544 | Modern languages |
| 3545 | Languages (translation and interpretation) |
| 3549 | Other studies in letters, literature and languages not classified above |
| 3551 | Psychology |
| 3561 | Theological sciences |
| 3562 | Religious sciences |
| 3599 | Studies in the area of humanistic sciences insufficiently specified |
| 3611 | Chemical sciences |
| 3612 | Chemical engineering |
| 3613 | Industrial chemistry |
| 3614 | Food engineering (production, food processing) |
| 3619 | Other studies in chemistry, chemical engineering, industrial chemistry and food technology not listed elsewhere |
| 3621 | Biological pharmaceutical chemistry |
| 3631 | Biochemical engineering |
| 3699 | Studies in the area of chemical sciences insufficiently specified |
| 3711 | Sociology (rural, urban, labor, political, cultural) |
| 3712 | Social work (school, medical, penitentiary) |
| 3713 | Community sciences and social sciences |
| 3714 | Demography, urban development |
| 3719 | Other studies in social sciences not classified above |
| 3721 | Political sciences |
| 3722 | Public administration and political sciences |
| 3723 | Public administration |
| 3724 | International relations |
| 3729 | Other studies in political sciences, public administration, and public relations not listed elsewhere |
| 3731 | Communication sciences |
| 3732 | Public relations |
| 3739 | Other studies in communication sciences not classified above |
| 3741 | Law |
| 3751 | Geography |
| 3799 | Studies in the area of social sciences, political sciences, public administration, international relations, communication, law, and geography insufficiently specified |
| 3811 | Material arts, visual arts |
| 3821 | Music |
| 3822 | Dancing |
| 3831 | Theater and acting |
| 3832 | Cinematography |
| 3833 | Presentation arts |
| 3839 | Other studies in theater and cinematography not classified above |
| 3899 | Studies in the area of artistic disciplines insufficiently specified |
| 3911 | Economy |
| 3921 | Administration |
| 3922 | Industrial relations |
| 3923 | Commerce: exterior and customs, international |
| 3924 | Sports organization |
| 3929 | Other studies in administration not specified above |
| 3931 | Accounting |
| 3932 | Finance |
| 3939 | Other studies in accounting and finance not classified above |
| 3941 | Tourism |
| 3951 | Archival sciences and library sciences |
| 3961 | Marketing |
| 3999 | Studies in the area of economy, administration, accounting, and tourism insufficiently specified |
| 4011 | Preschool education |
| 4012 | Elementary education, middle school education |
| 4021 | High school education and teacher's training |
| 4031 | Pedagogy |
| 4032 | University teaching |
| 4033 | Educational sciences |
| 4039 | Other studies in pedagogy and educational sciences not classified above |
| 4041 | Special education |
| 4051 | Physical education and sports |
| 4061 | Music education, dance education, and singing education |
| 4099 | Studies in the area of education and pedagogy insufficiently specified |
| 4111 | Civil engineering and construction engineering |
| 4121 | Metallurgic and mining engineering |
| 4122 | Energy systems engineering |
| 4123 | Petroleum engineering |
| 4129 | Other studies in engineering related to extraction, metallurgy, and energy not classified above |
| 4131 | Computer and informatics engineering |
| 4141 | Electrical engineering |
| 4142 | Electro-mechanical engineering |
| 4143 | Engineering in electrical systems and electronics |
| 4144 | Electronic engineering |
| 4149 | Other studies in electrical and electronic engineering not classified above |
| 4151 | Mechanical engineering |
| 4152 | Industrial engineering |
| 4153 | Engineering in lumber technology |
| 4154 | Textile engineering |
| 4159 | Other studies in mechanical, industrial, textile, and lumber technological engineering not classified above |
| 4161 | Aeronautical engineering |
| 4162 | Pilot (aviation, naval, military, and marine) |
| 4163 | Transportation engineering |
| 4169 | Other studies in transportation, aeronautical, naval, transportation, engineering and aviation and naval pilots not listed above |
| 4171 | Geodesic engineers and topographers |
| 4172 | Engineering in geosciences, earth sciences, geology |
| 4173 | Hydrographic engineering |
| 4179 | Other studies in topographic, hydrographic, geological and geodesic engineering not classified above |
| 4199 | Studies in the area of engineering (civil, extractive, metallurgic, computation, informatics, electrical, electronic, mechanical, industrial, transportation, aeronautical and topographic) insufficiently specified |
| 4211 | Mathematics |
| 4212 | Statistics |
| 4213 | Adjusters |
| 4219 | Other studies in mathematics, statistics, and adjusters not classified above |
| 4221 | Physical-mathematical sciences |
| 4222 | Physical engineering, nuclear engineering, energy engineering |
| 4223 | Astronomy |
| 4229 | Other studies in physics and astronomy not classified above |
| 4299 | Studies in the area of mathematics, physics, and astronomy insufficiently specified |
| 4910 | Generic descriptions (referring to an institution or the terms licentiate, engineer, professional) at upper levels |
| 4990 | Professional career not specified by name |
| 5110 | Architecture, urban design, architectural restoration |
| 5120 | Graphic design and industrial design |
| 5190 | Studies in the area of architecture, urbanism, and design insufficiently specified |
| 5210 | Biology, biotechnology, genetics |
| 5220 | Environmental sciences and ecology |
| 5230 | Ocean sciences and oceanography |
| 5290 | Studies in the area of biology, biotechnology, ecology, environmental sciences and ocean sciences insufficiently specified |
| 5310 | Agricultural sciences, horticulture, and fruit culture |
| 5320 | Veterinary sciences, zoo technology, animal production |
| 5330 | Forestry sciences |
| 5340 | Fishing sciences, aquaculture, aquatic systems |
| 5390 | Studies in the area of agricultural, forestry, and fishing sciences insufficiently specified |
| 5410 | Medical specialties (in health, surgery, cardiology, dermatology, neurology, pediatrics, psychiatry, geriatrics, allergists, etc.) |
| 5420 | Dentistry, specialist in oral diseases, orthodontics, periodontics, and oral surgery |
| 5430 | Nursing sciences |
| 5440 | Nutrition and nutrition sciences |
| 5450 | Biomedical sciences |
| 5460 | Health sciences (environmental, mental, labor, occupational, security and hygiene, and socio-medical sciences) |
| 5490 | Studies in the area of health, nutrition, and biomedics insufficiently specified |
| 5510 | Philosophy, humanities, methodologies of science |
| 5520 | History |
| 5530 | Anthropology, archaeology, and ethnology |
| 5540 | Letters, literature, and languages |
| 5550 | Psychology (applied, clinical, health, work, labor, social, etc) |
| 5560 | Theology |
| 5590 | Studies in the area of humanistic sciences insufficiently specified |
| 5610 | Chemical, pharmacological, petroleum technology sciences |
| 5710 | Social sciences, sociology, regional studies, population studies |
| 5720 | Public administration, political sciences, economic relations, international relations |
| 5730 | Sciences of communication, journalism, advertising, and information systems |
| 5740 | Law |
| 5750 | Geography |
| 5790 | Studies in the area of social sciences, political sciences, public administration, communication, law, and geography insufficiently specified |
| 5810 | Artistic disciplines (dramatic art, material art, visual art, singing, sculpture, music, painting) |
| 5910 | Economy and development |
| 5920 | Administration |
| 5930 | Accounting and finances |
| 5940 | Tourism |
| 5950 | Archival sciences and library sciences |
| 5960 | Marketing (exterior commerce and customs, international businesses) |
| 5990 | Studies in the area of economy, administration, accounting, and tourism insufficiently specified |
| 6010 | Education and pedagogy |
| 6110 | Civil engineering and construction engineering |
| 6120 | Extractive engineering, metallurgic, energy, and siderurgic engineering |
| 6130 | Computer and informatics engineering, informatics technology, artificial intelligence |
| 6140 | Electrical and electronic engineering |
| 6150 | Mechanical and industrial engineering, quality systems |
| 6160 | Transportation engineering and port systems |
| 6170 | Hydraulic and hydrological engineering, geology, earth sciences |
| 6190 | Studies in the area of engineering (civil, extractive, metallurgic, computer, informatics, electrical, electronic, mechanical, industrial, transportation and hydraulic) insufficiently specified |
| 6210 | Mathematics, statistics, adjusting |
| 6220 | Physics, astrophysics, optical sciences, physics-chemistry, applied physics |
| 6290 | Studies in the area of mathematics and physics insufficiently specified; special codes for masters degrees and doctorates |
| 6910 | Generic descriptions referring to an institution or the terms of masters degrees or doctorates |
| 6990 | Not specified studies of masters degrees or doctorate |
| 7110 | Undocumented |
| 9998 | Unknown |
| 9999 | 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="MX00A432"><span class="em">18. Name of the Career</span><br /><br />When they report teaching, technical, commercial, professional, masters or doctoral studies, write the name of the career that the person studies or studied: elementary school teacher, electronics technician, topographical technician, topographical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, degree in Spanish language, masters in demography, doctorate in statistics, among others.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's course of study (normal, technical, commercial or professional studies, master's degree or Ph. D).
Universe
Mexico 2000: Persons age 5+ with teaching training, professional, technical, master or Ph.D [dicrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |