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2001 Census - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 2001
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Highest grade of elementary or secondary schooling (CA2001A_HGRADP)

Data file: CAN2001_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 297
End: 297
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="CA01A488 CA01A490 CA01A487 CA01A489 CA01A478 CA01A484 CA01A485 CA01A477 CA01A479 CA01A480 CA01A481 CA01A482 CA01A483 CA01A413 CA01A414 CA01A504 CA01A505 CA01A506 CA01A494 CA01A495 CA01A497 CA01A498 CA01A500 CA01A501 CA01A502 CA01A503 CA01A491 CA01A493 CA01A475 CA01A476 CA01A499 CA01A496 CA01A507 CA01A508 CA01A509 CA01A510 CA01A511 CA01A512 CA01A513 CA01A514 CA01A515 CA01A516 CA01A517 CA01A518 CA01A519 CA01A520 CA01A521 CA01A522 CA01A523 CA01A524"><span class="em">23. Answer questions 24 to 51 for each person aged 15 and over. </span><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="CA01A478 CA01A480">26. What is the highest grade of secondary (high school) or elementary school attended by this person (completed or not)?<br /><div class="i1">Enter highest grade (1 to 13) for elementary and secondary school only, excluding kindergarten.<br />In the case where the person has attended secondary school in the province of Quebec, include the total number of years of elementary and secondary schooling.<br />Number (1 to 13) of grades of secondary or elementary school _ _<br />Or<br />[] Never attended school or attended kindergarten only</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Less than Grade 5
2 Grades 5 to 8
3 Grade 9
4 Grade 10
5 Grade 11
6 Grade 12
7 Grade 13
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.
Interviewer instructions
<svar v="CA01A413 CA01A414 CA01A487 CA01A488 CA01A489 CA01A490 CA01A478 CA01A484 CA01A485 CA01A477 CA01A479 CA01A480 CA01A481 CA01A482 CA01A483 CA01A504 CA01A505 CA01A506"><div class="i2"><span class="em">Question 23</span><br />Only respondents born before May 15, 1986 should answer Questions 24 to 51.</div><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="CA01A478 CA01A480"><div class="i2"><span class="em">Question 26 -- Highest level of elementary or secondary schooling </span></div><br /><div class="i3">In the box provided, report the highest grade or level ever attended according to the province or territory where this person attended school, even if this person now lives in a different province or territory.<br />For persons who obtained their education outside Canada, report the estimate of the highest grade or level according to the educational system of the province or territory where they now live.<br />For persons who studied in the classical colleges of Quebec, the Versification year is equivalent to Grade 11.<br />For persons who are currently completing a school grade by private instruction or correspondence, or who are completing a school grade by attending school part time during the day or evening, report the equivalent grade in the regular daytime program.<br />For persons who attended special education classes or an institution where classes were ungraded, estimate as closely as possible the equivalent level in the mainstream school system of the province or territory where they now live.</div><br /></svar>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the highest grade or year of elementary or secondary (high) school attended according to the province where the education was obtained, or in the event this education was received outside Canada, the equivalent level of schooling according to the province or territory of residence.
Universe
Canada 2001: Persons age 15+ [discrepancies: none]

concept

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var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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