2001 Census - IPUMS Subset
Canada, 2001
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Reference ID
CAN_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics Canada, IPUMS
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- CAN2001_PHC-H-H.dat
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Total years of schooling (CA2001A_TOTSCHP)
Data file: CAN2001_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
308
End:
308
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="CA01A484 CA01A485 CA01A486">27. How many years of education has this person completed at university?<br /><div class="i1">[] None<br />[] Less than 1 year (of completed courses)<br />[] Number of completed years at university _ _</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="CA01A485" v="CA01A485 CA01A486">28. How many years of schooling has this person ever completed at an institution other than a university, a secondary (high) school or an elementary school?<br /><div class="i1">Include years of schooling at community colleges, technical institutes, CEGEPs (general and professional), private trade schools or private business colleges, diploma schools of nursing, etc.<br />[] None<br />[] Less than 1 year (of completed courses)<br />[] Number of completed years at community colleges, trade schools, CEGEPs, etc. _ _</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CA01A484 CA01A485 CA01A486">27. How many years of education has this person completed at university?<br /><div class="i1">[] None<br />[] Less than 1 year (of completed courses)<br />[] Number of completed years at university _ _</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="CA01A485" v="CA01A485 CA01A486">28. How many years of schooling has this person ever completed at an institution other than a university, a secondary (high) school or an elementary school?<br /><div class="i1">Include years of schooling at community colleges, technical institutes, CEGEPs (general and professional), private trade schools or private business colleges, diploma schools of nursing, etc.<br />[] None<br />[] Less than 1 year (of completed courses)<br />[] Number of completed years at community colleges, trade schools, CEGEPs, etc. _ _</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 1 | Less than Grade 5 or no schooling |
| 2 | 5 to 8 years of schooling |
| 3 | 9 years of schooling |
| 4 | 10 years of schooling |
| 5 | 11 years of schooling |
| 6 | 12 years of schooling |
| 7 | 13 years of schooling |
| 8 | 14 to 17 years of schooling |
| 9 | 18 or more years of schooling |
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="CA01A484 CA01A486"><div class="i2"><span class="em">Question 27 -- Years of university completed</span></div><br /><div class="i3">Report the number of academic years successfully completed regardless of the length of time it may have taken to complete them.<br />For persons who attended a university on the semester system, consider two semesters with a regular course load equal to one academic year.<br />For persons who received university training by correspondence, or attended classes part time during the day or evening, convert accumulated credits to the equivalent number of years in the university's full-time regular program.<br />For persons who studied in the classical colleges of Quebec, consider Philo I and Philo II equal to first- and second-year university. Do not, however, include <span class="lang">Belles-Lettres</span> and <span class="lang">Rhétorique</span> as university education.<br />Teacher training received from a faculty of education that was associated with an accredited university should be reported as university education. Otherwise, report this type of training in Question 28.</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="CA01A485" v="CA01A485 CA01A486"><div class="i2"><span class="em">Question 28 -- Years of non-university, postsecondary education completed</span></div><br /><div class="i3">Do not include any courses taken for leisure, recreation or personal interest.<br />Include schooling in all postsecondary institutions other than university, whether or not a high school diploma was required for entrance. These include non-university teachers' colleges and police colleges.<br />Report the number of academic years successfully completed, regardless of the length of time it may have taken to complete them.<br />For persons who received non-university training by correspondence, or attended classes part time during the day or evening, convert accumulated credits to the equivalent number of years in a full-time, regular program.<br />Career-oriented, technical-vocational courses are postsecondary programs in the province of Quebec and are similar to community-college programs in other provinces.<br />For persons who studied in the classical colleges of Quebec, consider <span class="lang">Belles-Lettres</span> and <span class="lang">Rhétorique</span> equal to first- and second-year, non-university training.</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="CA01A485" v="CA01A485 CA01A486"><div class="i2"><span class="em">Question 28 -- Years of non-university, postsecondary education completed</span></div><br /><div class="i3">Do not include any courses taken for leisure, recreation or personal interest.<br />Include schooling in all postsecondary institutions other than university, whether or not a high school diploma was required for entrance. These include non-university teachers' colleges and police colleges.<br />Report the number of academic years successfully completed, regardless of the length of time it may have taken to complete them.<br />For persons who received non-university training by correspondence, or attended classes part time during the day or evening, convert accumulated credits to the equivalent number of years in a full-time, regular program.<br />Career-oriented, technical-vocational courses are postsecondary programs in the province of Quebec and are similar to community-college programs in other provinces.<br />For persons who studied in the classical colleges of Quebec, consider <span class="lang">Belles-Lettres</span> and <span class="lang">Rhétorique</span> equal to first- and second-year, non-university training.</div><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the total sum of the years (or grades) of schooling at the elementary, high school, university and college levels.
Universe
Canada 2001: Persons age 15+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |