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Population Census 1987, Federal Republic Germany - IPUMS Subset

Germany, 1987
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DEU_1987_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Federal Statistical Office (Statistisches Bundesamt), IPUMS
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Highest level of general education completed (DE1987A_EDUCLEV)

Data file: DEU1987_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 143
End: 143
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="DE87A084 DE87A421 DE87A445"><span class="em">Question 9: What is the highest level of general education you have completed?</span><br />For this question, only the level of schooling completed should be marked. Pupils who are still attending a school of general education need not answer question 9.<br /><br />In an intermediate school or a high school was not attended up to the completion of the 10th grade, mark "elementary school, post-primary school." If the person left school after the 10th grade but before the final high school examination, mark "intermediate school."<br /><br />Persons who have completed a course of schooling for adults to obtain high school equivalency (e.g., evening high school/institution leading to university qualification) mark either "intermediate school" or "qualification for higher education (final high school examination)", according to the level completed.<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar v="DE87A084 DE87A085 DE87A421 DE87A422 DE87A423 DE87A424 DE87A425 DE87A433 DE87A445 DE87A449 DE87A450 DE87A459"><span class="em">For persons between 15 and 65 years of age</span><br />[Questions 9-11 were asked of persons between 15 and 65 years]<br /><br />If you have completed education at a school/university of general/vocational education:<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="DE87A084 DE87A421 DE87A445" v="DE87A084 DE87A421 DE87A445 DE87A450">9. What is the highest level of general education you have completed?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Elementary school, post-primary school<br />[] 2 Intermediate school or equivalent (e.g., completed 10th grade)<br />[] 3 High school qualifying for higher education (final high school exam) or qualifying for vocational education</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Elementary/primary school
2 Intermediate high school
3 High school with final examination qualifying for university or vocational college
8 Unknown
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the highest level of general education that the person completed.
Universe
Germany 1987: Persons age 15-64 [discrepancies: type I none; type II 2.1%]

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