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1990 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

Puerto Rico, 1990
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PRI_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Educational attainment recode (PR1990A_EDUCREC)

Data file: PRI1990_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 258
End: 258
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="PR90A427 PR90A428"><span class="em">10. How much school has [respondent] completed?</span><br /><br />Read categories if person is unsure. Mark (X) one box for the highest level completed or degree received. If currently enrolled, mark the previous grade attended or highest degree received.<br /><div class="i1">[] 30 No school completed<br />[] 31 Pre-kindergarten<br />[] 32 Kindergarten<br /><br />Grades 1 - 11<br />[] 1 1st<br />[] 2 2nd<br />[] 3 3rd<br />[] 4 4th<br />[] 5 5th<br />[] 6 6th<br />[] 7 7th<br />[] 8 8th<br />[] 9 9th<br />[] 10 10th<br />[] 11 11th<br />[] 12 12th grade, no diploma<br />[] 13 High school graduate -- high school diploma or the equivalent (for example: GED)<br />[] 14 Some college but no degree<br />[] 15 Associate degree in college -- Occupational program<br />[] 16 Associate degree in college -- Academic program<br />[] 17 Bachelor's degree (for example: BA, AB, BS)<br />[] 18 Master's degree (for example: MA, MS, MEng, MEd, MSW, MBA)<br />[] 19 Professional school degree (for example: MD, DDS, DVM, LLB, JD)<br />[] 20 Doctorate degree (for example: PhD, EdD)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 None or preschool
2 Grade 1, 2, 3, or 4
3 Grade 5, 6, 7, or 8
4 Grade 9
5 Grade 10
6 Grade 11
7 Grade 12
8 1 to 3 years of college
9 4+ years of college
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 a recoded combination of two separate IPUMS variables, HIGRADE and EDUC99, that measure educational attainment in different ways.
Universe
Puerto Rico 1990: Persons age 3+ [discrepancies: none]

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