XIII Recenseamento Geral da População e III Recenseamento Geral da Habitação - IPUMS Subset
Portugal, 1991
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PRT_1991_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Portugal Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), IPUMS
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- PRT1991_PHC-H-H.dat
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Educational attainment (PT1991A_EDATTAN)
Data file: PRT1991_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
228
End:
229
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="PT91A408 PT91A410 PT91A424 PT91A425 PT91A426 PT91A416 PT91A417 PT91A412 PT91A413 PT91A414 PT91A415 PT91A421 PT91A422 PT91A423 PT91A418 PT91A419 PT91A420 PT91A427 PT91A428 PT91A429 PT91A433 PT91A430 PT91A437 PT91A432 PT91A431 PT91A435 PT91A436 PT91A434 PT91A411">[Questions 4-28 were asked only of residents present at the time of the census.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="PT91A414">10. Level of education<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Pre-Primary<br />[] 2 Basic -- 1st degree<br />[] 3 Basic -- 2nd degree<br />[] 4 Secondary -- 1st degree<br />[] 5 Secondary -- 2nd degree<br />[] 7 Post-secondary<br />[] 8 Tertiary -- 1st and 2nd degree<br />[] 9 Tertiary -- 3rd and 4th degree</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="PT91A414">10. Level of education<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Pre-Primary<br />[] 2 Basic -- 1st degree<br />[] 3 Basic -- 2nd degree<br />[] 4 Secondary -- 1st degree<br />[] 5 Secondary -- 2nd degree<br />[] 7 Post-secondary<br />[] 8 Tertiary -- 1st and 2nd degree<br />[] 9 Tertiary -- 3rd and 4th degree</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Not able to read and write |
| 02 | Able to read and write without a educational degree |
| 03 | Basic - first stage |
| 04 | Basic - second stage |
| 05 | Secondary - first stage |
| 06 | Secondary - second stage |
| 07 | Professional school |
| 08 | Post-secondary |
| 09 | Tertiary - 1st degree (Bac.) |
| 10 | Tertiary - 2nd degree (Lic.) |
| 11 | Tertiary - 3rd degree and 4th degree (Master and Phd.) |
| 12 | Tertiary - 3rd degree and 4th degree (Master and Phd.) - Incomplete |
| 13 | Tertiary - 3rd degree and 4th degree (Master and Phd.) - Attending |
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="PT91A408 PT91A410 PT91A424 PT91A425 PT91A426 PT91A416 PT91A417 PT91A412 PT91A413 PT91A414 PT91A415 PT91A421 PT91A422 PT91A423 PT91A418 PT91A419 PT91A420 PT91A427 PT91A428 PT91A429 PT91A433 PT91A430 PT91A437 PT91A432 PT91A431 PT91A435 PT91A436 PT91A434 PT91A411">Note: For individuals that reside elsewhere different from where they are staying at 0:00 o'clock of April 15, 1991, end the filling-in of the questionnaire here.<br />[Applies to questions 4-28]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="PT91A414"><span class="em">Question 10: Level of education</span><br /><br />The individual must indicate the highest level of education reached, <span class="ital">even if he/she did not complete it</span> and whether or not she is attending it.<br /><br />Pre-Primary -- education level given to children 3 years old or younger and that are not on compulsory school age.<br /><br />Basic -- 1st degree -- corresponds to the first four years of school.<br /><br />Basic -- 2nd degree -- includes the fifth and sixth years of school.<br /><br />Secondary -- 1st degree -- includes the seventh, eighth and ninth years of school.<br /><br />Secondary -- 2nd degree -- includes the tenth, eleventh and twelfth years of school.<br /><br />Post-secondary -- includes those situations of old courses of medium degree, like for example primary school teacher, old commercial studies, etc.<br /><br />Tertiary -- 1st and 2nd degrees (Bac. and Lic.) -- includes bachelor and licentiate degrees<br /><br />Tertiary -- 3rd and 4th degrees (Master and PhD.) -- Master and Doctor in Philosophy degrees<br /><br />For individuals that attended or are attending professional courses, we can encounter one of the following two situations:<br /><div class="i1">a) If the course has equivalence with the official education bureau, we assign the education level that corresponds to that course,<br /><br />b) If the course has no equivalence with the official education bureau, we must assign the education level that the individual had before the course.</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="PT91A414"><span class="em">Question 10: Level of education</span><br /><br />The individual must indicate the highest level of education reached, <span class="ital">even if he/she did not complete it</span> and whether or not she is attending it.<br /><br />Pre-Primary -- education level given to children 3 years old or younger and that are not on compulsory school age.<br /><br />Basic -- 1st degree -- corresponds to the first four years of school.<br /><br />Basic -- 2nd degree -- includes the fifth and sixth years of school.<br /><br />Secondary -- 1st degree -- includes the seventh, eighth and ninth years of school.<br /><br />Secondary -- 2nd degree -- includes the tenth, eleventh and twelfth years of school.<br /><br />Post-secondary -- includes those situations of old courses of medium degree, like for example primary school teacher, old commercial studies, etc.<br /><br />Tertiary -- 1st and 2nd degrees (Bac. and Lic.) -- includes bachelor and licentiate degrees<br /><br />Tertiary -- 3rd and 4th degrees (Master and PhD.) -- Master and Doctor in Philosophy degrees<br /><br />For individuals that attended or are attending professional courses, we can encounter one of the following two situations:<br /><div class="i1">a) If the course has equivalence with the official education bureau, we assign the education level that corresponds to that course,<br /><br />b) If the course has no equivalence with the official education bureau, we must assign the education level that the individual had before the course.</div><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the respondent's educational attainment.
Universe
Portugal 1991: All persons
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |