Census of Population and Housing 1970 - IPUMS Subset
United States, 1970
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Reference ID
USA_1970_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
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Dec 23, 2014
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Educational attainment, United States (EDUCUS)
Data file: USA1970-P-H
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
104
End:
106
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 100 | None or preschool |
| 101 | None |
| 102 | Nursery school |
| 103 | Kindergarten |
| 200 | Grades 1 to 4 |
| 201 | Grade 1 |
| 202 | Grade 2 |
| 203 | Grade 3 |
| 204 | Grade 4 |
| 300 | Grades 5 to 8 |
| 301 | Grade 5 |
| 302 | Grade 6 |
| 303 | Grade 7 |
| 304 | Grade 8 |
| 400 | Grade 9 |
| 500 | Grade 10 |
| 600 | Grade 11 |
| 700 | Grade 12 |
| 701 | Grade 12, no diploma |
| 702 | High school graduate or equivalency degree |
| 703 | High school diploma |
| 704 | Graduate equivalency diploma (GED) |
| 800 | Post-secondary |
| 810 | Post-secondary: years of schooling (1960-1980) |
| 811 | 1 year of college |
| 812 | 2 years of college |
| 813 | 3 years of college |
| 814 | 4 years of college |
| 815 | 5 years of college |
| 816 | 6 years of college (6+ years, 1960-1970) |
| 817 | 7 years of college |
| 818 | 8+ years of college (1980) |
| 820 | Post-secondary: degree (1990-2010) |
| 821 | Some college, no degree |
| 822 | Associate degree, occupational |
| 823 | Associate degree, academic |
| 824 | Associate dregree, type not specified |
| 825 | Bachelors degree |
| 826 | Masters degree |
| 827 | Professional degree |
| 828 | Doctorate degree |
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
EDUCUS indicates the highest educational level that the person had completed at the time of the census.
concept
Concept
| Name | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |