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Census of Population and Housing 1970 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1970
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USA_1970_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
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Educational attainment recode (US1970A_0442)

Data file: USA1970-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 242
End: 242
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
[All]
21. What is the highest grade (or year) of regular school he has ever attended?


Fill one circle. If now attending, mark grade he is in.



[] Never attended school - Skip to 23
[] Nursery school
[] Kindergarten


Elementary through high school (grade or year)



[] 1
[] 2
[] 3
[] 4
[] 5
[] 6
[] 7
[] 8
[] 9
[] 10
[] 11
[] 12


College (academic year)



[] 1
[] 2
[] 3
[] 4
[] 5
[] 6 or more



"Mark the highest grade he attended even if he did not finish it. If he is still in school, mark the grade he is in now. If he skipped or repeated grades, mark the highest grade ever attended, regardless of how long it took to get there. If he finished high school, but did not go to college, mark 12. For college, mark the highest academic year attended."
Categories
Value Category
0 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 educational attainment by way of combining two separate IPUMS variables, HIGRADE and EDUC99.
Universe
Persons age 3+

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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