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Census of Population and Housing 1990 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1990
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USA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
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School attendence (US1990A_0443)

Data file: USA1990-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 266
End: 266
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
11. At any time since February 1, 1990, has this person attended regular school or college?

Include only nursery school, kindergarten, elementary school, and schooling which leads to a high school diploma or a college degree.

[] No, has not attended since February 1
[] Yes, public school, public college
[] Yes, private school, private college


[Do not include enrollment in a trade or business school, company training, or tutoring unless the course would be accepted for credit at a regular elementary school, high school, or college. A public school is any school or college that is controlled and supported primarily by a local, county, State, or Federal Government. Schools are private if supported and controlled primarily by religious organizations or other private groups.]
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 No, not in school
2 Yes, in school
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 whether the respondent attended school during a specified period.
Universe
Persons age 3+

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Concept
Name Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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