1987 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Malawi, 1987
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Reference ID
MWI_1987_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Office, IPUMS
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- MWI1987_PHC-H-H
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Educational attainment (MW1987A_EDATTAIN)
Data file: MWI1987_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
207
End:
208
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="MW87A412 MW87A413 MW87A414 MW87A415">Persons age 5 or older<br />[Questions J and K were asked of persons age 5 or older]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="MW87A414 MW87A415">k. Education<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MW87A415"><div class="i1">Highest level attended? _ _</div><br /><div class="i2">No: No education<br />S1: Standard 1 etc. [S2 = Standard 2, S3 = Standard 3...]<br />F1: Form 1 etc. [F2 = Form 2, F3 = Form 3...]<br />University:</div><br /><div class="i3">U1: First year etc. [U2 = Second year, U3 = Third year...]<br />D: Diploma<br />G: Graduate</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar v="MW87A414 MW87A415">k. Education<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MW87A415"><div class="i1">Highest level attended? _ _</div><br /><div class="i2">No: No education<br />S1: Standard 1 etc. [S2 = Standard 2, S3 = Standard 3...]<br />F1: Form 1 etc. [F2 = Form 2, F3 = Form 3...]<br />University:</div><br /><div class="i3">U1: First year etc. [U2 = Second year, U3 = Third year...]<br />D: Diploma<br />G: Graduate</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | None |
| 01 | Primary: Standard 1 |
| 02 | Primary: Standard 2 |
| 03 | Primary: Standard 3 |
| 04 | Primary: Standard 4 |
| 05 | Primary: Standard 5 |
| 06 | Primary: Standard 6 |
| 07 | Primary: Standard 7 |
| 08 | Primary: Standard 8 |
| 09 | Secondary: Form 1 |
| 10 | Secondary: Form 2 |
| 11 | Secondary: Form 3 |
| 12 | Secondary: Form 4 |
| 13 | Secondary: Form 5 |
| 14 | Secondary: Form 6 |
| 15 | University: First year |
| 16 | University: Second year |
| 17 | University: Third year |
| 18 | University: Fourth year |
| 19 | University: Fifth year |
| 20 | University: Sixth year |
| 21 | University: year not specified |
| 98 | Unknown |
| 99 | NIU (not in universe) |
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 records the individual's educational attainment.
Universe
Malawi 1987: Persons age 5+ [type I: trace; type II: none]
concept
Concept