Censo Nacional de Población y Viviendas, 1982 - IPUMS Subset
Paraguay, 1982
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PRY_1982_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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General Directorate of Statistics and Censuses (DGEC), IPUMS
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- PRY1982_PHC-H-H.dat
- PRY1982_PHC-P-H.dat
Last grade completed (PY1982A_GRADE)
Data file: PRY1982_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
273
End:
274
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">II. Educational characteristics</span></p>
<p>For those 7 years of age and older</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="PY82A431 PY82A433">13. What is the highest grade or course of regular schooling you completed?<br /><div class="i1">Write the grade or course on the appropriate line. Also indicate the degrees obtained (regular schooling).<br /><br />[] 00 None<br />[] 99 Unknown<br />[] 1 ____ Primary<br />[] 2 ____ Basic<br />[] 3 ____ Humanities secondary <br />[] 4 ____ High school<br />[] 5 ____ Normal<br />[] 6 ____ Teacher-training <br />[] 7 ____ University<br /><br />____ Degrees obtained (specify)</div><br /></svar>
<p>For those 7 years of age and older</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="PY82A431 PY82A433">13. What is the highest grade or course of regular schooling you completed?<br /><div class="i1">Write the grade or course on the appropriate line. Also indicate the degrees obtained (regular schooling).<br /><br />[] 00 None<br />[] 99 Unknown<br />[] 1 ____ Primary<br />[] 2 ____ Basic<br />[] 3 ____ Humanities secondary <br />[] 4 ____ High school<br />[] 5 ____ Normal<br />[] 6 ____ Teacher-training <br />[] 7 ____ University<br /><br />____ Degrees obtained (specify)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | None |
| 11 | Primary, 1 year |
| 12 | Primary, 2 years |
| 13 | Primary, 3 years |
| 14 | Primary, 4 years |
| 15 | Primary, 5 years |
| 16 | Primary, 6 years |
| 19 | Primary, unknown |
| 21 | Middle, 1 year |
| 22 | Middle, 2 years |
| 23 | Middle, 3 years |
| 29 | Middle, unknown |
| 34 | Secondary school, emphasis on humanities, 4 years |
| 35 | Secondary school, emphasis on humanities, 5 years |
| 36 | Secondary school, emphasis on humanities, 6 years |
| 39 | Secondary school, emphasis on humanities, unknown |
| 41 | Secondary school, emphasis on accounting and commerce, 1 or 2 years |
| 43 | Secondary school, emphasis on accounting and commerce, 3 years |
| 44 | Secondary school, emphasis on accounting and commerce, 4 years |
| 45 | Secondary school, emphasis on accounting and commerce, 5 years |
| 46 | Secondary school, emphasis on accounting and commerce, 6 years |
| 49 | Secondary school, emphasis on accounting and commerce, unknown |
| 51 | Teacher training, elementary, 1 or 2 years |
| 53 | Teacher training, elementary, 3 years |
| 54 | Teacher training, elementary, 4 or 5 years |
| 56 | Teacher training, elementary, 6 years |
| 57 | Teacher training, elementary, 7 years |
| 59 | Teacher training, elementary, unknown |
| 61 | Teacher training, secondary, 1 year |
| 62 | Teacher training, secondary, 2 years |
| 69 | Teacher training, secondary, unknown |
| 71 | University, 1 year |
| 72 | University, 2 years |
| 73 | University, 3 years |
| 74 | University, 4 years |
| 75 | University, 5 years |
| 76 | University, 6 years |
| 79 | University, unknown |
| 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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="h3">II. For persons age 7 and older. Educational characteristics</span></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="PY82A431 PY82A433"><span class="em">Question 13. What is the last grade or course attained in regular instruction?</span><br /><br />Read each of the options. Write down the grade or course in the corresponding life. Make an X in the box corresponding to none if the person did not attain any grade. Make an X in the box corresponding to unknown if the person giving the information does not know the level of instruction of the person. <br /><br />[A depiction of Question 13 to the right of the preceding text is omitted here.]<br /><br />Regular instruction means the instruction imparted in schools, high schools [<span class="lang">colegios</span>], and Universities (public or private), and the instruction imparted by other institutions that offer equivalent titles, even if they are of a distinct nature: military academies, religious schools [<span class="lang">Salesianos</span>], technical and vocational schools, agricultural school, etc.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[P. 46]</span><br /><br />For those persons who have completed adult literacy courses, use the following equivalencies: <br /><br />Adult literacy :<br /><div class="i1">1st course attained<br />2nd course attained<br />3rd course attained</div><br /><br />Regular instruction:<br /><div class="i1">3rd grade attained<br />5th grade attained<br />6th grade attained</div><br /><br />Titles obtained: On this line, write the titles obtained by the person in the institutions of regular teaching. <br /><br />Example: Bachelor of commerce, bachelor of humanities, lawyer, civil engineer, etc.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="PY82A431 PY82A433"><span class="em">Question 13. What is the last grade or course attained in regular instruction?</span><br /><br />Read each of the options. Write down the grade or course in the corresponding life. Make an X in the box corresponding to none if the person did not attain any grade. Make an X in the box corresponding to unknown if the person giving the information does not know the level of instruction of the person. <br /><br />[A depiction of Question 13 to the right of the preceding text is omitted here.]<br /><br />Regular instruction means the instruction imparted in schools, high schools [<span class="lang">colegios</span>], and Universities (public or private), and the instruction imparted by other institutions that offer equivalent titles, even if they are of a distinct nature: military academies, religious schools [<span class="lang">Salesianos</span>], technical and vocational schools, agricultural school, etc.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[P. 46]</span><br /><br />For those persons who have completed adult literacy courses, use the following equivalencies: <br /><br />Adult literacy :<br /><div class="i1">1st course attained<br />2nd course attained<br />3rd course attained</div><br /><br />Regular instruction:<br /><div class="i1">3rd grade attained<br />5th grade attained<br />6th grade attained</div><br /><br />Titles obtained: On this line, write the titles obtained by the person in the institutions of regular teaching. <br /><br />Example: Bachelor of commerce, bachelor of humanities, lawyer, civil engineer, etc.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable identifies the last grade of school that the person attained.
Universe
Paraguay 1982: Persons age 7+ [discrepancies: type I none; type II 8.2%]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |