Demographic and Health Survey 1998 - IPUMS Subset
Cameroon, 1998
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Reason woman stopped attending school (W_WHYDROPOUT)
Data file: CMR1998-W.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
453
End:
454
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
112) What is the main reason for which you stopped attending school?
GOT PREGNANT 01
GOT MARRIED 02
TO CARE FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN 03
FAMILY NEEDED HELP ON FARM OR IN BUSINESS 04
COULD NOT PAY SCHOOL FEES 05
NEEDED TO EARN MONEY 06
PREFERRED A JOB/TO GO TO WORK 07
HAD ENOUGH SCHOOLING 08
FAILED AT SCHOOL 09
DID NOT LIKE SCHOOL 10
SCHOOL NOT ACCESSIBLE/TOO FAR 11
OTHER (SPECIFY): ___ 96
DON'T KNOW 98
GOT PREGNANT 01
GOT MARRIED 02
TO CARE FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN 03
FAMILY NEEDED HELP ON FARM OR IN BUSINESS 04
COULD NOT PAY SCHOOL FEES 05
NEEDED TO EARN MONEY 06
PREFERRED A JOB/TO GO TO WORK 07
HAD ENOUGH SCHOOLING 08
FAILED AT SCHOOL 09
DID NOT LIKE SCHOOL 10
SCHOOL NOT ACCESSIBLE/TOO FAR 11
OTHER (SPECIFY): ___ 96
DON'T KNOW 98
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Got pregnant |
| 02 | Got married |
| 03 | Needed to take care of children |
| 04 | Family needed help |
| 05 | Could not pay for school |
| 06 | Needed to earn money |
| 07 | Graduated/had enough schooling |
| 08 | Failed/did not pass exams |
| 09 | Did not like school |
| 10 | School was not accessible/too far |
| 11 | Preferred to work |
| 12 | Health problems/got sick |
| 13 | Told by parents to stop |
| 14 | No opportunity to continue/no vacancies |
| 15 | School shut down/no teacher |
| 16 | Moved |
| 17 | Waiting for approved admission |
| 18 | Family displaced |
| 96 | Other |
| 97 | Don't know |
| 98 | Missing |
| 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
For women who had ever attended, but are no longer attending school, WHYDROPOUT (V154) reports the reason why they stopped attending school.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |