Demographic and Health Survey 1994 - IPUMS Subset
Zimbabwe, 1994
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Reason woman stopped attending school (W_WHYDROPOUT)
Data file: ZWE1994-W.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
478
End:
479
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
112) What was the main reason you stopped attending school?
GOT PREGNANT 01
GOT MARRIED 02
HAD 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
GRADUATED/HAD ENOUGH SCHOOLING 07
BAD GRADES 08
DID NOT LIKE SCHOOL 09
SCHOOL NOT ACCESSIBLE/TOO FAR 10
OTHER (SPECIFY) __________ 96
DON'T KNOW 98
GOT PREGNANT 01
GOT MARRIED 02
HAD 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
GRADUATED/HAD ENOUGH SCHOOLING 07
BAD GRADES 08
DID NOT LIKE SCHOOL 09
SCHOOL NOT ACCESSIBLE/TOO FAR 10
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 |