General Census of Population and Housing 1979 - IPUMS Subset
Benin, 1979
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BEN_1979_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute for Statistics and Economic Analysis, IPUMS
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- BEN1979_PHC-H-H
- BEN1979_PHC-P-H
Educational attainment (BJ1979A_EDATTAIN)
Data file: BEN1979_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
180
End:
181
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="em">Educational Characteristics (for persons 6 or more years old)<br />[Questions 11-12 were asked of persons 6 years old or more]<br /></span></p>
<p>(11) Last grade level attended ____</p>
<div class="i1">Write down the last grade level attended. For example:<br /><br />- Literate (NL) [in national language]<br />- CM2 [elementary school]<br />- 4th grade high school<br />- Terminal C [last year of high school; C designates a specialization]<br />- 2nd year in law license degree [3 years university degree in the French<br />system]<br />- Mark a dash (-) if the person never attended school</div><p>(12) Degree obtained ____</p>
<div class="i1">Report the highest degree obtained by the person. For example:<br /><br />CEPE [professional degree]<br />BEPC [professional degree]<br />BAC [high school diploma]<br />Bridge and road engineer<br />Mark a dash (-) if the person does not have a degree</div>
<p>(11) Last grade level attended ____</p>
<div class="i1">Write down the last grade level attended. For example:<br /><br />- Literate (NL) [in national language]<br />- CM2 [elementary school]<br />- 4th grade high school<br />- Terminal C [last year of high school; C designates a specialization]<br />- 2nd year in law license degree [3 years university degree in the French<br />system]<br />- Mark a dash (-) if the person never attended school</div><p>(12) Degree obtained ____</p>
<div class="i1">Report the highest degree obtained by the person. For example:<br /><br />CEPE [professional degree]<br />BEPC [professional degree]<br />BAC [high school diploma]<br />Bridge and road engineer<br />Mark a dash (-) if the person does not have a degree</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Primary, year 1 |
| 02 | Primary, year 2 |
| 03 | Primary, year 3 |
| 04 | Primary, year 4 |
| 05 | Primary, year 5 |
| 06 | Primary, year 6 |
| 11 | Secondary, year 1 |
| 12 | Secondary, year 2 |
| 13 | Secondary, year 3 |
| 14 | Secondary, year 4 |
| 15 | Secondary, year 5 |
| 16 | Secondary, year 6 |
| 17 | Secondary, year 7 |
| 21 | University, year 1 |
| 22 | University, year 2 |
| 23 | University, year 3 |
| 24 | University, year 4+ |
| 90 | Never attended school and is illiterate |
| 91 | Never attended school and is literate in a national language |
| 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 indicates the individual's educational attainment.
Universe
Benin 1979: Persons age 6+ [discrepancies: type I trace; type II 0.5%]
concept
Concept