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2001 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Botswana, 2001
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BWA_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistics Office, IPUMS
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School attendance (BW2001A_SCHOOL)

Data file: BWA2001_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 256
End: 256
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em"> All persons 2 years and over</span>
<br />[Questions A13-A15]</p>

<p>A14. Has [the person] ever attended school?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Never attended [Go to A16]<br />[] 2 Still at school<br />[] 3 Left school</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Never attended
2 Still attending
3 Left school
8 Unknown
9 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
107e. <span class="em">Columns A14 - A15 </span>These questions apply only to persons aged 2 years and more. If the person is under 2 years of age, then when you reach column A13 you should put dashes in the shaded areas for columns A13 -- A32 and proceed to the next listed person in the household. The relevant portion of the sample questionnaire is shown on page 28 for easy reference.</p>

<p>108. <span class="em">Column A14: School Attendance </span></p>

<p><span class="em">Q: Has [the person] ever attended school?</span></p>

<p>This question refers to formal schooling only. Non-formal education like the adult education and those who did their education at their homes like in the Zezuru community are not covered by this question. Government recognized private schools are included.</p>

<p> </p>
<div class="i1">If a person has never attended school, enter 1 in A14 and a dash in A15, and go to A16.<br /><br />If a person is still attending school, enter 2 in A14 and go to A15.<br /><br />If a person has attended school but has since left school, enter 3 in A14 and go to A15.<br /><br />If it is not known whether or not someone ever attended school, enter 9 in A14 and 99 in A15.</div>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the school attendance of the person.
Universe
Botswana 2001: Persons age 2+ except institutionalized non-residents [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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