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Fifth National Population Census - IPUMS Subset

China, 2000
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CHN_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Census Office, IPUMS
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Sep 03, 2025
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Attended adult school (CN2000A_SCHOOLADU)

Data file: CHN2000_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 207
End: 207
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
15. Education</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Never been to school<br />[] 2 With some basic training (semi-illiterate)<br />[] 3 Elementary school<br />[] 4 Middle school<br />[] 5 High school<br />[] 6 Special training school<br />[] 7 College (2-3 years) diploma<br />[] 8 College degree<br />[] 9 Graduate school</div><div class="i2">If 6-8, please indicate whether it is from continuing education: ____</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Yes
2 No
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
<span class="h2">Part One. Personal Records</span></p>

<p><span class="em">R14 through R16 apply to persons who are 6 years or older.</span></p>

<p><span class="em">R15. Education level </span>
<br />This question has two parts. The first part is the same as R9 of the short form.
<br />The second part - if the person has completed adult education - refers to any education received outside the national standard educational system. This part only applies to persons who answered 5 - 8 in the first part of this question.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the person has attended adult school.
Universe
China 2000: Persons age 6+ with an educational attainment level of high school, special training school, a college diploma, or a college degree [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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