III Housing Census and VIII Population Census of 1973 - IPUMS Subset
Guatemala, 1973
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Reference ID
GTM_1973_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics, IPUMS
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- Data files
- GTM1973_PHC-H-H.dat
- GTM1973_PHC-P-H.dat
Field or branch in secondary education (GT1973A_EDFIELDSEC)
Data file: GTM1973_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
213
End:
214
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">C - Cultural characteristics</span>
<br />(For those 7 years of age and older)
<br />[Questions 11 to 14 are asked of persons age 7+ years old]</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="GT73A427">13. Career or course of studies<br /><div class="i1">To what career or course of studies does the highest grade or year completed belong?<br /><br />If the answer corresponds to higher education, write also the course of studies pursued in secondary education.<br /><br />[] 00 None and elementary<br />[] Secondary ____<br />[] Higher ____</div><br /></svar>
<br />(For those 7 years of age and older)
<br />[Questions 11 to 14 are asked of persons age 7+ years old]</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="GT73A427">13. Career or course of studies<br /><div class="i1">To what career or course of studies does the highest grade or year completed belong?<br /><br />If the answer corresponds to higher education, write also the course of studies pursued in secondary education.<br /><br />[] 00 None and elementary<br />[] Secondary ____<br />[] Higher ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Nurse assistant |
| 02 | Nanny |
| 03 | Telegrapher |
| 04 | Middle school or pre-vocational |
| 05 | Primary education teacher |
| 06 | Primary education teacher, rural area |
| 07 | Pre-primary education teacher |
| 08 | Teacher of physics education |
| 09 | High school degree in arts and letters |
| 10 | High school degree in public administration |
| 11 | High school degree in market technician and publicity |
| 12 | Singing and music teacher |
| 13 | Industrial high school degree and specialty expert |
| 14 | Expert accountant |
| 15 | Bilingual secretary in english and spanish |
| 16 | Office secretary |
| 17 | Expert agronomist |
| 18 | High school degree in arts and letters with a military grade |
| 20 | High school teacher in philosophy |
| 22 | High school teacher in literature |
| 23 | High school teacher in pedagogy and education science |
| 26 | High school teacher in english |
| 30 | High school teacher specialized in mathematics |
| 36 | Technician of industrial laboratory |
| 40 | Medical worker |
| 50 | Social worker |
| 53 | Nurse |
| 60 | Philosophy degree |
| 89 | Chemist |
| 96 | Sanitary engineer |
| 97 | Other |
| 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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="em">C) Cultural characteristics (for persons aged seven years or older)</span></p>
<p>Questions 11-14 refer to the literacy and educational level of the enumerated person; either he or she completed the degree or is currently studying. For this reason, only persons aged seven and older are asked these questions.</p>
<p>The purpose of these questions is to find out the educational level of the population with respect to their demographic, economic, and social characteristics.</p>
<p><span class="em">Question 13: area of study or major</span></p>
<p><span class="ital">1. How to ask the question:</span>
<br />Ask, "What did you study in the last grade or year successfully completed?"</p>
<p>If the last grade or year was higher education, ask also what the person studied in secondary school.</p>
<p><span class="ital">2. How to record the answer:</span>
<br />If the last grade successfully completed by the enumerated person is in primary, and he or she has not completed any other type of instruction, mark an "X" in the box corresponding to "none and primary." If the last grade was in secondary or higher education, write the name of the type of studies or major on the appropriate line.</p>
<p>If the person has only studied secondary schooling, write the name of the area of study or major that the person is studying or studied at that level.</p>
<p>If the enumerated person is studying or has studied in higher education, write first the area of study or major completed in secondary school, and then what the person is studying or has studied in higher education.</p>
<p><span class="ital">3. Example:</span>
<br />[This box contains question 13 of the section VI "people in the census household."]
<p>Questions 11-14 refer to the literacy and educational level of the enumerated person; either he or she completed the degree or is currently studying. For this reason, only persons aged seven and older are asked these questions.</p>
<p>The purpose of these questions is to find out the educational level of the population with respect to their demographic, economic, and social characteristics.</p>
<p><span class="em">Question 13: area of study or major</span></p>
<p><span class="ital">1. How to ask the question:</span>
<br />Ask, "What did you study in the last grade or year successfully completed?"</p>
<p>If the last grade or year was higher education, ask also what the person studied in secondary school.</p>
<p><span class="ital">2. How to record the answer:</span>
<br />If the last grade successfully completed by the enumerated person is in primary, and he or she has not completed any other type of instruction, mark an "X" in the box corresponding to "none and primary." If the last grade was in secondary or higher education, write the name of the type of studies or major on the appropriate line.</p>
<p>If the person has only studied secondary schooling, write the name of the area of study or major that the person is studying or studied at that level.</p>
<p>If the enumerated person is studying or has studied in higher education, write first the area of study or major completed in secondary school, and then what the person is studying or has studied in higher education.</p>
<p><span class="ital">3. Example:</span>
<br />[This box contains question 13 of the section VI "people in the census household."]
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's field or branch of study in the last year completed within secondary education.
Universe
Guatemala 1973: Persons age 7+ who completed secondary education [discrepancies: type I 0.2%; type II 0.1%]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |