IV Housing Census and IX Population Census of 1981 - IPUMS Subset
Guatemala, 1981
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Reference ID
GTM_1981_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics, IPUMS
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- Data files
- GTM1981_PHC-H-H.dat
- GTM1981_PHC-P-H.dat
Reason for not attending school (GT1981A_SCHLREAS)
Data file: GTM1981_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
276
End:
277
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h2">VII. People in the census household</span></p>
<p><span class="em">For those 7 years of age and older</span>
<br />[Questions 13 - 15 were asked for persons age 7+ old]</p>
<p>15. School attendance</p>
<div class="i1">Do you currently attend an institution of elementary, secondary or higher education? (For those individuals ages 7 to 14 who are not attending, ask the reason.)<br /><br />[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No</div><div class="i2">(Reason for not attending) ____</div><div class="i1">[] 9 Unknown</div>
<p><span class="em">For those 7 years of age and older</span>
<br />[Questions 13 - 15 were asked for persons age 7+ old]</p>
<p>15. School attendance</p>
<div class="i1">Do you currently attend an institution of elementary, secondary or higher education? (For those individuals ages 7 to 14 who are not attending, ask the reason.)<br /><br />[] 1 Yes<br />[] 2 No</div><div class="i2">(Reason for not attending) ____</div><div class="i1">[] 9 Unknown</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Helping father |
| 02 | Helping in the house |
| 03 | Caring for siblings |
| 04 | School very far away |
| 05 | The teacher did not arrive |
| 06 | Lack of money |
| 07 | Does not like school |
| 08 | Does not want to attend |
| 09 | There is no school |
| 10 | There are no higher grades |
| 11 | Could not learn |
| 12 | Domestic duties or household tasks |
| 13 | Has to work |
| 14 | Parents opposed |
| 15 | Illness |
| 16 | For fear of the teachers |
| 17 | Other reasons |
| 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
<svar v="GT81A424 GT81A425 GT81A426 GT81A427"><span class="h2">C. Third block: educational characteristics (for those 7 years of age and older).</span><br /><br />Questions 13 to 15 refer to the enumerated person's literacy and education completed or education being carried out. For this reason, only those persons 7 years of age and older are asked these questions.<br /><br />The purpose of these questions is to discover the educational level of the population in relation to demographic, economic, and social characteristics.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="GT81A426 GT81A427"><span class="em">Question 15: school attendance</span><br /><br />1. How to formulate the question<br /><br />Do you currently attend an educational establishment; primary, middle, or tertiary?<br /><br />2. How to record the data<br /><br />If the informant declares that attends a primary, middle, or superior educational establishment, the number "1. yes" is marked.<br /><br />On the other hand, number "2. no" is circled.<br /><br />If the informant does not know if the enumerated person attends a regular educational establishment, number "9. unknown" is marked.<br /><br />If the enumerated person, between the ages of 7 and 14, does not attend a regular educational establishment, the reasons for not attending are requested and recorded in the spaces provided.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 75]</span><br /><br />3. Example:<br /><br />[These instructions refer to a graphic of question 15 of the census form]<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="GT81A426 GT81A427"><span class="em">Question 15: school attendance</span><br /><br />1. How to formulate the question<br /><br />Do you currently attend an educational establishment; primary, middle, or tertiary?<br /><br />2. How to record the data<br /><br />If the informant declares that attends a primary, middle, or superior educational establishment, the number "1. yes" is marked.<br /><br />On the other hand, number "2. no" is circled.<br /><br />If the informant does not know if the enumerated person attends a regular educational establishment, number "9. unknown" is marked.<br /><br />If the enumerated person, between the ages of 7 and 14, does not attend a regular educational establishment, the reasons for not attending are requested and recorded in the spaces provided.<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 75]</span><br /><br />3. Example:<br /><br />[These instructions refer to a graphic of question 15 of the census form]<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the reason for not attending school.
Universe
Guatemala 1981: Persons age 7-14 who are not attending school [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |