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15th General Population and Housing Census
IPUMS Harmonized Subset

Italy, 2011
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ITA_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics, IPUMS
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Highest educational level (IT2011A_EDATTAIN)

Data file: ITA2011_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 211
End: 211
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Section II: Individual Form</span></p>

<p>[For persons in List A]</p>

<p><span class="em">Questions 5.3 through 5.9 are asked for those persons ages 6 years or more</span></p>

<p>5.3 What is the highest educational qualification you have attained from among those listed below?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 No formal education and can neither read nor write [skip to question 5.11]<br />[] 2 No formal education but can both read and write [skip to question 5.11]<br />[] 3 Elementary school qualification (or equivalent) [skip to question 5.9]<br />[] 4 Middle school (or vocational school) qualification [skip to question 5.7]<br />[] 5 Completion of lower/middle level of the Music Conservatory or National Academy of Dance (2-3 years) [skip to question 5.5]<br />[] 6 Vocational school diploma [go to question 5.4]<br />[] 7 Teacher training school diploma [go to question 5.4]<br />[] 8 Art school diploma [go to question 5.4]<br />[] 9 Technical institute diploma [skip to question 5.5]<br />[] 10 Teacher training institute diploma [skip to question 5.5]<br />[] 11 High school diploma (classical, scientific, etc.) [skip to question 5.5]<br />[] 12 Diploma from the Academy of Fine Arts, Dramatic Arts, ISIA, etc., Conservatory (former system) [skip to question 5.5]<br />[] 13 University degree (2-3 years) under the former system (including schools dedicated to specialized programs and vocationally-oriented community colleges [skip to question 5.5]<br />[] 14 Academic diploma of Higher Artistic, Music and Dance Training (A.F.A.M.), level I [skip to question 5.5]<br />[] 15 Three-year degree (level I) under the new system [skip to question 5.5]<br />[] 16 Academic degree of Higher Artistic, Music or Dance Training (A.F.A.M.), level II [skip to question 5.5]<br />[] 17 Degree (4-6 years) under the former system, single-cycle specialized Level II degrees or <span class="lang">specialistica</span> or <span class="lang">magistrale</span> under the new system, two-year specialized degree (level II) under the new system [skip to question 5.5]</div><p>5.4 The duration of the course was</p>
<div class="i1">[This question is asked only if choices 6 through 8 were selected in question 5.3.]<br /><br />[] 1 2-3 years<br />[] 2 4-5 years</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Illiterate or elementary school
2 Middle or vocational school
3 Higher secondary diploma (2-3 years)
4 Higher secondary diploma (4-5 years)
5 Non-university diploma
6 University diploma (2-3 years)
7 University diploma (4-6 years)
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's highest education level.
Universe
Italy 2011: Persons age 6+ [discrepancies: none]

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