1990 Housing and Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Mauritius, 1990
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Reference ID
MUS_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Economic Planning and Development, IPUMS
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- MUS1990_PHC-H-H.dat
- MUS1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Primary and secondary education (MU1990A_EDATTAIN)
Data file: MUS1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
249
End:
250
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
In strict confidence
<br />Ministry of Economic Planning and Development
<br />Central Statistical Office
<br /><span class="h1"><br />Population Census<br />Mauritius<br /></span>
<br /><span class="em">Night of 1-2 July 1990</span></p>
<p><span class="em">For persons aged 2 years and over:</span></p>
<p>21 Primary and secondary education ____</p>
<div class="i1">If now attending pre-primary, primary, or secondary school, write standard or form being attended.<br />If attended primary or secondary school in the past, write highest standard or form completed or highest primary or secondary school certificate obtained.<br />If never attended school, write 'nil'.<br />Please report tertiary education in col. 22.<br />[Stop here for persons under 12 years]</div>
<br />Ministry of Economic Planning and Development
<br />Central Statistical Office
<br /><span class="h1"><br />Population Census<br />Mauritius<br /></span>
<br /><span class="em">Night of 1-2 July 1990</span></p>
<p><span class="em">For persons aged 2 years and over:</span></p>
<p>21 Primary and secondary education ____</p>
<div class="i1">If now attending pre-primary, primary, or secondary school, write standard or form being attended.<br />If attended primary or secondary school in the past, write highest standard or form completed or highest primary or secondary school certificate obtained.<br />If never attended school, write 'nil'.<br />Please report tertiary education in col. 22.<br />[Stop here for persons under 12 years]</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | No education |
| 01 | Pre-primary |
| 11 | Standard I |
| 12 | Standard II |
| 13 | Standard III |
| 14 | Standard IV |
| 15 | Standard V |
| 16 | Standard VI |
| 17 | Primary School Leaving Certificate (PSLC) or Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) |
| 21 | Form I |
| 22 | Form II |
| 23 | Form III |
| 24 | Form IV, Brevet d'etudes du premier cycle (BEPC) |
| 25 | Form V |
| 26 | School Certificate (SC) or equivalent |
| 27 | Form VI |
| 28 | Higher School Certificate (HSC), baccalaureate, or equivalent |
| 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">Stop at column 18 for children under 2 years of age<br />Note that columns 19-21 are for persons aged 2 years and over</span></p>
<p><span class="h2">Column 21</span>
<br /><span class="h3">Primary and secondary education</span>
<br />Please note that this column refers only to primary and secondary education. Tertiary education is reported in columns 22a and 22b, whilst vocational and technical training are reported in columns 23a and 23b.</p>
<div class="i1">(i) For persons reported 'now' in column 20:<br />If the person is now attending primary or secondary school, write the standard or form being attended. For children attending preprimary school, write 'Preprimary'.<br /><br />(ii) For persons reported 'past in column 20:<br />If the person has attended primary or primary and secondary school in the past, write the highest standard or <span class="lang">torrri</span> completed or the highest certificate obtained, if any.</div><div class="i2">For example, for a person who has completed only Standard III, write 'Std III'; for a person who has completed only Form IV, write 'Form IV'.<br /><span class="pg">[Next Page]</span><br />For a person who has completed only the primary cycle, write 'CPE' or 'PSLC' if he has in fact passed the Primary School Leaving Certificate; if not, write 'Std VI'.<br />For a person who has completed Form V or an equivalent level, write 'SC' or 'GCE. (OL)' or 'BEPC' only if he/she has obtained the relevant Certificate; if not, write 'Form v.<br />For a person who has studied up to the Higher School Certificate or equivalent level, write 'HSC', or 'GCE (AL)', etc. only if the person has obtained the relevant certificate; if not, write 'Form VI'.</div><div class="i1">(iii) For persons reported 'never' in column 20:<br />If the person has never attended school, write 'NIL'. However, if the person has studied privately or by correspondence, then report the equivalent level of primary or secondary education completed or the highest primary or secondary school certificate obtained.</div><span class="em">Stop at column 21 for persons under 12 years of age</span>
<p><span class="h2">Column 21</span>
<br /><span class="h3">Primary and secondary education</span>
<br />Please note that this column refers only to primary and secondary education. Tertiary education is reported in columns 22a and 22b, whilst vocational and technical training are reported in columns 23a and 23b.</p>
<div class="i1">(i) For persons reported 'now' in column 20:<br />If the person is now attending primary or secondary school, write the standard or form being attended. For children attending preprimary school, write 'Preprimary'.<br /><br />(ii) For persons reported 'past in column 20:<br />If the person has attended primary or primary and secondary school in the past, write the highest standard or <span class="lang">torrri</span> completed or the highest certificate obtained, if any.</div><div class="i2">For example, for a person who has completed only Standard III, write 'Std III'; for a person who has completed only Form IV, write 'Form IV'.<br /><span class="pg">[Next Page]</span><br />For a person who has completed only the primary cycle, write 'CPE' or 'PSLC' if he has in fact passed the Primary School Leaving Certificate; if not, write 'Std VI'.<br />For a person who has completed Form V or an equivalent level, write 'SC' or 'GCE. (OL)' or 'BEPC' only if he/she has obtained the relevant Certificate; if not, write 'Form v.<br />For a person who has studied up to the Higher School Certificate or equivalent level, write 'HSC', or 'GCE (AL)', etc. only if the person has obtained the relevant certificate; if not, write 'Form VI'.</div><div class="i1">(iii) For persons reported 'never' in column 20:<br />If the person has never attended school, write 'NIL'. However, if the person has studied privately or by correspondence, then report the equivalent level of primary or secondary education completed or the highest primary or secondary school certificate obtained.</div><span class="em">Stop at column 21 for persons under 12 years of age</span>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's level of primary and secondary education.
Universe
Mauritius 1990: Persons age 2+ [discrepancies: type I trace; type II 1.0%]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |