1990 Housing and Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Mauritius, 1990
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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
Duration of vocational or technical training (months) (MU1990A_EDDURVOC)
Data file: MUS1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
256
End:
258
Width:
3
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 12 years and over:</span></p>
<p>23 Vocational/technical training</p>
<div class="i1">(a) Duration of training ____</div><div class="i2">How many months of training has the person ever completed outside the regular primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions, i.e., in private or public vocational and technical schools, secretarial and business colleges, institutes of technology, etc?<br />Also include trade, craft, industrial, and home economics courses as well as in-service or pre-service courses.<br />Write as appropriate:</div><div class="i3">Nil<br />Less than 1 month<br />1 month, etc.</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 12 years and over:</span></p>
<p>23 Vocational/technical training</p>
<div class="i1">(a) Duration of training ____</div><div class="i2">How many months of training has the person ever completed outside the regular primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions, i.e., in private or public vocational and technical schools, secretarial and business colleges, institutes of technology, etc?<br />Also include trade, craft, industrial, and home economics courses as well as in-service or pre-service courses.<br />Write as appropriate:</div><div class="i3">Nil<br />Less than 1 month<br />1 month, etc.</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | Less than 1 month |
| 001 | 1 month |
| 002 | 2 months |
| 003 | 3 months |
| 004 | 4 |
| 005 | 5 |
| 006 | 6 |
| 007 | 7 |
| 008 | 8 |
| 009 | 9 |
| 010 | 10 |
| 011 | 11 |
| 012 | 12 |
| 013 | 13 |
| 014 | 14 |
| 015 | 15 |
| 016 | 16 |
| 017 | 17 |
| 018 | 18 |
| 019 | 19 |
| 020 | 20 |
| 021 | 21 |
| 022 | 22 |
| 023 | 23 |
| 024 | 24 |
| 025 | 25 |
| 026 | 26 |
| 027 | 27 |
| 028 | 28 |
| 029 | 29 |
| 030 | 30 |
| 031 | 31 |
| 032 | 32 |
| 033 | 33 |
| 034 | 34 |
| 036 | 36 |
| 038 | 38 |
| 039 | 39 |
| 040 | 40 |
| 042 | 42 |
| 046 | 46 |
| 048 | 48 |
| 050 | 50 |
| 053 | 53 |
| 054 | 54 |
| 056 | 56 |
| 060 | 60+ |
| 997 | No training |
| 998 | Unknown |
| 999 | 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 23a</span>
<br /><span class="h3">Duration of vocational and technical training</span>
<br />Indicate the total number of months of training which the person has followed outside the regular primary, secondary and tertiary institutions; for example, in private or public vocational and technical schools, secretarial and business colleges, institutes of technology, etc. Include also trade, craft, industrial and home economics courses as well as in-service or pre-service courses.
<br />Vocational and technical courses below the tertiary (or university) level should also be included in this column even if they have been followed at a university.</p>
<div class="i1">If the person is now receiving vocational and technical training, insert the duration of training received up to now; do not insert the total number of months during which the course is going to last.<br />If the course followed was part-time, please convert the accumulated training to the equivalent number of months required on a full-time basis.<br />If the person has never received any vocational or technical training, write 'Nil'. Do not leave the space blank.</div>
<p><span class="h2">Column 23a</span>
<br /><span class="h3">Duration of vocational and technical training</span>
<br />Indicate the total number of months of training which the person has followed outside the regular primary, secondary and tertiary institutions; for example, in private or public vocational and technical schools, secretarial and business colleges, institutes of technology, etc. Include also trade, craft, industrial and home economics courses as well as in-service or pre-service courses.
<br />Vocational and technical courses below the tertiary (or university) level should also be included in this column even if they have been followed at a university.</p>
<div class="i1">If the person is now receiving vocational and technical training, insert the duration of training received up to now; do not insert the total number of months during which the course is going to last.<br />If the course followed was part-time, please convert the accumulated training to the equivalent number of months required on a full-time basis.<br />If the person has never received any vocational or technical training, write 'Nil'. Do not leave the space blank.</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the number of months a person has completed of vocational or technical training.
Universe
Mauritius 1990: Persons age 12+ [discrepancies: type I trace; type II 0.4%]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |