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General Household Survey, 2010-11 - IPUMS Subset

Nigeria, 2010 - 2011
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NGA_2010_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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Highest qualification attained (NG2010A_EDQUAL)

Data file: NGA2010_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 212
End: 213
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Section 2: Education</span>
<br /><span class="em">For all household members 5 years and above, please ask the individual the following questions.</span></p>

<p>8. What is your highest qualification attained?</p>
<div class="i1">[ ] 1 None<br />[ ] 2 FSLC<br />[ ] 3 MSLC<br />[ ] 4 Vocational/commercial<br />[ ] 5 JSS<br />[ ] 6 SSS 'Ordinary Level'<br />[ ] 7 A Level<br />[ ] 8 NCE/OND/Nursing<br />[ ] 9 BA/BSC/HND<br />[ ] 10 Tech/prof<br />[ ] 11 Masters<br />[ ] 12 Doctorate<br />[ ] 13 Other (specify) ____</div>
Categories
Value Category
01 None
02 FSLC
03 MSLC
04 Vocational or commercial
05 JSS
06 SSS (Ordinary Level)
07 A Level
08 NCE, OND, or Nursing
09 BA, BSC, or HND
10 Technical or professional
11 Masters
12 Doctorate
13 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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the highest qualification attained.
Universe
Nigeria 2010: Persons age 5+ who have ever attended school [discrepancies: type I .5%; type II .4%]

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