2015 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Sierra Leone, 2015
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Reference ID
SLE_2015_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistics Sierra Leone (SLL), IPUMS
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- Data files
- SLE2015_PHC-H-H.dat
- SLE2015_PHC-P-H.dat
Highest education level attained (SL2015A_EDLEV)
Data file: SLE2015_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
270
End:
271
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
[Section II was answered for all persons who selected living in occupied housing units in question I15]</p>
<p><span class="em"> 3 years and above [Questions P22-P24]</span></p>
<p>P24. What is the highest level of education [the respondent] ever attended and grade completed?
<br /> </p>
<div class="i1">Answered only if the respondent indicated that they had ever attended school in P22.<br /><br />[] 0 Kindergarten</div><div class="i2">Grade completed:<br />[] 0<br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3</div><div class="i1">[] 1 Primary</div><div class="i2">Grade completed:<br />[] 0<br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4<br />[] 5<br />[] 6</div><div class="i1">[] 2 JSS</div><div class="i2">Grade completed:<br />[] 0<br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3</div><div class="i1">[] 3 SSS</div><div class="i2">Grade completed:<br />[] 0<br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4</div><div class="i1">[] 4 Vocational/tech/nursing/teacher</div><div class="i2">Grade completed:<br />[] 0<br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3</div><div class="i1">[] 5 Higher (First degree)</div><div class="i2">Grade completed:<br />[] 0<br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4</div><div class="i1">[] 6 Tertiary (Post-graduate)</div><div class="i2">Grade completed:<br />[] 0<br />[] 1<br />[] 2</div><div class="i1">[] 7 Koranic</div><div class="i2">Grade completed: 81</div><div class="i1">[] 8 Other</div><div class="i2">Grade completed: 92</div><div class="i1">[] 9 Don't know</div><div class="i2">Grade completed: 98</div>
<p><span class="em"> 3 years and above [Questions P22-P24]</span></p>
<p>P24. What is the highest level of education [the respondent] ever attended and grade completed?
<br /> </p>
<div class="i1">Answered only if the respondent indicated that they had ever attended school in P22.<br /><br />[] 0 Kindergarten</div><div class="i2">Grade completed:<br />[] 0<br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3</div><div class="i1">[] 1 Primary</div><div class="i2">Grade completed:<br />[] 0<br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4<br />[] 5<br />[] 6</div><div class="i1">[] 2 JSS</div><div class="i2">Grade completed:<br />[] 0<br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3</div><div class="i1">[] 3 SSS</div><div class="i2">Grade completed:<br />[] 0<br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4</div><div class="i1">[] 4 Vocational/tech/nursing/teacher</div><div class="i2">Grade completed:<br />[] 0<br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3</div><div class="i1">[] 5 Higher (First degree)</div><div class="i2">Grade completed:<br />[] 0<br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4</div><div class="i1">[] 6 Tertiary (Post-graduate)</div><div class="i2">Grade completed:<br />[] 0<br />[] 1<br />[] 2</div><div class="i1">[] 7 Koranic</div><div class="i2">Grade completed: 81</div><div class="i1">[] 8 Other</div><div class="i2">Grade completed: 92</div><div class="i1">[] 9 Don't know</div><div class="i2">Grade completed: 98</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Kindergarten |
| 02 | Primary |
| 03 | Junior secondary school |
| 04 | Senior secondary school |
| 05 | Vocational, technical, nursing, teacher |
| 06 | Higher (first degree) |
| 07 | Tertiary (post graduate) and Ph.D. |
| 08 | Koranic |
| 09 | 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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="h2">Section 2: Population characteristics</span></p>
<p>Columns (P01) to (P20) -- These should provide particulars of all persons who slept in the household on census night. The questions therefore apply to all persons irrespective of age or sex, except P13 which applies to persons 5 years and above.</p>
<p><span class="em">Columns (P22-- P24) -- Education (for all persons 3 years and over) </span>
<br />131. Persons aged less than 3 years are not concerned with questions P22 to P24.</p>
<p><span class="em">P24- Highest level attended and grade completed</span>
<br />136. This question is applicable only to respondents who, in P22, answered that they had been to school. It does not apply to persons who never went to school.</p>
<p>137. Ask, "What the highest level (name) attended and grade that (name) completed?" (I.e. highest level attended and grade completed). Record the appropriate code (See codes below).</p>
<p>[Table omitted, table of highest level and grade attained]</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p.25]</span></p>
<p>138. If a person went to a Primary School or is still attending Primary School, state the grade or highest class he/she has completed. His or her present class is not the highest class completed. For example, if a respondent is in class 4, the highest grade attained is class 3 and therefore enter '1' for the level, followed by '3' for the grade completed in the appropriate column.</p>
<p>139. A respondent who is in JSS 1 will have 2 (JSS) recorded for the level and "0" for grade completed at that level.</p>
<p>140. Similarly, a university undergraduate with no other qualification other than completed secondary and currently in his/her first year at university will have '4' recorded for the level and '0' for grade completed at that level. A student in year '2' at the university should have '5' and '1' recorded for him/her. A university graduate (first degree) should have ' 5' and '04' recorded for him/her, and a Masters degree holder should have '6' and '2' recorded. A P.H.D. holder should have '6' and '05' recorded for him/her.
<p>Columns (P01) to (P20) -- These should provide particulars of all persons who slept in the household on census night. The questions therefore apply to all persons irrespective of age or sex, except P13 which applies to persons 5 years and above.</p>
<p><span class="em">Columns (P22-- P24) -- Education (for all persons 3 years and over) </span>
<br />131. Persons aged less than 3 years are not concerned with questions P22 to P24.</p>
<p><span class="em">P24- Highest level attended and grade completed</span>
<br />136. This question is applicable only to respondents who, in P22, answered that they had been to school. It does not apply to persons who never went to school.</p>
<p>137. Ask, "What the highest level (name) attended and grade that (name) completed?" (I.e. highest level attended and grade completed). Record the appropriate code (See codes below).</p>
<p>[Table omitted, table of highest level and grade attained]</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p.25]</span></p>
<p>138. If a person went to a Primary School or is still attending Primary School, state the grade or highest class he/she has completed. His or her present class is not the highest class completed. For example, if a respondent is in class 4, the highest grade attained is class 3 and therefore enter '1' for the level, followed by '3' for the grade completed in the appropriate column.</p>
<p>139. A respondent who is in JSS 1 will have 2 (JSS) recorded for the level and "0" for grade completed at that level.</p>
<p>140. Similarly, a university undergraduate with no other qualification other than completed secondary and currently in his/her first year at university will have '4' recorded for the level and '0' for grade completed at that level. A student in year '2' at the university should have '5' and '1' recorded for him/her. A university graduate (first degree) should have ' 5' and '04' recorded for him/her, and a Masters degree holder should have '6' and '2' recorded. A P.H.D. holder should have '6' and '05' recorded for him/her.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's highest education level attained.
Universe
Sierra Leone 2015: Persons age 3+ who ever attended school in occupied private households [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |