1990 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Trinidad and Tobago, 1980

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TTO_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Central Statistical Office, IPUMS

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Highest level of education completed (TT1990A_EDATTAIN)

Data file: TTO1990_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 178

End: 179

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<span class="h2">Section 3. Education--For all persons</span></p>

<p>14(b). How many years of schooling (at the highest level of educational attainment) did [the respondent] have?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 0 Less than a year<br />[] 1 1 year<br />[] 2 2 years<br />[] 3 3 years<br />[] 4 4 years<br />[] 5 5 years<br />[] 6 6 years<br />[] 7 7 years or more<br />[] 9 Not stated (NS)</div>

Categories

Value	Category
20	Nursery or kindergarten, less than one year
21	Nursery or kindergarten, one year
22	Nursery or kindergarten, two years
23	Nursery or kindergarten, three or more years
29	Nursery or kindergarten, unknown
30	Primary, less than one year
31	Primary, one year
32	Primary, two years
33	Primary, three years
34	Primary, four years
35	Primary, five years
36	Primary, six years
37	Primary, seven or more
39	Primary, unknown
40	Secondary, less than one year
41	Secondary, one year
42	Secondary, two years
43	Secondary, three years
44	Secondary, four years
45	Secondary, five years
46	Secondary, six years
47	Secondary, seven or more
49	Secondary, unknown
50	University, less than one year
51	University, one year
52	University, two years
53	University, three years
54	University, four years
55	University, five years
56	University, six years
57	University, seven or more
59	University, unknown
60	Other, less than one year
61	Other, one year
62	Other, two years
63	Other, three years
64	Other, four years
65	Other, five years
66	Other, six or more years
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="h3">Section 3 - Education </span><div class="i1">These questions are to be answered for every individual. Whereas it is pointless to put all of these questions in respect of infants and very young and very young children, a response position must still be ticked in question 12[a] for every individual. Please note skip instructions in questions 12[a] and 14[a].</div><p>Question 14 [a] - Highest level of non-vocational educational attainment </p>
<div class="i1">The question relates to the highest standard of education attained by the respondent, [excluding vocational training which is taken up in Section 5, highest level of training] and must be obtained for all respondents-those still at school as well as those who have had some form of education whether "completed " or "on-going". In the case where the person was educated abroad, try to obtain the equivalent in the school system of Trinidad and Tobago and complete the answer. For those replying "Other" please specify, whilst for those not yet attending school tick box [8] Not Applicable. Note the skip instructions of boxes [1], [8] and [9].</div><p>Question 14 [b] - Years of formal schooling at highest level </p>
<div class="i1">Tick the appropriate box which indicates the number of completed years' schooling the individual had at the highest level indicated at Question 14 [a].</div>

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the highest level of education completed.

Universe

Trinidad and Tobago 1990: Persons who have completed some schooling [discrepancies: type I trace; type II none]

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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