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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 training status (TT1990A_TRAINCOMP)

Data file: TTO1990_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 198
End: 198
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h2">Section 5. Highest level of training - For all persons 15 years old and over</span></p>

<p>22(b). Highest level of training status
<br />Which category of response applies to [the respondent]?</p>
<div class="i1">Interviewer: Option 3 applies only to those persons who started training but did not complete the entire course of study.<br /><br />[] 1 Completed training (CT)<br />[] 2 Undergoing training (UT)<br />[] 3 Attempted but not completed (AT)<br />[] 7 Don't know (DK)<br />[] 9 Not stated (NS)</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Completed training
2 Undergo training
3 Attempted but not completed
8 Unknown
9 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 5- Highest level of training </span></p>

<p><span class="em">Questions 22[a] to 26 apply to all persons fifteen [15] years old and over </span></p>

<p>Question 22[a] - Training attainment </p>
<div class="i1">You are required to obtain from the respondent whether or not that person has completed, attempted or is now receiving any special training to fit him/her for employment. If the response is "Yes" then go to question 22[b], otherwise skip to question 27. It is important that you be alert to probe situations where a person is recorded as a teacher II in question 17 but fails to recognize that his/her university degree in science or arts is a form of training for purposes of this section. This is considered training despite the fact that the person may not have been trained with a diploma in education. Similar situations may occur in fields such as Economics, Chemistry, Physics, etc. You should be alert to link question 17 and probe.</div><div class="i1">Note: An individual may need some help in being clear about "training". For the census, "training" is any form of learning how to perform a job, practical or theoretical, whether it is computer programming or laying of blocks, as long as the method of instruction is organized and systematic. There must be some type of formal instruction. There is no time limit to the exposure of students to training. "Training" may consist of a number of stages in a sequence of instructions e.g. "learning to lay bricks", "plastering", etc. eventually leading up to full certification as a qualified mason when all the "stages [modules]in the sequence have been completed". What is meant is that training need not be total or comprehensive. A "modular or step-by-step method" is also being considered here.</div><p>Question 22[b] - Highest level of training status </p>
<div class="i1">Obtain from the respondent whether or not he/she has completed, is undergoing or has attempted but did not complete any special training.</div>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the highest level of job training obtained.
Universe
Trinidad and Tobago 1990: Persons age 15+ who attended training [discrepancies: none]

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Work Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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