1980 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset
United States, 1980
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Reference ID
USA_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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- USA1980_PHC-H-H.dat
- USA1980_PHC-P-H.dat
Highest grade of schooling (US1980A_HIGRADE)
Data file: USA1980_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
280
End:
282
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v=" US80A446 US80A447"><span class="em">9. What is the highest grade (or year) of regular school this person has ever attended? </span><br /><div class="i1">Fill one circle. If now attending school, mark grade person is in. If high school was finished by equivalency test (GED), mark "12."<br /><br />Highest grade attended:</div><br /><div class="i2">[] Nursery school<br />[] Kindergarten</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">Elementary through high school (grade or year)</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1<br />[] 2<br />...<br />[] 12</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">College (academic year)</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 1<br />[] 2<br />...<br />[] 8 or more</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">[] Never attended school -- Skip question 10</div><br /><br />[Fill only one circle. Mark the highest grade ever attended even if the person did not finish it. If the person is still in school, mark the grade in which now enrolled. Schooling received in foreign or ungraded schools should be reported as the equivalent grade or year in the regular American school system. If uncertain whether a Head Start program is for nursery school or kindergarten, mark the circle for nursery school.<br />If the person skipped or repeated grades, mark the highest grade ever attended regardless of how long it took to get there. Persons who did not attend any college but who completed high school by finishing the 12th grade or by passing an equivalency test, such as the General Educational Development (GED) examination, should fill the circle for the 12th grade.]<br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 010 | None (no levels of school completed) |
| 011 | Didn t finish nursery school |
| 012 | Attending nursery school |
| 020 | Nursery school |
| 021 | Didn t finish kindergarten |
| 022 | Attending kindergarten |
| 030 | Kindergarten |
| 031 | Didn t finish 1 st grade |
| 032 | Attending 1 st grade |
| 040 | 1 st grade |
| 041 | Didn t finish 2 nd grade |
| 042 | Attending 2 nd grade |
| 050 | 2 nd grade |
| 051 | Didn t finish 3 rd grade |
| 052 | Attending 3 rd grade |
| 060 | 3 rd grade |
| 061 | Didn t finish 4 th grade |
| 062 | Attending 4 th grade |
| 070 | 4 th grade |
| 071 | Didn t finish 5 th grade |
| 072 | Attending 5 th grade |
| 080 | 5 th grade |
| 081 | Didn t finish 6 th grade |
| 082 | Attending 6 th grade |
| 090 | 6 th grade |
| 091 | Didn t finish 7 th grade |
| 092 | Attending 7 th grade |
| 100 | 7 th grade |
| 101 | Didn t finish 8 th grade |
| 102 | Attending 8 th grade |
| 110 | 8 th grade |
| 111 | Didn t finish 9 th grade |
| 112 | Attending 9 th grade |
| 120 | 9 th grade |
| 121 | Didn t finish 10 th grade |
| 122 | Attending 10 th grade |
| 130 | 10 th grade |
| 131 | Didn t finish 11 th grade |
| 132 | Attending 11 th grade |
| 140 | 11 th grade |
| 141 | Didn t finish 12 th grade |
| 142 | Attending 12 th grade |
| 150 | 12 th grade |
| 151 | Didn t finish 1 st year college |
| 152 | Attending 1 st year college |
| 160 | 1 st year |
| 161 | Didn t finish 2 nd year |
| 162 | Attending 2 nd year |
| 170 | 2 nd year |
| 171 | Didn t finish 3 rd year |
| 172 | Attending 3 rd year |
| 180 | 3 rd year |
| 181 | Didn t finish 4 th year |
| 182 | Attending 4 th year |
| 190 | 4 th year |
| 191 | Didn t finish 5 th year |
| 192 | Attending 5 th year |
| 200 | 5 th year or more (40-50) |
| 201 | Didn t finish 6 th year |
| 202 | Attending 6 th year |
| 210 | 6 th year or more (60,70) |
| 211 | Didn t finish 7 th year |
| 212 | Attending 7 th year |
| 220 | 7 th year |
| 221 | Didn t finish 8 th year |
| 222 | Attending 8 th year |
| 230 | 8 th year or more |
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 is a data quality flag for indicates the highest grade of school attended or completed by the respondent.
Universe
United States 1980: Persons age 3+ [discrepancies: type I: 0.2%, type II: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |