2006 General Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset
Iran, 2006
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IRN_2006_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Statistical Centre of Iran, IPUMS
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Grade, course or degree (IR2006A_EDATTAIN)
Data file: IRN2006_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
221
End:
223
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="IR06A420 IR06A421 IR06A422 IR06A423">For code 1 in column 20<br />[Questions 21-22 were asked of literate persons]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="IR06A420 IR06A421">21. Grade, course or degree ________<br /><div class="i1">For school students: grade; for university students: course of study; for others: highest certificate or degree attained.</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="IR06A420 IR06A421">21. Grade, course or degree ________<br /><div class="i1">For school students: grade; for university students: course of study; for others: highest certificate or degree attained.</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 100 | Unspecified elementary school grade |
| 101 | 1st grade in elementary school |
| 102 | 2nd grade in elementary school |
| 103 | 3rd grade in elementary school |
| 104 | 4th grade in elementary school |
| 105 | 5th grade in elementary school |
| 106 | Obtained 6-year elementary school degree or equivalent |
| 107 | Primary adult literacy |
| 108 | Obtained adult literacy degree |
| 109 | Adult literacy program student - unspecified degree |
| 210 | Unspecified middle school grade |
| 211 | 1st grade in middle school |
| 212 | 2nd grade in middle school |
| 213 | 3rd grade in middle school |
| 214 | Obtained middle school - 3rd grade middle school degree |
| 215 | 7th or 8th grade in 6-year system |
| 216 | 9th grade in 6-year system |
| 217 | Rural teacher training |
| 220 | Nomadic teacher's college |
| 221 | 1st or 2nd grade preliminary professional school in 6-year system |
| 222 | 3rd grade preliminary professional school in 6-year-system |
| 300 | High school - unspecified system |
| 301 | High school and its diploma - unspecified field (credited system) |
| 302 | High school and its diploma - unspecified field (4-year system) |
| 303 | High school and its diploma - unspecified field (6-year system) |
| 310 | Preliminary theology |
| 311 | 1st grade high school |
| 312 | 2nd or 3rd grade high school |
| 313 | High school diploma |
| 314 | Pre-college student |
| 315 | Pre-college graduate |
| 316 | 1st grade secondary in 4 years-system |
| 317 | Secondary diploma in 4 years-system |
| 318 | Student in 6-year system |
| 319 | Obtained diploma in 6-year system |
| 321 | 2nd or 3rd grade vocational in credited system |
| 322 | Obtained vocational diploma in credited system |
| 323 | Training and mastership / credited system |
| 324 | Obtained training and mastership diploma / credited system |
| 325 | 1st grade vocational in 4-year system |
| 326 | Obtained vocational diploma in 4-year system |
| 327 | Vocational in 6-year system |
| 328 | Obtained vocational diploma in 6-year system |
| 331 | General education, no higher education - short |
| 333 | Pre-vocational or pre-technical education - short |
| 334 | Vocational or technical education, theoretically oriented - short |
| 335 | Vocational or technical education, practically oriented - short |
| 341 | General education, no higher education - long |
| 343 | Pre-vocational or pre-technical education - long |
| 344 | Vocational or technical education - long |
| 510 | Theology in 2nd level Shiism |
| 511 | College student |
| 512 | College graduate |
| 513 | Master's student |
| 514 | Master's degree |
| 515 | Theology in 3rd level Shiism |
| 516 | Medical profession - student |
| 517 | Medical profession - graduate |
| 520 | Theology in 1st level Shiism |
| 521 | Community college student |
| 522 | Obtained community college degree |
| 601 | Doctorate student |
| 602 | Doctoral degree |
| 603 | Post doctoral - student |
| 604 | Post doctoral - graduate |
| 605 | Theology in seminary school in 1st level |
| 606 | Theology in seminary school in 2nd level |
| 901 | Unofficial education |
| 902 | Unspecified education |
| 903 | Undeclared education |
| 904 | Undeclared college education |
| 905 | Sunni theology |
| 906 | Other sects theology |
| 907 | Other religions theology |
| 908 | Unspecified theology |
| 998 | Illiterate |
| 999 | 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 records the grade, course or degree last completed by the respondent.
Universe
Iran 2006: Persons age 6+ [discrepancies: type I none; type II trace]
concept
Concept