1990 Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Indonesia, 1990
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IDN_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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- IDN1990_PHC-H-H.dat
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Highest level of education completed (ID1990A_EDATTAIN)
Data file: IDN1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
272
End:
273
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="ID90A401 ID90A402 ID90A403 ID90A404 ID90A405 ID90A406 ID90A407 ID90A408 ID90A409 ID90A410 ID90A411 ID90A412 ID90A413 ID90A414 ID90A415"><span class="em">VI-A: All ages</span><br />[Questions 1-13.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="ID90A416 ID90A417 ID90A418 ID90A419 ID90A420 ID90A421 ID90A422 ID90A423 ID90A424 ID90A425 ID90A426"><span class="em">VI-B. Persons age 5 or older</span><br />[Questions 14-23.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="ID90A417" v="ID90A417 ID90A418 ID90A419 ID90A420 ID90A421 ID90A422">15. School status<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 No school (skip to question 20)<br />[] 2 In school<br />[] 3 No longer in school</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="ID90A421">18. Level of education ever completed<br /><div class="i1">[Question 18 was asked of persons age 5 or older who have ever attended school, as per question 15.]<br /><br />[] 1 Not completed<br />[] 2 Primary school<br />[] 3 Junior high school<br />[] 4 Senior high school<br />[] 5 Vocational junior school<br />[] 6 Vocational senior school<br />[] 7 Diploma I/II<br />[] 8 Academy/diploma III<br />[] 9 University/diploma IV</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar v="ID90A416 ID90A417 ID90A418 ID90A419 ID90A420 ID90A421 ID90A422 ID90A423 ID90A424 ID90A425 ID90A426"><span class="em">VI-B. Persons age 5 or older</span><br />[Questions 14-23.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="ID90A417" v="ID90A417 ID90A418 ID90A419 ID90A420 ID90A421 ID90A422">15. School status<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 No school (skip to question 20)<br />[] 2 In school<br />[] 3 No longer in school</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="ID90A421">18. Level of education ever completed<br /><div class="i1">[Question 18 was asked of persons age 5 or older who have ever attended school, as per question 15.]<br /><br />[] 1 Not completed<br />[] 2 Primary school<br />[] 3 Junior high school<br />[] 4 Senior high school<br />[] 5 Vocational junior school<br />[] 6 Vocational senior school<br />[] 7 Diploma I/II<br />[] 8 Academy/diploma III<br />[] 9 University/diploma IV</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 01 | None/less than primary school (6 years) |
| 02 | Primary school |
| 03 | General junior high school |
| 04 | General senior high school |
| 05 | Vocational junior high school |
| 06 | Vocational senior high school |
| 07 | Diploma I/II (1 or 2 years) |
| 08 | Academy/diploma III |
| 09 | University/diploma IV |
| 99 | Unknown |
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
<svar v="ID90A416 ID90A417 ID90A418 ID90A419 ID90A420 ID90A421 ID90A422 ID90A423 ID90A424 ID90A425 ID90A426"><span class="h3">B. Sub Block VIb. For respondents age 5 or older</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="ID90A417" v="ID90A417 ID90A418 ID90A419 ID90A420 ID90A421 ID90A422"><span class="em">Question 15: School status</span><br />School status shall be as follows:<br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">Never attended school</span>: are those who never attended school, including those who have passed or never passed kindergarten and did not continue to elementary school. <br /><span class="em">Attending school</span> are those who are still attending a formal school, starting from elementary, secondary or high school/equivalent. <br /><span class="em">No longer attending school </span>are those who have attended elementary school, secondary or high school but during the enumeration are no longer attending a school.</div><br />If the answer in question 15 is coded 1 ("Never attended school"), continue to question 20. Leave questions 16 through 19 blank. If the answer is 2 or 3, then continue to question16.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="ID90A421" v="ID90A421 ID90A422"><span class="em">Question 18: Highest education attainted</span><br /><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">Never/has not graduated elementary school</span> is a category for those who have attended a school but did not/have not yet passed elementary school for 5, 6 or 7 years, [or equivalent] basic level of school for handicapped children, Islamic school. <br /><br /><span class="em">Elementary school, public elementary school </span>(a school for children where the teachers are the community, parents and teachers). Small elementary school, package A1 till A100, pioneer school or an Indonesian elementary school (overseas). Those who graduate from elementary school after 3 years or equivalent are considered to have not graduated from elementary school. <br /><br /><span class="em">Graduated elementary school </span>is a category for those who have passed elementary school for 5, 6 or 7 years, basic level of school for handicapped children, Pamong elementary school (a school for children where the teachers are the community, parents and teachers), Package A who receive an equivalent certificate to elementary school, Islamic elementary school, pioneer school or an Indonesian elementary school (overseas).<br /><br /><span class="em">Graduated secondary school</span> is a category for those who have graduated from a general secondary school, for example: secondary school, (MULO = secondary school during the Dutch colonial period), HBS 3 years, secondary level of school for handicapped children, Islamic secondary school, pioneer school or an Indonesian elementary school (overseas), or a secondary school of sports. <br /><br /><span class="em">Graduated vocational secondary school </span>is a category for those who graduated from a vocational secondary school, for example: SKP = home economics girl's school, SMEP = secondary school of economics, ST = technic school, SKKP = home economics secondary school, 4 years of vocational school, school of agriculture, secondary school of agriculture, SGB = school of teacher's assistant, 4 years of religion teacher or PGA, course on administrative officer or KPA and education on religion judicature officer. Also health workers secondary school, Islamic secondary school or other secondary school education.<br /><br /><span class="em">Graduated public high school </span>is a category for those who graduated from a public high school, for example high school, HBS 5 years, AMS (high school during the Dutch colonial period). Alternatively, they graduated from an Islamic high school, preparation of development high school, pioneer high school, Indonesian high school (overseas) and athletics high school.<br /><br /><span class="em">Graduated from vocational high school </span>is a category for those who graduated from a vocational high school such as technology of housekeeping high school, social worker high school, school of handicraft industry, school of arts. Alternatively, [they graduated from the] school of Gamelan and Singing, school of music, school of development technology, home economics high school, economy high school, high school of technology, high school of agriculture technology. Alternatively, [they graduated from the] school of shipping technology, school of mining technology, school of graphic technology, school of sports teacher, school of teaching the handicapped (SGPLB). Alternatively, [they graduated from the] school for religion teachers [after] 6 years, school for pre-school teachers, course on teaching (KPG), school of chemical analysis, school of pharmacist assistant (SAA), school of midwives, and school of radiology worker. Alternatively, [they graduated from the] school of nutrition, school of sailing, technology of trains, industry of tourism high school and school for judge and attorney. <br /><br /><span class="em">Graduated from diploma I/II program </span>is a category for those who graduated from a diploma I/II program from a formal educational institution that offers a diploma program. Programs of Akta I and Akta II are also included in this level. <br /><br /><span class="em">Graduated diploma III/academy </span>is a category for those who graduated from an academy/diploma III, graduated from an Akta III program or attained a Bachelor's degree from a college. For a department that has Bachelor programs at the 4th or 5th program, [the respondent] is still considered a graduate from a general/vocational high school. <br /><br /><span class="em">University/diploma IV</span> is a category for those who graduated from the programs of undergraduate, post graduate, doctoral, diploma IV and V or specialist I and II from a university/institute/high school. Programs Akta IV and V are equivalent to Diploma IV and V.</div><br /><br />Circle the highest education [degree] attained in question 18. If the answer to Question 18 is coded 01 to 04 continue to Q20, if the answer is one of the codes between 05 to 09 continue to Q19. <br /></svar>
<p><svar a="ID90A417" v="ID90A417 ID90A418 ID90A419 ID90A420 ID90A421 ID90A422"><span class="em">Question 15: School status</span><br />School status shall be as follows:<br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">Never attended school</span>: are those who never attended school, including those who have passed or never passed kindergarten and did not continue to elementary school. <br /><span class="em">Attending school</span> are those who are still attending a formal school, starting from elementary, secondary or high school/equivalent. <br /><span class="em">No longer attending school </span>are those who have attended elementary school, secondary or high school but during the enumeration are no longer attending a school.</div><br />If the answer in question 15 is coded 1 ("Never attended school"), continue to question 20. Leave questions 16 through 19 blank. If the answer is 2 or 3, then continue to question16.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="ID90A421" v="ID90A421 ID90A422"><span class="em">Question 18: Highest education attainted</span><br /><br /><div class="i1"><span class="em">Never/has not graduated elementary school</span> is a category for those who have attended a school but did not/have not yet passed elementary school for 5, 6 or 7 years, [or equivalent] basic level of school for handicapped children, Islamic school. <br /><br /><span class="em">Elementary school, public elementary school </span>(a school for children where the teachers are the community, parents and teachers). Small elementary school, package A1 till A100, pioneer school or an Indonesian elementary school (overseas). Those who graduate from elementary school after 3 years or equivalent are considered to have not graduated from elementary school. <br /><br /><span class="em">Graduated elementary school </span>is a category for those who have passed elementary school for 5, 6 or 7 years, basic level of school for handicapped children, Pamong elementary school (a school for children where the teachers are the community, parents and teachers), Package A who receive an equivalent certificate to elementary school, Islamic elementary school, pioneer school or an Indonesian elementary school (overseas).<br /><br /><span class="em">Graduated secondary school</span> is a category for those who have graduated from a general secondary school, for example: secondary school, (MULO = secondary school during the Dutch colonial period), HBS 3 years, secondary level of school for handicapped children, Islamic secondary school, pioneer school or an Indonesian elementary school (overseas), or a secondary school of sports. <br /><br /><span class="em">Graduated vocational secondary school </span>is a category for those who graduated from a vocational secondary school, for example: SKP = home economics girl's school, SMEP = secondary school of economics, ST = technic school, SKKP = home economics secondary school, 4 years of vocational school, school of agriculture, secondary school of agriculture, SGB = school of teacher's assistant, 4 years of religion teacher or PGA, course on administrative officer or KPA and education on religion judicature officer. Also health workers secondary school, Islamic secondary school or other secondary school education.<br /><br /><span class="em">Graduated public high school </span>is a category for those who graduated from a public high school, for example high school, HBS 5 years, AMS (high school during the Dutch colonial period). Alternatively, they graduated from an Islamic high school, preparation of development high school, pioneer high school, Indonesian high school (overseas) and athletics high school.<br /><br /><span class="em">Graduated from vocational high school </span>is a category for those who graduated from a vocational high school such as technology of housekeeping high school, social worker high school, school of handicraft industry, school of arts. Alternatively, [they graduated from the] school of Gamelan and Singing, school of music, school of development technology, home economics high school, economy high school, high school of technology, high school of agriculture technology. Alternatively, [they graduated from the] school of shipping technology, school of mining technology, school of graphic technology, school of sports teacher, school of teaching the handicapped (SGPLB). Alternatively, [they graduated from the] school for religion teachers [after] 6 years, school for pre-school teachers, course on teaching (KPG), school of chemical analysis, school of pharmacist assistant (SAA), school of midwives, and school of radiology worker. Alternatively, [they graduated from the] school of nutrition, school of sailing, technology of trains, industry of tourism high school and school for judge and attorney. <br /><br /><span class="em">Graduated from diploma I/II program </span>is a category for those who graduated from a diploma I/II program from a formal educational institution that offers a diploma program. Programs of Akta I and Akta II are also included in this level. <br /><br /><span class="em">Graduated diploma III/academy </span>is a category for those who graduated from an academy/diploma III, graduated from an Akta III program or attained a Bachelor's degree from a college. For a department that has Bachelor programs at the 4th or 5th program, [the respondent] is still considered a graduate from a general/vocational high school. <br /><br /><span class="em">University/diploma IV</span> is a category for those who graduated from the programs of undergraduate, post graduate, doctoral, diploma IV and V or specialist I and II from a university/institute/high school. Programs Akta IV and V are equivalent to Diploma IV and V.</div><br /><br />Circle the highest education [degree] attained in question 18. If the answer to Question 18 is coded 01 to 04 continue to Q20, if the answer is one of the codes between 05 to 09 continue to Q19. <br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's highest level of education completed.
Universe
Indonesia 1990: Persons age 5+ who ever attended school [discrepancis: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |