1990 Population Census - IPUMS Subset
Indonesia, 1990
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Reference ID
IDN_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Central Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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- IDN1990_PHC-H-H.dat
- IDN1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Years attended or currently attending (within highest school) (ID1990A_GRADEATT)
Data file: IDN1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
269
End:
269
Width:
1
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="ID90A419" v="ID90A419 ID90A420">17. Level/grade of education ever attended<br /><div class="i1">[Question 17 was asked of persons age 5 or older who have ever attended school, as per question 15.]<br /><br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4<br />[] 5<br />[] 6<br />[] 7<br />[] 8 (completed)</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="ID90A419" v="ID90A419 ID90A420">17. Level/grade of education ever attended<br /><div class="i1">[Question 17 was asked of persons age 5 or older who have ever attended school, as per question 15.]<br /><br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4<br />[] 5<br />[] 6<br />[] 7<br />[] 8 (completed)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 1 | 1 year |
| 2 | 2 years |
| 3 | 3 years |
| 4 | 4 years |
| 5 | 5 years |
| 6 | 6 years |
| 7 | 7 years |
| 8 | Completed |
| 9 | 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="all" v="ID90A419 ID90A420"><span class="em">Question 17: Highest year/grade ever attained/currently attending </span> <br /><span class="em">Graduated</span> is: has completed studies from a class/highest level of a school/education level and received a certificate/diploma either from a state or private school. A person who has not attended classes from a highest level of a school but has followed an examination and passed, is considered to be a graduate. <br /><span class="ital">Explanation:</span><br /><div class="i1">a. A person who has graduated from any formal education level is coded 8 ("Graduated"). <br />b. A person who is attending a master program is coded 6 <br />c. A person who is attending a doctoral program is coded 7<br />d. A person who is attending a Diploma I program is coded 1; if he/she has graduated, he/she is coded 8<br />e. A person who is attending the first year of a Diploma II program is coded 1; if he/she has graduated, he/she is coded 8</div><br /><span class="ital">Note</span><br />For those who attend a university that uses the Credit Point System, information on the level/class that is currently attended can be obtained by asking extra questions as follows: "How many credit points have you achieved?" As guidance, a year is valued at 30 credits, so in order to determine how many levels/classes have been passed, please use the following conversion guide: <br /><div class="i1">Total credit points achieved attending level/class: <br />0-30 credits = 1<br />31-60 credits = 2<br />61-90 credits = 3 <br />91-120 credits = 4 <br />121+ credits = 5</div><br /><span class="ital">Example: </span>if 57 credit points have been reached, then the respondent is in grade 2.<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="all" v="ID90A419 ID90A420"><span class="em">Question 17: Highest year/grade ever attained/currently attending </span> <br /><span class="em">Graduated</span> is: has completed studies from a class/highest level of a school/education level and received a certificate/diploma either from a state or private school. A person who has not attended classes from a highest level of a school but has followed an examination and passed, is considered to be a graduate. <br /><span class="ital">Explanation:</span><br /><div class="i1">a. A person who has graduated from any formal education level is coded 8 ("Graduated"). <br />b. A person who is attending a master program is coded 6 <br />c. A person who is attending a doctoral program is coded 7<br />d. A person who is attending a Diploma I program is coded 1; if he/she has graduated, he/she is coded 8<br />e. A person who is attending the first year of a Diploma II program is coded 1; if he/she has graduated, he/she is coded 8</div><br /><span class="ital">Note</span><br />For those who attend a university that uses the Credit Point System, information on the level/class that is currently attended can be obtained by asking extra questions as follows: "How many credit points have you achieved?" As guidance, a year is valued at 30 credits, so in order to determine how many levels/classes have been passed, please use the following conversion guide: <br /><div class="i1">Total credit points achieved attending level/class: <br />0-30 credits = 1<br />31-60 credits = 2<br />61-90 credits = 3 <br />91-120 credits = 4 <br />121+ credits = 5</div><br /><span class="ital">Example: </span>if 57 credit points have been reached, then the respondent is in grade 2.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's highest grade attended or currently attending.
Universe
Indonesia 1990: Persons age 5+ who ever attended school [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |