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National Census of Dwellings and Population 1971 - IPUMS Subset

Nicaragua, 1971
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NIC_1971_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, Minnesota Population Center
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Currently attending school (NI1971A_0415)

Data file: NIC1971-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 180
End: 180
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
For those 6 years of age or older
[Applies to Section C]




13. School attendance

Do you currently attend an institution of primary, secondary, or post-secondary education?


[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
[] 9 Unknown
Categories
Value Category
1 Yes
2 No
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
Cultural [educational] characteristics
Questions 11, 12, and 13 refer to the studies that the enumerated person has completed or is completing. Because of this, these questions are only presented to those persons age 6 or older.

The purpose of these questions is to investigate the population's level of education in relation to demographic, economic, and social characteristics.




Question #13: School attendance

a. How to ask the question:
Does the person currently attend a primary, secondary, or higher educational institution?

b. How to record the information:
If the informant claims that the enumerated person is regularly attending a primary, secondary, or higher educational institution, an "X" is marked in the "Yes" box. In the other case, an "X" is marked in the "No" box. If the informant does not know if the person is attending an educational institution, the "Unknown __ 9" box is marked.

c. Examples:


[These instructions refer to a graph of question 13 on the census form]

Description

Definition
This variable indicates if person is currently attending school.
Universe
Persons age 6+

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Concept
Name Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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