1995 National Census. Seventh Census of Population, Third Census of Dwellings. - IPUMS Subset
Nicaragua, 1995
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Reference ID
NIC_1995_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, IPUMS
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- NIC1995_PHC-H-H.dat
- NIC1995_PHC-P-H.dat
Highest schooling completed (NI1995A_EDATTAIN)
Data file: NIC1995_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
243
End:
244
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="NI95A413 NI95A414 NI95A415 NI95A416 NI95A417 NI95A418 NI95A419 NI95A420 NI95A421 NI95A422 NI95A423 NI95A424 NI95A425 NI95A449">For persons age 5 or older<br />[Questions 5-11 were asked of persons age 5 or older]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="NI95A421 NI95A422 NI95A423"><span class="em">Schooling</span><br />10. What is the highest school year or grade completed?<br /><div class="i1">[Check the] level / [Fill in the] grade or year<br /><br />[] 0 None / "00"<br />[] 1 Literacy / _<br />[] 2 Preschool / _<br />[] 3 Primary / _<br />[] 4 Secondary / _<br />[] 5 Basic technical / _<br />[] 6 Middle level technical / _<br />[] 7 Higher technical / _<br />[] 8 University / _</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="NI95A421 NI95A422 NI95A423"><span class="em">Schooling</span><br />10. What is the highest school year or grade completed?<br /><div class="i1">[Check the] level / [Fill in the] grade or year<br /><br />[] 0 None / "00"<br />[] 1 Literacy / _<br />[] 2 Preschool / _<br />[] 3 Primary / _<br />[] 4 Secondary / _<br />[] 5 Basic technical / _<br />[] 6 Middle level technical / _<br />[] 7 Higher technical / _<br />[] 8 University / _</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | None |
| 11 | Literate, 1st year |
| 12 | Literate, 2nd year |
| 13 | Literate, 3rd year |
| 21 | Pre-school, 1st year |
| 22 | Pre-school, 2nd year |
| 23 | Pre-school, 3rd year |
| 31 | Primary, 1st year |
| 32 | Primary, 2nd year |
| 33 | Primary, 3rd year |
| 34 | Primary, 4th year |
| 35 | Primary, 5th year |
| 36 | Primary, 6th year |
| 41 | Secondary, 1st year |
| 42 | Secondary, 2nd year |
| 43 | Secondary, 3rd year |
| 44 | Secondary, 4th year |
| 45 | Secondary, 5th year |
| 51 | Basic technical, 1st year |
| 52 | Basic technical, 2nd year |
| 61 | Mid-level technical, 1st year |
| 62 | Mid-level technical, 2nd year |
| 63 | Mid-level technical, 3rd year |
| 71 | Advanced technical, 1st year |
| 72 | Advanced technical, 2nd year |
| 73 | Advanced technical, 3rd year |
| 74 | Advanced technical, 4th year |
| 81 | University, 1st year |
| 82 | University, 2nd year |
| 83 | University, 3rd year |
| 84 | University, 4th year |
| 85 | University, 5th year |
| 86 | University, 6th year |
| 99 | 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
<svar a="all" v="NI95A421 NI95A422 NI95A423"><span class="em">Question 10: Schooling</span><br />This question refers only to the grade, year, or level that was passed completely. This is not the grade or year that was left unfinished or the current one. This is the last, highest grade passed.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's highest schooling completed, including level and year within level.
Universe
Nicaragua 1995: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: type I none; type II none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |