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General Census of Population and Housing 1983 - IPUMS Subset

Guinea, 1983
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GIN_1983_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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National Census Bureau, Popular Revolutionary Republic of Guinea, Minnesota Population Center
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Level of education (GN1983A_0411)

Data file: GIN1983-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 152
End: 153
Width: 2
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
For the population aged 6 years and above: Characteristics of education
[Questions 12-14 were asked of persons aged 6 years and above.]




13. Highest grade completed ____
[The French text says "School attendance".]
Write the last grade attended, and the corresponding cycle (Cy), for instance: 1st cycle, 4th, grade, University, 2nd year. Write (-) if the person had never been to school
Categories
Value Category
1 Without instruction
11 Primary level, grade 1
12 Primary level, grade 2
13 Primary level, grade 3
14 Primary level, grade 4
15 Primary level, grade 5
16 Primary level, grade 6
17 Primary level, grade unknown
21 Middle school level, grade 7
22 Middle school level, grade 8
23 Middle school level, grade 9
24 Middle school level, grade unknown
31 High school level, grade 10
32 High school level, grade 11
33 High school level, grade 12
34 High school level, grade unknown
41 University, year 1
42 University, year 2
43 University, year 3
44 University, year 4
45 University, year 5
46 University, year 6
47 University level, year unknown
51 Master level
52 Doctoral level
53 Other, post-university
61 Vocational school
62 Technical school
63 Other technical centers
98 Unknown
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
B. Educational characteristics for the population aged 6 and older




Column (13): Level of Education
125. The level of education here designates the last year of study at the highest level in the system completed by the person in the country where he/she studied.

126. Ask for and record the cycle (Cy) and the last class taken by the enumerated person. For example:

First Cy, 4th year for a child having attended the 4th year of the first cycle.
Third cycle, 11th year for one having attended the 11th year of the 3rd cycle.
FAC, 3rd year for one having attended the 3rd year of a university.


127. For those who have completed their highest level of studies in a training school, note the name of the establishment and the last class attended. For example, [write] ENI, 3rd year for one who attended the 3rd year of the National Teachers Institute (ENI).

128. For someone who has never attended school, put a dash (--).

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the highest level of education completed by the individual. For individual's currently attending school, this is the level completed last year. A lot of children under age six have also given responses.
Universe
Persons age 6+, not absent residents

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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