Population and Housing census 1989 - IPUMS Subset

Kenya, 1989

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KEN_1989_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS

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Central Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Finance and Planning, Minnesota Population Center

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School attendance (KE1989A_0411)

Data file: KEN1989-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 186

End: 186

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

B. Persons aged 6 years and over

P20. Has [the respondent] ever attended school?

[] 1 At school
[] 2 Left school
[] 3 Never went to school

(Code 0 if age is 5 years or less)

Categories

Value	Category
1	Attending school
2	Left school
3	Never attended school
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

Column P20 - Whether attended school

122.
(a) The questions on education are limited to persons age six and older. They refer to full-time education in an educational institution like primary, secondary, technical schools and university. This definition excludes madrasas and Arabic schools where nothing but the reading and writing of the Koran is taught, as well as all post-school training colleges.

(b) Ask, 'has this person ever attended school?' Use code 1 for persons attending school this year, 2 for persons who have ever been to school or have left school, and 3 for persons who have never been to school. Use code 0 if the respondent is age 5 or younger

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether the person has ever attended school.

Universe

Persons age 6+, except travellers and those receiving the short questionnaires

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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