XI General Population and Housing Census, 1990 - IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Mexico, 1990
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MEX_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), IPUMS
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- MEX1990_PHC-H-H.dat
- MEX1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Course of study, 3 digits (MX1990A_COURSE3)
Data file: MEX1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
218
End:
220
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="MX90A406 MX90A407 MX90A408 MX90A409 MX90A410 MX90A411 MX90A412 MX90A413 MX90A414 MX90A415 MX90A416 MX90A417 MX90A418 MX90A419 MX90A420 MX90A421 MX90A422">Ask only if this person is five years old or more<br /></svar></p>
<p>If the answer is yes ask:</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX90A414 MX90A415 MX90A416 MX90A417 MX90A418 MX90A419 MX90A420 MX90A421 MX90A422">How many grades or years did the person pass in: (Write the number)<br /><br />Pre-school or kindergarten<br /><div class="i1">_____ years</div><br />Elementary<br /><div class="i1">_____years</div><br />Technical or commercial studies after finishing elementary school<br /><div class="i1">_____ years</div><br />Secondary school<br /><div class="i1">_____years</div><br />Technical or commercial studies after finishing secondary<br /><div class="i1">_____ years</div><br />College preparatory<br /><div class="i1">_____ years</div><br />Teacher training<br /><div class="i1">_____ years</div><br />Professional<br /><div class="i1">_____ years</div><br />What is the name of the course of study?<br /><div class="i1">_____Write the name of the course of study</div><br />Post-graduate<br /><div class="i1">_____years</div><br /></svar></p>
<p>Continue with the questions for person number one in the list
<p>If the answer is yes ask:</p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX90A414 MX90A415 MX90A416 MX90A417 MX90A418 MX90A419 MX90A420 MX90A421 MX90A422">How many grades or years did the person pass in: (Write the number)<br /><br />Pre-school or kindergarten<br /><div class="i1">_____ years</div><br />Elementary<br /><div class="i1">_____years</div><br />Technical or commercial studies after finishing elementary school<br /><div class="i1">_____ years</div><br />Secondary school<br /><div class="i1">_____years</div><br />Technical or commercial studies after finishing secondary<br /><div class="i1">_____ years</div><br />College preparatory<br /><div class="i1">_____ years</div><br />Teacher training<br /><div class="i1">_____ years</div><br />Professional<br /><div class="i1">_____ years</div><br />What is the name of the course of study?<br /><div class="i1">_____Write the name of the course of study</div><br />Post-graduate<br /><div class="i1">_____years</div><br /></svar></p>
<p>Continue with the questions for person number one in the list
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 111 | Architecture |
| 112 | Industrial design |
| 113 | Graphic design |
| 119 | Architecture, industrial and graphic design, insufficiently specified |
| 121 | Biology |
| 122 | Biochemistry |
| 123 | Ecology (environment) |
| 124 | Ocean sciences |
| 129 | Biology, biochemistry, ecology, and ocean sciences, insufficiently specified |
| 131 | Agronomy |
| 132 | Veterinary and zoo technician |
| 133 | Forestry |
| 139 | Agricultural and forestry sciences, insufficiently specified |
| 141 | Medicine |
| 142 | Dentistry |
| 143 | Nursing |
| 144 | Food sciences |
| 145 | Biomedicine |
| 149 | Health sciences, nutritional sciences, biomedical sciences, insufficiently specified |
| 151 | Philosophy |
| 152 | History |
| 153 | Anthropology and archeology |
| 154 | Letters and literature |
| 155 | Psychology |
| 156 | Theology and religion |
| 159 | Humanistic sciences, insufficiently specified |
| 161 | Chemical engineering and industrial chemistry |
| 162 | Chemistry in biological and health sciences |
| 169 | Chemical sciences, insufficiently specified |
| 171 | Social sciences |
| 172 | Political sciences and public administration |
| 173 | Communication sciences |
| 174 | Law |
| 175 | Geography |
| 179 | Social sciences, political sciences, public administration, communications, law and geography, insufficiently specified |
| 181 | Fine arts (not performing arts) |
| 182 | Music and dance |
| 183 | Theater and cinema |
| 189 | Artistic disciplines, insufficiently specified |
| 191 | Economy |
| 192 | Administration |
| 193 | Accounting |
| 194 | Tourism |
| 195 | Archive and library sciences |
| 196 | Marketing |
| 199 | Economy, administration and tourism, insufficiently specified |
| 201 | Teacher training in middle school education |
| 202 | Teacher training in high school and teaching schools |
| 203 | Pedagogy and educational sciences |
| 204 | Teacher training in special education |
| 205 | Physical education and sports |
| 209 | education and pedagogy, insufficiently specified |
| 211 | Civil and construction engineering |
| 212 | Metallurgic extraction and energy engineering |
| 213 | Electrical and electronic engineering |
| 214 | Mechanical and industrial engineering |
| 215 | Computing and systems engineering |
| 216 | aeronautical engineering and aviation pilots |
| 217 | Topographic, hydraulic, geological, and geodesic engineering |
| 218 | Fishing engineering |
| 219 | Engineering (civil, mining, metallurgy, electric, mechanical, industrial, systems (computer), aeronautic), insufficiently specified |
| 221 | Mathematics |
| 222 | Physics and astronomy |
| 229 | Mathematics, physics, and astronomy, insufficiently specified |
| 910 | Professional level studies insufficiently specified |
| 920 | Post graduate studies |
| 998 | Not specified |
| 980 | Estimate of level not superior of technical level, competency and capacity for the job [#tr check the original since the abbreviation is unclear] |
| 999 | 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="MX90A406 MX90A407 MX90A408 MX90A409 MX90A410 MX90A411 MX90A412 MX90A413 MX90A414 MX90A415 MX90A416 MX90A417 MX90A418 MX90A419 MX90A420 MX90A421 MX90A422"><span class="h3">Questions for persons who are five years old or more</span><br /><br />When you ask the questions: 5. Place of previous residency; 6. Indigenous language; 7. Religion; 8. Literacy; 9. School attendance; and 10. Grades completed, you should pay attention to the age of the person about whom you are requesting the information. Remember that these questions are only for persons who are five years old or more.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX90A413 MX90A414 MX90A415 MX90A416 MX90A417 MX90A418 MX90A419 MX90A420 MX90A421 MX90A422"><span class="pg">[p.30]</span><br /><span class="h2">10. Grades completed</span><br /><br />With this question you want to know if the person who is interviewed approved or passed any grade or year of studies, and if he/she did, how many grades or years he/she approved or passed at the various levels of education.<br /><br />It is important that you are clear that this is about years completed or passed. The years that were failed (repeated), the years that are in progress, or the incomplete years do not count.<br /><br />If the person approved or passed any grade or year of studies, read to the informant all of the educational levels that are in the question.<br /><br /><div class="i1">[Illustration]<br />-Did you approve or pass any grade or year of studies?</div><br /><div class="i2">Yes</div><br /><div class="i1">-How many grades or years did you approve or pass in preschool or kindergarten?</div><br /><div class="i2">2</div><br /><div class="i1">-In elementary school?</div><br /><div class="i2">6</div><br /><div class="i1">-Technical or commercial studies with elementary school completed?</div><br /><div class="i2">I didn't study that.</div><br /><div class="i1">-Secondary?</div><br /><div class="i2">3</div><br /><div class="i1">-Technical or commercial studies with secondary completed?</div><br /><div class="i2">One year of nursing school, but I dropped out.</div><br /><div class="i1">-In preparatory or baccalaureate?</div><br /><div class="i2">No. Then I studied teacher's training for 4 years and then I stopped studying.</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">-Did you approve or pass any grade or year of studies?</div><br /><div class="i2">Yes</div><br /><div class="i1">How many grades or years did you approve or pass in preschool or kindergarten?</div><br /><div class="i2">I didn't go.</div><br /><div class="i1">-In elementary school?</div><br /><div class="i2">6</div><br /><div class="i1">-Technical or commercial studies with elementary school completed?</div><br /><div class="i2">2</div><br /><div class="i1">-Secondary?</div><br /><div class="i2">3</div><br /><div class="i1">-Technical or commercial studies with secondary completed?</div><br /><div class="i2">I didn't study that.</div><br /><div class="i1">-In preparatory or baccalaureate?</div><br /><div class="i2">3</div><br /><div class="i1">-Teacher's training?</div><br /><div class="i2">No.</div><br /><div class="i1">-Professional?</div><br /><div class="i2">Well, I went for a few days but I didn't finish any years.</div><br />[End of illustration]<br /><br />If the answer is that the person did not pass any grade or year of studies, continue with the next page where the questions continue for this person.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="MX90A413 MX90A414 MX90A415 MX90A416 MX90A417 MX90A418 MX90A419 MX90A420 MX90A421 MX90A422"><span class="pg">[p.30]</span><br /><span class="h2">10. Grades completed</span><br /><br />With this question you want to know if the person who is interviewed approved or passed any grade or year of studies, and if he/she did, how many grades or years he/she approved or passed at the various levels of education.<br /><br />It is important that you are clear that this is about years completed or passed. The years that were failed (repeated), the years that are in progress, or the incomplete years do not count.<br /><br />If the person approved or passed any grade or year of studies, read to the informant all of the educational levels that are in the question.<br /><br /><div class="i1">[Illustration]<br />-Did you approve or pass any grade or year of studies?</div><br /><div class="i2">Yes</div><br /><div class="i1">-How many grades or years did you approve or pass in preschool or kindergarten?</div><br /><div class="i2">2</div><br /><div class="i1">-In elementary school?</div><br /><div class="i2">6</div><br /><div class="i1">-Technical or commercial studies with elementary school completed?</div><br /><div class="i2">I didn't study that.</div><br /><div class="i1">-Secondary?</div><br /><div class="i2">3</div><br /><div class="i1">-Technical or commercial studies with secondary completed?</div><br /><div class="i2">One year of nursing school, but I dropped out.</div><br /><div class="i1">-In preparatory or baccalaureate?</div><br /><div class="i2">No. Then I studied teacher's training for 4 years and then I stopped studying.</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">-Did you approve or pass any grade or year of studies?</div><br /><div class="i2">Yes</div><br /><div class="i1">How many grades or years did you approve or pass in preschool or kindergarten?</div><br /><div class="i2">I didn't go.</div><br /><div class="i1">-In elementary school?</div><br /><div class="i2">6</div><br /><div class="i1">-Technical or commercial studies with elementary school completed?</div><br /><div class="i2">2</div><br /><div class="i1">-Secondary?</div><br /><div class="i2">3</div><br /><div class="i1">-Technical or commercial studies with secondary completed?</div><br /><div class="i2">I didn't study that.</div><br /><div class="i1">-In preparatory or baccalaureate?</div><br /><div class="i2">3</div><br /><div class="i1">-Teacher's training?</div><br /><div class="i2">No.</div><br /><div class="i1">-Professional?</div><br /><div class="i2">Well, I went for a few days but I didn't finish any years.</div><br />[End of illustration]<br /><br />If the answer is that the person did not pass any grade or year of studies, continue with the next page where the questions continue for this person.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates course of study (major), 3 digits.
Universe
Mexico 1990: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |