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Census 2001 - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 2001
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CAN_2001_PHC_v01_M_v03_A_IPUMS
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Statistics Canada, Minnesota Population Center
Metadata
DDI/XML JSON
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Dec 19, 2014
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Highest grade of elementary or secondary schooling (CA2001A_0478)

Data file: CAN2001-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 269
End: 269
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 9
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
23. Answer questions 24 to 51 for each person aged 15 and over.



26. What is the highest grade of secondary (high school) or elementary school attended by this person (completed or not)?

Enter highest grade (1 to 13) for elementary and secondary school only, excluding kindergarten.
In the case where the person has attended secondary school in the province of Quebec, include the total number of years of elementary and secondary schooling.
Number (1 to 13) of grades of secondary or elementary school _ _
Or
[] Never attended school or attended kindergarten only
Categories
Value Category
1 Less than Grade 5
2 Grades 5 to 8
3 Grade 9
4 Grade 10
5 Grade 11
6 Grade 12
7 Grade 13
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
Question 23
Only respondents born before May 15, 1986 should answer Questions 24 to 51.




Question 26 -- Highest level of elementary or secondary schooling


In the box provided, report the highest grade or level ever attended according to the province or territory where this person attended school, even if this person now lives in a different province or territory.
For persons who obtained their education outside Canada, report the estimate of the highest grade or level according to the educational system of the province or territory where they now live.
For persons who studied in the classical colleges of Quebec, the Versification year is equivalent to Grade 11.
For persons who are currently completing a school grade by private instruction or correspondence, or who are completing a school grade by attending school part time during the day or evening, report the equivalent grade in the regular daytime program.
For persons who attended special education classes or an institution where classes were ungraded, estimate as closely as possible the equivalent level in the mainstream school system of the province or territory where they now live.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the highest grade or year of elementary or secondary (high) school attended according to the province where the education was obtained, or in the event this education was received outside Canada, the equivalent level of schooling according to the province or territory of residence.
Universe
Persons age 15+

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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