Censos Nacionales 1984. Octavo Censo Nacional de Población. Cuarto Censo Nacional de Vivienda - IPUMS Subset
Costa Rica, 1984
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CRI_1984_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Dirección General de Estadísticas y Censos, Ministerio de Economía y Comercio, IPUMS
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Last year completed, regular schooling (CR1984A_GRADE)
Data file: CRI1984_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
198
End:
199
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="CR84A409 CR84A410 CR84A411 CR84A412 CR84A413">Only for those 5 years of age and older<br />[Applies to questions 7 - 9]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CR84A412 CR84A413 CR84A431">9. Educational level<br /><div class="i1">What is the last year or grade of regular schooling completed?</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 0 None<br />[] 1 Primary ____<br />[] 2 Secondary ____<br />[] 3 University ____</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CR84A412 CR84A413 CR84A431">9. Educational level<br /><div class="i1">What is the last year or grade of regular schooling completed?</div><br /><div class="i2">[] 0 None<br />[] 1 Primary ____<br />[] 2 Secondary ____<br />[] 3 University ____</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | None |
| 11 | Primary, 1st grade |
| 12 | Primary, 2nd grade |
| 13 | Primary, 3rd grade |
| 14 | Primary, 4th grade |
| 15 | Primary, 5th grade |
| 16 | Primary, 6th grade |
| 21 | Secondary, 1st year |
| 22 | Secondary, 2nd year |
| 23 | Secondary, 3rd year |
| 24 | Secondary, 4th year |
| 25 | Secondary, 5th year |
| 26 | Secondary, 6th year |
| 31 | University, 1st year |
| 32 | University, 2nd year |
| 33 | University, 3rd year |
| 34 | University, 4th year |
| 35 | University, 5th year |
| 36 | University, 6th year |
| 37 | University, 7th year |
| 38 | University, 8th year |
| 39 | University, 9th 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 v="CR84A409 CR84A410 CR84A411 CR84A412 CR84A413 CR84A431"><span class="h2">Second block of questions: only for persons 5 years old or older</span><br /><br />As was said when beginning this thematic division, the second block of the population questionnaire is formed by questions 7, 8 and 9.<br /><br />All of these questions are applied only to members of the household who are 5 years old or older. If a person that you enumerate is less than 5 years old, you should cross out the whole block with two diagonally crossed lines and marked in such a manner that it crosses from corner to corner the whole block, continuing to fill out the population form corresponding to the following person.<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CR84A412 CR84A413 CR84A431"><span class="h3">Question 9: Educational level</span><br /><br />The level of instruction of a person corresponds to the highest passed year of study within the highest education cycle that has been studied in the regular system of education.<br /><br />[Below the text is a form.]<br /><br />It is advisable that you ask the question as it is asked in the form, but you can add a "that is to say" or a "that is" and continue the question according to the case. What is the last year or grade that you took in school, secondary school or the university?<br /><br />You should find out what was the last year or grade that they really passed and not what they are taking in school, secondary school or the university. If the person tells you none, then simply mark the circle preceded by the words "No grade". If they tell you the first grade of school or the second or the third, etc. then you should mark with an X the circle that follows the word "Primary" and write down the number 1, 2, 3, etc. in the open little box that follows. As you know here you should only write down up to the number 6, since primary school only goes to the sixth grade. In the case of "Secondary or middle education", the number of years up to 5 or 6 and in "University" it can go up to 9 years. In each situation you should always mark with an X the corresponding circle and then the number of the year passed. If the highest level is "equivalence" (<span class="lang">bachillerato por madurez</span>), "25" is written down.<br /><br />In a similar manner certificates of primary education are written down.<br /><br />The equivalence in the current system of education is the following:<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 51]</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">Preschool.<br />Primary:</div><br /><br /><div class="i2">I Cycle: First, second and third grade.<br />II Cycle: Fourth, fifth and sixth grade.</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">Secondary:</div><br /><br /><div class="i2">III Cycle: First, second and third year.<br />IV Cycle or diversified education: Forth, fifth and sixth year.</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">Cycles I, II and III constitute "General Basic Education".</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CR84A412 CR84A413 CR84A431"><span class="h3">Question 9: Educational level</span><br /><br />The level of instruction of a person corresponds to the highest passed year of study within the highest education cycle that has been studied in the regular system of education.<br /><br />[Below the text is a form.]<br /><br />It is advisable that you ask the question as it is asked in the form, but you can add a "that is to say" or a "that is" and continue the question according to the case. What is the last year or grade that you took in school, secondary school or the university?<br /><br />You should find out what was the last year or grade that they really passed and not what they are taking in school, secondary school or the university. If the person tells you none, then simply mark the circle preceded by the words "No grade". If they tell you the first grade of school or the second or the third, etc. then you should mark with an X the circle that follows the word "Primary" and write down the number 1, 2, 3, etc. in the open little box that follows. As you know here you should only write down up to the number 6, since primary school only goes to the sixth grade. In the case of "Secondary or middle education", the number of years up to 5 or 6 and in "University" it can go up to 9 years. In each situation you should always mark with an X the corresponding circle and then the number of the year passed. If the highest level is "equivalence" (<span class="lang">bachillerato por madurez</span>), "25" is written down.<br /><br />In a similar manner certificates of primary education are written down.<br /><br />The equivalence in the current system of education is the following:<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 51]</span><br /><br /><div class="i1">Preschool.<br />Primary:</div><br /><br /><div class="i2">I Cycle: First, second and third grade.<br />II Cycle: Fourth, fifth and sixth grade.</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">Secondary:</div><br /><br /><div class="i2">III Cycle: First, second and third year.<br />IV Cycle or diversified education: Forth, fifth and sixth year.</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">Cycles I, II and III constitute "General Basic Education".</div><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the highest grade of schooling completed by the respondent.
Universe
Costa Rica 1984: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |