Censos Nacionales IX de Población y V de Vivienda 2000 - IPUMS Subset
Costa Rica, 2000
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Reference ID
CRI_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, IPUMS
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- CRI2000_PHC-H-H.dat
- CRI2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Educational attainment, year and level (CR2000A_GRADE)
Data file: CRI2000_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
220
End:
221
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
[Questions 9 - 12 are] For those 5 years of age and older</p>
<p><span class="em">11. What is the last grade or year of regular schooling that ____ completed?</span><div class="i1">level - year completed<br /><br />[] 0 - 0 No grade<br />[] 1 - 1 Preschool or kindergarten<br />[] 2 - Primary ____<br />[] 3 - Academic secondary ____<br />[] 4 - Technical secondary ____<br />[] 5 - Technical college ____<br />[] 6 - University ____<br />For responses 3 - 6, skip to 13</div>
<p><span class="em">11. What is the last grade or year of regular schooling that ____ completed?</span><div class="i1">level - year completed<br /><br />[] 0 - 0 No grade<br />[] 1 - 1 Preschool or kindergarten<br />[] 2 - Primary ____<br />[] 3 - Academic secondary ____<br />[] 4 - Technical secondary ____<br />[] 5 - Technical college ____<br />[] 6 - University ____<br />For responses 3 - 6, skip to 13</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | None |
| 11 | Kindergarten |
| 21 | Primary, 1st grade |
| 22 | Primary, 2nd grade |
| 23 | Primary, 3rd grade |
| 24 | Primary, 4th grade |
| 25 | Primary, 5th grade |
| 26 | Primary, 6th grade |
| 31 | Secondary Academic, 1st year |
| 32 | Secondary Academic, 2nd year |
| 33 | Secondary Academic, 3rd year |
| 34 | Secondary Academic, 4th year |
| 35 | Secondary Academic, 5th year |
| 41 | Secondary Technical, 1st year |
| 42 | Secondary Technical, 2nd year |
| 43 | Secondary Technical, 3rd year |
| 44 | Secondary Technical, 4th year |
| 45 | Secondary Technical, 5th year |
| 46 | Secondary Technical, 6th year |
| 51 | Technical college, 1st year |
| 52 | Technical college, 2nd year |
| 53 | Technical college, 3rd year |
| 61 | University, 1st year |
| 62 | University, 2nd year |
| 63 | University, 3rd year |
| 64 | University, 4th year |
| 65 | University, 5th year |
| 66 | University, 6th year |
| 67 | University, 7th year |
| 68 | University, 8th 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="CR00A414 CR00A415 CR00A416 CR00A417 CR00A418 CR00A419 CR00A438"><span class="h3">Second Block:<br /><br />Only for persons 5 years old or older</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="CR00A417 CR00A418 CR00A438"><span class="em">Question 11: Level of Instruction</span><br /><br />This question has as its objective capturing the level of advanced schooling by the population as an indicator of the social development of the country and of the grade or quality of its human resources.<br /><br />[To the right of the text is a form.]<br /><br />As the question indicates, you are interested in knowing the last grade or year <span class="em">passed</span> and not that which they are currently enrolled in. Keep in mind that the category "kindergarten or preparatory" refer <span class="em">only</span> to having passed the year of preschool <span class="em">immediately before the first grade</span> of primary education; Of this form, if the boy or girl is attending kindergarten, even if they have fulfilled many years of preschool education, you should mark with "X" in "No grade".<br /><br />[Below the text is a picture of two schoolchildren.]<br /><br />If the enumerated person responds "No grade" or "Preparatory or Kindergarten" only mark with "X" the corresponding circles. If a person only passed years of special education, in which one does not advance in grades like those of common school, mark circle <span class="em">0</span> of "No grade".<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 65]</span><br /><br />In the remaining options you should indicate with "X" the corresponding category, and also write down the last year passed.<br /><br />[Below the text is a picture of a student.]<br /><br />For primary the numbers possible that you will be able to write down go from 1 to 6 (first to sixth grade); in secondary the maximum written number for you will be 5 for middle academic education and 6 for technical. In associate degree the highest number written down for you should be 3, and 9 for university education.<br /><br />If the interviewed person does not know completely the last year passed by the enumerated person, you should mark, at least, the circle that corresponds to the level.<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="CR00A417 CR00A418 CR00A438"><span class="em">Question 11: Level of Instruction</span><br /><br />This question has as its objective capturing the level of advanced schooling by the population as an indicator of the social development of the country and of the grade or quality of its human resources.<br /><br />[To the right of the text is a form.]<br /><br />As the question indicates, you are interested in knowing the last grade or year <span class="em">passed</span> and not that which they are currently enrolled in. Keep in mind that the category "kindergarten or preparatory" refer <span class="em">only</span> to having passed the year of preschool <span class="em">immediately before the first grade</span> of primary education; Of this form, if the boy or girl is attending kindergarten, even if they have fulfilled many years of preschool education, you should mark with "X" in "No grade".<br /><br />[Below the text is a picture of two schoolchildren.]<br /><br />If the enumerated person responds "No grade" or "Preparatory or Kindergarten" only mark with "X" the corresponding circles. If a person only passed years of special education, in which one does not advance in grades like those of common school, mark circle <span class="em">0</span> of "No grade".<br /><br /><span class="pg">[p. 65]</span><br /><br />In the remaining options you should indicate with "X" the corresponding category, and also write down the last year passed.<br /><br />[Below the text is a picture of a student.]<br /><br />For primary the numbers possible that you will be able to write down go from 1 to 6 (first to sixth grade); in secondary the maximum written number for you will be 5 for middle academic education and 6 for technical. In associate degree the highest number written down for you should be 3, and 9 for university education.<br /><br />If the interviewed person does not know completely the last year passed by the enumerated person, you should mark, at least, the circle that corresponds to the level.<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the highest level of education and grade completed by the respondent.
Universe
Costa Rica 2000: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |