V Censo de Población y IV de Vivienda, 1990 - IPUMS Subset
Ecuador, 1990
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Reference ID
ECU_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, IPUMS
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- ECU1990_PHC-H-H.dat
- ECU1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Educational attainment (EC1990A_EDATTAN)
Data file: ECU1990_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
176
End:
177
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="EC90A400 EC90A403 EC90A417 EC90A410 EC90A435"><span class="em">For all individuals 6 years of age and older</span><br />[Applies to questions 9-12.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="EC90A417 EC90A435">11. What is the highest level attending or attended? Mark the appropriate box.<br /><div class="i1">[] 0 None<br />[] 1 Literacy center<br />[] 2 Primary<br />[] 3 Secondary<br />[] 4 Post-secondary (superior)<br />[] 5 Post-graduate<br />[] 9 Unknown</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a=" EC90A410" v="EC90A410 EC90A435">12. What is the highest grade, class or year completed in that level? Mark the appropriate box.<br /><div class="i1">[] 0<br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4<br />[] 5<br />[] 6<br />[] 7<br />[] 8<br />[] 9 Unknown</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="EC90A417 EC90A435">11. What is the highest level attending or attended? Mark the appropriate box.<br /><div class="i1">[] 0 None<br />[] 1 Literacy center<br />[] 2 Primary<br />[] 3 Secondary<br />[] 4 Post-secondary (superior)<br />[] 5 Post-graduate<br />[] 9 Unknown</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a=" EC90A410" v="EC90A410 EC90A435">12. What is the highest grade, class or year completed in that level? Mark the appropriate box.<br /><div class="i1">[] 0<br />[] 1<br />[] 2<br />[] 3<br />[] 4<br />[] 5<br />[] 6<br />[] 7<br />[] 8<br />[] 9 Unknown</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | None, grade 0 |
| 10 | Literacy center, grade 0 |
| 12 | Literacy center, grade 2 |
| 14 | Literacy center, grade 4 |
| 16 | Literacy center, grade 6 |
| 19 | Literacy center, grade unknown |
| 20 | Primary, grade 0 |
| 21 | Primary, grade 1 |
| 22 | Primary, grade 2 |
| 23 | Primary, grade 3 |
| 24 | Primary, grade 4 |
| 25 | Primary, grade 5 |
| 26 | Primary, grade 6 |
| 29 | Primary, grade unknown |
| 30 | Secondary, grade 0 |
| 31 | Secondary, grade 1 |
| 32 | Secondary, grade 2 |
| 33 | Secondary, grade 3 |
| 34 | Secondary, grade 4 |
| 35 | Secondary, grade 5 |
| 36 | Secondary, grade 6 |
| 37 | Secondary, grade 7 |
| 38 | Secondary, grade 8 |
| 39 | Secondary, grade unknown |
| 40 | Post-secondary, grade 0 |
| 41 | Post-secondary, grade 1 |
| 42 | Post-secondary, grade 2 |
| 43 | Post-secondary, grade 3 |
| 44 | Post-secondary, grade 4 |
| 45 | Post-secondary, grade 5 |
| 46 | Post-secondary, grade 6 |
| 47 | Post-secondary, grade 7 |
| 48 | Post-secondary, grade 8 |
| 49 | Post-secondary, grade unknown |
| 50 | Graduate, grade 0 |
| 51 | Graduate, grade 1 |
| 52 | Graduate, grade 2 |
| 53 | Graduate, grade 3 |
| 59 | Graduate, grade unknown |
| 98 | Unknown |
| 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 a="all" v="EC90A417 EC90A435"><span class="em">Question 11. What is the highest level of education that he/she attends or attended?</span><br /><br />Mark the box that corresponds to the highest level to which the person attends or attended.<br /><br />You should mark 'none' if the person being interviewed has not attended a formal educational center.<br /><br /><div class="i2">What is the highest level that you attend or attended? Mark the corresponding box.</div><br /><div class="i3">[ ] 0 None<br />[ ] 1 Literacy center<br />[ ] 2 Elementary<br />[ ] 3 Secondary<br />[ ] 4 University<br />[ ] 5 Post-graduate<br />[ ] 9 Don't know</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="EC90A410" v="EC90A410 EC90A435"><span class="em">Question 12. What is the last grade or highest year that he/she completed in the indicated level?</span><br /><br />Write the name of the grade, course of year that the person has passed in the level that the person indicated in the previous question. Take into account that, generally, the person answers the grade that he/she is currently attending and what the question asks is the last grade passed. For example, if he/she is attending second year of the university, write 1.<br /><br />If the educational system in the university is a semester system, two semesters correspond to one year. On the other hand, for persons who passed or are studying in a literacy center, one year is the equivalent of two years of elementary school.<br /><br />For example:<br /><br />The person finished the third level of a literacy center, you should mark box 6.<br /><br />For persons who are attending the first year of any level, mark box "0".<br /><br /><div class="i1">What is the highest grade, course or year that you have passed in this level? Mark the corresponding box.</div><br /><div class="i2">[ ] 0<br />[ ] 1<br />[ ] 2<br />[ ] 3<br />[ ] 4<br />[ ] 5<br />[ ] 6<br />[ ] 7<br />[ ] 9 Don't know</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="EC90A410" v="EC90A410 EC90A435"><span class="em">Question 12. What is the last grade or highest year that he/she completed in the indicated level?</span><br /><br />Write the name of the grade, course of year that the person has passed in the level that the person indicated in the previous question. Take into account that, generally, the person answers the grade that he/she is currently attending and what the question asks is the last grade passed. For example, if he/she is attending second year of the university, write 1.<br /><br />If the educational system in the university is a semester system, two semesters correspond to one year. On the other hand, for persons who passed or are studying in a literacy center, one year is the equivalent of two years of elementary school.<br /><br />For example:<br /><br />The person finished the third level of a literacy center, you should mark box 6.<br /><br />For persons who are attending the first year of any level, mark box "0".<br /><br /><div class="i1">What is the highest grade, course or year that you have passed in this level? Mark the corresponding box.</div><br /><div class="i2">[ ] 0<br />[ ] 1<br />[ ] 2<br />[ ] 3<br />[ ] 4<br />[ ] 5<br />[ ] 6<br />[ ] 7<br />[ ] 9 Don't know</div><br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's highest grade and level of educational attainment.
Universe
Ecuador 1990: Persons age 6+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |