1990 Population census - IPUMS Subset
Hungary, 1990
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HUN_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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- HUN1990_PHC-H-H
- HUN1990_PHC-P-H
Highest educational attainment (HU1990A_EDATTAN)
Data file: HUN1990_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
178
End:
179
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar a="all" v="HU90A422">13. Education level:<br /><div class="i1">If you completed any of the 1-4 forms of the grammar school or 8 forms before 1950, enter it to the number of forms of higher elementary school. Several replies may be given.<br /><br />[] Attended no school<br />[] Form(s) of primary (elementary) school [specify number of forms]: ____<br />[] Form(s) of higher elementary school [specify number of forms]: ____<br />[] Certificate of skilled worker got at the day section of an apprentice school in the year 19 _ _<br />[] Certificate at the day section of a vocational school in the year 19 _ _<br />[] Secondary school leaving certificate, certificate of qualification<br />[] Certificate of higher school of non-university level<br />[] University certificate, diploma</div><br /></svar></p>
<p>Question 13.</p>
<div class="i1"><span class="em">For each person</span> the highest grade reached in the <span class="em">primary (general)</span> school and in the higher elementary school, respectively, should be registered. Further on, only those completed qualifications can be indicated which were obtained within the formal education system. Completed educational attainments are the following:</div><ul class="b2">
<li>A certificate obtained upon the conclusion of full-time studies in an apprentice school,</li>
<li>A certificate obtained upon the conclusion of full-time studies in a vocational school,</li>
<li>The secondary school final exam certificate obtained in a grammar school or other secondary school; furthermore, the secondary school leaving certificates which were issued between 1974 and 1986,</li>
<li>A diploma or certificate obtained at a university, college or other third-level educational institution.</li>
</ul><div class="i1">The following cannot be taken into consideration: qualifications given after a training-course, certificate of apprentice or vocational school obtained within the frame of adult education, specializations obtained at a third-level educational institutions after graduation (specializations in medicine, engineering, law etc.).<br /><br />Certificates obtained in the Marxism-Leninism evening school can only be accepted in cases when the certificate is about specialization (equivalent to the diploma of non-university third-level education) and issued between 1958-1982.</div>
<p>Question 13.</p>
<div class="i1"><span class="em">For each person</span> the highest grade reached in the <span class="em">primary (general)</span> school and in the higher elementary school, respectively, should be registered. Further on, only those completed qualifications can be indicated which were obtained within the formal education system. Completed educational attainments are the following:</div><ul class="b2">
<li>A certificate obtained upon the conclusion of full-time studies in an apprentice school,</li>
<li>A certificate obtained upon the conclusion of full-time studies in a vocational school,</li>
<li>The secondary school final exam certificate obtained in a grammar school or other secondary school; furthermore, the secondary school leaving certificates which were issued between 1974 and 1986,</li>
<li>A diploma or certificate obtained at a university, college or other third-level educational institution.</li>
</ul><div class="i1">The following cannot be taken into consideration: qualifications given after a training-course, certificate of apprentice or vocational school obtained within the frame of adult education, specializations obtained at a third-level educational institutions after graduation (specializations in medicine, engineering, law etc.).<br /><br />Certificates obtained in the Marxism-Leninism evening school can only be accepted in cases when the certificate is about specialization (equivalent to the diploma of non-university third-level education) and issued between 1958-1982.</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | No schooling |
| 11 | 1 grade of primary (general) school |
| 12 | 2 grades of primary (general) school |
| 13 | 3 grades of primary (general) school |
| 14 | 4 grades of primary (general) school |
| 15 | 5 grades of primary (general) school |
| 16 | 6 grades of primary (general) school |
| 17 | 7 grades of primary (general) school |
| 18 | 8 grades of primary (general) school |
| 21 | 1 grade of higher elementary school |
| 22 | 2 grades of higher elementary school |
| 23 | 3 grades of higher elementary school |
| 24 | 4 grades of higher elementary school |
| 25 | 5 grades of higher elementary school |
| 26 | 6 grades of higher elementary school |
| 30 | Certificate of skilled worker acquired at the day section of an apprentice school (in 1961 or later) |
| 40 | Certificate acquired at the day section of a vocational school (in 1976 or later) |
| 50 | Secondary school final examination, school leaving certificate |
| 60 | Diploma from a non-university third-level educational institution |
| 70 | University diploma |
| 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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's highest educational attainment.
Universe
Hungary 1990: Persons age 7+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept