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Census of Population of Ireland, 2002 - IPUMS Subset

Ireland, 2002
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IRL_2002_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistics Office, IPUMS
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Highest level of education completed (IE2002A_LEVELED)

Data file: IRL2002_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 228
End: 228
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar v="IE02A415 IE02A416 IE02A417 IE02A418 IE02A419 IE02A420 IE02A421 IE02A422 IE02A423 IE02A424 IE02A425 IE02A429">[Questions 20-26 apply to people aged 15 and over]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="IE02A415">21 What is the highest level of education (full-time or part-time) which you have completed to date?<br /><div class="i1">Check one box only.<br /><br />[] 1 No formal education<br />[] 2 Primary education<br />Second level<br />[] 3 Lower secondary: Junior/Intermediate/Group Certificate, "O" Levels/GCSEs, NCVA Foundation Certificate, Basic Skills Training Certificate, or equivalent<br />[] 4 Upper secondary:<br />Leaving certificate (including Applied and Vocational Programmes), "A" Levels, NCVA Level 1 Certificate or equivalent<br />[] 5 Technical or vocational qualification: completed apprenticeship, NCVA Level 2/3 Certificate, NCEA Foundation Certificate, Teagasc certificate/diploma or equivalent<br />[] 6 Both upper secondary and technical or vocational qualification<br />Third level<br />[] 7 Non degree: National Certificate, Diploma NCEA/Institute of Technology, or equivalent<br />[] 8 Primary degree (Third level Bachelor degree)<br />[] 9 Professional qualification (of degree status at least)<br />[] 10 Both degree and a professional qualification<br />[] 11 Postgraduate certificate or diploma<br />[] 12 Postgraduate degree (Masters)<br />[] 13 Doctorate (PhD)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Primary (including no formal education)
2 Lower secondary
3 Upper secondary
4 Third level: non-degree
5 Third level: degree or higher
8 Unknown
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's highest level of education completed.
Universe
Ireland 2002: Persons age 15+ who are present [discrepancies: type I none; type II 3.8%]

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