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Census of Population of Ireland, 2006 - IPUMS Subset

Ireland, 2006
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IRL_2006_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistics Office, IPUMS
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  • IRL2006_PHC-P-H

Highest level of education completed (IE2006A_LEVEDUC)

Data file: IRL2006_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 237
End: 237
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">B. Person Form</span></p>

<p>23. What is the highest level of education (full-time or part-time) which you have completed to date? Check only one box.</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 No formal education<br />[] 2 Primary education<br />Secondary 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: 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, 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, nursing diploma<br />[] 8 Primary degree (Third level Bachelor degree)<br />[] 9 Professional qualification (of degree status at least)<br />[] 10 Both a degree and a professional qualification<br />[] 11 Postgraduate certificate or diploma<br />[] 12 Postgraduate degree (Masters)<br />[] 13 Doctorate (PhD)</div>
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 highest level of education the person completed.
Universe
Ireland 2006: Non-absent persons age 15 and older [Discrepancies: none]

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