Census of Population and Housing 1960 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 1960

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USA_1960_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center

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Educational attainment recode (US1960A_0443)

Data file: USA1960-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 228

End: 228

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

P14. What is the highest grade (or year) of regular school this person has ever attended?

(Check one box)

If now attending a regular school or college, check the grade (or year) he is in. If it is in junior high school, check the box that stand for that grade (or year).

[] Never attended school
[] Kindergarten
Elementary school (Grade)

[] 1
[] 2
[] 3
[] 4
[] 5
[] 6
[] 7
[] 8

High school (Year)

[] 1
[] 2
[] 3
[] 4

College (Year)

[] 1
[] 2
[] 3
[] 4
[] 5
[] 6 or more

P15. Did he finish the highest grade (or year) he attended?

[] Finished this grade
[] Did not finish this grade
[] Never attended school

Categories

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	None or preschool
2	Grade 1 , 2 , 3 , or 4
3	Grade 5 , 6 , 7 , or 8
4	Grade 9
5	Grade 10
6	Grade 11
7	Grade 12
8	1 to 3 years of college
9	4 years of college

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 respondent's highest grade of school or year of college completed.

Universe

Persons age 5+

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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