2010 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset
Zambia, 2010
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ZMB_2010_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Central Statistical Office, IPUMS
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- ZMB2010_PHC-H-H
- ZMB2010_PHC-P-H
Field of study for highest professional or vocational qualification completed (ZM2010A_FIELDSTUDY)
Data file: ZMB2010_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
276
End:
277
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3">Only for persons aged 5 years and older</span>
<br />[Applies to questions 25-30]</p>
<p><span class="em">P30. What is the field of study for the highest professional or vocational qualification completed?</span><div class="i1"><span class="ital">Write field of study and enter code</span> ____ _ _</div>
<br />[Applies to questions 25-30]</p>
<p><span class="em">P30. What is the field of study for the highest professional or vocational qualification completed?</span><div class="i1"><span class="ital">Write field of study and enter code</span> ____ _ _</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Natural science |
| 02 | Civil engineering |
| 03 | Electrical and electronics engineering |
| 04 | Mechanical engineering |
| 05 | Chemical engineering |
| 06 | Mining engineering |
| 07 | Industrial engineering |
| 08 | Metallurgical engineering |
| 09 | Architectural and town planning engineering |
| 10 | Other engineering |
| 11 | Medicine and surgery |
| 12 | Pharmacy |
| 13 | Dentistry |
| 14 | Nursing |
| 15 | Medical technology |
| 16 | X-ray technology |
| 17 | Veterinary |
| 18 | Statistics |
| 19 | Mathematics |
| 20 | Computer science |
| 21 | Economics |
| 22 | Accountancy |
| 23 | Teacher training |
| 24 | Law and jurisprudence (includes magistrates and judges) |
| 25 | Journalism |
| 26 | Fine arts |
| 27 | Physical education |
| 28 | Library science |
| 29 | Social welfare |
| 30 | Criminology |
| 31 | Business administration and related programmes |
| 32 | Secretarial training |
| 33 | Shorthand typing |
| 34 | Clerical typing |
| 35 | Operating of office machines |
| 36 | Service trade (e.g. cooking, tourist trade, etc.) |
| 37 | Radio and television broadcasting |
| 38 | Fire protection and fire fighting |
| 39 | Agriculture, forestry and fishery |
| 40 | Food and drinks processing trades programmes |
| 41 | Wood working |
| 42 | Textile trades |
| 43 | Leather trades |
| 44 | Other programmes |
| 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.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's field of study in the highest professional or vocational qualification completed.
Universe
Zambia 2010: Present members and visitors age 5+ with a professional or vocational qualification [discrepancies: type I 0.1% ; type II trace ]
concept
Concept