The 1980 Population and Housing Census of Thailand - IPUMS Subset
Thailand, 1980
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THA_1980_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Highest grade completed (TH1980A_GRADE)
Data file: THA1980_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
189
End:
190
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
L8. Highest grade of school completed (as of January 1980) ____</p>
<div class="i1">For persons 5 years and older.</div>
<div class="i1">For persons 5 years and older.</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Never attended school |
| 11 | Kindergarten |
| 21 | Primary level 1 |
| 22 | Primary level 2 |
| 23 | Primary level 3 |
| 24 | Primary level 4 |
| 25 | Primary level 5 or old M1 |
| 26 | Primary level 6 or old M2 |
| 27 | Primary level 7 or old M3 |
| 29 | Primary level, unknown grade |
| 31 | Secondary level, general, MS1 or old M4 |
| 32 | Secondary level, general, MS2 or old M5 |
| 33 | Secondary level, general, MS3 or old M6 |
| 34 | Secondary level, general, MS4 or old M7 |
| 35 | Secondary level, general, MS5 or old M8 |
| 39 | Secondary level, general, unknown grade |
| 55 | Secondary level, vocational, senior 1st year |
| 56 | Secondary level, vocational, senior 2nd year |
| 57 | Secondary level, vocational, senior 3rd year |
| 58 | Secondary level, vocational senior certificate, year not known |
| 59 | Secondary level, vocational, higher 1st year |
| 60 | Secondary level, vocational, higher 2nd year |
| 61 | Secondary level, vocational, higher 3rd year |
| 62 | Secondary level, vocational higher certificate or equivalent, year not known |
| 71 | Secondary level, teacher training: Changwat education certificate |
| 72 | Secondary level, teacher training: Lower education certificate |
| 73 | Secondary level, teacher training: Education certificate 1st year |
| 79 | Secondary level, teacher training: Education certificate, year not known |
| 41 | University level or army academy, general, 1st year |
| 42 | University level or army academy, general, 2nd year |
| 43 | University level or army academy, general, 3rd year |
| 44 | University level or army academy, general, 4th year |
| 45 | University level or army academy, general, 5th or 6th year |
| 46 | University level, general, bachelor degree |
| 47 | University level, general, master degree |
| 48 | University level, general, Ph.D. degree |
| 49 | University level, general, year not known |
| 63 | University level, vocational: Nurse 2nd year, vocational technical diploma 1st year |
| 64 | University level, vocational: Nurse 3rd year or nurse diploma, vocational technical diploma 2nd year |
| 65 | University level, vocational: Degree in nursing, educational vocational 2nd or 3rd year |
| 66 | University level, vocational: Degree in nursing, educational vocational 2nd or 3rd year |
| 69 | University level, vocational: Diploma in education or nursing, year not known |
| 81 | University level, teacher training: Bachelor or diploma in education, 1st year |
| 82 | University level, teacher training: Bachelor or diploma in education, 2nd year |
| 83 | University level, teacher training: Bachelor or diploma in education, 3rd year |
| 84 | University level, teacher training: Bachelor or diploma in education, 4th year |
| 89 | University level, teacher training: Bachelor or diploma in education, year not known |
| 90 | Other education |
| 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.
Interviewer instructions
<span class="h3">3.19 Education:</span>
<br />Education systems are categorized into:</p>
<p><span class="em">3.19.1 Formal education</span> which is divided into</p>
<div class="i1">a) Nursery<br />b) Primary education covers P1 - P4, and P5 - P7 (M1 - M3 of the old system). Since the 1978 academic year the coverage of primary education have included P1 - P6<br />c) Secondary education covers:</div><div class="i2">Lower secondary education: MS1 - MS3 (M4 - M6 of the old system) or M1- M3 (since the 1978 academic year)<br />Upper secondary education: MS4 - MS5 (M7 - M8 of the old system) or M4 - M6 (since the 1978 academic year)</div><p>[Page 25 is omitted.]</p>
<p><span class="pg">p. 26</span><div class="i1">d) Adult education</div><div class="i2">Level 1 is comparable to P2 learning for 6 months.<br />Level 2 is comparable to P4 learning for 6 months.<br />Level 3 is comparable to P7 learning for 1 year and 6 months.<br />Level 4 is comparable to MS3 learning for 1 year and 6 months.<br />Level 5 is comparable to MS5 learning for 2 years.</div><span class="em">3.19.2 Vocational Education</span>
<br />Before 1961:</p>
<div class="i1">a) Lower vocation accepts those who complete P4 learning for 3 years<br />b) Upper vocation accepts those who complete M3 learning for 3 years.<br />c) Higher vocation accepts those who complete M6 learning for 3 years.</div><p>Since 1961</p>
<div class="i1">a) Secondary education has 2 levels:</div><div class="i2">- Lower secondary education (MS1 - MS3)<br />- Late secondary education (MS4 - MS6) or vocational diploma.</div><div class="i1">b) Higher vocational diploma is continuing education from MS5 of 3-year curriculum (3 year for evening class) or from MS6 of 2-year curriculum.<br />c) Vocational teacher training is classified into</div><div class="i2">- Vocational Certificate in Agricultural Education of 2-year curriculum accepts those who complete MS3.<br />- Primary Vocational Certificate in Mechanics, 3-year curriculum, accepts those who complete MS3.<br />- Secondary teacher training</div><div class="i1">d) Short-training course (less than one year) is vocational training for people.</div><span class="em">3.19.3 Teaching education</span><div class="i1">a) Certificate in Education accepts those who complete MS3 learning for 2 years.<br />b) Higher Certificate in Education accepts those who complete certificate education, MS5, MS6 learning for 2 years.<br />c) Bachelor Degree accepts those who complete higher certificate education, or equivalent, or diploma learning for 2 years.</div><span class="em">3.19.4 Tertiary Education</span> means education in university, cadet school, police cadet school, or other higher institutions at the same level of the university.</p>
<p><span class="em">3.19.5 Other Education</span> such as nursing (indicate the level e.g., degree, diploma, nurse assistant), arts etc. Other schools attached to other government agencies e.g., chemistry lab, train engineering, post office, low-ranked soldier school, navy school, air force school, or policeman school.</p>
<p><span class="em">Column 8 The highest level of education</span> </p>
<p>(Ask only persons 5 years and over, or those who were born before and in 1997 (Tiger year in the Thai Zodiacal calendar)</p>
<p>The highest level of education means the highest or last level of education that a person attained as of January 1, 1980)</p>
<p>Ask "What is your highest qualification, or highest or last level of education as of January 1, 1980?" Record the highest level of education as follows:</p>
<div class="i1">a) General education program record the last final exam of level of education e.g.,</div><div class="i2">1. Primary education P1 - P4 and P5 - P7 (M1- M3 in the old system). Since the 1978 academic year, there are 6 Grades.<br />2. Secondary education:</div><div class="i3">Lower secondary education: MS1 - MS3 (M4 - M6 in the old system) and M1 - M3 (Since the 1978 academic year)<br />Upper secondary education<br />MS4 - MS5 (M7 - M8 in the old system)<br />M4 - M6 (Since the 1978 academic year)</div><div class="i1">b) Vocational education with teaching general program<br />Record the last final exam of vocational education, followed by the highest general education program in parenthesis. For example:</div><div class="i2">Year 1 Vocational education (P4)<br />Year 2 Advance vocational education (P6)<br />MS6 Vocational education (MS3)<br />Year 1 Technical vocational education (MS5) etc.</div><span class="pg">p. 69</span><div class="i1">c) Tertiary education<br />Record the year completed and name of university.</div><div class="i2">For example, Year 1, Chulalongkorn University<br />Year 2, Thammasat University<br />Year 3, Ramkamhaeng University<br />Year 1, Navy Cadet School</div><div class="i1">Those who obtained certificates record the name of qualification or abbreviation of the qualification. For example,</div><div class="i2">B.Sc., M.Sc.<br />B.A. (Education), M.A. (Education)<br />B.Sc. (Engineering)<br />B.Sc. (Dentistry)</div><div class="i1">For those who received certificate, diploma or degree in the same level but different qualifications, record only one degree. However, if a person received several degrees of the different levels, record only the highest degree.<br /><br />d) Those who study religion<br />Record the religious qualification in this Column. For example:</div><p> </p>
<div class="i2">Third level religion<br />Second level religion<br />Buddhism Theology 4<br />Buddhism Theology 9</div><div class="i1">e) Vocational Education without general education program e.g., Certificate in Beauty, Television Fixing, Car Driving, etc. Do not record in this Column, record the qualification obtained from the general education program or vocational education in this Column as specified in Items a) - c).<br /><br />f) Never been educated, or never finished up of any years record "Never".</div>
<br />Education systems are categorized into:</p>
<p><span class="em">3.19.1 Formal education</span> which is divided into</p>
<div class="i1">a) Nursery<br />b) Primary education covers P1 - P4, and P5 - P7 (M1 - M3 of the old system). Since the 1978 academic year the coverage of primary education have included P1 - P6<br />c) Secondary education covers:</div><div class="i2">Lower secondary education: MS1 - MS3 (M4 - M6 of the old system) or M1- M3 (since the 1978 academic year)<br />Upper secondary education: MS4 - MS5 (M7 - M8 of the old system) or M4 - M6 (since the 1978 academic year)</div><p>[Page 25 is omitted.]</p>
<p><span class="pg">p. 26</span><div class="i1">d) Adult education</div><div class="i2">Level 1 is comparable to P2 learning for 6 months.<br />Level 2 is comparable to P4 learning for 6 months.<br />Level 3 is comparable to P7 learning for 1 year and 6 months.<br />Level 4 is comparable to MS3 learning for 1 year and 6 months.<br />Level 5 is comparable to MS5 learning for 2 years.</div><span class="em">3.19.2 Vocational Education</span>
<br />Before 1961:</p>
<div class="i1">a) Lower vocation accepts those who complete P4 learning for 3 years<br />b) Upper vocation accepts those who complete M3 learning for 3 years.<br />c) Higher vocation accepts those who complete M6 learning for 3 years.</div><p>Since 1961</p>
<div class="i1">a) Secondary education has 2 levels:</div><div class="i2">- Lower secondary education (MS1 - MS3)<br />- Late secondary education (MS4 - MS6) or vocational diploma.</div><div class="i1">b) Higher vocational diploma is continuing education from MS5 of 3-year curriculum (3 year for evening class) or from MS6 of 2-year curriculum.<br />c) Vocational teacher training is classified into</div><div class="i2">- Vocational Certificate in Agricultural Education of 2-year curriculum accepts those who complete MS3.<br />- Primary Vocational Certificate in Mechanics, 3-year curriculum, accepts those who complete MS3.<br />- Secondary teacher training</div><div class="i1">d) Short-training course (less than one year) is vocational training for people.</div><span class="em">3.19.3 Teaching education</span><div class="i1">a) Certificate in Education accepts those who complete MS3 learning for 2 years.<br />b) Higher Certificate in Education accepts those who complete certificate education, MS5, MS6 learning for 2 years.<br />c) Bachelor Degree accepts those who complete higher certificate education, or equivalent, or diploma learning for 2 years.</div><span class="em">3.19.4 Tertiary Education</span> means education in university, cadet school, police cadet school, or other higher institutions at the same level of the university.</p>
<p><span class="em">3.19.5 Other Education</span> such as nursing (indicate the level e.g., degree, diploma, nurse assistant), arts etc. Other schools attached to other government agencies e.g., chemistry lab, train engineering, post office, low-ranked soldier school, navy school, air force school, or policeman school.</p>
<p><span class="em">Column 8 The highest level of education</span> </p>
<p>(Ask only persons 5 years and over, or those who were born before and in 1997 (Tiger year in the Thai Zodiacal calendar)</p>
<p>The highest level of education means the highest or last level of education that a person attained as of January 1, 1980)</p>
<p>Ask "What is your highest qualification, or highest or last level of education as of January 1, 1980?" Record the highest level of education as follows:</p>
<div class="i1">a) General education program record the last final exam of level of education e.g.,</div><div class="i2">1. Primary education P1 - P4 and P5 - P7 (M1- M3 in the old system). Since the 1978 academic year, there are 6 Grades.<br />2. Secondary education:</div><div class="i3">Lower secondary education: MS1 - MS3 (M4 - M6 in the old system) and M1 - M3 (Since the 1978 academic year)<br />Upper secondary education<br />MS4 - MS5 (M7 - M8 in the old system)<br />M4 - M6 (Since the 1978 academic year)</div><div class="i1">b) Vocational education with teaching general program<br />Record the last final exam of vocational education, followed by the highest general education program in parenthesis. For example:</div><div class="i2">Year 1 Vocational education (P4)<br />Year 2 Advance vocational education (P6)<br />MS6 Vocational education (MS3)<br />Year 1 Technical vocational education (MS5) etc.</div><span class="pg">p. 69</span><div class="i1">c) Tertiary education<br />Record the year completed and name of university.</div><div class="i2">For example, Year 1, Chulalongkorn University<br />Year 2, Thammasat University<br />Year 3, Ramkamhaeng University<br />Year 1, Navy Cadet School</div><div class="i1">Those who obtained certificates record the name of qualification or abbreviation of the qualification. For example,</div><div class="i2">B.Sc., M.Sc.<br />B.A. (Education), M.A. (Education)<br />B.Sc. (Engineering)<br />B.Sc. (Dentistry)</div><div class="i1">For those who received certificate, diploma or degree in the same level but different qualifications, record only one degree. However, if a person received several degrees of the different levels, record only the highest degree.<br /><br />d) Those who study religion<br />Record the religious qualification in this Column. For example:</div><p> </p>
<div class="i2">Third level religion<br />Second level religion<br />Buddhism Theology 4<br />Buddhism Theology 9</div><div class="i1">e) Vocational Education without general education program e.g., Certificate in Beauty, Television Fixing, Car Driving, etc. Do not record in this Column, record the qualification obtained from the general education program or vocational education in this Column as specified in Items a) - c).<br /><br />f) Never been educated, or never finished up of any years record "Never".</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the highest grade completed by the person.
Universe
Thailand 1980: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |