The 1990 Population and Housing Census of Thailand - IPUMS Subset

Thailand, 1990

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THA_1990_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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National Statistical Office, IPUMS

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Highest grade completed (TH1990A_EDATTAIN)

Data file: THA1990_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 190

End: 191

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<svar v="TH90A406">[Ask only person 5 years and over.]<br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a="all" v="TH90A406">S7. Highest Level of school attainment<br /><br />What's [respondent's] highest level of school attainment? ____<br /><br /><div class="i1">Record the highest level of education lastly completed as of 1 January 1990. If never attended school, record "never".</div><br /></svar>

Categories

Value	Category
01	Never attended school
10	Kindergarten
11	Primary level 1
12	Primary level 2
13	Primary level 3
14	Primary level 4
15	Primary level 5 (P5 or M1 in old system)
16	Primary level 6 (P6 or M2 in old system)
17	Primary level (P7 or M3 in old system)
19	Primary level, unknown year
21	General secondary level, year 1
22	General secondary level, year 2 (M.S.1 in old system)
23	General secondary level, year 3 (M.S.2 in old system)
24	General secondary level, year 3 (M.S.3 in old system)
25	General secondary level, year 4
26	General secondary level, year 5
27	General secondary level, year 6
29	General secondary level, unknown year
31	General university level, year 1
32	General university level, year 2
33	General university level, year 3
34	General university level, year 4
35	General university level, year 5
36	Undergraduate degree (completed)
37	Master
38	Ph.D.
39	General university level, unknown year
41	Vocational secondary level, year 1
42	Vocational secondary level, year 2
43	Vocational secondary level, year 3
44	Upper vocational secondary level, year 1
45	Upper vocational secondary level, year 2
46	Upper vocational secondary level, year 3
49	Upper vocational secondary level, unknown year
51	Vocational university, year 1
52	Vocational university, year 2
53	Vocational university, teacher certificate
54	Vocational university, technical certificate
59	Vocational university, unknown year
61	Secondary level, teacher certificate (continue from M.3 in old system)
62	Secondary level, teacher certificate (continue from M.6 in old system)
63	Upper secondary level 1, teacher certificate
64	Upper secondary level 2, teacher certificate
65	University level (teacher training), year 1
66	University level (teacher training), year 2
67	University level (teacher training), year 3
68	University level (teacher training), year 4
69	University level (teacher training), unknown year
73	Nursing education (1 year curriculum)
74	Nursing education (obstetrician certificate)
75	Nursing education, year 1-3 of nursing diploma
76	Nursing education (nursing diploma)
77	Nursing education (year 3 of 4 year curriculum)
78	Nursing education (university level)
79	Nursing education, unknown level
80	Short vocational education
81	Third grade religion (Primary level 4)
82	Buddhism theology grades 3-4 (Secondary level 3)
83	Buddhism theology grades 5-6 (Secondary level 6)
84	Buddhism theology grade 9 (University level)
89	Religious study, unknown level
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.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the highest grade that the person completed.

Universe

Thailand 1990: Persons age 5+ [discrepancies: none]

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Concept

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