Censos de Población y Viviendas 2011 - IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Spain, 2011 - 2012
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Reference ID
ESP_2011_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
INE (Instituto Nacional de Estadística), IPUMS
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- ESP2011_PHC-H-H.dat
- ESP2011_PHC-P-H.dat
Educational attainment (ES2011A_EDATTAN)
Data file: ESP2011_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
339
End:
340
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<span class="h3"><span class="ital">If the Person 1 is 16 years or older, go to question 10. If he/she is younger than 16 years continue with question 9.</span></span></p>
<p><span class="em">10. What is the highest level of studies that he/she has completed?</span>
<br />Mark only one option.</p>
<div class="i1">[] Cannot read or write (go to question 12)<br />[] Can read and write but attended school for less than five years (go to question 12)<br />[] Attended school for five or more years but did not complete compulsory secondary education (ESO), basic general education (EGB), or elementary baccalaureate (go to question 12)<br />[] Completed compulsory secondary education (ESO), basic general education (EGB), elementary baccalaureate, or received completion certificate for compulsory education (go to question 12)<br />[] Baccalaureate (LOE, LOGSE), unified secondary school diploma (BUP), higher baccalaureate, university orientation course (COU), or pre-university (PREU) (go to question 12)<br />[] Intermediate professional formation (FR), professional formation I (FP I), official industrial course or equivalent, intermediate professional music and dance training, offical langauge school certificate<br />[] Higher professional formation, professional formation II (FP II), industrial masters or equivalent<br />[] General university degree (<span class="lang">diplomatura</span>), technical architecture degree, technical engineering degree, or equivalent<br />[] Bachelor's degree (<span class="lang">grado</span>) or equivalent<br />[] Bachelor's degree (<span class="lang">licenciatura</span>), architecture degree, engineering degree, or equivalent<br />[] Official university master's degree (following 2006), medical specialties, or equivalent<br />[] Doctorate (PhD)</div>
<p><span class="em">10. What is the highest level of studies that he/she has completed?</span>
<br />Mark only one option.</p>
<div class="i1">[] Cannot read or write (go to question 12)<br />[] Can read and write but attended school for less than five years (go to question 12)<br />[] Attended school for five or more years but did not complete compulsory secondary education (ESO), basic general education (EGB), or elementary baccalaureate (go to question 12)<br />[] Completed compulsory secondary education (ESO), basic general education (EGB), elementary baccalaureate, or received completion certificate for compulsory education (go to question 12)<br />[] Baccalaureate (LOE, LOGSE), unified secondary school diploma (BUP), higher baccalaureate, university orientation course (COU), or pre-university (PREU) (go to question 12)<br />[] Intermediate professional formation (FR), professional formation I (FP I), official industrial course or equivalent, intermediate professional music and dance training, offical langauge school certificate<br />[] Higher professional formation, professional formation II (FP II), industrial masters or equivalent<br />[] General university degree (<span class="lang">diplomatura</span>), technical architecture degree, technical engineering degree, or equivalent<br />[] Bachelor's degree (<span class="lang">grado</span>) or equivalent<br />[] Bachelor's degree (<span class="lang">licenciatura</span>), architecture degree, engineering degree, or equivalent<br />[] Official university master's degree (following 2006), medical specialties, or equivalent<br />[] Doctorate (PhD)</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Cannot read or write |
| 02 | Can read and write but less than 5 years of school |
| 03 | 5 or more years of school but did not complete compulsory secondary education (ESO), basic general education (EGB), or elementary baccalaureate |
| 04 | Compulsory secondary education (ESO), basic general education (EGB), elementary baccalaureate, or completion certificate for compulsory education |
| 05 | Baccalaureate (LOE, LOGSE), unified secondary school diploma (BUP), higher baccalaureate, university orientation course (COU), or pre-university (PREU) |
| 06 | Intermediate professional formation (FR), professional formation I (FP I), official industrial course or equivalent, intermediate professional music and dance training, offical langauge school certificate |
| 07 | Higher professional formation, professional formation II (FP II), industrial masters or equivalent |
| 08 | General university degree (diplomatura), technical architecture degree, technical engineering degree, or equivalent |
| 09 | Bachelor's degree (grado) or equivalent |
| 10 | Bachelor's degree (licenciatura), architecture degree, engineering degree, or equivalent |
| 11 | Official university master's degree (following 2006), medical specialities, or equivalent |
| 12 | Doctorate (PhD) |
| 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="em">1.C.1 Level of studies</span></p>
<p>The level of studies refers to the highest level satisfactorily completed in the education system of the country in which the education was received. It is considered that a person has achieved a determined level of instruction when he/she has finished and passed all the courses of the level and is in conditions to obtain the corresponding title or diploma.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 36]</span></p>
<p>Categories of this variable:</p>
<div class="i1">Does not know how to read or write<br />Knows how to read and write but attended school for less than 5 years<br />Went to school for 5 years or more but did not reach the final course of ESO, EGB, or Basic High School<br />High school (LOE, LOGSE), BUP, Superior High School, COU, PREU<br />FP middle grade, FP I, Industrial Official or equivalent, Middle grade of music and dance, Certificates of Official Language Schools<br />FP superior grade, FP II, Industrial masters or equivalent<br />University diploma, technical architecture, technical engineering or equivalent<br />University grade or equivalent<br />Official university masters (since 2006), Medical specialties or analogs<br />Doctorate</div>
<p>The level of studies refers to the highest level satisfactorily completed in the education system of the country in which the education was received. It is considered that a person has achieved a determined level of instruction when he/she has finished and passed all the courses of the level and is in conditions to obtain the corresponding title or diploma.</p>
<p><span class="pg">[p. 36]</span></p>
<p>Categories of this variable:</p>
<div class="i1">Does not know how to read or write<br />Knows how to read and write but attended school for less than 5 years<br />Went to school for 5 years or more but did not reach the final course of ESO, EGB, or Basic High School<br />High school (LOE, LOGSE), BUP, Superior High School, COU, PREU<br />FP middle grade, FP I, Industrial Official or equivalent, Middle grade of music and dance, Certificates of Official Language Schools<br />FP superior grade, FP II, Industrial masters or equivalent<br />University diploma, technical architecture, technical engineering or equivalent<br />University grade or equivalent<br />Official university masters (since 2006), Medical specialties or analogs<br />Doctorate</div>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's level of educational attainment.
Universe
Spain 2011: Persons age 16+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |