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Censo Nacional de Población y Viviendas, 1972 - IPUMS Subset

Paraguay, 1972
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PRY_1972_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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General Directorate of Statistics and Censuses (DGEC), IPUMS
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Reason for not attending school (PY1972A_WHYNOT)

Data file: PRY1972_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 212
End: 212
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h3">B. Educational characteristics </span></p>

<p>Only for those persons 7 years of age and older
<br />[Questions 11 to 14 were asked of persons age 7 and older]</p>

<p><svar a="all" v="PY72A419">14. What is the reason for not attending school?<br /><div class="i1">Only for those between the ages of 7 and 14 who are not currently attending.<br /><br />[] 1 There is no school near home<br />[] 2 There are no higher grades<br />[] 3 Works<br />[] 4 Without economic resources<br />[] 5 Physical disability ____ (specify)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 No school close to house
2 No higher grades available
3 Work
4 Without financial resources
5 Physical disability
8 Unknown
9 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">IV. Information about the Population</span></p>

<p><span class="em">B. Educational characteristics</span>
<br />These questions are asked only of persons seven years old and older.</p>

<p><svar a="all" v="PY72A419">14. Reason for not attending school<br /><br />This question is only asked of persons from 7 to 14 years old who do not attend school.<br />Mark the corresponding box, according to the cause. In "physical incapacity", you should specify which physical incapacity makes it impossible for him/her to attend school, including chronic illnesses.<br /><br />For persons under 12 years old, the interview ends here.<br /></svar></p>

<p>14. What is the reason for which you do not attend school? (age 7 to 14 years)</p>
<div class="i1">Only for the persons 7 to 14 years old who do not attend school.<br /><br />[] 1 There is no school near the house<br />[] 2 There are no upper level grades<br />[] 3 Works<br />[] 4 No resources [money]<br />[] 5 Physical impediment (specify) ____</div>

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's reason for not attending school.
Universe
Paraguay 1972: Persons age 7-14 currently not attending school [discrepancies: type I 0.2%; type II 0.1%]

concept

Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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