1999 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset
Vietnam, 1999
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VNM_1999_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Bureau of The Central Steering Committee for the 1999 Population and Housing Census. General Statistics Office., IPUMS
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- VNM1999_PHC-H-H.dat
- VNM1999_PHC-P-H.dat
Highest qualification (VN1999A_EDUCQUAL)
Data file: VNM1999_PHC-P-H.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
215
End:
215
Width:
1
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="VN99A422 VN99A423 VN99A424 VN99A425 VN99A426 VN99A427 VN99A428 VN99A429 VN99A430 VN99A431 VN99A432 VN99A433"><span class="em">Persons born before 4/1986 (13 years old or over) answer the following questions:</span><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="VN99A422">13*. What is the highest qualification or trade that (Name) had attained?<br /><br />If one of the codes from "4" to "8" is circled in Q. 13, Q.11 must be circled with "2" or "3" or "4".<br /><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 No qualification and certificate [Go on to question 15]<br />[] 2 Technical worker with certificate<br />[] 3 Secondary Vocational<br />[] 4 Undergraduate<br />[] 5 Graduate/Diploma<br />[] 6 Master<br />[] 7 Candidate<br />[] 8 Ph.D.</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="VN99A422">13*. What is the highest qualification or trade that (Name) had attained?<br /><br />If one of the codes from "4" to "8" is circled in Q. 13, Q.11 must be circled with "2" or "3" or "4".<br /><br /><div class="i1">[] 1 No qualification and certificate [Go on to question 15]<br />[] 2 Technical worker with certificate<br />[] 3 Secondary Vocational<br />[] 4 Undergraduate<br />[] 5 Graduate/Diploma<br />[] 6 Master<br />[] 7 Candidate<br />[] 8 Ph.D.</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 0 | No qualification or certificate |
| 1 | Technical worker with certificate |
| 2 | Certificate from a vocational or technical school |
| 3 | 2-year college degree |
| 4 | 4-year college degree |
| 5 | Master degree |
| 6 | Doctoral degree |
| 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
<svar v="VN99A422 VN99A423 VN99A424 VN99A425 VN99A426 VN99A427 VN99A428 VN99A429 VN99A430 VN99A431 VN99A432 VN99A433"><span class="em">Questions 13 to 18: Only ask persons who were born before April, 1986 (aged 13 years and older) </span>(Persons who were born in 1986 and do not have month of birth in question 4 should also answer these questions).<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="VN99A422"><span class="em">Question 13:</span> What is the highest qualification or professional skill that (name) had attained?<br /><br />The highest qualification or professional skill that a person is officially recognized from a professional/technical training class/school in the country or aboard, whether this qualification or skill is received from full-time program or on-the-job training.<br /><br />A person can have one of these qualifications:<br /><br /><div class="i1">a. No qualification/technical skill and related certificate: Persons who are doing simple labor jobs (common laborers), or working in professional/technical skills positions without any professional/technical certificate. For both types of respondent, interviewers select code "1", skip question 14, and ask question 15.<br /><br />b. Technical worker and professional staff with certificate:<br /><br />These are persons who have graduation certificate from professional or technical class/program/school which is lower than the level of middle vocational schools (in country or abroad), in spite of his/her training technical level, and duration of training. A person who is defined as a technical worker or a professional staff with certificate has code "2" in question 14.</div><br /><br />Note:<br /><br /><div class="i1">Persons who do not have any formal training at technical or professional class/school but receive license or professional certificate of their skill level from the local authorities can be considered as having technical/professional certificate for their current work. These persons have code "2" in question 13.<br /><br />An artist of a given profession with official certificate from local authorities is considered as having professional certificate and is coded as "2" in question 13.<br /><br />Persons who previously attended technical or professional class/school (lower level than middle vocational school) and dropped out of their training program are not considered as having technical/professional certificate. These persons have code "1" in question 13.</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">c. Middle vocational school: Persons who graduate and have certificate from any middle vocational school. If a person is defined as graduating from middle vocational school, interviewers select code "3" and ask question 14.<br /><br />d. Two-year college: Persons who graduate and have certificate from a 2-year college. If a person is defined as graduating from 2-year college, interviewers select code "4" and ask question 14.<br /><br />e. Four-year college/university: Persons who graduate and have certificate from a 4-year college or university. If a person is defined as graduating from a 4-year college or university, interviewers select code "5" and ask question 14.<br /><br />f. Master, Ph.D.: Persons have actually been awarded master or Ph.D. degrees. Persons who study several courses in graduate school or only perform internship after college graduation are not considered as having master/Ph.D. degree. If it is necessary, interviewers can check actual certificate from respondents. A person with master or Ph.D. degree has code "6", "7", or "8", and ask question 14.</div><br /><br />For persons who have several technical/professional certificate at different level of skills, interviewers record the highest degree that person completed (or technical/professional certificate of skill level for his/her current job).<br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="VN99A422"><span class="em">Question 13:</span> What is the highest qualification or professional skill that (name) had attained?<br /><br />The highest qualification or professional skill that a person is officially recognized from a professional/technical training class/school in the country or aboard, whether this qualification or skill is received from full-time program or on-the-job training.<br /><br />A person can have one of these qualifications:<br /><br /><div class="i1">a. No qualification/technical skill and related certificate: Persons who are doing simple labor jobs (common laborers), or working in professional/technical skills positions without any professional/technical certificate. For both types of respondent, interviewers select code "1", skip question 14, and ask question 15.<br /><br />b. Technical worker and professional staff with certificate:<br /><br />These are persons who have graduation certificate from professional or technical class/program/school which is lower than the level of middle vocational schools (in country or abroad), in spite of his/her training technical level, and duration of training. A person who is defined as a technical worker or a professional staff with certificate has code "2" in question 14.</div><br /><br />Note:<br /><br /><div class="i1">Persons who do not have any formal training at technical or professional class/school but receive license or professional certificate of their skill level from the local authorities can be considered as having technical/professional certificate for their current work. These persons have code "2" in question 13.<br /><br />An artist of a given profession with official certificate from local authorities is considered as having professional certificate and is coded as "2" in question 13.<br /><br />Persons who previously attended technical or professional class/school (lower level than middle vocational school) and dropped out of their training program are not considered as having technical/professional certificate. These persons have code "1" in question 13.</div><br /><br /><div class="i1">c. Middle vocational school: Persons who graduate and have certificate from any middle vocational school. If a person is defined as graduating from middle vocational school, interviewers select code "3" and ask question 14.<br /><br />d. Two-year college: Persons who graduate and have certificate from a 2-year college. If a person is defined as graduating from 2-year college, interviewers select code "4" and ask question 14.<br /><br />e. Four-year college/university: Persons who graduate and have certificate from a 4-year college or university. If a person is defined as graduating from a 4-year college or university, interviewers select code "5" and ask question 14.<br /><br />f. Master, Ph.D.: Persons have actually been awarded master or Ph.D. degrees. Persons who study several courses in graduate school or only perform internship after college graduation are not considered as having master/Ph.D. degree. If it is necessary, interviewers can check actual certificate from respondents. A person with master or Ph.D. degree has code "6", "7", or "8", and ask question 14.</div><br /><br />For persons who have several technical/professional certificate at different level of skills, interviewers record the highest degree that person completed (or technical/professional certificate of skill level for his/her current job).<br /></svar>
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the highest qualification the person had attained.
Universe
Vietnam 1999: Persons age 13+ [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Education Variables -- PERSON | IPUMS |