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Demographic and Health Survey 2015-2016 - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 2015 - 2016
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MWI_2015_DHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Office (NSO) [Malawi] and ICF., Minnesota Population Center
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Jan 16, 2021
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Educational attainment (M_EDSUMM)

Data file: MWI2016-M.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 359
End: 359
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
24) What is the highest level of school (NAME) has attended?
SEE CODES BELOW.
What is the highest class (NAME) completed at that level?
SEE CODES BELOW.

LEVEL __

PRESCHOOL 0
PRIMARY 1
SECONDARY 2
HIGHER 3
DON'T KNOW 8

CLASS __

LESS THAN 1 YEAR COMPLETED 00
DON'T KNOW 98
Categories
Value Category
0 No education
1 Incomplete primary
2 Complete primary
3 Incomplete secondary
4 Complete secondary
5 Higher
6 Other
7 Don't know
8 Missing
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
EDSUMM (HV109) is a summary variable that reports the household member's highest level of education in broad categories. Countries vary in the gradations of their school systems, but EDSUMM is a standardized variable providing the level of education in six categories: No education, Incomplete primary, Complete primary, Incomplete secondary, Complete secondary, and Higher.

EDSUMM is constructed from information contained in EDLEVEL (HV106) and EDLEVYR (HV107).

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- TOPICS IPUMS
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