Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey 2015-2016 - IPUMS Subset

Tanzania, 2015 - 2016

Reference ID

TZA_2015_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children [Tanzania], Ministry of Health [Zanzibar], National Bureau of Statistics [Tanzania], Office of the Chief Government Statistician, and ICF., Minnesota Population Center

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Jan 16, 2021

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Educational attainment (H_EDSUMM)

Data file: TZA2015-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 424

End: 424

Width: 1

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

18. What is the highest level of school (NAME) has attended?
What is the highest grade (NAME) completed at that level?
SEE CODES BELOW.

LEVEL

PRE-PRIMARY 0
PRIMARY 1
POST PRIMARY TRAINING 2
SECONDARY 'O' LEVEL 3
POST SECONDARY 'O' LEVEL 4
SECONDARY 'A' LEVEL 5
POST SECONDARY 'A' LEVEL 6
UNIVERSITY 7
DON'T KNOW 8

GRADE

GRADE ____
LESS THAN 1 YEAR COMPLETED 00
DON'T KNOW 98

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

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).

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Education Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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