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| agrnun18 | Age received most recent non-university diploma |
|---|---|
| agruni18 | Age received highest university degree |
| anabac18 | Flag - Received deg./cert./dipl. above bachelor |
| cmphi18 | Flag - Person completed high school |
| dgabac18 | Flag - Ever recd univ. cert./dipl. above Bach., below Mast. |
| dgbac18 | Flag - Ever received a Bachelor's degree |
| dgbbac18 | Flag - Ever received a university cert./dipl. below Bachelor |
| dgbsc18 | Flag - Ever received cert./dipl. from business/comm. sch. |
| dgcaa18 | Flag - Ever rec'd cert./dipl. Coll./applied arts tech. inst. |
| dgceg18 | Flag - Ever received certificates from CEGEP |
| dgcoll18 | Flag - Ever received non-univ. post-secondary cert./dipl. |
| dgmas18 | Flag - Ever received Master's degree |
| dgmed18 | Flag - Ever received a professional degree |
| dgphd18 | Flag - Ever received a Doctorate (PhD) |
| dgtvo18 | Flag - Ever received trade or vocational sch. cert./dipl. |
| dguniv18 | Flag - Ever recd univ. deg./cert./dipl. (from below Bach. to PhD |
| encoll18 | Flag - Ever enrolled non-university training |
| enuniv18 | Flag - Person has ever enrolled in university |
| hlev2g18 | Highest level of education of person, 2nd grouping |
| hleved18 | Highest level of education of person |
| hleveg18 | Highest level of education of person, 1st grouping |
| pvelhi18 | Province/territory received elementary & high school |
| reanh18 | Reason did not complete high school |
| slbor18 | Total amount borrowed in student loans |
| sloan18 | Ever received a student loan |
| slowe18 | Amount currently owing on a student loan |
| year18 | Refyear |
| yrcoll18 | Nbr Years completed at coll./tech. inst./trade/voc./CEGEP |
| yrelhi18 | Number of years completed at elementary & high school |
| yrpsec18 | Number of years of postsecondary schooling completed |
| yrrnug18 | Year rec'd recent non-univ. postsec. dipl., 5 yrs int., grp |
| yrrnun18 | Year received recent non-university postsecondary diploma |
| yrrung18 | Year received highest university degree, 5 yr interv., group |
| yrruni18 | Year in which highest university degree received |
| yrschl18 | Number of years of schooling completed by person (elem, high sch |
| yruniv18 | Number of years of university person has completed |
Variable descriptions
agrnun18 - Age received most recent non-university diploma
- Type and length: Numeric(3.0)
- Description: Age at which most recent non-university postsecondary diploma/certificate received.
- Population: Persons aged 16 or older AND received a diploma or certificate
-
Range and codes:
- 000:150
- 996 Interim Processing Code
- 997 Don't Know
- 998 Refusal
- 999 Not Applicable
agruni18 - Age received highest university degree
- Type and length: Numeric(3.0)
- Description: Age at which highest university degree received.
- Population: Persons aged 16 or older AND received a university degree
-
Range and codes:
- 000:150
- 996 Interim Processing Code
- 997 Don't Know
- 998 Refusal
- 999 Not Applicable
anabac18 - Flag - Received deg./cert./dipl. above bachelor
- Type and length: Character(1.0)
- Description: Flag to indicate if person ever received any university degree, certificate or diploma above the Bachelor's level.
- Population: Persons aged 16 or older
-
Range and codes:
- 1 Yes
- 2 No
- 6 Interim Processing Code
- 7 Don't Know
- 8 Refusal
- 9 Not Applicable
cmphi18 - Flag - Person completed high school
- Type and length: Character(1.0)
- Description: Flag to indicate if person completed high school. As of 2004, code 3 for "Still attending school" is no longer applicable.
- Population: Persons aged 16 or older
-
Range and codes:
- 1 Yes
- 2 No
- 3 Still attending school
- 6 Interim Processing Code
- 7 Don't Know
- 8 Refusal
- 9 Not Applicable
dgabac18 - Flag - Ever recd univ. cert./dipl. above Bach., below Mast.
- Type and length: Character(1.0)
- Description: Flag to indicate if person ever received a university certificate or diploma above Bachelor's level but below Masters.
- Population: Persons aged 16 or older
-
Range and codes:
- 1 Yes
- 2 No
- 6 Interim Processing Code
- 7 Don't Know
- 8 Refusal
- 9 Not Applicable
dgbac18 - Flag - Ever received a Bachelor's degree
- Type and length: Character(1.0)
- Description: Flag to indicate if person ever received a Bachelor's degree.
- Population: Persons aged 16 or older
-
Range and codes:
- 1 Yes
- 2 No
- 6 Interim Processing Code
- 7 Don't Know
- 8 Refusal
- 9 Not Applicable
dgbbac18 - Flag - Ever received a university cert./dipl. below Bachelor
- Type and length: Character(1.0)
- Description: Flag to indicate if person ever received a university certificate or diploma below Bachelor's level.
- Population: Persons aged 16 or older
-
Range and codes:
- 1 Yes
- 2 No
- 6 Interim Processing Code
- 7 Don't Know
- 8 Refusal
- 9 Not Applicable
dgbsc18 - Flag - Ever received cert./dipl. from business/comm. sch.
- Type and length: Character(1.0)
- Description: Flag to indicate if person ever received any certificates or diplomas from a business or commercial school.
- Population: Persons aged 16 or older
-
Range and codes:
- 1 Yes
- 2 No
- 6 Interim Processing Code
- 7 Don't Know
- 8 Refusal
- 9 Not Applicable
dgcaa18 - Flag - Ever rec'd cert./dipl. Coll./applied arts tech. inst.
- Type and length: Character(1.0)
- Description: Flag to indicate if person ever received any certificates or diplomas from a community college or institute of applied arts and technology.
- Population: Persons aged 16 or older
-
Range and codes:
- 1 Yes
- 2 No
- 6 Interim Processing Code
- 7 Don't Know
- 8 Refusal
- 9 Not Applicable
dgceg18 - Flag - Ever received certificates from CEGEP
- Type and length: Character(1.0)
- Description: Flag to indicate if person ever received any certificates or diplomas from a CEGEP.
- Population: Persons aged 16 or older
-
Range and codes:
- 1 Yes
- 2 No
- 6 Interim Processing Code
- 7 Don't Know
- 8 Refusal
- 9 Not Applicable
dgcoll18 - Flag - Ever received non-univ. post-secondary cert./dipl.
- Type and length: Character(1.0)
- Description: Flag to indicate if person ever received any certificates or diplomas from a community college, business school, trade or vocational school or CEGEP.
- Population: Persons aged 16 or older
-
Range and codes:
- 1 Yes
- 2 No
- 6 Interim Processing Code
- 7 Don't Know
- 8 Refusal
- 9 Not Applicable
dgmas18 - Flag - Ever received Master's degree
- Type and length: Character(1.0)
- Description: Flag to indicate if person ever received a Master's degree.
- Population: Persons aged 16 or older
-
Range and codes:
- 1 Yes
- 2 No
- 6 Interim Processing Code
- 7 Don't Know
- 8 Refusal
- 9 Not Applicable
dgmed18 - Flag - Ever received a professional degree
- Type and length: Character(1.0)
- Description: Flag to indicate if person ever received a degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry.
- Population: Persons aged 16 or older
-
Range and codes:
- 1 Yes
- 2 No
- 6 Interim Processing Code
- 7 Don't Know
- 8 Refusal
- 9 Not Applicable
dgphd18 - Flag - Ever received a Doctorate (PhD)
- Type and length: Character(1.0)
- Description: Flag to indicate if person ever received a Doctorate (PhD).
- Population: Persons aged 16 or older
-
Range and codes:
- 1 Yes
- 2 No
- 6 Interim Processing Code
- 7 Don't Know
- 8 Refusal
- 9 Not Applicable
dgtvo18 - Flag - Ever received trade or vocational sch. cert./dipl.
- Type and length: Character(1.0)
- Description: Flag to indicate if person ever received any certificates or diplomas from a trade or vocational school.
- Population: Persons aged 16 or older
-
Range and codes:
- 1 Yes
- 2 No
- 6 Interim Processing Code
- 7 Don't Know
- 8 Refusal
- 9 Not Applicable
dguniv18 - Flag - Ever recd univ. deg./cert./dipl. (from below Bach. to PhD
- Type and length: Character(1.0)
- Description: Flag to indicate if person ever received a university degree, certificate or diploma (ranging from below Bachelor's to PhD).
- Population: Persons aged 16 or older
-
Range and codes:
- 1 Yes
- 2 No
- 6 Interim Processing Code
- 7 Don't Know
- 8 Refusal
- 9 Not Applicable
encoll18 - Flag - Ever enrolled non-university training
- Type and length: Character(1.0)
- Description: Flag to indicate if person has ever been enrolled in a community college, business school, trade or vocational school, or CEGEP.
- Population: Persons aged 16 or older
-
Range and codes:
- 1 Yes
- 2 No
- 6 Interim Processing Code
- 7 Don't Know
- 8 Refusal
- 9 Not Applicable
enuniv18 - Flag - Person has ever enrolled in university
- Type and length: Character(1.0)
- Description: Flag to indicate if person has ever been enrolled in a university.
- Population: Persons aged 16 or older
-
Range and codes:
- 1 Yes
- 2 No
- 6 Interim Processing Code
- 7 Don't Know
- 8 Refusal
- 9 Not Applicable
hlev2g18 - Highest level of education of person, 2nd grouping
- Type and length: Character(1.0)
- Description: Highest level of education of person (second grouping).
- Population: Persons aged 16 or older
-
Range and codes:
- 1 Less than high school graduation
- 2 Graduated high school
- 3 Non-university postsecondary certificate
- 4 University degree or certificate
- 6 Interim Processing Code
- 7 Don't Know
- 8 Refusal
- 9 Not Applicable
hleved18 - Highest level of education of person
- Type and length: Character(2.0)
- Description: Highest level of education of person.
- Population: Persons aged 16 or older
-
Range and codes:
- 01 Never attended school
- 02 1-4 years of elementary school
- 03 5-8 years of elementary school
- 04 9-10 years of elementary and secondary school
- 05 11-13 years of elementary and secondary school (but did not graduate)
- 06 Graduated high school
- 07 Some non-university postsecondary (no certificate)
- 08 Some university (no certificate)
- 09 Non-university postsecondary certificate
- 10 University certificate below Bachelor's
- 11 Bachelor's degree
- 12 University certificate or diploma above Bachelor's but below Master's
- 13 Master's
- 14 Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry or first professional degree in law
- 15 Doctorate (PhD)
- 96 Interim Processing Code
- 97 Don't Know
- 98 Refusal
- 99 Not Applicable
hleveg18 - Highest level of education of person, 1st grouping
- Type and length: Character(2.0)
- Description: Highest level of education of person (1st grouping). Same as HLEVED18, except that categories 12 to 15 are grouped together.
- Population: Persons aged 16 or older
-
Range and codes:
- 01 Never attended school
- 02 1-4 years of elementary school
- 03 5-8 years of elementary school
- 04 9-10 years of elementary and secondary school
- 05 11-13 years of elementary and secondary school (but did not graduate)
- 06 Graduated high school
- 07 Some non-university postsecondary (no certificate)
- 08 Some university (no certificate)
- 09 Non-university postsecondary certificate
- 10 University certificate below Bachelor's
- 11 Bachelor's degree
- 12 University certificate above Bachelor's, Master's, First professional degree in law, Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry, Doctorate (PhD)
- 96 Interim Processing Code
- 97 Don't Know
- 98 Refusal
- 99 Not Applicable
pvelhi18 - Province/territory received elementary & high school
- Type and length: Character(2.0)
- Description: Province or territory person received most of his/her elementary and high school education. From refyr 2005, the code 70-Outside Canada was split in two, 76-U.S.A. and 77-Outside Canada and U.S.A.
- Population: Persons aged 16 or older AND have attended school
-
Range and codes:
- 10 Newfoundland and Labrador
- 11 Prince Edward Island
- 12 Nova Scotia
- 13 New Brunswick
- 24 Quebec
- 35 Ontario
- 46 Manitoba
- 47 Saskatchewan
- 48 Alberta
- 59 British Columbia
- 60 Yukon
- 61 Northwest Territories
- 62 Nunavut
- 70 Outside Canada
- 76 U.S.A.
- 77 Outside of Canada and U.S.A.
- 96 Interim Processing Code
- 97 Don't Know
- 98 Refusal
- 99 Not Applicable
reanh18 - Reason did not complete high school
- Type and length: Character(2.0)
- Description: Reason did not complete high school. Note : Available starting with reference year 1999.
- Population: Persons aged 16 or older who had not completed high school at the end of the reference year
-
Range and codes:
- 01 Still attending school
- 02 No main reason
- 03 Bored with school
- 04 Problems with school work
- 05 Teacher problems
- 06 Bad results at school
- 07 Expelled from school
- 08 Skipped classes
- 09 Pregnancy/take care of children
- 10 Marriage
- 11 Lack of time
- 12 Problems at home
- 13 Drug and alcohol problems
- 14 To help at home
- 15 Own illness, disability or accident
- 16 Had to work/financial reasons
- 17 Preferred work to school
- 90 Other
- 96 Interim Processing Code
- 97 Don't Know
- 98 Refusal
- 99 Not Applicable
slbor18 - Total amount borrowed in student loans
- Type and length: Numeric(8.0) Format: $99,999,999
- Description: Total amount borrowed in student loans if ever received a student loan. Available starting in reference year 2005.
- Population: Persons aged 16 to 45 years old AND ever had a student loan
-
Range and codes:
- 00000001:99999995
- 99999996 Interim Processing Code
- 99999997 Don't Know
- 99999998 Refusal
- 99999999 Not Applicable
sloan18 - Ever received a student loan
- Type and length: Character(1.0)
- Description: Ever received a student loan. Available starting in reference year 2005
- Population: Persons aged 16 to 45 yars old AND attended a post-secondary institution OR received a post-secondary certificate OR ever enrolled in college or university in the past
-
Range and codes:
- 1 Yes
- 2 No
- 6 Interim Processing Code
- 7 Don't Know
- 8 Refusal
- 9 Not Applicable
slowe18 - Amount currently owing on a student loan
- Type and length: Numeric(18.0) Format: $99,999,999
- Description: Amount currently owing on a student loan. Available starting in reference year 2005. Note that this variable is not edited and inconsistencies could exist with SLBOR18.
- Population: Persons aged 16 to 45 years old AND ever had a student loan
-
Range and codes:
- 00000000:99999995
- 99999996 Interim Processing Code
- 99999997 Don't Know
- 99999998 Refusal
- 99999999 Not Applicable
year18 - Refyear
- Type and length: Numeric(4.0) Format: YYYY
- Description: Reference year.
- Population:
-
Range and codes:
- 1800:9995
- 9996 Interim Processing Code
- 9997 Don't Know
- 9998 Refusal
- 9999 Not Applicable
yrcoll18 - Nbr Years completed at coll./tech. inst./trade/voc./CEGEP
- Type and length: Decimal(4.1) Format: 99.9
- Description: Number of years of schooling person completed at a community college, technical institute, trade or vocational school, or CEGEP (full-time equivalents).
- Population: Persons aged 16 or older
-
Range and codes:
- 0:20
- 99.6 Interim Processing Code
- 99.7 Don't Know
- 99.8 Refusal
- 99.9 Not Applicable
yrelhi18 - Number of years completed at elementary & high school
- Type and length: Decimal(4.1) Format: 99.9
- Description: Years of elementary and high school completed (full-time equivalents).
- Population: Persons aged 16 or older
-
Range and codes:
- 00.0:20.0
- 99.6 Interim Processing Code
- 99.7 Don't Know
- 99.8 Refusal
- 99.9 Not Applicable
yrpsec18 - Number of years of postsecondary schooling completed
- Type and length: Decimal(4.1) Format: 99.9
- Description: Number of years of postsecondary schooling completed (full-time equivalents).
- Population: Persons aged 16 or older
-
Range and codes:
- 00.0:99.5
- 99.6 Interim Processing Code
- 99.7 Don't Know
- 99.8 Refusal
- 99.9 Not Applicable
yrrnug18 - Year rec'd recent non-univ. postsec. dipl., 5 yrs int., grp
- Type and length: Character(2.0)
- Description: Year in which most recent non-university postsecondary diploma/certificate received, group, 5 year intervals.
- Population: Persons aged 16 or older AND received a diploma or certificate
-
Range and codes:
- 01 1919 or earlier
- 02 1920 - 1924
- 03 1925 - 1929
- 04 1930 - 1934
- 05 1935 - 1939
- 06 1940 - 1944
- 07 1945 - 1949
- 08 1950 - 1954
- 09 1955 - 1959
- 10 1960 - 1964
- 11 1965 - 1969
- 12 1970 - 1974
- 13 1975 - 1979
- 14 1980 - 1984
- 15 1985 - 1989
- 16 1990 - 1994
- 17 1995 - 1999
- 18 2000 - 2004
- 19 2005 - 2009
- 20 2010 - 2014
- 21 2015 - 2019
- 96 Interim Processing Code
- 97 Don't Know
- 98 Refusal
- 99 Not Applicable
yrrnun18 - Year received recent non-university postsecondary diploma
- Type and length: Numeric(4.0) Format: YYYY
- Description: Year in which most recent non-university postsecondary diploma/certificate received.
- Population: Persons aged 16 or older AND received a diploma or certificate
-
Range and codes:
- 1800:9995
- 9996 Interim Processing Code
- 9997 Don't Know
- 9998 Refusal
- 9999 Not Applicable
yrrung18 - Year received highest university degree, 5 yr interv., group
- Type and length: Character(2.0)
- Description: Year in which highest university degree received group, 5 year intervals.
- Population: Persons aged 16 or older AND received a university degree
-
Range and codes:
- 01 1919 or earlier
- 02 1920 - 1924
- 03 1925 - 1929
- 04 1930 - 1934
- 05 1935 - 1939
- 06 1940 - 1944
- 07 1945 - 1949
- 08 1950 - 1954
- 09 1955 - 1959
- 10 1960 - 1964
- 11 1965 - 1969
- 12 1970 - 1974
- 13 1975 - 1979
- 14 1980 - 1984
- 15 1985 - 1989
- 16 1990 - 1994
- 17 1995 - 1999
- 18 2000 - 2004
- 19 2005 - 2009
- 20 2010 - 2014
- 21 2015 - 2019
- 96 Interim Processing Code
- 97 Don't Know
- 98 Refusal
- 99 Not Applicable
yrruni18 - Year in which highest university degree received
- Type and length: Numeric(4.0) Format: YYYY
- Description: Year in which highest university degree received. (If more than one degree at the same level, then the year in which the first of these was received is used).
- Population: Persons aged 16 or older AND received a university degree
-
Range and codes:
- 1800:9995
- 9996 Interim Processing Code
- 9997 Don't Know
- 9998 Refusal
- 9999 Not Applicable
yrschl18 - Number of years of schooling completed by person (elem, high sch
- Type and length: Decimal(4.1) Format: 99.9
- Description: Number of years of schooling completed by person (full-time equivalents).
- Population: Persons aged 16 or older
-
Range and codes:
- 00.0:99.5
- 99.6 Interim Processing Code
- 99.7 Don't Know
- 99.8 Refusal
- 99.9 Not Applicable
yruniv18 - Number of years of university person has completed
- Type and length: Decimal(4.1) Format: 99.9
- Description: Number of years of university person has completed (full-time equivalents).
- Population: Persons aged 16 or older
-
Range and codes:
- 00.0:99.5
- 99.6 Interim Processing Code
- 99.7 Don't Know
- 99.8 Refusal
- 99.9 Not Applicable
