Variable WB3 : Ever attended school

Overview

Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 1
Decimal(s): 0
Range: 1-2

Valid case(s): 2118 (2118)
Invalid: 116 (0)
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 2

Universe

Women with a completed interview (WM7=1)

Source of information

Respondent

Categories

Value	Category	Cases	Weighted
1	Yes	1720	1755	82.9%
2	No	398	363	17.1%
Sysmiss		116	0

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.

Literal question

Have you ever attended school or preschool?

Interviewer instructions

Questions WB3-WB7 are about the educational attainment and literacy of the woman. Note that you will have collected some of this information on the woman in the Education module of the Household Questionnaire, either from another household member or from the woman herself. You should still ask these questions. You will be collecting slightly different information with these questions.

Circle the code corresponding to the response given. If 'No', skip to WB7. Otherwise, continue on to the next question.

The term 'school' includes primary, secondary and post-secondary schooling, as well as any other intermediate levels of schooling in the formal school system. It also includes technical or vocational training beyond the primary-school level, such as long-term courses in mechanics or secretarial work. 

Schools that carry out non-standard curriculum (non-formal education) are not included here. A non-standard curriculum includes religious schools, such as Koranic schools, that do not teach a full, standard school curriculum. If a school teaches religious courses but also includes the standard curriculum - such as many Catholic schools - it would be coded as a standard (formal) school.