Location of study of person
Status: This standard was approved as a departmental standard on April 7, 2016.
Definition
Location of study refers to either:
- the province, territory or country of the institution from which a person obtained a certificate, diploma or degree, or;
- the province, territory or country of the institution that a person attended during a specified reference period, or for a specific level of education.
In both cases, location of study refers to the location of the institution granting the certificate, diploma or degree, not the location of the person at the time he or she obtained the qualification or was attending the institution. The geographic location is specified according to boundaries current at the time the data are collected, not the boundaries at the time of study.
Person refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programs.
Usage
Typically, the focus is on the location of study of the highest postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree obtained by a person. However, it may also be used to indicate the location of study of any specific level of education, including secondary school (high school). It may also be used to compare the person's location of study with their place of residence on a specified reference date. The location that is the focus should be specified.
Conformity to relevant internationally recognized standards
There are no relevant internationally recognized standards.
Classifications
- Variant of the Standard Classification of Countries and Areas of Interest 2022 for Social Statistics June 13, 2023 to current
- Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021 September 07, 2021 to current
- Status relative to the province or territory of first enrolment January 01, 2020 to current
- Classification of location of study compared with province or territory of residence April 07, 2016 to current
- Classification of location of study June 20, 2011 to current
- Countries and Areas of Interest for Social Statistics - SCCAI 2019 September 15, 2020 to June 12, 2023
- Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2016 May 16, 2016 to September 06, 2021
- Countries and Areas of Interest for Social Statistics - SCCAI 2018 April 09, 2019 to September 14, 2020
- Countries and Areas of Interest for Social Statistics - SCCAI 2017 March 08, 2018 to April 08, 2019
- Countries and Areas of Interest for Social Statistics - SCCAI 2016 March 20, 2017 to March 07, 2018
- Countries and Areas of Interest for Social Statistics - SCCAI 2011 February 20, 2012 to March 19, 2017
- Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2011 May 16, 2011 to May 15, 2016
Relation to previous version
- Location of study of person April 07, 2016 to current
The standard has been updated. The definition and usage have been expanded to include focuses other than the highest certificate, diploma or degree of the person. The classification 'Location of study compared with province or territory of residence' has been added.
- Location of study of person June 20, 2011 to April 06, 2016
This was the departmental standard from June 20, 2011 to April 06, 2016.
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