The Youth in Transition Survey (YITS) - Cycle 6

Cohort A - Education above High School (Institution Roster)


Section: Entry

Variable Name: RecordID
Position: 1
Length: 10

Respondent identification, sequenced from 1 to end.


Variable Name: INST_ID
Position: 11
Length: 1

This number given to the institution corresponds to the order in which the respondent reported it.

Allowed values: 1 : 4

Table 1
  Response FREQ WTD
1 : 4 Institution number 5,990 N/A
Total 5,990 N/A

Coverage: Respondents with at least one post-secondary institution.


Section: Education and Training Above High School

Variable Name: H6Q227
Position: 12
Length: 2

In order to start at (Institution name), did you move ...?

Table 2
  Response FREQ WTD
01 to another country 72 N/A
02 to another province 266 N/A
03 to another city 299 N/A
04 within the same city 61 N/A
05 Did not move 1,443 N/A
96 Valid skip 3,849 N/A
Total 5,990 N/A

Coverage: Respondents who reported starting a new eligible post-secondary program taken between January 2008 and December 2009.
Note: H12
Fill table variable name: ^NameInst.


Section: Derived Variables

Variable Name: DSAINMD6
Position: 14
Length: 2

Derived variable: Date (month) respondent started post-secondary education at this institution, prior to January 2010.

Table 3
  Response FREQ WTD
01 January 496 N/A
02 February 72 N/A
03 March 54 N/A
04 April 58 N/A
05 May 133 N/A
06 June 85 N/A
07 July 62 N/A
08 August 404 N/A
09 September 3,703 N/A
10 October 120 N/A
11 November 68 N/A
12 December 58 N/A
96 Valid skip 656 N/A
99 Not stated 21 N/A
Total 5,990 N/A

Coverage: Respondents who took some post-secondary education between January 2008 and December 2009.
Note: This variable was derived from the variables: C5OPENI, IEF, DSPRMD6, DSPRYD6, (DSAINMD5 and DSAINYD5 from cycle 5).

Indicates the date a respondent started a post-secondary program at this institution either on a full-time or a part-time basis prior to January 2010.

Institution level derived variables refer to respondent's participation at an institution for a specific time frame. Due to the manner in which information is collected, it is possible for respondents to report attendance at the same institution more than once within a cycle and between cycles. For this reason, for analyses that address respondent's participation at a particular institution over time, researchers should use the institution code in addition to the institution level variables.


Variable Name: DSAINYD6
Position: 16
Length: 4

Derived variable: Date (year) respondent started post-secondary education at this institution, prior to January 2010.

Allowed values: 1992 : 2009

Table 4
  Response FREQ WTD
2000 : 2009 Year started at this institution 5,313 N/A
9996 Valid skip 656 N/A
9999 Not stated 21 N/A
Total 5,990 N/A

Coverage: Respondents who took some post-secondary education between January 2008 and December 2009.
Note: This variable was derived from the variables: C5OPENI, IEF, DSPRMD6, DSPRYD6, (DSAINMD5 and DSAINYD5 from cycle 5).

Indicates the date a respondent started a post-secondary program at this institution either on a full-time or a part-time basis prior to January 2010.

Institution level derived variables refer to respondent's participation at an institution for a specific time frame. Due to the manner in which information is collected, it is possible for respondents to report attendance at the same institution more than once within a cycle and between cycles. For this reason, for analyses that address respondent's participation at a particular institution over time, researchers should use the institution code in addition to the institution level variables.


Variable Name: DLINMD6
Position: 20
Length: 2

Derived variable:  Date (month) respondent was last at this institution between January 2008 and December 2009.

Table 5
  Response FREQ WTD
01 January 64 N/A
02 February 56 N/A
03 March 75 N/A
04 April 760 N/A
05 May 751 N/A
06 June 399 N/A
07 July 81 N/A
08 August 208 N/A
09 September 110 N/A
10 October 121 N/A
11 November 89 N/A
12 December 2,585 N/A
96 Valid skip 656 N/A
99 Not stated 35 N/A
Total 5,990 N/A

Coverage: Respondents who took some post-secondary education between January 2008 and December 2009.
Note: This variable was derived from the variables: DLPRMD6 and DLPRYD6.

Indicates the date a respondent was last taking a post-secondary program at this institution either on a full-time or a part-time basis prior to January 2010.

Institution level derived variables refer to respondent's participation at an institution for a specific time frame. Due to the manner in which information is collected, it is possible for respondents to report attendance at the same institution more than once within a cycle and between cycles. For this reason, for analyses that address respondent's participation at a particular institution over time, researchers should use the institution code in addition to the institution level variables.


Variable Name: DLINYD6
Position: 22
Length: 4

Derived variable:  Date (year) respondent was last at this institution between January 2008 and December 2009.

Allowed values: 2008 : 2009

Table 6
  Response FREQ WTD
2008 : 2009 Year last at institution 5,304 N/A
9996 Valid skip 656 N/A
9999 Not stated 30 N/A
Total 5,990 N/A

Coverage: Respondents who took some post-secondary education between January 2008 and December 2009.
Note: This variable was derived from the variables: DLPRMD6 and DLPRYD6.

Indicates the date a respondent was last taking a post-secondary program at this institution either on a full-time or a part-time basis prior to January 2010.

Institution level derived variables refer to respondent's participation at an institution for a specific time frame. Due to the manner in which information is collected, it is possible for respondents to report attendance at the same institution more than once within a cycle and between cycles. For this reason, for analyses that address respondent's participation at a particular institution over time, researchers should use the institution code in addition to the institution level variables.


Variable Name: HLATTD6
Position: 26
Length: 1

Derived variable:  Post-secondary status at this institution as of December 2009.

Table 7
  Response FREQ WTD
1 Graduate, continuer 350 N/A
2 Graduate, non-continuer 2,563 N/A
3 Continuer 1,982 N/A
4 Leaver 428 N/A
6 Valid skip 656 N/A
9 Not stated 11 N/A
Total 5,990 N/A

Coverage: Respondents who took some post-secondary education between January 2008 and December 2009.
Note: This variable was derived from the variables: C5OPENI, IEF, PSILNGID, PSPLNGID, CLGPRD6, H6Q102 and HLATTD5 (cycle 5).

Category <1> includes respondents who have graduated from a post-secondary program and were attending an additional post-secondary program at the same institution in December 2009.

Institution level derived variables refer to respondent's participation at an institution for a specific time frame. Due to the manner in which information is collected, it is possible for respondents to report attendance at the same institution more than once within a cycle and between cycles. For this reason, for analyses that address respondent's participation at a particular institution over time, researchers should use the institution code in addition to the institution level variables.


Variable Name: NEPRPID6
Position: 27
Length: 1

Derived Variable: Number of eligible post-secondary programs taken at this institution between January 2008 and December 2009.

Allowed values: 1 : 3

Table 8
  Response FREQ WTD
1 : 3 Number of eligible programs 5,334 N/A
6 Valid skip 656 N/A
Total 5,990 N/A

Coverage: Respondents who took some post-secondary education between January 2008 and December 2009.
Note: This variable was derived from the variable PEF.

Programs were checked for eligibility. To be eligible, a program must be above the high school level, towards a diploma, certificate or degree, take at least three months to complete, and started prior to January 2010.  Refers to the total number of programs taken in each institution, where the number of programs does not exceed the limit.  Thus, 3 programs are collected for institutions 1 and 2, 2 programs for institution 3, and 1 program for institution 4.

Institution level derived variables refer to respondent's participation at an institution for a specific time frame. Due to the manner in which information is collected, it is possible for respondents to report attendance at the same institution more than once within a cycle and between cycles. For this reason, for analyses that address respondents participation at a particular institution over time, researchers should use the institution code in addition to the institution level variables.


Variable Name: DLFINMD6
Position: 28
Length: 2

Derived variable: Date (month) respondent was last taking post-secondary education at this institution on a full-time basis prior to January 2010.

Table 9
  Response FREQ WTD
01 January 78 N/A
02 February 38 N/A
03 March 55 N/A
04 April 774 N/A
05 May 693 N/A
06 June 343 N/A
07 July 66 N/A
08 August 181 N/A
09 September 101 N/A
10 October 97 N/A
11 November 62 N/A
12 December 2,070 N/A
95 Never at this institution on a full-time basis 665 N/A
96 Valid skip 656 N/A
99 Not stated 111 N/A
Total 5,990 N/A

Coverage: Respondents who took some post-secondary education between January 2008 and December 2009.
Note: This variable was derived from the variables: DLFPRMD6, DLFPRYD6, (DLFINMD5 and DLFINYD5 from cycle 5).

Indicates the date a respondent was last at this post-secondary institution on a full-time basis prior to January 2010.

Institution level derived variables refer to respondent's participation at an institution for a specific time frame. Due to the manner in which information is collected, it is possible for respondents to report attendance at the same institution more than once within a cycle and between cycles. For this reason, for analyses that address respondent's participation at a particular institution over time, researchers should use the institution code in addition to the institution level variables.


Variable Name: DLFINYD6
Position: 30
Length: 4

Derived variable: Date (year) respondent was last taking post-secondary education at this institution on a full-time basis prior to January 2010.

Allowed values: 1992 : 2009

Table 10
  Response FREQ WTD
2003 : 2009 Year (last full-time basis)   4,558 N/A
9995 Never at institution on a full-time basis 665 N/A
9996 Valid skip 656 N/A
9999 Not stated 111 N/A
Total 5,990 N/A

Coverage: Respondents who took some post-secondary education between January 2008 and December 2009.
Note: This variable was derived from the variables: DLFPRMD6, DLFPRYD6,  (DLFINMD5 and DLFINYD5 from cycle 5).

Indicates the date a respondent was last at this post-secondary institution on a full-time basis prior to January 2010.

Institution level derived variables refer to respondent's participation at an institution for a specific time frame. Due to the manner in which information is collected, it is possible for respondents to report attendance at the same institution more than once within a cycle and between cycles. For this reason, for analyses that address respondent's participation at a particular institution over time, researchers should use the institution code in addition to the institution level variables.


Variable Name: FPLIND6
Position: 34
Length: 1

Derived variable: Full-time or part-time student when last at this institution between January 2008 and December 2009.

Table 11
  Response FREQ WTD
1 Full-time 4,025  N/A
2 Part-time 1,250 N/A
6 Valid skip 656 N/A
9 Not stated 59 N/A
Total 5,990 N/A

Coverage: Respondents who took some post-secondary education between January 2008 and December 2009.
Note: This variable was derived from the variables: IEF, PEF, FPLPRD6, DLPRMD6 and DLPRYD6.

If two or more programs at the same institution have the same departure date, a respondent who attends at least one of the programs on a full-time basis will be listed in FPLIND6 as full-time.

Institution level derived variables refer to respondent's participation at an institution for a specific time frame. Due to the manner in which information is collected, it is possible for respondents to report attendance at the same institution more than once within a cycle and between cycles. For this reason, for analyses that address respondent's participation at a particular institution over time, researchers should use the institution code in addition to the institution level variables.


Variable Name: TYPEID6
Position: 35
Length: 2

Derived variable: Type of post-secondary institution.

Table 12
  Response FREQ WTD
01 A university 3,471 N/A
02 A university college (may grant university degrees) 237  N/A
03 A community college or CEGEP 920  N/A
04 A publicly-funded technical institute, or a trade/vocational school 293  N/A
05 A private business school or private training institute 337 N/A
06 A Quebec secondary school or school board N/A
07 Another school above high school 49 N/A
96 Valid skip 656 N/A
99 Not stated 27 N/A
Total 5,990 N/A

Coverage: Respondents who took some post-secondary education between January 2008 and December 2009.
Note: This variable was derived from the variables: H6Q219, TYPEID5 (cycle 5) and PSILNGID.

Institution level derived variables refer to respondent's participation at an institution for a specific time frame. Due to the manner in which information is collected, it is possible for respondents to report attendance at the same institution more than once within a cycle and between cycles. For this reason, for analyses that address respondent's participation at a particular institution over time, researchers should use the institution code in addition to the institution level variables.


Variable Name: PSCMD6
Position: 37
Length: 8

Derived variable: Campus code.

Allowed values: 00000001 : 99999994

Table 13
  Response FREQ WTD
10001000 : 59082000 Campus code 4,191 N/A
99999996 Valid skip 843 N/A
99999999 Not stated 956 N/A
Total 5,990 N/A

Coverage: Respondents who took some post-secondary education in Canada between January 2008 and December 2009.
Note: This variable was derived from the variables: PSPROVD6, INSCDD6, H6Q225, PSCMD5 (cycle 5), IEF and PSILNGID.


Variable Name: PSPROVD6
Position: 45
Length: 2

Derived variable: Province of post-secondary institution.

Table 14
  Response FREQ WTD
10 Newfoundland 302 N/A
11 Prince Edward Island 161 N/A
12 Nova Scotia 514 N/A
13 New Brunswick   327 N/A
24 Quebec 972 N/A
35 Ontario 1,033 N/A
46 Manitoba 384 N/A
47 Saskatchewan 351 N/A
48 Alberta 592 N/A
59 British Columbia 511 N/A
60 Yukon 0 N/A
61 Northwest Territories   0 N/A
62 Nunavut 0 N/A
76 United States 127 N/A
77 Other country (Outside Canada and the United States 60 N/A
96 Valid skip 656 N/A
Total 5,990 N/A

Coverage: Respondents who took some post-secondary education between January 2008 and December 2009.
Note: This variable was derived from the variables: H6Q221, PSPROVD5 (cycle 5), IEF and PSILNGID.

Institution level derived variables refer to respondent's participation at an institution for a specific time frame. Due to the manner in which information is collected, it is possible for respondents to report attendance at the same institution more than once within a cycle and between cycles. For this reason, for analyses that address respondent's participation at a particular institution over time, researchers should use the institution code in addition to the institution level variables.


Variable Name: INSCDD6
Position: 47
Length: 5

Derived variable: Institution code.

Allowed values: 00001 : 99993

Table 15
  Response FREQ WTD
10001 : 59082 Institution code 4,501 N/A
99996 Valid skip 843 N/A
99999 Not stated 646 N/A
Total 5,990 N/A

Coverage: Respondents who took some post-secondary education in Canada between January 2008 and December 2009.
Note: This variable was derived from the variables: PSPROVD6, H6Q224, INSCDD5 (cycle 5), IEF and PSILNGID.


Variable Name: PSIPOSID
Position: 52
Length: 2

Post-secondary institution position identifier which identifies the cycle and position where the data in this cycle for this program was collected.

Allowed values: 61 : 64

Table 16
  Response FREQ WTD
61 : 64 Institution position identifier 5,990 N/A
Total 5,990 N/A

Coverage: Respondents with at least one post-secondary institution.
Note: This variable was derived from the variable: INST_ID.


Variable Name: PSILNGID
Position: 54
Length: 2

Post-secondary institution longitudinal identifier which permits following an institution across cycles.

Allowed values: 21 : 64

Table 17
  Response FREQ WTD
21 : 64 Institution position identifier 5,990 N/A
Total 5,990 N/A

Coverage: Respondents with at least one post-secondary program at this institution.
Note: This variable was derived from the variables: PSILNGID (cycle 5), C5OPENI and INST_ID.


Variable Name: ICYID
Position: 56
Length: 1

Derived Variable: Post-secondary institution cycle identifier, which identifies the cycle where data was first collected for this institution.

Table 18
  Response FREQ WTD
1 Collection on this institution began in cycle 1 0 N/A
2 Collection on this institution began in cycle 2 5 N/A
3 Collection on this institution began in cycle 3 1,046 N/A
4 Collection on this institution began in cycle 4 943 N/A
5 Collection on this institution began in cycle 5 1,855 N/A
6 Collection on this institution began in cycle 6 2,141 N/A
Total 5,990 N/A

Coverage: Respondents with at least one post-secondary institution.
Note: This variable was derived from the variables: ICYID (cycle 5) and C5OPENI.

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