Of the total household population 5 years old and over, 29.5 percent were baccalaureate degree holders, 23.0 percent had attended or completed high school education, 22.6 percent were college undergraduates, and 16.8 percent had attended or completed elementary school education. Among those baccalaureate degree holders, there were more females (54.3 percent) than males (45.7 percent). Refer to Table 6 for details.
Barangay Camp Aguinaldo recorded a literacy rate of 97.3 percent which was lower than the total literacy rate of Quezon City that was at 98.3 percent. Literacy rate was slightly higher among females (97.4 percent) than males (97.2 percent). Refer to Table 7 for details.
Approximately three in every five persons (57.0 percent) were engaged in gainful activity during the 12 months preceding the census. Among the major occupation groups, armed forces occupations comprised the largest group (46.7 percent). Professionals came next (13.8 percent), followed by clerical support workers (11.6 percent). Refer to Table 8 for details.
TECHNICAL NOTES
The 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015) was undertaken by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in August 2015 as mandated by Republic Act No. 10625, otherwise known as the Philippine Statistics Act of 2013. It was the 14th census of population that was undertaken since the first census in 1903. POPCEN 2015 was designed to take an inventory of the total population all over the Philippines and collect information about their characteristics. Census day for the POPCEN 2015 was August 1, 2015 (12:01 a.m.). POPCEN 2015 made use of the de jure concept of enumeration wherein households and persons are enumerated in the area where they usually reside as of the census reference date. Enumeration lasted for about 25 days, from 10 August to 6 September 2015. Enumeration was extended until 15 September 2015 for large provinces and some highly urbanized cities.
Total population the sum of the household population and institutional population. It also includes Filipinos in Philippine embassies,
consulates, and missions abroad
Household population comprises of persons who belong to a household, the basic criterion of which is the usual place of residence or the
place where the person usually resides
Institutional population the population enumerated in collective or institutional living quarters such as: dormitories/lodging houses, jails/
prisons, military camps, convents/seminaries, and mental hospitals
Household a social unit consisting of a person living alone or a group of persons who sleep in the same housing unit and
have a common arrangement in the preparation and consumption of food
Age the interval of time between a person’s date of birth and the census reference date (1 August 2015). Expressed in
completed years (as of last birthday), it is recorded in whole number
Median age the age at which exactly half of the population is younger than this age and the other half is older than it
Overall dependency ratio the ratio of persons in the dependent ages (under 15 years old and over 64 years old) to persons in the
economically active or working ages (15 to 64 years old) in the population
Marital status the personal status of each individual with reference to the marriage laws or customs of the country
Simple literacy rate the proportion of persons aged 10 years and over who are able to read and write a simple message in any
language or dialect
Highest grade/year completed the highest grade or year completed in school, college or university
Usual activity/occupation the kind of job or business, which a person aged 15 years and over was engaged in most of the time during the
12 months preceding the census