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2000 Census of Population and Housing - IPUMS Subset

United States, 2000
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USA_2000_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, IPUMS
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Educational attainment recode (US2000A_EDUCREC)

Data file: USA2000_PHC-P-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 318
End: 318
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v=" US00A442 US00A444"><span class="em">9. What is the highest degree or level of school this person has "completed"? </span>Mark [X] one box. If currently enrolled, mark the previous grade or highest degree received.<br /><div class="i1">[] No schooling completed<br />[] Nursery school to 4th grade<br />[] 5th grade or 6th grade 7th grade or 8th grade<br />[] 9th grade<br />[] 10th grade<br />[] 11th grade<br />[] 12th grade, <span class="em">no diploma</span><br />[] <span class="em">High school graduate</span> - high school diploma or the equivalent (for example: GED)<br />[] Some college credit, but less than 1 year<br />[] 1 or more years of college, no degree<br />[] Associate degree (for example: AA, AS)<br />[] Bachelor's degree (for example: BA, AB, BS)<br />[] Master's degree (for example: MA, MS, MEng, MEd, MSW, MBA)<br />[] Professional degree (for example: MD, DDS, DVM, LLB, JD)<br />[] Doctorate degree (for example: PhD, EdD)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 None
2 Nursery-4th grade
3 Grade 5 , 6 , 7 , or 8
4 Grade 9
5 Grade 10
6 Grade 11
7 Grade 12
8 1 to 3 years of college
9 4 years of college
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.

Description

Definition
This variable is a recoded combination of two separate IPUMS variables that measure educational attainment.
Universe
United States 2000: Persons age 3 or older [discrepancies: none]

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Concept
var_concept.title Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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