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| Variable Name | field_bach |
| Top Access Level | released |
| Label | Field of Bachelors Degree |
| Codebook | SIPP Synthetic Beta v6 |
| Concept | |
| Type | numeric |
Files
ssb_v6_0_synthetic1_1.sas7bdat
http://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sipp/methodology/sipp-synthetic-beta-data-product.html
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SAS
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ssb_v6_0_synthetic1_1.dta
http://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sipp/methodology/sipp-synthetic-beta-data-product.html
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Stata
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Full Description
Field of bachelors degree as reported in the education history topical module. Universe
if individuals who were age 15 by beginning of their SIPP panel and who had a bachelors
degree. This topical module was asked in the following waves, by panel: Wave 3 in
1984 panel (TM8038); Wave 2 in the 1990-1993 panels (TM8428, TM8436); Wave 2 in the
1996-2008 panels (EBACHFLD). Categories vary for the 1996-2004 panels and for the
1990-1993 panels.
Value Ranges
Value Range
Range: [ 0 , 20 ]
Values (22 total)
| 0 | Unknown |
| 1 | Agriculture/Forestry |
| 2 | Art/Architecture (1996-2004 panels); Biology (1990-1993 panels) |
| 3 | Business/Management |
| 4 | Communications (1996-2004 panels); Economics (1990-1993 panels) |
| 5 | Computer and Information Sciences (1996-2004 panels); Education (1990-1993 panels) |
| 6 | Education (1996-2004 panels); Engineering (1990-1993 panels) |
| 7 | Engineering (1996-2004 panels); English/Journalism (1990-1993 panels) |
| 8 | English/Literature (1996-2004 panels); Home Economics (1990-1993 panels) |
| 9 | Foreign Language (1996-2004 panels); Law (1990-1993 panels) |
| 10 | Health Sciences (1996-2004 panels); Liberal Arts/Humanities (including arts, architecture, music, languages, philosophy) (1990-1993 panels) |
| 11 | Liberal Arts/Humanities (1996-2004 panels); Mathematics/Statistics (1990-1993 panels) |
| 12 | Mathematics/Statistics (1996-2004 panels); Medicine (1990-1993 panels) |
| 13 | Nature Sciences (Biological and Physical) (1996-2004 panels); Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Technologies (1990-1993) |
| 14 | Philosophy/Religion/Theology (1996-2004 panels); Physical or Earth Sciences (1990-1993 panels) |
| 15 | Pre-Professional (1996-2004 panels); Police Science or Law Enforcement (1990-1993 panels) |
| 16 | Psychology |
| 17 | Social Sciences/History (1996-2004 panels); Religion/Theology (1990-1993 panels) |
| 18 | Other (1996-2004 panels); Social Sciences (1990-1993 panels) |
| 19 | Vocational or Technical Studies (1990-1993 panels) |
| 20 | Other (1990-1993 panels) |
| Sysmiss |
