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| Variable Name | educ_5cat |
| Top Access Level | released |
| Label | Education Category |
| Codebook | SIPP Synthetic Beta v6.02 |
| Concept | |
| Type | numeric |
Files
ssb_v6_0_2_syntheticK_M.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_2_syntheticK_M.dta
http://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sipp/methodology/sipp-synthetic-beta-data-product.html
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Stata
)
Full Description
This variable was created from data collected by the education history topical module
and represents the highest level of education achieved at that point in time. The
universe for this variables is all individuals who were age 15 at the beginning of
their SIPP panel. This topical module was asked in the following waves, by panel:
Wave 3 in 1984 panel (TM8024, TM8028); Wave 2 in the 1990-1993 panels (TM8400, TM8408,
TM8416, TM8422); Wave 2 in the 1996 & 2001 panels (EATTAIN); in the 2004-2008 panels
(EEDUCATE).
Value Ranges
Value Range
Range: [ 1 , 5 ]
Groups
Values (5 total)
| 1 | No high school degree |
| 2 | High school degree |
| 3 | Some college |
| 4 | College degree |
| 5 | Graduate degree |
