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Stata SAS
Variable Name field_bach
Top Access Level released
Label Field of Bachelors Degree
Codebook SIPP Synthetic Beta v7
Concept
Type numeric

Files

ssb_v7_0_syntheticK_M.sas7bdat   http://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sipp/methodology/sipp-synthetic-beta-data-product.html  ( SAS )
ssb_v7_0_syntheticK_M.dta   http://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sipp/methodology/sipp-synthetic-beta-data-product.html  ( Stata )

Full Description

Field of bachelors degree as reported in the education history topical module. Universe is 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 between the 1996-2008 panels and the 1984 and 1990-1993 panels.

Value Ranges

Value Range

Range: [ 0 , 20 ]

Groups

Education Variables

Values (22 total)

0 Unknown
1 Agriculture/Forestry
2 Art/Architecture (1996-2008 panels); Biology (1984, 1990-1993 panels)
3 Business/Management
4 Communications (1996-2008 panels); Economics (1984, 1990-1993 panels)
5 Computer and Information Sciences (1996-2008 panels); Education (1984, 1990-1993 panels)
6 Education (1996-2008 panels); Engineering (1984, 1990-1993 panels)
7 Engineering (1996-2008 panels); English/Journalism (1984, 1990-1993 panels)
8 English/Literature (1996-2008 panels); Home Economics (1984, 1990-1993 panels)
9 Foreign Language (1996-2008 panels); Law (1984, 1990-1993 panels)
11 Health Sciences (1996-2008 panels); Liberal Arts/Humanities (including arts, architecture, music, languages, philosophy) (1984, 1990-1993 panels)
11 Liberal Arts/Humanities (1996-2008 panels); Mathematics/Statistics (1984, 1990-1993 panels)
12 Mathematics/Statistics (1996-2008 panels); Medicine (1984, 1990-1993 panels)
13 Nature Sciences (Biological and Physical) (1996-2008 panels); Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Technologies (1984, 1990-1993)
14 Philosophy/Religion/Theology (1996-2008 panels); Physical or Earth Sciences (1984, 1990-1993 panels)
15 Pre-Professional (1996-2008 panels); Police Science or Law Enforcement (1984, 1990-1993 panels)
16 Psychology
17 Social Sciences/History (1996-2008 panels); Religion/Theology (1984, 1990-1993 panels)
18 Other (1996-2008 panels); Social Sciences (1984, 1990-1993 panels)
19 Vocational or Technical Studies (1984, 1990-1993 panels)
20 Other (1984, 1990-1993 panels)
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