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Variable Name field_bach
Label Field of Bachelors Degree
Codebook SIPP Synthetic Beta v6.02
Concept
Type numeric
Direct Link field_bach

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 1996-2008 panels and for the 1990-1993 panels.

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)
11 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)
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