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Census of Population and Housing 2000 - IPUMS Subset

United States, 2000
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USA_2000_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS
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U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota Population Center
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Educational attainment (US2000A_0442)

Data file: USA2000-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 282
End: 283
Width: 2
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question
9. What is the highest degree or level of school this person has "completed"? Mark [X] one box. If currently enrolled, mark the previous grade or highest degree received.

[] No schooling completed
[] Nursery school to 4th grade
[] 5th grade or 6th grade 7th grade or 8th grade
[] 9th grade
[] 10th grade
[] 11th grade
[] 12th grade, no diploma
[] High school graduate - high school diploma or the equivalent (for example: GED)
[] Some college credit, but less than 1 year
[] 1 or more years of college, no degree
[] Associate degree (for example: AA, AS)
[] Bachelor's degree (for example: BA, AB, BS)
[] Master's degree (for example: MA, MS, MEng, MEd, MSW, MBA)
[] Professional degree (for example: MD, DDS, DVM, LLB, JD)
[] Doctorate degree (for example: PhD, EdD)
Categories
Value Category
0 NIU (not in universe)
1 No school completed
4 Nursery-4th grade
5 5th-8th grade
6 9th grade
7 10th grade
8 11th grade
9 12th grade, no diploma
10 High school graduate, or GED
11 Some college, no degree
12 Associate degree, occupational program
14 Bachelor s degree
15 Master s degree
16 Professional degree
17 Doctorate degree
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 indicates the respondent's highest level of educational attainment.
Universe
Persons of age 3 or older

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Concept
Name Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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