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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 recode (US2000A_0444)

Data file: USA2000-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 284
End: 284
Width: 1
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 None
2 Nursery-4th grade
3 Grade 5 , 6 , 7 , or 8
4 Grade 9
5 Grade 10
6 Grade 11
7 Grade 12
8 1 to 3 years of college
9 4 years of college
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 is a recoded combination of two separate IPUMS variables that measure educational attainment.
Universe
Persons age 3 or older

concept

Concept
Name Vocabulary
Education Variables -- PERSON IPUMS
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