12. HOW FAR DID MOTHER GO IN SCHOOL?

Variable Description

Name
S12
Label
12. HOW FAR DID MOTHER GO IN SCHOOL?
Dataset
inschool

Summary Statistics for 'S12'

Value Valid Label Frequency % of Valid % of All
. Missing missing 4,662
5.17%
1 Valid eighth grade or less 2,420
3.13%
2.69%
2 Valid more than eighth grade, but did not graduate from high school 6,310
8.15%
7.00%
3 Valid high school graduate 23,145
29.91%
25.68%
4 Valid completed a GED 2,967
3.83%
3.29%
5 Valid went to a business, trade, or vocational school after high school 4,481
5.79%
4.97%
6 Valid went to college but did not graduate 8,004
10.34%
8.88%
7 Valid graduated from college or a university 16,237
20.98%
18.02%
8 Valid professional training beyond a four-year college 6,186
7.99%
6.86%
9 Valid she went to school, but I don't know what level 6,359
8.22%
7.06%
10 Valid she never went to school 276
0.36%
0.31%
11 Valid I don't know if she went to school 994
1.28%
1.10%
97 Missing legitimate skip 7,134
7.92%
99 Missing multiple response 943
1.05%
Total Responses Valid Invalid Min Max
90118 77379 12739 1 11

Representation

Representation Type
Code List
Selection Style
SelectOne
Measurement Unit
numeric
Measurement Unit
numeric
Aggregation Method
Unspecified
Temporal
False
Geographic
False

Source Questions

S12

Lineage

  • Wave I In-School Questionnaire Data - S12
    12. HOW FAR DID MOTHER GO IN SCHOOL?
    • S12
      12. How far in school did she [resident mother] go?

Concordance

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Wave I Wave II In-School
Wave I In-Home Interview Wave II In-Home Interview In-School Questionnaire
Wave I In-Home Interview Data Wave II In-Home Interview Wave I In-School Questionnaire Data
H1RM1 H2RM1 S12
eighth grade or less
5.62%
4.77%
3.13%
more than eighth grade, but did not graduate from high school
10.05%
10.35%
8.15%
went to a business, trade, or vocational school instead of high school
0.77%
0.33%
high school graduate
29.63%
31.22%
29.91%
completed a GED
3.66%
2.47%
3.83%
went to a business, trade, or vocational school after high school
6.41%
5.51%
5.79%
went to college, but did not graduate
12.68%
went to college but did not graduate
8.38%
10.34%
graduated from college or a university
20.98%
graduated from a college or university
18.86%
19.23%
professional training beyond a four-year college
7.99%
professional training beyond a four-year college or university
7.56%
5.92%
she went to school, but I don't know what level
8.22%
she never went to school
0.17%
0.25%
0.36%
she went to school, but respondent doesn't know what level
3.49%
I don't know if she went to school
1.28%
she went to school, but R doesn't know what level
7.15%
respondent doesn't know if she went to school
1.12%
R doesn't know if she went to school
4.44%
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Wave I Wave II In-School
Wave I In-Home Interview Wave II In-Home Interview In-School Questionnaire
Wave I In-Home Interview Data Wave II In-Home Interview Wave I In-School Questionnaire Data
H1RM1 H2RM1 S12
eighth grade or less
5.23%
0.39%
2.69%
more than eighth grade, but did not graduate from high school
9.35%
0.85%
7.00%
went to a business, trade, or vocational school instead of high school
0.71%
0.03%
high school graduate
27.57%
2.58%
25.68%
completed a GED
3.41%
0.20%
3.29%
went to a business, trade, or vocational school after high school
5.96%
0.45%
4.97%
went to college, but did not graduate
11.80%
went to college but did not graduate
0.69%
8.88%
graduated from college or a university
18.02%
graduated from a college or university
17.55%
1.59%
professional training beyond a four-year college
6.86%
professional training beyond a four-year college or university
7.03%
0.49%
she went to school, but I don't know what level
7.06%
she never went to school
0.15%
0.02%
0.31%
she went to school, but respondent doesn't know what level
3.25%
I don't know if she went to school
1.10%
she went to school, but R doesn't know what level
0.59%
respondent doesn't know if she went to school
1.04%
R doesn't know if she went to school
0.37%
Dataset Variable Valid Invalid Min First Quartile Median Third Quartile Max Mean StdDev
Wave I In-Home Interview Data H1RM1 19,303 1,442 1 12
Wave II In-Home Interview H2RM1 1,217 13,521 1 12
Wave I In-School Questionnaire Data S12 77,379 12,739 1 11
Add Health
Wave I Wave II In-School
Wave I In-Home Interview Wave II In-Home Interview In-School Questionnaire
Wave I In-Home Interview Data Wave II In-Home Interview Wave I In-School Questionnaire Data
H1RM1 H2RM1 S12
eighth grade or less 1 1 1
more than eighth grade, but did not graduate from high school 2 2 2
went to a business, trade, or vocational school instead of high school 3 3
high school graduate 4 4 3
completed a GED 5 5 4
went to a business, trade, or vocational school after high school 6 6 5
went to college, but did not graduate 7
went to college but did not graduate 7 6
graduated from college or a university 7
graduated from a college or university 8 8
professional training beyond a four-year college 8
professional training beyond a four-year college or university 9 9
she went to school, but I don't know what level 9
she never went to school 10 10 10
she went to school, but respondent doesn't know what level 11
I don't know if she went to school 11
she went to school, but R doesn't know what level 11
respondent doesn't know if she went to school 12
R doesn't know if she went to school 12