How far did you go in school?

Conceptual Variable

Name
6253
Label
How far did you go in school?
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Wave I
Parents (1995)
Parents (1995)
PA12
8th grade or less
6.43%
more than 8th grade, but did not graduate from high school
10.81%
went to a business, trade, or vocational school instead of high school
0.82%
high school graduate
25.51%
completed a GED
3.74%
went to a business, trade or vocational school after high school
9.87%
went to college, but did not graduate
19.74%
graduated from a college or university
14.05%
professional training beyond a 4-year college or university
8.92%
never went to school
0.11%
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Wave I
Parents (1995)
Parents (1995)
PA12
8th grade or less
5.43%
more than 8th grade, but did not graduate from high school
9.13%
went to a business, trade, or vocational school instead of high school
0.69%
high school graduate
21.56%
completed a GED
3.16%
went to a business, trade or vocational school after high school
8.34%
went to college, but did not graduate
16.68%
graduated from a college or university
11.87%
professional training beyond a 4-year college or university
7.54%
never went to school
0.09%
Dataset Variable Valid Invalid Min First Quartile Median Third Quartile Max Mean StdDev
Parents (1995) PA12 17,527 3,218 1 10
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Wave I
Parents (1995)
Parents (1995)
PA12
8th grade or less 1
more than 8th grade, but did not graduate from high school 2
went to a business, trade, or vocational school instead of high school 3
high school graduate 4
completed a GED 5
went to a business, trade or vocational school after high school 6
went to college, but did not graduate 7
graduated from a college or university 8
professional training beyond a 4-year college or university 9
never went to school 10