A12 LEVEL OF EDUCATION-PQ
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Parents (1995)
Parents (1995)
Parents (1995)
(29 of 353)
Variable Description
Name
PA12
Label
A12 LEVEL OF EDUCATION-PQ
Dataset
Summary Statistics for 'PA12'
| Value | Valid | Label | Frequency | % of Valid | % of All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | Missing | missing | 3,199 |
15.42%
|
|
| 1 | Valid | 8th grade or less | 1,127 |
6.43%
|
5.43%
|
| 2 | Valid | more than 8th grade, but did not graduate from high school | 1,894 |
10.81%
|
9.13%
|
| 3 | Valid | went to a business, trade, or vocational school instead of high school | 143 |
0.82%
|
0.69%
|
| 4 | Valid | high school graduate | 4,472 |
25.51%
|
21.56%
|
| 5 | Valid | completed a GED | 655 |
3.74%
|
3.16%
|
| 6 | Valid | went to a business, trade or vocational school after high school | 1,730 |
9.87%
|
8.34%
|
| 7 | Valid | went to college, but did not graduate | 3,460 |
19.74%
|
16.68%
|
| 8 | Valid | graduated from a college or university | 2,463 |
14.05%
|
11.87%
|
| 9 | Valid | professional training beyond a 4-year college or university | 1,564 |
8.92%
|
7.54%
|
| 10 | Valid | never went to school | 19 |
0.11%
|
0.09%
|
| 96 | Missing | refused | 19 |
0.09%
|
| Total Responses | Valid | Invalid | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20745 | 17527 | 3218 | 1 | 10 |
Representation
Representation Type
Code List
Selection Style
SelectOne
Measurement Unit
numeric
8th grade or less, more than 8th grade, but did not graduate from high school, went to a business, trade, or vocational school instead of high school-
1 
8th grade or less -
2 more than 8th grade, but did not graduate from high school -
3 went to a business, trade, or vocational school instead of high school -
4 high school graduate -
5 completed a GED -
6 went to a business, trade or vocational school after high school -
7 went to college, but did not graduate -
8 graduated from a college or university -
9 professional training beyond a 4-year college or university -
10 never went to school
Measurement Unit
numeric
Aggregation Method
Unspecified
Temporal
False
Geographic
False
Represented Variable
How far did you go in school?Missing Values
refused, missingSource Questions
PA12Lineage
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Parents (1995) -
PA12
A12 LEVEL OF EDUCATION-PQ-
12. How far did you go in school?
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Concordance
| Add Health | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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%
|
| Add Health | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Add Health | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |