S12Q4 EDUCATION LEVEL OF BIO MOM-W1

Variable Description

Name
H1NM4
Label
S12Q4 EDUCATION LEVEL OF BIO MOM-W1
Dataset
wave1

Summary Statistics for 'H1NM4'

Value Valid Label Frequency % of Valid % of All
1 Valid eighth grade or less 173
6.42%
0.83%
2 Valid more than eighth grade, but did not graduate from high school 416
15.43%
2.01%
3 Valid went to a business, trade, or vocational school instead of high school 17
0.63%
0.08%
4 Valid high school graduate 880
32.64%
4.24%
5 Valid completed a GED 123
4.56%
0.59%
6 Valid went to a business, trade, or vocational school after high school 127
4.71%
0.61%
7 Valid went to college, but did not graduate 268
9.94%
1.29%
8 Valid graduated from a college or university 307
11.39%
1.48%
9 Valid professional training beyond a four-year college or university 102
3.78%
0.49%
10 Valid she never went to school 10
0.37%
0.05%
11 Valid she went to school, but respondent doesn't know what level 156
5.79%
0.75%
12 Valid respondent doesn't know if she went to school 117
4.34%
0.56%
96 Missing refused 6
0.03%
97 Missing legitimate skip 17,983
86.69%
98 Missing don't know 60
0.29%
Total Responses Valid Invalid Min Max
20745 2696 18049 1 12

Representation

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

Source Questions

H1NM4

Lineage

  • Wave I In-Home Interview Data - H1NM4
    S12Q4 EDUCATION LEVEL OF BIO MOM-W1
    • H1NM4
      4. How far in school did your biological mother go?

Concordance

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Wave I
Wave I In-Home Interview
Wave I In-Home Interview Data
H1NM4
eighth grade or less
6.42%
more than eighth grade, but did not graduate from high school
15.43%
went to a business, trade, or vocational school instead of high school
0.63%
high school graduate
32.64%
completed a GED
4.56%
went to a business, trade, or vocational school after high school
4.71%
went to college, but did not graduate
9.94%
graduated from a college or university
11.39%
professional training beyond a four-year college or university
3.78%
she never went to school
0.37%
she went to school, but respondent doesn't know what level
5.79%
respondent doesn't know if she went to school
4.34%
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Wave I
Wave I In-Home Interview
Wave I In-Home Interview Data
H1NM4
eighth grade or less
0.83%
more than eighth grade, but did not graduate from high school
2.01%
went to a business, trade, or vocational school instead of high school
0.08%
high school graduate
4.24%
completed a GED
0.59%
went to a business, trade, or vocational school after high school
0.61%
went to college, but did not graduate
1.29%
graduated from a college or university
1.48%
professional training beyond a four-year college or university
0.49%
she never went to school
0.05%
she went to school, but respondent doesn't know what level
0.75%
respondent doesn't know if she went to school
0.56%
Dataset Variable Valid Invalid Min First Quartile Median Third Quartile Max Mean StdDev
Wave I In-Home Interview Data H1NM4 2,696 18,049 1 12
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Wave I
Wave I In-Home Interview
Wave I In-Home Interview Data
H1NM4
eighth grade or less 1
more than eighth 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 four-year college or university 9
she never went to school 10
she went to school, but respondent doesn't know what level 11
respondent doesn't know if she went to school 12