S13Q4 EDUCATION LEVEL OF BIO DAD-W1

Variable Description

Name
H1NF4
Label
S13Q4 EDUCATION LEVEL OF BIO DAD-W1
Dataset
wave1

Summary Statistics for 'H1NF4'

Value Valid Label Frequency % of Valid % of All
1 Valid eighth grade or less 379
5.40%
1.83%
2 Valid more than eighth grade, but did not graduate from high school 793
11.30%
3.82%
3 Valid went to a business, trade, or vocational school instead of high school 44
0.63%
0.21%
4 Valid high school graduate 2,373
33.82%
11.44%
5 Valid completed a GED 198
2.82%
0.95%
6 Valid went to a business, trade, or vocational school after high school 293
4.18%
1.41%
7 Valid went to college, but did not graduate 603
8.59%
2.91%
8 Valid graduated from a college or university 968
13.80%
4.67%
9 Valid professional training beyond a four-year college or university 347
4.95%
1.67%
10 Valid he never went to school 12
0.17%
0.06%
11 Valid he went to school, but respondent doesn't know what level 651
9.28%
3.14%
12 Valid respondent doesn't know if he went to school 355
5.06%
1.71%
96 Missing refused 6
0.03%
97 Missing legitimate skip 13,549
65.31%
98 Missing don't know 174
0.84%
Total Responses Valid Invalid Min Max
20745 7016 13729 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

H1NF4

Lineage

  • Wave I In-Home Interview Data - H1NF4
    S13Q4 EDUCATION LEVEL OF BIO DAD-W1
    • H1NF4
      4. How far in school did your biological father go?

Concordance

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Wave I
Wave I In-Home Interview
Wave I In-Home Interview Data
H1NF4
eighth grade or less
5.40%
more than eighth grade, but did not graduate from high school
11.30%
went to a business, trade, or vocational school instead of high school
0.63%
high school graduate
33.82%
completed a GED
2.82%
went to a business, trade, or vocational school after high school
4.18%
went to college, but did not graduate
8.59%
graduated from a college or university
13.80%
professional training beyond a four-year college or university
4.95%
he never went to school
0.17%
he went to school, but respondent doesn't know what level
9.28%
respondent doesn't know if he went to school
5.06%
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Wave I
Wave I In-Home Interview
Wave I In-Home Interview Data
H1NF4
eighth grade or less
1.83%
more than eighth grade, but did not graduate from high school
3.82%
went to a business, trade, or vocational school instead of high school
0.21%
high school graduate
11.44%
completed a GED
0.95%
went to a business, trade, or vocational school after high school
1.41%
went to college, but did not graduate
2.91%
graduated from a college or university
4.67%
professional training beyond a four-year college or university
1.67%
he never went to school
0.06%
he went to school, but respondent doesn't know what level
3.14%
respondent doesn't know if he went to school
1.71%
Dataset Variable Valid Invalid Min First Quartile Median Third Quartile Max Mean StdDev
Wave I In-Home Interview Data H1NF4 7,016 13,729 1 12
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Wave I
Wave I In-Home Interview
Wave I In-Home Interview Data
H1NF4
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
he never went to school 10
he went to school, but respondent doesn't know what level 11
respondent doesn't know if he went to school 12