Conceptual Variable

Name
4400
Label
How far in school did your biological father go?
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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