How far did your current (spouse/partner) go in school?

Conceptual Variable

Name
6417
Label
How far did your current (spouse/partner) go in school?
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Parents (1995)
Parents (1995)
PB8
8th grade or less
6.77%
more than 8th grade, but did not graduate from high school
9.61%
went to a business, trade, or vocational school instead of high school
1.05%
high school graduate
25.89%
completed a GED
3.38%
went to a business, trade or vocational school after high school
9.04%
went to college, but did not graduate
16.59%
graduated from a college or university
14.81%
professional training beyond a 4-year college or university
12.14%
never went to school
0.05%
(He/she) went to school, but doesn�t know how far
0.55%
doesn�t know if (he/ she) went to school
0.11%
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Wave I
Parents (1995)
Parents (1995)
PB8
8th grade or less
4.17%
more than 8th grade, but did not graduate from high school
5.93%
went to a business, trade, or vocational school instead of high school
0.65%
high school graduate
15.97%
completed a GED
2.09%
went to a business, trade or vocational school after high school
5.58%
went to college, but did not graduate
10.23%
graduated from a college or university
9.13%
professional training beyond a 4-year college or university
7.49%
never went to school
0.03%
(He/she) went to school, but doesn�t know how far
0.34%
doesn�t know if (he/ she) went to school
0.07%
Dataset Variable Valid Invalid Min First Quartile Median Third Quartile Max Mean StdDev
Parents (1995) PB8 12,794 7,951 1 12
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Wave I
Parents (1995)
Parents (1995)
PB8
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
(He/she) went to school, but doesn�t know how far 11
doesn�t know if (he/ she) went to school 12