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gradeatn: Education level attained, detailed, post-1991

Description

gradeatn is the 16-category level of educational attainment of the respondent.

Availability

Sample Years
Basic 1992 - present
ORG 1992 - present

Values

Value Label
1 Less than 1st grade
2 1st-4th grade
3 5th-6th grade
4 7th-8th grade
5 9th grade
6 10th grade
7 11th grade
8 12th grade-no diploma
9 HS graduate, GED
10 Some college but no degree
11 Associate degree-occupational/vocational
12 Associate degree-academic program
13 Bachelor's degree
14 Master's degree
15 Professional school
16 Doctorate

Code

Variable creation
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* Education: gradeatn
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gen gradeatn = .
if $monthlycps == 1 {
    if tm(1992m1) <= $date & $date <= tm(1993m12) {
        replace gradeatn = grdatn - 30
        replace gradeatn = . if gradeatn == -31
    }
    if tm(1994m1) <= $date {
        replace gradeatn = peeduca - 30
        replace gradeatn = . if gradeatn == -31
    }
}

lab var gradeatn "Education level attained, detailed, post-1991"
#delimit ;
lab define gradeatn
1  "Less than 1st grade"
2  "1st-4th grade"
3  "5th-6th grade"
4  "7th-8th grade"
5  "9th grade"
6  "10th grade"
7  "11th grade"
8  "12th grade-no diploma"
9  "HS graduate, GED"
10 "Some college but no degree"
11 "Associate degree-occupational/vocational"
12 "Associate degree-academic program"
13 "Bachelor's degree"
14 "Master's degree"
15 "Professional school"
16 "Doctorate"
;
#delimit cr;
lab val gradeatn gradeatn
notes gradeatn: Only available 1992-present
notes gradeatn: 1992-1993 Unicon: grdatn
notes gradeatn: 1994-present CPS: peeduca