gradehi: Highest grade attended¶

Description¶

gradehi is the highest grade attended by the respondent.

Availability¶

Sample	Years
Basic	1976 - 1991
May	1973 - 1981
ORG	1979 - 1991

Values¶

Value	Label
0	None, 0, or K
1	1st grade
2	2nd grade
3	3rd grade
4	4th grade
5	5th grade
6	6th grade
7	7th grade
8	8th grade
9	9th grade
10	10th grade
11	11th grade
12	12th grade
13	College: 13th grade
14	College: 14th grade
15	College: 15th grade
16	College: 16th grade
17	College: 17th grade
18	College: 18th+ grade

Code¶

Variable creation

********************************************************************************
* Education: gradehi
********************************************************************************
gen gradehi = .

if $monthlycps == 1 | $maycps == 1 {
    if tm(1973m1) <= $date & $date <= tm(1988m12) {
        * adjust grdhi to be consistent across 1973-1991
        replace gradehi = grdhi - 1
    }
    if tm(1989m1) <= $date & $date <= tm(1991m12) {
        replace gradehi = grdhi
    }
}

lab var gradehi "Highest grade attended"
#delimit ;
lab define gradehi
0 "None, 0, or K"
1 "1st grade"
2 "2nd grade"
3 "3rd grade"
4 "4th grade"
5 "5th grade"
6 "6th grade"
7 "7th grade"
8 "8th grade"
9 "9th grade"
10 "10th grade"
11 "11th grade"
12 "12th grade"
13 "College: 13th grade"
14 "College: 14th grade"
15 "College: 15th grade"
16 "College: 16th grade"
17 "College: 17th grade"
18 "College: 18th+ grade"
;
#delimit cr
lab val gradehi gradehi
notes gradehi: Only available 1973-1991
notes gradehi: 1973-1991 Unicon: grdhi