IPUMS NHIS: descr: EDUCREC1

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EDUCREC1

Educational attainment recode, nonintervalled

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Code	Label	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	09	08	07	06	05	04	03	02	01	00	99	98	97	96	95	94	Code	Label	93	92	91	90	89	88	87	86	85	84	83	82
00	NIU	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	00	NIU	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
01	Never attended/kindergarten only	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	01	Never attended/kindergarten only	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
02	Grade 1	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	02	Grade 1	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
03	Grade 2	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	03	Grade 2	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
04	Grade 3	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	04	Grade 3	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
05	Grade 4	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	05	Grade 4	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
06	Grade 5	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	06	Grade 5	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
07	Grade 6	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	07	Grade 6	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
08	Grade 7	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	08	Grade 7	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
09	Grade 8	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	09	Grade 8	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
10	Grade 9	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10	Grade 9	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
11	Grade 10	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	11	Grade 10	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
12	Grade 11	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	12	Grade 11	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
13	Grade 12	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	13	Grade 12	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
14	1 to 3 years of college	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	14	1 to 3 years of college	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
15	4 years college/Bachelor's degree	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	15	4 years college/Bachelor's degree	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
16	5+ years of college	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	16	5+ years of college	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
96	Unknown--all causes	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	X	X	X	96	Unknown--all causes	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
97	Unknown--refused	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	·	·	·	97	Unknown--refused	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
98	Unknown--not ascertained	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	·	·	·	98	Unknown--not ascertained	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
99	Unknown--not known	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	·	·	·	99	Unknown--not known	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·

Description

EDUCREC1 is a recoded combination of two other variables, HIGRADE1 and EDUC, which measure educational attainment in different ways. HIGRADE1, available for 1982-1996, reports the respondent's highest grade of school or year of college completed, by single years. EDUC, available beginning in 1997, classifies high school graduates according to their highest degree or diploma obtained. In EDUCREC1, the HIGRADE1 categories are given the same codes as their approximate equivalents in EDUC.

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This variable is comparable over time.

As noted above, EDUCREC1 provides a bridge between EDUC and HIGRADE1 for the period when years of completed schooling are reported in single years. EDUCREC2 provides a bridge between the two ways of measuring educational attainment for 1969-2003, including the years (1969-1981) when years of completed schooling are reported in intervals (e.g., grades 9-11, 1-3 years of college) in HIGRADE2.

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