Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
| Code | Label |
88
|
|---|---|---|
| 0 | NIU | X |
| 1 | Center-based | X |
| 2 | Home-based | X |
| 9 | Unknown | X |
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Description
For sample children who have ever been enrolled in Head Start, HEADSTARTYP indicates the Head Start program in which the child was enrolled: the Center-based or Home-based program.
HEADSTARTYP is part of the Child Health supplement, first released in 1981. This supplement includes a number of questions on child's schooling. For more information and related variables, please see GOSCHOOLEV, or use the IPUMS NHIS search function and drop-down menus.
Universe
- 1988: Sample persons under age 18 who have ever been enrolled in Head Start.
Availability
- 1988
Weights
- 1988 : SAMPWEIGHT