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VCF0141 Head Education 6-category

QUESTION:
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1952-1972:  How many grades of school did (head) finish?
1974 AND LATER:  What is highest grade of school or year of college
(head) has completed? Did (head) get a high school diploma or pass a 
high school equivalency test? 
1974,1976: Does (head) have a college degree? (IF YES:) What degree is 
that? 1978-1984: Does (head) have a college degree? (IF YES:) What is 
the highest degree that (head) has earned?
1986 AND LATER: What is the highest degree that (head) has earned?

VALID_CODES:
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1.  8 grades or less ('grade school')
2.  9-12 grades ('high school'), no diploma/equivalency
3.  12 grades, diploma or equivalency
4.  12 grades, diploma or equivalency plus non-academic
      training
5.  Some college, no degree; junior/community college
      level degree (AA degree)
6.  BA level degrees; advanced degrees incl. LLB

MISSING_CODES:
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8.  DK
9.  NA; head of family not determined (1986)
Inap. question not used

NOTES:
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See notes VCF0140.
GENERAL NOTE:
After 1986, the concept of 'Head of Household' was discontinued.

WEIGHT:
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VCF0009/VCF0009a

TYPE:
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Numeric  Dec 0

SOURCE_VARS:
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1962:  620076  
1964:  640197  
1968:  680157  
1970:  700271(type 0) 
1972:  720302  
1974:  742432
1976:  763398  
1978:  780522  
1980:  800445  
1982:  820549  
1984:  840447  
1986:  860607


Walter Mebane 2005-11-03