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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