********************************************************************** RESPONDENT'S EDUCATION HISTORY ********************************************************************** NOTE: Two constructed variables, COMPLED and EDUCAT, give summary measures of respondent's education. These are in columns 7395-7396 and 7397-7398. 2683 M507 Q.507 Do you have a high school diploma? Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 1-Yes 9561 75.65 2-No 3419 24.08 9-No answer 37 0.28 2684-2685 M508 Q.508 What is the highest grade that you completed while in school? (grade of school) NSFH/30 January 90 Page M-303 ________________________________________________________________________________ Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 00-Did not complete 1st Grade 47 0.28 01-1st Grade 22 0.14 02 33 0.20 03 75 0.43 04 93 0.51 05 96 0.67 06 241 1.93 07 250 1.73 08 588 4.46 09 464 3.32 10 666 4.48 11-11th Grade 818 5.71 96-Inapplicable 9561 75.65 98-Don't know 14 0.10 99-No answer 49 0.38 2686 M509 Q.509 Have you passed a high school equivalency test such as the GED? Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 1-Yes 282 1.99 2-No 3139 22.09 6-Inapplicable 9560 75.64 9-No answer 36 0.28 2687 M510 Q.510 Did you get a diploma at graduation from high school or did you pass a high school equivalency test such as the GED and get a diploma later? Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 1-Got diploma at high school graduation 8734 69.68 2-Passed equivalency test (GED) 655 4.76 3-Respondent said received diploma at high school graduation, but appears to have been too old to have done so 160 1.11 6-Inapplicable 3456 24.35 9-No answer 12 0.10 NSFH/30 January 90 Page M-304 ________________________________________________________________________________ 2688-2689 M511 Q.511 What was the highest grade you completed before you left school? (grade of school) Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 04 1 0.01 05 1 0.01 06 3 0.02 07 4 0.09 08 46 0.36 09 53 0.34 10 181 1.31 11-11th Grade 325 2.33 96-Inapplicable 12357 95.19 98-Don't know 3 0.03 99-No answer 43 0.32 Q.512 In what month and year did you pass a high school equivalency test like the GED? 2690-2693 M512M Date Coded in Century Months See Appendix G for coding of dates into Century Months 2694 M512F Date Allocation Flag Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 0-Month and year given by respondent 679 4.85 1-Year given, month allocated from 95 0.67 season or portion of year 2-Year given, no response for month; 131 1.01 month allocated 3-No year given by respondent 34 0.24 6-Inapplicable 12078 93.23 NSFH/30 January 90 Page M-305 ________________________________________________________________________________ Q.513 In what month and year did you receive your high school diploma? 2695-2698 M513M Date Coded in Century Months See Appendix G for coding of dates into Century Months 2699 M513F Date Allocation Flag Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 0-Month and year given by respondent 8753 69.66 1-Year given, month allocated from 28 0.28 season or portion of year 2-Year given, no response for month; 44 0.36 month allocated 3-No year given by respondent 78 0.56 6-Inapplicable 4114 29.14 2700 M514 Q.514 Not counting schools at which you took 2 or fewer courses, or attended less than six weeks, have you ever enrolled as a part-time or full-time student in any of the types of schools listed on this card? Do not include correspondence courses in your answer. See Q.516 for list of school types on card 17. Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 1-Yes 6830 54.04 2-No 6147 45.66 9-No answer 40 0.30 NSFH/30 January 90 Page M-306 ________________________________________________________________________________ 2701-2702 M514NUM Number of Time Periods in Education Table Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 00 6146 45.66 01 4111 32.68 02 1890 14.96 03 579 4.51 04 155 1.14 05 55 0.37 06 9 0.09 07 8 0.11 95-Table is inapplicable: R attended 9 0.07 only in summer or enrolled in only one course at a time. 96-Inapplicable 41 0.30 99-No answer to the entire table 14 0.10 The next few questions are about the time periods you attended the school types listed on this card. Do NOT include times you attended school only in the summer, or when you were enrolled in only one course at a time. Q.515 In what month and year did you (first/next) enroll in one of the school types listed on the card? M515T01M-M515T10M Date Coded in Century Months Unweighted Frequency Before 1970 3818 1970-1974 1713 1975-1979 1982 1980-1984 2002 1985 417 1986 422 1987-1988 224 9996-Inapplicable 119537 9998-Don't know 35 9999-No answer 20 Total 130170 See Appendix G for coding of dates into Century Months NSFH/30 January 90 Page M-307 ________________________________________________________________________________ M515T01F-M515T10F Date Allocation Flag __________________________________________________ Date Allocation Status of Beginning Dates (Aggregated over M515T01F-M515T10F) __________________________________________________ Unweighted Frequency 0-Month and year given by respondent 9501 1-Year given, month allocated from 849 season or portion of year 2-Year given, no response for month; 228 month allocated 3-No year given by respondent 55 6-Inapplicable 119537 Total 130170 __________________________________________________ M516T01-M516T10 Q.516 What type of school was this? __________________________________________________ Distribution of Schooling Spells by Type of School (Aggregated over M516T01-M516T10) __________________________________________________ Unweighted Frequency 1-Vocational, Technical, or Trade 2075 School 2-Two-Year junior or community 2384 college 3-Four-year college or university 4185 4-Professional or graduate school 1115 requiring prior college work for entrance, such as medical, dental, or law school, or seminary NSFH/30 January 90 Page M-308 ________________________________________________________________________________ 5-Business college or secretarial or 784 nursing school 6-Inapplicable 119538 9-No answer 89 Total 130170 __________________________________________________ Q.517 When was the (first/next) time you stopped attending a (SCHOOL TYPE) for at least six months? (IF R DOESN'T KNOW MONTH, ASK): Would you say it was in the first half of the year, from January through June, or in the second half of the year, from July through December? M517T01M-M517T10M Date Coded in Century Months Unweighted Frequency 9995-Still attending 326 9996-Inapplicable 6210 9998-Don't know 30 9999-No answer 36 See Appendix G for coding of dates into Century Months M517T01F-M517T10F Date Allocation Flag __________________________________________________ Date Allocation Status of Ending Dates (Aggregated over M517T01F-M517T10F) __________________________________________________ Unweighted Frequency 0-Month and year given by respondent 8897 1-Year given, month allocated from 615 season or portion of year 2-Year given, no response for month; 303 month allocated NSFH/30 January 90 Page M-309 ________________________________________________________________________________ 3-No year given by respondent 100 4-Currently in school 718 6-Inapplicable 119537 Total 130170 __________________________________________________ M518T01-M518T10 Q.518 During the period from (DATE IN COLUMN 1) to (DATE IN COLUMN 3), were you enrolled mostly full-time or mostly part-time? __________________________________________________ Distribution of Schooling Spells by Whether Attended Full- or Part-Time (Aggregated over M518T01-M518T10) __________________________________________________ Date Coded in Century Months Unweighted Frequency 1-Full-time 7711 2-Part-time 2620 6-Inapplicable 119537 8-Don't know 4 9-No answer 298 Total 130170 __________________________________________________ NSFH/30 January 90 Page M-310 ________________________________________________________________________________ EDUCATION TABLE ______________________________________________________________ Began (Q.515) Stopped (Q.517) Time ______________ School ______________ F/T P/T Period Cent. Flag (Q.516) Cent. Flag (Q.518) Month Month ______________________________________________________________ 1 2703-2706 2707 2708 2709-2712 2713 2714 2 2715-2718 2719 2720 2721-2724 2725 2726 3 2727-2730 2731 2732 2733-2736 2737 2738 4 2739-2742 2743 2744 2745-2748 2749 2750 5 2751-2754 2755 2756 2757-2760 2761 2762 6 2763-2766 2767 2768 2769-2772 2773 2774 7 2775-2778 2779 2780 2781-2784 2785 2786 8 2787-2790 2791 2792 2793-2796 2797 2798 9 2799-2802 2803 2804 2805-2808 2809 2810 10 2811-2814 2815 2816 2817-2820 2821 2822 ______________________________________________________________ 2823 M519 Q.519 Have you received any degrees or certificates from the schools on this card? Unweighted Weighted Frequency Percent 1-Yes 4394 34.03 2-No 2420 19.90 6-Inapplicable 6187 45.96 9-No answer 16 0.11 M520A-M520E Q.520 What degrees or certificates have you received? Degree Held 1-Yes 2-No 6-Inapplicable 9-No answer M521A1-M521E1 M521A2-M521E2 Q.521 In what year did you receive your (DEGREE TYPE)? NSFH/30 January 90 Page M-311 ________________________________________________________________________________ (last two digits of year) 95-No second degree 96-Inapplicable 98-Don't know 99-No answer ____________________________________________________________________ RESPONDENT'S DEGREES ____________________________________________________________________ (Q.520) (Q.521) __________ ______________________ RECEIVED YEAR YEAR DEGREE HELD DEGREE RECEIVED RECEIVED OF THIS FIRST SECOND TYPE DEGREE DEGREE ____________________________________________________________________ a. Associates Degree 2824 2825-2826 2827-2828 b. Bachelor's Degree 2829 2830-2831 2832-2833 c. Master's degree 2834 2835-2836 2837-2838 d. Doctorate (PhD, MD, 2839 2840-2841 2842-2843 LLD, EdD, ETC.) e. Any certificate 2844 2845-2846 2847-2848 ____________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Number of Respondents With: 1st 2nd 520A=1 (Yes) Degree Degree ________________________________________________________________________________ a. Associate Degree 858 847 31 b. Bachelor's Degree 2158 2133 53 c. Master's Degree 580 570 35 d. Doctor's Degree 175 167 8 e. Any Certificate 1821 1757 169 ________________________________________________________________________________ Q.522 From what school did you receive your (Associate's, Bachelor's, Master, Doctoral) degree? (Q.522 IS NOT CODED) NSFH/30 January 90 Page M-312 ________________________________________________________________________________