Education
Subtopics
[IQ: Henmon-Nelson & Mental
Ability Test] [High School] [College Degree
Information]
[Vocational School]
[Parents Responses About Graduates Education]
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Henmon-Nelson Best Measures |
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| Best Measure of IQ score mapped from raw Henmon-Nelson test score. (This is the recomended variable if there is only one measure of IQ being used) | GWIIQ_BM | SWIIQ_T | ||||
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| Best Measure of Centile Rank based on National test takers for Henmon-Nelson test score | GHNCR_BM | SHNCR_T | ||||
| Best Measure of Centile Rank based on Wisconsin test takers for Henmon-Nelson test score | GWICR_BM | SWICR_T | ||||
| Source of junior Henmon-Nelson raw score | GFLAG_BM | |||||
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Henmon-Nelson Freshman Year/Junior
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| Raw Henmon-Nelson test score | GHNRS_F GHNRS_J |
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| Centile
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| Centile Rank based on Wisconsin test takers for Henmon-Nelson test score | GWICR_F GWICR_J |
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| Centile Rank based on Wisconsin test takers for Other tests (actual percentile). | SWICR_OT | |||||
| IQ score mapped from raw Henmon-Nelson test score | GWIIQ_F GWIIQ_J |
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| Source of Henmon-Nelson raw score | GFLAG_F GFLAG_J |
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| Age in months when Henmon-Nelson Test was taken. (not available on public release) | GAGECM_F GAGECM_J |
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| Test date (in Century Months) when respondent took Henmon-Nelson (not available on public release) | GTDATE_F | |||||
| Source of Sib IQ data. | SFLAG | |||||
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Mental Ability Tests |
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| Book code for IQ score (not available on public release) | SBKCD | |||||
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Date (century months) ability test given. |
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| Grade in which mental ability test given (not available on public release) | STGRADE | |||||
| Season in which mental ability test given (not available on public release) | STSEASN | |||||
| Source of Season Code (not available on public release) | STSEAFLG | |||||
| Year in which mental ability test given(not available on public release) | STYEAR | |||||
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| School district in which graduate resided (not available on public release) | DISTRICT | |||||
| Address of high school. (not available on public release) | GEOG57 | |||||
| Denominational control of high school in 1957. | HSDM57 | |||||
| Size of high school class attended by R Actual size of the graduating class which participated in the 1957 survey. | HSSIZE | |||||
| Population of the town where R attended high school | POP57 | |||||
| High school program of R Did student's high school classes fulfill the entrance requirements for the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1957? | HSPROG | |||||
| High School Grades Percentile Rank (updated version of HSR) | HSRANKQ | |||||
| High School Grades Percentile Rank-Normalized 3-digit transform of source code HSRANKQ. | HSRSCORQ | |||||
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Did R pass high school equivalency test? |
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Last high school attended--SELECTED SIB--(not available on public release) |
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| Name of high school attended in 11th grade if this is not the same with SB016RE (not available on public release) | SB043RE | |||||
| Name of last Wisconsin high school attended if neither SB016RE nor SB043RE are in Wisconsin. | SB044RE | |||||
| Highest grade attended at last Wisconsin high school. | SB045RE | |||||
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Century month last attended high school |
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| Availability of College in 1957 | AVCL57 | |||||
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Respondent Total Years of Schooling |
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Summary of Ever Attended College |
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Summary Total # of Years of College Completed |
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Summary of Equivalent Years of Regular Education Based on HIGHEST Degree |
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Summary of Equivalent Years of Regular Education Based on MOST RECENT Degree |
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Level of HIGHEST Degree Since High School |
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HIGHEST Degree, Certificate or Diploma Ever Earned |
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Level of MOST RECENT Degree Since High School |
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MOST RECENT Degree, Certificate or Diploma Ever Earned |
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| Flag comparing relationship of 1975/77 and 1992/93 degree levels. | RB009RED | SB009RED | ||||
| Since You Were Last Interviewed Have You Taken Any Courses For Credit in a four-year University or a Two Year College? | ||||||
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Total # of Years of College Since You Were Last Interviewed |
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Earned Any Degree From a College or University Since You Were Last Interviewed? |
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For Respondents With Less Than a Bachelor's Degree, College Code of Last College Attended (not available on public release) |
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For Respondents With Less Than a Bachelor's Degree, Century month of last for the college last attended (Based on most recent degree obtained) |
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College code of the college where R earned Bachelor's degree or equivalent (not available on public release) |
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Century-month completed bachelor's degree or its equivalent |
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Major field/specialty at the college or university where earned bachelor's degree or equivalent |
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College code of the college where R obtained MOST RECENT degree (not available on public release) |
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State where MOST RECENT degree was obtained |
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Century month for completion of MOST RECENT degree |
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Major field/specialty of MOST RECENT degree obtained |
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Has R taken any course since obtaining MOST RECENT degree? |
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Years of college completed after MOST RECENT degree |
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College code of college last attended since obtaining MOST RECENT degree (not available on public release) |
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Century-month 1st attended college or university after obtaining MOST RECENT degree--Only for those who had degrees since last interviewed |
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Century-month last attended college or university after obtaining MOST RECENT degree |
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Currently enrolled in a formal program in a college, university or vocational school? |
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Plans to attend a 4 year college/university or 2 year college in the future? |
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Importance of R's education |
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R's educational success |
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Stage of college education |
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Date 1st attended college |
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Duration of college education post high school |
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# of yrs of post degree or certificate college education |
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Degree received (Baccalaureate) |
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Major field of highest degree or certificate |
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Month Last Attended for Highest degree or certificate |
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Century month last attended for highest level of college education |
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| Place last attended for highest level for college education |
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Major field for highest level of education |
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| Highest grade or year of regular school ever attended. | XXHIATT | |||||
| Highest grade or year of regular school completed. | XXHICMP | |||||
| Highest grade completed prior to active duty | MLED | XMLED | ||||
| School status by Year: 1957-1965. In years when either vocational or college codes were appropriate, the college code was used. | SCS578 SCS589 SCS590 SCS601 SCS612 SCS623 SCS634 SCS645 |
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| Number of years in college up to the completion of the FIRST degree -- as of year | CLYDG6 | |||||
| Last Year of College Attendance -- as of year | CLLST6 | |||||
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Number of "other schools" attended as of year |
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Number of colleges attended as of year |
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Last Year In School |
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Year in which Respondent graduated from college |
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R's Educational attainment Certification as of survey year |
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R's Highest level of vocational/college education obtained by R at the time of the study |
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| Perception of college costs away from home. | EDCOSTQ | |||||
| Value of college as perceived by R (Factor-weighted). | VALUCL | |||||
| R's perception of possible parental support. | PARSUP | |||||
| R's perception of available parental support for the 1957-58 school year if R would choose to go for higher education. | PRSP58 | |||||
| Teacher's evaluation of R (1957) Teachers only noted outstanding students. | TCHEVL | |||||
| Respondent's Consideration of Attendance at an Institution of Higher Education | PLHIED | |||||
| Would you consider attending a college if you had money? | PLCLMNQ | |||||
| Would you borrow for college if you could pay it back after college? | EDBOROQ | |||||
| Did you apply for admission to school or college? | APPLIEDQ | |||||
| Number of college applications you sent out | NCOLAPLQ | |||||
| Did you take the National Merit Scholarship Exam? | NAMERITQ | |||||
| Did you take college entrance board exams? | CEBEXAMQ | |||||
| How much did you earn toward school expenses? | EDEARNQ | |||||
| Number of semesters of algebra. | ALGEBRAQ | |||||
| Number of semesters of geometry. | GEOMTRYQ | |||||
| Number of semesters of trigonometry. | TRIGQ | |||||
| Number of semesters of biology. | BIOLOGYQ | |||||
| Number of semesters of chemistry. | CHMSTRYQ | |||||
| Number of semesters of physics. | PHYSICSQ | |||||
| Number of semesters of English. | ENGLISHQ | |||||
| Number of semesters of history. | HISTORYQ | |||||
| Number of semesters of social studies. | SOCSTDYQ | |||||
| Number of semesters of foreign language. | FORNLNGQ | |||||
| Did you take a college preparatory course. | COLPREPQ | |||||
| R's perception of teacher encouragement toward college. | TCHENCQ | |||||
| R's perception of parental encouragement toward college. | PARENCQ | |||||
| R's perception of friends' Probable post-high school behavior | FRNDPLQ | |||||
| Interest in high school studies | HSNTRSTQ | |||||
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1st school/college attended- general type as of year |
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| College code -- as of year | CL1NM6 | |||||
| Exact dates of attendance at school -- as of year | CL1DT6 | |||||
| Number of years at school -- as of year | CL1YR6 | |||||
| Degree at school -- as of year | CL1DG6 | |||||
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| College code -- as of year | CL2NM6 | |||||
| Exact dates of attendance at school -- as of year | CL2DT6 | |||||
| Number of years at school -- as of year | CL2YR6 | |||||
| Degree at school -- as of year | CL2DG6 | |||||
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| College code -- as of year | CL3NM6 | |||||
| Exact dates of attendance at school -- as of year | CL3DT6 | |||||
| Number of years at school -- as of year | CL3YR6 | |||||
| Degree at school -- as of year | CL3DG6 | |||||
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1st Vocational school attended--School code--Not available for public release |
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1st Vocational school attended--Exact dates |
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1st Vocational school attended--Length of attendance |
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1st Vocational school attended--Graduated Certificate as of date |
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2nd Vocational school attended--School code--Not available for public release |
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2nd Vocational school attended--Exact dates |
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2nd Vocational school attended--Length of attendance |
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2nd Vocational school attended--Graduated Certificate as of date |
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All nurses--college or vocational schooling |
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| Finished some vocational-technical training prior to first job. | VTPFJ | |||||
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Apprenticeship program experience |
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| Was Respondent's Longest Vocational-Technical Training Program of Over Six Months in Length Completed Prior to First Job? | XVTPFJ | |||||
| Did Any of the Vocational-Technical or Apprenticeship Programs Last 6 Months or Longer? | XXVT6M | |||||
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Type of vocational-technical or apprenticeship training |
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Where received vocational-technical or apprenticeship training |
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Type of school this program was received |
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Length of participation in program |
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Completion status |
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Century month R last participated in program |
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Was this program used on any job? |
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| Program 2 | EDVTM2 | |||||
| Program 3 | EDVTM3 | |||||
| Program 4 | EDVTM4 | |||||
| Program 5 | EDVTM5 | |||||
| Program 6 | EDVTM6 | |||||
| Longest Program | XEDVTM1 | |||||
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| Is child attending school full-time or part-time? | EDFL57Q | |||||
| Did parents advise college? | PARADVQ | |||||
| Did child take algebra in high school? | PRALGEQ | |||||
| Did child take geometry in high school? | PRGEOMQ | |||||
| Did child take foreign language in high school? | PRFRLNGQ | |||||
| Parental opinion of value of college: is it better to learn a job, skill, or trade than to go to college? | PRVLC1Q | |||||
| Parental opinion of value of college: a college education is worth making the financial sacrifice it requires. | PRVLC2Q | |||||
| Parental opinion of value of college: success in life depends upon ability and effort, not amount of education | PRVLC3Q | |||||
| Parental opinion of value of college: persons who do not have a college education are at a social disadvantage in life. | PRVLC4Q | |||||
| Parental opinion of value of college: going to college costs more than it is worth. | PRVLC5Q | |||||
| Parental opinion of value of college: the school of "hard knocks" is more valuable than a college education. | PRVLC6Q | |||||
| Parental opinion of value of college: a college education is required to get good jobs and to advance in them. | PRVLC7Q | |||||
| Parental opinion of value of college: you do not need a college education to earn good money and be leaders in your communities. | PRVLC8Q | |||||
| Parental opinion of value of college: people with a college education live more satisfying and interesting lives than those without a college education. | PRVLC9Q | |||||
| Parental opinion of value of college: too many young people are going to college. | PRVLC10Q | |||||
| Parental opinion of value of college: too many capable young people who desire to go to college are not able to go. | PRVLC11Q | |||||
| Parental opinion of value of college: going to college is not worth while for many young people who go. | PRVLC12Q | |||||
| Parental opinion of value of college: people who learn on the job, use libraries, and teach themselves are as well-educated as those who go to colleges. | PRVLC13Q |