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Phone: Education
HEDUC - Graduate Spouse Education Module OVERVIEW Information about the Graduate Spouse's education was collected in the following manner: -Information on secondary education was collected in this module. Whether the respondent attended the 9th grade or high school in Wisconsin and the name and location of the high school the graduate-spouse attended the longest by the respondent were collected. If the graduate-spouse was female,her name while attending this school was also ascertained. -Success questions are actually asked at the end of the interview. Following the 1993 codebook, they are put here. NOTE: See cor905 in Appendix B for variable creation details. BRIEF VARIABLE DESCRIPTIONS AB001RE-AB005REC: Summary of educational history AB042RE-AB044RE: Wisconsin secondary school variables using 2003 data. AB037RE-AB040RE: Success in education, work, finances and family life.
ab001re: Grad spouse ever attended college?
Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: phone
Source variables: h_b10, c_h_b10, h_b20, AB003RED
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | REFUSED | 1 | 0 | 1 |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1 | YES | 965 | 1074 | 2039 |
2 | NO | 841 | 1008 | 1849 |
ab003red: Summary of equivalent years of regular education based on highest degree.
Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: phone
Source variables: h_b10, c_h_b10, h_b20
Frequencies | ||||
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Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | REFUSED | 1 | 0 | 1 |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
4 | Completed 4th grade | 1 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Completed 5th grade | 1 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Completed 6th grade | 1 | 2 | 3 |
7 | Completed 7th grade | 3 | 0 | 3 |
8 | Completed 8th grade | 35 | 4 | 39 |
9 | Completed 9th grade | 27 | 8 | 35 |
10 | Completed 10th grade | 54 | 24 | 78 |
11 | Completed 11th grade | 38 | 45 | 83 |
12 | High school graduate or less, or less than one year of college | 713 | 966 | 1679 |
13 | One-year college certificate, one year of college (no degree or certificate) | 113 | 174 | 287 |
14 | Two-year teaching certificate, associate degree, two-year diploma or certificate, two years of college (no degree or certificate) | 144 | 188 | 332 |
15 | College trained registered nurses, one or more years post two-year degree (but no higher degree), three or more years of college (no degree or certificate) | 35 | 58 | 93 |
16 | Bachelor's degree | 292 | 367 | 659 |
17 | Master's degree with major field: continuing/vocational educ (042) curriculum (044) education (050) elementary education (055) library science (091), or one or more years post-bachelor's degree (no higher degree or certificate) | 22 | 23 | 45 |
18 | Two-year master's (i.e., with major other than those above), AE, OD, EdS, DVM, DC, MDiv, ThB or one or more years post one-year master's (no higher degree or certificate) | 199 | 179 | 378 |
19 | DDS, LLD, LLB, JD, or one or more years post two-year-master's level degree (no higher degree or certificate) | 8 | 6 | 14 |
20 | PhD, MD, other doctorates not previously included, or one or more years post-professional degree | 113 | 32 | 145 |
21 | Post doctorate education | 7 | 5 | 12 |
ab005rec: What is the graduate spouse's highest degree since high school?
Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: phone
Source variables: AB003RED
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | REFUSED | 1 | 0 | 1 |
-2 | 873 | 1050 | 1923 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1 | ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE | 292 | 420 | 712 |
2 | BACHELOR'S DEGREE | 292 | 367 | 659 |
3 | MASTER'S DEGREE | 221 | 202 | 423 |
4 | DOCTORATE OR PROFESSIONAL DEGREE | 128 | 43 | 171 |
ab042re: Has the graduate spouse ever attended high school or 9th grade in Wisconsin?
Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: phone
Source variables: h_b40, h_b50, AB003RED, h_b10, h_b20
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 14 | 18 | 32 |
-3 | REFUSED | 1 | 0 | 1 |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1 | YES | 1334 | 1487 | 2821 |
2 | NO | 458 | 577 | 1035 |
ab043re: What year did graduate spouse graduate from a Wisconsin high school?
Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: phone
Source variables: h_b80, h_b40, AB003RED, h_b10, c_h_b10
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-3 | REFUSED | 1 | 0 | 1 |
-2 | 606 | 683 | 1289 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 8 | 12 | 20 |
1931 - 1955 | 617 | 53 | 670 | |
1956 - 1957 | 414 | 248 | 662 | |
1958 - 1959 | 99 | 464 | 563 | |
1960 - 1964 | 47 | 480 | 527 | |
1965 - 1998 | 16 | 142 | 158 |
ab044re: Was Wisconsin high school or 9th grade located in a city, town or rural area?
Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: phone
Source variables: h_b65, AB042RE
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-2 | 474 | 595 | 1069 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 15 | 11 | 26 |
1 | CITY | 971 | 987 | 1958 |
2 | TOWN | 289 | 411 | 700 |
3 | RURAL AREA | 59 | 78 | 137 |
ab037re: To what extent have you been successful in education?
Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: phone
Source variables: b416s
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-5 | PARTIAL INTERVIEW | 21 | 11 | 32 |
-3 | REFUSED | 2 | 3 | 5 |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 5 | 6 | 11 |
1 | NOT AT ALL SUCCESSFUL | 6 | 8 | 14 |
2 | NOT VERY SUCCESSFUL | 82 | 121 | 203 |
3 | SOMEWHAT SUCCESSFUL | 950 | 1095 | 2045 |
4 | VERY SUCCESSFUL | 742 | 838 | 1580 |
ab038re: To what extent have you been successful in work?
Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: phone
Source variables: b418
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-5 | PARTIAL INTERVIEW | 21 | 11 | 32 |
-3 | REFUSED | 1 | 2 | 3 |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 3 | 11 | 14 |
1 | NOT AT ALL SUCCESSFUL | 0 | 5 | 5 |
2 | NOT VERY SUCCESSFUL | 6 | 50 | 56 |
3 | SOMEWHAT SUCCESSFUL | 525 | 700 | 1225 |
4 | VERY SUCCESSFUL | 1252 | 1303 | 2555 |
ab039re: To what extent have you been successful in finance?
Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: phone
Source variables: b418f
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-5 | PARTIAL INTERVIEW | 21 | 11 | 32 |
-3 | REFUSED | 5 | 10 | 15 |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 4 | 11 | 15 |
1 | NOT AT ALL SUCCESSFUL | 1 | 4 | 5 |
2 | NOT VERY SUCCESSFUL | 53 | 107 | 160 |
3 | SOMEWHAT SUCCESSFUL | 1017 | 1154 | 2171 |
4 | VERY SUCCESSFUL | 707 | 785 | 1492 |
ab040re: To what extent have you been successful in family?
Data source: Graduate Spouse Respondent
Collected in: 2004
Mode: phone
Source variables: b418g
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
-5 | PARTIAL INTERVIEW | 21 | 11 | 32 |
-3 | REFUSED | 3 | 3 | 6 |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 3 | 2 | 5 |
1 | NOT AT ALL SUCCESSFUL | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2 | NOT VERY SUCCESSFUL | 19 | 19 | 38 |
3 | SOMEWHAT SUCCESSFUL | 491 | 457 | 948 |
4 | VERY SUCCESSFUL | 1267 | 1589 | 2856 |