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Phone: Education

GEDUC Education Module

OVERVIEW

Information about the Graduate Respondent's education was collected in the
following manner:

     -Whether respondents were born in Wisconsin was ascertained.  If birth
date information was missing for a given respondent, that information was
ascertained as well.

     -Information on primary and post-secondary education was collected in this
module.  Whether the respondent attended primary school in Wisconsin and the
name and location of Wisconsin primary schools attended the longest by the
respondent were collected.  Whether the respondent had taken any courses for
credit at a two or four-year college and whether the respondent had attained a
degree since the last time they had been interviewed for the study was
collected as well.  If the respondent reported having attained a degree since
the last interview, information about this degree was collected.  Respondents
who reported having taken classes and/or attaining a degree since the last
interview were asked whether they were currently enrolled at a two or four-year
college.

     -Success questions are actually asked at the end of the interview.
Following the 1993 codebook, they are put here. 

 
BRIEF VARIABLE DESCRIPTIONS

    GB001RE-GB009RED:   Summary of Educational History Using Data Collected in
                        1975, 1993 and 2004.

    GB010RE, GB012REC:  Update of the Educational History from the Time of the
                        Last Interview with the Respondent Using 2004 Data
                        Only.
                        1993 Respondents (In92 = 1), These Variables
                        Update Any Educational Experiences After the 1993
                        Interview.
                        Not 1993 Respondents (In92 Ne 1), These
                        Variables Update Any Educational Experiences After
                        the 1975 Interview.
                        *Note:RB0011RE, RB013REE-RB014REE from 1993 Data Cannot
                        be Replicated with 2004 Data.

    GB016RED:           Bachelor's Degree Variable using 1975, 1993 and 2004
                        Data.
                        *Note:RB015RED and RB017RED from 1993 Data cannot be 
                        Replicated not 2004 Data.

    GB020RED:           Most Recent Degree Variable using 1975, 1993 and 2004
                        Data.
                        *Note:RB018RED, RB019RED and RB021RED from 1993 Data 
                        Cannot be Replicated Not 2004 Data.

    GB122RED:           Post (Most Recent) Degree Experience using 1975, 1993
                        and 2004 Data.
                        *Note:RB023REE, RB024REE-RB026REE from 1993 Data Cannot
                        be Replicated Not 2004 Data.

    GB027RE:            Current School Enrollment and Plans (N=Xxxx)
                        *Note:RB028RE-RB033REC, RB034RE-RB036RE from 1993 Data 
                        Cannot be Updated with 2004 Data.

    GB041RE-GB047REC:   Primary School Variables Using 2004 Data.

    GB037RE-GB040RE:    Success in Education, Work, Finances and Family Life.
    

NOTE: See Cor 872 in Appendix B for variable creation details

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