GSS 1972 - 2002 cumulative file

Education


EDUC
HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED
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HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED
Percent
N
Value
Label
0.3
111
0

0.1
33
1

0.2
97
2

0.5
207
3

0.6
267
4

0.8
344
5

1.3
580
6

1.7
762
7

5.4
2,331
8

3.6
1,579
9

5.1
2,227
10

6.2
2,694
11

31.9
13,876
12

8.1
3,548
13

10.1
4,391
14

4.2
1,825
15

11.2
4,888
16

2.8
1,209
17

3.0
1,314
18

1.2
519
19

1.7
757
20



62
98
M DK


77
99
M NA
100.0
43,698


Total
Summary Statistics
Min = 0
Mean = 12.537
Max = 20
Std. Dev. = 3.171
Median = 12
Variance = 10.056
(Based on 43,559 valid cases)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: 97,98,99

PAEDUC
HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED, FATHER
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HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED, FATHER
Percent
N
Value
Label
3.0
948
0

0.3
86
1

0.9
275
2

3.1
969
3

3.0
938
4

2.7
860
5

6.0
1,886
6

3.1
980
7

16.6
5,201
8

3.4
1,061
9

4.9
1,527
10

3.2
1,001
11

26.5
8,323
12

2.7
836
13

5.6
1,747
14

1.2
370
15

8.2
2,588
16

0.9
282
17

2.1
665
18

0.7
209
19

2.0
630
20



6,464
97
M NAP


5,580
98
M DK


272
99
M NA
100.0
43,698


Total
Summary Statistics
Min = 0
Mean = 10.283
Max = 20
Std. Dev. = 4.332
Median = 11
Variance = 18.768
(Based on 31,382 valid cases)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: 97,98,99

MAEDUC
HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED, MOTHER
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HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED, MOTHER
Percent
N
Value
Label
2.8
1,019
0

0.2
60
1

0.6
220
2

1.7
631
3

2.0
720
4

2.0
749
5

4.3
1,587
6

2.7
974
7

14.8
5,398
8

3.5
1,296
9

5.8
2,119
10

4.1
1,514
11

35.8
13,076
12

3.2
1,176
13

6.4
2,339
14

1.4
495
15

6.4
2,328
16

0.5
180
17

1.2
442
18

0.2
64
19

0.4
162
20



1,692
97
M NAP


5,093
98
M DK


364
99
M NA
100.0
43,698


Total
Summary Statistics
Min = 0
Mean = 10.483
Max = 20
Std. Dev. = 3.704
Median = 12
Variance = 13.720
(Based on 36,549 valid cases)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: 97,98,99

SPEDUC
HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED, SPOUSE
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HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED, SPOUSE
Percent
N
Value
Label
0.2
58
0

0.1
14
1

0.2
39
2

0.4
105
3

0.5
119
4

0.7
162
5

1.3
303
6

1.6
387
7

5.5
1,324
8

2.9
692
9

5.0
1,192
10

5.5
1,333
11

35.8
8,592
12

6.5
1,558
13

10.0
2,415
14

3.3
788
15

12.0
2,895
16

2.5
608
17

3.1
752
18

1.1
255
19

1.8
441
20



19,347
97
M NAP


220
98
M DK


99
99
M NA
100.0
43,698


Total
Summary Statistics
Min = 0
Mean = 12.586
Max = 20
Std. Dev. = 3.104
Median = 12
Variance = 9.632
(Based on 24,032 valid cases)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: 97,98,99

DEGREE
RS HIGHEST DEGREE
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RS HIGHEST DEGREE
Percent
N
Value
Label
24.6
10,722
0
LT HIGH SCHOOL
51.9
22,599
1
HIGH SCHOOL
4.6
2,000
2
JUNIOR COLLEGE
13.0
5,648
3
BACHELOR
5.9
2,569
4
GRADUATE


28
8
M DK


132
9
M NA
100.0
43,698


Total
Summary Statistics
Min = 0
Mean = 1.236
Max = 4
Std. Dev. = 1.134
Median = 1
Variance = 1.286
(Based on 43,538 valid cases)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: 7,8,9

PADEG
FATHERS HIGHEST DEGREE
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FATHERS HIGHEST DEGREE
Percent
N
Value
Label
53.2
17,909
0
LT HIGH SCHOOL
32.8
11,055
1
HIGH SCHOOL
1.4
485
2
JUNIOR COLLEGE
7.6
2,563
3
BACHELOR
5.0
1,680
4
GRADUATE


6,465
7
M NAP


2,993
8
M DK


548
9
M NA
100.0
43,698


Total
Summary Statistics
Min = 0
Mean = .785
Max = 4
Std. Dev. = 1.119
Median = 0
Variance = 1.253
(Based on 33,692 valid cases)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: 7,8,9

MADEG
MOTHERS HIGHEST DEGREE
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MOTHERS HIGHEST DEGREE
Percent
N
Value
Label
47.1
18,182
0
LT HIGH SCHOOL
42.6
16,461
1
HIGH SCHOOL
2.4
923
2
JUNIOR COLLEGE
5.9
2,288
3
BACHELOR
2.0
783
4
GRADUATE


1,692
7
M NAP


2,719
8
M DK


650
9
M NA
100.0
43,698


Total
Summary Statistics
Min = 0
Mean = .733
Max = 4
Std. Dev. = .918
Median = 1
Variance = .842
(Based on 38,637 valid cases)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: 7,8,9

SPDEG
SPOUSES HIGHEST DEGREE
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SPOUSES HIGHEST DEGREE
Percent
N
Value
Label
23.0
5,547
0
LT HIGH SCHOOL
53.0
12,762
1
HIGH SCHOOL
4.3
1,041
2
JUNIOR COLLEGE
13.1
3,156
3
BACHELOR
6.6
1,588
4
GRADUATE


19,347
7
M NAP


125
8
M DK


132
9
M NA
100.0
43,698


Total
Summary Statistics
Min = 0
Mean = 1.273
Max = 4
Std. Dev. = 1.147
Median = 1
Variance = 1.316
(Based on 24,094 valid cases)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: 7,8,9