2015 American Community Survey - IPUMS Subset
United States, 2011 - 2015
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USA_2015_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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United States Census Bureau, IPUMS
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- USA2015_PHC-H-H
- USA2015_PHC-P-H
Educational attainment, United States (EDUCUS)
Data file: USA2015_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
149
End:
151
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | NIU (not in universe) |
| 100 | None or preschool |
| 101 | None |
| 102 | Nursery school |
| 103 | Kindergarten |
| 200 | Grades 1 to 4 |
| 201 | Grade 1 |
| 202 | Grade 2 |
| 203 | Grade 3 |
| 204 | Grade 4 |
| 300 | Grades 5 to 8 |
| 301 | Grade 5 |
| 302 | Grade 6 |
| 303 | Grade 7 |
| 304 | Grade 8 |
| 400 | Grade 9 |
| 500 | Grade 10 |
| 600 | Grade 11 |
| 700 | Grade 12 |
| 701 | Grade 12, no diploma |
| 702 | High school graduate or equivalency degree |
| 703 | High school diploma |
| 704 | Graduate equivalency diploma (GED) |
| 800 | Post-secondary |
| 810 | Post-secondary: years of schooling (1960-1980) |
| 811 | 1 year of college |
| 812 | 2 years of college |
| 813 | 3 years of college |
| 814 | 4 years of college |
| 815 | 5 years of college |
| 816 | 6 years of college (6+ years, 1960-1970) |
| 817 | 7 years of college |
| 818 | 8+ years of college (1980) |
| 820 | Post-secondary: degree (1990-2010) |
| 821 | Some college, no degree |
| 822 | Associate degree, occupational |
| 823 | Associate degree, academic |
| 824 | Associate dregree, type not specified |
| 825 | Bachelors degree |
| 826 | Masters degree |
| 827 | Professional degree |
| 828 | Doctorate degree |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Description
Definition
EDUCUS indicates the highest educational level in the United States that the person had completed at the time of the census.
concept
Concept