PRLDEGRE: Caregiver degree last wave

What was caregiver's highest degree at last wave (this is used as a check in the Education and Training modules against mother's reported educational attainment at wave 3

ValueLabelUnweighted
Frequency
%
1 None 742 38.2
2 High school equivalency/GED 285 14.7
3 H.S. diploma 600 30.9
4 Vocational tech diploma 101 5.2
5 Associate degree 101 5.2
6 R.N. diploma 1 0.1
7 Bachelor's degree 25 1.3
8 Master's degree 7 0.4
9 M.D., Ph.D., Law, Dental 4 0.2
10 Other 51 2.6
Missing Data
.-27 1.4
Total1,944100%

Based upon 1,917 valid cases out of 1,944 total cases.

Summary Statistics

  • minimum: 1.00
  • maximum: 10.00
  • mode: 1.00
  • mean: 2.51
  • median: 2.00
  • standard deviation: 1.84

Location: 112-113 (width: 2; decimal: 0)

Variable Type: numeric

Notes

Source: This variable was taken from: Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three-City Study.

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Disclaimer: The frequencies for this variable may not be weighted. They are purely descriptive and may not be representative of the study population. Please use with caution and consult the study documentation.

Research Connections is supported by grant #90YE0104 from the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents are solely the responsibility of the National Center for Children in Poverty and the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, the Administration for Children and Families, or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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