Highest completed by the father. ***2003-Present*** 01 8th or less (see – dadle8ed, field 201) 02 9th-12th grade, no diploma – 03 High school graduate or GED – 04 Some college, no degree – 05 Associate degree – 06 Bachelor’s degree – 07 Master’s degree – 08 Doctorate or Professional – degree 09 Unknown (09 or 99?) – ***1992-2002*** 00 - No education 01 - Completed grade 02 - Completed second grade 03 - Completed third grade 04 - Completed fourth 05 - Completed fifth grade 06 - Completed sixth grade 07 - Completed seventh grade 08 - Completed eighth grade 09 - Completed ninth grade 10 - Completed tenth grade 11 - Completed eleventh grade 12 - High school graduate 13 - Completed 1 year of college 14 - Completed 2 years of college 15 - Completed 3 years of college 16 - College graduate 17 - Post graduate work 99 - Unknown/Not stated ***1980-1991*** 99 - Not Collected 22 educ_mom 50-51 2 N Mother’s Education Level Highest grade completed by the mother. For a list of the codes, see the father’s education level (educ_dad) field. 23 lb_nl 52-54 3 N Number of Prior Live Births, Now Living Before using this field, see “Data Quality Technical Notes - Previous Pregnancy History.” ***1989-Present*** 000 - None 099 - Unknown/Not Stated ***1984-1988***
Highest completed by the father. ***2003-Present*** 01 – 8th or less (see dadle8ed, field 201) 02 – 9th-12th grade, no diploma 03 – High school graduate or GED 04 – Some college, no degree 05 – Associate degree 06 – Bachelor’s degree 07 – Master’s degree 08 – Doctorate or Professional degree 09 – Unknown (09 or 99?) ***1992-2002*** 00 - No education 01 - Completed grade 02 - Completed second grade 03 - Completed third grade 04 - Completed fourth 05 - Completed fifth grade 06 - Completed sixth grade 07 - Completed seventh grade 08 - Completed eighth grade 09 - Completed ninth grade 10 - Completed tenth grade 11 - Completed eleventh grade 12 - High school graduate 13 - Completed 1 year of college 14 - Completed 2 years of college 15 - Completed 3 years of college 16 - College graduate 17 - Post graduate work 99 - Unknown/Not stated ***1980-1991*** 99 - Not Collected 22 educ_mom 50-51 2 N Mother’s Education Level Highest grade completed by the mother. For a list of the codes, see the father’s education level (educ_dad) field. 23 lb_nl 52-54 3 N Number of Prior Live Births, Now Living Before using this field, see “Data Quality Technical Notes - Previous Pregnancy History.” ***1989-Present*** 000 - None 099 - Unknown/Not Stated ***1984-1988***
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