Current Educational Attainment

General Details:

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Current Educational Attainment
Steward:
PhenX
Definition:
Question asking the respondent for his or her highest educational attainment at the current time.
Registration Status:
Retired

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Designation:
Current Educational Attainment
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Designations:

Definition:
Question asking the respondent for his or her highest educational attainment at the current time.
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Definition:
The interviewer asks the respondent or proxy about his or her education completed to date. The respondent is asked to indicate the highest grade level or degree received at the time of the interview. A card with the categories printed on it is provided to the respondent for him or her to indicate one of the applicable categories.
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Reference Documents:

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Language Code:
en-us
Document:
Public Population Project in Genomics (P3G) Data Shaper.

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Derived Variables
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None
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Equipment Needs
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These questions can be administered in a computerized or noncomputerized format (i.e., paper-and pencil instrument). Computer software is necessary to develop computer-assisted instruments. The interviewer will require a laptop computer or handheld computer to administer or to allow the respondent to self-administer a computer-assisted questionnaire.
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Keywords
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Demographics, National Center for Health Statistics, NCHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, education, school, college, university, graduate, student, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, NHANES
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Language
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English, Spanish
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Life Stage
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Infant, Toddler, Child, Adolescent, Adult, Senior, Pregnancy
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Mode Of Administration
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Interviewer-administered questionnaire
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Participants
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Any age. May be asked of a proxy.
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Personnel And Training Required
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No specific training is needed if data are collected through a self-administered questionnaire. If interviewers administer the questionnaire, the interviewer must be trained to conduct personal interviews with individuals from the general population and found competent to administer these particular questions (i.e., tested by an expert) at the completion of this training. The interviewer should be trained to prompt respondents further if a "don’t know" response is provided.
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Process And Review
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The Expert Review Panel #2 (ERP 2) reviewed the measures in the Demographics, Environmental Exposures, and Social Environments domains.Guidance from ERP 2 includes:• No significant changes to measureBack-compatible: no changes to Data DictionaryPrevious version in Toolkit archive (link)
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Protocol
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What is the highest grade or level of school you have completed or the highest degree you have received? [HAND CARD, READ HAND CARD CATEGORIES IF NECESSARY. ENTER HIGHEST LEVEL OF SCHOOL.] 0[ ]NEVER ATTENDED/KINDERGARTEN ONLY; 1[ ]1ST GRADE; 2[ ]2ND GRADE; 3[ ]3RD GRADE; 4[ ]4TH GRADE; 5[ ]5TH GRADE; 6[ ]6TH GRADE; 7[ ]7TH GRADE; 8[ ]8TH GRADE; 9[ ]9TH GRADE; 10[ ]10TH GRADE; 11[ ]11TH GRADE; 12[ ]12TH GRADE, NO DIPLOMA; 13[ ]HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE; 14[ ]GED OR EQUIVALENT; 15[ ]SOME COLLEGE, NO DEGREE; 16[ ]ASSOCIATE DEGREE: OCCUPATIONAL, TECHNICAL, OR VOCATIONAL PROGRAM; 17[ ]ASSOCIATE DEGREE: ACADEMIC PROGRAM; 18[ ]BACHELOR’S DEGREE (EXAMPLE: BA, AB, BS, BBA); 19[ ]MASTER’S DEGREE (EXAMPLE: MA, MS, MEng, MEd, MBA); 20[ ]PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL DEGREE (EXAMPLE: MD, DDS, DVM, JD); 21[ ]DOCTORAL DEGREE (EXAMPLE: PhD, EdD); 77[ ]REFUSED; 99[ ]DON’T KNOW
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Protocol Name From Source
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National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), Demographics Module, 2005-2006
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Purpose
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Education is correlated to occupation and income and is one of the key components of combined measures of "socioeconomic status."
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Requirements
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Requirement CategoryRequired
Major equipmentNo
Specialized trainingNo
Specialized requirements for biospecimen collectionNo
Average time of greater than 15 minutes in an unaffected individualNo
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Selection Rationale
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Education is correlated with occupation and income, which taken together are useful epidemiologic predictors of health status. Vetted against education questions found in other instruments, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) question was selected because it included the most comprehensive list of response categories.
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Source
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2005). National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), Demographics Module, 2005–2006. Atlanta, GA: Author. Question number: DMQ.141.
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Standards
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SourceIDNameStandard
CDE Browser2674076Person Education Level TypeCommon Data Elements (CDE)
LOINC63056-6Current educ attainment protoLogical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC)

Identifiers:

Source:
NLM
Id:
myVWifahse
Version:
1.1
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PhenX
Id:
11001
Version:
Source:
LOINC
Id:
63056-6
Version:
2.66
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NINDS
Id:
F2873
Version: