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Details for HIGHEDUC on File SBFY02V2

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Variable Attribute Attribute Value
File Name  SBFY02V2
Variable Name  HIGHEDUC
Label  NUMBER OF YEARS OF EDUCATION WHEN FIRST ENTERED MEPS
Description  IF LASTAGE LT 16 THEN HIGHEDUC=5; ELSE IF EDUCYEAR LT 0 THEN HIGHEDUC=4; ELSE IF EDUCYEAR LT 12 THEN HIGHEDUC=1; ELSE IF EDUCYEAR = 12 THEN HIGHEDUC=2; ELSE IF EDUCYEAR GT 12 THEN HIGHEDUC=3; ELSE HIGHEDUC=-1;
Format  1=LESS THAN HIGH SCHOOL 2=HIGH SCHOOL GRAD 3=AT LEAST SOME COLLEGE 4=UNKNOWN (-7/-8/-9) 5=YOUNGER THAN 16 YRS
Category Name  Demographics




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