Question Text:
What is the highest grade or level of school the participant has completed or the highest degree they have received
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| CDE Long Name | Preferred Definition | CDE ID |
|---|---|---|
| Person Education Level Type | A subdivision of the demographic parameter indicating the highest level of education attained by a human being. | 2674076 |
| Value | Value Meaning | Description | Display Order |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Formal Schooling | Never attended / kindergarten only | Indicates that a person never attended school or only attended kindergarten. | 0 |
| 1st Grade | 1st Grade | Indicates that 1st grade is the highest level of educational achievement. | 1 |
| 2nd Grade | 2nd Grade | Indicates that 2nd grade is the highest level of educational achievement. | 2 |
| 3rd Grade | 3rd Grade | Indicates that 3rd grade is the highest level of educational achievement. | 3 |
| 4th Grade | 4th Grade | Indicates that 4th grade is the highest level of educational achievement. | 4 |
| 5th Grade | 5th Grade | Indicates that 5th grade is the highest level of educational achievement. | 5 |
| 6th Grade | 6th Grade | Indicates that 6th grade is the highest level of educational achievement. | 6 |
| 7th Grade | 7th Grade | Indicates that 7th grade is the highest level of educational achievement | 7 |
| 8th Grade | 8th Grade | Indicates that 8th grade is the highest level of educational achievement | 8 |
| 9th Grade | 9th Grade | Indicates that 9th grade is the highest level of educational achievement | 9 |
| 10th Grade | 10th Grade | Indicates that 10th grade is the highest level of educational achievement | 10 |
| 11th Grade | 11th Grade | Indicates that 11th grade is the highest level of educational achievement | 11 |
| 12th Grade No Diploma | 12th Grade | Indicates that a person was in school through 12th grade but that they did not receive a high school diploma. | 12 |
| High School Graduate | High School Graduate | Indicates that a person has attended high school and has received a high school diploma. | 13 |
| General Equivalency Diploma | GED or equivalent | Indicates that a person has received a General Equivalency Diploma in lieu of a high school diploma. | 14 |
| Some College, No Degree | Some College | Indicates that a person has attended college but that they did not receive any degree. | 15 |
| VoTech Program | Associate's degree: occupational, technical or vocational program | Indicates that a person has received a degree from a occupational, technical, or vocational program. | 16 |
| Associate Degree | Associate's degree: academic program | Indicates that a person has received a degree from a 2 year college program. | 17 |
| Bachelor Degree | Bachelor's degree | Indicates that a person has received a degree for successful completion of a program of studies that normally requires at least 4-5 years of full-time equivalent college-level work. | 18 |
| Master's Degree | Master's Degree Completion | Indicates that a person has received a degree for completion of at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree. | 19 |
| Professional Doctorate Degree | Professional school degree | Indicates that a person has received a degree allowing them to practice a profession, such as law, medicine, music, or ministry. | 20 |
| Academic Doctorate Degree | Doctoral degree | Indicates that a person has received a degree the highest award earned for graduate study. | 21 |
| Refused | Refuse | To decline to do, accept, give, or allow something. | 22 |
| Don't Know | Does Not Know | The answer is not known by the person answering. | 23 |
