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Measuring highest level of education in both the BHPS and US data

Added by vanessa gash almost 8 years ago. Updated almost 8 years ago.

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Closed
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Derived variables
Start date:
04/26/2016
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Dear Victoria,

I noted that you responded to a colleague’s question on this matter, but provided the solution via email, so I was unable to access your solution. (https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/support/issues/488).
I am using the BHPS and US as repeat cross-sections and am trying to control for differences between respondents in their educational levels. The BHPS has a variable which measures respondents highest educational level, the US appears not to (is this correct?). The only variable I can access using US is qfhigh, but this appears not to be asked of all respondents, at least not from 2010 onwards.

Also, am I correct in thinking that weights provided for US does not allow one to use the data as repeat cross sections (I am hoping for an equivalent of the BHPS variable: xrwght).

My best regards,

Vanessa.


Files

xwalk_hiqual_dv_4_bhps.pdf (16.8 KB) xwalk_hiqual_dv_4_bhps.pdf Crosswalk hiqual_dv for BHPS W1-18 Gundi Knies, 04/26/2016 07:14 PM
Look_up hiqual_dv.pdf (13.2 KB) Look_up hiqual_dv.pdf Variable mapping qfhigh, qualnew etc to _hiqual_dv Gundi Knies, 04/26/2016 07:14 PM

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