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Understanding Students’ Parental Education Beyond First-Generation Status: Variable of interest

  • Variable of interest was related to the question asked of students: “what is the highest level of formal education obtained by your parents in either the US or in a foreign country?"
    • 10 response options in 5 categories to asses several levels of parental education
    • Categories: (based on highest level of either parent)
        1. junior high school or less
        1. high school
        1. community college
        1. four-year college
        1. graduate school

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Updated 2020-12-29

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