Report schooling completed in foreign or ungraded schools as the equivalent level of schooling in the regular American school system.

Mark the "GED or alternative credential" box for persons who did not receive a regular high school diploma but completed high school by receiving a GED or other formal recognition of high school completion from a school or governmental authority.

If the person has not completed any college courses for credit, mark the highest level completed below the college level. If the person has not completed enough credit to be counted as a sophomore, mark the "Some college credit, but less than 1 year of college credit" box.

For the "Professional degree beyond a bachelor's degree" category, DO NOT include certificates or diplomas for training in specific trades or occupations such as computer and electronics technology, medical assistant, or cosmetology. DO NOT include post-bachelor's certificates that are related to occupational training in such fields as teaching, accounting, or engineering.

Report schooling completed in foreign or ungraded schools as the equivalent level of schooling in the regular American school system.

Mark the "GED or alternative credential" box for persons who did not receive a regular high school diploma but completed high school by receiving a GED or other formal recognition of high school completion from a school or governmental authority.

If the person has not completed any college courses for credit, mark the highest level completed below the college level. If the person has not completed enough credit to be counted as a sophomore, mark the "Some college credit, but less than 1 year of college credit" box.

For the "Professional degree beyond a bachelor's degree" category, DO NOT include certificates or diplomas for training in specific trades or occupations such as computer and electronics technology, medical assistant, or cosmetology. DO NOT include post-bachelor's certificates that are related to occupational training in such fields as teaching, accounting, or engineering.

Mark (X) ONE box. If currently enrolled, mark the previous grade or highest degree received.

[ ] No schooling completed
[ ] Nursery school to 4th grade
[ ] 5th grade or 6th grade
[ ] 7th grade or 8th grade
[ ] 9th grade
[ ] 10th grade
[ ] 11th grade
[ ] 12th grade - NO DIPLOMA
[ ] HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE - high school DIPLOMA or the equivalent (for example: GED)
[ ] Some college credit, but less than 1 year
[ ] 1 or more years of college, no degree
[ ] Associate degree (for example: AA, AS)
[ ] Bachelor's degree (for example: BA, AB, BS)
[ ] Master's degree (for example: MA, MS, MEng, MEd, MSW, MBA)
[ ] Professional degree (for example: MD, DDS, DVM, LLB, JD)
[ ] Doctorate degree (for example: PhD, EdD)

Report schooling completed in foreign or ungraded schools as the equivalent level of schooling in the regular American school system.

For persons who completed high school by passing an equivalency test, such as the General Educational Development (GED) examination, and did not attend college, mark the "High School Graduate" box.

Some of the examples of Professional school degrees include medicine, dentistry, chiropractic, optometry, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, podiatry, veterinary medicine, law, and theology.

DO NOT include certificates, diplomas or degrees for training on specific trades such as computer and electronics technology, auto repair, medical assistant, cosmetology, and other fields at vocational, technical or business schools.

DO NOT include honorary degrees awarded by colleges and universities to individuals for their accomplishments. Include only "earned" degrees.

"Fill only one circle. Mark the highest grade ever attended even if the person did not finish it. If the person is still in school, mark the grade in which now enrolled. Schooling received in foreign or ungraded schools should be reported as the equivalent grade or year in the regular American school system. If uncertain whether a Head Start program is for nursery school or kindergarten, mark the circle for Nursery school.

"If the person skipped or repeated grades, mark the highest grade ever attended regardless of how long it took to get there. Persons who did not attend any college but who completed high school by finishing the 12th grade or by passing an equivalency test, such as the General Educational Development (GED) examination. should fill the circle for the 12th grade."

10. Did this person finish the highest grade (or year) attended?
Fill once circle.

"Mark Finished this grade (or year) only if the person finished the entiregrade or year marked in question 9 or if the highest grade was completed by passing a high school equivalency test."

"Mark the highest grade he attended even if he did not finish it. If he is still in school, mark the grade he is in now. If he skipped or repeated grades, mark the highest grade ever attended, regardless of how long it took to get there. If he finished high school, but did not go to college, mark 12. For college, mark the highest academic year attended."

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22. Did he finish the highest grade (or year) he attended?

"Mark Finished this grade (or year) only if he finished the entire grade or year shown in question 21."

"Mark the highest grade he attended even if he did not finish it. If he is still in school, mark the grade he is in now. If he skipped or repeated grades, mark the highest grade ever attended, regardless of how long it took to get there. If he finished high school, but did not go to college, mark 12. For college, mark the highest academic year attended."

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22. Did he finish the highest grade (or year) he attended?

"Mark Finished this grade (or year) only if he finished the entire grade or year shown in question 21."

205. Item 26. Enter highest grade of regular school ever attended.-Enter the highest grade of school that this person has ever attended in a regular school. This may be the grade he is now attending.

Enter the highest grade attended regardless of "skipped" or "repeated" grades. If the person reached a given grade or year of school in less time or in more time than is usually required, enter the grade or year of school attended (and not the number of years taken). For example, a child attending the seventh grade after only 5 years in school should be coded "S7," and a person who took 5 years to complete 4 years of college should be coded "C4."

206. "Regular" school.-The highest grade attended in a regular school refers to formal education obtained in graded public, private, or parochial schools, colleges, universities, or professional schools, whether day school or night school, and whether attendance was full time or part time. That is, "regular" schooling is that which advances a person toward an. elementary or high school diploma, or a college, university, or professional school degree.

207. "Nonregular" schools.-Do not count education or training received in the following, because they are usually not "regular" schools:

208. Codes.-Use the following codes to indicate the highest grade attended in item 26.

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209. Nursery schools.-For children who have attended nursery school only, enter "0" as highest grade attended.

210. Seven-year elementary school system.-In some areas, the school system has or used to have 7 years of elementary school and 4 years of high school. Enter "S7" for persons who attended only the 7 years (that is, no high school) . However, for persons who attended some high school, following their 7th grade, use the code "S9," "S10," etc., whichever is applicable. For example, a person who attended the third year of high school following 7 grades of elementary school, should be coded "S11."

211. Junior high school.-For persons who attended their highest grade in junior high school, do not assume that the correct entries will always be "S7," "S8," or "S9," although in most instances this will be true. In some junior-senior high school systems, the correct junior high codes may start with "S6," or end with "S10."

212. Post-graduate high school.-Enter "S12" for persons who have attended "post-graduate" high school courses after completing high school, but have not attended regular college.

214. Foreign schools.-For education obtained in foreign schools, enter the approximate equivalent grade in the American school system. If you cannot determine the approximate equivalent grade, determine the number of years the person attended school.

215. Ungraded schools.-Treat education obtained in ungraded schools in the same way as foreign schools in the above paragraph. Enter the regular school equivalent, or the number of years of attendance. For the person whose level of education was measured by "readers," the first reader is roughly equivalent to the first grade, second reader to the second grade, etc.

216. Tutor.-Enter the approximate equivalent in the regular school system for education received from a tutor.