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EDSCOR90
Occupational education score, 1990 basis
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Description

EDSCOR90 is a constructed variable indicating the percentage of people in the respondent's occupational category who had completed one or more years of college. This variable relies on the modified version of the 1990 occupational classification scheme available in the OCC1990 variable. EDSCOR90 is derived by using educational attainment information (available in EDUC) for the employed civilian labor force aged 16 and above, excluding persons who did not work in the past year.

Alternative measures of occupational standing that are based on OCC1990 are available in ERSCOR90, HWSEI, NPBOSS90, and PRENT. For information on occupational standing measures, see "Integrated Occupation and Industry Codes and Occupational Standing Variables in the IPUMS."

User Note: There is significant debate about the usefulness of composite measures of occupational standing (in the IPUMS, these variables include SEI, HWSEI, NPBOSS50, and NPBOSS90). We strongly urge researchers to read our user note on this issue and to familiarize themselves with the debates surrounding the use of these variables.