Education Categories

Purpose:Provide descriptions of the Education percent frequency categories.
Structure and Description:
ColumnTypeColumn Content
Element IDCharacter Varying(20)Content Model Outline Position (see Content Model Reference)
Element NameCharacter Varying(150)Content Model Element Name (see Content Model Reference)
Scale IDCharacter Varying(3)Scale ID (see Scales Reference)
Scale NameCharacter Varying(50)Scale Name (see Scales Reference)
CategoryInteger(3)Category value associated with element
Category DescriptionCharacter Varying(1000)Detail description of category associated with element

This file contains the categories associated with the Education content area. Categories for the Required Level of Education (RL) scale are included.

The file is displayed in six tab delimited fields with the columns named Element ID, Element Name, Scale ID, Scale Name, Category, and Category Description. The six fields are represented by one row. There are a total of 12 rows of data in this file.

File Structure Changes:
Release NumberDescription of Change
30.3Added as a new file

Data Example - Education Categories:
Element IDElement NameScale IDScale NameCategoryCategory Description
2.D.1Required Level of EducationRLRequired Level Of Education (Categories 1-12)1Less than a High School Diploma
2.D.1Required Level of EducationRLRequired Level Of Education (Categories 1-12)2High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
2.D.1Required Level of EducationRLRequired Level Of Education (Categories 1-12)3Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)
2.D.1Required Level of EducationRLRequired Level Of Education (Categories 1-12)4Some College Courses
2.D.1Required Level of EducationRLRequired Level Of Education (Categories 1-12)5Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
2.D.1Required Level of EducationRLRequired Level Of Education (Categories 1-12)6Bachelor's Degree
2.D.1Required Level of EducationRLRequired Level Of Education (Categories 1-12)7Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master.
2.D.1Required Level of EducationRLRequired Level Of Education (Categories 1-12)8Master's Degree
2.D.1Required Level of EducationRLRequired Level Of Education (Categories 1-12)9Post-Master's Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Master's degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctoral level.
2.D.1Required Level of EducationRLRequired Level Of Education (Categories 1-12)10First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession.
2.D.1Required Level of EducationRLRequired Level Of Education (Categories 1-12)11Doctoral Degree
2.D.1Required Level of EducationRLRequired Level Of Education (Categories 1-12)12Post-Doctoral Training