Form Type | Variable | ID | Question | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Form 1 | EduYears | 481 | How many years of education have you completed? If you have not graduated from high school, choose the number of years spent in school. If you have at least a high school diploma, please indicate the highest degree earned (or worked toward). | 2001-01-01 - Variable Added |
Form 2 | EduYearsF | 667 | How many years of education have you completed (at time of interview)? | 2001-01-01 - Variable Added |
EDUCATION
Definition
Education of participant and/or special needs or concerns regarding education.
EDUCATION YEARS
Definition
EduYears - Highest grade of school completed at the time just prior to injury (Form 1)
EduYearsF - Number of years of education successfully completed at the time of follow-up interview (Form 2)
Form
[X] Form 1
[X] Form 2
Source
Form 1 - Pre-Injury History (participant or proxy)
Form 2 - Interview, Mail-out (participant or proxy)
Details
The number of years of education coded may not equal the actual number of years spent in school. For example, a person who is held back two years in elementary school and then drops out of school in the 10th grade (for a total of 11 full years) would be coded as having completed 9 years; or, a person may take 6 years to complete a BA (for a total of 18 years), but, as indicated, only 16 years are coded.
GED, trade school, and other types of schooling not listed, are not counted toward years of education
If person is not sure of number of years, code the greater number.
If person takes a few courses in a college setting with no intention of earning a degree, code “Work toward Associate’s degree, no diploma”.
If participant attended school in a foreign country, data collectors should prompt the participant to pick the most comparable category.
If during a follow-up, a participant or proxy reports a level of education that conflicts with the level of education previously reported (e.g. a lower level completed at follow-up than at Form 1 or a prior follow-up), confirm with the participant or proxy, and re-code the level of education in the database, as well as on any paper documents, to the correct level.
If a participant’s intention changes (e.g. participant reports working towards an Associate’s Degree at follow-up, but had previously reported working towards a Bachelor’s Degree) do not change previous data.
Reference
Heaton RK, Miller SW, Taylor MJ, Grant I. Revised Comprehensive Norms for an Expanded Halstead-Reitan Battery: Demographically Adjusted Neuropsychological Norms for African American and Caucasian Adults. Lutz, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc., 2004, pages 17-18.
Characteristics
All data on educational level are available in the calculated variable “EDUCATION” and “EDUCATION2”. This calculated variable merges data from the older variable “Highest grade of school completed”, which EDUYR and EduYearsF replaced on 1/1/01. Prior to 1/15/2010 this variable erroneously included cases with ‘’13=Work toward an Associate’s degree’’ and ‘’14=Associate’s degree’’ under ‘’5=Some College’‘. Cases with’‘15=Work toward a Bachelor’s degree’’ were erroneously included under ‘’6=Associate degree’’.
Variables
Codes and Values
ID 481
For Form: [Form 1]
For Variables: [EduYears]
Code | Description |
|---|---|
1 | 1 Year or Less |
2 | 2 Years |
3 | 3 Years |
4 | 4 Years |
5 | 5 Years |
6 | 6 Years |
7 | 7 Years |
8 | 8 Years |
9 | 9 Years |
10 | 10 Years |
11 | 11 or 12 Years: No diploma |
12 | HS Diploma |
13 | Work Toward Associate's |
14 | Associate's Degree |
15 | Work Toward Bachelor's |
16 | Bachelor's Degree |
17 | Work Toward Master's |
18 | Master's Degree |
19 | Work Toward Doctoral Level |
20 | Doctoral Level Degree |
21 | Other |
666 | Variable Did Not Exist |
999 | Unknown |
ID 667
For Form: [Form 2]
For Variables: [EduYearsF]
Code | Description |
|---|---|
1 | 1 Year or Less |
2 | 2 Years |
3 | 3 Years |
4 | 4 Years |
5 | 5 Years |
6 | 6 Years |
7 | 7 Years |
8 | 8 Years |
9 | 9 Years |
10 | 10 Years |
11 | 11 or 12 years: No diploma |
12 | HS Diploma |
13 | Work Toward Associate's |
14 | Associate's Degree |
15 | Work Toward Bachelor's |
16 | Bachelor's Degree |
17 | Work Toward Master's |
18 | Master's Degree |
19 | Work Toward Doctoral Level |
20 | Doctoral Level Degree |
21 | Other |
666 | Variable Did Not Exist |
999 | Unknown |
History
Date | Description |
|---|---|
2001-01-01 | Changed DEFINITION : EDUCATION YEARS replaced HIGHEST GRADE OF SCHOOL COMPLETED. |
2001-07-01 | Added NOTE : that actual years of education may not equal the actual number of years in school. |
2001-07-01 | Added NOTE : instruction to not count GED, trade school, or other types of education not listed in the syllabus toward years of education. |
2001-08-20 | Added NOTE : about recording the higher number, if person is uncertain. |
2002-01-01 | Added SOURCE : NAFFSA website. |
2003-01-01 | Changed CODE : 1 from “1 year” to “1 year or less”. |
2003-01-01 | Changed CODE : '1 = Var didn’t exist at the time this form was filled out' to '66= Var didn’t exist at the time this form was filled out'. |
2004-04-01 | Changed DEFINITION : added "successfully" prior to "completed". |
2004-04-01 | Changed SOURCE : added Heaton reference. |
2004-04-01 | Added CHARACTERISTICS : information about the calculated education variable. |
2006-01-01 | Added NOTE : to code "associate" if person took a few college courses without intending to earn a BA. |
2006-01-01 | Added NOTE : about coding foreign education the same as US education. |
2008-04-01 | Added NOTE : highest level of education should be maintained even if person decided to stop working toward a degree |
2008-04-01 | Added CODE : '99 - Unknown'. |
2009-10-01 | Changed NOTE : If person takes a few courses in a college setting with no intention of earning a degree, code "Work toward Associate's degree, no diploma". (Previously indicated to code "Associate's degree") |
2013-04-01 | Question re-worded from "How far have you gone in school?" to "How many years of education have you completed?" to match Form II. |
2013-04-01 | Added NOTE : if participant reports a level of education that conflicts with levels reported previously reported by family, re-code the incorrect education level. |
2014-10-01 | Added NOTE: If participant attended school in a foreign country, data collectors should prompt the participant to pick the most comparable category. |
2014-10-01 | Deleted NOTE: Code years of foreign education completed the same as years of US education. The TBIMS has not yet found a satisfactory method for determining equivalence, and leaves it up to the data collector to confirm/convert levels of education. |
2014-10-01 | Added NOTE : if a participant's intention changes (e.g. participant reports working towards an Associate's Degree at follow-up, but had previously reported working towards a Bachelor's Degree) do not change previous data. |
GED
Definition
GED - GED (General Educational Development or Diploma) status just prior to the injury (Form 1)
GEDF - GED (General Educational Development or Diploma) status at time of follow-up (Form 2)
Form
[X] Form 1
[X] Form 2
Source
Form 1 - Pre-Injury History (participant or proxy)
Form 2 - Interview, Mail-out (participant or proxy)
Details
If person has not graduated from high school and has not attended college, then code either “1” or “2”, depending on whether or not he/she has a GED. If person has graduated from high school and/or has attended college, then code “88 - Not Applicable: HS diploma or attended college”.
Variables
Form Type | Variable | ID | Question | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Form 1 | GED | 506 | Did you earn a GED instead of graduating from high school? | 2001-08-20 - Variable Added |
Form 2 | GEDF | 691 | Did you earn a GED instead of graduating from high school? | 2001-08-20 - Variable Added |
Codes and Values
ID 506
For Form: [Form 1]
For Variables: GED
Code | Description |
|---|---|
0 | No |
1 | Yes |
66 | Variable Did Not Exist |
88 | Not Applicable: HS diploma or attended college |
99 | Unknown |
ID 691
For Form: [Form 2]
For Variables: [GEDF]
Code | Description |
|---|---|
0 | No |
1 | Yes |
66 | Variable Did Not Exist |
88 | Not Applicable: HS diploma or attended college |
99 | Unknown |
History
Date | Description |
|---|---|
2001-11-01 | Changed DEFINITION : for Pre Injury History corrected to read "at time of injury" (rather than follow-up) |
2002-01-01 | Added CODE : 3=N/A. |
2004-01-01 | Added NOTE : that coding is contingent on subject's high school/college education. |
LEARNING DISABILITY
Definition
Pre-injury history of learning and/or behavior problems in school. Was the person with brain injury officially classified as Special Education student prior to his/her injury?
Form
[X] Form 1
[ ] Form 2
Source
Pre-Injury History (participant or proxy)
Details
Participants who express that they had difficulty with school or were held back a grade or two, but never classified as a special education student should be coded “No”.
Gifted programs do not count as special education.
Characteristics
Some cases older than 1/1/97 have data for this variable because Centers were encouraged to collect data retrospectively for older cases.
Variables
Form Type | Variable | ID | Question | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Form 1 | SpEd | 556 | While in school, were you ever classified as a special education student? | 1997-01-01 - Variable Added |
Codes and Values
ID 556
For Form: [Form 1]
For Variables: [SpEd]
Code | Description |
|---|---|
0 | No |
1 | Yes |
66 | Variable Did Not Exist |
77 | Refused |
99 | Unknown |
History
Date | Description |
|---|---|
2004-07-01 | Added CHARACTERISTICS : an explanation for data in cases existing prior to implementation date (1/1/97). |
2009-01-01 | Added CODE : '7 - Refused'. |
2016-12-01 | Added NOTE : gifted programs do not count as special education. |
EDUCATION - CALCULATED
Definition
Education of participant and/or special needs or concerns regarding education.
Variables
Form Type | Variable | ID | Question | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Form 1 | EDUCATION | 480 | Education | 2001-01-01 - Variable Added |
Form 2 | BTACTEducationF | 666 | Education Followup | |
Form 2 | EDUCATIONF | 666 | Education Followup | 2001-01-01 - Variable Added |
Codes and Values
ID 480
For Form: [Form 1]
For Variables: [EDUCATION]
Code | Description |
|---|---|
1 | 8th Grade or Less |
2 | 9th - 11th Grade |
2.5 | GED |
3 | HS/GED |
3.5 | HS |
4 | Trade |
5 | Some College |
6 | Associate |
7 | Bachelors |
8 | Masters |
9 | Doctorate |
21 | Other |
999 | Unknown |
ID 666
For Form: [Form 2]
For Variables: [BTACTEducationF, EDUCATIONF]
Code | Description |
|---|---|
1 | 8th Grade or Less |
2 | 9 - 11 |
2.5 | GED |
3 | HS/GED |
3.5 | HS |
4 | Trade |
5 | Some College |
6 | Associate |
7 | Bachelors |
8 | Masters |
9 | Doctorate |
21 | Other |
999 | Unknown |
History
No history found for the Domain.