EDUCATION

Definition

Education of participant and/or special needs or concerns regarding education.

EDUCATION - CALCULATED

Definition

Education of participant and/or special needs or concerns regarding education.

Variables

Form Type	Variable	ID	Question	History
Form 1	BTACTEducation	480	BTACTEducation
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	Code	Description
480	1	8th Grade or Less
480	2	9th - 11th Grade
480	2.5	GED
480	3	HS/GED
480	3.5	HS
480	4	Trade
480	5	Some College
480	6	Associate
480	7	Bachelors
480	8	Masters
480	9	Doctorate
480	21	Other
480	999	Unknown
666	1	8th Grade or Less
666	2	9 - 11
666	2.5	GED
666	3	HS/GED
666	3.5	HS
666	4	Trade
666	5	Some College
666	6	Associate
666	7	Bachelors
666	8	Masters
666	9	Doctorate
666	21	Other
666	999	Unknown

History

No history found for the Domain.

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

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

Codes and Values

ID	Code	Description
481	1	1 Year or Less
481	2	2 Years
481	3	3 Years
481	4	4 Years
481	5	5 Years
481	6	6 Years
481	7	7 Years
481	8	8 Years
481	9	9 Years
481	10	10 Years
481	11	11 or 12 Years: No diploma
481	12	HS Diploma
481	13	Work Toward Associate's
481	14	Associate's Degree
481	15	Work Toward Bachelor's
481	16	Bachelor's Degree
481	17	Work Toward Master's
481	18	Master's Degree
481	19	Work Toward Doctoral Level
481	20	Doctoral Level Degree
481	21	Other
481	666	Variable Did Not Exist
481	999	Unknown
667	1	1 Year or Less
667	2	2 Years
667	3	3 Years
667	4	4 Years
667	5	5 Years
667	6	6 Years
667	7	7 Years
667	8	8 Years
667	9	9 Years
667	10	10 Years
667	11	11 or 12 years: No diploma
667	12	HS Diploma
667	13	Work Toward Associate's
667	14	Associate's Degree
667	15	Work Toward Bachelor's
667	16	Bachelor's Degree
667	17	Work Toward Master's
667	18	Master's Degree
667	19	Work Toward Doctoral Level
667	20	Doctoral Level Degree
667	21	Other
667	666	Variable Did Not Exist
667	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	Code	Description
506	0	No
506	1	Yes
506	66	Variable Did Not Exist
506	88	Not Applicable: HS diploma or attended college
506	99	Unknown
691	0	No
691	1	Yes
691	66	Variable Did Not Exist
691	88	Not Applicable: HS diploma or attended college
691	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	Code	Description
556	0	No
556	1	Yes
556	66	Variable Did Not Exist
556	77	Refused
556	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.