EDUCYRS reports the respondent's years of education.

EDUC reports the highest level the respondent has completed. As degrees can take varying amounts of time to complete, EDUCYRS was created from a series of questions that assess the amount of time spent in various educational programs.

The following categories include people with the following types of education:

• Twelfth grade: Respondents who report a twelfth grade education are assigned a value of 12. Respondents who receive a high school diploma are also included in this category, as are respondents who complete less than one year of college, including respondents who receive an associate's degree after less than one year of college.
• College--four years: Respondents who report having completed four years of college credit are assigned a value of 16, as are respondents who have a bachelor's degree but no post-graduate education.
• Master's degree--one year program: Respondents who report receiving a master's degree in a one-year program, or who report earning 1-6 graduate or professional course credits are assigned a value of 17.
• Master's degree--two year program: Respondents who report receiving a master's degree in a two-year program, or who report earning more than six graduate or professional course credits are assigned a value of 18.
• Professional, doctoral degree: Respondents who report receiving a master's degree in a three-year program, a professional degree, or a doctoral degree are assigned a value of 19.

Information on education was collected at the time of the final CPS interview, 2-5 months before the ATUS interview. Education was not updated at the time of the ATUS interview.

2003-2010: CPS household members age 15+.