Title: | ELS: 2002 Base Year Data File User's Manual |
Description: | This data file user’s manual documents the procedures and methodologies employed during the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002) base year. The manual is designed to provide guidance and documentation for users of the public-use data as released in Electronic Codebook (ECB) format (NCES 2004-404). Included in the manual are the following: an overview of the study and its predecessor studies; an account of instrumentation (both the assessment battery and the various questionnaires); documentation of the sample design, weighting, design effects, and analyses of data quality; a summary of the data collection methodology and results, including detailed response rates; a description of data preparation and processing activities; and an overview data file structure and contents. In addition, there are a number of appendices. |
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Cover Date: | April 2004 |
Web Release: | April 23, 2004 |
Print Release: | This Publication will only be available online. |
Publication #: | NCES 2004405 General Ordering Information |
Center/Program: | NCES |
Authors: | Steven J. Ingels, Daniel J. Pratt, James Rogers, Peter H. Siegel, and Ellen Stutts, Research Triangle Institute |
Type of Product: | User's Manual/Data File Documentation |
Survey/Program Areas: |
Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS) |
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Questions: |
For questions about the content of this User's Manual/Data File Documentation, please contact: John G. Wirt. |