Comparability — Austria [top]

Austria 1992:

In 1992, the original education variable contains an unusually high number of respondents in the elementary schooling category. Comparison with OECD statistics suggests that the proportion of respondents with only elementary education should be much lower than this. So caution should be exercised when using any education variables from this survey. Many of these cases in fact actually may be missing.

Comparability — Bulgaria [top]

Bulgaria 2001:
Original education codes could not be located at time of data release.

Comparability — Canada [top]

Comparability — Finland [top]

In the Finnish data, this variable indicates the respondent's highest level of education.

Comparability — France [top]

In the French data, this variable indicates the respondent's highest level of education.

Comparability — Italy [top]

In 2002, respondents aged 10 or less do not have data for this variable.

Comparability — Netherlands [top]

In 2000 and 2005, the respondent's highest degree is recorded.

Comparability — Spain [top]

In the Spanish data, this variable indicates the respondent's highest level of education.

Comparability — United Kingdom [top]

In 1974, this variable is constructed based on the age when the respondent left school.

In 1987, the survey only asked main respondents who are employed about their level of education, and only if the main respondent had already left full-time education. We are able to supplement education from the diary information of diarists who still are studying, but we cannot construct an education variable for more than half of the sample.

In 1995, the original variable indicates the age the respondent completed full-time education.

Comparability — United States [top]

In 1992-94, people aged under 18 were not asked and they are classified in group 1.