The following documents changes in the variables in the CPS in the 1989-1993 files. Note that many of the changes are referencing official documentation from the Census or from the NBER.
Added: none.
Dropped:
A-HGC (279) Item 18I – Grade Completed
A%HGC (469) Highest Grade Completed Allocation Flag
Change in Response Value Range & Descriptions:
A-HGA (277) Item 18H – Highest Grade Attended – change in possible values (1992, p. 26)
1989
1992
00 = None
31 = Less than 1st grade
01 = E1
32 = 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th grade
02 = E2
03 = E3
04 = E4
05 = E5
33 = 5th or 6th grade
06 = E6
07 = E7
34 = 7th or 8th grade
08 = E8
09 = H1
35 = 9th grade
10 = H2
36 = 10th grade
11 = H3
37 = 11th grade
12 = H4
38 = 12th grade – No diploma
39 = High school graduate - - High school diploma, or the equivalent (e.g., GED)
13 = C1
40 = Some college but no degree
14 = C2
41 = Associate degree in college - - Occupational / vocational program
15 = C3
42 = Associate degree in college - - Academic program
16 = C4
43 = Bachelor’s degree (e.g., BA, AB, BS)
17 = C5
44 = Master’s degree (e.g., MA, MS, MEng, MEd, MSE, MBA)
18 = C6+
45 = Professional school degree (e.g., MD, DDS, DVM, LLB, JD)
46 = Doctorate degree (e.g., PhD, EdD)
Children’s Record – no changes
Armed Forces Layout –
NBER => M-PFEARN Total Weekly Family Earnings (for members 16+) was dropped in 1992, but the 1992 NBER PDF has that variable on p. 64 (position 437)
NBER => M%HGC Highest Grade Completed Allocation Flag was dropped in 1992, but the 1992 NBER PDF \has that variable on page 65 (position 469).