David Wilson

The HS&B:22 base year restricted-use file provides data on a nationally representative sample of Fall 2022 ninth-graders, and their transitions into high school; academic achievement; the influence of their parents and the high school experience on student achievement and development; education equity; and changes in education practices over time. This data file documentation provides information for users about the Base Year data files, how they were developed and how to use them.

The High School and Beyond Longitudinal Study of 2022 (HS&B:22) is the sixth in a series of longitudinal studies at the high school level conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The base year restricted-use file provides data on a nationally representative sample of Fall 2022 ninth-graders, and their transitions into high school; academic achievement; the influence of their parents and the high school experience on student achievement and development; education equity;

The Data File Documentation reports on the procedures and methodologies employed during the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 base year, first, and second follow-ups, with special emphasis on the second follow-up (2006). The document is designed to provide guidance for users of the restricted-use data as released in Electronic Codebook (ECB) format (NCES 2008346) and also contains information that will be valuable to users of the public-use Data Analysis System (DAS). Included in the documen