Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002) Base-Year to Second Follow-up Data File Documentation <em>(including Field Test report)</em>

Title:	Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002) Base-Year to Second Follow-up Data File Documentation (including Field Test report)
Description:	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 documentation are the following: an overview of the study and its predecessor studies; an account of instrumentation and high school records (academic transcript) collection; documentation of the sample design, weighting, imputation, and design effects; a summary of the data collection methodology and results, including detailed response rates; a description of data preparation and processing activities including linkage to ancillary external data sets and creation of composite variables; and an overview of data file structure and contents. Numerous appendices supply a glossary of terms and a synopsis of the field test, and treat of topics such as cross-cohort comparison and occupational coding scheme crosswalks. The Field Test report for the ELS:2002/04 second follow-up data collection can be found in Appendix C of the second follow-up data file documentation manual.
Online Availability:	Download, view and print the entire data file documentation manual as a pdf file. (2.26MB) Download, view and print chapters 1-7 of the data file documentation as a pdf file. (1007KB) Download, view and print appendices A-H of the data file documentation as a pdf file. (812KB) Download, view and print appendices I-K of the data file documentation as a pdf file. (556KB) Download, view and print appendices L-O of the data file documentation as a pdf file. (915KB) Need Help Viewing PDF files?
Cover Date:	October 2007
Web Release:	October 16, 2007
Publication #:	NCES 2008347
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Steven J. Ingels, Daniel J. Pratt, David Wilson, Laura J. Burns, Douglas Currivan, James E. Rogers Sherry Hubbard-Bednasz
Type of Product:	User's Manual/Data File Documentation
Survey/Program Areas:	Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS)
Keywords:	Measurement Error Studies
Questions:	For questions about the content of this User's Manual/Data File Documentation, please contact: NCES WebMaster.