DATASET

Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) U.S. 2017 Sample Restricted-Use File (RUF)

Dataset point of contact:
Lin Li, Tom Krenzke, Leyla Mohadjer, Jacquie Hogan
Release date:
November 2019
Publication number:
NCES 2020223
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Summary
The PIAAC U.S. 2017 Restricted-use File (RUF) consists of data from the PIAAC 2017 household sample. It contains data for individuals including responses to the background questionnaire and the cognitive assessment. Statistical confidentiality treatments were applied due to confidentiality concerns. In addition to the variables in the public use file, the RUF contains detailed versions of variables and additional data collected through U.S. specific questionnaire routing. The RUF can be accessed through a restricted-use license agreement with the National Center for Education Statistics. For more details on the data, please refer to Appendix E of the U.S. PIAAC technical report. (NCES 2019-224).
Data profile information
Metadata Description
Study/Program
International Activities Program,
PIAAC - Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies
Data classifications
Cross-sectional data,
Sample data
Data weighted
Yes
Data part of a series
Yes
Data access
Restricted-use