TROMSO_SE_EDUCYEARS

Variable EDUCATION_T4 : What is the highest levels of education you have completed?

SAS code:

If EDUCATION_T4 EQ 1 then SE_educyears=9;

else If EDUCATION_T4 EQ 2 then SE_educyears=11;

else If EDUCATION_T4 EQ 3 then SE_educyears=12;

else If EDUCATION_T4 EQ 4 then SE_educyears=16;

else If EDUCATION_T4 EQ 5 then SE_educyears=18;

else SE_educyears=9999;

SHARE_SE_EDUCYEARS

 The variable SE_EDUCYEARS is based on the SHARE variable eduyears. These are the years of  education derived from ISCED-97.

SENECA_SE_EDUCYEARS

Contact round 1:

SE_EDUCYEARS is based on SENECA variable YREDUCAT (“Years of full-time education”)

IF YREDUCAT=. THEN SE_EDUCYEARS=.;

ELSE SE_EDUCYEARS=YREDUCAT;

Contact round 2 and 3:

SE_EDUCYEARS is not available.

MORGAM_SE_EDUCYEARS

This is the MORGAM variable SCHOOL.

If SCHOOL is 99, SE_EDUCYEARS is coded 9999.

HAPIEE_SE_EDUCYEARS

Stata code

gen se_educyears=w2educ2
replace se_educyears=9999 if se_educyears==.

The source of W2EDUC2 is Lithuanian baseline questionnaire only – not available for CZ, PL or RU.

ESTHER_SE_EDUCYEARS

if k55scol = 1 then se_educyears = 8;
if k55scol = 2 then se_educyears = 9;
if k55scol = 3 then se_educyears = 10;
if k55scol = 4 then se_educyears = 10;
if k55scol = 5 then se_educyears = 11;
if k55scol = 6 then se_educyears = 13;
if k55scol = . then se_educyears = 9999;

Source of k55scol is participant's questionnaire at baseline

EPIC_SE_EDUCYEARS

EPIC variable L_SCHOOL (and as a consequence SE_EDUC5) was used

EPIC var definition(s):
L_SCHOOL = EPIC elderly variable showing Highest school level completed with 5 categories (0=none, 1=primary school, 2=technical/vocational school, 3=secondary school, 4=university, 5=not specified)
SE_EDUC5 = EPIC elderly variable showing Highest school level completed with 5 categories (1=none/less than primary, 2=primary, 3=technical/vocational school, 4=secondary, 5=college/university 9=missing)

Coding rule:
Variable SE_EDUCYEARS  is produced from variable SE_EDUC5. 

SE_EDUCYEARS is equal to 3 if the person has attended but not finished primary school or has no education.

Is equal to 6 if the person has finished primary school.

Is equal to 12 if the person has finished a technical or vocational school

Is equal to 12 if the person has finished high school.

Is equal to 17 if the person has a university degree.

Otherwise SE_EDUCYEARS is coded as 9999 (missing).

Coding rule in STATA:
-gen SE_EDUCYEARS=SE_EDUC5
-recode SE_EDUCYEARS 1=3 2=6 3=12 4=12 5=17 9=9999

Comment : Such a variable was not available in EPIC but could be created only after taking several assumptions. We therefore assigned to each individual an average value for completing each one of the education categories (of L_SCHOOL or SE_EDUC5), as follows: none =3y, primary=6y, technical/professional/secondary=12y, university degree=17y