Measuring Educational Attainment
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Education is a complex topic for survey measurement, and the individual’s educational attainment is only a narrow snapshot of possible measures relating to an individual’s educational experience (Smith, 1995). It is, however, a pervasive concept in social science theories, and accordingly one of the most used variables in social science research using individual level data. Researchers are often interested in the effect of educational attainment on Y, or the effect of X on Y net of educational attainment. In both cases, a reliable and valid measure of educational attainment is required. Even if not of direct theoretical relevance for a specific piece of research, it is standard practice to control for individuals’ educational attainment given this variable correlates substantially with many other variables.
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