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New data on early childhood education. -- Jim

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Jim Cassell                                    CASSELL@UNCVM1.OIT.UNC.EDU
Institute for Research in Social Science       CASSELL@UNCVM1.BITNET
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill       Phone:  919-962-0782
Chapel Hill, NC  27599-3355                    Fax:    919-962-4777
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The following is provide by the Office of Educational Research
and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education.  Please feel
welcome to distribute.

                   U.S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
         OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND IMPROVEMENT
           NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS

                            MAY 1992

 Data Tapes Available for the NHES:91 Early Childhood Education
                 and Adult Education Data Files


The U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES) announces the availability of data tapes and
users manuals for the 1991 National Household Education Survey
(NHES), the Early Childhood Education (ECE) component and the
Adult Education (AE) component.  NHES:91 was a random-digit-dial
telephone survey developed by NCES.  The sample for the NHES is
drawn from the noninstitutionalized civilian population in
households with a telephone in the 50 states and the District of
Columbia.  The survey was conducted between late January and
early May of 1991.

NHES:91 collected data on 3- to 8-year-old children's experiences
in a wide range of settings, including their homes, childcare
arrangements, early education programs, and schools. A survey of
participation in adult education among person 16 years of age and
older was conducted simultaneously.  Data were collected on the
level and characteristics of adult education participation. The
files for these two general components of NHES:91 are described
below.

Preprimary and Primary Files.  Data from the Early Childhood
Education component are divided into two separate data files--the
Preprimary File and the Primary File.  The Preprimary File
contains responses from completed interviews with the parents of
7,655 children who have not yet enrolled in kindergarten.  The
Primary File contains responses from completed interviews with
the parents of 6,237 children enrolled in grades 1 and above.
Users will be able to merge the Preprimary File with the Primary
File for the purposes of conducting analyses involving all 13,892
children.

Adult and Course Files.  During NHES:91, a sample of adults were
questioned about their educational activities over the previous
12-month period.  Data from the Adult Education component are
divided into two separate files--the Adult File and the Course
File. The Adult File contains responses from each completed AE
interview.  There is one record for each completed AE interview;
thus, there are 12,568 records in this file.  The Course File
contains a record for each part-time course reported by
participants in the AE interview (up to four course were
allowed).  The file is intended for analyses in which the course,
rather than the individual, is the unit of analysis (aggregated
course information is also included in the Adult File as part of
the record of each adult).  The Adult and Course Files can be
merged using a common identifier.

Ordering Information.  The NHES:91 files are available as
magnetic tapes.  The ECE Component Files and the AE Component
Files are sold separately.  In addition to the raw data files,
each tape has SAS system files and SPSSX  and SAS control cards
for converting the raw data to SPSSX and SAS formats.  These
tapes can be purchased for $175 each, or $250 for both.

Payment may be in the form of a check or money order (payable to
the U.S. Department of Education), or charged to your VISA or
MasterCard.  To order please print out and complete the form
below and send it with your payment to

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