This report presents tabulations from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) regarding the educational attainment and background of the population of the United States. Often, education is measured by the number of years of schooling an individual has completed. In this report educational attainment is based on formal degrees received, and the field of study in which the degrees were obtained. The primary tabulations in this report show numbers of persons by their highest attained degree and the field of the degree, along with some basic measures of their current economic and employment status. Another tabulation provides information about the amount and type of work-related training individuals have experienced.

The analysis in this report is based on data collected as part of the second wave (interview) of the 1987 panel of the Survey of Income and Program Participation, gathered in the 4 month period from June to September 1987.

Appendices

Appendix A. Overview of SIPP Program [<1.0 MB]

Appendix B. Definitions and Explanations [<1.0 MB]

Appendix C. Source and Accuracy of Estimates [1.8 MB]

Appendix D. Data Quality [<1.0 MB]

Appendix E. Facsimile of Questionnaires [<1.0 MB]

Tables

Table 1. Highest Degree Earned by Race, Sex, and Age: Spring 1987 [<1.0 MB]

Table 2. Four-Month Average Income, Earnings and Work Activity, and Educational Attainment, by Sex, Race, and Age: Spring 1987 [<1.0 MB]

Table 3. Highest Degree and Field of Degree, by Sex, Race, Hispanic Origin and Age for Persons With Post-Secondary Degrees: Spring 1987 [<1.0 MB]

Table 4. Average Monthly Income, Earnings, and Work Activity, by Level and Field of Degree: Spring 1987 [<1.0 MB]

Table 5. Characteristics of Persons Having Received Work-Related Training: Spring 1987 [<1.0 MB]

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