While the number of indigenous students who complete high school has risen in recent years, only 45 percent of indigenous students who start high school complete the six years of schooling necessary to be eligible for university.
The categories for level of education included not having completed high school, completed high school or equivalent, completed college or trade school equivalent, enrolled in or completed university, or other.
It would apply to people who came to the United States when they were 15 or younger who also graduated high school, completed at least two years of college (or military service) and stayed out of legal trouble.
The educational level of the adolescents' mother and father was determined based on four options: less than high school, completed high school, completed college or completed university.
The educational level of the child's mother and father was determined based on four options: less than high school, completed high school, completed college or completed university.
Education was classified as: high school not completed, high school completed, some college but no degree, or completed bachelor's degree or more.
National data show that only 39% of those attending high school complete their education (47).
Education was categorized as less than high school, completed high school, some college/technical school certificate or associate degree, bachelor's degree, and graduate or professional school.
Educational attainment of the household reference person was coded in three categories: less than high school, completed high school, and more than high school.
In addition to age at risk (ie, age during follow-up), analyses were adjusted for education (some primary, some high school, completed high school, completed university) and smoking (never smoker, ex-smoker, current smoker), selected a priori as important confounders.
Education was categorized as follows (diploma completed): no education; sixth grade completed; ninth grade completed; high school completed; or college completed.
