Highest year school completed, mother (or youngest same-sex parent)
Source:R/gss_vars_10.R
maeduc.Rdmaeduc
Values
[0]no formal schooling[1]1st grade[2]2nd grade[3]3rd grade[4]4th grade[5]5th grade[6]6th grade[7]7th grade[8]8th grade[9]9th grade[10]10th grade[11]11th grade[12]12th grade[13]1 year of college[14]2 years of college[15]3 years of college[16]4 years of college[17]5 years of college[18]6 years of college[19]7 years of college[20]8 or more years of college[NA(d)]don't know[NA(i)]iap[NA(j)]I don't have a job[NA(m)]dk, na, iap[NA(n)]no answer[NA(p)]not imputable[NA(r)]refused[NA(s)]skipped on web[NA(u)]uncodeable[NA(x)]not available in this release[NA(y)]not available in this year[NA(z)]see codebook
Question Years and Ballots
| ballots | years |
| A/B/C | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024 |
| Full | 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 |
Overview
For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for maeduc.
Counts by year:
| year | no formal schooling | 1st grade | 2nd grade | 3rd grade | 4th grade | 5th grade | 6th grade | 7th grade | 8th grade | 9th grade | 10th grade | 11th grade | 12th grade | 1 year of college | 2 years of college | 3 years of college | 4 years of college | 5 years of college | 6 years of college | 7 years of college | don't know | iap | no answer | 8 or more years of college | Total |
| 1972 | 67 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 78 | 47 | 262 | 36 | 85 | 54 | 328 | 19 | 60 | 14 | 42 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 263 | 80 | 16 | - | 1613 |
| 1973 | 56 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 38 | 41 | 76 | 39 | 254 | 40 | 74 | 60 | 342 | 28 | 50 | 8 | 47 | 2 | 4 | - | 207 | 67 | 22 | 3 | 1504 |
| 1974 | 58 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 38 | 48 | 78 | 35 | 243 | 47 | 90 | 61 | 331 | 33 | 53 | 10 | 48 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 201 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 1484 |
| 1975 | 40 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 34 | 40 | 64 | 71 | 253 | 53 | 90 | 57 | 360 | 33 | 49 | 7 | 53 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 193 | 38 | 3 | - | 1490 |
| 1976 | 50 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 35 | 27 | 80 | 54 | 243 | 41 | 66 | 67 | 354 | 25 | 46 | 11 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 236 | 51 | 6 | 4 | 1499 |
| 1977 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 49 | 27 | 63 | 57 | 256 | 44 | 78 | 59 | 378 | 23 | 44 | 10 | 50 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 243 | 53 | 4 | - | 1530 |
| 1978 | 41 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 26 | 74 | 42 | 242 | 49 | 71 | 67 | 421 | 22 | 65 | 16 | 48 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 216 | 51 | 5 | 5 | 1532 |
| 1980 | 41 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 41 | 29 | 75 | 39 | 227 | 50 | 67 | 46 | 383 | 34 | 69 | 5 | 62 | 7 | 9 | - | 181 | 62 | 3 | 2 | 1468 |
| 1982 | 62 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 23 | 49 | 88 | 42 | 229 | 62 | 96 | 60 | 491 | 39 | 59 | 22 | 79 | 8 | 10 | - | 313 | 66 | 13 | 4 | 1860 |
| 1983 | 44 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 33 | 33 | 61 | 46 | 221 | 46 | 70 | 68 | 483 | 40 | 73 | 14 | 76 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 179 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 1599 |
| 1984 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 28 | 43 | 32 | 201 | 55 | 103 | 50 | 450 | 35 | 68 | 21 | 57 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 161 | 68 | 4 | 1 | 1473 |
| 1985 | 31 | - | 12 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 60 | 35 | 201 | 48 | 74 | 59 | 482 | 36 | 62 | 11 | 73 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 172 | 67 | - | 2 | 1534 |
| 1986 | 33 | - | 5 | 24 | 22 | 29 | 50 | 40 | 193 | 48 | 59 | 48 | 472 | 25 | 75 | 10 | 71 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 191 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 1470 |
| 1987 | 42 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 35 | 76 | 33 | 238 | 71 | 92 | 73 | 508 | 51 | 103 | 17 | 87 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 205 | 61 | 13 | 10 | 1819 |
| 1988 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 48 | 30 | 176 | 43 | 66 | 48 | 470 | 56 | 79 | 15 | 74 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 177 | 37 | 18 | 6 | 1481 |
| 1989 | 60 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 28 | 63 | 29 | 182 | 49 | 87 | 36 | 475 | 47 | 78 | 26 | 92 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 162 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 1537 |
| 1990 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 26 | 38 | 19 | 160 | 52 | 54 | 50 | 436 | 54 | 71 | 22 | 80 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 151 | 32 | 33 | 4 | 1372 |
| 1991 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 24 | 39 | 32 | 192 | 49 | 71 | 43 | 455 | 56 | 84 | 16 | 80 | 8 | 18 | - | 176 | 45 | 63 | 5 | 1517 |
| 1993 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 40 | 37 | 177 | 35 | 76 | 47 | 573 | 47 | 101 | 22 | 102 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 159 | 41 | 27 | 5 | 1606 |
| 1994 | 41 | 3 | 16 | 29 | 38 | 33 | 87 | 58 | 319 | 86 | 141 | 100 | 1007 | 95 | 197 | 47 | 187 | 15 | 38 | 7 | 284 | 135 | 13 | 16 | 2992 |
| 1996 | 34 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 69 | 48 | 243 | 75 | 130 | 93 | 1009 | 76 | 243 | 46 | 214 | 16 | 48 | 8 | 292 | 123 | 17 | 24 | 2904 |
| 1998 | 32 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 27 | 33 | 87 | 36 | 229 | 72 | 129 | 103 | 932 | 98 | 204 | 44 | 235 | 22 | 47 | 5 | 269 | 124 | 40 | 19 | 2832 |
| 2000 | 46 | - | 17 | 39 | 34 | 23 | 79 | 37 | 233 | 77 | 129 | 81 | 939 | 88 | 201 | 41 | 218 | 17 | 41 | 4 | 284 | 132 | 33 | 24 | 2817 |
| 2002 | 44 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 71 | 36 | 224 | 68 | 121 | 84 | 997 | 116 | 205 | 40 | 206 | 12 | 52 | 6 | 178 | 168 | 21 | 21 | 2765 |
| 2004 | 39 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 14 | 23 | 70 | 40 | 179 | 86 | 116 | 115 | 945 | 82 | 236 | 55 | 282 | 14 | 48 | 12 | 181 | 166 | 36 | 34 | 2812 |
| 2006 | 94 | 7 | 22 | 37 | 32 | 29 | 109 | 36 | 222 | 78 | 114 | 93 | 971 | 117 | 233 | 42 | 261 | 18 | 69 | 14 | 167 | 1687 | 31 | 27 | 4510 |
| 2008 | 52 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 69 | 25 | 128 | 43 | 100 | 65 | 725 | 73 | 143 | 27 | 182 | 12 | 50 | 1 | 156 | 83 | 4 | 14 | 2023 |
| 2010 | 41 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 58 | 24 | 153 | 47 | 87 | 68 | 716 | 72 | 144 | 29 | 191 | 20 | 46 | 8 | 160 | 78 | 5 | 19 | 2044 |
| 2012 | 49 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 15 | 21 | 73 | 24 | 113 | 50 | 68 | 71 | 680 | 68 | 158 | 36 | 185 | 12 | 51 | 8 | 148 | 74 | 7 | 28 | 1974 |
| 2014 | 68 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 64 | 27 | 146 | 63 | 101 | 84 | 902 | 76 | 223 | 38 | 230 | 18 | 77 | 15 | 181 | 83 | 3 | 34 | 2538 |
| 2016 | 59 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 16 | 32 | 77 | 29 | 182 | 61 | 98 | 86 | 1055 | 100 | 236 | 53 | 302 | 20 | 89 | 10 | 180 | 101 | 5 | 33 | 2867 |
| 2018 | 52 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 19 | 33 | 67 | 28 | 98 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 826 | 71 | 208 | 43 | 278 | 24 | 59 | 7 | 169 | 84 | 6 | 30 | 2348 |
| 2021 | 55 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 30 | 57 | 34 | 144 | 71 | 146 | 79 | 1580 | 163 | 374 | 84 | 517 | 48 | 106 | 15 | 316 | 100 | 3 | 67 | 4032 |
| 2022 | 50 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 23 | 13 | 81 | 26 | 120 | 68 | 118 | 87 | 1339 | 120 | 272 | 55 | 470 | 40 | 109 | 11 | 326 | 98 | - | 78 | 3544 |
| 2024 | 39 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 61 | 24 | 118 | 49 | 103 | 76 | 1238 | 128 | 285 | 57 | 412 | 29 | 87 | 13 | 284 | 170 | - | 70 | 3309 |
| Total | 1617 | 103 | 329 | 908 | 944 | 1024 | 2373 | 1291 | 7001 | 1977 | 3240 | 2407 | 24053 | 2246 | 4851 | 1014 | 5638 | 435 | 1233 | 178 | 7361 | 4416 | 464 | 596 | 75699 |