This file contains 14,825 records. The data tape contains the following files: (1) the raw data file for each respondent (randomized identification number; first follow-up flags and composites; base year questionnaire and test data; first follow-up questionnaire data; dropout questionnaire data; transfer supplement data; early graduate data; first…

High School and Beyond is a national longitudinal study of the cohorts of 1980 seniors and sophomores in the United States, intended to provide information on these students through early adulthood. This base year student file, a machine-readable data file (MDRF), is the first information available from the study. It includes information on 58,270…