The HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND SURVEY Variable Descriptions.
 
        A nationally representative sample of 600 high school seniors.  
        File names beginning with HSB contain this data set.  

        N of Cases: 600

                Total # of Variables: 15

                
        
                Var Name  Coding                 Ordinal Position
                ________  ____________________   ________________
  
                ID        ID NUMBER                   1

                SEX       SEX                         2
                          Value    Label
                              1    MALE
                              2    FEMALE

                Ethnicity Ethnicity                   3
                          Value    Label
                              1    HISPANIC
                              2    ASIAN
                              3    BLACK
                              4    WHITE

                SES       SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS       4
                          Value    Label
                              1    LOWER
                              2    MIDDLE
                              3    UPPER

                SCTYP     SCHOOL TYPE                 5
                          Value    Label
                              1    PUBLIC
                              2    PRIVATE

                HSP       HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM         6
                          Value    Label
                              1    GENERAL
                              2    ACADEMIC
                              3    VOCATIONAL

                LOCUS     LOCUS OF CONTROL            7
                
                CONCPT    SELF CONCEPT                8

                MOT       MOTIVATION                  9

                CAR       CAREER CHOICE              10
                          Value    Label
                              1    CLERICAL
                              2    CRAFTSMAN
                              3    FARMER
                              4    HOMEMAKER
                              5    LABORER
                              6    MANAGER
                              7    MILITARY
                              8    OPERATIVE
                              9    PROFESSIONAL 1
                             10    PROFESSIONAL 2
                             11    PROPRIETOR
                             12    PROTECTIVE
                             13    SALES
                             14    SCHOOL
                             15    SERVICE
                             16    TECHNICAL
                             17    NOT WORKING

                RDG       READING T-SCORE            11

                WRTG      WRITING T-SCORE            12

                MATH      MATH T-SCORE               13

                SCI       SCIENCE T-SCORE            14

                CIV       CIVICS T-SCORE             15