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Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002) Base Year to Third Follow-up and Postsecondary Education Transcript Studies
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ELS:2002 is designed to monitor the transition of a national sample of young people as they progress from 10th grade through high school and on to postsecondary education or the world of work, or both. This is the restricted-use file for the postsecondary transcript collection of the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002). This release includes data for the Base Year, First Follow-up, High School Transcript and Second Follow-up collections, as well as the Third Follow-up collection. New data focus on postsecondary persistence and completion, postsecondary coursetaking, remedial courses, transfer credit, and GPA.
Scope and Coverage
Smallest Geographic Unit
Region
Years Available
2002 - 2012
Universe
- Nationally representative, longitudinal study of 10th graders in 2002 and 12th graders in 2004
Spatial Coverage
- United States
Unit of Observation
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