Early Childhood Program Participation, From The National Household Education Surveys Program Of 2012 - U.s. Department Of Education Page 39
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59Labor force status of parents/guardians: The data indicate the employment status of the
parents/guardians in the household. This variable is created using the derived variables
PAR1EMPL and PAR2EMPL that provide employment information on the parents/guardians in
the household.
The values for PAR1EMPL and PAR2EMPL are as follows:
1 = Working 35 hours or more per week
2 = Working less than 35 hours per week
3 = Looking for work
4 = Not in the labor force
The parent labor force status variable was separated into two-parent/guardian and single-
parent/guardian households. Working 35 hours or more per week was classified as full time;
working less than 35 hours per week was classified as part time. For two-parent/guardian
households, the “other” category includes all labor force combinations besides both
parents/guardians working full time; one parent/guardian working full time, one parent/guardian
working part time; and one parent/guardian working full time, one parent/guardian not in labor
force.
School enrollment status of parents/guardians: The data indicate the enrollment status of the
parents/guardians in the household in a school, college, university, or adult learning center or in
vocational education or job training. The data for this variable were taken from responses to
P1ENRL and P2ENRL.
Household income: TTLHHINC represents household income in broad ranges. Households were
asked to report the total income of all persons in the household over the past 12 months using
income ranges rather than exact dollars (e.g., $0−$10,000, $10,001−$20,000, $20,001−$30,000,
up to over $150,001). Income cut points for this report were selected to support estimates for the
column variables represented in the tables.
The values of TTLHHINC were collapsed for presentation as follows:
1 = $20,000 or less
2 = $20,001−$50,000
3 = $50,001−$75,000
4 = $75,001−$100,000
5 = $100,001 or more
Poverty Status: This indicates whether a sample student resided in a household categorized as
poor or nonpoor. NHES provides an approximate measure of poverty. The income variable used
to establish whether a child resided in a household categorized as poor or nonpoor is
TTLHHINC, which lists possible income ranges (e.g., $0 to $10,000, $10,001 to 20,000, $20,001
to $30,000, up to over $150,001). If data for TTLHHINC are missing, they are imputed. Using
the income ranges and household size (HHTOTAL), poverty thresholds are then used to establish
whether a child resided in a household categorized as poor or nonpoor. Thresholds to define
poverty are based on weighted averages from 2011 Census poverty thresholds. A household is
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