National Graduates Survey (NGS)

Previous postsecondary education of person, status

Previous postsecondary education refers to whether or not the person had acquired a postsecondary degree or diploma prior to his or her current instructional program.

Person refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programs.

The data for this variable are reported using the following classifications and/or lists:

• Status of previous postsecondary education