Following is a descriptive table of all of the input
expected by the user. This table can be used to match
the Variable Labels, as seen as the previous page, with
the Variable Names, which will be the column headings in
the data download.
|
Variable
Name |
Variable
Label |
Possible
Values |
Data
Type |
|
user_type
|
User type
|
Student,
Instructor
|
text
|
|
Highschool_GPA
|
unweighted High School GPA
|
user entry
|
numerical
|
|
College_GPA
|
current college GPA
|
user entry
|
numerical
|
|
Age
|
current age
|
user entry
|
numerical
|
|
Grade
|
College grade level
|
freshman, sophomore, junior
senior, graduate, other
|
text
|
|
Gender
|
Gender
|
Male,
Female
|
text
|
|
Begin_College
|
Where started school
|
Here, Elsewhere
|
text
|
|
Enrollment_Status
|
Enrollment
|
fulltime: Full Time
parttime: Part Time
|
text
|
|
Study_Field
|
College degree program
|
HLS: Humanity/Liberal Arts/
Social Sciences
Fine
Arts-Music
Business
Sciences
Undetermined
|
text
|
|
Group_Association
|
In a fraternity/ sorority?
|
yes, no,
plan to
|
text
|
|
Cigarette_Consumption
|
Frequency of smoking
|
1: Never
2: less than half a pack a day
3: less than a pack a day
4: more than a pack a day
5: once in a while
|
numerical
|
|
Alcohol_Consumption
|
Amount of alcohol consumption
|
1: Never
2: 0-10 per week
3: 11-20 per week
4: 21-30 per week
5: more than 30 per week
|
numerical
|
|
Use_Campus_Facility
|
Campus rec facilities used
|
1: more than 3 times per week
2: 1-3 times per week
3: at least once a semester
4: Never
|
numerical
|
|
Use_Computer_Labs
|
Frequency of lab/library use
|
1: at least once a week
2: at least once a month
3: at least once a semester
4: Never
|
numerical
|
|
Discuss_with_Professor
|
Talk to professor about class
|
1: at least once a week
2: at least once a month
3: at least once a semester
4: Never
|
numerical
|
|
Attend_Cultural_Events
|
Frequency of attendance at university events
|
1: at least once a week
2: at least once a month
3: at least once a semester
4: Never
|
numerical
|
|
Acquaint_Different_Race
|
Frequency of interaction with other races.
|
1: at least once a week
2: at least once a month
3: at least once a semester
4: Never
|
numerical
|
|
Personal_Study
|
Hours studying per class per week.
|
1: 1-4 hours
2: 5-9 hours
3: 10-14 hours
4: more than 15
5: never
|
numerical
|
|
Work_Per_Week
|
Work week hours.
|
1: full time
2: 20-40 hours
3: 10-20 hours
4: 1-10 hours
5: do not work
|
numerical
|
|
Pr_Personal_Skills
|
Importance of developing personal skills.
|
1: Not Important
2: Somewhat Important
3: Important
4: Very Important
|
numerical
|
|
Pr_Prepare_Job
|
Importance of preparing for future career.
|
1: Not Important
2: Somewhat Important
3: Important
4: Very Important
|
numerical
|
|
Pr_Critical_Skills
|
Importance of developing high-order thinking/ solving
skills.
|
1: Not Important
2: Somewhat Important
3: Important
4: Very Important
|
numerical
|
|
Pr_Openness_Informed
|
Importance of being open-minded.
|
1: Not Important
2: Somewhat Important
3: Important
4: Very Important
|
numerical
|
