Name Steward Organization Suggested Domain Suggested Domain Description Cde Group Classification
6. Participant's years of education - select the level achieved; if an attempted level is not completed, select the number of years completed NACC Social determinants of health
Social determinants of health (e.g., financial, education, and living arrangements), but not environmental data (e.g., weather data, pollutant data)
Other NIA-funded studies
  • NACC
    • Brief Data Set
      • Form name- Form BDS: Brief Clinical Data Capture for NP Submission
        • Variable name- bdseduc

# Datatype
Value List

# Permissible value Value meaning name
0 <12 = some high school or less
1 12 = high school or GED
2 16 = bachelor's degree
3 18 = master's degree
4 20 = doctorate
9 Unknown

# Identifier Origin Version
BDS_bds_NO_PACKET_bdseduc NACC-source_dataset+form_name+packet+var_name NACC_bds-v1-ded-10142025