Name Steward Organization Suggested Domain Suggested Domain Description Cde Group Classification
Parent's Current Educational Attainment Project 5 (COVID-19) 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)
NIH CDEs
  • Project 5 (COVID-19)
    • Tier 1

# Datatype
Value List

# Permissible value Value meaning code Value meaning definition Code system name Concept Concept source
10th Grade LA15616-8 Indicates that 10th grade is the highest level of educational achievement. C67132 LOINC C67132 NCI Thesaurus
11th Grade LA15617-6 Indicates that 11th grade is the highest level of educational achievement. C67133 LOINC C67133 NCI Thesaurus
12th Grade/No HS diploma LA15618-4 Indicates that a person was in school through 12th grade but they did not receive a high school diploma. C67134 LOINC C67134 NCI Thesaurus
1st Grade LA15607-7 Indicates that 1st grade is the highest level of educational achievement. C67123 LOINC C67123 NCI Thesaurus
2nd Grade LA15608-5 Indicates that 2nd grade is the highest level of educational achievement. C67124 LOINC C67124 NCI Thesaurus
3rd Grade LA15609-3 Indicates that 3rd grade is the highest level of educational achievement. C67125 LOINC C67125 NCI Thesaurus
4th Grade LA15610-1 Indicates that 4th grade is the highest level of educational achievement. C67126 LOINC C67126 NCI Thesaurus
5th Grade LA15611-9 Indicates that 5th grade is the highest level of educational achievement. C67127 LOINC C67127 NCI Thesaurus
6th Grade LA15612-7 Indicates that 6th grade is the highest level of educational achievement. C67128 LOINC C67128 NCI Thesaurus
7th Grade LA15613-5 Indicates that 7th grade is the highest level of educational achievement. C67129 LOINC C67129 NCI Thesaurus
8th Grade LA15614-3 Indicates that 8th grade is the highest level of educational achievement. C67130 LOINC C67130 NCI Thesaurus
9th Grade LA15615-0 Indicates that 9th grade is the highest level of educational achievement. C67131 LOINC C67131 NCI Thesaurus
Associates Degree - Academic Program Associate Academic Degree Completion Indicates that a person has received a degree from a 2 year college program. C71340 LOINC C71340 NCI Thesaurus
Bachelor’s Degree (Example: BA, AB, BS, BBA) Bachelor's Degree Completion Indicates that a person has received a degree for successful completion of a program of studies that normally requires at least 4-5 years of full-time equivalent college-level work. C70555 LOINC C70555 NCI Thesaurus
Doctoral Degree (Example: PhD, EdD) Academic Doctoral Degree Completion Indicates that a person has received a degree for completion of the highest award earned for graduate study. C70557 LOINC C70557 NCI Thesaurus
Don’t Know LA12688-0 The answer is not known by the person answering. C67142 LOINC C67142 NCI Thesaurus
GED or Equivalent LA15619-2 Indicates that a person has received a General Equivalency Diploma in lieu of a high school diploma. C67135 LOINC C67135 NCI Thesaurus
HS Graduate LA15564-0 Indicates that a person has attended high school and has received a high school diploma. C67136 LOINC C67136 NCI Thesaurus
Master’s Degree (Example: MA, MS, MEng, MEd, MBA) Master's Degree Completion Indicates that a person has received a degree for completion of at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree. C70556 LOINC C70556 NCI Thesaurus
Never Attended/ Kindergarten Only Never Attended/ Kindergarten Only Indicates that a person has either never attended any educational program or has not completed anything higher than kindergarten. C67122:C37998:C70432 LOINC C67122:C37998:C70432 NCI Thesaurus
Occupational, Technical, or Vocational Program Vocational Program Completion Indicates that a person has attended or received a degree from an occupational, technical, or vocational program as their highest level of educational achievement. C67141 LOINC C67141 NCI Thesaurus
Professional Degree (Example: MD, DDS, JD) Professional Doctorate Degree Completion Indicates that a person has received a degree allowing them to practice a profession, such as law, medicine, music, or ministry. C70558 LOINC C70558 NCI Thesaurus
Refused to Answer Prefer not to answer A response indicating that an individual prefers or preferred not to answer. C132222 LOINC C132222 NCI Thesaurus
Some College, No Degree LA15620-0 Indicates that a person has attended college but that they did not receive any degree. C67137 LOINC C67137 NCI Thesaurus

# Name Origin Origin Concept type
Parent NCI Thesaurus C42709 data element concept
Education Level NCI Thesaurus C17953 data element concept

# Definition Sources
A textual description of the grade or highest level of education attained by the parent. Project 5

# Designation Tags
Parent's Current Educational Attainment
What is the highest grade or level of school you have completed or the highest degree you have received? Preferred Question Text

# Identifier Origin Version
YsB4aDW97v NLM CDEs 12-02-2025-download