VARIABLE NAME:
HSPOS
DESCRIPTOR: High School
Position
DEFINITION: The
academic standing of a student in the graduating class at the high school
described in data element HSCH (High School Code).
VALUES: 0000-9999
FIELD ATTRIBUTE: N4
NOTE: This field will
be used primarily in the analysis of first-time freshmen. To calculate high
school rank in other than tenths, divide high school position by high school
size, (e.g. HSPOS/HSSIZE).
SOURCE: USC INFO File
EXAMPLE: To select
students that graduated first in their high school class, type HSPOS=1 in
the WHERE statement. To select students that graduated in the top quarter of
their class (excluding missing values), type 0<=(HSPOS/HSSIZE)<=0.25 in
the WHERE statement. If only (HSPOS/HSSIZE)<=0.25 in typed into the WHERE
statement, missing values will be included in the output.