Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) 2012 U.S. Restricted Use File (RUF)

Title:	Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) 2012 U.S. Restricted Use File (RUF)
Description:	The PIAAC U.S. RUF contains individual unit record data including both responses to the background questionnaire and the cognitive assessment from the original U.S. PIAAC data collection completed in 2012. Statistical disclosure control treatments were applied due to confidentiality concerns. In addition to the variables in the PUF (NCES 2014-045REV), the RUF contains detailed versions of variables and additional data collected through U.S. specific questionnaire routing. The RUF can be accessed through a restricted use license agreement with the National Center for Education Statistics. For more details on the RUF, please refer to Appendix J of the U.S. PIAAC Technical Report (NCES 2014-047). Important note to users: These original 2012 data have been updated, reweighted, and revised with the release of the PIAAC 2012/2014 restricted-use dataset (NCES 2016-668). That dataset should be used for analyses instead of this original version unless you are seeking to reproduce historic analyses. Revision Release: May 2015
Online Availability:	How to obtain restricted-use licenses.
Cover Date:	April 2014
Web Release:	May 5, 2014
Print Release:	April 24, 2014
Publication #:	NCES 2014046REV Restricted Data Licenses
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Steven Holtzman, John Barone, Lin Li, Tom Krenzke, Jacquie Hogan, Leyla Mohadjer, Ralph Carstens, and Tim Daniel.
Type of Product:	Data File
Survey/Program Areas:	International Activities Program (IAP) Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)
Keywords:	Adult Literacy • international Assessment Degrees Earned Employment English Language Proficiency Graduate Education High School Graduates Income, Family International Comparisons • adult literacy • general • reading literacy Labor Force Experiences Labor Market Outcomes Large Scale Assessment Literacy Salaries Training • currently employed workers
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Data File, please contact: Stephen Provasnik.