Table D-1. Variables used in the Characteristics of Public, Private, and Bureau of Indian Education Elementary and Secondary School Principals in the United States: Results From the 2007–08 Schools and Staffing Survey report: 2007–08

Characteristics of Public, Private, and Bureau of Indian Education Elementary and Secondary School Principals in the United States:
Results from the 2007–08 Schools and Staffing Survey

NCES 2009-323
June 2009

Table D-1. Variables used in the Characteristics of Public, Private, and Bureau of Indian Education Elementary and Secondary School Principals in the United States: Results From the 2007–08 Schools and Staffing Survey report: 2007–08

Variable		Variable name in data file
Variable		Variable name in data file
Annual salary		A0249
Charter school identifier		CHARFLAG
Highest degree earned		A0032
Hours spent per week interacting with students		A0226
Hours spent per week on school related activities		A0225
Influence evaluating teachers at their school		A0068
Influence hiring new full-time teachers at their school		A0075
Percentage of students in the school approved for National School Lunch Program		NSLAPP_S
Principal's age		AGE_P
Principal's race/ethnicity		RACETH_P
Principal’s sex		A0240
Student enrollment		SCHSIZE
Three-category private school typology		RELIG
Three-category school level		SCHLEVEL
Total years of experience as a school principal		A0025
Total years of experience as a school principal at current school		A0026
Urban-centric school locale code		URBANS12
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and StaffingSurvey (SASS), "Public School Principal, BIE School Principal, and Private School Principal Data Files," 2007–08.