# Variables "EDUCD" and "RELATED" **URL:** \ **Category:** USA\ **Created:** [September 30, 2016, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/variables-educd-and-related/1422 "2016-09-30T17:22:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cc9497/32.png) [@jack](https://forum.ipums.org/u/jack)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2016, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/variables-educd-and-related/1422/1 "2016-09-30T17:22:00Z")
For my ACS extract, I selected variables “EDUC” and “RELATE”. When I got the extract, both of those variables were included, but I also got “EDUCD” and “RELATED”. They look similar, but what is the difference? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![JeffBloem](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.ipums.org/jeffbloem/32/40_2.png) [@JeffBloem](https://forum.ipums.org/u/JeffBloem)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2016, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/variables-educd-and-related/1422/2 "2016-10-03T15:42:00Z")
The “d” added to the end of the variable name indicates it is a detailed version of the variable, compared to a general version. In the context of the [EDUC](https://usa.ipums.org/usa-action/variables/educ#description_section) variable, the detailed version of the variable will provide more specific information about level of education attained. A breakdown of these codes can be seen on the [codes tab](https://usa.ipums.org/usa-action/variables/educ#codes_section) by selecting either the general or detailed codes. In the context of the [RELATE](https://usa.ipums.org/usa-action/variables/relate#codes_section) variable, the detailed version of the variables more specific information about the relationship to the household head. Again, a breakdown of these codes can be seen on the [codes tab](https://usa.ipums.org/usa-action/variables/relate#codes_section) by selecting either the general or detailed codes.