The "Pell Grants" machine-readable data file (MRDF) is a subfile of the "High School and Beyond (HS&B) Class of 1980 Survey," which was administered in 1980 to a national sample of over 30,000 sophomores and 28,000 seniors from 1,015 schools throughout the United States. The "Pell Grants" file contains data from 2,916 HS&B seniors who were the recipients of Pell grants between high school graduation in 1980 and the first HS&B follow-up survey in 1982. The data were derived from the recipients history and roster master files for school years 1980-81 and 1981-82 in the Pell Grant Information System. For comparison purposes, data from 4,837 HS&B seniors who attended some form of postsecondary education after graduation, but who were not recipients of Pell Grants, have been added to the file. Each of the 7,753 total records includes family income and room and board costs taken from the Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS). Variables captured include: sex, race, ethnic origin, high school type, urbanization code, census region, ability quartile, socioeconomic status quartile, high school grades, high school program participation, highest parental education, community type, time spent on homework, postsecondary education plans, student status as of October 1980 and as of October 1981, employment status as of October 1980 and as of October 1981. POPULATION: High School and Beyond Seniors (28,240). SAMPLE: High School and Beyond Seniors (7,776). RESPONDENTS: High School and Beyond Seniors who were Pell Grant recipients between 1980 and 1982. TYPE OF SURVEY: National Survey; Sample Survey. RESPONSE RATE: High School and Beyond Seniors (7,753=99.9%); Pell Grantees (2,916); Non-Pell Grantees (4,837). YEAR OF FIRST DATA: 1980. YEAR OF LATEST DATA: 1982. (CDM/WTB)