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Overview
of Analysis Topics and Survey Items
The analysis
topics for BPS:04/09 were outlined in the research and policy issues
presented in section A.2 above. Exhibit 2 displays the proposed data
elements for the BPS:04/09 full-scale student interview. For
information about changes in the elements since the field test, see
appendix F.
The core
BPS:04/09 data elements are presented as a list of items arranged by
topics. Most of these data elements appeared in the previously
approved BPS:04/06 study. The data elements for BPS:04/09 cover
general topics such as current enrollment, enrollment history since
the last interview, current employment and employment history,
educational experiences, and demographic characteristics. Most items
apply to all sample members. However, in cases where items are
applicable to a subset of sample members, the particular category of
respondent has been specified in the list of data elements.
Exhibit
2. Proposed data elements for the BPS:04/09 full-scale student
interview
A. Current
enrollment or completion status (at time of interview)
1. Still
enrolled as undergraduate
a. Enrolled
at NPSAS or last reported institution
b. Enrolled
at another institution
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2. Not
currently enrolled as undergraduate
a. Enrolled
anywhere since July 2006
Last
institution attended
Date
last enrolled (MMYYYY)
Primary
reason for leaving
b. Not
enrolled anywhere since July 2006 [skip sections B and C
below]
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B. Undergraduate
enrollment history since July 2006
1. Enrollment
in 2006–07
a. Enrolled
at last school reported for 2005–06 (yes/no)
b. Enrolled
at another school in 2006–07 (yes/no)
Name
of institution and location (online coding of type)
Months
enrolled
Primarily
full time or part time
Transfer
credits attempted/accepted
Reasons
for enrolling here (less-than-4-year and non-degree students)
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2. Enrollment
in 2007–08
a. Enrolled
at last school reported for 2006–07 (yes/no)
b. Enrolled
at another school in 2007–08 (yes/no)
Name
of institution and location (online coding of type)
Months
enrolled
Primarily
full time or part time
Transfer
credits attempted/accepted
Reasons
for enrolling here (less-than-4-year and non-degree students)
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Exhibit
2. Proposed data elements for the BPS:04/09 student
interview—Continued
3. Enrollment
in 2008–09
a. Enrolled
at last school reported for 2007–08 (yes/no)
b. Enrolled
at another school in 2007–08 (yes/no)
Name
of institution and location (online coding of type)
Months
enrolled
Primarily
full time or part time
Transfer
credits attempted/accepted
Reasons
for enrolling here (less-than-4-year and non-degree students)
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C. Characteristics
of current or last undergraduate enrollment since July 2006
1. Educational
program characteristics
a. Degree
plans (certificate, associate’s, bachelor’s, none)
b. Major
/double major
Changes in major
Types
of courses (if no major and non-degree)
c. Class
level (if no degree)
d. GPA
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2. Residence,
work and financial support
a. Type
of residence (on campus/off campus/with parents)
c. Working
while enrolled (most current job)
Primary
role: student or employee?
Participation
in work study
On/off
campus job
Number
of days per week worked
Number
of hours per week worked
Relationship
of job to studies
Importance
of job earnings in financing education
Main
reason for working
d. Financial
support from parents (respondents under 30)
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D. Financial
aid and undergraduate student loan debt
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1. Student
loan debt
a. Total
amount borrowed in student loans (all undergraduate years)
b. Total
amount still owed
c. Types
of loans (federal, private, other)
d. Reason
for private loans
e. Currently
repaying loans [if yes]
f. Consider
student loan debt a worthwhile investment (very much/somewhat/not
at all)
g. Student
loan debt influence enrollment/career decisions
If
yes, how?
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2. Supplementary
data from outside sources:
a. Financial
aid application data (from CPS)
b. Annual
and cumulative federal student loan amounts (from NSLDS)
c. Annual
Pell grant amounts (from NSLDS)
d. Annual
SMART grant amounts (from NSLDS)
e. Annual
full-time tuition and student budgets (from IPEDS)
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Exhibit
2. Proposed data elements for the BPS:04/09 student
interview—Continued
E. Post-Bachelor/Graduate
Education (BA recipients only)
1. Type
of post-BA enrollment
a. Graduate
degree program or post-BA certification
b. Taking
courses for credit, but not in a degree program
c. Non-credit
or continuing education courses
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F. Employment
– Respondents who are not currently enrolled
1. Currently
employed (yes/no)
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2. [if
yes] Description of relationship to job
a. Searching
for a career
b. Starting
a career
c. Continuing
in a career
d. Advancing
in a career
e. In
a temporary job
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3. Current
job characteristics (if employed)
a. Number
of hours worked per week
b. Wages/salary
c. Occupation
and industry (online coding)
d. Type
of employer
e. Held
position or similar job
f. Related
to coursework/major (closely/somewhat/not)
g. Related
to career goals (closely/somewhat/not)
h. Degree,
certificate, or license required
Type
of certificate or license held
i. Was
this first job after leaving school?
j. Did
school helped with job placement?
l. Difficulty
of doing job without courses taken (very/somewhat/not)
m. Did
education help advance in career? (great deal/somewhat/not)
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4. Responsibilities
(yes/no)
a. Supervise
work of others
b. Participate
in hiring/firing
c. Participate
in setting salaries
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5. Satisfaction
with aspects of the job (yes/no)
a. Pay
b. Fringe
benefits
c. Challenge
of work
d. Opportunities
for promotion
e. Opportunities
to use training/education
f. Job
security
g. Opportunities
for further training/education
h. Overall
satisfaction
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6. Unemployment
spells of more than 3 months since end of enrollment
a. If
yes, how many times
b. Longest
period of unemployment
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7. If
not currently employed:
a. Looking
for a job
b. Receiving
unemployment insurance
c. Date
last employed after leaving school
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Exhibit
2. Proposed data elements for the BPS:04/09 student
interview—Continued
G. Current
demographics
1. Household
composition (live alone/spouse or partner/parents,
children/dependents, or others
2. Respondent’s
current marital status (single, never
married/married/separated/divorced/ widowed)
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3. Number
of dependent children
a. Age
of youngest and oldest child
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4. Annual
income
a. Own
earnings
b. Spouse’s
earnings
c. Income
from untaxed income and benefits such as TANF and food stamps
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5. Spouse’s
level of education
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6. Amount
of spouse’s student loans
a. Spouse’s
monthly repayment amount
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7. Monthly
payments
a. Rent
or mortgage
b. Auto
loan or lease
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8. Use
any credit cards
a. Usually
payoff or carry balance
b. Current
outstanding balance on credit cards
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H. Civic
participation
1. Current
citizenship
2. Voting
(if citizen)
a. Registered
to vote
b. Ever
voted in any election?
b. Voted
in the last presidential election?
3. Volunteering
a. Voluntary
activities in last 12 months
b. Type
of activities
c. Hours
per month or one-time activities
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I. Disabilities
1. Do
you have a sensory impairment, such as blindness, deafness, or a
severe vision or hearing impairment, that has lasted for 6 months
or more?
2. Do
you have a mobility impairment that has substantially limited one
or more basic physical activities, such as walking, climbing
stairs, reaching, lifting, or carrying, for 6 months or more?
3. Excluding
any disabilities already mentioned, do you have any other
physical, mental, emotional, or learning condition that has lasted
6 months or more?
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J. Personal
goals and assessment of education
1. Highest
level of education ever expected
2. Plans
to pursue a teaching career
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3. Would
make the same choices in institution and course of study again
(yes/maybe/no/don’t know)
4. Were
benefits of education in terms of work and pay worth the cost and
time spent on your education (very much/somewhat/not at all/don’t
know)
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BPS:04/09
Supporting Statement Request for OMB Review (SF83i) 1
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