NIR Questionnaire

Attachment 8—NIR Questionnaire

We understand that you have not been interested in participating in the NLSY97 in the past several years and respect that decision. We appreciate your willingness to spend fewer than 10 minutes with us to answer questions that will help us understand who is missing from our survey and how we can improve our communication with the very generous individuals who originally participated in this research.

1. This study is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. This study is voluntary, and you may decline to answer specific questions. You also may end the interview at any point. You will receive $14.00 as a token of appreciation for answering these questions. Personal identifiers such as name and address will be held in confidence and will not be released to the public without your consent. All personnel associated with this study have signed a legal document in which they pledge to protect the confidentiality of the information that survey participants provide.

	1   R CONSENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SURVEY
	2   R DOES NOT CONSENT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SURVEY

2. How many different jobs did you have during the calendar year 2009? Please include all jobs you may have had, including regular jobs, self-employment, work in the military, or work for a family business whether or not you get paid.

__________ NUMBER OF JOBS IN 2009

3. [if jobs > 0] During calendar year 2009, about how many weeks did you work at (this job/these jobs)?

____________ WEEKS WORKED IN 2009

3. [ysch-3113] What is the highest educational degree you have ever received?

                1      None

                2      GED    

                3      High  school  diploma  (Regular  12  year  program)

                4      Associate/Junior  college  (AA)

                5      Bachelor's  degree  (BA,  BS)

                6      Master's  degree  (MA,  MS)

                7      PhD

                8      Professional  degree  (DDS,  JD,  MD)

4. [CV_HH_SIZE] Including yourself, how many people currently live in your household?

_______________ HH SIZE

5. [CV_BIO_CHILD_HH] How many of these people are your own biological children?

_______________ BIOLOGICAL CHILDREN LIVING IN CURRENT HH

6. [MAR-650] What is your current legal marital status?

	0      Never-married
	1      Married
	2      Separated
	3      Divorced
	4      Widowed

7. Think about yourself one year from now. What is the percent chance that you will be married?

__________ PERCENT CHANCE OF BEING MARRIED

8. [YHEA-100] In general, how is your health?

	1      Excellent
	2      Very  good
	3      Good
	4      Fair
	5      Poor

9. [SAQ-INTRO-6] Do you currently receive telephone calls on a 'land-line' only, on a cell or mobile phone only, on both 'land-line' and cell or mobile phone, or do you not have a regular phone number where you receive calls?

	1      Land-line  only
	2      Cell  or  mobile  phone  only
	3      Land-line  AND  cell  or  mobile  phone
	4      No  regular  phone

That’s all the survey questions I have for you. I’d like to confirm your current address and phone number to make sure that the project can get you your thank you payment.

What is your current home address?

Street Address: ______________________

City: _________________ State: ________

ZIP: __________________

What phone numbers can you be reached at?

_______________________ home work mobile

_______________________ home work mobile

Let me confirm the correct spelling of your name:

________________________________________

Thank you for taking the time for this brief interview today.