Appendix C: NSRCG Questionnaire Changes

APPENDIX C

NSRCG Questionnaire Changes

2010 NSRCG Questionnaire Changes: Questions Added (2010 question number)

• Module questions rotated in from the past surveys:
  
  

A13. Were any of your school related costs for taking courses paid for by an employer?

(1) Yes

(2) No

B11. Did your principal employer come into being as a new business within the past 5 years?

(1) Yes

(2) No

B27. Thinking about your principal job held during the week of October 1, please rate your satisfaction with that job’s….

Mark Very Satisfied, Somewhat Satisfied, Somewhat Dissatisfied, or Very Dissatisfied for each item.

(1) Salary?

(2) Benefits?

(3) Job security?

(4) Job location?

(5) Opportunities for advancement?

(6) Intellectual challenge?

(7) Level of responsibility?

(8) Degree of independence?

(9) Contribution to society?

B34. Concerning your principal job during the week of October 10, 2010, were any of the following benefits available to you, even if you chose not to take them?

Mark Yes or No for each item.

(1) Health insurance that was at least partially paid by your employer?

(2) A pension plan or a retirement plan to which your employer contributed?

(3) A profit-sharing plan?

(4) Paid vacation, sick, or personal days?

B36. Which Federal agencies or departments were supporting your work?

(1) Dept. of Defense (DOD)

(2) Dept. of Education

(3) Department of Energy (DOE)

(4) National Institute of Health (NIH)

(5) Dept. of Health and Human Services (except NIH)

(6) National Science Foundation (NSF)

(7) Other – Specify 

(8) Don’t Know Source Agency

C4. During the past 12 month, did you attend any professional society or association meetings or professional conferences?

Include regional, national or international meetings.

(1) Yes

(2) No

C5. To how many regional, national, or international professional societies or associations do you currently belong?

Number _______

(If none, enter “0”)

C6. When thinking about a job, how important is each of the following factors to you?

Mark Very Important, Somewhat Important, Somewhat Unimportant, or Not Important at all for each item.

(1) Salary

(2) Benefits

(3) Job security

(4) Job location

(5) Opportunities for advancement

(6) Intellectual challenge

(7) Level of responsibility

(8) Degree of independence

(9) Contribution to society

D

11. (If a Temporary U.S. Resident Visa Holder) On October 1, 2010, did you hold a visa issued…

Mark one answer.

1. For temporary work (e.g. H-1B, L-1A, L-1B, etc.)

2. For study or training (e.g., F-1, J-1, H-3, etc.)

3. To you as the dependent of another person (e.g., F-2, H-4, J-2, K-2, L-2, etc.)

4. For any other reason – Specify visa type 

D13. In what year did you first come to the United States for six months or longer?

Year ____________

D14. What kind of visa did you hold when you first came to the United States for six months or longer?

Mark one answer.

1. Permanent U.S. Resident Visa (Green Card)

(2) Temporary U.S. Resident Visa for temporary work (e.g. H-1B, L-1A, L-1B, etc.)

(3) Temporary U.S. Resident Visa for study or training (e.g., F-1, J-1, H-3, etc.)

(4) Temporary U.S. Resident Visa for as the dependent of another person (e.g., F-2, H-4, J-2, K-2, L-2, etc.)

(5) Other Temporary U.S. Resident Visa – Specify visa type 

D15. Which factors were important in your decision to first come to the United States for six months or longer?

Mark Yes or No for each item.

(1) Family-related reasons

(2) Educational opportunities in the United States

(3) Job or economic opportunities

(4) Scientific or professional infrastructure in my field

(5) Other – Specify 

D16. Which two factors in question D15 were the most important reasons in your decision to come to the United States?

Enter number of appropriate reason from question D15 above.

1 ______ Most important reason

2 ______ Second most important reason

(Enter ‘0’ if no second reason)

D17. Are you a citizen of more than one country?

(1) Yes

(2) No

• New category in the core disability question:

D24. What is the USUAL degree of difficulty you have with…

Mark None, Slight, Moderate, Severe, or Unable to do

(5) CONCENTRATION, REMEMBERING or MAKING DECISIONS because of a physical, mental or emotional condition

2010 NSRCG Questionnaire Changes: Questions Modified

• The response category, “Born abroad of American parent(s)” was changed to “Born abroad of U.S. citizen parent(s)” as used in the ACS questionnaire

D9. (If U.S. citizen) Were you a U.S. citizen…

Mark one answer.

(1) Born in the Unites States, Puerto Rico, or another U.S. territory

(2) Born abroad of U.S. citizen parent (s)

(3) By naturalization

• The following question previously read: Of which foreign country are you a citizen?

D12. (If Non-U.S. citizen) Of which country are you a citizen?

__________________

COUNTRY

• Past survey asked if the respondent was Hispanic or Latino, and the Hispanic or Latino respondents were asked about the type of Hispanic origin. These two questions were replaced by a single question used in the ACS questionnaire:

D20. Are you of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin?

Mark one answer.

(0) No, not of Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin

(1) Yes, Mexican, Mexican Am., or Chicano

(2) Yes, Puerto Rican

(3) Yes, Cuban

(4) Yes, another Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin – Specify 

• “What is your racial background?” question was changed to the question wording used in the ACS questionnaire.

D21. What is your race?

Mark one or more.

(1) American Indian or Alaska Native – Specify tribal affiliation(s) 

(2) Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

(3) Asian

(4) Black or African American

(5) White

• The introductory sentence that precedes questions regarding disability previously read as “The next several questions are designed to help us better understand the career paths of individuals with different physical abilities” was changed to following:

D23. The next several questions are designed to help us better understand the career paths of individuals with specific functional limitations.

• Past survey collected respondent’s daytime and evening phone number. This item has been modified to include an additional “other phone number”, and for the respondent to specify if the number is a home, work or cell number.

D27. In case we need to clarify some of the information you have provided, please list phone numbers and an email address where you can be reached.

Daytime Phone Number

_________ _____________   

Area Code Number Home Work Cell

Evening Phone Number

_________ _____________   

Area Code Number Home Work Cell

Other Phone Number

_________ _____________   

Area Code Number Home Work Cell

• For the following question, category 2 wording was changed from “A questionnaire that you could fill out in the World Wide Web” to following:

D29. How would you like to complete future rounds of this survey?

Mark one answer.

(1) A questionnaire sent in the mail

(2) A web questionnaire on the Internet

(3) A telephone interview

(4) No preference

• Following changes were made to the Field of Study List based on the 2010 CIP.

Code 721 – label was changed to ‘Aerospace, aeronautical, astronautical/space engineering’ from ‘Aerospace, aeronautical, astronautical engineering’.

Code 734 – label was changed to ‘Materials engineering, including ceramic and textile sciences’ from ‘Materials engineering, including ceramics and textiles’.

• The four new computer occupation codes were added and two old codes were dropped in the Job Category List based on the 2010 SOC, which resulted in renumbering of computer occupation codes.

Added

Computer network architect

Information security analysts

Software developers – applications and systems software

Web developers

Dropped

Network systems

2010 NSRCG Questionnaire Changes: Questions Dropped (2008 Question Number)

• A module set of community college related questions have been rotated out in 2010.

A4. Did you take courses at a community college during any of the following time periods?

Mark Yes or No for each item.

(1) Before graduating from high school or earning a high school equivalency certificate

(2) After high school and before ever enrolling in a 4-year college or university

(3) While enrolled in a 4-year college or university and before receiving your first bachelor’s degree

(4) After leaving a 4-year college or university without receiving your first bachelor’s degree

(5) After receiving your first bachelor’s degree

A5. Thinking back to the time(s) you attended community college, for which of the following reasons did you take community college courses?

Mark Yes or No for each item.

(1) To earn college credits while still attending high school

(2) To complete an associate’s degree

(3) To prepare for college/increase chance of acceptance to a 4-year college or university

(4) To earn credits for a bachelor’s degree

(5) For financial reasons (e.g. cost of a 4-year school)

(6) To gain further skills or knowledge in your academic or occupational field

(7) To facilitate a change in your academic or occupation field

(8) To increase opportunities for promotion, advancement, or higher salary

(9) For leisure or personal interest

(10) Other reason – Specify

A6. Which two reasons in question A5 were your most important reasons for taking community college courses?

Enter number of appropriate reason from question A5 above.

1 ______ Most important reason

2 ______ Second most important reason

(Enter ‘0’ if no second reason)