ELS 2002 3rd Follow-up 2012 Field Test and Batch Tracing

Appendix 8
Reliability Re-interview

PRA wording for re-interview:

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number of this information collection is 1850-0652 and it is completely voluntary. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average around 10 minutes per response. If you have any comments concerning the accuracy of the time estimate or suggestions for improving the interview, please write to: U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC 20202-4537. If you have comments or concerns regarding the status of your individual interview, write directly to: Education Longitudinal Study (ELS), National Center for Education Statistics, 1990 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006.

Script at the end of first interview:

(if usermode = web)

You have been randomly selected for participation in a quality control interview. We’d like for you to return to this web site in about four weeks and go over a small number of your responses. The purpose of this second, much shorter interview is to determine how well our questions collect reliable information.

Please enter your e-mail address and telephone number below. We will contact you when it is time to return for the short re-interview.

(if usermode = CATI)

You have been randomly selected for participation in a quality control interview. We’d like to call you back in about three weeks and go over a small number of your responses. The purpose of this second, much shorter interview is to determine how well our questions collect reliable information. What is the best number at which to reach you?

Script at start of re-interview:

We have re-contacted you to arrange for the short quality control interview (not more than ten minutes) to be administered as part of the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002, and as explained at the end of the regular interview in which you participated. We hope that you will be able to participate in the re-interview.

Re-interview questions:

CA1. First, I would like to ask you some questions about your activities as of (interview date). Were you …

Response options: Yes, No (for each)

• Working for pay at a full-time job (35 hours/week or more)

• Working for pay at a part-time job or jobs (less than 35 hours/week)

• Taking vocational or technical courses at any school or college

• Taking academic courses at a two- or four-year college, including graduate or professional schools

• Serving in another work experience, such as an apprenticeship, training program, or internship

• Full-time manager of my own household

• Caring for dependent children and/or adults

• Currently serving in the armed forces - either active duty, reserves, or National Guard?

CA2. Were your work and school activities during the last week in June, 2011, the same as they were on (interview date)?

Response options: Yes, No

EH1. [When we spoke with you in 2005, you indicated that you had attended [XXXX, XXXX, etc.] after high school. Since that time, have you attended any other college, university, or vocational, technical or trade school for academic credit? / Since leaving high school, have you attended any college, university, or vocational, technical or trade school for academic credit?]

Response options: Yes, No

JT1 In the last 12 months, have you received any of the following types of formal training from your employer? (Mark all that apply. Include training from past as well as current employers.)

• Safety and compliance training, which includes information on company or professional procedures and regulations concerning legal, ethical, and safety issues.

• Basic skills training, which includes training in elementary reading, writing, arithmetic, and English language skills (including English as a second language).

• Communication or team training, which includes training to improve communication in the workplace, foster teamwork, or to re-organize work teams and work flow.

• Management training, which includes training in supervising employees and in implementing employment practices, regulations, and policies.

• Position-specific skills training, which includes training to develop the skills you need to do your work, including sales and customer relations training, professional or technical skill development, use of computer applications, and other practical job skills.

• Not applicable—I have not been employed in the last 12 months.

LV1. Since 2005, have any of the following happened to you?

Response options: Has not happened; Has happened once; Has happened more than once

• Your parents or guardians got divorced or separated

• One of your parents or guardians lost his or her job

• You lost your job

• One of your parents or guardians died

• A close relative or friend died

• You became seriously ill or disabled

• A family member became seriously ill or disabled

• You were the victim of a violent crime

LF1. How many of each of the following lives with you? If you live by yourself please indicate so. (Source: ELS F2)

• You live alone (yes/no)

• Your spouse

• Your partner in a marriage-like relationship

• Your mother or female guardian

• Your father or male guardian

• Friends or roommates (including girlfriends/boyfriends)

• Brothers or sisters (including adoptive, step, and foster siblings)

• Children (biological, step, or adopted)

• Others not already listed

LF4. Next, I’m going to ask you a few questions about your family life. What is your current marital status?

Response options: Single, never married; Married; Divorced; Separated; Widowed; Partner, significant other, not married, but in a marriage-like relationship

CP1. Next, tell me how many days you did each of the following activities in a typical 30-day month. In the past year, how many days in a typical month did you… (Source: NELS F4)

• Visit a public library

• Go to a play, concert, or museum

• Participate in organized religious activities

• Participate in group or team sports and recreation

CP2. During the past two years, have you performed any unpaid volunteer or community service work through such organizations as youth groups, service clubs, church clubs, school groups, or social action groups?

Response options: Yes, No (Source: ELS F2)

CP5. Are you currently registered to vote?

Response options: Yes; No; Ineligible to vote (Source: NELS F4)

CP6. [Even if you are not currently registered to vote], did you vote in the 2008 presidential election?

Response options: Yes, No (Source: NELS F4, ELS F2)

CP7. In the last 2 years, have you voted in any local, state, or national election?

Response options: Yes, No (Source: NELS F4, ELS F2)

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