Student Interview

Recently, we sent you material about a study we are conducting for the U.S. Department of Education about how students and their families pay for education beyond high school. The material explains that your participation is critical to the study’s success and, as a token of our appreciation, you will receive a <initialize2_inc_fill> check once you complete the survey. Have you had a chance to read the material?

{If minor:}

Recently, we sent material to you and your parents about a study we are conducting for the U.S. Department of Education about how students and their families pay for education beyond high school. The material explains that your participation is critical to the study’s success and as a token of our appreciation you will receive a <initialize2_inc_fill> check once you complete the survey. Your parents have reviewed the material and given permission for you to participate in this study. Have you had a chance to read the material?

If yes, received material:

(Ok great.) On average, the survey takes about 35 minutes. This call may be monitored or recorded for quality assurance purposes. You may decline to answer any questions or stop the survey at any time. May we begin the survey now?

(If you have any questions about this study, you may contact the study's director, Dr. Jennifer Wine, or for questions about your rights as a study participant, you may contact RTI’s Office of Research Protection. If you would like their contact information I can give it to you. To contact Dr. Wine, call toll free at 1-877-225-8470; to contact RTI’s Office of Research Protection, call toll free at 1-866-214-2043.)

If no, did not receive material:

The survey takes about 35 minutes and may be monitored or recorded for quality assurance purposes. Your responses, combined with student record information, may be used only for statistical purposes and may not be disclosed, or used, in personally identifiable form for any other purpose, unless otherwise compelled by law. (You are one of approximately 4,500 students who will be taking part in this study.) In addition to your survey responses, we collect financial aid, student records and related information from your institution and sources such as student loan databases and admissions testing agencies. {DISPLAY IF UNDERGRADUATE AND FTB FLAG = 1} Students who enrolled in college for the first time between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011 will also be part of a special follow-up study in future years that will help us learn about their education and employment experiences since this completing this 2011 survey.} Your participation is voluntary and will not affect any aid or other benefits that you may receive. You may decline to answer any question or stop the survey at any time. The risk of participating in this study is small and relates to data security. However, there are strict confidentiality and security procedures in place. If you would like us to re-mail the material to you, please let me know. May we begin the survey now?

(You may contact the study's director, Dr. Jennifer Wine, toll free at 1-877-225-8470. For questions about your rights as a study participant, please contact RTI's Office of Research Protection toll free at 1-866-214-2043.)

Consent – Web

Spec Name

Value

Question Name

N12RESPCONF

Wording

Before we begin, it is important to verify that we are surveying the correct person.

Are you the John Q. Public who was enrolled at NPSAS SCHOOL during the 2010-2011 school year?

If you are not JOHN Q. PUBLIC, please log out and call 1-877-NPSAS-NOW (1-877-677-2766) to reach our Help Desk and get your correct Study ID.

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12CONSENT

Wording

[If not minor] Recently, we sent you material about a study we are conducting for the U.S. Department of Education about how students and their families pay for education beyond high school. As a token of our appreciation, you will receive a <initialize2_inc_fill> check once you complete the survey. Have you had a chance to read the material?

[If minor] Recently, we sent material to you and your parents about a study we are conducting for the U.S. Department of Education about how students and their families pay for education beyond high school. As a token of our appreciation, you will receive a <initialize2_inc_fill> check once you complete the survey. Your parents have reviewed the material and given permission for you to participate in this study. Have you had a chance to read the material?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes, I have read the material
0	No, I have not read the material

Question Name

InfCon1

Wording

Great.
If you have any questions about this study, you may contact the study's director, Dr. Jennifer Wine, at 1-877-225-8470. For questions about your rights as a study participant, you may contact RTI’s Office of Research Protection toll free at 1-866-214-2043.

To review the letter that we mailed, click here (PDF letter, 36KB).

To review the study brochure, click here (PDF brochure, 839KB).

On average, the survey takes about 35 minutes. You may decline to answer any question or stop the survey at any time. Do you want to begin the survey now?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes, I agree to participate now
2	Not now, but I want to participate at a later time
3	No, I do not want to participate at all

Question Name

InfCon2

Wording

The survey takes about 35 minutes.

Your responses, combined with student record information, may be used only for statistical purposes and may not be disclosed, or used, in personally identifiable form for any other purpose, unless otherwise compelled by law.

You are one of approximately 4,500 students who will be taking part in this study.

In addition to your survey responses, we collect financial aid, student records and related information from your institution and sources such as student loan databases and admissions testing agencies. [{DISPLAY IF UNDERGRADUATE AND FTB FLAG = 1} Students who were enrolled in college for the first time between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011 will also be part of a special follow-up study in future years that will help us learn about their education and employment experiences since completing this 2011 survey.]

Your participation is voluntary and will not affect any aid or other benefits that you may receive. You may decline to answer any question or stop the survey at any time. The risk of participating in this study is small and relates to data security. However, there are strict confidentiality and security procedures in place.

If you have any questions about the study, you may contact the study's director, Dr. Jennifer Wine, at 1-877-225-8470. For questions about your rights as a study participant, please contact RTI’s Office of Research Protection toll free at 1-866-214-2043.

Please call the NPSAS Help Desk at 1-877-NPSAS-NOW (1-877-677-2766) if you would like to have the materials sent to you.

To review the letter that we mailed, click here. (PDF letter, 36KB)

To review the study brochure, click here. (PDF brochure, 839KB)

Do you want to begin the survey now?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes, I agree to participate now
2	Not now, but I want to participate at a later time
3	No, I do not want to participate at all

Question Name

END1

Wording

Thank you. We look forward to your participation. We will send you a reminder message in a few weeks if you have not yet completed your NPSAS survey.

To which e-mail address would you like us to send a reminder?

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	E-mail address:

Question Name

END2

Wording

We hope you will reconsider participating in this important education study, for which we are offering a $<inc_amt> incentive. Your participation is vital to the success of this study. Please call 1-877-NPSAS-NOW (1-877-677-2766) if you decide you would like to participate.

Item

Enrollment

Spec Name

Value

Question Name

N12ELIG

Wording

[If T_B4JULY = 1] Have you attended [Y_NPSCHL] at any time between July 1, 2010 and today? (Select Yes if you have attended [Y_NPSCHL] at any time between July 2010 and today, even if you are not currently attending.) [else] Did you attend [Y_NPSCHL] at any time between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response

Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No
3	Yes, but also still attending high school
2	Don't know

Question Name

N12CURENR

Wording

Are you currently attending [Y_NPSCHL]?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response

Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12NOATT

Wording

Why are you not currently attending [Y_NPSCHL]?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
6	On break (for example, on summer break)
1	Completed course or program at [Y_NPSCHL]
2	Withdrew from [Y_NPSCHL]
3	Attending a different school, but still enrolled at [Y_NPSCHL] (including studying abroad)
4	Taking a leave of absence from [Y_NPSCHL]
5	Other

Wording

Please specify:

Question Name

N12DRP

Wording

[If T_B4JULY = 1]
When did you last attend [Y_NPSCHL]?
[else]
When did you last attend [Y_NPSCHL] between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Year:

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
2010	2010
2011	2011

Wording

Month:

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
1	January
2	February
3	March
4	April
5	May
6	June
7	July
8	August
9	September
10	October
11	November
12	December

Question Name

N12DRPTM

Wording

[If (N12ELIG=1 and (N12DRPMM blank or N12DRPYY blank)) or (N12ELIG ne 1 and (N12LASTMM blank or N12LASTYY blank))]
When you last attended [Y_NPSCHL], did you leave at the end of the term, or did you leave before the term ended?
[else if N12ELIG=1]
Is that date ([N12DRPMM/N12DRPYY]) at the end of the term, or did you leave before the term ended?
[else]
Is that date ([N12LASTMM/N12LASTYY]) at the end of the term, or did you leave before the term ended?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Left at the end of the term, or still enrolled as of June 30, 2011
2	Left before the term ended

Question Name

N12DRPRF

Wording

Did you receive a full refund of your tuition when you left?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12DRPCMP

Wording

[If T_B4JULY=1]
Have you completed a course or term at [Y_NPSCHL] at any time since July 1, 2010?
[else]
Did you complete a course or term at [Y_NPSCHL] at any time between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12DRPOK

Wording

Because you left [Y_NPSCHL] before completing the term, some questions in this survey may seem awkward. Please answer the questions as best you can. Your answers will help us to better understand why people leave school.

Item

Question Name

N12EVREN

Wording

Have you ever attended [Y_NPSCHL]?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12LAST

Wording

In what month and year did you last attend [Y_NPSCHL]?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Month:

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
1	January
2	February
3	March
4	April
5	May
6	June
7	July
8	August
9	September
10	October
11	November
12	December

Wording

Year:

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
2011	2011
2010	2010
2009	2009
2008	2008
2007	2007
2006	2006
2005	2005
2004	2004
2003	2003
2002	2002
2001	2001
2000	2000
1999	Before 2000

Question Name

N12WHYSM

Wording

[If T_B4JULY = 1]
Our records seem to be in error. Do you know why you were listed as having attended [Y_NPSCHL] since July 1, 2010?
[else]
Our records seem to be in error. Do you know why you were listed as having attended [Y_NPSCHL] between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011?

Item

Spec Name	Value
Textbox

Question Name

N12DEGREE (RE-INTERVIEW)

Wording

[If Y_NPLEVL = 3 and T_CURENR = 1 and TIO mode] Are you currently working on an associate's degree, or on an undergraduate certificate or diploma including those leading to a license, or are you taking courses but not enrolled in a certificate or degree program at [Y_NPSCHL]? [Else if Y_NPLEVL = 3 and T_CURENR = 1] Which of the following are you currently working on at [Y_NPSCHL]? [else if Y_NPLEVL = 3 and T_CURENR=0 and TIO mode] Were you working on an associate's degree, or on an undergraduate certificate or diploma including those leading to a license, or were you taking courses but not enrolled in a certificate or degree program during your most recent term of enrollment at [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year (July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011)? [else if Y_NPLEVL = 3 and T_CURENR=0] Which of the following were you working on during your most recent term of enrollment at [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year (July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011)? [else if Y_NPLVL=2 and T_CURENR = 1] What degree or certificate are you currently working on at [Y_NPSCHL]? Please indicate only the degree or certificate programs for which you are currently enrolled at [Y_NPSCHL]. Do not indicate any degree or certificate programs in which you plan to enroll at a future date. For example, if you are earning your associate’s degree but intend to later earn a bachelor’s degree, you would indicate only the associate’s degree here. [else If Y_NPLVL=2 and T_CURENR=0] What degree or certificate were you working on during your most recent term of enrollment at [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year (July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011)? Please indicate only the degree or certificate programs for which you were enrolled during your most recent term at [Y_NPSCHL] in 2010-2011. For example, if you were in an associate’s degree program during your last term at [Y_NPSCHL] but were planning to enroll in a bachelor’s degree program, you would indicate only the associate’s degree here. [else if T_CURENR = 1] What degree or certificate are you currently working on at [Y_NPSCHL]? [else] What degree or certificate were you working on during your most recent term of enrollment at [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year (July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011)?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Bachelor's degree

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Post-master's certificate

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Associate's degree

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Undergraduate certificate or diploma, including those leading to a license (example: cosmetology)

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Undergraduate level classes

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Master's degree

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Doctoral degree--research/scholarship (including the PhD, EdD, or other degrees that require original research or artistic achievement)

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Post-baccalaureate certificate

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Graduate level classes

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Doctoral degree--professional practice (including: chiropractic, dentistry, law, medicine, optometry, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, podiatry, or veterinary medicine)

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Doctoral degree--other (any doctor's degree that is not research/scholarship or professional practice)

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Please tell us the name of the degree:

Question Name

N12UGSTATVER (NEW)

Wording

Are you primarily an undergraduate working toward a bachelor's degree in a joint program?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12ASSOC (RE-INTERVIEW)

Wording

[If T_CURENR = 1] What type of associate's degree are you working on at [Y_NPSCHL]? [else] What type of associate's degree were you working on when you last attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Please tell us the name of your associate's degree:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	AA, Associate of Arts
2	AS, Associate of Science
3	AAS, Associate of Applied Science
4	AGS, Associate of General Studies
5	AGE, Associate of General Education
6	Other type of Associate's degree designed for transfer
7	Other type of technical or occupational Associate's degree
8	Other Associate's degree not listed

Question Name

N12DGMS

Wording

[If T_CURENR = 1] What specific master's degree are you working towards? [else] What specific master's degree were you working towards when you last attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Master's degree

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Master of Science (MS)
2	Master of Arts (MA)
3	Master of Education (MEd) or Teaching (MAT)
4	Master of Business Administration (MBA)
5	Master of Public Administration (MPA)
6	Master of Social Work (MSW)
7	Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
8	Master of Public Health (MPH)
9	Other Master's degree not listed

Wording

Please specify:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Question Name

N12DGD

Wording

[If T_CURENR = 1] What specific doctoral degree are you working towards? [else] What specific doctoral degree were you working towards when you last attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year?"

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Doctoral degree

Response Option

Code	Label
11	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
12	Doctor of Education (EdD)
13	Doctor of Science (DSc/ScD) or Engineering (DEng)
14	Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)
15	Doctor of Business or Public Administration (DBA/DPA)
16	Doctor of Fine Arts (DFA)
17	Doctor of Divinity/Theology (ThD)
18	Other Doctoral degree not listed

Wording

Please specify:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Question Name

N12DGPP

Wording

[If T_CURENR = 1] What specific degree are you working towards at [Y_NPSCHL]? [else] What specific degree were you working towards when you last attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Professional degree

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Chiropractic (DC/DCM)
2	Dentistry (DDS/DMD)
3	Law (JD/LLB)
4	Medicine (MD) or osteopathic medicine (DO)
5	Ministry or divinity (DMin)
6	Optometry (OD)
7	Pharmacy (PharmD)
8	Podiatry (DPM/DP/PodD)
9	Veterinary medicine (DVM)
10	Other professional practice doctoral degree not listed

Wording

Please specify:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Question Name

N12CKHOUR

Wording

[If T_CURENR=1] Does your certificate or diploma program require at least 3 months or 300 hours of instruction? [else] Did your certificate or diploma program require at least 3 months or 300 hours of instruction?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12RMCRD (NEW)

Wording

[If T_CURENR = 1] While you are attending [Y_NPSCHL], are you taking only remedial or developmental classes? (Remedial courses are used to strengthen your skills before you take your first college-level course in math, reading, or other subjects. Students are usually assigned to remedial courses on the basis of a placement test taken before the school year begins. Often, remedial courses do not count for credit toward graduation.) [else] When you last attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year, were you taking only remedial or developmental classes? (Remedial courses are used to strengthen your skills before you take your first college-level course in math, reading, or other subjects. Students are usually assigned to remedial courses on the basis of a placement test taken before the school year begins. Often, remedial courses do not count for credit toward graduation.)

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12ELCRD

Wording

[If T_CURENR = 1] Are you taking at least one course for credit at [Y_NPSCHL] that could be applied toward fulfilling the requirements for an academic degree? [else] When you last attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year, were you taking at least one course for credit that could be applied toward fulfilling the requirements for an academic degree?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12BYE

Wording

Based on your responses, it seems you may not be eligible for this study. We will review your responses and we may need to contact you again.

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Please provide your e-mail address:

Wording

Please provide an address where you can be contacted: Street Address:

Wording

City

Wording

Zip Code

Wording

State

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
AL	Alabama
AK	Alaska
AZ	Arizona
AR	Arkansas
CA	California
CO	Colorado
CT	Connecticut
DE	Delaware
DC	District of Columbia
FL	Florida
GA	Georgia
HI	Hawaii
ID	Idaho
IL	Illinois
IN	Indiana
IA	Iowa
KS	Kansas
KY	Kentucky
LA	Louisiana
ME	Maine
MD	Maryland
MA	Massachusetts
MI	Michigan
MN	Minnesota
MS	Mississippi
MO	Missouri
MT	Montana
NE	Nebraska
NV	Nevada
NH	New Hampshire
NJ	New Jersey
NM	New Mexico
NY	New York
NC	North Carolina
ND	North Dakota
OH	Ohio
OK	Oklahoma
OR	Oregon
PA	Pennsylvania
RI	Rhode Island
SC	South Carolina
SD	South Dakota
TN	Tennessee
TX	Texas
UT	Utah
VT	Vermont
VA	Virginia
WA	Washington
WV	West Virginia
WI	Wisconsin
WY	Wyoming
AS	American Samoa
FM	Fed State Micronesia
GU	Guam
MH	Marshall Islands
MP	Northern Mariana Isl
PW	Palau
PR	Puerto Rico
VI	U.S. Virgin Islands
FC	FOREIGN COUNTRY
-1	DON'T KNOW

Wording

Phone number:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Foreign Address:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Foreign State/Province:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Foreign City:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Foreign Zip/Postal Code:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Foreign Country:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Please check here if the address is an international address.

Response Option

Response Option Details

Question Name

N12ENRINT

Wording

[If T_STAT in (1, 3)]:
Now we have some questions about your high school and college paths so far.
[else]:
Now we have some questions about your college path so far.

Item

Question Name

N12DIPL

Wording

Which of the following best describes your high school completion?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Received a high school diploma
2	Received a GED (General Educational Development) certificate or other equivalent credential
3	Received a high school completion certificate
4	Attended a foreign high school
6	Home schooled
5	Did not complete high school or a high school equivalency program

Question Name

N12HSGRAD

Wording

[If N12DIPL=4]
In what month and year did you complete high school?
[else if N12DIPL= 1]
In what month and year did you receive your high school diploma?
[else if N12DIPL= 3]
In what month and year did you receive your high school certificate?
[else if N12DIPL= 2]
In what month and year did you receive your GED?
[else]
In what month and year did you complete high school?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Year:

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
2011	2011
2010	2010
2009	2009
2008	2008
2007	2007
2006	2006
2005	2005
2004	2004
2003	2003
2002	2002
2001	2001
2000	2000
1999	1999
1998	1998
1997	1997
1996	1996
1995	1995
1994	1994
1993	1993
1992	1992
1991	1991
1990	1990
1989	1989
1988	1988
1987	1987
1986	1986
1985	1985
1984	1984
1983	1983
1982	1982
1981	1981
1980	1980
1979	Before 1980

Wording

Month:

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
1	January
2	February
3	March
4	April
5	May
6	June
7	July
8	August
9	September
10	October
11	November
12	December

Question Name

N12HSCMP

Wording

[If T_B4JULY = 1] Were you completing high school requirements for the entire time you attended [Y_NPSCHL] since July 1, 2010? [else] Were you completing high school requirements for the entire time you attended [Y_NPSCHL] between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No
2	Don't know

Question Name

N12PRDG

Wording

[If N12DIPL=5] Have you earned any degrees or certificates since high school? (Only include degrees or certificates earned through a college, university, or trade school.) [else if T_DEGREE in (1 5)] Have you earned any degrees or certificates since you completed your high school requirements? (Only include degrees or certificates earned through a college, university, or trade school.) [else] Other than the [T_DEGREN] that you [{if T_CURENR=1} are {else} were] working on at [Y_NPSCHL], have you earned any other degrees or certificates since you completed your high school requirements? (Only include degrees or certificates earned through a college, university, or trade school.)

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No
2	Don't know

Question Name

N12OTDG

Wording

Other than the [T_DEGREN] that you [{if T_CURENR=1} are {else} were] working on at [Y_NPSCHL], what other degrees or certificates have you already earned since completing your high school requirements?

(Only include degrees or certificates earned through a college, university, or trade school.)

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Certificate or diploma below the associate's degree level

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Associate's degree

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Bachelor's degree

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Post-baccalaureate certificate

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Master's degree

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Post-master's certificate

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Doctoral degree--research/scholarship (including the PhD, EdD, or other degrees that require original research or artistic achievement)

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Doctoral degree--professional practice (including: chiropractic, dentistry, law, medicine, optometry, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, podiatry, or veterinary medicine)

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Doctoral degree--other (any doctor's degree that is not research/scholarship or professional practice)

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Please tell us the name of the degree:

Question Name

N12PRBDAT

Wording

In what month and year was your bachelor's degree awarded?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Year:

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
2011	2011
2010	2010
2009	2009
2008	2008
2007	2007
2006	2006
2005	2005
2004	2004
2003	2003
2002	2002
2001	2001
2000	2000
1999	1999
1998	1998
1997	1997
1996	1996
1995	1995
1994	1994
1993	1993
1992	1992
1991	1991
1990	1990
1989	1989
1988	1988
1987	1987
1986	1986
1985	1985
1984	1984
1983	1983
1982	1982
1981	1981
1980	1980
1979	Before 1980

Wording

Month:

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
1	January
2	February
3	March
4	April
5	May
6	June
7	July
8	August
9	September
10	October
11	November
12	December

Question Name

N12NFST (RE-INTERVIEW)

Wording

Was [Y_NPSCHL] the first college, university, or trade school you attended after completing your high school requirements?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12FSTSTR

Wording

In which month and year did you first attend any college, university, or trade school after completing your high school requirements?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Month:

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
1	January
2	February
3	March
4	April
5	May
6	June
7	July
8	August
9	September
10	October
11	November
12	December

Wording

Year:

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
2011	2011
2010	2010
2009	2009
2008	2008
2007	2007
2006	2006
2005	2005
2004	2004
2003	2003
2002	2002
2001	2001
2000	2000
1999	1999
1998	1998
1997	1997
1996	1996
1995	1995
1994	1994
1993	1993
1992	1992
1991	1991
1990	1990
1989	1989
1988	1988
1987	1987
1986	1986
1985	1985
1984	1984
1983	1983
1982	1982
1981	1981
1980	1980
1979	Before 1980

Question Name

N12SCHSTR (RE-INTERVIEW)

Wording

In which month and year did you first attend [Y_NPSCHL] after completing your high school requirements?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Month:

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
1	January
2	February
3	March
4	April
5	May
6	June
7	July
8	August
9	September
10	October
11	November
12	December

Wording

Year:

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
2011	2011
2010	2010
2009	2009
2008	2008
2007	2007
2006	2006
2005	2005
2004	2004
2003	2003
2002	2002
2001	2001
2000	2000
1999	1999
1998	1998
1997	1997
1996	1996
1995	1995
1994	1994
1993	1993
1992	1992
1991	1991
1990	1990
1989	1989
1988	1988
1987	1987
1986	1986
1985	1985
1984	1984
1983	1983
1982	1982
1981	1981
1980	1980
1979	Before 1980

Question Name

N12CDTCHK (NEW)

Wording

Did you first attend any college, university or trade school on or after July 1, 2010?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12PGMST

Wording

When did you begin your [T_DEGREN] at [Y_NPSCHL]?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Year:

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
2011	2011
2010	2010
2009	2009
2008	2008
2007	2007
2006	2006
2005	2005
2004	2004
2003	2003
2002	2002
2001	2001
2000	2000
1999	1999
1998	1998
1997	1997
1996	1996
1995	1995
1994	1994
1993	1993
1992	Before 1993

Wording

Month:

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
1	January
2	February
3	March
4	April
5	May
6	June
7	July
8	August
9	September
10	October
11	November
12	December

Question Name

N12NENRL

Wording

[If T_CURENR = 1] Between July 2010 and June 2011, in which months have you attended, or do you expect to attend [Y_NPSCHL]? Please do your best to predict your attendance through June 30, 2011. Do not include any months during which you are not taking classes, such as summer break. (If you have attended or will attend [Y_NPSCHL] for only a portion of any month, please include that month.) [else] Between July 2010 and June 2011, in which months did you attend [Y_NPSCHL]? [{if T_B4JULY=1} If you plan to attend [Y_NPSCHL] before June 30, 2011, please indicate the months you plan to attend.] Do not include any months during which you were not taking classes, such as summer break. (If you attended [Y_NPSCHL] for only a portion of any month, please include that month.)

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

July

Response Option

Code	Label
0	Not enrolled
1	Enrolled

Wording

August

Response Option

Code	Label
0	Not enrolled
1	Enrolled

Wording

September

Response Option

Code	Label
0	Not enrolled
1	Enrolled

Wording

October

Response Option

Code	Label
0	Not enrolled
1	Enrolled

Wording

November

Response Option

Code	Label
0	Not enrolled
1	Enrolled

Wording

December

Response Option

Code	Label
0	Not enrolled
1	Enrolled

Wording

January

Response Option

Code	Label
0	Not enrolled
1	Enrolled

Wording

February

Response Option

Code	Label
0	Not enrolled
1	Enrolled

Wording

March

Response Option

Code	Label
0	Not enrolled
1	Enrolled

Wording

April

Response Option

Code	Label
0	Not enrolled
1	Enrolled

Wording

May

Response Option

Code	Label
0	Not enrolled
1	Enrolled

Wording

June

Response Option

Code	Label
0	Not enrolled
1	Enrolled

Wording

Don't know

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

2010

Wording

2011

Question Name

N12STST

Wording

[If T_CURENR=1]
For the period of time you have been attending [Y_NPSCHL] during the 2010-2011 school year, have you been mainly a full-time or part-time student, or an equal mix of both?
[else]
For the period of time you were attending [Y_NPSCHL] during the 2010-2011 school year, were you mainly a full-time or part-time student, or an equal mix of both?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Full-time
2	Part-time
3	Equal mix of full-time and part-time

Question Name

N12PGMFT

Wording

Since the time that you first started working on your [T_DEGREN] prior to the 2010-2011 school year, were you mainly a full-time or part-time student, or an equal mix of both?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Full-time
2	Part-time
3	Equal mix of full-time and part-time

Question Name

N12NEW01

Wording

[If T_B4JULY = 1]
Have you attended any other schools besides [NPSAS] since July 1, 2010?
[else]
Did you attend any other schools besides [NPSAS] between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12SCH01

Wording

[IF WEB MODE]

What other school did you attend between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011?

[ELSE]

What other school did you attend, and in what city and state is it located? Please bear with me as I code this.

Item

Spec Name	Value
School (IPEDS) coder	Data Source: IPEDS: Integrated Postsecondary Data Education System (NCES)

Question Name

N12ENRL01

Wording

[If T_B4JULY= 1]

Between July 2010 and June 2011, which months did you attend, or do you expect to attend [{If N12SCH01 = blank} the other school you went to {else} [N12SCH01]]? Please do your best to predict your attendance through June 30, 2011. Do not include any months during which you are not taking classes, such as summer break.

(If your attendance covers only a portion of any month, please include that month.)

[else]

Between July 2010 and June 2011, which months did you attend, or do you expect to attend [{If N12SCH01 = blank} the other school you went to {else} [N12SCH01]]? Do not include any months during which you are not taking classes, such as summer break.

(If you attended for only a portion of any month, please include that month.)

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

July

Response Option

Code	Label
0	Not enrolled
1	Enrolled

Wording

August

Response Option

Code	Label
0	Not enrolled
1	Enrolled

Wording

September

Response Option

Code	Label
0	Not enrolled
1	Enrolled

Wording

October

Response Option

Code	Label
0	Not enrolled
1	Enrolled

Wording

November

Response Option

Code	Label
0	Not enrolled
1	Enrolled

Wording

December

Response Option

Code	Label
0	Not enrolled
1	Enrolled

Wording

January

Response Option

Code	Label
0	Not enrolled
1	Enrolled

Wording

February

Response Option

Code	Label
0	Not enrolled
1	Enrolled

Wording

March

Response Option

Code	Label
0	Not enrolled
1	Enrolled

Wording

April

Response Option

Code	Label
0	Not enrolled
1	Enrolled

Wording

May

Response Option

Code	Label
0	Not enrolled
1	Enrolled

Wording

June

Response Option

Code	Label
0	Not enrolled
1	Enrolled

Wording

2010

Wording

2011

Question Name

N12STS01

Wording

[If T_CURENR=1]

For the period of time you have attended [{If N12SCH01 = blank} the other school you went to {else} [N12SCH01]] during the 2010-2011 school year, have you been mainly a full-time or part-time student, or an equal mix of both?

[else]

For the period of time you attended [{If N12SCH01 = blank} the other school you went to {else} [N12SCH01]] during the 2010-2011 school year, were you mainly a full-time or part-time student, or an equal mix of both?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code

Label

Full-time

Part-time

Equal mix of full-time and part-time

Question Name

N12NEW02

Wording

[If T_B4JULY = 1]

You already told [if web: us/if TIO: me] that you have attended the following schools since July 1, 2010:

[List schools]

Have you attended any other schools since July 1, 2010?

[else]

You already told [if web: us/if TIO: me] that you have attended the following schools between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011:

[List schools]

Did you attend any other schools between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12ATTOTHSCH (NEW)

Wording

Have you ever attended another college, university, or trade school besides [Y_NPSCHL] since high school?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12EVR4YR

Wording

Have you ever attended a four-year school?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12EVRCC

Wording

Have you ever attended a community college?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12CMPDGN

Wording

[If N12NOATT = 1] Earlier you indicated that you are no longer attending [Y_NPSCHL] because you completed the requirements for your [T_DEGREN] at [Y_NPSCHL]. Is that correct? [else] Have you completed all the requirements for your [T_DEGREN] at [Y_NPSCHL]?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12DGN

Wording

In what month and year did you receive your [T_DEGREN] from [Y_NPSCHL]?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Year:

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
2010	2010
2011	2011

Wording

Month:

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
1	January
2	February
3	March
4	April
5	May
6	June
7	July
8	August
9	September
10	October
11	November
12	December

Question Name

N12UGYR

Wording

[If T_CURENR = 1] Based on the number of credits you've already earned, what is your year or level at [Y_NPSCHL]? [else] Based on the number of credits you earned, what was your year or level when you last attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	First year or freshman
2	Second year or sophomore
3	Third year or junior
4	Fourth year or senior
5	Fifth year or higher undergraduate
6	Unclassified undergraduate
7	Graduate student taking undergraduate classes

Question Name

N12CLKNUM

Wording

How many months, or hours of instruction, have you already completed at [Y_NPSCHL]?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

|(enter number of months or hours of instruction)

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	month(s)
2	hour(s) of instruction

Question Name

N12GRYR

Wording

[If T_CURENR = 1] What year of your [T_DEGREN] are you working on at [Y_NPSCHL]? [else] What year of your [T_DEGREN] were you working on when you last attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
8	First year
9	Second year
10	Third year
11	Fourth year
12	Fifth year
13	Sixth year or higher

Question Name

N12FINISH (NEW)

Wording

Do you intend to complete your associate's degree at [Y_NPSCHL] or at another school?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	At [Y_NPSCHL]
2	At a school other than [Y_NPSCHL]
3	I do not intend to complete my associate's degree

Question Name

N12DEGELSE (NEW)

Wording

[If Y_NPLEVL=1] You indicated you do not intend to finish your associate's degree program. Do you intend to complete a bachelor's degree program within a year? [Else] You indicated you do not intend to finish your associate's degree program. Do you intend to transfer and complete a bachelor's degree program somewhere else within one year?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12NXTDEG (NEW)

Wording

After completing your associate’s degree, do you intend to begin a bachelor’s degree program within one year?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12TRNLIKEB (NEW)

Wording

On a scale from 0-10, how likely do you think it is that you will successfully transfer from [Y_NPSCHL] to complete your [T_DEGREN]?

If you would like to, you can use a decimal value such as a 3.5 or a 6.5 to answer this question or any question in the interview that is on a 0-10 scale.

Item

Spec Name	Value
Slider	0-10

Question Name

N12ENRNEXTB (NEW)

Wording

[If Y_CALSYS=1 and T_CURENR=1] On a scale from 0-10, how likely do you think it is that you will still be enrolled for your [T_DEGREN] four months from today? [Else if Y_CALSYS=1] On a scale from 0-10, how likely do you think it is that you will be enrolled for your [T_DEGREN] four months from today? [else if T_CURENR=1] On a scale from 0-10, how likely do you think it is that you will still be enrolled for your [T_DEGREN] next term or semester? [else] On a scale from 0-10, how likely do you think it is that you will be enrolled for your [T_DEGREN] next term or semester? [All get the following instruction--Instruction is in parentheses when N12FINISH=2]: If you would like to, you can use a decimal value such as a 3.5 or a 6.5 to answer this question or any question in the interview that is on a 0-10 scale.

Item

Spec Name	Value
Slider	0-10

Question Name

N12EXPN

Wording

In what month and year do you expect to complete the requirements for your [T_DEGREN]?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Month:

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
1	January
2	February
3	March
4	April
5	May
6	June
7	July
8	August
9	September
10	October
11	November
12	December

Wording

Year:

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
2011	2011
2012	2012
2013	2013
2014	2014
2015	2015
2016	2016
2017	2017
2018	2018
2019	2019
2020	2020
2021	2021
2022	After 2021

Wording

Will not finish the [T_DEGREN]

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Don't know

Response Option

Response Option Details

Question Name

N12EXNCONFB (NEW) (RE-INTERVIEW)

Wording

[If N12EXNMM gt 0] On a scale from 0-10, how likely do you think it is that you will finish your [T_DEGREN] by [N12EXNMM] [N12EXNYY]? [else] On a scale from 0-10, how likely do you think it is that you will finish your [T_DEGREN] by [N12EXNYY]?"

Item

Spec Name	Value
Slider	0-10

Question Name

N12EXNCONF2B (NEW) (RE-INTERVIEW)

Wording

[If N12EXNMM gt 0 and N12EXNYY gt 0] On a scale from 0-10, how likely do you think it is that you will finish your [T_DEGREN] at some point in the future, even if it is not by [N12EXNMM] [N12EXNYY]? [else if N12EXNYY gt 0] On a scale from 0-10, how likely do you think it is that you will finish your [T_DEGREN] at some point in the future, even if it is not by [N12EXNYY]? [else] On a scale from 0-10, how likely do you think it is that you will finish your [T_DEGREN] at some point in the future?"

Item

Spec Name	Value
Slider	0-10

Question Name

N12REASON (RE-INTERVIEW)

Wording

Which of these reasons best describes why you enrolled in education beyond high school?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	To earn a degree or certificate
2	To gain job skills
0	To take courses for personal interest or self-improvement

Question Name

N12DOB

Wording

So that we can customize your interview, in what month and year were you born?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Month:

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
1	January
2	February
3	March
4	April
5	May
6	June
7	July
8	August
9	September
10	October
11	November
12	December

Wording

Year:

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
Years	1920-1995

Question Name

N12LT30

Wording

What is your age range? Are you...

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
4	Under 18
1	18-23
2	24-29
3	30 or over

Question Name

N12MINOK

Wording

Have you already turned 18?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12MINOR

Wording

[If Y_MINOR = 2]
According to our information, you are under the age of 18. We will need to contact your parent(s) and obtain their consent before we may conduct an interview with you. Please let us know how to reach them.
[else]
According to the information you just provided, you are under the age of 18. We will need to contact your parent(s) and obtain their consent before we may conduct an interview with you. Please let us know how to reach them.

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Parent last name

Wording

Email:

Wording

Address:

Wording

City

Wording

Zip code

Wording

State

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
AL	Alabama
AK	Alaska
AZ	Arizona
AR	Arkansas
CA	California
CO	Colorado
CT	Connecticut
DE	Delaware
DC	District of Columbia
FL	Florida
GA	Georgia
HI	Hawaii
ID	Idaho
IL	Illinois
IN	Indiana
IA	Iowa
KS	Kansas
KY	Kentucky
LA	Louisiana
ME	Maine
MD	Maryland
MA	Massachusetts
MI	Michigan
MN	Minnesota
MS	Mississippi
MO	Missouri
MT	Montana
NE	Nebraska
NV	Nevada
NH	New Hampshire
NJ	New Jersey
NM	New Mexico
NY	New York
NC	North Carolina
ND	North Dakota
OH	Ohio
OK	Oklahoma
OR	Oregon
PA	Pennsylvania
RI	Rhode Island
SC	South Carolina
SD	South Dakota
TN	Tennessee
TX	Texas
UT	Utah
VT	Vermont
VA	Virginia
WA	Washington
WV	West Virginia
WI	Wisconsin
WY	Wyoming
AS	American Samoa
FM	Fed State Micronesia
GU	Guam
MH	Marshall Islands
MP	Northern Mariana Isl
PW	Palau
PR	Puerto Rico
VI	U.S. Virgin Islands
FC	FOREIGN COUNTRY
-1	DON'T KNOW

Wording

Parent first name

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Foreign Address:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Foreign City:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Foreign State/Province:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Foreign Zip/Postal Code:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Foreign Country:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Please check here if the address is an international address.

Response Option

Response Option Details

Question Name

N12MARR

Wording

[If Y_DOB ne blank] So that we can customize your interview, please answer the following questions. What is your current marital status? [else] What is your current marital status?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Single, never married
2	Married
6	Living with partner
3	Separated
4	Divorced
5	Widowed

Question Name

N12GENDR

Wording

Are you male or female?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Male
2	Female

Education Experiences

Spec Name

Value

Question Name

INTEDEXP

Wording

The following questions focus on your educational experiences in high school and college.

Item

Question Name

N12HSTYP (RE-INTERVIEW)

Wording

Was the last high school you attended public or private?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Public
2	Private
3	Last attended a foreign high school

Question Name

N12HSCDR

Wording

[If WEB mode] What is the name of the high school? [Else] What is the name of the high school? Please bear with me as I code this.

Item

Spec Name

Value

High school coder

Data Sources: CCD: Common Core of Data and PSS: Private School University Survey (NCES)

Wording

Options if school code not chosen

Response Option

Code	Label
1	A public school operated by a school/county district
2	A private Catholic school
3	A private school--other religious affiliation
4	A private school--no religious affiliation
5	A public school operated by state/federal agency (ex: BIA, DOD, prison school)
6	Other (charter school, hospital school)

Wording

District Name

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

County Name

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Lowest grade level at school

Response Option

Code

Label

-9

0-12

-Select One-

Kindergarten-Twelfth grade

Ungraded

Wording

Highest grade level at school

Response Option

Code

Label

-9

8-12

-Select One-

Eighth grade-Twelfth grade

Ungraded

Question Name

N12HSGPES (RE-INTERVIEW)

Wording

Which of the following would you say best describes your high school grades overall (unweighted)?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Mostly A's
2	A's and B's
3	Mostly B's
4	B's and C's
5	Mostly C's
6	C's and D's
7	Mostly D's or below
8	Don't know

Question Name

N12MATHHT (RE-INTERVIEW)

Wording

Which of the following math courses did you take while in high school?

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	Business or Consumer Math
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Pre-algebra
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Algebra I
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Geometry
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Algebra II
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Trigonometry
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Algebra III
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Analytic Geometry
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Statistics or Probability
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Pre-calculus
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Calculus
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Other math course
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	What is the name of this other math course?
Response Option	Response Option Details

Question Name

N12AP1 (NEW) (RE-INTERVIEW)

Wording

While in high school, did you take any Advanced Placement (AP) courses or Advanced Placement exams?

(Advanced placement (AP) exams are those offered in specialized study areas such as biology or chemistry, and credit earned by these exams may be accepted by colleges. We will ask you about any credits earned in the International Baccalaureate (IB) program next.)

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12AP2 (NEW)

Wording

While in high school, how many...

(If you did not take any AP courses or exams while in high school, enter a "0" in each of the boxes below.)

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	AP courses did you take?
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	AP exams did you score a 3 or greater on?
Response Option	Response Option Details

Question Name

N12AP3A (NEW)

Wording

For the AP exam on which you scored a 3 or greater, did [Y_NPSCHL]...

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Use it only to place you in a higher level course, but not give academic credit for it?

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Award you academic credit?

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12AP3B (NEW)

Wording

For how many of the [N12APNUMEXM] AP exams on which you scored a 3 or greater did [Y_NPSCHL]...

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	Place you in a higher level course, but not award you any academic credit
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Award you academic credit
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Total
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Neither place you in a higher level course nor award you any academic credit
Response Option	Response Option Details

Question Name

N12IB1 (NEW)

Wording

While in high school, did you participate in the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12IB2 (NEW)

Wording

Were you awarded the IB diploma?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12COLLCR (RE-INTERVIEW)

Wording

While in high school, did you take any college-level courses for which you earned college credit?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12ACTSAT

Wording

Which of the following tests did you take?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

The ACT?

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

The SAT?

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

SUPINSTRUCT (NEW)

Wording

Please use a number from 1 to 5 to answer the next few questions. One means "not at all supportive" and five means "completely supportive." You can use decimal values such as a 2.5 or a 4.5 to answer these questions.

Item

Question Name

N12PARSUP (NEW) (RE-INTERVIEW)

Wording

How supportive are your parents (or guardians) of your continuing your education by going to college?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Slider

Checkbox

1-5

Parents or guardians are deceased

Question Name

N12SPPSUP (NEW)

Wording

How supportive is your spouse of your continuing your education by going to college?

Item

Spec Name	Value
Slider	1-5

Question Name

N12FHSUP (NEW)

Wording

[If T_AGE gt 30] How supportive are your friends from home of your continuing your education by going to college? (When thinking about your friends, do not include family members or other relatives in your answer.) [Else] How supportive are your friends from home of your continuing your education by going to college?

Item

Spec Name	Value
Slider	1-5

Question Name

N12FSSUP (NEW)

Wording

[If T_AGE gt 30] How supportive are your friends from [Y_NPSCHL] of your continuing your education by going to college? (When thinking about your friends, do not include family members or other relatives in your answer.) [Else] How supportive are your friends from [Y_NPSCHL] of your continuing your education by going to college?

Item

Spec Name	Value
Slider	1-5

Question Name

SUPPORTEND (NEW)

Wording

I am now finished asking you this set of questions that use a 1-5 scale. There will be others in the interview, but I will let you know when they come up.

Item

Question Name

N12DBLMAJ

Wording

[If T_CURENR=1 and T_HIGHEST in (2, 3)] Have you declared a major or field of study at [Y_NPSCHL]? [If T_CURENR=1] Have you declared a major at [Y_NPSCHL]? [else if T_CURENR=0 and T_HIGHEST in (2, 3)] Had you already declared a major or field of study when you last attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year? [else] Had you already declared a major when you last attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	[If T_CURENR=1 and T_HIGHEST in (2, 3)]: Yes, I have declared a major or field of study. [else if T_CURENR] Yes, I have declared a major. [Else if T_CURENR=0 and T_HIGHEST in (2, 3)]: Yes, I had declared a major or field of study. [Else] Yes, I had declared a major.
2	Yes, I [have/had] declared a double major
3	No

Question Name

N12CLSTY

Wording

[If T_CURENR = 1] What is the primary field or subject you have been studying during the 2010-2011 school year? [else] What was the primary field or subject you were studying when you last attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year?"

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
10	Career and technical education
9	Communications
8	Arts and humanities
12	General education
11	University transfer
7	Natural sciences and mathematics
3	Education/teaching
2	Healthcare
1	Business/marketing
6	Social sciences
5	Computer and information sciences
4	Engineering and engineering technology
13	Other

Wording

Please specify:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Question Name

N12FLDCOMB (NEW)

Wording

[If N12CLSTY = 13 and N12CLSTY_OTHER missing] On a scale from 0-10, how likely is it that you will finish a degree [T_CLSTY]? [else If T_CURENR = 1] You just told [if web: us/if TIO: me] you are studying [T_CLSTY]. On a scale from 0-10, how likely is it that you will finish a degree in [T_CLSTY]? [else] You just told [if web: us/if TIO: me] you were studying [T_CLSTY] during the most recent term you attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year. On a scale from 0-10, how likely is it that you will finish a degree in [T_CLSTY]?

Item

Spec Name	Value
Slider	0-10

Question Name

N12MAJ1

Wording

[If T_CURENR=1 and N12DBLMAJ=2] What is your first major or field of study at [Y_NPSCHL]? Since you have a double-major, please indicate only one major here. You will have an opportunity next to provide your other major. [else If T_CURENR=1] What is your [{if N12DBLMAJ=3} intended]major or field of study at [Y_NPSCHL]? [else If T_CURENR=0 and N12DBLMAJ=2] What was your first major or field of study when you last attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year? Since you had a double-major, please indicate only one major here. You will have an opportunity next to provide your other major. [else] What was your [{if N12DBLMAJ=3} intended] major or field of study when you last attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Major (“CIP”) Coder: Data Source: CIP: Classification of Instructional Programs (NCES)

Question Name

N12MJ1COMB (NEW)

Wording

[If N12MAJ1 ne missing] You just told [if web: us/if TIO: me] about your major in [N12MAJ1]. On a scale from 0-10, how likely is it that you will finish your [T_DEGREN] in that field? [Else] On a scale from 0-10, how likely is it that you will finish your [T_DEGREN] in your field of study?

Item

Spec Name	Value
Slider	0-10

Question Name

N12MAJ2

Wording

[If T_CURENR = 1] What is your second major or field of study at [Y_NPSCHL]?" [else] What was your second major or field of study when you last attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Major (“CIP”) Coder: Data Source: CIP: Classification of Instructional Programs (NCES)

Question Name

N12MJ2COMB (NEW)

Wording

[If N12MAJ2 ne missing] You just told [if Web: us/if TIO: me] about your major in [N12MAJ2]. On a scale from 0-10, how likely is it that you will finish your [T_DEGREN] in that field? [Else] On a scale from 0-10, how likely is it that you will finish your [T_DEGREN] in your field of study?

Item

Spec Name	Value
Slider	0-10

Question Name

N12PREACADEF (NEW)

Wording

[if Web mode] For the next few questions, please tell us how much you agree with each statement by providing a number from 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree." If you would like to, you can use decimal values such as a 2.5 or a 4.5 to answer these questions. Before I attended [Y_NPSCHL], I was confident I had the ability to succeed there as a student. [Else]:For the next few questions, please tell me how much you agree with each statement by providing a number from 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree." If you would like to, you can use decimal values such as a 2.5 or a 4.5 to answer these questions. Before I attended [Y_NPSCHL], I was confident I had the ability to succeed there as a student.

Item

Spec Name	Value
Slider	1-5

Question Name

N12CURACADEF (NEW)

Wording

[If T_CURENR=1] After having been at [Y_NPSCHL] for a while, I am confident that I have the ability to succeed there as a student. [else] After having been at [Y_NPSCHL] for a while, I was confident that I had the ability to succeed there as a student.

Item

Spec Name	Value
Slider	1-5

Question Name

N12ACADFAC (NEW)

Wording

[T_CURENR=1]: My interactions with my teachers at [Y_NPSCHL] are more positive than negative. [else]: My interactions with my teachers at [Y_NPSCHL] were more positive than negative.

Item

Spec Name	Value
Slider	1-5

Question Name

N12ACADSAT (NEW)

Wording

[T_CURENR=1]: I’m satisfied with my studies at [Y_NPSCHL]. [else]: I was satisfied with my studies at [Y_NPSCHL].

Item

Spec Name	Value
Slider	1-5

Question Name

ACADSLDEREND (NEW)

Wording

I am now finished asking you this set of questions that use a 1-5 scale. There will be others in the interview, but I will let you know when they come up.

Item

Question Name

N12MAJCHG

Wording

[If T_CURENR = 1]
Have you ever formally changed your major at [Y_NPSCHL]?
[else]
Did you ever formally change your major at [Y_NPSCHL]?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12CHGNUM

Wording

Have you changed your major...

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Once
2	More than once

Question Name

N12OMJ1A

Wording

What was your original declared major at [Y_NPSCHL]?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Major (“CIP”) Coder: Data Source: CIP: Classification of Instructional Programs (NCES)

Question Name

N12KNWCLS (NEW)

Wording

I know the requirements needed to complete my [T_DEGREN] program at [Y_NPSCHL].

Item

Spec Name	Value
Slider	1-5

Question Name

SLDENDSET (NEW)

Wording

I am now finished asking you this set of questions that use a 1-5 scale. There will be others in the interview, but I will let you know when they come up.

Item

Question Name

N12CROWD1 (NEW) (RE-INTERVIEW)

Wording

[If T_CURENR = 1]: In your first year at [Y_NPSCHL], have there been any required classes you needed to take but couldn't because the classes were already full or not offered? [else]: In your first year at [Y_NPSCHL], were there any required classes you needed to take but couldn't because the classes were already full or not offered at all?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12CROWD2 (NEW)

Wording

How many required classes were you unable to take?

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	\|class(es)

Question Name

N12CROWD3 (NEW)

Wording

[If N12CROWD2=1]: What changes did you make in your course schedule when you were unable to take the required class during your first year? [else]: What changes did you make in your course schedule when you were unable to take the required classes during your first year?

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	Registered for a different required class
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Registered for a different class that was not a requirement
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Took fewer classes
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Other
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Please specify:
Response Option	Response Option Details

Question Name

N12GPATYP (RE-INTERVIEW)

Wording

[If T_CURENR=1]
Is your grade point average (GPA) at [Y_NPSCHL] measured on a 4.00 scale?
[else]
Was your grade point average (GPA) at [Y_NPSCHL] measured on a 4.00 scale?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
2	[If T_CURENR=1] No, it is measured on another grading scale (for example, percentages) [else] No, it was measured on another grading scale (for example, percentages)
3	[If T_CURENR=1] No, the school does not award grades [Else] No, the school did not award grades
5	[If T_CURENR=1] No, it is pass/fail [Else] No, it was pass/fail
4	Don't know

Question Name

N12GPA

Wording

[If T_CURENR = 1] What is your cumulative GPA in all classes at [Y_NPSCHL]? [else] What was your cumulative GPA in all classes at [Y_NPSCHL] through the end of your most recent term there?

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	Range: 0.00 to 4.00:
Wording	Not applicable, have not yet earned GPA
Response Option	Response Option Details

Question Name

N12GPAEST

Wording

[If T_CURENR = 1] Overall, which best describes your grades at [Y_NPSCHL]? [else] Overall, which best describes your grades at [Y_NPSCHL] when you last attended there in the 2010-2011 school year?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Please tell us how you would describe your grades:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Mostly A's
2	A's and B's
3	Mostly B's
4	B's and C's
5	Mostly C's
6	C's and D's
7	Mostly D's or below
8	Don't know my grades
9	I would describe my grades differently than what is listed here

Question Name

N12REMEVER (RE-INTERVIEW)

Wording

Since you completed high school, have you taken any remedial or developmental courses to improve your basic skills, such as in mathematics, reading, writing, or studying?

(Remedial courses are used to strengthen your skills before you take your first college-level course in math, reading, or other subjects. Students are usually assigned to remedial courses on the basis of a placement test taken before the school year begins. Often, remedial courses do not count for credit toward graduation.)

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12REMSY

Wording

[If T_CURENR = 1] Have you taken any remedial or developmental courses during the 2010-2011 school year? (If you are currently taking a remedial or developmental course, please answer "yes.") [else] Did you take any remedial or developmental courses during the 2010-2011 school year?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12REMTYPNUM (NEW)

Wording

In the 2010-2011 school year, how many times did you take remedial or developmental courses in each of the following subjects ...

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

English?

Response Option

Code	Label
0	Never
1	One time
2	Two times
3	More than two times

Wording

Math?

Response Option

Code	Label
0	Never
1	One time
2	Two times
3	More than two times

Wording

Reading?

Response Option

Code	Label
0	Never
1	One time
2	Two times
3	More than two times

Wording

Writing?

Response Option

Code	Label
0	Never
1	One time
2	Two times
3	More than two times

Question Name

N12ALTCRS (NEW)

Wording

[If T_CURENR=1]:Are all, some, or none of the classes you are currently taking at [Y_NPSCHL] taught... (If you are not currently taking any classes, select “None” for each of the below.) [Else]: During the last term you attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year, were all, some, or none of the classes you were taking taught… (If you were not taking any classes during the last term you attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year, select “None” for each of the below.)

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Only on-line

Response Option

Code	Label
1	All
2	Some
3	None

Wording

At night (starting after 6:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday)

Response Option

Code	Label
1	All
2	Some
3	None

Wording

On the weekend (starting after 6:00 p.m. Friday or any time Saturday or Sunday)

Response Option

Code	Label
1	All
2	Some
3	None

Question Name

N12SCALEINT (NEW)

Wording

For the next few questions, please tell [if web: us/if TIO: me] how much you agree with each statement by providing a number from 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree." If you would like to, you can use decimal values such as a 2.5 or a 4.5 to answer these questions.

Item

Question Name

N12ONLINEATT (NEW)

Wording

[If T_CURENR=1]: If my on-line courses were not available, I still would have attended school this term. [Else]: If my on-line courses were not available, I still would have attended school in the 2010-2011 school year.

Item

Spec Name	Value
Slider	1-5

Question Name

N12NIGHTATT (NEW)

Wording

[If T_CURENR=1]: If my night courses were not available, I still would have attended school this term. [Else]: If my night courses were not available, I still would have attended school in the 2010-2011 school year.

Item

Spec Name	Value
Slider	1-5

Question Name

N12WKNDATT (NEW)

Wording

[If T_CURENR=1]: If my weekend courses were not available, I still would have attended school this term. [else]: If my weekend courses were not available, I still would have attended school in the 2010-2011 school year.

Item

Spec Name	Value
Slider	1-5

Question Name

N12SOCPEER (NEW)

Wording

[If T_CURENR=1]: My interactions with other [Y_NPSCHL] students are more positive than negative. [else]: My interactions with other [Y_NPSCHL] students were more positive than negative.

Item

Spec Name	Value
Slider	1-5

Question Name

N12SENSBEL (NEW)

Wording

[If T_CURENR=1]: I feel that I am a part of [Y_NPSCHL]. [else]: I felt that I was a part of [Y_NPSCHL].

Item

Spec Name	Value
Slider	1-5

Question Name

N12SOCSAT (NEW)

Wording

[If T_CURENR=1]: I’m satisfied with my social experience at [Y_NPSCHL]. [else]: I was satisfied with my social experience at [Y_NPSCHL].

Item

Spec Name	Value
Slider	1-5

Question Name

SLDLASTSET (NEW)

Wording

I am now finished asking you this set of questions that use a 1-5 scale. There will be one other question in the interview that uses a 1-5 scale, but I will let you know when it comes up.

Item

Question Name

N12SRVUSE (NEW)

Wording

Which of the following services at [Y_NPSCHL] did you use in the 2010-2011 school year?

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	Academic advising
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Career planning or job placement services
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Personal counseling services
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Student health services
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Childcare services
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Services for veterans
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Other service not mentioned
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Please specify:
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Did not use any services
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Financial aid services
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Academic support services (for example, tutoring or writing centers)
Response Option	Response Option Details

Question Name

N12SRVMATRX (NEW)

Wording

How often did you use each of the following services, and how important was each of these services in your decision to stay at [Y_NPSCHL]?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Financial aid services

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
1	Once
2	Every term
3	Monthly
4	Weekly
5	Daily
0	Never

Wording

Academic support services (for example, tutoring or writing centers)

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
1	Once
2	Every term
3	Monthly
4	Weekly
5	Daily
0	Never

Wording

Academic advising

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
1	Once
2	Every term
3	Monthly
4	Weekly
5	Daily
0	Never

Wording

Career planning or job placement services

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
1	Once
2	Every term
3	Monthly
4	Weekly
5	Daily
0	Never

Wording

Personal counseling services

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
1	Once
2	Every term
3	Monthly
4	Weekly
5	Daily
0	Never

Wording

Student health services

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
1	Once
2	Every term
3	Monthly
4	Weekly
5	Daily
0	Never

Wording

Childcare services

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
1	Once
2	Every term
3	Monthly
4	Weekly
5	Daily
0	Never

Wording

Services for veterans

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
1	Once
2	Every term
3	Monthly
4	Weekly
5	Daily
0	Never

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
1	Not at all important
2	Somewhat important
3	Important
4	Very important

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
1	Not at all important
2	Somewhat important
3	Important
4	Very important

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
1	Not at all important
2	Somewhat important
3	Important
4	Very important

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
1	Not at all important
2	Somewhat important
3	Important
4	Very important

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
1	Not at all important
2	Somewhat important
3	Important
4	Very important

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
1	Not at all important
2	Somewhat important
3	Important
4	Very important

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
1	Not at all important
2	Somewhat important
3	Important
4	Very important

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
1	Not at all important
2	Somewhat important
3	Important
4	Very important

Question Name

N12EXPEVR

Wording

What is the highest level of education you ever expect to complete at any school? Provide your best guess even if you are not sure at this time.

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Undergraduate level courses, no undergraduate degree or certificate expected
2	Certificate or diploma, including certificates leading to a license (example: cosmetology)
3	Associate's degree
4	Bachelor's degree
5	Graduate level courses, no graduate degree or certificate expected
6	Post-baccalaureate certificate
7	Master’s degree
8	Post-master's certificate
9	Doctoral degree--research/scholarship (including the PhD, EdD, or other degrees that require original research or artistic achievement)
10	Doctoral degree--professional practice (including: chiropractic, dentistry, law, medicine, optometry, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, podiatry, or veterinary medicine)
11	Doctoral degree--other (any doctor's degree that is not research/scholarship or professional practice)

Wording

Please specify:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Question Name

N12PRFDOCTYP

Wording

What specific degree do you expect to complete?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Chiropractic (DC/DCM)
2	Dentistry (DDS/DMD)
3	Law (JD/LLB)
4	Medicine (MD) or osteopathic medicine (DO)
5	Ministry or divinity (MDiv/DMin/MHL/BD/ordination)
6	Optometry (OD)
7	Pharmacy (PharmD)
8	Podiatry (DPM/DP/PodD)
9	Veterinary medicine (DVM)
10	Other degree not listed

Wording

Please specify:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Question Name

N12OCCINTRO (NEW)

Wording

[If N12FINISH=3 and N12EXPEVR le T_DEGREE]: Earlier, you told us you don't plan on finishing your [T_DEGREN]. For the next few questions, imagine you don't finish your [T_DEGREN], and that it is five years from now. [else if N12FINISH=3 and N12EXPEVR =10]: Earlier, you told us you don't plan on finishing your [T_DEGREN], but that, in the future, you expect to complete your [T_PRFDOC] degree . For the next few questions, imagine you complete your [T_PRFDOC] degree. [else if N12FINISH=3 and N12EXPEVR gt T_DEGREE]: Earlier, you told us you don't plan on finishing your [T_DEGREN], but that, in the future, you expect to complete your [T_EXPEVR]. For the next few questions, imagine you complete your [T_EXPEVR]. [else if N12EXPEVR=T_DEGREE and N12DBLMAJ=1 and N12MAJ1 ne missing] For the next few questions, assume you complete your [T_DEGREN] in [N12MAJ1]. [else if N12EXPEVR gt T_DEGREE and N12EXPEVR=10 and N12DBLMAJ=1 and N12MAJ1 ne missing]: For the next few questions, assume you complete your [T_DEGREN] in [N12MAJ1] and that you continue on in school and complete your [T_PRFDOC] degree. [else if N12EXPEVR=T_DEGREE] For the next few questions, assume you complete your [T_DEGREN] in your field of study. [else if N12EXPEVR gt T_DEGREE and N12DBLMAJ=1 and N12MAJ1 ne missing]: For the next few questions, assume you complete your [T_DEGREN] in [N12MAJ1] and that you continue on in school and complete your [T_EXPEVR]. [else if N12EXPEVR gt T_DEGREE and N12EXPEVR=10]: For the next few questions, assume you complete your [T_DEGREN] in your field of study and that you continue on in school and complete your [T_PRFDOC] degree. [else if N12EXPEVR gt T_DEGREE]: For the next few questions, assume you complete your [T_DEGREN] in your field of study and that you continue on in school and complete your [T_EXPEVR]. [Else]: For the next few questions assume you complete your [T_DEGREN] in your field of study. If you plan on completing another degree after your [T_DEGREN], assume you continue on in school and complete that degree too.

Item

Question Name

N12EXOCC (NEW)

Wording

[If N12FINISH=3 and N12EXPEVR le T_DEGREE] What do you think the job title and duties of the occupation you intend to hold will be five years from now? [If N12EXPEVR=T_DEGREE and N12DBLMAJ=1 and N12MAJ1 ne missing] What do you think the job title and duties of the occupation you intend to hold will be after having completed your [T_DEGREN] in [N12MAJ1]? [else If N12EXPEVR=T_DEGREE] What do you think the job title and duties of the occupation you intend to hold will be after having completed your [T_DEGREN] in your field of study? [else if N12EXPEVR gt T_DEGREE and N12EXPEVR=10]: What do you think the job title and duties of the occupation you intend to hold will be after having completed your [T_PRFDOC] degree? [else if N12EXPEVR gt T_DEGREE]: What do you think the job title and duties of the occupation you intend to hold will be after having completed your [T_EXPEVR]? [Else]: What do you think the job title and duties of the occupation you intend to hold will be after having completed your education?

Item

Spec Name	Value
Occupation Coder	Data Source: O*Net: Occupational Information Network (U.S. Department of Labor)
Wording	Don't know occupation
Response Option	Response Option Details

Question Name

N12OCCCOMB (NEW)

Wording

[If N12EXPEVR=T_DEGREE and N12EXJBTL ne missing] On a scale from 0-10, how likely do you think it is that, after having completed your [T_DEGREN], you will become a(n) [N12EXJBTL]? [else if N12EXPEVR gt T_DEGREE and N12EXPEVR=10 and N12EXJBTL ne missing]: On a scale from 0-10, how likely do you think it is that, after having completed your [T_PRFDOC] degree, you will become a(n) [N12EXJBTL]? [else if N12EXPEVR gt T_DEGREE and N12EXPEVR=10]: On a scale from 0-10, how likely do you think it is that, after having completed your [T_PRFDOC] degree, you will hold your intended occupation? [else if N12EXPEVR gt T_DEGREE and N12EXJBTL ne missing]: On a scale from 0-10, how likely do you think it is that, after having completed your [T_EXPEVR], you will become a(n) [N12EXJBTL]? [else if N12EXPEVR gt T_DEGREE]: On a scale from 0-10, how likely do you think it is that, after having completed your [T_EXPEVR], you will hold your intended occupation? [else if N12EXJBTL ne missing]: On a scale from 0-10, how likely do you think it is that, after having completed your education, you will become a(n) [N12EXJBTL]? [else] On a scale from 0-10, how likely do you think it is that, after having completed your education, you will hold your intended occupation? [else If N12FINISH=3 and N12EXPEVR le T_DEGREE]: On a scale from 0-10, how likely do you think it is that, five years from now you will you will hold your intended occupation?

Item

Spec Name	Value
Slider	0-10

Question Name

N12OCCWGP (NEW) (RE-INTERVIEW)

Wording

[If N12EXJBTL ne missing] Once you begin working as a(n) [N12EXJBTL], how much do you think your yearly salary will be? Provide your best guess if you are unsure of the amount. [ELSE] How much do you think your yearly salary will be after you are finished with your education? Provide your best guess if you are unsure of the amount.

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	$ \|.00 per year

Question Name

N12OCCWAGEL (NEW)

Wording

[If N12EXJBTL ne missing] Once you begin working as a(n) [N12EXJBTL], what is the least amount of money you would reasonably expect to make each year? (Provide your best guess if you are unsure of the amount.) [ELSE] What is the least amount of money you would reasonably expect to make each year when you are finished with your education? (Provide your best guess if you are unsure of the amount.)

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	$ \|.00 per year

Question Name

N12OCCWAGEH (NEW)

Wording

[If N12EXJBTL ne missing] Once you begin working as a(n) [N12EXJBTL], what is the most amount of money you would reasonably expect to make each year? (Provide your best guess if you are unsure of the amount.) [ELSE] What is the most amount of money you would reasonably expect to make each year when you are finished with your education? (Provide your best guess if you are unsure of the amount.)

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	$ \|.00 per year

Financial Aid

Spec Name

Value

Question Name

INTFIN

Wording

[If web mode]: In the next section, we will be asking you questions related to how you paid for your education since high school. To save time, we will focus on specific kinds of grants you may have received or loans you may have taken. [else if TIO mode]: In the next section, I will be asking you questions related to how you paid for your education since high school. To save time, I will focus on specific kinds of grants you may have received or loans you may have taken.

Item

Question Name

N12OTGRNTAID (RE-INTERVIEW)

Wording

For the 2010-2011 school year, did you receive any...

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

[If T_AGE lt 24]: Grants or scholarships from your employer or from your parents' or guardians' employer? [Else] Grants or scholarships from your employer?

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Grants or scholarships from a private organization such as a church, PTA, fraternity/sorority, or foundation?

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Veteran's education benefits?

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12OTGRNTAMT

Wording

What was the total amount you received for the 2010-2011 school year in...

(If you are unsure of the amounts, please provide your best guess.)

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	Employer grants or scholarships $\|.00
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Private organization grants or scholarships $\|.00
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Veteran's education benefits $\|.00
Response Option	Response Option Details

Question Name

N12RCVLN (NEW) (RE-INTERVIEW)

Wording

Did you take out any student loans for the 2010-2011 school year? By student loans, we mean any money borrowed for school that you will have to pay back to a federal or state government or to a private financial institution. Do not include parent PLUS loans or any money borrowed from family or friends.

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12FEDLN (RE-INTERVIEW)

Wording

Did you take out any federal loans, such as a Stafford Loan, for the 2010-2011 school year?

(Federal student loans include: subsidized and unsubsidized Stafford Loans, Perkins Loans, and graduate and professional student PLUS Loans. Do not include parent PLUS Loans.)

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12PRVLN (RE-INTERVIEW)

Wording

Did you take out any private or alternative loans from a financial institution or state for the 2010-2011 school year? Some examples of commonly used private loans include:

Sallie Mae Smart Option Loan
Wells Fargo Collegiate Loan
Chase Select Loan
Loans from credit unions
Loans from states such as NYHELPs

Private loans are loans that usually require a co-signer and have market interest rates based on credit history.

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12PRVAMT

Wording

How much did you borrow in private or alternative loans for the 2010-2011 school year? Do not include any money borrowed in federal loans or any money borrowed from family or friends in your answer.

(If you are unsure of the amount of your private loans, please provide your best guess.)

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	$\|.00

Question Name

N12PRVEST

Wording

For the 2010-2011 school year, please indicate the range for how much you borrowed in alternative or private loans. Would you say it was...

Item

Spec Name

Value

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Less than $3,000
2	$3,000 - $5,999
3	$6,000 - $8,999
4	$9,000 - $11,999
5	$12,000 - $14,999
6	$15,000 - $17,999
7	$18,000 or more
8	Don't know

Question Name

N12UGLNNPSYR (NEW) (RE-INTERVIEW)

Wording

What is the total amount of money you borrowed in student loans for the 2010-2011 school year? Do not include parent PLUS loans or any money borrowed from family or friends in your answer.

(If you are unsure of the amount, please provide your best guess.)

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	$\|.00

Question Name

N12UGLNYEST (NEW)

Wording

The NPSAS interview is designed to help us better understand how students and their families pay for college expenses through savings, financial aid, and work. Please consider answering this important question.

For the 2010-2011 school year, would you say that you borrowed...

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
0	$0
1	Less than $3,500
2	$3,500 - $5,499
3	$5,500 - $7,499
4	$7,500 - $9,499
5	$9,500 - $12,499
6	$12,500 - $14,999
7	$15,000 or more
8	Don't know

Question Name

N12GRLNNPSYR (NEW)

Wording

[T_B4JULY = 1] How much have you already borrowed from all sources for your graduate education for the 2010-2011 school year only? [else] Through the end of the 2010-2011 school year only, how much did you borrow from all sources for your graduate education? [All get the following instruction] Please do not include any money borrowed from family or friends. (If you are unsure of the amount, provide your best estimate.)

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	$\|.00

Question Name

N12GRLNYEST (NEW)

Wording

For your graduate education for the 2010-2011 school year only, would you say that you borrowed...

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
0	$0
1	Less than $8,500
2	$8,500 - $14,999
3	$15,000 - $20,499
4	$20,500 - $29,999
5	$30,000 - $39,999
6	$40,000 - $49,999
7	$50,000 or more
8	Don't know

Question Name

N12APPAID (RE-INTERVIEW)

Wording

Did you apply for financial aid for the 2010-2011 school year?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12NOAPP (RE-INTERVIEW)

Wording

Please indicate whether the following were reasons you did not apply for financial aid. Was it because you….

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Could afford to go to your school without financial aid

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Thought the application forms were too much work or too time-consuming

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Thought you would be ineligible

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Did not have enough information about how to apply for financial aid

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Did not want to take on the debt

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Other reason not listed

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Please tell us about the other reason you did not apply for financial aid:

Question Name

N12UGLN

Wording

[If Y_NPLEVL = 3 and T_STAT in (1 3) and T_B4JULY = 1] How much have you already borrowed in student loans for your entire college or vocational education? [else If Y_NPLEVL = 3 and T_STAT in (1 3) and T_B4JULY = 0] Through the end of the 2010-2011 school year, how much did you borrow in student loans for your entire college or vocational education? [else if Y_NPLEVL = 3 and T_B4JULY = 1] How much did you borrow in student loans for your entire college or vocational education? [else if Y_NPLEVL = 3 and T_B4JULY = 0] Through the end of the 2010-2011 school year, how much did you borrow in student loans for your entire college or vocational education? [else if Y_NPLEVL ne 3 and T_STAT in (1 3) and T_B4JULY = 1] How much have you already borrowed in student loans for your entire undergraduate education? [else] Through the end of the 2010-2011 school year, how much did you borrow in student loans for your entire undergraduate education? [All get the following instruction]: Please do not include parent PLUS loans or any money borrowed from family or friends. (If you are unsure of the amount, please provide your best guess. If you have never taken out any student loans for your education, enter "0" in the box.)

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	$\|.00

Question Name

N12ULNEST

Wording

[If Y_NPLEVL = 3 and T_STAT in (1 3)] The NPSAS interview is designed to help us better understand how students and their families pay for college expenses through savings, financial aid, and work. Please consider answering this important question. For your entire college or vocational education, would you say that you have borrowed... [else if Y_NPLEVL = 3] The NPSAS interview is designed to help us better understand how students and their families pay for college expenses through savings, financial aid, and work. Please consider answering this important question. For your entire college or vocational education, would you say that you borrowed... [else if Y_NPLEVL ne 3 and T_STAT in (1 3)] The NPSAS interview is designed to help us better understand how students and their families pay for college expenses through savings, financial aid, and work. Please consider answering this important question. For your entire undergraduate education, would you say that you have borrowed... [else] The NPSAS interview is designed to help us better understand how students and their families pay for college expenses through savings, financial aid, and work. Please consider answering this important question. For your entire undergraduate education, would you say that you borrowed...

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
0	$0
1	Less than $5,000
2	$5,000 - $9,999
3	$10,000 - $14,999
4	$15,000 - $24,999
5	$25,000 - $34,999
6	$35,000 - $49,999
7	$50,000 or more
8	Don't know

Question Name

N12UGOWE

Wording

[If N12BPSELG=1] Do you owe all, some, or none of the total student loans that you took out for the 2010-2011 school year? [Else]: Do you still owe all, some, or none of the total student loans that you took out for your undergraduate education?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
2	All
1	Some
0	None

Question Name

N12GRLN

Wording

[If T_CURENR = 1 and T_B4JULY = 1] How much have you already borrowed in student loans for your entire graduate education? (If you are unsure of the amount, please provide your best estimate. Please do not include any money borrowed from family or friends. If you have never borrowed any money for your graduate education, enter "0" in the box.) [else if T_CURENR = 0 and T_B4JULY = 1] How much did you borrow in student loans for your entire graduate education? (If you are unsure of the amount, please provide your best estimate. Please do not include any money borrowed from family or friends. If you have never borrowed any money for your graduate education, enter "0" in the box.) [else] Through the end of the 2010-2011 school year, how much did you borrow in student loans for your entire graduate education? (If you are unsure of the amount, please provide your best estimate. Please do not include any money borrowed from family or friends. If you have never borrowed any money for your graduate education, enter "0" in the box.)

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	$\|.00

Question Name

N12GLNEST

Wording

[if T_CURENR = 1] The NPSAS interview is designed to help us better understand how students and their families pay for college expenses through savings, financial aid, and work. Please consider answering this important question. For your entire graduate education, would you say that you have borrowed... [else] The NPSAS interview is designed to help us better understand how students and their families pay for college expenses through savings, financial aid, and work. Please consider answering this important question. For your entire graduate education, would you say that you borrowed...

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
0	$0
1	Less than $15,000
2	$15,000 - $24,999
3	$25,000 - $39,999
4	$40,000 - $69,999
5	$70,000 - $99,999
6	$100,000 - $149,999
7	$150,000 or more
8	Don't know

Question Name

N12GROWE

Wording

Do you still owe all, some, or none of that amount (that you borrowed for your graduate education)?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
2	All
1	Some
0	None

Question Name

N12DCLN (NEW)

Wording

When you were deciding how to pay for college for the 2010-2011 school year, were you offered any student loans from the government that you chose not to accept?

(Please do not include loans offered by family or friends in your answer.)

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12DCMAXLN (NEW)

Wording

Of the federal student loans you received, did you choose to take the maximum amount of money offered by the government?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12DCLRSN (NEW)

Wording

[If N12DCLN = 1 and N12DCMAXLN = 0] What was your main reason for choosing not to accept the additional loan(s) and the full amount of money you were offered? [Else if N12DCLN = 0 and N12DCMAXLN = 0] What was your main reason for choosing not to accept the full amount of money you were offered? [Else] What was your main reason for choosing not to accept the additional loan(s)?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Your college costs were already covered with money from other sources
2	You were concerned that you might not be able to repay the additional loan amount
3	You did not understand the terms of the loan, so you thought it safer to turn down the money
4	You did not like the terms of the loan (for example the interest rate, deferred repayment while still attending)
5	You simply did not want more debt

Question Name

N12DCLWHY (NEW)

Wording

Why were you concerned that you might not be able to repay the additional loan(s)?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	[If N12CMPDGN=1] You weren't sure you'd finish your college program, so you didn't know if you'd be able to get a job that paid enough [else] You aren't sure you'll finish your college program, so you may not be able to get a job that pays enough
2	[If N12CMPDGN=1] You expected to finish your college program, but you didn't know if you'd be able to find a job in your field that paid enough [else] You expect to finish your college program, but you may not be able to find a job in your field that pays enough
3	[If N12CMPDGN=1] You expected to finish your college program, but you worried that you wouldn’t be able to find a job in any field that paid enough [else] You expect to finish your college program, but you worry that you won’t be able to find a job in any field that pays enough
4	[If N12CMPDGN=1] You expected to finish your college program, but you didn’t plan to work for pay after you were done [else] You expect to finish your college program, but you don’t plan to work for pay after you're done
5	[If N12CMPDGN=1] You didn’t know what you would be doing after you finished college [else] You don’t yet know what you'll be doing after you finish college

Question Name

N12DCLN2K (NEW)

Wording

[if N12FEDLN=1]: If you had been offered an additional $2,000 college loan, would you have accepted the loan? [else]: If you had been offered a $2,000 college loan, would you have accepted the loan?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12LN2KNO (NEW)

Wording

What is the main reason why you wouldn't accept the additional loan?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Your college costs are already covered with money from other sources
2	You would be concerned that you might not be able to repay the loan amount
3	You simply would not want more debt

Question Name

N12LNED1K (NEW)

Wording

[if N12FEDLN=1]: If you had been offered an additional $1,000 college loan to be used only for paying educational expenses like tuition and books, would you have accepted the loan? [else]: If you had been offered a $1,000 college loan to be used only for paying educational expenses like tuition and books, would you have accepted the loan?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12LNLV1K (NEW)

Wording

[if N12FEDLN=1]: If you had been offered an additional $1,000 college loan to be used only for paying your living expenses like food and rent, would you have accepted the loan? [else]: If you had been offered a $1,000 college loan to be used only for paying your living expenses like food and rent, would you have accepted the loan?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12TOINTEN (NEW)

Wording

[If N12FEDLN=1 or N12PRVLN=1] Did you choose to take fewer classes at [Y_NPSCHL] during the 2010-2011 school year as a way to avoid taking out additional student loans? [else] Did you choose to take fewer classes at [Y_NPSCHL] during the 2010-2011 school year as a way to avoid taking out student loans?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12TOCOST (NEW)

Wording

[If N12FEDLN=1 or N12PRVLN=1]: Did you choose to attend a school that cost you less as a way to avoid taking out additional student loans? [else]: Did you choose to attend a school that cost you less as a way to avoid taking out student loans?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12REPAY

Wording

[If N12MARR = 2]
An important part of this study is finding out how students plan to repay student loans. We would like to know if anyone, such as family members or friends, might plan to assist you in repaying your student loans.
Do you expect that anyone, other than your spouse, will help you repay your student loans?
[else]
An important part of this study is finding out how students plan to repay student loans. We would like to know if anyone, such as family members or friends, might plan to assist you in repaying your student loans.
Do you expect that anyone will help you repay your student loans?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12CSTBKS

Wording

[If T_AGE lt 24 and T_CURENR=1 ] What was the total cost of your books and supplies for this term or semester at [Y_NPSCHL]? Do not include the cost of tuition and fees in this number. (Report the total cost of all books and supplies, even if someone else paid for your books and supplies. If you are unsure of the amount, provide your best guess.) [else if T_AGE lt 24 and T_CURENR=0 ] What was the total cost of your books and supplies at [Y_NPSCHL] for the last term or semester you attended there in the 2010-2011 school year? Do not include the cost of tuition and fees in this number. (Report the total cost of all books and supplies, even if someone else paid for your books and supplies. If you are unsure of the amount, provide your best guess.) [else if T_CURENR=1] What was the total cost of your books and supplies for this term or semester at [Y_NPSCHL]? Do not include the cost of tuition and fees in this number. (If you are unsure of the amount, provide your best guess.) [else] What was the total cost of your books and supplies at [Y_NPSCHL] for the last term or semester you attended there in the 2010-2011 school year? Do not include the cost of tuition and fees in this number. (If you are unsure of the amount, provide your best guess.)

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	$\|.00
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Cost of books and supplies were included in tuition
Response Option	Response Option Details

Question Name

N12CSTEXP (NEW)

Wording

[If T_AGE lt 24 and T_CURENR=1]: Overall, have you or your parents paid less, more, or about what you had planned on paying to attend [Y_NPSCHL]? [else if T_AGE lt 24 and T_CURENR=0 ] Overall, did you or your parents pay less, more, or about what you had planned on paying to attend [Y_NPSCHL] when you last attended there in the 2010-2011 school year? [else if T_CURENR=1] Overall, have you paid less, more, or about what you had planned on paying to attend [Y_NPSCHL]? [else] Overall, did you pay less, more, or about what you had planned on paying to attend [Y_NPSCHL] when you last attended there in the 2010-2011 school year?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Much less than expected
2	Less than expected
3	About what was expected
4	More than expected
5	Much more than expected

Question Name

INTFIN2

Wording

[If Web mode] Now we'd like to ask you some questions about any school-related jobs you may have had to help finance your graduate education in the 2010-2011 school year. [If TIO mode]: Now I'd like to ask you some questions about any school-related jobs you may have had to help finance your graduate education in the 2010-2011 school year.

Item

Question Name

N12GRDASTJOB

Wording

[If T_CURENR=1] In the 2010-2011 school year, have you had a graduate assistantship? [Else] In the 2010-2011 school year, did you have a graduate assistantship?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12GRAST

Wording

[If T_CURENR=1] In the 2010-2011 school year, have you had a graduate teaching assistantship, a graduate research assistantship, or another type of graduate assistantship? [Else] In the 2010-2011 school year, did you have a graduate teaching assistantship, a graduate research assistantship, or another type of graduate assistantship?

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	Graduate teaching assistantship
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Graduate research assistantship
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Other graduate assistantship
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Please specify:
Response Option	Response Option Details

Question Name

N12TUITN

Wording

Did you receive a tuition waiver or any other form of full or partial tuition assistance through your graduate school job(s)?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12HINS

Wording

As part of your graduate school job(s), did you receive health insurance?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12GRTAAMT

Wording

[If T_CURENR=1] What is the amount of your graduate teaching assistantship for the 2010-2011 school year? [Else] What was the amount of your graduate teaching assistantship for the 2010-2011 school year?

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	$\|.00
Response Option	Response Option Details

Question Name

N12GRRAAMT

Wording

[If T_CURENR=1] What is the amount of your graduate research assistantship for the 2010-2011 school year? [Else] What was the amount of your graduate research assistantship for the 2010-2011 school year?

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	$\|.00
Response Option	Response Option Details

Question Name

N12GROTHAMT

Wording

[If N12GRTA=1 or N12GRRA=1]: What [if T_CURENR=1: is/else: was] the amount of your other graduate assistantship for the 2010-2011 school year? Do not include the amount of any graduate assistantship you've already told [if WEB: us/else: me] about. [else] What [if T_CURENR=1: is/else: was] the amount of your graduate assistantship for the 2010-2011 school year?

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	$\|.00
Response Option	Response Option Details

Question Name

N12CONTAC

Wording

Which of the following activities [{If T_CURENR = 1} do {else} did] you perform as a teaching assistant during the 2010-2011 school year?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

[{if T_CURENR=1} Assume {else} Assumed] teaching responsibility for one or more courses

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

[{if T_CURENR=1} Lead {else} Led] discussion sections for faculty-taught courses

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

[{if T_CURENR=1} Supervise {else} Supervised] lab sections for faculty-taught courses

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

[{if T_CURENR=1} Assist {else} Assisted] faculty with grading or other instruction- related activities

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

[{if T_CURENR=1} Assist {else} Assisted] faculty with answering student e-mail messages

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

[{if T_CURENR=1} Hold {else} Held] office hours

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12GRFELL

Wording

[If T_CURENR=1] In the 2010-2011 school year, have you had a graduate fellowship? [Else] In the 2010-2011 school year, did you have a graduate fellowship?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12GRFELLAMT

Wording

[If T_CURENR=1] What is the amount of your graduate fellowship for the 2010-2011 school year? [Else] What was the amount of your graduate fellowship for the 2010-2011 school year?

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	$\|.00
Response Option	Response Option Details

Question Name

N12GRTRNSHP

Wording

[If T_CURENR=1] In the 2010-2011 school year, have you had a traineeship? [Else] In the 2010-2011 school year, did you have a traineeship?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12GRTRNAMT

Wording

[If T_CURENR=1] What is the amount of your traineeship for the 2010-2011 school year? [Else] What was the amount of your traineeship for the 2010-2011 school year?

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	$\|.00
Response Option	Response Option Details

Question Name

N12GRHRS

Wording

[If T_CURENR = 1] During the 2010-2011 school year, how many hours, on average, do you work per week in your graduate school job(s)? [else] During the 2010-2011 school year, how many hours, on average, did you work per week in your graduate school job(s)?

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	\| hours per week
Response Option	Response Option Details

Question Name

N12GRWEEK

Wording

[If T_CURENR = 1] For your graduate school job(s), would you say you have worked during all the weeks you attended [Y_NPSCHL], most of them, half of them, or less than half? [else] For your graduate school job(s), would you say you worked during all the weeks you attended [Y_NPSCHL], most of them, half of them, or less than half?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	All
2	Most
3	Half
4	Less than half

Question Name

N12SCHJOB

Wording

[if T_CURENR=1] During the 2010-2011 school year, have you had... [else] During the 2010-2011 school year, did you have... [All conditions include following definition] (An assistantship is a school-related job for which you are paid including such jobs as a research assistant or a teaching assistant.)

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

A work-study job

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

An assistantship

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12WSMAJR

Wording

Create ltext fill: {if N12DBLMAJ = 3 or T_STAT = 3} ltext = coursework {else if N12DBLMAJ = 2} ltext = primary major or field of study {else} ltext = major or field of study [If N12DBLMAJ = 3 or T_STAT = 3] {If T_CURENR = 0} Was {else} Is] your work-study job related to your coursework at [Y_NPSCHL]? [else] {If T_CURENR = 0} Was {else} Is] your work-study job related to your [{If N12DBLMAJ = 2} primary] major or field of study at [Y_NPSCHL]?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12ASMAJR (NEW)

Wording

Create ltext fill: {if N12DBLMAJ = 3 or T_STAT = 3} ltext = coursework {else if N12DBLMAJ = 2} ltext = primary major or field of study {else} ltext = major or field of study [If N12DBLMAJ = 3 or T_STAT = 3] [{If T_CURENR = 0} was {else} is] your assistantship related to your coursework at [Y_NPSCHL]? [else] [{If T_CURENR = 0} was {else} is] your assistantship related to your [{If N12DBLMAJ = 2} primary] major or field of study at [Y_NPSCHL]?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12WSONOF

Wording

[If T_CURENR=1] Is your work-study job located primarily on or off campus? [else] Was your work-study job located primarily on or off campus?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	On campus
2	Off campus
3	Both on and off campus

Question Name

N12ASONOF (NEW)

Wording

[If T_CURENR=1] Is your assistantship located primarily on or off campus? [else] Was your assistantship located primarily on or off campus?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	On campus
2	Off campus
3	Both on and off campus

Question Name

N12WSEMP

Wording

[If T_CURENR = 1] Is your work-study job for [Y_NPSCHL] or for another institution or organization? [else] Was your work-study job for [Y_NPSCHL] or for another institution or organization?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	[Y_NPSCHL]
2	Another institution or organization

Question Name

N12ASEMP (NEW)

Wording

[If T_CURENR = 1] Is your assistantship for [Y_NPSCHL] or for another institution or organization? [else] Was your assistantship for [Y_NPSCHL] or for another institution or organization?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	[Y_NPSCHL]
2	Another institution or organization

Question Name

N12WAEARN

Wording

[If T_CURENR = 1] How much do you earn from your work-study job while attending [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year? [else] How much did you earn from your work-study job while you were attending [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Per year
2	Per term or semester
3	Per month
4	Per week
5	Per hour

Question Name

N12WAERNS

Wording

[If T_CURENR = 1] In the 2010-2011 school year only, how many [{if N12WAERNT = 2} terms {if N12WAERNT = 3} months {else} weeks] will you have worked in your work-study job by the end of the school year? [else] During the 2010-2011 school year, how many [{if N12WAERNT = 2} terms {if N12WAERNT = 3} months {else} weeks] did you work in your work-study job? [If Y_CALSYS=0 and N12WAERNT in (missing, 1, 4, 5)] then provide the following instruction]: A typical semester =15 weeks. A typical quarter or trimester=10 weeks.

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	[If N12WAERNT = 2] terms [else if N12WAERNT = 3] months [else] weeks

Question Name

N12WAHRS

Wording

[If T_CURENR = 1] During the 2010-2011 school year, how many hours, on average, do you work per week in your work-study job? [else] During the 2010-2011 school year, how many hours, on average, did you work per week in your work-study job?

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	\| hours per week

Question Name

N12ASEARN (NEW)

Wording

[If T_CURENR = 1] How much do you earn from your assistantship while attending [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year? [else] How much did you earn from your assistantship while you were attending [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Per year
2	Per term or semester
3	Per month
4	Per week
5	Per hour

Question Name

N12ASERNS (NEW)

Wording

[If T_CURENR = 1] In the 2010-2011 school year, how many [{if N12ASERNT = 2} terms {if N12ASERNT = 3} months {else} weeks] will you have worked in your assistantship by the end of the school year? [else] During the 2010-2011 school year, how many [{if N12ASERNT = 2} terms {if N12ASERNT = 3} months {else} weeks] did you work in your assistantship? [If Y_CALSYS=0 and N12ASERNT in (missing, 4, 5)] then provide the following instruction]: A typical semester =15 weeks. A typical quarter or trimester=10 weeks.

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	[If N12ASERNT = 2] terms [else if N12ASERNT = 3] months [else] weeks
Response Option	Response Option Details

Question Name

N12ASHRS (NEW)

Wording

[If T_CURENR = 1] During the 2010-2011 school year, how many hours, on average, do you work per week in your assistantship? [else] During the 2010-2011 school year, how many hours, on average, did you work per week in your assistantship?

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	\| hours per week
Response Option	Response Option Details

Question Name

N12ASWEEK (NEW)

Wording

[If T_CURENR = 1] For your assistantship, would you say you have worked during all the weeks you attended [Y_NPSCHL], most of them, half of them, or less than half? [else] For your assistantship, would you say you worked during all the weeks you attended [Y_NPSCHL], most of them, half of them, or less than half?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	All
2	Most
3	Half
4	Less than half

Current Employment

Spec Name

Value

Question Name

INTEMP

Wording

[If N12BPSELG=1] [t_fill1] would like to continue to ask you about work and school. First, [t_fill1] have a few questions about the type of work you might be doing if you weren’t in school right now. Then, [t_fill1] will ask some specific questions about any [t_fill2] jobs you may have held during the 2010-2011 school year. [Else]: [t_fill1] would like to continue to ask you about work and school. [t_fill1] will ask some specific questions about any [t_fill2] jobs you may have held during the 2010-2011 school year.

Question Name

N12WRKPAY (NEW) (RE-INTERVIEW)

Wording

If you had not attended college at all in 2010-2011, which of the following would you most likely have done?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Work for pay
2	Work, but not be paid
3	Not work (for any reason)
4	Enter the military

Question Name

N12ALTNUMJOB (NEW)

Wording

If you had not attended college at all in 2010-2011, how many jobs for pay do you think you would have held at one time?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	One job at a time
2	Two or more jobs at a time

Question Name

N12ALTWAGE1 (NEW)

Wording

[If N12WRKPAY=4] How much do you think you would have earned if you had entered the military? Provide your best guess if you are unsure of the amount. [Else] How much do you think you would have earned at that job? Provide your best guess if you are unsure of the amount. [All get the following instruction]: (Tip: The average minimum wage is $7.75 per hour.)

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

$|(enter an amount per hour or an amount per year)

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Per hour
2	Per year

Question Name

N12ALTWAGE2 (NEW)

Wording

How much do you think you would have earned at all those jobs together? Provide your best guess if you are unsure of the amount.

(Tip: The average minimum wage is $7.75 per hour.)

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

$|(enter an amount per week, per month, or per year)

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Per week
2	Per month
3	Per year

Question Name

N12ALTHRSWK (NEW)

Wording

[If N12WRKPAY=4 and TIO mode] If you had not attended college at all in 2010-2011, do you think that on average you would have worked 35 or more hours per week, or less than 35 hours per week in the military? [Else if N12WRKPAY=4] On average, how many hours per week do you think you would have worked in the military if you had not attended college at all in 2010-2011? [Else if TIO mode] If you had not attended college at all in 2010-2011, do you think that on average you would have worked 35 or more hours per week, or less than 35 hours per week? [Else] On average, how many hours per week do you think you would have worked if you had not attended college at all in 2010-2011?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	35 or more hours per week
2	Less than 35 hours per week

Question Name

N12POCC (NEW)

Wording

[If N12WRKPAY=4]: If you had entered the military instead of attending college in 2010-2011, what would be the title and duties of the job you think you would have held? [else if N12ALTNUMJOB=1]: If you had worked for pay instead of attending college in 2010-2011, what would be the title and duties of the job you think you would have held? [else]: If you had worked for pay instead of attending college in 2010-2011, what would be the title and duties of the job you think you would have held? Since you think you would have held more than one job, tell [if web: us/if TIO: me] about the job where you would have worked the most hours.

Item

Spec Name	Value
Occupation Coder	Data source: O*NET: Occupational Information Network (U.S. Department of Labor)
Wording	Don't know occupation
Response Option	Response Option Details

Question Name

N12SIMJOB (NEW)

Wording

[If N12PJBTL ne missing]: Were you working as a(n) [N12PJBTL] or at a similar job to that before you began attending [Y_NPSCHL]? [else]: Before attending [Y_NPSCHL], did you have a job that was the same as or similar to the job you think you would have held if you had not gone to college in 2010-2011?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12POCCTIM (NEW)

Wording

[If N12PJBTL ne missing]: For how long were you working as a(n) [N12PJBTL] prior to attending [Y_NPSCHL]? [else]: For how long were you working at that job prior to attending [Y_NPSCHL]?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

|(Enter a number here and choose a unit of time below)

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Day(s)
2	Week(s)
3	Month(s)
4	Year(s)

Question Name

N12LIFECHNG (NEW)

Wording

Tell [if web: us/if TIO: me] how much you agree with this statement by providing a number from 1 to 5, with 1 being "strongly disagree" and 5 being "strongly agree." If you would like to, you can use a decimal value such as a 2.5 or a 4.5 to answer this question. [If T_STAT=2] My life would be better overall if I finished my education. [Else] My life would be better overall if I finished my [T_DEGREN].

Item

Spec Name	Value
Slider	1-5

Question Name

N12CHNGWAYS (NEW)

Wording

[If N12LIFECHNG in (3.5, 4, 4.5, 5)] In which of the following ways do you think your life would be better if you finished your education? (Else) In which of the following ways do you think your life would be worse if you finished your education?

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	Choosing how and when you will complete important work tasks
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Flexibility to make time for friends or family
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Flexibility to make time for leisure pursuits
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Being seen as an expert in your field
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Helping others
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Yearly income
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Other way not listed
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Please tell us the other way:
Response Option	Response Option Details

Question Name

N12NUMJOB

Wording

[If T_CURENR=1 and (N12GRTA in (0, blank) and N12GRRA in (0, blank) and N12GROTH in (0, blank) and N12GRFELL in (0, blank) and N12GRTRNSHP in (0, blank) and N12WKST ne 1 and N12ASST ne 1)] How many jobs are you currently working for pay? [else if T_CURENR = 1] Other than your [school_job1 + school_job2 + school_job3 + school_job4], how many jobs are you currently working for pay? [else if T_CURENR ne 1 and (N12GRTA in (0, blank) and N12GRRA in (0, blank) and N12GROTH in (0, blank) and N12GRFELL in (0, blank) and N12GRTRNSHP in (0, blank) and N12WKST ne 1 and N12ASST ne 1)] How many jobs for pay did you have when you last attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year? [else] Other than your [school_job1 + school_job2 + school_job3 + school_job4], how many jobs for pay did you have when you last attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
0	None
1	One
2	More than one

Question Name

N12ENRWRK

Wording

[If T_CURENR = 1] While attending [Y_NPSCHL] and working, would you say you are primarily... [else] While you were attending [Y_NPSCHL] during the 2010-2011 school year and working, would you say you were primarily...

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	A student working to meet expenses, or
2	An employee who decided to enroll in school

Question Name

N12SAMEJOB (NEW)

Wording

[If T_CURENR=1 and N12PJBTL=missing] Are you working in the same job you had before you began attending [Y_NPSCHL]? [else if T_CURENR=0 and N12PJBTL=missing] While you were attending [Y_NPSCHL] during the 2010-2011 school year, were you working in the same job you had before you began attending [Y_NPSCHL]? [If T_CURENR=1] Are you working as a(n) [N12PJBTL]? [else] While you were attending [Y_NPSCHL] during the 2010-2011 school year, were you working as a(n) [N12PJBTL]?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12ONOFF

Wording

[If N12NUMJOB = 1 and If T_CURENR=1]: Is your job located on or off campus? [If N12NUMJOB=1 and T_CURENR=0]: The next set of questions focuses on the job you had when you last attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year. Was that job located on or off campus? [else If N12NUMJOB gt 1 and T_CURENR=1]: Are your jobs all located on campus, all located off campus, or located both on and off campus? [else if N12NUMJOB gt 1 and T_CURENR=0]: When you last attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year, were your jobs all located on campus, all located off campus, or located both on and off campus?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	[If N12NUMJOB=1]: Primarily on campus [Else if T_CURENR=1]: Jobs are all on campus [Else]: Jobs were all on campus
2	[If N12NUMJOB=1]: Primarily off campus [Else if T_CURENR=1] Jobs are all off campus [Else]: Jobs were all off campus
3	[If T_CURENR=1] Have both on and off campus jobs [Else]: Had both on and off campus jobs

Question Name

N12SEARN

Wording

[if T_CURENR = 1 and (N12GRTA=1 or N12GRRA=1 or N12GROTH=1 or N12GRFELL=1 or N12GRTRNSHP=1 or N12WKST=1 or N12ASST=1)] How much do you earn [t_fill2] while attending during the 2010-2011 school year? Please exclude your [school_job1 + school_job2 + school_job3 + school_job4] and any summer earnings if you were not attending during the summer. [else if T_CURENR = 1] How much do you earn [t_fill2] while attending during the 2010-2011 school year? Please exclude any summer earnings if you were not attending during the summer. [else if T_CURENR = 0 and (N12GRTA=1 or N12GRRA=1 or N12GROTH=1 or N12GRFELL=1 or N12GRTRNSHP=1 or N12WKST=1 or N12ASST=1)] How much did you earn [t_fill2] when you last attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year? Please exclude your [school_job1 + school_job2 + school_job3 + school_job4] and any summer earnings if you were not attending during the summer. [else] How much did you earn [t_fill2] when you last attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year? Please exclude any summer earnings if you were not attending during the summer.

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	For the entire school year
2	Per term or semester
3	Per month
4	Per week
5	Per hour

Question Name

N12SEARNS

Wording

[If T_CURENR = 1 and (N12GRTA = 1 or N12GRRA = 1 or N12GROTH = 1 or N12GRFELL = 1 or N12GRTRNSHP = 1 or N12WKST = 1 or N12ASST = 1)] While attending [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year only, and not including your [school_job1 + school_job2 + school_job3 + school_job4], how many [t_fill2] will you have worked [t_fill3] by the end of the year? [else if T_CURENR=1] While attending [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year only, how many [t_fill2] will you have worked [t_fill3] by the end of the year? [else if T_CURENR = 0 and (N12GRTA = 1 or N12GRRA = 1 or N12GROTH = 1 or N12GRFELL = 1 or N12GRTRNSHP = 1 or N12WKST = 1 or N12ASST =1)] Not including your [school_job1 + school_job2 + school_job3 + school_job4], how many [t_fill2] did you work [t_fill3] while attending [Y_NPSCHL] during the 2010-2011 school year? [else] How many [t_fill2] did you work [t_fill3] while attending [Y_NPSCHL] during the 2010-2011 school year? [If Y_CALSYS=0 and N12SERNTIM in (missing,1,4,5) then provide the following instruction]: A typical semester =15 weeks. A typical quarter or trimester=10 weeks.

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	[if N12SERNTIM = 2] Terms [else if N12SERNTIM = 3] Months [else] Weeks

Question Name

N12SBHRS

Wording

[If T_CURENR = 1 and (N12GRTA=1 or N12GRRA=1 or N12GROTH=1 or N12GRFELL=1 or N12GRTRNSHP=1 or N12WKST=1 or N12ASST=1)] How many hours, on average, do you work [t_fill2] per week during the 2010-2011 school year? Please exclude your [school_job1 + school_job2 + school_job3 + school_job4] and any summer hours if you are not attending [Y_NPSCHL] during the summer. [else if T_CURENR = 1] How many hours, on average, do you work [t_fill2] per week during the 2010-2011 school year? (Please exclude summer hours if you are not attending [Y_NPSCHL] during the summer.)" [else if T_CURENR = 0 and (N12GRTA=1 or N12GRRA=1 or N12GROTH=1 or N12GRFELL=1 or N12GRTRNSHP=1 or N12WKST=1 or N12ASST=1)] How many hours, on average, did you work [t_fill2] per week when you last attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year? Please exclude your [school_job1 + school_job2 + school_job3 + school_job4] and any summer earnings if you were not attending during the summer. [else] How many hours, on average, did you work [t_fill2] per week when you last attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year? (Please exclude summer hours if you did not attend [Y_NPSCHL] during the summer.)

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	\| hour(s) per week
Response Option	Response Option Details

Question Name

N12DISTWKDAY (NEW)

Wording

[If T_CURENR=1 and N12NUMJOB=2]: In an average week, how many days do you travel to the job where you work the most hours? [Else if T_CURENR=1]: In an average week, how many days do you travel to work? [else if T_CURENR=0 and N12NUMJOB=2]: When you last attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year, how many days in an average week did you travel to the job where you worked the most hours? [else]: When you last attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year, how many days in an average week did you travel to work?

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	\| day(s) per week
Wording	[If T_CURENR=1]: Do not travel to work [else]: Did not travel to work
Response Option	Response Option Details

Question Name

N12DISTWKTIM (NEW)

Wording

[If T_CURENR=1 and N12NUMJOB=2]: On an average day, how much time does it take for you to get to the job where you work the most hours? [Else if T_CURENR=1]: On an average day, how much time does it take for you to get to work? [Else if T_CURENR=0 and N12NUMJOB=2]: When you last attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year, how much time did it take on an average day for you to get to the job where you worked the most hours? [else]: When you last attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year, how much time did it take on an average day for you to get to work?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

|(enter number of minutes or hours)

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Minute(s)
2	Hour(s)

Question Name

N12WRKLIMITS (NEW)

Wording

[If T_CURENR=1] Does working while you are attending [Y_NPSCHL]... [Else] Did working when you last attended [Y_NPSCHL] during the 2010-2011 school year...

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

[If T_CURENR=1]: Limit the number of classes you can take? [Else]: Limit the number of classes you could take?

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Make it difficult to schedule your classes?

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Limit your access to campus facilities or services?

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Income and Expenses

Spec Name

Value

Question Name

N12INCOM

Wording

[If N12WAAMT > 0 or N12ERNAMT > 0 or N12GRTAAMT > 1 or N12GRRAAMT > 1 or N12GRFELLAMT > 1 or N12GRTRNAMT > 1 or N12GROTHAMT > 1] Earlier, you told [if web: us/if TIO: me] about the money you earned while you were attending [Y_NPSCHL] (July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011). Now we'd like to find out about your income for calendar year 2010 (January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010). What was your income from all sources (including income from work, investment income, alimony, etc.) prior to taxes and deductions in 2010? [If N12MARR = 2 (Please exclude your spouse's income.)] [else] What was your income from all sources (including income from work, investment income, alimony, etc.) prior to taxes and deductions for calendar year 2010 (January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010)? [If N12MARR = 2 (Please exclude your spouse's income.)]

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	No income
2	Less than $1,000
3	$1,000-$2,499
4	$2,500-$4,999
5	$5,000-$9,999
6	$10,000-$14,999
7	$15,000-$19,999
8	$20,000-$29,999
9	$30,000-$49,999
10	$50,000 and above
11	Don't know

Question Name

N12INCSP

Wording

How much would you estimate your spouse earned from all sources prior to taxes and deductions in calendar year 2010 (January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010)?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	No income
2	Less than $1,000
3	$1,000-$2,499
4	$2,500-$4,999
5	$5,000-$9,999
6	$10,000-$14,999
7	$15,000-$19,999
8	$20,000-$29,999
9	$30,000-$49,999
10	$50,000 and above
11	Don't know

Question Name

N12DEPS

Wording

[If Web mode]: Next we have some questions that will help us understand how students' family situations affect how they pay for college. Do you have any children? [if TIO mode]: Next I have some questions for you that will help us understand how students' family situations affect how they pay for college. Do you have any children?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12DEP2

Wording

[If T_CURENR = 1] How many children do you support financially? [else] How many children did you support financially during the most recent term you attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year?

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	\| child(ren)

Question Name

N12DAGE

Wording

[If N12DEP2= 1] How old is your child? [else] How old is your youngest dependent child?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Age of child:

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
0	Less than one year
1	1
2	2
3	3
4	4
5	5
6	6
7	7
8	8
9	9
10	10
11	11
12	12
13	13
14	14
15	15
16	16
17	17
18	18
19	19
20	20
21	21
22	22
23	23
24	24
25	25 or older

Question Name

N12CARE (NEW)

Wording

[if T_CURENR = 1] How many of your dependent children are in day care or after school care? [else]: How many of your dependent children were in day care or after school care, during the most recent term you attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

|child(ren)

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12CARE1 (NEW)

Wording

[if T_CURENR = 1] Is your child in day care or after school care? [else] Was your child in day care or after school care, during the most recent term you attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12DAYCST (NEW)

Wording

[If T_CURENR = 1 and N12MARR=2]: How much (on average) do you and your spouse pay each month for childcare? Indicate only the amount for which you and your spouse are responsible each month. Indicate 0 if someone else pays all of your childcare costs for you. [else if T_CURENR = 1] How much (on average) do you pay each month for childcare? Indicate only the amount for which you are responsible each month. Indicate 0 if someone else pays all of your childcare costs for you. [else if T_CURENR=0 and N12MARR=2]: During the most recent term you attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year, how much (on average) did you and your spouse pay each month for childcare? Indicate only the amount for which you and your spouse were responsible each month. Indicate 0 if someone else paid all of your childcare costs for you. [else]: During the most recent term you attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year, how much (on average) did you pay each month for childcare? Indicate only the amount for which you were responsible each month. Indicate 0 if someone else paid all of your childcare costs for you."

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

$|.00 per month

Response Option

Code	Label
1	{Continuous}

Question Name

N12KIDCOL

Wording

[If T_CURENR = 1]
How many of your dependent children have been in college at some point since July 1, 2010?
[else]
How many of your dependent children were in college at some point during the most recent term you attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year?

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	\| child(ren)

Question Name

N12KIDCOL1

Wording

[If T_CURENR = 1] Has your child been in college at some point since July 1, 2010? [else] Was your child in college at some point during the most recent term you attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12COLCOST (NEW)

Wording

[If N12KIDCOL=1] Excluding any loans for which you may have co-signed for your child, how much did you contribute to the cost of your child's college expenses between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011? [else] Excluding any loans for which you may have co-signed for your children, how much did you contribute to the cost of your children's college expenses between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011?

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	$\|.00
Response Option	Response Option Details

Question Name

N12OTDEPS

Wording

Create t_fill1, t_fill2, and t_fill3: {if T_CURENR=1} t_fill1=have you been {else} t_fill1=were you {if T_CURENR=1} t_fill2=Have you been {else} t_fill2=Were you {if N12DEP2=1} t_fill3=child {else} t_fill3=children [If N12MARR=2 and N12DEPS in (0, blank) or (N12MARR=2 and N12DEPS=1 and N12DEP2 in (0, blank)] Other than your spouse, [t_fill1] financially supporting anyone else during the 2010-2011 school year? [else if N12MARR ne 2 and N12DEPS=0 or blank] [t_fill2] financially supporting anyone else during the 2010-2011 school year? [else if N12MARR=2 and N12DEP2 gt 0] Other than your spouse and your [t_fill3], [t_fill1] financially supporting anyone else during the 2010-2011 school year? [else if N12MARR ne 2 and N12DEP2 gt 0] Other than your [t_fill3], [t_fill1] financially supporting anyone else during the 2010-2011 school year? [else] [t_fill2] financially supporting anyone else during the 2010-2011 school year?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12OTDEPS2 (NEW)

Wording

Create t_fill1, t_fill2: {if T_CURENR=1} t_fill1=have you been {else} t_fill1=were you {if N12DEP2=1} t_fill2=child {else} t_fill2=children [If N12MARR=2 and N12DEPS in (0, blank) or (N12MARR=2 and N12DEPS=1 and N12DEP2 in (0, blank)] Other than your spouse, how many others [t_fill1] financially supporting during the 2010-2011 school year? [else if N12MARR ne 2 and N12DEPS in (0, blank) or (N12MARR ne 2 and N12DEPS=1 and N12DEP2 in (0, blank)] How many others [t_fill1] financially supporting during the 2010-2011 school year? [else if N12MARR=2 and N12DEP2 gt 0] Other than your spouse and your [t_fill2], how many others [t_fill1] financially supporting during the 2010-2011 school year? [else] Other than your [t_fill2], how many others [t_fill1] financially supporting during the 2010-2011 school year?

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	\|other(s)
Response Option	Response Option Details

Question Name

N12OTDEPAMT (NEW)

Wording

Create: {if N12DEP2=1} t_fill1=child {else} t_fill1=children Create: {if N12OTDEPS2=1} t_fill2=this other person {else} t_fill2=these other people [If N12MARR=2 and N12DEP2 gt 0] In an average month, how much do you spend supporting [t_fill2]? (Do not include money you spend to support your spouse or your [t_fill1].) [else if N12MARR=2] In an average month, how much do you spend supporting [t_fill2]? (Do not include any money you spend to support your spouse.) [else] In an average month, how much do you spend supporting [t_fill2]?

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	$\|.00
Response Option	Response Option Details

Question Name

N12FLNUSETYP (NEW) (RE-INTERVIEW)

Wording

The next several questions focus on how you have paid for your expenses while you have attended [Y_NPSCHL].

In the 2010-2011 school year, have you used more than $1,000 of your federal student loans to pay for:

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Create: {if N12DEP2=1} t_fill1=child {else} t_fill1=children [If N12MARR=2 and N12DEP2 gt 0] Basic living expenses such as rent and food for you and your spouse and t_fill1 [Else if N12MARR=2] Basic living expenses such as rent and food for you and your spouse [Else if N12DEP2 gt 0] Basic living expenses such as rent and food for you and your t_fill1 [Else] Basic living expenses such as rent and food

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

The expenses of others, such as your parents or guardians and other relatives

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Create: {if N12DEP2=1} t_fill1=child {else} t_fill1=children [If N12MARR=2 and N12DEP2 gt 0] All other expenses you may have including expenses for you and your spouse and t_fill1 [Else in N12MARR=2] All other expenses you may have including expenses for you and your spouse [Else if N12DEP2 gt 0] All other expenses you may have including expenses for you and your t_fill1 [Else] All other expenses you may have

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Tuition, fees, and other educational expenses

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12PLNUSETYP (NEW) (RE-INTERVIEW)

Wording

In the 2010-2011 school year, have you used more than $1,000 of your private student loans to pay for:

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Tuition, fees, and other educational expenses

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

The expenses of others, such as your parents or guardians and other relatives

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12FAMHELP (NEW) (RE-INTERVIEW)

Wording

[If N12MARR=2] Other than your spouse, have family members or friends helped pay for any of your educational or other expenses while you have attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year? [Else]: Have family members or friends helped pay for any of your educational or other expenses while you have attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12FAMHLPORD (NEW)

Wording

[If N12MARR=2] Of the money received from family or friends other than your spouse, about how much do you use each term or semester to pay for: [Else] Of the money received from family or friends, about how much do you use each term or semester to pay for:

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Create: {if N12DEP2=1} t_fill1=child {else} t_fill1=children [If N12MARR=2 and N12DEP2 gt 0] Basic living expenses such as rent and food (or room and board) for you and your spouse and t_fill1 [Else if N12MARR=2] Basic living expenses such as rent and food (or room and board) for you and your spouse [Else if N12DEP2 gt 0] Basic living expenses such as rent and food (or room and board) for you and your t_fill1 [Else] Basic living expenses such as rent and food (or room and board)

Response Option

Code	Label
0	$0
1	$1 to $500
2	$501 to $1,000
3	$1,001 to $1,500
4	$1,501 to $2,000
5	More than $2,000

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
0	$0
1	$1 to $500
2	$501 to $1,000
3	$1,001 to $1,500
4	$1,501 to $2,000
5	More than $2,000

Wording

Tuition, fees, and other educational expenses

Response Option

Code	Label
0	$0
1	$1 to $500
2	$501 to $1,000
3	$1,001 to $1,500
4	$1,501 to $2,000
5	More than $2,000

Question Name

N12NUMCRD

Wording

Excluding debit or ATM cards, how many credit cards do you have in your own name that are billed to you?

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	\| credit card(s)

Question Name

N12PAYOFF

Wording

[If N12NUMCRD=1] Do you usually pay off your credit card balance each month, or carry a balance over from month to month? [else] Do you usually pay off your credit card balances each month, or carry a balance over from month to month?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Pay off balances
2	Carry balances

Question Name

N12CRDBAL

Wording

[If N12NUMCRD gt 1]: What was the balance on all your credit cards combined according to your last statements? [else] What was the balance on your credit card according to your last statement?

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	$\|.00

Question Name

N12CCUSE (NEW)

Wording

Have you used credit cards to help pay for any of your educational or other expenses while you have attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12CCUSEORD (NEW)

Wording

About how much have you charged on your credit cards each term or semester to pay for:

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Tuition, fees, and other educational expenses

Response Option

Code	Label
0	$0
1	$1 to $500
2	$501 to $1,000
3	$1,001 to $1,500
4	$1,501 to $2,000
5	More than $2,000

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
0	$0
1	$1 to $500
2	$501 to $1,000
3	$1,001 to $1,500
4	$1,501 to $2,000
5	More than $2,000

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
0	$0
1	$1 to $500
2	$501 to $1,000
3	$1,001 to $1,500
4	$1,501 to $2,000
5	More than $2,000

Wording

The expenses of others, such as your parents or guardians and other relatives

Response Option

Code	Label
0	$0
1	$1 to $500
2	$501 to $1,000
3	$1,001 to $1,500
4	$1,501 to $2,000
5	More than $2,000

Question Name

N12CCREASON (NEW)

Wording

[If N12NUMCRD=1]Did you use your credit card in the 2010-2011 school year because it was the only way you had to pay for your expenses? [else]:Did you use your credit cards in the 2010-2011 school year because they were the only way you had to pay for your expenses?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12SCHRES

Wording

[If T_CURENR=1 and web mode] While attending [Y_NPSCHL] during the 2010-2011 school year, are you living… (If you have lived in more than one residence, choose the place where you have lived for the longest period of time.) [else If T_CURENR = 1] While attending [Y_NPSCHL] during the 2010-2011 school year, are you living in college-owned housing, with your parent(s) or guardian(s), or some place else? (If you have lived in more than one residence, choose the place where you have lived for the longest period of time.) [else if T_CURENR=0 and web mode ] While attending [Y_NPSCHL] during the 2010-2011 school year, did you live… (If you lived in more than one residence, choose the place where you lived for the longest period of time.) [else] While attending [Y_NPSCHL] during the 2010-2011 school year, did you live in college-owned housing, with your parent(s) or guardian(s), or some place else? (If you lived in more than one residence, choose the place where you lived for the longest period of time.)

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	On campus or in college-owned housing
2	With parent(s) or guardian(s)
3	Some place else off campus (not college-owned housing)

Question Name

N12DISTHDAYS (NEW)

Wording

[If T_CURENR=1]: On average, how many days per week (or per month) do you travel between your current residence and [Y_NPSCHL] [else]: In the 2010-2011 school year, how many days per week on average (or per month) did you travel between where you lived and [Y_NPSCHL]?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

|day(s)

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

[If T_CURENR=1]: Do not travel between home and [Y_NPSCHL] [else]: Did not travel between home and [Y_NPSCHL]

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	per week
2	per month

Question Name

N12DISTHMINS (NEW)

Wording

[If T_CURENR=1] On an average day, how much time does it take for you to get from your current residence to [Y_NPSCHL]? [else] On an average day in the 2010-2011 school year, how much time did it take for you to get from where you lived to [Y_NPSCHL]?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

|(enter number of minutes or hours)

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Minute(s) per day

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Minute(s)
2	Hour(s)

Question Name

N12HOME

Wording

Do you own a home or pay a mortgage on a home?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12RNTAMT

Wording

[If T_CURENR = 1 and N12HOME=1] While attending [Y_NPSCHL] during the 2010-2011 school year, how much (on average) is your monthly mortgage payment? Please indicate only the amount that you ([if N12MARR=2] and your spouse/[else if N12MARR=6] and your partner) are responsible for paying. If someone else pays your mortgage on your behalf, please indicate "0". [else if T_CURENR=0 and N12HOME=1] While you were attending [Y_NPSCHL] during the 2010-2011 school year, how much (on average) was your monthly mortgage payment? Please indicate only the amount that you ([if N12MARR=2] and your spouse/[else if N12MARR=6] and your partner) were responsible for paying. If someone else paid your mortgage on your behalf, please indicate "0". [else if T_CURENR=1 and N12HOME=0] While attending [Y_NPSCHL] during the 2010-2011 school year, how much (on average) is your monthly rent payment? Please indicate only the amount that you ([if N12MARR=2] and your spouse/[else if N12MARR=6] and your partner) are responsible for paying. If you do not have a rent payment or someone else pays your rent on your behalf, please indicate "0". [else if T_CURENR=0 and N12HOME=0] While you were attending [Y_NPSCHL] during the 2010-2011 school year, how much (on average) was your monthly rent payment? Please indicate only the amount that you ([if N12MARR=2] and your spouse/[else if N12MARR=6] and your partner) were responsible for paying. If you did not pay rent or if someone else paid your rent on your behalf, please indicate "0". [else if T_CURENR=1] While attending [Y_NPSCHL] during the 2010-2011 school year, how much (on average) is your monthly rent or mortgage payment? Please indicate only the amount that you ([if N12MARR=2] and your spouse/[else if N12MARR=6] and your partner) are responsible for paying. If someone else pays your rent or mortgage on your behalf, please indicate "0". [else] While you were attending [Y_NPSCHL] during the 2010-2011 school year, how much (on average) was your monthly rent or mortgage payment? Please indicate only the amount that you ([if N12MARR=2] and your spouse/[else if N12MARR=6] and your partner) were responsible for paying. If you did not pay rent or a mortgage or if someone else paid your rent or mortgage on your behalf, please indicate "0".

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	$\|.00

Question Name

N12UNTAX

Wording

[IF T_AGE ge 24 or N12MARR=2 or N12DEP2 gt 0 or N12OTDEPS2 gt 0] Between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011, did you [if N12MARR=2 or N12DEP2 gt 0 or N12OTDEPS2 gt 0: or anyone in your household] receive any of the following benefits? (Bulleted list) Social Security, SNAP (the Food Stamp Program), TANF (the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program), [if N12DAGE LT 19 ]: The Free and Reduced Price School Lunch Program, [if N12DAGE LT 6]: WIC (the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children)

[else] Between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011, did you or anyone in your parent or guardian’s household receive any of the following benefits?

(Bulleted list) Social Security, SNAP (the Food Stamp Program), TANF (the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program), The Free and Reduced Price School Lunch Program, WIC (the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children)

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12PARST

Wording

What is the current marital status of your parents or guardians? If your parents are divorced, please answer this question about the marital status of the parent or guardian whom you lived with most during the past 12 months.

(If you did not live with one parent more than the other, answer about the parent who provided more financial support during the last 12 months, or during the most recent year that you received support from a parent.)

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Married or remarried
2	Single
3	Divorced or separated
4	Widowed
6	None of the above - Both parents or guardians are deceased

Question Name

N12PARNC

Wording

[If N12PARST=1] What was your parents' or guardians' combined income in calendar year 2010 (January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010)? If your parents are divorced and the parent you lived with more during the past 12 months is remarried, tell us about the combined income of that parent and the person he or she is married to. [Else if N12PARST = 2] What was your parent or guardian's income in calendar year 2010 (January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010)? Would you say it was… (Tell us about the parent or guardian whom you lived with most during the past 12 months. If you did not live with one parent more than the other, answer about the parent who provided more financial support during the last 12 months, or during the most recent year that you received support from a parent.) [Else if N12PARST = 4] What was your parent or guardian's income in calendar year 2010 (January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010)? Would you say it was... [Else] In calendar year 2010 (January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010), what was the income of the parent or guardian whom you lived with most in the past 12 months? Would you say it was... (If you did not live with one parent more than the other, answer about the parent who provided more financial support during the last 12 months, or during the most recent year that you received support from a parent.)

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Parents (or guardians) are deceased

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Under $30,000
2	$30,000 to $59,999
3	$60,000 to $89,999
4	$90,000 to $119,999
5	$120,000 and above
6	Don't know

Question Name

N12PRHSD

Wording

[If N12PARST=1 and T_CURENR=1]: Not including yourself or your parents or guardians, how many people have your parents or guardians been supporting financially since July 1, 2010? If your parents are divorced and the parent you lived with more during the past 12 months is remarried, tell us about the number of people that parent and the person he or she is married to, are supporting. [Else if N12PARST=1 and T_CURENR=0] Not including yourself or your parents or guardians, how many people did your parents or guardians support financially during the most recent term you attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year? If your parents are divorced and the parent you lived with more during the past 12 months is remarried, tell us about the number of people that parent and the person he or she is married to, are supporting. [Else If N12PARST in (2,4) and T_CURENR=1]: Not including yourself or your parent or guardian, how many people has your parent or guardian been supporting financially since July 1, 2010? [If N12PARST=2]: Tell us about the parent or guardian whom you lived with most during the past 12 months. (If you did not live with one parent more than the other, answer about the parent who provided more financial support during the last 12 months, or during the most recent year that you received support from a parent.) [Else if N12PARST in (2,4) and T_CURENR=0] Not including yourself or your parent or guardian, how many people did your parent or guardian support financially during the most recent term you attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year? [If N12PARST=2]: Tell us about the parent or guardian whom you lived with most during the past 12 months. (If you did not live with one parent more than the other, answer about the parent who provided more financial support during the last 12 months, or during the most recent year that you received support from a parent.) [Else if T_CURENR=1] Not including yourself or the parent or guardian whom you lived with most in the past 12 months, how many people has this parent or guardian been supporting financially since July 1, 2010? (If you did not live with one parent more than the other, answer about the parent who provided more financial support during the last 12 months, or during the most recent year that you received support from a parent.) [else] Not including yourself or the parent or guardian whom you lived with most in the past 12 months, how many people did this parent or guardian support financially during the most recent term you attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year? (If you did not live with one parent more than the other, answer about the parent who provided more financial support during the last 12 months, or during the most recent year that you received support from a parent.)

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	\| individual(s)

Question Name

N12DPNUM

Wording

[If N12PARST=1 and T_CURENR=1]: Not including yourself or your parents or guardians, how many of the people financially supported by your parents or guardians have attended a college, university, or trade school since July 1, 2010? [else if N12PARST=1 and T_CURENR=0] Not including yourself or your parents or guardians, how many of the people financially supported by your parents or guardians attended a college, university, or trade school during the most recent term you attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year? [else if T_CURENR=1] Not including yourself or your parent or guardian, how many of the people financially supported by your parent or guardian have attended a college, university, or trade school since July 1, 2010? [else] Not including yourself or your parent or guardian, how many of the people financially supported by your parent or guardian attended a college, university, or trade school during the most recent term you attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year?"

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	\| individual(s)

Question Name

N12DISCOUNTA (NEW) (RE-INTERVIEW)

Wording

Imagine you have a choice between receiving $750 today, or $1500 one year from today. This gift is guaranteed to be paid whether you would choose to take the $750 today or wait to receive $1500 one year from today. Would you prefer...

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
750	$750 today
1500	$1500 one year from today

Question Name

N12DISCOUNTB (NEW) (RE-INTERVIEW)

Wording

You just said you would wait a year to receive $1500 rather than take $750 today. Starting with $750, what’s the least amount of money you’d be willing to wait a year for?

Item

Spec Name	Value
Slider	$750-$1500
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Least amount of money you would wait a year for:
Response Option	Response Option Details

Question Name

N12DISCOUNTC (NEW) (RE-INTERVIEW)

Wording

Imagine you have a choice between receiving $750 today, or $815 one month from today. This gift is guaranteed to be paid whether you would choose to take the $750 today or wait to receive $815 one month from today. Would you prefer...

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
750	$750 today
815	$815 one month from today

Question Name

N12DISCOUNTD (NEW) (RE-INTERVIEW)

Wording

You just said you would wait a month to receive $815 rather than take $750 today. Starting with $750, what’s the least amount of money you’d be willing to wait a month for?

Item

Spec Name	Value
Slider	$750-$815
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Least amount of money you would wait a month for:
Response Option	Response Option Details

Background

Spec Name

Value

Question Name

INTBCK

Wording

[if Web mode]: Finally, we have a few additional questions to ask you. This information is important in helping researchers and policymakers better understand factors affecting students from different backgrounds, and how those are related to their experiences in college. [if TIO mode]: Finally, I have a few additional questions to ask you. This information is important in helping researchers and policymakers better understand factors affecting students from different backgrounds, and how those are related to their experiences in college.

Item

Question Name

N12STATE (RE-INTERVIEW)

Wording

Of which state are you a legal resident?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
AL	Alabama
AK	Alaska
AZ	Arizona
AR	Arkansas
CA	California
CO	Colorado
CT	Connecticut
DE	Delaware
DC	District of Columbia
FL	Florida
GA	Georgia
HI	Hawaii
ID	Idaho
IL	Illinois
IN	Indiana
IA	Iowa
KS	Kansas
KY	Kentucky
LA	Louisiana
ME	Maine
MD	Maryland
MA	Massachusetts
MI	Michigan
MN	Minnesota
MS	Mississippi
MO	Missouri
MT	Montana
NE	Nebraska
NV	Nevada
NH	New Hampshire
NJ	New Jersey
NM	New Mexico
NY	New York
NC	North Carolina
ND	North Dakota
OH	Ohio
OK	Oklahoma
OR	Oregon
PA	Pennsylvania
RI	Rhode Island
SC	South Carolina
SD	South Dakota
TN	Tennessee
TX	Texas
UT	Utah
VT	Vermont
VA	Virginia
WA	Washington
WV	West Virginia
WI	Wisconsin
WY	Wyoming
AS	American Samoa
FM	Fed State Micronesia
GU	Guam
MH	Marshall Islands
MP	Northern Mariana Isl
PW	Palau
PR	Puerto Rico
VI	U.S. Virgin Islands
FC	FOREIGN COUNTRY
-1	DON'T KNOW

Question Name

N12DISTNC (RE-INTERVIEW)

Wording

[If T_CURENR=1] What is the 5-digit zip code of your permanent address? Your permanent address is usually your legal residence, such as where you maintain your driver’s license or are registered to vote. [else] What was the 5-digit zip code of your permanent address when you last attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2010-2011 school year? Your permanent address is usually your legal residence, such as where you maintain your driver’s license or are registered to vote.

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording
Wording	Check here instead if permanent address is outside the United States
Response Option	Response Option Details

Question Name

N12USBORN

Wording

Were you born in the United States (including Puerto Rico or another U.S. territory)?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12CITZN

Wording

Are you a U.S. citizen?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
2	No - Resident alien, permanent resident, or other eligible non-citizen; hold a temporary resident's card or other eligible non-citizen temporary resident's card
3	No - Student visa, in the country on an F1 or F2 visa, or on a J1 or J2 exchange visitor visa

Question Name

N12IMGRAGE (NEW)

Wording

How old were you when you came to the United States?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Younger than 6
2	Between 6 and 12
3	Between 13 and 17
4	Older than 17

Question Name

N12FLANG (NEW) (RE-INTERVIEW)

Wording

What was the first language you learned to speak as a child?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	English
2	Spanish
3	English and Spanish equally
4	Another language (other than English or Spanish)
5	An equal mix of English and another language (other than Spanish)

Question Name

N12FFLANGA (NEW)

Wording

[If N12FLANG in (2, 3) and N12DIPL=1] How often did you speak Spanish with your mother or primary caregiver when you were in 9th grade? [Else if N12FLANG in (2, 3) and NI2DIPL ne 1] How often did you speak Spanish with your mother or primary caregiver when you were 14 years old? [Else if N12FLANG not in (2, 3) and N12DIPL=1] How often did you speak your non-English language with your mother or primary caregiver when you were in 9th grade? [Else] How often did you speak your non-English language with your mother or primary caregiver when you were 14 years old?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Never
2	Sometimes
3	About half of the time
4	Most of the time
5	Always

Question Name

N12FFLANGB (NEW)

Wording

[If N12FLANG in (2, 3)] Today, how often do you interact with others in Spanish? [Else] Today, how often do you interact with others in your non-English language?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Never
2	Sometimes
3	About half of the time
4	Most of the time
5	Always

Question Name

N12PARUS

Wording

Were your parents born in the United States (including Puerto Rico or another U.S. territory)?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
2	Yes, both parents
1	Yes, one parent
0	No

Question Name

N12HISP

Wording

Are you of either Hispanic or Latino origin?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12HISTYP

Wording

Are you of...

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Cuban descent

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Mexican, Mexican-American, or Chicano descent

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Puerto Rican descent

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Some other Spanish, Hispanic or Latino origin

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12RAC1

Wording

What is your race?

Choose one or more.

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

White

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Black or African American

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Asian

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

American Indian or Alaska Native

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12TRIBE

Wording

Are you enrolled in a state- or federally-recognized tribe?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12SPCOL

Wording

Has your spouse attended a college, university, or trade school during the 2010-2011 school year?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes, full time
2	Yes, part time
0	No

Question Name

N12GUARDED (RE-INTERVIEW)

Wording

For each of your parents or guardians, describe their relationship to you (for example, "mother") and the highest level of education they have completed.

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select One-
1	Mother
2	Father
3	Stepmother
4	Stepfather
5	Grandmother
6	Grandfather
7	Aunt
8	Uncle
9	Sister
10	Brother
11	Other person

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
1	Did not complete high school
2	High school diploma or equivalent
3	Vocational/technical training
4	Less than 2 years of college
5	Associate's degree
6	2 or more years of college but no degree
7	Bachelor's degree
8	Master's degree or equivalent
9	Professional degree (law or medicine)
10	Doctoral degree (PhD, EdD, etc.)
11	Don't know

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select One-
1	Mother
2	Father
3	Stepmother
4	Stepfather
5	Grandmother
6	Grandfather
7	Aunt
8	Uncle
9	Sister
10	Brother
11	Other person

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
1	Did not complete high school
2	High school diploma or equivalent
3	Vocational/technical training
4	Less than 2 years of college
5	Associate's degree
6	2 or more years of college but no degree
7	Bachelor's degree
8	Master's degree or equivalent
9	Professional degree (law or medicine)
10	Doctoral degree (PhD, EdD, etc.)
11	Don't know

Wording

This question does not apply to me

Response Option

Response Option Details

Question Name

N12MILIT

Wording

Are you a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces, or are you currently serving in the Armed Forces either on active duty or in the reserves?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Veteran

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Active duty

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Reserves

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

None of the above

Response Option

Code	Label
1	None of the above
0	No

Question Name

N12MILST

Wording

Have you ever served on active duty during a military operation, such as a war or national emergency?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12ACS16A (NEW)

Wording

These last few questions will help us better understand the educational services available for people with disabilities.

Are you deaf or do you have serious difficulty hearing?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12ACS16B (NEW)

Wording

Are you blind or do you have serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12ACS17A (NEW)

Wording

Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, do you have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12ACS17B (NEW)

Wording

Do you have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12ACS17C (NEW)

Wording

Do you have difficulty dressing or bathing?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12ACS18 (NEW)

Wording

Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, do you have difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor's office or shopping?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12PHYSH (NEW) (RE-INTERVIEW)

Wording

How would you rate your physical health?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Excellent
2	Very good
3	Good
4	Fair
5	Poor

Question Name

N12MENTH (NEW) (RE-INTERVIEW)

Wording

How would you rate your mental health?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Excellent
2	Very good
3	Good
4	Fair
5	Poor

Question Name

N12MISSH (NEW)

Wording

In the past 30 days, how often did a physical or mental health problem cause you to miss a day of school or work?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Never
2	A few times
3	About once a week
4	Almost every day
5	Every day

Locating

Spec Name

Value

Question Name

N12LINTRO

Wording

In about 2 years, we would like to be able to get in touch with you again to see what you’re doing and what has changed in your life. To find you then, we need to collect some address information.

This information will be kept completely confidential in secure and protected data files, and will be separate from the responses you’ve already provided in your survey.

Question Name

N12NAME

Wording

We currently have your name as follows:

(Make any necessary corrections, then select Next.)

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	First name:
Wording	Middle name:
Wording	Last name:

Question Name

N12VERLOC

Wording

Do you consider the following address to be your local address?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	[fill Y_LOC1AD]
2	Local address is different from above

Question Name

N12LOCADR

Wording

[If web mode] Please provide your local address. [else] What is your local address?

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	Street Address:
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	City:
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	State:
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Zip Code:
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Foreign Phone:
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Foreign Country:
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Cell Phone:
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Home phone:
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Foreign State/Province:
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Foreign Zip/Postal Code:
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Foreign Address:
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Foreign City:
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Please check here if the address is an international address.
Response Option	Response Option Details

Question Name

N12P1AD1

Wording

Please provide contact information for your parent(s) or guardian(s) who live together at the same address. You will have the opportunity to provide contact information for other parents or guardians who live at a different address next.

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

(Parent 1) Last Name:

Wording

(Parent 1) First Name:

Wording

Street Address:

Wording

City:

Wording

State:

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
AL	Alabama
AK	Alaska
AZ	Arizona
AR	Arkansas
CA	California
CO	Colorado
CT	Connecticut
DE	Delaware
DC	District of Columbia
FL	Florida
GA	Georgia
HI	Hawaii
ID	Idaho
IL	Illinois
IN	Indiana
IA	Iowa
KS	Kansas
KY	Kentucky
LA	Louisiana
ME	Maine
MD	Maryland
MA	Massachusetts
MI	Michigan
MN	Minnesota
MS	Mississippi
MO	Missouri
MT	Montana
NE	Nebraska
NV	Nevada
NH	New Hampshire
NJ	New Jersey
NM	New Mexico
NY	New York
NC	North Carolina
ND	North Dakota
OH	Ohio
OK	Oklahoma
OR	Oregon
PA	Pennsylvania
RI	Rhode Island
SC	South Carolina
SD	South Dakota
TN	Tennessee
TX	Texas
UT	Utah
VT	Vermont
VA	Virginia
WA	Washington
WV	West Virginia
WI	Wisconsin
WY	Wyoming
AS	American Samoa
FM	Fed State Micronesia
GU	Guam
MH	Marshall Islands
MP	Northern Mariana Isl
PW	Palau
PR	Puerto Rico
VI	U.S. Virgin Islands
FC	FOREIGN COUNTRY
-1	DON'T KNOW

Wording

Zip Code:

Wording

Both parents deceased

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Wording

Foreign Phone:

Wording

Foreign Country:

Wording

(Parent 1) Relationship:

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Mother/Female guardian
2	Father/Male guardian
-9	-Select one-

Wording

(Parent 2) Last Name:

Wording

(Parent 2) First Name:

Wording

(Parent 2) Relationship:

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Mother/Female guardian
2	Father/Male guardian
-9	-Select one-

Wording

(Parent 1) Cell Phone:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

(Parent 2) Cell Phone:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Home phone:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

(Street Address 2:)

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Please check here if the address is an international address.

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

(Parent 1) E-mail Address 1:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

(Parent 1) E-mail Address 2:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

(Parent 2) E-mail Address 1:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

(Parent 2) E-mail Address 2:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Foreign State/Province:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Foreign Zip/Postal Code:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Foreign Address:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Foreign City:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Question Name

N12P2SAME

Wording

[If N12P1DS=1] Is there another guardian for whom you would like to provide contact information? [else] Is there another parent or guardian for whom you would like to provide contact information?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

N12P2AD2

Wording

[If N12P1DS=1]

Please provide contact information for your other guardian(s).

[Else]

Please provide contact information for your other parent(s) or guardian(s).

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

(Parent 1) First Name:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

(Parent 1) Last Name:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

(Parent 1) Relationship:

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Mother/Female guardian
2	Father/Male guardian
-9	-Select one-

Wording

(Parent 2) First Name:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

(Parent 2) Last Name:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Street Address:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Zip Code:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

State:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

City:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Foreign Country:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Foreign Phone:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

(Parent 2) Relationship:

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Mother/Female guardian
2	Father/Male guardian
-9	-Select one-

Wording

(Parent 1) Cell Phone:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

(Parent 2) Cell Phone:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Home Phone:

Wording

Please check here if the address is an international address.

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

(Parent 1) E-mail Address 1:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

(Parent 1) E-mail Address 2:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

(Parent 2) E-mail Address 1:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

(Parent 2) E-mail Address 2:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Foreign State/Province:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Foreign Zip/Postal Code:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Foreign Address:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Foreign City:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Question Name

N12OTINFO

Wording

Please provide the name, address, and telephone number for someone else [{if N12MARR=2}, other than your spouse,] who will always know how to contact you.

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Last Name:

Wording

First Name:

Wording

Street Address:

Wording

City:

Wording

State:

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
AL	Alabama
AK	Alaska
AZ	Arizona
AR	Arkansas
CA	California
CO	Colorado
CT	Connecticut
DE	Delaware
DC	District of Columbia
FL	Florida
GA	Georgia
HI	Hawaii
ID	Idaho
IL	Illinois
IN	Indiana
IA	Iowa
KS	Kansas
KY	Kentucky
LA	Louisiana
ME	Maine
MD	Maryland
MA	Massachusetts
MI	Michigan
MN	Minnesota
MS	Mississippi
MO	Missouri
MT	Montana
NE	Nebraska
NV	Nevada
NH	New Hampshire
NJ	New Jersey
NM	New Mexico
NY	New York
NC	North Carolina
ND	North Dakota
OH	Ohio
OK	Oklahoma
OR	Oregon
PA	Pennsylvania
RI	Rhode Island
SC	South Carolina
SD	South Dakota
TN	Tennessee
TX	Texas
UT	Utah
VT	Vermont
VA	Virginia
WA	Washington
WV	West Virginia
WI	Wisconsin
WY	Wyoming
AS	American Samoa
FM	Fed State Micronesia
GU	Guam
MH	Marshall Islands
MP	Northern Mariana Isl
PW	Palau
PR	Puerto Rico
VI	U.S. Virgin Islands
FC	FOREIGN COUNTRY
-1	DON'T KNOW

Wording

Zip Code:

Wording

Relationship:

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Sister/brother
2	Spouse
3	Friend
4	Grandmother/Grandfather
5	Mother-in-law/Father-in-law
6	Aunt/Uncle
7	Mother/Female guardian
8	Father/Male guardian
-9	-Select one-
9	Child
10	Other

Wording

Foreign Country:

Wording

Foreign Phone:

Wording

E-mail Address 1:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Cell Phone:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Home Phone:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

E-mail Address 2:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Foreign State/Province:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Foreign Zip/Postal Code:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Foreign Address:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Foreign City:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Please check here if the address is an international address.

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Title:

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
1	Mr.
2	Mrs.
3	Miss
4	Ms.

Question Name

N12SPS

Wording

What is your spouse's full name (including previous last name, if applicable)?

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	First Name:
Wording	Last Name:
Wording	Previous Last Name (if applicable):

Question Name

N12VERPRM

Wording

[If only 1 address is preloaded]
Do you consider the following address to be your permanent or primary address?
[else]
Which of the following do you consider to be your permanent or primary address?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	[fill Y_PRMADD]
2	[fill N12P1AD1]
3	[fill N12P2AD2]
4	[fill N12OTINFO]
5	[fill N12LOCADR]
6	Permanent address is different from above.

Question Name

N12PRMADR

Wording

Please provide your permanent or primary address.

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Street Address:

Wording

City:

Wording

State:

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
AL	Alabama
AK	Alaska
AZ	Arizona
AR	Arkansas
CA	California
CO	Colorado
CT	Connecticut
DE	Delaware
DC	District of Columbia
FL	Florida
GA	Georgia
HI	Hawaii
ID	Idaho
IL	Illinois
IN	Indiana
IA	Iowa
KS	Kansas
KY	Kentucky
LA	Louisiana
ME	Maine
MD	Maryland
MA	Massachusetts
MI	Michigan
MN	Minnesota
MS	Mississippi
MO	Missouri
MT	Montana
NE	Nebraska
NV	Nevada
NH	New Hampshire
NJ	New Jersey
NM	New Mexico
NY	New York
NC	North Carolina
ND	North Dakota
OH	Ohio
OK	Oklahoma
OR	Oregon
PA	Pennsylvania
RI	Rhode Island
SC	South Carolina
SD	South Dakota
TN	Tennessee
TX	Texas
UT	Utah
VT	Vermont
VA	Virginia
WA	Washington
WV	West Virginia
WI	Wisconsin
WY	Wyoming
AS	American Samoa
FM	Fed State Micronesia
GU	Guam
MH	Marshall Islands
MP	Northern Mariana Isl
PW	Palau
PR	Puerto Rico
VI	U.S. Virgin Islands
FC	FOREIGN COUNTRY
-1	DON'T KNOW

Wording

Zip Code:

Wording

Foreign Phone:

Wording

Foreign Country:

Wording

Cell Phone:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Home Phone:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Foreign State/Province:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Foreign Zip/Postal Code:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Foreign Address:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Foreign City:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Please check here if the address is an international address.

Response Option

Response Option Details

Question Name

N12EMAIL

Wording

[If web] Please provide your e-mail address. If you have more than one e-mail address, please provide those as well.

(Please provide the e-mail addresses you're likely to have in 2 years when we will want to contact you again.) [else] What is your e-mail address? If you have more than one e-mail address, please provide those as well.

(Please provide the e-mail addresses you're likely to have in 2 years when we will want to contact you again.)

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Spec Name	Value
Wording	E-Mail Address 1:
Wording	E-Mail Address 2:
Wording	E-Mail Address 3:
Wording	E-Mail Address 4:

Question Name

N12TEXT

Wording

May we contact you next year by sending a text message to your cell phone?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes, to [if N12PRMCTL1 = blank and N12PRMCTL2 = blank and N12PRMCTL3 = blank, then display Y_PRMCTL else display N12PRMCTL1 - N12PRMCTL2 - N12PRMCTL3]
2	Yes, to [N12LOCCTL1 - N12LOCCTL2 - N12LOCCTL3]
3	Yes, to the following number:
0	No

Wording

Response Option

Response Option Details

Question Name

N12CELLPRO (NEW)

Wording

Please provide the name of your cell phone service provider.

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
-9	-Select one-
1	Alltel
2	AT&T
3	Boost Mobile
4	Cellular One
5	Cricket
6	Metro-PCS
7	Nextel
8	Qwest
9	Sprint
10	Straight Talk
11	T-Mobile
12	Tracfone
13	US Cellular
14	Verizon
15	Virgin Mobile
16	Other

Question Name

N12SSNINF

Wording

What is your Social Security number?

(NCES is required to follow strict procedures to protect the confidentiality of persons in the collection, reporting, and publication of data. All individually identifiable information supplied by individuals or institutions to a federal agency may be used only for statistical purposes and may not be disclosed or used in identifiable form for any other purpose, unless otherwise compelled by law (20 U.S.C. § 9573). However, giving us your Social Security number is completely
voluntary and there is no penalty for not disclosing it.)

(Please enter the number without any dashes.)

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Spec Name	Value
Wording

Opinions

Spec Name

Value

Question Name

INCENT

Wording

To show our appreciation for completing the survey today, we would like to send you a $[INCENT_AMOUNT] check.

Please select the address to which you would like the check mailed. Allow 4 weeks for delivery.

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	[fill N12LOCADR]
2	[fill N12PRMADR]
3 4 5 6 7	[fill fill N12P1AD1] [fill N12P2AD2] [fill N12OTINFO] Provide another address No thanks. I decline the $[INCENT_AMOUNT] incentive.

Question Name

INCENTADDR

Wording

[If INCENT=6 or missing] Please provide the address to which you would like the check mailed. (Allow 4 weeks for delivery.)

[Else]: To show our appreciation for completing the interview today, we would like to send you a $[INCENT_AMOUNT] check.

Please provide the address to which you would like the check mailed. Allow 4 weeks for delivery.

Item

Spec Name	Value
Wording	First Name:
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Last Name:
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Address is an International Address:
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Address (street address or PO box):
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Address Line 2:
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	City:
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	State:
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Zip code:
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Foreign Address:
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Foreign City:
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Foreign State/Province:
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Foreign Country:
Response Option	Response Option Details
Wording	Foreign Zip/Postal Code
Response Option Wording	Response Option Details I decline the incentive

Question Name

OPEDVID (NEW)

Wording

Please help us to improve our future surveys by answering these few questions about your experience with the NPSAS survey.

Did you receive information about a YouTube video featuring “ED?”

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes, and you viewed the video.
2	Yes, but you didn’t visit the site to view the video.
3	No.

Question Name

OPEDVID2 (NEW)

Wording

Did the video help you decide to participate in the NPSAS interview?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

OPMOBDEV (NEW)

Wording

Did you access the NPSAS:12 study website on a mobile device such as a cell phone, iPad, iPhone, smartphone, or other mobile device?

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Yes
0	No

Question Name

OPCONCLUSE

Wording

If you have any additional comments about your experiences participating in the NPSAS interview, [if web: please enter them in the box below] [if TIO: please tell me about them now.]

Item

Spec Name	Value
Textbox

Question Name

REINTSEL

Wording

[if usermode = "web"]
You have been randomly selected for participation in a quality control survey. 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 survey 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 survey.
[else]
You have been randomly selected for participation in a quality control survey. We’d like to call you back in about four weeks and go over a small number of your responses. The purpose of this second, much shorter survey is to determine how well our questions collect reliable information.

What is the best number at which to reach you?
[endif]

Item

Spec Name

Value

Wording

Email address:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Telephone number:

Response Option

Response Option Details

Wording

Best day to call:

Response Option

Code	Label
1	Monday
2	Tuesday
3	Wednesday
4	Thursday
5	Friday
6	Saturday
7	Sunday

Wording

Best time to call:

Response Option

Code	Label
1	9:00 am
2	9:30 am
3	10:00 am
4	10:30 am
5	11:00 am
6	11:30 am
7	12:00 pm
8	12:30 pm
9	1:00 pm
10	1:30 pm
11	2:00 pm
12	2:30 pm
13	3:00 pm
14	3:30 pm
15	4:00 pm
16	4:30 pm
17	5:00 pm
18	5:30 pm
19	6:00 pm
20	6:30 pm
21	7:00 pm
22	7:30 pm
23	8:00 pm
24	8:30 pm
25	9:00 pm
26	9:30 pm
27	10:00 pm
28	10:30 pm

Wording

Decline to participate

Question Name

END3

Wording

On behalf of the U.S. Department of Education, thank you for your time and cooperation. We greatly appreciate your participation in this study.

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NPSAS:12 Supporting Statement Request for OMB Review H-1

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Student Interview

2011-12 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:12) Full Scale Lists and Contacting

NPSAS 2012 Field Test Student Appendix H Student Interview

Student Interview

OMB: 1850-0666

Appendix H NPSAS:12 Student Interview

Data Collection Instrument

Flow and Content of NPSAS:12

Student Questionnaire

Consent – Telephone

Consent – Web

Appendix H
NPSAS:12 Student Interview