National Adult Training and Education Survey (NATES) 2013 Pilot Test

THE 2013 NATIONAL ADULT TRAINING AND EDUCATION SURVEY

Nonresponse Follow-up Questionnaire

Hello, my name is _______. I am conducting a short in-person survey for the U.S. Census Bureau, asking about adults’ education and training. For this survey, I need to speak to an adult between the ages of 16 and 65 who is no longer in high school.

1. Is there an adult like that living in this household?

□ Yes, Door-answerer fits that description Go to INTRO TEXT

□ Yes, but not Door-answerer Ask to speak to someone who fits that description, then go to B.
□ No  Mark “0” in question 2 and stop here.

INTRO TEXT: Great. This survey will take only about 5 minutes of your time. Your participation is voluntary and all information you give is confidential. Your responses may be used only for statistical purposes, and may not be disclosed or used in identifiable form for any other purpose except as required by law. I first have a couple of questions about your household.  Go to question 1

2. Hello, my name is ________. I am conducting a very brief in-person survey for the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Education. For this survey, I need to speak to an adult between the ages of 16 and 65 who is no longer in high school. Do you fit that description?

□ Yes  Go to INTRO TEXT

□ No  Ask to speak to someone who fits that description, then do B again. If no one in household fits this description, stop here.

INTRO TEXT: Great. This survey will take only about 5 minutes of your time. Your participation is voluntary and all information you give is confidential. Your responses may be used only for statistical purposes, and may not be disclosed or used in identifiable form for any other purpose except as required by law. I first have a couple of questions about your household.  Go to question 1

SURVEY STARTS HERE

1. How many of the people living in this house are ages 16 to 65?

__ __ [If “0” stop here.]

2. Of these people ages 16 to 65, how many are no longer in high school?

__ __ [If “0”, stop here. If “1” or more, continue. ]

2. Now I have some questions about you. Looking at this card, what is the degree or highest level of education you have completed? [Show hand card 1]

____ Hand card category

□ Refused

HAND CARD 1

1. Elementary or high school, but no high school diploma or GED

2. High school diploma, GED, or other high school completion

3. Some college credit but less than one year of college credit

4. 1 or more years of college credit, no degree

5. Associate’s degree (for example, AA, AS)

6. Bachelor’s degree (for example, BA, BS)

7. Master’s degree (for example, MA, MS, MEng, MEd, MSW, MBA)

8. Professional degree beyond a bachelor’s degree (for example, MD, DDS, DVM, LLB, JD)

9. Doctorate degree (for example, PhD, EdD)

2. Do you have a professional certification or a state or industry license? A professional certification or license shows you are qualified to perform a specific job and includes things like licensed realtor, certified medical assistant, certified construction manager, a project management professional certification, or an IT certification.

• Yes

  

• No

• I don’t know Go to Q4

□ Refused

2. Is your certification for a job in teaching, in health care, in accounting, finance or insurance, or in some other field?

□ Teaching

□ Health care

□ Accounting, finance, or insurance

□ Other

□ Refused

2. Some people complete a program of study at a vocational or trade school, community or technical college, or other college or university in order to earn an educational certificate rather than a degree. Some-times this is called a vocational diploma, for example, a cosmetology or mechanics diploma, which differs from a high school diploma. Have you ever earned this type of educational certificate?

• Yes

• No

• Refused

2. Are you currently taking classes from a vocational or trade school, community or technical college, or other college or university? If you are on spring, summer, or holiday break, please respond “yes”.

□ Yes

□ No

□ Refused

2. I now have just a few background questions. How old are you or in what year were you born?

___ ___Age in years

__ __ __ __ Year of birth

□ Refused

2. Are you of Hispanic or Latino origin?

• Yes

• No

□ Refused

2. Looking at this card, what is your race? Choose one or more. [Show hand card 2.]

____ Hand card category

□ Refused

HAND CARD 2

1. White

2. Black or African American

3. Asian

4. American Indian or Alaska Native

5. Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

2. [Note respondent’s sex.]

□ Female

□ Male

2. Last, I have two more questions about your household. First, looking at this card, which category best fits the total income of all persons in your household over the past 12 months? [Show hand card 3.]

Probe: Include your own income. Include money from jobs or other earnings, pensions, interest, rent, Social Security payments, and so on.

____ Hand card category

□ Refused

HAND CARD 3

1. $0 to $10,000

2. $10,001 to $20,000

3. $20,001 to $30,000

4. $30,001 to $40,000

5. $40,001 to $50,000

6. $50,001 to $60,000

7. $60,001 to $75,000

8. $75,001 to $150,000

9. $150,001 or more

13. Second, the Census Bureau mailed a survey package to your house a few weeks ago. Did your household receive that package?

• Yes

• No

• I don’t know

• 

  Source of survey information:

  ___ In-person interview

  ___ Transcribed from mail-out form

  Those are all the questions I have. Thank you for your time.

  Refused

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