Student Interview

Appendix H

Contents
Revised Items from Field Test, TRP, and Cognitive Interviews .................................................. 6
Full Facsimile of Full-Scale Interview ........................................................................................40
Front End ..............................................................................................................................40
Enrollment .............................................................................................................................42
N12EXPBA ........................................................................................................................63
Education Experiences ..........................................................................................................67
N12APIBCOLL ...................................................................................................................68
N12ONLINEPGM ...............................................................................................................75
N12SRVUSE .....................................................................................................................76
N12SRVIMPT ....................................................................................................................77
N12FUTRWAGES .............................................................................................................79
N12EDBENEFTS ...............................................................................................................80
Financial Aid ..........................................................................................................................80
N12REFUND1 ...................................................................................................................84
N12REFUND2 ...................................................................................................................84
N12OUTST ........................................................................................................................84
N12AVOIDLNS ..................................................................................................................87
N12UNMETNEED..............................................................................................................87
N12NEEDAMTUG .............................................................................................................87
Current Employment..............................................................................................................92
N12PRVJOB ......................................................................................................................95
N12PRVWAGE ..................................................................................................................97
N12PRVHRSWK................................................................................................................97
N12PRVMTHYR ................................................................................................................97
Income and Expenses ...........................................................................................................98
N12PARHELP .................................................................................................................102
N12PARAMT ...................................................................................................................102
N12PARAMT2 .................................................................................................................102
N12FAMAMT ...................................................................................................................103
N12FAMAMT2 .................................................................................................................103
N12BANK1 ......................................................................................................................104
N12BANK2 ......................................................................................................................104
N12DSCT250 ..................................................................................................................107
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N12DSCT300 ..................................................................................................................108
N12DSCT350 ..................................................................................................................108
N12DSCT400 ..................................................................................................................108
N12DSCT450 ..................................................................................................................108
N12DSCT500 ..................................................................................................................108
Background .........................................................................................................................108
N12MOMED ....................................................................................................................112
N12DADED......................................................................................................................113
N12SIBCL ........................................................................................................................113
N12MILIT ....................................................................................................................113
N12MAIN .........................................................................................................................114
Locating...............................................................................................................................115
Incentives ............................................................................................................................123
EndSection ..........................................................................................................................124

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Table 1.

Summary of interview revisions

Section

Items

Construct

Revision

Enrollment

Removed: N12FINISH, N12DEGELSE,
N12NXTDEG, N12TRNLIKEB. Replaced with:
N12EXPBA

Bachelor's degree completion for
associate's degree respondents

Replaced field test set of 4 questions with
single question for full scale

Education
Experiences

Removed: N12AP1, N12AP2, N12AP3A,
N12AP3B, N12IB1, N12IB2, N12COLLCR.
Replaced with: N12APIBCOLL

AP/IB/College credit in high school

Replaced field test set of 7 questions with
single question for full scale

Education
Experiences

Removed: N12FLDCOMB, N12MJ1COMB,
and N12MJ2COMB

Likelihood of completing degree in
major/field of study

Removed field test set of 3 questions

Education
Experiences

Removed: N12CROWD1, N12CROWD2, and
N12CROWD3

Crowding out of classes

Removed field test set of 3 questions

Education
Experiences

Returned to survey: N12ONLINEPGM

Entire degree program online

Item asked in NPSAS:08; added back to
NPSAS:12 full-scale

Education
Experiences

Revised: N12SRVUSE

Services used at NPSAS school

Reduced and consolidated response options

Education
Experiences

Revised: N12SRVIMPT

Importance of services used

Eliminated frequency variable for each
service used and consolidated response
options to match N12SRVUSE

Education
Experiences

Removed: N12OCCWGP, N12OCCWAGEH,
and N12OCCWAGEL. Replaced with:
N12FUTRWAGES

Expected wage in future occupation

Replaced 3 field test questions with single
question for full scale

Education
Experiences

Removed: N12LIFECHNG and
N12CHNGWAYS. Replaced with:
N12EDBENEFTS

Non-monetary benefits of education

Replaced 2 field test questions with single
question for full scale

Financial Aid

New: N12REFUND1

NPSAS issued tuition refund

Added question per request from the Office
of the Under Secretary

Financial Aid

New: N12REFUND2

Refund cashed or deposited

Added question per request from the Office
of the Under Secretary

Financial Aid

Returned to survey: N12OUTST

Pay out-of-state or out-of-district tuition

Item asked in NPSAS:08; added back to
NPSAS:12 full-scale

Financial Aid

Removed: N12TOINTEN and N12TOCOST.
Replaced with: N12AVOIDLNS

Loan avoidance

Replaced 2 field test questions with single
question for full scale

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Items

Construct

Revision

Financial Aid

Removed: N12DCLWHY, N12DCLN2K,
N12LN2KNO, N12LNED1K, and N12LNV1K.
Replaced with: N12UNMETNEED and
N12NEEDAMTUG

Unmet need and amount of unmet need

Replaced 5 field test questions with 2
questions for full scale

Financial Aid

Removed: N12CSTBKS

Cost of books and supplies

Removed question. Item asked in student
records.

Financial Aid

Removed: N12CSTEXP

Expected cost of attendance

Removed field test question

Financial Aid

Removed: N12ASST, N12ASMAJR,
N12ASONOF, N12ASEMP, N12ASEARN,
N12ASERNS, N12ASHRS, N12ASWEEK

Undergraduate assistantship

Removed 8 field test questions

Current
Employment

New: N12PRVJOB, N12PRVWAGE,
N12PRVHRSWK, N12PRVMTHYR (asked for
some respondents instead of asking them
N12WRKPAY, N12ALTNUMJOB,
N12ALTSCHED, N12ALTWAGE1/2)

Job prior to attending NPSAS school

In the field test, all FTBs received the same
jobs questions. In the full scale,
nontraditional FTBs will be asked the set of
"previous job" questions in place of the
"alternate job" questions asked of traditional
FTBs (which will also remain in the full scale
survey).

Income and
Expenses

Removed: N12FLNUSETYP and
N12PLNUSETYP

Categorization of federal and private loan
use

Removed 2 field test questions

Income and
Expenses

New: N12PARHELP, N12PARAMT/2

Parent financial help for college

Added three questions to full scale in order to
distinguish parent help from help other family

Income and
Expenses

Removed: N12FAMHLPORD. Replaced with:
N12FAMAMT/2

Financial assistance received from
family/friends

Added two simplified questions for full scale
in place of field test question

Income and
Expenses

Removed: N12CCUSEORD

Categorization of credit card use

Removed field test question

Income and
Expenses

New: N12BANK1

Checking/savings account

Added question per request from the Office
of the Under Secretary

Income and
Expenses

New: N12BANK2

Checking/savings account name

Added question per request from the Office
of the Under Secretary

Income and
Expenses

Removed: N12DISCOUNTA/B/C/D. Replaced
with: N12DSCT250-N12DSCT500.

Discount rate

Replaced 4 field test slider discount rate
questions with titration discount rate set

Background

Removed: N12FFLANGB

Current foreign language use

Removed field test question

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Items

Construct

Revision

Background

Removed: N12GUARDED. Replaced with:
N12MOMED and N12DADED

Parents' highest level of education

Revised field test question wording into two
separate questions for full scale and
consolidated and revised response options
for parent relationship to more closely match
FAFSA and NPSAS:08 survey questions

Background

Returned to survey: N12SIBCL

Sibling in college first

Item asked in NPSAS:04; added back to
NPSAS:12 full scale

Background

Revised: N12MILIT

Military status

Revised to include National Guard response
option

Background

Removed: N12MILST

Serving on active duty

Removed field test question

Background

Removed: N12ACS17C and N12ACS18

Removed two field test questions

Background

Returned to survey: N12MAIN

Dressing/bathing and doing errands alone
disability items
Main type of disability

Item asked in NPSAS:08; added back to
NPSAS:12 full scale

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Revised Items from Field Test, TRP, and Cognitive Interviews
Original and Revised NPSAS:12 Student Interview Items

KEY:
Green = Deleted item
Yellow = New or revised item

Section: Enrollment
Construct: Bachelor’s degree completion for associate’s degree respondents
Removed below 4 field test questions:

Question Name N12FINISH
Wording
Do you intend to complete your associate's degree at [Y_NPSCHL] or at another
school?
Item
Spec Name Value

Item Name N12FINISH
Wording
Label
Response Code
1
At [Y_NPSCHL]
Option
2
At a school other than
[Y_NPSCHL]
3
I do not intend to complete my
associate's degree

Question Name N12DEGELSE
Wording
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?
Item
Spec Name Value

Item Name N12DEGELSE
Wording
Label
Response Code
1
Yes
Option
0
No

Question Name N12NXTDEG
Wording
After completing your associate’s degree, do you intend to begin a bachelor’s degree
program within one year?
Item
Spec Name Value

Item Name N12NXTDEG
Wording
Label
Response Code
1
Yes
Option
0
No

Question Name N12TRNLIKEB
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

Item Name
Wording
Response

N12TRNLIKEB

Response Option Details
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Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording

N12TRNLIKEB_min
0
Response Option Details
N12TRNLIKEB_max
10

New single replacement question for full scale:
N12EXPBA

Question
Name
Wording

Item

Do you plan to continue on to a bachelor's degree program within five years
from now?
(A bachelor's degree is usually awarded by a 4-year college or university and
usually requires at least 4 years of full-time, college-level work.)

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12EXPBA
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

Section: Education Experiences
Construct: AP/IB/College credit in high school
Removed below 7 field test questions:
Question N12AP1
Name
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
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12AP1
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

Question N12AP2
Name
Wording
While in high school, how many...

Item

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

Value
N12APNUMCRS

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Wording
AP courses did you take?
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12APNUMEXM
Wording
AP exams did you score a 3 or greater on?
Response Option Response Option Details

Question N12AP3A
Name
Wording
For the AP exam on which you scored a 3 or greater, did [Y_NPSCHL]...
Spec Name
Value
Item
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

N12AP3ACRS
Use it only to place you in a higher level course, but not give academic credit for it?
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
N12AP3AWRCRD
Award you academic credit?
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No

Question N12AP3B
Name
Wording
For how many of the [N12APNUMEXM] AP exams on which you scored a 3 or greater did
[Y_NPSCHL]...
Spec Name
Value
Item
Item Name
N12APNMHLCRS
Wording
Place you in a higher level course, but not award you any academic credit
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12APAWRCRDT
Wording
Award you academic credit
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12APNOTHING
Wording
Neither place you in a higher level course nor award you any academic credit
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12AP3TOT
Wording
Total
Response Option Response Option Details

Question N12IB1
Name
Wording
While in high school, did you participate in the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma
Program?
Spec Name
Value
Item
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

N12IB1
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

Question N12IB2
Name
Wording
Were you awarded the IB diploma?
Spec Name
Value
Item
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

N12IB2
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

Question N12COLLCR
Name
Wording While in high school, did you take any college-level courses for which you earned college
credit?
Spec Name
Value
Item
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Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

N12COLLCR
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

New single replacement question for full scale:
Question N12APIBCOLL
Name
Wording

While in high school, did you take any...

Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12AP
Advanced Placement (AP) courses?
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
N12IB
International Baccalaureate (IB) courses?
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
N12COLL
College-level courses, not including AP or IB, for which you earned college credit?
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No

Section: Education Experiences
Construct: Likelihood of completing degree in major/field of study
Removed below 3 field test questions:
Question
Name
Wording

N12FLDCOMB

Item

Spec Name
Slider

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]?
Value
0-10

Question
Name
Wording

N12MJ1COMB

Item

Spec Name
Slider

On a scale from 0-10, how likely is it that you will finish your [T_DEGREN] in your field of
study?
Value
0-10

Question
Name
Wording

N12MJ2COMB

Item

Spec Name
Slider

On a scale from 0-10, how likely is it that you will finish your [T_DEGREN] in your field of
study?
Value
0-10

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Section: Education Experiences
Construct: Crowding out of classes
Removed below 3 field test questions:

QuestionN12CROWD1
Name
Wording 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?
Spec Name
Value
Item
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

N12CROWD1
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

QuestionN12CROWD2
Name
Wording How many required classes were you unable to take?
Spec Name
Value
Item
Item Name
N12CROWD2
Wording
|class(es)
Response Option Response Option Details

QuestionN12CROWD3
Name
Wording What changes did you make in your course schedule when you were unable to take the
required classes during your first year?
Spec Name
Value
Item
Item Name
N12DIFFREQ
Wording
Registered for a different required class
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12DIFFNOREQ
Wording
Registered for a different class that was not a requirement
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12FEWERCOUR
Wording
Took fewer classes
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12CROWD3OTH
Wording
Other
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12CROWD3OTH_OTHER
Wording
Please specify:
Response Option Response Option Details

Section: Education Experiences
Construct: Entire degree program online
Question returned to survey from NPSAS:08 full scale:

QuestionN12ONLINEPGM
Name
Wording [If T_CURENR=1]
Is your entire [T_DEGREN] program at [Y_NPSCHL] online?
[Else]
When you last attended [Y_NPSCHL] during the 2011-2012 school year, was your entire

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Item

[T_DEGREN] program online?
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12ONLINEPGM
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

Section: Education Experiences
Construct: Services used at NPSAS school
Highlighted items from field test removed for full scale
Question N12SRVUSE
Name
Wording

Which of the following services at [Y_NPSCHL] did you use in the 2010-2011 school year?
(Visiting, emailing, or in any way communicating with and receiving information or help from
an office or department at [Y_NPSCHL] that offers a particular service counts as use of that
service.)

Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording

Value
N12FINAIDUSE
Financial aid services
N12ACSPUSE
Academic support services (for example, tutoring or writing centers)
N12ACADUSE
Academic advising
N12CPPUSE
Career planning or job placement services
N12COUUSE
Personal counseling services
N12HLTHUSE
Student health services
N12DAYUSE
Childcare services
N12VETUSE
Services for veterans
N12SRVOTH
Other service not mentioned
N12SRVOTH_OTHER
Please specify:
N12NOSRV
Did not use any services

Revised version for full scale:
Question N12SRVUSE
Name
Wording

Which of the following school services have you used in the 2011-2012 school year?
(Visiting, emailing, or in any way communicating with and receiving information or help from
a school office or department that offers a particular service counts as use of that service.
Do not include use of these services while in high school.)

Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording

Value
N12FINAIDUSE
Financial aid counseling or advice

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Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording

N12ACSPUSE
Academic support services (for example, tutoring or writing centers)
N12ACADUSE
Academic advising
N12CPPUSE
Career planning or job placement services
N12HLTHUSE
Student health services, including personal counseling services
N12NOSRV
Did not use any services

Section: Education Experiences
Construct: Importance of services used
Highlighted items from field test removed for full scale:
Question N12SRVMATRX
Name
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
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12FINFREQ
Financial aid services
Code
Label
-9
-Select one1
Once
2
Every term
3
Monthly
4
Weekly
5
Daily
0
Never
N12FINIMPT
Code
Label
-9
-Select one1
Not at all important
2
Somewhat important
3
Important
4
Very important
N12ACSFREQ
Academic support services (for example, tutoring or writing centers)
Code
Label
-9
-Select one1
Once
2
Every term
3
Monthly
4
Weekly
5
Daily
0
Never
N12ACSIMPT
Code
-9
1
2
3
4

Label
-Select oneNot at all important
Somewhat important
Important
Very important

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Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Item Name

N12AAFREQ
Academic advising
Code
-9
1
2
3
4
5
0
N12AAIMPT

Label
-Select oneOnce
Every term
Monthly
Weekly
Daily
Never

Code
Label
-9
-Select one1
Not at all important
2
Somewhat important
3
Important
4
Very important
N12CPSFREQ
Career planning or job placement services
Code
Label
-9
-Select one1
Once
2
Every term
3
Monthly
4
Weekly
5
Daily
0
Never
N12CPSIMPT
Code
Label
-9
-Select one1
Not at all important
2
Somewhat important
3
Important
4
Very important
N12PCSFREQ
Personal counseling services
Code
Label
-9
-Select one1
Once
2
Every term
3
Monthly
4
Weekly
5
Daily
0
Never
N12PCSIMPT
Code
Label
-9
-Select one1
Not at all important
2
Somewhat important
3
Important
4
Very important
N12SHSFREQ
Student health services
Code
Label
-9
-Select one1
Once
2
Every term
3
Monthly
4
Weekly
5
Daily
0
Never
N12SHSIMPT

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Wording
Response
Option

Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Code
-9
1
2
3
4
N12CCFREQ
Childcare services
Code
-9
1
2
3
4
5
0
N12CCIMPT

Label
-Select oneNot at all important
Somewhat important
Important
Very important
Label
-Select oneOnce
Every term
Monthly
Weekly
Daily
Never

Code
Label
-9
-Select one1
Not at all important
2
Somewhat important
3
Important
4
Very important
N12VTFREQ
Services for veterans
Code
Label
-9
-Select one1
Once
2
Every term
3
Monthly
4
Weekly
5
Daily
0
Never
N12VTIMPT
Code
-9
1
2
3
4

Label
-Select oneNot at all important
Somewhat important
Important
Very important

Revised version for full scale:
Question N12SRVIMPT
Name
Wording

[If only one service chosen on N12SRVUSE]
How important was this service in your decision to stay in school?
[else]
How important was each of these services in your decision to stay in school?

Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12FINAIDIMP
Financial aid counseling or advice
Code
Label
1
Not at all important
2
Somewhat important
3
Important

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Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

4
Very important
N12ACSIMP
Academic support services
Code
Label
1
Not at all important
2
Somewhat important
3
Important
4
Very important
N12ACADIMP
Academic advising
Code
Label
1
Not at all important
2
Somewhat important
3
Important
4
Very important
N12CPPIMP
Career planning or job placement services
Code
Label
1
Not at all important
2
Somewhat important
3
Important
4
Very important
N12HLTHIMP
Student health services (including personal counseling services)
Code
Label
1
Not at all important
2
Somewhat important
3
Important
4
Very important

Section: Education Experiences
Construct: Expected wage in future occupation
Removed below 3 field test questions:

QuestionN12OCCWGP
Name
Wording 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.
Spec Name
Value
Item
Item Name
N12OCCWGP
Wording
$ |.00 per year
Response Option Response Option Details

QuestionN12OCCWAGEL
Name
Wording 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.)
Spec Name
Value
Item
Item Name
N12OCCWAGEL
Wording
$ |.00 per year
Response Option Response Option Details

QuestionN12OCCWAGEH
Name
Wording 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.)
Spec Name
Value
Item
Item Name
N12OCCWAGEH
Wording
$ |.00 per year
Response Option Response Option Details

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New single replacement question for full scale:

QuestionN12FUTRWAGES
Name
Wording [If N12INTENDJOB=1 and N12EXJBTL ne missing] or [if N12CMPDGN=1 and N12EXJBTL ne
missing]
[If TIO: I /else: We] have some questions about the range of salary you expected to make
once you began working in a(n) [N12EXJBTL] job. What was...
[else if (N12INTENDJOB=1 and N12EXJBTL=missing) or (N12CMPDGN=1 and
N12EXJBTL=missing)]
[If TIO: I/else: We] have some questions about the range of salary you expected to make once
you finished your education. What was...
[else if N12EXJBTL ne missing]
[If TIO: I /else: We] have some questions about the range of salary you expect to make once
you begin working in a(n) [N12EXJBTL] job. What is...

Item

[else]
[If TIO: I/else: We] have some questions about the range of salary you expect to make once
you finish your education. What is...
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12EXPWAGE
Wording
1. Your expected yearly salary:|.00 per year
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12HIWAGE
Wording
2. Your highest expected yearly salary:|.00 per year
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12LOWAGE
Wording
3. Your lowest expected yearly salary:|.00 per year
Response Option Response Option Details

Section: Education Experiences
Construct: Non-monetary benefits of education
Removed below 2 field test questions:
Question N12LIFECHNG
Name
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. My life would
be better overall if I finished my [T_DEGREN].

Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording

Value
N12LIFECHNG
N12LIFECHNG_min
1
N12LIFECHNG_max
5

Question N12CHNGWAYS
Name
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
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think your life would be worse if you finished your education?
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording

Value
N12CHNGWRK
Choosing how and when you will complete important work tasks
N12CHNGFRDS
Flexibility to make time for friends or family
N12CHNGLEIS
Flexibility to make time for leisure pursuits
N12CHNGEXP
Being seen as an expert in your field
N12CHNGHLP
Helping others
N12CHNGSAL
Yearly income
N12CHNGOTH
Other way not listed
N12CHNGOTH_OTHER
Please tell us the other way:

Single replacement question for full scale:
Question N12EDBENEFTS
Name
Wording

Salary may be only one part of why people choose a job. Compared to the salary, how
important is each of the following to you?

Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12HLPOTH
Helping others as part of your job
Code
Label
1
Less important than salary
2
As important as salary
3
More important than salary
N12EXPFLD
Being seen as an expert in your field
Code
Label
1
Less important than salary
2
As important as salary
3
More important than salary
N12WRKTSKS
Making your own decisions about how to get your work done
Code
Label
1
Less important than salary
2
As important as salary
3
More important than salary
N12LEISTIME
Balancing work and leisure time
Code
Label
1
Less important than salary
2
As important as salary
3
More important than salary
N12FAMFRDS
Balancing work and family
Code
Label
1
Less important than salary
2
As important as salary
3
More important than salary

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Section: Financial Aid
Construct: NPSAS issued tuition refund
New question for full scale:
Question N12REFUND1
Name
Wording

[If N12RCVLN=0]
After paying for your tuition and fees, did you or will you receive a refund of any
scholarships or grants from [Y_NPSCHL]?
[Else]
After paying for your tuition and fees, did you or will you receive a refund of any
scholarships, grants, or loans from [Y_NPSCHL]?

Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12REFUND1
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

Section: Financial Aid
Construct: Refund cashed or deposited
New question for full scale:
Question N12REFUND2
Name
Wording

Did you or will you...

Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12REFUND2
Code
1
2
3

4
5
6

Label
Ask your school to deposit the refund directly
to your bank or credit union account
Cash or deposit the refund check at a bank or
credit union yourself
Cash the refund check somewhere other than
a bank or credit union (example: a checkcashing business, grocery or convenience
store)
Receive the refund on a prepaid debit card
Receive the refund through your student ID
card
Do something else not listed with the refund

Section: Financial Aid
Construct: Pay out-of-state or out-of-district tuition
Question returned to full scale survey from NPSAS:08 full scale survey:
Question N12OUTST
Name
Wording

[If TCURENR = 1]
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[else]
At [Y_NPSCHL], were you charged for out-of-state or out-of-district tuition or fees?
Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12OUTST
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

Section: Financial Aid
Construct: Loan avoidance
Removed below 2 field test questions:

QuestionN12TOINTEN
Name
Wording 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?
Spec Name
Value
Item
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

N12TOINTEN
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

QuestionN12TOCOST
Name
Wording Did you choose to attend a school that cost you less as a way to avoid taking out student
loans?
Spec Name
Value
Item
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

N12TOCOST
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

Single replacement question for full scale:

QuestionN12AVOIDLNS
Name
Wording [If N12FEDLN=1 or N12PRVLN=1]
As a way to avoid taking out additional student loans during the 2011-2012 school year, did
you choose to...

Item

[else]
As a way to avoid taking out student loans during the 2011-2012 school year, did you choose
to...
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name

Value
N12FEWCLSES
Take fewer classes at [Y_NPSCHL]?
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
N12CSTLESS

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Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Attend a school that cost you less?
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
N12WRKMORE
Get a job or work more hours?
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No

Section: Financial Aid
Construct: Unmet need and amount of unmet need
Removed below 5 field test questions:

QuestionN12DCLWHY
Name
Wording Why were you concerned that you might not be able to repay the additional loan(s)?
Spec Name
Value
Item
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

N12DCLWHY
Code
1
2
3
4
5

Label
You aren't sure you'll finish your college
program, so you may not be able to get a job
that pays enough
You expect to finish your college program, but
you may not be able to find a job in your field
that pays enough
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
You expect to finish your college program, but
you don’t plan to work for pay after you're
done
You don’t yet know what you'll be doing after
you finish college

QuestionN12DCLN2K
Name
Wording If you had been offered a $2,000 college loan, would you have accepted the loan?
Spec Name
Value
Item
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

N12DCLN2K
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

QuestionN12LN2KNO
Name
Wording What is the main reason why you wouldn't accept the additional loan?
Spec Name
Value
Item
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

N12LN2KNO
Code
1
2
3

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

QuestionN12LNED1K
Name
Wording 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?
Spec Name
Value
Item
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Wording
Response
Option

N12LNED1K
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

QuestionN12LNLV1K
Name
Wording 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?
Spec Name
Value
Item
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

N12LNLV1K
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

Two replacement questions for full scale:
Question N12UNMETNEED
Name
Wording

[If N12RCVLN=0]
Would you have borrowed money to attend [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2011-2012 school year if you
could have?
[Else]
Would you have borrowed more money to attend [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2011-2012 school year
if you could have?

Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12UNMETNEED
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

Question N12NEEDAMTUG
Name
Wording

[If N12RCVLN=0]
How much money would you have borrowed for the 2011-2012 school year if you could
have?
[Else]
How much more money would you have borrowed for the 2011-2012 school year if you
could have?

Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12NEEDAMTUG
Code
1
2
3
4
5

Label
Less than $1,000
$1,000-$2,000
$2,001-$3,000
$3,001-$4,000
More than $4,000

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Section: Financial Aid
Construct: Cost of books and supplies
Removed below field test question:

QuestionN12CSTBKS
Name
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.)

Item

[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.)
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12CSTBKS
Wording
$ |.00
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12CSTBKTUI
Wording
Cost of books and supplies were included in tuition
Response Option Response Option Details

Section: Financial Aid
Construct: Expected cost of attendance
Removed below field test question:

QuestionN12CSTEXP
Name
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]?

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[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?
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12CSTEXP
Code
1
2
3
4
5

Label
Much less than expected
Less than expected
About what was expected
More than expected
Much more than expected

Section: Financial Aid
Construct: Undergraduate assistantship
Removed below 8 field test question:

QuestionN12SCHJOB
Name
Wording [if T_CURENR=1] During the 2010-2011 school year, have you had... [else] During the 20102011 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.)
Spec Name
Value
Item
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

N12WKST
A work-study job
Code
1
0
N12ASST
An assistantship
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No
Label
Yes
No

QuestionN12ASMAJR
Name
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]?
Spec Name
Value
Item
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

N12ASMAJR
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

QuestionN12ASONOF
Name
Wording [If T_CURENR=1] Is your assistantship located primarily on or off campus? [else] Was your
assistantship located primarily on or off campus?
Spec Name
Value
Item
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

N12ASONOF
Code
1

Label
On campus

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3

Off campus
Both on and off campus

QuestionN12ASEMP
Name
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?
Spec Name
Value
Item
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

N12ASEMP
Code
1
2

Label
[Y_NPSCHL]
Another institution or organization

QuestionN12ASEARN
Name
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?
Spec Name
Value
Item
Item Name
N12ASAMT
Wording
$
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12ASERNT
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Per year
2
Per term or semester
3
Per month
4
Per week
5
Per hour

QuestionN12ASERNS
Name
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.
Spec Name
Value
Item
Item Name
N12ASERNS
Wording
[If N12ASERNT = 2] term(s) [else if N12ASERNT = 3] month(s) [else] week(s)
Response Option Response Option Details

QuestionN12ASHRS
Name
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?
Spec Name
Value
Item
Item Name
N12ASHRS
Wording
| hours per week
Response Option Response Option Details

QuestionN12ASWEEK
Name
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?
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Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12ASWEEK
Code
1
2
3
4

Label
All
Most
Half
Less than half

Section: Current Employment
Construct: Job prior to attending NPSAS school
Four new (alternate) questions for full scale:

Question N12PRVJOB
Name
Wording In the year before you attended [Y_NPSCHL] (2010-2011), how many jobs for pay were you
usually working at one time?
Spec Name
Value
Item
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

N12PRVJOB
Code
0
1
2

Label
None
One
More than one

Question N12PRVWAGE
Name
Wording
[If N12PRVJOB > 1] then T_JOBFILL = "from all jobs", [else] T_JOBFILL = blank

Item

How much did you usually earn [T_JOBFILL] before you began attending [Y_NPSCHL] during
the 2011-2012 school year?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12PRV1AMT
Wording
$
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12PRV1TIM
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Per year
2
Per month
3
Per week
4
Per hour

Question N12PRVHRSWK
Name
Wording If N12PRVJOB > 1] then T_JOBFILL = "at all jobs together", [else] T_JOBFILL = blank.

Item

On average, how many hours per week did you work [T_JOBFILL] before you began
attending [Y_NPSCHL] during the 2011-2012 school year?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12PRVHRSWK
Wording
| hour(s) per week
Response Option Response Option Details

Question N12PRVMTHYR
Name
Wording How many months of the year did you work between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011?
Spec Name
Value
Item
Item Name

N12PRVMTHYR

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| month(s)
Response Option Response Option Details

Above questions asked in full scale for some respondents in place of below questions
(also in full scale and asked in the field test):
QuestionN12WRKPAY
Name
Wording If you had not attended college at all in 2011-2012, which of the following would you most
likely have done?
Spec Name
Value
Item
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

N12WRKPAY
Code
1
2
3
4

Label
Work for pay
Work, but not be paid
Not work (for any reason)
Enter the military

QuestionN12ALTNUMJOB
Name
Wording If you had not attended college at all in 2011-2012, how many jobs for pay do you think you
would have held at one time?
Spec Name
Value
Item
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

N12ALTNUMJOB
Code
1
2

Label
One job at a time
Two or more jobs at a time

QuestionN12ALTSCHED
Name
Wording If you had not attended college at all in 2011-2012, would you have worked full time (40 hours
per week) for the full year (12 months out of the year)?
Spec Name
Value
Item
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Item

N12ALTSCHED

Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12ALTMTHYR
Wording
| month(s)
Response Option Response Option Details

QuestionN12ALTWAGE1
Name
Wording [If N12WRKPAY=4]
How much do you think you would have earned if you had entered the military instead of
attending college in the 2011-2012 school year? Provide your best guess if you are unsure of
the amount.

Item

[Else]:
How much do you think you would have earned from working if you had not attended college
at all in the 2011-2012 school year? 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.)
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12ALT1AMT
Wording
$|(enter an amount per hour or an amount per year)
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12ALT1TIM
Wording

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Option

Code
1
2

Label
Per hour
Per year

QuestionN12ALTWAGE2
Name
Wording How much do you think you would have earned at all your jobs together if you had not
attended college in the 2011-2012 school year? Provide your best guess if you are unsure of
the amount.

Item

(Tip: The average minimum wage is $7.75 per hour.)
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12ALT2AMT
Wording
$|.00 (enter an amount per week, per month, or per year)
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12ALT2TIM
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Per week
2
Per month
3
Per year

Section: Income and Expenses
Construct: Categorization of federal and private loan use
Removed below 2 field test questions:

QuestionN12FLNUSETYP
Name
Wording The next several questions focus on how you have paid for your expenses while you have
attended [Y_NPSCHL].

Item

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

Item Name
Wording

Response
Option
Item Name
Wording

Value
N12FLNUSETUI
Tuition, fees, and other educational expenses
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
N12FLNUSELIV
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
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
N12FLNUSEEXP
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]

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Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

All other expenses you may have
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
N12FLNUSEOTH
The expenses of others, such as your parents or guardians and other relatives
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No

QuestionN12PLNUSETYP
Name
Wording In the 2010-2011 school year, have you used more than $1,000 of your private student loans
to pay for:
Spec Name
Value
Item
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Item Name
Wording

Response
Option
Item Name
Wording

Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

N12PLNUSETUI
Tuition, fees, and other educational expenses
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
N12PLNUSELIV
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
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
N12PLNUSEEXP
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
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
N12PLNUSEOTH
The expenses of others, such as your parents or guardians and other relatives
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No

Section: Income and Expenses
Construct: Parent financial help for college
Three new questions for full scale:

QuestionN12PARHELP
Name
Wording [If T_B4JULY=1]
Through the end of the 2011-2012 school year (July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012), will your parents
(or guardians) have helped you pay for any of your education and living expenses while you
are enrolled in school?

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Item

[Else]:
Through the end of the 2011-2012 school year (July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012), did your parents
(or guardians) help you pay for any of your education and living expenses while you were
enrolled in school?
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12PARHELP
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

Question N12PARAMT
Name
Wording [If T_B4JULY=1]
Through the end of the 2011-2012 school year, about how much will your
parents (or guardians) have helped you pay for any of your education and living
expenses while you are enrolled in school? Is it...
[Else]:
Through the end of the 2011-2012 school year, about how much did your
parents (or guardians) help you pay for any of your education and living
expenses while you were enrolled in school? Was it...
Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12PARAMT
Code
1
2
3
4
5
6

Label
Less than $250
$250-$500
$501-$1,000
$1,001-$1,500
$1,501-$2,000
More than $2,000

Question Name N12PARAMT2
Wording
[If T_B4JULY=1]:
OK. Is the amount your parents (or guardians) will have helped you pay for any of your
education and living expenses through the end of the 2011-2012 school year...

Item

[Else]:
OK. Was the amount your parents (or guardians) helped you pay for any of your
education and living expenses while you were enrolled in school through the end of the
2011-2012 school year...
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12PARAMT2
Code
1
2
3
4
5
6

Label
$2,001-$5,000
$5,001-$10,000
$10,001-$15,000
$15,001-$20,000
$20,001-$25,000
More than $25,000

Section: Income and Expenses
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Construct: Financial assistance received from family/friends
Removed below field test question:

Question N12FAMHLPORD
Name
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:
Spec Name
Value
Item
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Item Name
Wording

Response
Option

Item Name
Wording

Response
Option

N12FAMORDTUI
Tuition, fees, and other educational expenses
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
N12FAMORDLIV
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)
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
N12FAMORDEXP
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
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

Replaced with two new simplified questions for full scale:

QuestionN12FAMAMT
Name
Wording [If T_B4JULY=1]
Through the end of the 2011-2012 school year, about how much will these family or friends

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have helped you pay for any of your education and living expenses while you are enrolled in
school? Is it...

Item

[Else]:
Through the end of the 2011-2012 school year, about how much did these family or friends
help you pay for any of your education and living expenses while you were enrolled in school?
Was it...
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12FAMAMT
Code
1
2
3
4
5
6

Label
Less than $250
$250-$500
$501-$1,000
$1,001-$1,500
$1,501-$2,000
More than $2,000

QuestionN12FAMAMT2
Name
Wording [If T_B4JULY=1]:
OK. Is the amount these family or friends will have helped you pay for any of your education
and living expenses through the end of the 2011-2012 school year...

Item

[Else]:
OK. Was the amount these family or friends helped you pay for any of your education and
living expenses through the end of the 2011-2012 school year...
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12FAMAMT2
Code
1
2
3
4
5
6

Label
$2,001-$5,000
$5,001-$10,000
$10,001-$15,000
$15,001-$20,000
$20,001-$25,000
More than $25,000

Section: Income and Expenses
Construct: Categorization of credit card use
Removed below field test question:

Question N12CCUSEORD
Name
Wording About how much have you charged on your credit cards each term or semester to pay for:
Spec Name
Value
Item
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Item Name
Wording

N12CCTUIORD
Tuition, fees, and other educational expenses
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
N12CCLIVORD
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]

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Response
Option

Item Name
Wording

Response
Option

Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

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
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
N12CCEXPORD
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
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
N12CCOTHORD
The expenses of others, such as your parents or guardians and other relatives
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

Section: Income and Expenses
Construct: Checking/savings account
New question for full scale:
Question N12BANK1
Name
Wording

Do you have a checking or savings account at a bank or credit union?

Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12BANK1
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

Section: Income and Expenses
Construct: Checking/savings account name
New question for full scale:
Question N12BANK2
Name
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Wording

Is your primary checking or savings account...

Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12BANK2
Code
1
2

Label
In your name only, or
Shared between you and someone else

Section: Income and Expenses
Construct: Discount rate
Removed below 4 field test questions:
Question N12DISCOUNTA
Name
Wording

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

Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12DISCOUNTA
Code
750
1500

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

Question N12DISCOUNTB
Name
Wording
You just said you would wait a year to receive $1500 rather than take $750 in one month.

Item

Starting with $750, what’s the least amount of money you’d be willing to wait a year for?
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording

Value
N12DISCOUNTB
Least amount of money you would wait a year for:
N12DISCOUNTB_min
750
N12DISCOUNTB_max
1500

Question N12DISCOUNTC
Name
Wording Imagine you have a choice between receiving $750 in one month, or $1125 six months from
today. This gift is guaranteed to be paid whether you would choose to take the $750 in one
month or wait to receive $1125 six months from today.

Item

Would you prefer...
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12DISCOUNTC
Code
750
1125

Label
$750 one month from today
$1125 six months from today

Question N12DISCOUNTD
Name
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Wording You just said you would wait six months to receive $1125 rather than take $750 one month
from today.

Item

Starting with $750, what’s the least amount of money you’d be willing to wait six months for?
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording

Value
N12DISCOUNTD
Least amount of money you would wait a year for:
N12DISCOUNTD_min
750
N12DISCOUNTD_max
1125

Replaced with 6 simplified questions for full scale:
Question N12DSCT250
Name
Wording

Now [If web mode: we/else: I] have a series of quick "what-if" scenarios for you about
money. Imagine you have a choice between receiving $250 today, or $250 in one year. This
gift is guaranteed whether you choose to take the $250 today, or $250 in one year. Would
you prefer...

Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12DSCT250
Code
1
2

Label
$250 today
$250 in one year

Question N12DSCT300
Name
Wording
Thanks. What about...
Spec Name
Value
Item
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

N12DSCT300
Code
1
2

Label
$250 today
$300 in one year

Question N12DSCT350
Name
Wording
OK. What about...
Spec Name
Value
Item
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

N12DSCT350
Code
1
2

Label
$250 today
$350 in one year

Question N12DSCT400
Name
Wording
OK. What about...
Spec Name
Value
Item
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

N12DSCT400
Code
1
2

Label
$250 today
$400 in one year

Question N12DSCT450
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Name
Wording
Item

OK. What about...
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12DSCT450
Code
1
2

Label
$250 today
$450 in one year

Question N12DSCT500
Name
Wording
Finally, how about...
Spec Name
Value
Item
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

N12DSCT500
Code
1
2

Label
$250 today
$500 in one year

Section: Background
Construct: Current foreign language use
Removed below field test question:

QuestionN12FFLANGB
Name
Wording [If N12FLANG in (2, 3)]
Today, how often do you interact with others in Spanish?

Item

[Else]
Today, how often do you interact with others in your non-English language?
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12FFLANGB
Code
0
1
2
3
4

Label
Never
Sometimes
About half of the time
Most of the time
Always

Section: Background
Construct: Parents' highest level of education
Removed below field test question:
Question N12GUARDED
Name
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
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12GUARDREL1
Code
-9
1
2

Label
-Select OneMother
Father

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Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Item Name
Wording

3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
N12GUARDHED1

Stepmother
Stepfather
Grandmother
Grandfather
Aunt
Uncle
Sister
Brother
Other person

Code
-9
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
N12GUARDREL2

Label
-Select oneDid not complete high school
High school diploma or equivalent
Vocational/technical training
Less than 2 years of college
Associate's degree
2 or more years of college but no degree
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree or equivalent
Professional degree (law or medicine)
Doctoral degree (PhD, EdD, etc.)
Don't know

Code
-9
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
N12GUARDHED2

Label
-Select OneMother
Father
Stepmother
Stepfather
Grandmother
Grandfather
Aunt
Uncle
Sister
Brother
Other person

Code
Label
-9
-Select one1
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
N12GUARDNO
Only wish to identify one parent/guardian

Replaced with below two questions for full scale:
Question N12MOMED
Name
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Wording What is the highest level of education your mother completed?
Item

Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12MOMED
Wording
Response Option Code
-9
1
2
3
6
5
7
8
9

Label
-Select oneDid not complete high school
High school diploma or equivalent
Vocational/technical training
Some college but no degree
Associate's degree (usually a 2-year degree)
Bachelor's degree (usually a 4-year degree)
Master's degree or equivalent
Professional degree (chiropractic, dentistry, law,
medicine, optometry, pharmacy, podiatry, or
veterinary medicine)
Doctoral degree (PhD, EdD, etc.)
Don't know

10
11

Question N12DADED
Name
Wording

What is the highest level of education your father completed?

Item

Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12DADED
Wording
Response Option Code
-9
1
2
3
6
5
7
8
9

Label
-Select oneDid not complete high school
High school diploma or equivalent
Vocational/technical training
Some college but no degree
Associate's degree (usually a 2-year degree)
Bachelor's degree (usually a 4-year degree)
Master's degree or equivalent
Professional degree (chiropractic, dentistry, law,
medicine, optometry, pharmacy, podiatry, or
veterinary medicine)
Doctoral degree (PhD, EdD, etc.)
Don't know

10
11

Section: Background
Construct: Sibling in college first
Question returned to full scale survey from NPSAS:04 full scale survey:
Question N12SIBCL
Name
Wording

Do you have any brothers or sisters who went to college before you did?

Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12SIBCL
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

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Section: Background
Construct: Military status
Question revised for full scale to include highlighted item:
Question N12MILIT
Name
Wording

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

Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12MILITA
Veteran
Code
1
0
N12MILITB
Active duty
Code
1
0
N12MILITC
Reserves
Code
1
0
N12MILITD
National Guard
Code
1
0
N12MILITN
None of the above
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No
Label
Yes
No
Label
Yes
No
Label
Yes
No
Label
None of the above
No

Section: Background
Construct: Serving on active duty
Removed below field test question:
Question N12MILST
Name
Wording

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

Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12MILST
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

Section: Background
Construct: Dressing/bathing and doing errands alone disability items

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Removed below 2 field test questions:

QuestionN12ACS17C
Name
Wording Do you have difficulty dressing or bathing?
Spec Name
Value
Item
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

N12ACS17C
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

QuestionN12ACS18
Name
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?
Spec Name
Value
Item
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

N12ACS18
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

Section: Background
Construct: Main type of disability
Question returned to full scale survey from NPSAS:08 full scale survey:
Question
Name
Wording
Item

N12MAIN
What is the main type of condition or impairment you have?
(Please choose only one.)

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12MAIN
Code
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Label
Hearing impairment (for example,
deaf or hard of hearing)
Blindness or visual impairment
that cannot be corrected by
wearing glasses
Speech or language impairment
Orthopedic or mobility impairment
Specific learning disability or
dyslexia
Attention deficit disorder (ADD)
Health impairment or problem
Mental, emotional or psychiatric
condition
Depression
Developmental disability
Brain injury
Other

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Full Facsimile of Full-Scale Interview
Front End
Spec
Name

Value

Question N12RESPCONF
Name
Wording

Before we begin, it is important to verify that we are surveying the correct person.
Are you the [Y_FNAME] [Y_MNAME] [Y_LNAME] [Y_SNAME], who was enrolled at [Y_NPSCHL] during the 2011-2012
school year?
If you are not [Y_FNAME] [Y_MNAME] [Y_LNAME] [Y_SNAME], please log out and call 1-877-NPSAS-NOW (1-877-6772766) to reach our Help Desk and get your correct Study ID.

Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12RESPCONF
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

Question N12CONSENT
Name
Wording
[If Y_MINOR=3]
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
[INC_AMOUNT] 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?
[Else]
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 [INC_AMOUNT] check once
you complete the survey. Have you had a chance to read the material?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12CONSENT
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes, I have read the material
0
No, I have not read the material
Question INFCON1
Name
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 1-866-2142043. 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
Item Name
INFCON1
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes, I agree to participate now
2
Not now, but I want to participate at a later
time
0
No, I do not want to participate at all
Question INFCON2
Name
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, except as required by law (20
U.S.C. § 9573). 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.
[{If [Y_EDLEV] == "U" AND Y_FTBFLG = 1} only] Students who were enrolled in college for the first time between July 1, 2011
and June 30, 2012 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 2012 survey.

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[all students get]:
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, your
information will be kept in secure and protected data files. 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
Item Name
INFCON2
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes, I agree to participate now
2
Not now, but I want to participate at a later
time
0
No, I do not want to participate at all
Question END1
Name
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.
Would you prefer an email or a text message reminder?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
END1_EMAIL
Wording
Email address:
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
END1_TEXT
Wording
Prefer a text message reminder
Response Option Response Option Details
Question END1TEXT
Name
Wording
Please provide a cell phone number where you would like us to send you a text message reminder to complete the NPSAS survey.
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
END1TEXTTL1
Wording
Cell phone number:
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
END1TEXTTL2
Wording
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
END1TEXTTL3
Wording
Response Option Response Option Details
Question END1CELLPRO
Name
Wording
Please provide the name of your cell phone service provider.
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
END1CELLPRO
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
-9
-Select one1
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
Item

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Other
Question END2
Name
Wording
We hope you will reconsider participating in this important education study, for which we are offering a $[INC_AMOUNT]
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 or click “Next” to continue with the survey.
If you still decide not to participate, please help us to improve our survey by telling us more (in the box below) about your reasons
for choosing not to participate.
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
END2
Wording
Response Option Response Option Details
Question RETRNFRM
Name
Wording
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“Next” button. To close out of the survey now, simply close your browser.
Item

Enrollment
Spec Name

Value

Question
Name

N12ELIG

Wording

[If T_B4JULY = 1]
Have you attended [Y_NPSCHL] at any time between July 1, 2011 and today? (Select Yes if you have attended [Y_NPSCHL]
at any time between July 2011 and today, even if you are not currently attending.) [else]
Did you attend [Y_NPSCHL] at any time between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012?

Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Question
Name
Wording
Item

Question
Name
Wording
Item

Question

Value
N12ELIG
Code
1
0
3
2

Label
Yes
No
Yes, but also still attending high school
Don't know

N12CURENR
Are you currently
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

attending [Y_NPSCHL]?
Value
N12CURENR
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

N12NOATT
Why are you not currently attending [Y_NPSCHL]?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12NOATT
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
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 reason
N12DRP

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Wording

Item

Question
Name
Wording

Item

Question
Name
Wording
Item

Question
Name
Wording

Item

Question

[If T_B4JULY = 1]
When did you last attend [Y_NPSCHL]?
[else]
When did you last attend [Y_NPSCHL] between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12DRPMM
Wording
Month
Response
Code
Label
Option
-9
-Select one1
January
2
February
3
March
4
April
5
May
6
June
7
July
8
August
9
September
10
October
11
November
12
December
Item Name
N12DRPYY
Wording
Year
Response
Code
Label
Option
-9
-Select one2010
2011
2011
2012
N12DRPTM
[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?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12DRPTM
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Left at the end of the term, or still enrolled as
of June 30, 2012
2
Left before the term ended
N12DRPRF
Did you receive a full refund of your tuition when you left?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12DRPRF
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
N12DRPCMP
[If T_B4JULY=1]:
Have you completed a course [if Y_CALSYS=0: or term] at [Y_NPSCHL] at any time since July 1, 2011?
[else]:
Did you complete a course [if Y_CALSYS=0: or term] at [Y_NPSCHL] at any time between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12DRPCMP
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
N12DRPOK

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Wording

Item
Question
Name
Wording
Item

Question
Name
Wording
Item

Question
Name
Wording

Item

Question

[if Y_CALSYS=1]
Because you left [Y_NPSCHL], 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.
[Else]:
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.
N12EVREN
Have you ever attended [Y_NPSCHL]?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12EVREN
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
N12LAST
In what month and year did you last attend [Y_NPSCHL]?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12LASTMM
Wording
Month
Response
Code
Label
Option
-9
-Select one1
January
2
February
3
March
4
April
5
May
6
June
7
July
8
August
9
September
10
October
11
November
12
December
Item Name
N12LASTYY
Wording
Year
Response
Code
Label
Option
-9
-Select one2011
2012
2010
2011
2009
2009
2008
2008
2007
2007
2006
2006
2005
2005
2004
2004
2003
2003
2002
2002
2001
2001
2000
2000
1999
Before 2000
N12WHYSM
[If T_B4JULY = 1]
Our records seem to be in error. Do you know why you were listed as having attended [Y_NPSCHL] at any time between July
1, 2011 and today?"
[else]
Our records seem to be in error. Do you know why you were listed as having attended [Y_NPSCHL] between July 1, 2011 and
June 30, 2012?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12WHYSM
Wording
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Wording

Item

Question
Name
Wording

Item

[If T_CURENR=1]:
Are you in a bachelor's degree program at [Y_NPSCHL]?
[Else]:
Were you in a bachelor's degree program during your most recent term of enrollment at [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2011-2012 school
year (July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012)?
[All get the following instruction]:
(A bachelor's degree is usually awarded by a 4-year college or university and usually requires at least 4 years of full-time,
college-level work.)
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12BACHENR
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
N12DEGREE
[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 2011-2012 school year (July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012)?
[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 2011-2012
school year (July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012)?
[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 2011-2012
school year (July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012)? Please indicate only the degree or certificate programs for which you were
enrolled during your most recent term at [Y_NPSCHL] in 2011-2012. 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 2011-2012
school year (July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012)? [All TIO receive the following] (I'll ask about your major or field of study later in
the survey.)
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12DGAS
Wording
Associate's degree (usually a 2-year degree)
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
N12DGBA
Wording
Bachelor's degree (usually a 4-year degree)
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
N12DGMA
Wording
Master's degree
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
N12DGDRR
Wording
Doctoral degree--research/scholarship (for example, PhD, EdD, etc.)
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
N12DGDRPP

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Question
Name
Wording
Item

Question
Name
Wording

Item

Question
Name

Doctoral degree--professional practice (including: chiropractic, dentistry, law, medicine,
optometry, pharmacy, podiatry, or veterinary medicine)
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
N12DGDROT
Wording
Doctoral degree--other
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
N12DGCE
Wording
Undergraduate certificate or diploma (usually less than 2 years), including those leading to
a license (example: cosmetology)
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
N12DGPB
Wording
Post-baccalaureate certificate
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
N12DGPM
Wording
Post-master's certificate
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
N12DGUND
Wording
Undergraduate level classes
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
N12DGGNG
Wording
Graduate level classes
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
N12UGSTATVER
Are you primarily
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

an undergraduate working toward a bachelor's degree?
Value
N12UGSTATVER
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

N12ASSOC
[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 2011-2012 school year?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12ASSOC
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
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
N12DGMS

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Item

Question
Name
Wording

Item

Question
Name
Wording

Item

Question
Name
Wording

Item

[If T_CURENR = 1]
What specific master's degree are you working on at [Y_NPSCHL]?
[else]
What specific master's degree were you working on when you last attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2011-2012 school year?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12DGMS
Wording
Master's degree
Response
Code
Label
Option
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
N12DGD
[If T_CURENR = 1]
What specific doctoral degree are you working on at [Y_NPSCHL]?
[else]
What specific doctoral degree were you working on when you last attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2011-2012 school year?"
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12DGD
Wording
Doctoral degree
Response
Code
Label
Option
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
N12DGPP
[If T_CURENR = 1]
What specific degree are you working on at [Y_NPSCHL]?
[else]
What specific degree were you working on when you last attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2011-2012 school year?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12DGPP
Wording
Professional degree
Response
Code
Label
Option
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
N12CKHOUR
[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?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12CKHOUR

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Response
Option
Question
Name
Wording

Item

Question
Name
Wording

Item

Question
Name
Wording
Item

Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

N12RMCRD
[If T_CURENR = 1]
While you are attending [Y_NPSCHL], are you taking only remedial or developmental classes? (Remedial or developmental
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 these courses on the basis of a placement test taken before the school year begins. Often,
these courses do not count for credit toward graduation.) [else]
When you last attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2011-2012 school year, were you taking only remedial or developmental classes?
(Remedial or developmental 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 these courses on the basis of a placement test taken before the
school year begins. Often, these courses do not count for credit toward graduation.)
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12RMCRD
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
N12ELCRD
[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 2011-2012 school year, were you taking at least one course for credit that could
be applied toward fulfilling the requirements for an academic degree?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12ELCRD
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
N12BYE
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.
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12BYEEM
Wording
Please provide your e-mail address:
Item Name
N12BYEAD
Wording
Please provide an address where you can be contacted: Street Address:
Item Name
N12BYECY
Wording
City
Item Name
N12BYEZP
Wording
Zip Code
Item Name
N12BYEST
Wording
State
Response
Code
Label
Option
-9
-Select oneAL
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

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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
Item Name
N12BYETL1
Wording
Phone number:
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12BYETL2
Wording
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12BYETL3
Wording
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12BYEAD2
Wording
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12BYEFAD
Wording
Foreign Address:
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12BYEFS
Wording
Foreign State/Province:
Response Option Response Option Details

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Name
Wording
Item

Item Name
N12BYEFCY
Wording
Foreign City:
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12BYEFZ
Wording
Foreign Zip/Postal Code:
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12BYEFC
Wording
Foreign Country:
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12BYEFOR
Wording
Please check here if the address is an international address.
Response Option Response Option Details
N12DIPL
Which of the following best describes
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12DIPL
Wording
Response
Code
Option
1
2
3
4
6
5

Question
Name
Wording

Item

your high school completion?

Label
Received a high school diploma
Received a GED (General Educational
Development) certificate or other equivalent
credential
Received a high school completion certificate
Attended a foreign high school
Home schooled
Did not complete high school or a high school
equivalency program

N12HSGRAD
[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?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12HSMM
Wording
Month
Response
Code
Label
Option
-9
-Select one1
January
2
February
3
March
4
April
5
May
6
June
7
July
8
August
9
September
10
October
11
November
12
December
Item Name
N12HSYY
Wording
Year
Response
Code
Label
Option
-9
-Select one2012
2012
2011
2011
2010
2010
2009
2009
2008
2008
2007
2007

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Name
Wording

Item

Question
Name
Wording

Item

Question
Name
Wording

N12HSCMP

2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
1983
1982
1981
1980
1979

2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
1983
1982
1981
1980
Before 1980

[If T_B4JULY = 1]
Were you completing high school requirements for the entire time you attended [Y_NPSCHL] since July 1, 2011?
[else]
Were you completing high school requirements for the entire time you attended [Y_NPSCHL] between July 1, 2011 and June
30, 2012?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12HSCMP
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
2
Don't know
N12PRDG
[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.)
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12PRDG
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
2
Don't know
N12OTDG
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.)

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Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Question
Name
Wording
Item

N12PRBDAT

Value
N12OTCE
Undergraduate certificate or diploma, including those leading to a license (example:
cosmetology)
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
N12OTAS
Associate's degree
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
N12OTBA
Bachelor's degree
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
N12OTPB
Post-baccalaureate certificate
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
N12OTMA
Master's degree
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
N12OTPM
Post-master's certificate
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
N12OTDRR
Doctoral degree--research/scholarship (includes PhD, Ed.D., D.M.A., D.B.A., D.Sc., D.A.,
or D.M.)
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
N12OTDRPP
Doctoral degree--professional practice (includes the following degrees: chiropractic,
dentistry, law, medicine, optometry, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, podiatry, or
veterinary medicine)
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
N12OTDROT
Doctoral degree--other (any doctor's degree that is not research/scholarship or
professional practice)
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No

In what month and year was your bachelor's degree awarded?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12PRBMM
Wording
Month
Response
Code
Label
Option
-9
-Select one1
January
2
February
3
March
4
April
5
May
6
June
7
July

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Wording
Response
Option

Question
Name
Wording
Item

Question
Name
Wording
Item

N12NFST
Was [Y_NPSCHL]
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

8
9
10
11
12
N12PRBYY
Year
Code
-9
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
1983
1982
1981
1980
1979

August
September
October
November
December
Label
-Select one2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
1983
1982
1981
1980
Before 1980

the first college, university, or trade school you attended after completing your high school requirements?
Value
N12NFST
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

N12FSTSTR
In which month and year did you first
requirements?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12FSTMM
Wording
Month
Response
Code
Option
-9
1
2
3

attend any college, university, or trade school after completing your high school

Label
-Select oneJanuary
February
March

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Name
Wording
Item

N12SCHSTR

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
N12FSTYY
Year
Code
-9
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
1983
1982
1981
1980
1979

In which month and year did you first
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12DGBMM
Wording
Month
Response
Code
Option
-9
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Label
-Select one2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
1983
1982
1981
1980
Before 1980
attend [Y_NPSCHL] after completing your high school requirements?

Label
-Select oneJanuary
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September

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Name
Wording
Item

Question
Name
Wording
Item

N12CDTCHK

10
11
12
N12DGBYY
Year
Code
-9
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
1983
1982
1981
1980
1979

October
November
December
Label
-Select one2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
1983
1982
1981
1980
Before 1980

Did you first attend any college, university or trade school on or after July 1, 2011?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12CDTCHK
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
N12PGMST
When did you begin your [T_DEGREN] at [Y_NPSCHL]?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12PGMSMM
Wording
Month
Response
Code
Label
Option
-9
-Select one1
January
2
February
3
March
4
April
5
May
6
June

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Response
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Name
Wording

Item

N12NENRL

7
8
9
10
11
12
N12PGMSYY
Year
Code
-9
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992

July
August
September
October
November
December
Label
-Select one2012
2011
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
Before 1993

[If T_CURENR = 1]
Between July 2011 and June 2012, 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, 2012. 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 2011 and June 2012, in which months did you attend [Y_NPSCHL]? [{if T_B4JULY=1} If you plan to attend
[Y_NPSCHL] before June 30, 2012, 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.)
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12NEN11YR
Wording
2011
Item Name
N12NEN01
Wording
July
Response
Code
Label
Option
0
Not enrolled
1
Enrolled
Item Name
N12NEN02
Wording
August
Response
Code
Label
Option
0
Not enrolled
1
Enrolled
Item Name
N12NEN03
Wording
September
Response
Code
Label
Option
0
Not enrolled
1
Enrolled
Item Name
N12NEN04
Wording
October
Response
Code
Label
Option
0
Not enrolled
1
Enrolled
Item Name
N12NEN05

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Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Question
Name
Wording

Item

Question
Name
Wording
Item

N12STST

November
Code
0
1
N12NEN06
December
Code
0
1
N12NEN12YR
2012
N12NEN07
January
Code
0
1
N12NEN08
February
Code
0
1
N12NEN09
March
Code
0
1
N12NEN10
April
Code
0
1
N12NEN11
May
Code
0
1
N12NEN12
June
Code
0
1
N12NENDK
Don't know
Code
1
0

Label
Not enrolled
Enrolled
Label
Not enrolled
Enrolled

Label
Not enrolled
Enrolled
Label
Not enrolled
Enrolled
Label
Not enrolled
Enrolled
Label
Not enrolled
Enrolled
Label
Not enrolled
Enrolled
Label
Not enrolled
Enrolled
Label
Yes
No

[If T_CURENR=1]
For the period of time you have been attending [Y_NPSCHL] during the 2011-2012 school year, have you been mainly a fulltime or part-time student, or an equal mix of both?
[else]
For the period of time you were attending [Y_NPSCHL] during the 2011-2012 school year, were you mainly a full-time or parttime student, or an equal mix of both?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12STST
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Full-time
2
Part-time
3
Equal mix of full-time and part-time
N12PGMFT
Since the time that you first started working on your [T_DEGREN] prior to the 2011-2012 school year, were you mainly a fulltime or part-time student, or an equal mix of both?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12PGMFT

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Response
Option

Question
Name
Wording

Item

Code
1
2
3

Label
Full-time
Part-time
Equal mix of full-time and part-time

N12NEW01
[If T_B4JULY = 1]
Have you attended any other schools besides [NPSAS] since July 1, 2011?
[else]
Did you attend any other schools besides [NPSAS] between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12NEW01
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No

Question
Name

N12SCH01

Wording

[IF WEB MODE]
What other school did you attend between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012?
[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
Data source: IPEDS: Integrated Postsecondary Data Education System (NCES)
(“IPEDS”) coder

Question
Name
Wording

Item

N12ENRL01
[If T_B4JULY= 1]
Between July 2011 and June 2012, 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, 2012. 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 2011 and June 2012, 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.)
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N121EN11YR
Wording
2011
Item Name
N121EN01
Wording
July
Response
Code
Label
Option
0
Not enrolled
1
Enrolled
Item Name
N121EN02
Wording
August
Response
Code
Label
Option
0
Not enrolled
1
Enrolled
Item Name
N121EN03
Wording
September
Response
Code
Label
Option
0
Not enrolled
1
Enrolled
Item Name
N121EN04
Wording
October
Response
Code
Label
Option
0
Not enrolled
1
Enrolled
Item Name
N121EN05
Wording
November
Response
Code
Label
Option
0
Not enrolled

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Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Question
Name
Wording

Item

Question
Name
Wording

Item

N12STS01

1
N121EN06
December
Code
0
1
N121EN12YR
2012
N121EN07
January
Code
0
1
N121EN08
February
Code
0
1
N121EN09
March
Code
0
1
N121EN10
April
Code
0
1
N121EN11
May
Code
0
1
N121EN12
June
Code
0
1

Enrolled
Label
Not enrolled
Enrolled

Label
Not enrolled
Enrolled
Label
Not enrolled
Enrolled
Label
Not enrolled
Enrolled
Label
Not enrolled
Enrolled
Label
Not enrolled
Enrolled
Label
Not enrolled
Enrolled

[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 2011-2012 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
2011-2012 school year, were you mainly a full-time or part-time student, or an equal mix of both?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12STS01
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Full-time
2
Part-time
3
Equal mix of full-time and part-time
N12NEW02
[If T_B4JULY = 1]
You already told [if web: us/if TIO: me] that you have attended the following schools since July 1, 2011: [List schools] Have
you attended any other schools since July 1, 2011?
[else]
You already told [if web: us/if TIO: me] that you have attended the following schools between July 1, 2011 and June 30,
2012: [List schools] Did you attend any other schools between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12NEW02
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No

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Name
Wording
Item

Question
Name
Wording
Item

Question
Name
Wording
Item

Question
Name
Wording

Item

Question
Name
Wording
Item

N12ATTOTHSCH
Have you ever attended another college, university, or trade school besides [Y_NPSCHL] since high school?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12ATTOTHSCH
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
N12EVR4YR
Have you ever attended a four-year college or university?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12EVR4YR
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
N12EVRCC
Have you ever attended a community
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12EVRCC
Wording
Response
Code
Option
1
0
N12CMPDGN

college?

Label
Yes
No

[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]?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12CMPDGN
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
N12DGN
In what month and year did you receive your [T_DEGREN] from [Y_NPSCHL]?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12DGNMM
Wording
Month
Response
Code
Label
Option
-9
-Select one1
January
2
February
3
March
4
April
5
May
6
June
7
July
8
August
9
September
10
October
11
November
12
December
Item Name
N12DGNYY
Wording
Year
Response
Code
Label
Option
-9
-Select one2010
2011

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Wording

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Question
Name
Wording
Item

Question
Name
Wording

Item

Question
Name
Wording

Item

Question
Name

N12UGYR

2011

2012

[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 20112012 school year?"
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12UGYR
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
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
N12CLKNUM
How many months, or hours of instruction, have you already completed at [Y_NPSCHL]?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12CLKNUM
Wording
|(enter number of months or hours of instruction)
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12CLKTYP
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
month(s)
2
hour(s) of instruction
N12REASON
[If T_CURENR=1]
Which of these reasons best describes
[Else]:
Which of these reasons best describes
(July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012)?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12REASON
Wording
Response
Code
Option
1
2
3
4

why you are enrolled in classes at [Y_NPSCHL]?
why you were last enrolled in classes at [Y_NPSCHL] during the 2011-2012 school year

Label
To prepare to earn a degree later
To prepare for a job certification or license
To gain job or occupational skills
To take courses solely for recreation, selfimprovement, or personal interest

N12GRYR
[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 2011-2012 school year?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12GRYR
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
8
First year
9
Second year
10
Third year
11
Fourth year
12
Fifth year
13
Sixth year or higher
N12EXPN

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Item

Question
Name
Wording

Item
Question
Name
Wording

Item

In what month and year do you expect to complete the requirements for your [T_DEGREN]?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12EXNMM
Wording
Month
Response
Code
Label
Option
-9
-Select one1
January
2
February
3
March
4
April
5
May
6
June
7
July
8
August
9
September
10
October
11
November
12
December
Item Name
N12EXNYY
Wording
Year
Response
Code
Label
Option
-9
-Select one2011
2012
2012
2013
2013
2013
2014
2014
2015
2015
2016
2016
2017
2017
2018
2018
2019
2019
2020
2020
2021
2021
2022
After 2021
Item Name
N12EXPN
Wording
Will not finish the [T_DEGREN]
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
N12EXPDK
Wording
Don't know
Response Option Response Option Details
N12EXNCONF
[If N12EXPDK=1] or [if N12EXNYY=missing and N12EXPN ne 1 and N12EXPDK ne 1]
On a scale from 0-10, how likely do you think it is that you will finish your [T_DEGREN] within five years from today?
[else if N12EXNMM gt 0 and N12EXNYY gt 0 and lt 2022]
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 [T_EXNYY]? [Instructions for all If
TIO mode]:
A "0" means "no chance at all" and a "10" means "absolutely certain."
Spec Name
Value
Slider
0-10
N12EXNCONF2
[If N12EXNMM gt 0 and N12EXNYY gt 0 and lt 2022]
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 [T_EXNYY]?
[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?
[Instructions for all If TIO mode]:
(A "0" means "no chance at all" and a "10" means "absolutely certain.")
Spec Name
Value

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Name
Wording

Item
Question
Name
Wording

Item

Question
Name
Wording
Item

Slider
N12ENRNEXT

0-10

[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?
[Instructions for all If TIO mode]:
(A "0" means "no chance at all" and a "10" means "absolutely certain.")
Spec Name
Value
Slider
0-10
N12EXPBA
Do you plan to continue on to a bachelor's degree program within five years from now?
(A bachelor's degree is usually awarded by a 4-year college or university and usually requires at least 4 years of full-time,
college-level work.)
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12EXPBA
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
N12DOB
So that we can customize your interview, in what month and year were you born?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12DOBMM
Wording
Month
Response
Code
Label
Option
-9
-Select one1
January
2
February
3
March
4
April
5
May
6
June
7
July
8
August
9
September
10
October
11
November
12
December
Item Name
N12DOBYY
Wording
Year
Response
Code
Label
Option
-9
-Select one1995
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

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Name

N12LT30

1981
1980
1979
1978
1977
1976
1975
1974
1973
1972
1971
1970
1969
1968
1967
1966
1965
1964
1963
1962
1961
1960
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1954
1953
1952
1951
1950
1949
1948
1947
1946
1945
1944
1943
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
1937
1936
1935
1934
1933
1932
1931
1930
1929
1928
1927
1926
1925
1924
1923
1922
1921
1920

1981
1980
1979
1978
1977
1976
1975
1974
1973
1972
1971
1970
1969
1968
1967
1966
1965
1964
1963
1962
1961
1960
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1954
1953
1952
1951
1950
1949
1948
1947
1946
1945
1944
1943
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
1937
1936
1935
1934
1933
1932
1931
1930
1929
1928
1927
1926
1925
1924
1923
1922
1921
1920

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Item

Question
Name
Wording
Item

Question
Name
Wording

Item

What is your age range? Are you...
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12LT30
Wording
Response
Code
Option
4
1
2
3
N12MINOK
Have you already turned 18?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12MINOK
Wording
Response
Code
Option
1
0
N12MINOR

Label
Under 18
18-23
24-29
30 or older

Label
Yes
No

[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.
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12MINEM
Wording
Email:
Item Name
N12MINFN
Wording
Parent first name
Item Name
N12MINLN
Wording
Parent last name
Item Name
N12MINAD
Wording
Address:
Item Name
N12MINCY
Wording
City
Item Name
N12MINZP
Wording
Zip code
Item Name
N12MINST
Wording
State
Response
Code
Label
Option
-9
-Select oneAL
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

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MI
MN
MS
MO
MT
NE
NV
NH
NJ
NM
NY
NC
ND
OH
OK
OR
PA
RI
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
VT
VA
WA
WV
WI
WY
AS
FM
GU
MH
MP
PW
PR
VI
FC
-1
N12MINAD2

Question
Name
Wording

Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
American Samoa
Fed State Micronesia
Guam
Marshall Islands
Northern Mariana Isl
Palau
Puerto Rico
U.S. Virgin Islands
FOREIGN COUNTRY
DON'T KNOW

Item Name
Wording
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12MINFAD
Wording
Foreign Address:
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12MINFCY
Wording
Foreign City:
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12MINFS
Wording
Foreign State/Province:
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12MINFZ
Wording
Foreign Zip/Postal Code:
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12MINFC
Wording
Foreign Country:
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12MINFOR
Wording
Please check here if the address is an international address.
Response Option Response Option Details
N12MARR
[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?

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Question
Name
Wording
Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12MARR
Code
1
2
6
3
4
5

Label
Single, never married
Married
Living with partner
Separated
Divorced
Widowed

N12GENDR
Are you male or female?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12GENDR
Wording
Response
Code
Option
1
2

Label
Male
Female

Education Experiences
Spec
Name

Value

Question N12HSTYP
Name
Wording

Was the last high school you attended public or private?

Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12HSTYP
Code
1
2
3
4

Label
Public
Private
Last attended a foreign high school
Home schooled

Question N12HSCDR
Name
Wording
[If WEB mode]
What is the name of the high school?
[Else]
What is the name of the high school and in what city and state is it located?
Item
Spec Name
Value
High school
Data Sources: CCD: Common Core of Data and PSS: Private School University
coder
Survey (NCES)
Wording
Options if school code not chosen
Response
Code
Label
Option
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)
Item Name
N12HSGRDL
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
-9
-SelectOne8
Eighth grade
9
Ninth grade
10
Tenth grade

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Wording
Response
Option

11
12
N12HSGRDH

Eleventh grade
Twelfth grade

Code
-9
8
9
10
11
12
N12HSCNT

Label
-SelectOneEighth grade
Ninth grade
Tenth grade
Eleventh grade
Twelfth grade

Item Name
Wording
Response Option Response Option Details
Question N12HSGPES
Name
Wording
Which of the following would you say best describes your high school grades overall (unweighted)?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12HSGPES
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
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 N12MATHHT
Name
Wording
What was the highest math course you took in high school?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12MATHHT
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Algebra 1 or Geometry
2
Algebra 2
3
Trigonometry/Pre-Calculus
4
Calculus
5
Math beyond calculus
Question N12APIBCOLL
Name
Wording
While in high school, did you take any...
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12AP
Wording
Advanced Placement (AP) courses?
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
N12IB
Wording
International Baccalaureate (IB) courses?
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
N12COLL
Wording
College-level courses, not including AP or IB, for which you earned college credit?
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Question N12ACTSAT
Name
Wording
Did you take...
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12SAT
Wording
The SAT?

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Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Code
1
0
N12ACT
The ACT?
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No
Label
Yes
No

Question SUPINSTRUCT
Name
Wording
Please use a number from 1 to 5 to answer the next few questions. One means "strongly disagree" and five means "strongly
agree."
Item
Question N12PARSUPP
Name
Wording
[If T_CURENR=1]:
My parents (or guardians) encourage me to stay in college.
[Else]:
My parents (or guardians) encouraged me to stay in college.
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12PARSUPP
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
1 (Strongly disagree)
2
2 (Somewhat disagree)
3
3 (Neither disagree nor agree)
4
4 (Somewhat agree)
5
5 (Strongly agree)
Question N12PARDED
Name
Wording
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12PARDED
Wording
Parents or guardians are deceased
Response Option Response Option Details
Question N12SPPSUPP
Name
Wording
[If T_CURENR=1]:
My spouse encourages me to stay in college.
[Else]:
My spouse encouraged me to stay in college.
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12SPPSUPP
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
1 (Strongly disagree)
2
2 (Somewhat disagree)
3
3 (Neither disagree nor agree)
4
4 (Somewhat agree)
5
5 (Strongly agree)
Question N12FSSUPP
Name
Wording
[If T_AGE gt 30]
My friends from [Y_NPSCHL] [if T_CURENR=1: encourage/else: encouraged] me to stay in college. (When thinking about your
friends, do not include family members or other relatives in your answer.)
[else]
My friends from [Y_NPSCHL] [if T_CURENR=1 encourage/else: encouraged] me to stay in college.
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12FSSUPP
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
1 (Strongly disagree)
2
2 (Somewhat disagree)
3
3 (Neither disagree nor agree)
4
4 (Somewhat agree)
5
5 (Strongly agree)

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Name
Wording
If T_AGE gt 30]
My friends from home [if T_CURENR=1: encourage/else: encouraged] me to stay in college. (When thinking about your friends,
do not include family members or other relatives in your answer.)
[Else]
My friends from home [if T_CURENR=1: encourage/else: encouraged] me to stay in college.
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12FHSUPP
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
1 (Strongly disagree)
2
2 (Somewhat disagree)
3
3 (Neither disagree nor agree)
4
4 (Somewhat agree)
5
5 (Strongly agree)
Question SUPPORTEND
Name
Wording
I am now finished asking you this set of questions that use a 1-5 scale. There will be others in the survey, but I will let you know
when they come up.
Item
Question N12DBLMAJ
Name
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 2011-2012 school year?
[else]
Had you already declared a major when you last attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2011-2012 school year?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12DBLMAJ
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
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 N12CLSTY
Name
Wording
[If T_CURENR = 1]
What is the primary field or subject you have been studying during the 2011-2012 school year?
[else]
What was the primary field or subject you were studying when you last attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2011-2012 school year?"
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12CLSTY
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
8
Arts and humanities
1
Business/marketing
10
Career and technical education
9
Communications
5
Computer and information sciences
3
Education/teaching
4
Engineering and engineering technology
12
General education
2
Healthcare
7
Natural sciences and mathematics
6
Social sciences

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13

University transfer
Other

Question N12MAJ1
Name
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]? [If N12DBLMAJ=3]:(If you intend to doublemajor, tell [if TIO: me/else: us] only about the major most closely related to the job you hope to have after college.)
[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 2011-2012 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 2011-2012
school year? [If N12DBLMAJ=3] (If you intended to double-major, tell [if TIO: me/else: us] about only one of those majors
here.)
Item
Spec Name
Value
Major (“CIP”)
Data Source: CIP: Classification of Instructional Programs (NCES)
Coder
Question N12MAJ2
Name
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 2011-2012 school year?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Major (“CIP”)
Data Source: CIP: Classification of Instructional Programs (NCES)
Coder
Question N12PREACDEFF
Name
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."
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." Before I attended [Y_NPSCHL], I was confident I had the ability to
succeed there as a student.
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12PREACDEFF
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
1 (Strongly disagree)
2
2 (Somewhat disagree)
3
3 (Neither disagree nor agree)
4
4 (Somewhat agree)
5
5 (Strongly agree)
Question N12CURACDEFF
Name
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
Item Name
N12CURACDEFF
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
1 (Strongly disagree)
2
2 (Somewhat disagree)
3
3 (Neither disagree nor agree)
4
4 (Somewhat agree)
5
5 (Strongly agree)
Question N12FACULTY
Name
Wording
[T_CURENR=1]:
My interactions with my teachers at [Y_NPSCHL] are more positive than negative.
[else]:

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Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12FACULTY
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
1 (Strongly disagree)
2
2 (Somewhat disagree)
3
3 (Neither disagree nor agree)
4
4 (Somewhat agree)
5
5 (Strongly agree)
Question N12ACDSATIS
Name
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
Item Name
N12ACDSATIS
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
1 (Strongly disagree)
2
2 (Somewhat disagree)
3
3 (Neither disagree nor agree)
4
4 (Somewhat agree)
5
5 (Strongly agree)
Question ACDSCLEND
Name
Wording
I am now finished asking you this set of questions that use a 1-5 scale. There will be others in the survey, but I will let you know
when they come up.
Item
Question N12MAJCHG
Name
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
Item Name
N12MAJCHG
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Question N12CHGNUM
Name
Wording
Have you changed your major...
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12CHGNUM
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Once
2
More than once
Question N12OMJ1A
Name
Wording
What was your original declared major at [Y_NPSCHL]?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Major (“CIP”)
Data Source: CIP: Classification of Instructional Programs (NCES)
Coder
Question N12KNOWCLAS
Name
Wording
I know the requirements needed to complete my [T_DEGREN] program at [Y_NPSCHL].
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12KNOWCLAS
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
1 (Strongly disagree)
2
2 (Somewhat disagree)
Item

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4
5

3 (Neither disagree nor agree)
4 (Somewhat agree)
5 (Strongly agree)

Question SCLENDSET
Name
Wording
I am now finished asking you this set of questions that use a 1-5 scale. There will be others in the survey, but I will let you know
when they come up.
Item
Question N12GPATYP
Name
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
Item Name
N12GPATYP
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
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
4
[If T_CURENR=1] No, it is pass/fail [Else] No,
it was pass/fail
5
Don't know
Question N12GPA
Name
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
Item Name
N12GPA
Wording
Range: 0.00 to 4.00:
Item Name
N12GPANO
Wording
Not applicable, have not yet earned GPA
Response Option Response Option Details
Question N12GPAEST
Name
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 2011-2012 school year?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12GPAEST
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
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 N12REMEVER
Name
Wording
Since you completed high school [if T_B4JULY=0: and through June 30, 2012], have you taken any remedial or developmental
courses to improve your basic skills, such as in mathematics, reading, writing, or studying?

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reading, or other subjects. Students are usually assigned to these courses on the basis of a placement test taken before the
school year begins. Often, these courses do not count for credit toward graduation.)
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12REMEVER
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Question N12REMSY
Name
Wording
[If T_CURENR = 1]
Have you taken any remedial or developmental courses during the 2011-2012 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 2011-2012 school year?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12REMSY
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Question N12REMTYPNUM
Name
Wording
In the 2011-2012 school year, how many times did you take remedial or developmental courses in each of the following subjects
...
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12REMENGL
Wording
English?
Response
Code
Label
Option
0
Never
1
One time
2
Two times
3
More than two times
Item Name
N12REMMATH
Wording
Math?
Response
Code
Label
Option
0
Never
1
One time
2
Two times
3
More than two times
Item Name
N12REMREAD
Wording
Reading?
Response
Code
Label
Option
0
Never
1
One time
2
Two times
3
More than two times
Item Name
N12REMWRITE
Wording
Writing?
Response
Code
Label
Option
0
Never
1
One time
2
Two times
3
More than two times
Question N12ALTGATE
Name
Wording
[If T_CURENR=1]
Have any of the classes you have taken at [Y_NPSCHL] during the 2011-2012 school year (July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012) been
taught online, at night, or on the weekend?
[else]
Were any of the classes you were taking during the 2011-2012 school year (July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012) taught online, at night,
or on the weekend?
[All get the following instruction]:
(Night courses start after 6:00 p.m. on Monday through Thursday nights. Weekend courses are courses that start after 6:00 p.m.
on Friday or take place any time on Saturday or Sunday.)

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Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12ALTGATE
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

Question N12ALTCRS
Name
Wording
[If T_CURENR=1]
Have all, some, or none of the classes you have taken at [Y_NPSCHL] during the 2011-2012 school year been taught...
[else]
Were all, some, or none of the classes you took at [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2011-2012 school year taught…
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12ALTONLINE
Wording
Only online
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
All
2
Some
3
None
Item Name
N12ALTNIGHT
Wording
At night, not online (starting after 6:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday)
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
All
2
Some
3
None
Item Name
N12ALTWKND
Wording
On the weekend, not online (starting after 6:00 p.m. Friday or any time Saturday or
Sunday)
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
All
2
Some
3
None
Question N12ONLINEPGM
Name
Wording
[If T_CURENR=1]:
Is your entire [T_DEGREN] program at [Y_NPSCHL] online?
[Else]:
When you last attended [Y_NPSCHL] during the 2011-2012 school year, was your entire [T_DEGREN] program online?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12ONLINEPGM
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Question N12ONLINE
Name
Wording
[If N12ONLINEPGM=1]:
If an online degree program was not available would you still have attended college in the 2011-2012 school year?
[Else]:
Would you still have attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2011-2012 school year if online classes had not been available?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12ONLINE
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Question N12ATNIGHT
Name
Wording
Would you still have attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2011-2012 school year if night classes had not been available?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12ATNIGHT
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Question N12ONWKND

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Wording
Item

Would you still have attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2011-2012 school year if weekend classes had not been available?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12ONWKND
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Question N12SCALEINT
Name
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."
Item
Question N12PEERINT
Name
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
Item Name
N12PEERINT
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
1 (Strongly disagree)
2
2 (Somewhat disagree)
3
3 (Neither disagree nor agree)
4
4 (Somewhat agree)
5
5 (Strongly agree)
Question N12SENSBELNG
Name
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
Item Name
N12SENSBELNG
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
1 (Strongly disagree)
2
2 (Somewhat disagree)
3
3 (Neither disagree nor agree)
4
4 (Somewhat agree)
5
5 (Strongly agree)
Question N12SOCSATIS
Name
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
Item Name
N12SOCSATIS
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
1 (Strongly disagree)
2
2 (Somewhat disagree)
3
3 (Neither disagree nor agree)
4
4 (Somewhat agree)
5
5 (Strongly agree)
Question SCLLASTSET
Name
Wording
I am now finished asking you all questions in the survey that use a 1 to 5 scale.
Item
Question N12SRVUSE
Name
Wording
Which of the following school services have you used in the 2011-2012 school year?

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offers a particular service counts as use of that service. Do not include use of these services while in high school.)
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12FINAIDUSE
Wording
Financial aid counseling or advice
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12ACSPUSE
Wording
Academic support services (for example, tutoring or writing centers)
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12ACADUSE
Wording
Academic advising (for example, guidance with planning for courses)
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12CPPUSE
Wording
Career planning or job placement services
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12HLTHUSE
Wording
Student health services, including personal counseling services
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12NOSRV
Wording
Did not use any services
Response Option Response Option Details
Question N12SRVIMPT
Name
Wording
[If only one service chosen on N12SRVUSE]
How important was this service in your decision to stay in school?
[else]
How important was each of these services in your decision to stay in school?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12FINAIDIMP
Wording
Financial aid counseling or advice
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Not at all important
2
Somewhat important
3
Important
4
Very important
Item Name
N12ACSIMP
Wording
Academic support services
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Not at all important
2
Somewhat important
3
Important
4
Very important
Item Name
N12ACADIMP
Wording
Academic advising
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Not at all important
2
Somewhat important
3
Important
4
Very important
Item Name
N12CPPIMP
Wording
Career planning or job placement services
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Not at all important
2
Somewhat important
3
Important
4
Very important
Item Name
N12HLTHIMP
Wording
Student health services (including personal counseling services)
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Not at all important
2
Somewhat important
3
Important
4
Very important
Question N12EXPEVR
Name
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

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sure at this time.
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12EXPEVR
Code
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Label
Undergraduate level courses, no
undergraduate degree or certificate expected
Undergraduate certificate or diploma (usually
less than 2 years), including certificates
leading to a license (example: cosmetology)
Associate's degree (usually a 2-year degree)
Bachelor's degree (usually a 4-year degree)
Graduate level courses, no graduate degree or
certificate expected
Post-baccalaureate certificate
Master’s degree
Post-master's certificate
Doctoral degree, research/scholarship
(including: PhD, EdD, etc.)
Professional doctoral degree (including:
chiropractic, dentistry, law, medicine, etc.)

Question N12PRFDOCTYP
Name
Wording
What specific degree do you expect to complete?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12PRFDOCTYP
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
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
Question N12OCCINTRO
Name
Wording
[IF N12CMPDGN=1 and N12EXPEVR lt = T_DEGREE]:
For the next few questions, think back to when you first started your [T_DEGREN].
[else if N12CMPDGN=1 and N12EXPEVR gt T_DEGREE and N12EXPEVR=10]:
For the next few questions, assume you that you continue on in school and complete your [T_PRFDOC] degree.
[else if N12CMPDGN=1 and N12EXPEVR gt T_DEGREE]:
For the next few questions, assume that you continue on in school and complete your [T_EXPEVR].
[else if N12EXPN=1 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 N12EXPN=1 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 N12EXPN=1 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 in (1, 3) 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 in (1, 3) 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 in (1, 3) 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

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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 N12EXOCC
Name
Wording
[If N12CMPDGN=1 and N12EXPEVR lt =T_DEGREE]
When you started your [T_DEGREN] program, what were the title and duties of the job you intended to hold once you finished
your education?
[else if N12EXPN=1 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? [else if
N12EXPEVR=T_DEGREE and N12DBLMAJ in (1, 3) 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
Data Source: O*Net: Occupational Information Network (U.S. Department of Labor)
Coder
Question N12OCCCOM
Name
Wording
[IF N12CMPDGN=1 and N12EXPEVR lt =T_DEGREE and N12EXJBTL ne missing]:
On a scale from 0-10, how likely do you think it is that you will hold a(n) [N12EXJBTL] job?
[else If N12EXPN=1 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?
[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 hold a(n)
[N12EXJBTL] job?
[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 hold a(n)
[N12EXJBTL] job?
[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 hold a(n) [N12EXJBTL]
job?
[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 hold a(n) [N12EXJBTL]
job?
[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?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Slider
0-10
Question N12INTENDJOB
Name
Wording
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12INTENDJOB
Wording
Already hold intended job
Response Option Response Option Details
Question N12FUTRWAGES
Name
Wording
[If N12INTENDJOB=1 and N12EXJBTL ne missing] or [if N12CMPDGN=1 and N12EXJBTL ne missing]:
[If TIO: I /else: We] have some questions about the range of salary you expected to make once you began working in a(n)

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[N12EXJBTL] job. What was...
[else if (N12INTENDJOB=1 and N12EXJBTL=missing) or (N12CMPDGN=1 and N12EXJBTL=missing)]:
[If TIO: I/else: We] have some questions about the range of salary you expected to make once you finished your education.
What was...
[else if N12EXJBTL ne missing]:
[If TIO: I /else: We] have some questions about the range of salary you expect to make once you begin working in a(n)
[N12EXJBTL] job. What is...
[else]
[If TIO: I/else: We] have some questions about the range of salary you expect to make once you finish your education. What
is...
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12EXPWAGE
Wording
1. Your expected yearly salary:|.00 per year
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12HIWAGE
Wording
2. Your highest expected yearly salary:|.00 per year
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12LOWAGE
Wording
3. Your lowest expected yearly salary:|.00 per year
Response Option Response Option Details
Question N12EDBENEFTS
Name
Wording
Salary may be only one part of why people choose a job. Compared to the salary, how important is each of the following to you?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12HLPOTH
Wording
Helping others as part of your job
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Less important than salary
2
As important as salary
3
More important than salary
Item Name
N12EXPFLD
Wording
Being seen as an expert in your field
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Less important than salary
2
As important as salary
3
More important than salary
Item Name
N12WRKTSKS
Wording
Making your own decisions about how to get your work done
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Less important than salary
2
As important as salary
3
More important than salary
Item Name
N12LEISTIME
Wording
Balancing work and leisure time
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Less important than salary
2
As important as salary
3
More important than salary
Item Name
N12FAMTIM
Wording
Balancing work and family
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Less important than salary
2
As important as salary
3
More important than salary

Financial Aid
Spec
Name

Value

Question N12OTGRNTAID
Name
Wording

For the 2011-2012 school year, did you receive any...

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Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording

Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12VETBEN
Veteran's education benefits?
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
N12EMPGRNT
[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?
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
N12PRVGRNT
Grants or scholarships from a private organization such as a church, PTA,
fraternity/sorority, or foundation?
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No

Question N12OTGRNTAMT
Name
Wording
What was the total amount you received for the 2011-2012 school year in...
(If you are unsure of the amounts, please provide your best guess.)
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12VETBENAMT
Wording
Veteran's education benefits $|.00
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12EMPGRTAMT
Wording
Employer grants or scholarships $|.00
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12PRVGRTAMT
Wording
Private organization grants or scholarships $|.00
Response Option Response Option Details
Question N12RCVLN
Name
Wording
Did you take out any student loans for the 2011-2012 school year?
Item

By student loans, we mean any money borrowed for school that you will have to pay back to a federal or state government, to a
private financial institution, or to [Y_NPSCHL]. Do not include parent PLUS loans, grants or scholarships, or any money borrowed
from family or friends.
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12RCVLN
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Question N12APPAID
Name
Wording
Did you apply for financial aid for the 2011-2012 school year?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12APPAID
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Question N12NOAPP
Name
Wording
Please indicate whether the following were reasons you did not apply for financial aid. Was it because you…
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12NODEBT
Wording
Did not want to take on debt
Response
Code
Label

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Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

1
Yes
0
No
N12NONEED
Could afford to go to your school without financial aid
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
N12THKEL
Thought you would be ineligible
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
N12HSAPP
Did not have enough information about how to apply for financial aid
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
N12FMCON
Thought the application forms were too much work or too time-consuming
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
N12APOTH
Other reason not listed
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No

Question N12FEDLN
Name
Wording
Did you take out any federal loans, such as a Stafford Loan, for the 2011-2012 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
Item Name
N12FEDLN
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Question N12PRVLN
Name
Wording
Did you take out any private or alternative loans from a financial institution or state for the 2011-2012 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.
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12PRVLN
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Question N12PRVAMT
Name
Wording
How much did you borrow in private or alternative loans for the 2011-2012 school year? Do not include any money borrowed in
federal loans or any money borrowed from family or friends in your answer.
Item

Item

(If you are unsure of the amount of your private loans, please provide your best guess.)
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12PRVAMT

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$|.00
Question N12PRVEST
Name
Wording
For the 2011-2012 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
Item Name
N12PRVEST
Wording
[If Y_DEP = 1] $0 Less than $3,000 $3,000-$5,999 $6,000-$8,999 $9,000-$11,999
$12,000-$14,999 $15,000-$17,999 $18,000-$20,999 $21,000-$22,999 $23,000 or more
Don't Know
[else if Y_DEP = 2 and T_STAT in (1 3)]
$0 Less than $6,000 $6,000-$11,999 $12,000-$17,999 $18,000-$12,999 $24,000$29,999 $30,000-$35,999 $36,000-$41,999 $42,000-$45,999 $46,000 or more Don't
Know
[else] (T_STAT in (2 4))
$0 Less than $15,000 $15,000-$29,999 $30,000-$44,999 $45,000-$59,999 $60,000$74,999 $75,000-$89,999 $90,000-$104,999 $105,000-$119,999 $120,000-$138,499
$138,500 or more Don't Know
Response
Code
Label
Option
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 N12UGLNNPSYR
Name
Wording
What is the total amount of money you borrowed in student loans for the 2011-2012 school year only (July 1, 2011-June 30,
2012)?
Please include all federal, private, state, and school loans. Do not include parent PLUS loans, grants or scholarships, or any money
borrowed from family or friends in your answer.
(If you are unsure of the amount, please provide your best guess.)
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12UGLNNPSYR
Wording
$|.00
Response Option Response Option Details
Question N12UGLNYEST
Name
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.
Item

For the 2011-2012 school year only (July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012), would you say that you borrowed...
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12UGLNYEST
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
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 N12GRLNNPSYR
Name
Wording
What is the total amount of money you borrowed in student loans for your graduate education for the 2011-2012 school year only
Item

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(July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012)?
Please include all federal, private, state, and school loans. Do not include any grants or scholarships or any money borrowed from
family or friends in your answer.
(If you are unsure of the amount, please provide your best guess.)
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12GRLNNPSYR
Wording
$|.00
Response Option Response Option Details
Question N12GRLNYEST
Name
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.
Item

For your graduate education for the 2011-2012 school year only (July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012), would you say that you borrowed...
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12GRLNYEST
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
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 N12REFUND1
Name
Wording
[If N12RCVLN=0]
After paying for your tuition and fees, did you or will you receive a refund of any scholarships or grants from [Y_NPSCHL]?
[Else]:
After paying for your tuition and fees, did you or will you receive a refund of any scholarships, grants, or loans from [Y_NPSCHL]?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12REFUND1
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Question N12REFUND2
Name
Wording
Did you or will you...
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12REFUND2
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Ask your school to deposit the refund directly
to your bank or credit union account
2
Cash or deposit the refund check at a bank or
credit union yourself
3
Cash the refund check somewhere other than
a bank or credit union (example: a checkcashing business, grocery or convenience
store)
4
Receive the refund on a prepaid debit card
5
Receive the refund through your student ID
card
6
Do something else not listed with the refund
Question N12OUTST
Name
Wording
[If TCURENR = 1]
Item

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At [Y_NPSCHL], are you charged for out-of-state or out-of-district tuition or fees?
[else]
At [Y_NPSCHL], were you charged for out-of-state or out-of-district tuition or fees?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12OUTST
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Question N12UGLN
Name
Wording
[If Y_NPLEVL = 3 and T_B4JULY=1]
Through the end of the 2011-2012 school year, how much will you have borrowed in student loans for your entire college or
vocational education?
[Else if If Y_NPLEVL = 3 and T_B4JULY=0]
Through the end of the 2011-2012 school year, how much did you borrow in student loans for your entire college or vocational
education?
[Else if T_B4JULY=1]
Through the end of the 2011-2012 school year, how much will you have borrowed in student loans for your entire undergraduate
education?
[Else]
Through the end of the 2011-2012 school year, how much did you borrow in student loans for your entire undergraduate
education?
[all get the following instruction]:
Please include all federal, private, state, and school loans. Do not include Parent PLUS loans, grants or scholarships, 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 [If T_STAT in (2, 4): undergraduate] education enter "0" in the box.)
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12UGLN
Wording
$|.00
Question N12ULNEST
Name
Wording
[All get the following instruction]:
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.
[If Y_NPLEVL = 3 and T_B4JULY=1]
For your entire college or vocational education through the end of the 2011-12 school year (July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012), would
you say that you will have borrowed...
[Else If Y_NPLEVL = 3 and T_B4JULY=0]
For your entire college or vocational education through the end of the 2011-12 school year (July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012), would
you say that you borrowed...
[Else if T_B4JULY=1]
For your entire undergraduate education through the end of the 2011-12 school year (July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012), would you say
that you will have borrowed...
[Else]
For your entire undergraduate education through the end of the 2011-12 school year (July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012), would you say
that you borrowed...
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12ULNEST
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
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 N12UGOWE
Name
Wording
[If N12BPSELG=1]
Do you owe all, some, or none of the total student loans that you took out for the 2011-2012 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
Item Name
N12UGOWE
Wording

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Option

Code
3
1
2

Label
None
All
Some

Question N12GRLN
Name
Wording
[T_B4JULY=1]:
Through the end of the 2011-2012 school year, how much will you have borrowed in student loans for your entire graduate
education?
[Else]:
Through the end of the 2011-2012 school year, how much did you borrow in student loans for your entire graduate education?
[all get the following instruction]:
Please include all federal, private, state, and school loans. Do not include any grants or scholarships or any money borrowed from
family or friends in your answer. (If you are unsure of the amount, please provide your best guess. If you have never taken out
any student loans for your graduate education, enter "0" in the box.)
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12GRLN
Wording
$|.00
Question N12GLNEST
Name
Wording
[All get the following instruction]:
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.
[If T_B4JULY=1]
For your entire graduate education through the end of the 2011-12 school year (July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012), would you say that
you will have borrowed...
[Else]
For your entire graduate education through the end of the 2011-12 school year (July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012), would you say that
borrowed...
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12GLNEST
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
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 N12GROWE
Name
Wording
Do you still owe all, some, or none of that amount (that you borrowed for your graduate education)?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12GROWE
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
3
None
2
Some
1
All
Question N12DCLN
Name
Wording
When you were deciding how to pay for college for the 2011-2012 school year, were you offered any federal student loans that
you chose not to accept?
(Please do not include loans offered by family or friends in your answer.)
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12DCLN
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Question N12DCMAXLN
Name
Item

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Item

Of the federal student loans you received, did you choose to take the maximum amount of money offered by the government?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12DCMAXLN
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Question N12DCLRSN
Name
Wording
[If N12DCLN = 1 and N12DCMAXLN = 0]
What was your main reason for choosing not to accept the [If N12RCVLN=1: 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 [if N12RCVLN=1: additional] loan(s)?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12DCLRSN
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
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 or having to make
payments while still attending school)
5
You did not want more debt
Question N12AVOIDLNS
Name
Wording
[If N12FEDLN=1 or N12PRVLN=1]
As a way to avoid taking out additional student loans during the 2011-2012 school year, did you choose to... [else]
As a way to avoid taking out student loans during the 2011-2012 school year, did you choose to...
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12FEWCLSES
Wording
Take fewer classes at [Y_NPSCHL]?
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
N12CSTLESS
Wording
Attend a school that cost you less?
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
N12WRKMORE
Wording
Get a job or work more hours?
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Question N12UNMETNEED
Name
Wording
[If N12RCVLN=0]:
Would you have borrowed money to attend [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2011-2012 school year if you could have? [Else]:
Would you have borrowed more money to attend [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2011-2012 school year if you could have?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12UNMETNEED
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Question N12NEEDAMTUG
Name
Wording
[If N12RCVLN=0]:
How much money would you have borrowed for the 2011-2012 school year if you could have?
[Else]:

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Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12NEEDAMTUG
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Less than $1,000
2
$1,000-$2,000
3
$2,001-$3,000
4
$3,001-$4,000
5
More than $4,000
6
$0
Question N12REPAY
Name
Wording
[If N12MARR = 2 and N12PARDED=1]:
Do you expect that anyone other than your spouse, such as your other family members or friends, will help you repay your
student loans?
[Else if N12MARR = 2]:
Do you expect that anyone other than your spouse, such as your parents or other family members or friends, will help you repay
your student loans?
[else if N12PARDED=1]:
Do you expect that anyone, such as your family members or friends, will help you repay your student loans? [else]:
Do you expect that anyone, such as your parents or other family members or friends, will help you repay your student loans?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12REPAY
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Question N12GRDASTJOB
Name
Wording
[If T_CURENR=1]
In the 2011-2012 school year, have you had a graduate assistantship?
[Else]
In the 2011-2012 school year, did you have a graduate assistantship?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12GRDASTJOB
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Question N12GRAST
Name
Wording
[If T_CURENR=1]
In the 2011-2012 school year, have you had a graduate teaching assistantship, a graduate research assistantship, or another type
of graduate assistantship?
[Else]
In the 2011-2012 school year, did you have a graduate teaching assistantship, a graduate research assistantship, or another type
of graduate assistantship?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12GRTA
Wording
Graduate teaching assistantship
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12GRRA
Wording
Graduate research assistantship
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
N12GROTH
Wording
Other graduate assistantship
Response Option Response Option Details
Question N12TUITN
Name
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
Item Name
N12TUITN
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
Item

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No
Question N12HINS
Name
Wording
As part of your graduate school job(s), did you receive health insurance?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12HINS
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
2
No, because did not want it or need it
3
No, because it was not offered
Question N12GRTAAMT
Name
Wording
[If T_CURENR=1]
What is the amount of your graduate teaching assistantship for the 2011-2012 school year?
[Else]
What was the amount of your graduate teaching assistantship for the 2011-2012 school year?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12GRTAAMT
Wording
$|.00
Response Option Response Option Details
Question N12GRRAAMT
Name
Wording
[If T_CURENR=1]
What is the amount of your graduate research assistantship for the 2011-2012 school year?
[Else]
What was the amount of your graduate research assistantship for the 2011-2012 school year?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12GRRAAMT
Wording
$|.00
Response Option Response Option Details
Question N12GROTHAMT
Name
Wording
[If N12GRTA=1 or N12GRRA=1]:
What [if T_CURENR=1: is/else: was] the amount of your other graduate assistantship for the 2011-2012 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 2011-2012 school year?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12GROTHAMT
Wording
$|.00
Response Option Response Option Details
Question N12CONTAC
Name
Wording
Which of the following activities [{If T_CURENR = 1} do {else} did] you perform as a teaching assistant during the 2011-2012
school year?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12CLSHRS
Wording
[{if T_CURENR=1} Assume {else} Assumed] teaching responsibility for one or more
courses
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
N12DISHRS
Wording
[{if T_CURENR=1} Lead {else} Led] discussion sections for faculty-taught courses
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
N12LABHRS
Wording
[{if T_CURENR=1} Supervise {else} Supervised] lab sections for faculty-taught courses
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
N12GRAHRS
Wording
[{if T_CURENR=1} Assist {else} Assisted] faculty with grading or other instruction- related
activities
Response
Code
Label

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Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

1
Yes
0
No
N12MSGHRS
[{if T_CURENR=1} Assist {else} Assisted] faculty with answering student e-mail messages
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
N12OFFHRS
[{if T_CURENR=1} Hold {else} Held] office hours
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No

Question N12GRFELL
Name
Wording
[If T_CURENR=1]
In the 2011-2012 school year, have you had a graduate fellowship?
[Else]
In the 2011-2012 school year, did you have a graduate fellowship?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12GRFELL
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Question N12GRFELLAMT
Name
Wording
[If T_CURENR=1]
What is the amount of your graduate fellowship for the 2011-2012 school year?
[Else]
What was the amount of your graduate fellowship for the 2011-2012 school year?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12GRFELLAMT
Wording
$|.00
Response Option Response Option Details
Question N12GRTRNSHP
Name
Wording
[If T_CURENR=1]
In the 2011-2012 school year, have you had a traineeship?
[Else]
In the 2011-2012 school year, did you have a traineeship?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12GRTRNSHP
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Question N12GRTRNAMT
Name
Wording
[If T_CURENR=1]
What is the amount of your traineeship for the 2011-2012 school year?
[Else]
What was the amount of your traineeship for the 2011-2012 school year?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12GRTRNAMT
Wording
$|.00
Response Option Response Option Details
Question N12GRHRS
Name
Wording
[If T_CURENR = 1]
During the 2011-2012 school year, how many hours, on average, do you work per week in your graduate school job(s)?
[else]
During the 2011-2012 school year, how many hours, on average, did you work per week in your graduate school job(s)?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12GRHRS
Wording
| hours per week
Response Option Response Option Details
Question N12GRWEEK

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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
Item Name
N12GRWEEK
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
All
2
Most
3
Half
4
Less than half
Question N12SCHJOB
Name
Wording
[if T_CURENR=1]
During the 2011-2012 school year, have you had a work-study job at [Y_NPSCHL]?
[else]
During the 2011-2012 school year, did you have a work-study job at [Y_NPSCHL]?
[All conditions include following definition]
(Federal work-study jobs are offered to undergraduate students with financial need, allowing them to work part-time to earn
money to help pay their education expenses. Students must file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in order to be
considered for the Federal Work-Study (FWS) program. Work-study jobs are often located on the campus of a student's school
and may or may not be related to a student's course of study.)
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12SCHJOB
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Question N12WSMAJR
Name
Wording
[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
Item Name
N12WSMAJR
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Question N12WSONOF
Name
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
Item Name
N12WSONOF
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
On campus
2
Off campus
3
Both on and off campus
Question N12WSEMP
Name
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
Item Name
N12WSEMP
Wording

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Option

Code
1
2

Label
[Y_NPSCHL]
Another institution or organization

Question N12WAEARN
Name
Wording
[If T_CURENR = 1]
How much do you earn from your work-study job while attending [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2011-2012 school year? [else]
How much did you earn from your work-study job while you were attending [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2011-2012 school year?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12WAAMT
Wording
$
Item Name
N12WAERNT
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Per year
2
Per term or semester
3
Per month
4
Per week
5
Per hour
Question N12WAERNS
Name
Wording
[If T_CURENR = 1]
In the 2011-2012 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 2011-2012 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
Item Name
N12WAERNS
Wording
[If N12WAERNT = 2] term(s) [else if N12WAERNT = 3] month(s) [else] week(s)
Question N12WAHRS
Name
Wording
[If T_CURENR = 1]
During the 2011-2012 school year, how many hours, on average, do you work per week in your work-study job?
[else]
During the 2011-2012 school year, how many hours, on average, did you work per week in your work-study job?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
N12WAHRS
Wording
| hours per week

Current Employment
Spec Name

Value

Question
Name

N12ANYJOB

Wording

[If (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 N12SCHJOB ne 1)]:
[If T_B4JULY=1: Have/ELSE: Did] you [If T_B4JULY=1: held/ELSE: hold] any jobs during the 2011-2012 school year (July 1,
2011-June 30, 2012)? Do not include any jobs you held when you were not enrolled in school, such as jobs held only during
summer break.
[Else]:
Other than your [school_job1 + school_job2 + school_job3 + school_job4], [If T_B4JULY=1: have/ELSE: Did] you [If
T_B4JULY=1: held/ELSE: hold] any other jobs during the 2011-2012 school year (July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012)? Do not include
any jobs you held when you were not enrolled in school, such as jobs held only during summer break.

Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12ANYJOB
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

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Wording

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Name
Wording

Item

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Name
Wording

Item

N12SEARN
[if T_B4JULY = 1 and (N12GRTA=1 or N12GRRA=1 or N12GROTH=1 or N12GRFELL=1 or N12GRTRNSHP=1 or N12SCHJOB=1)]
During the 2011-2012 school year, how much have you usually earned from working? Do not include any money earned from
your [school_job1 + school_job2 + school_job3 + school_job4] or any money earned when you are not enrolled in school, such
as money earned during summer break.
[else if T_B4JULY = 1] During the 2011-2012 school year, how much have you usually earned from working? Do not include any
money earned when you are not enrolled in school, such as money earned during summer break.
[else if T_B4JULY = 0 and (N12GRTA=1 or N12GRRA=1 or N12GROTH=1 or N12GRFELL=1 or N12GRTRNSHP=1 or
N12SCHJOB=1)]
During the 2011-2012 school year, how much did you usually earn from working? Do not include any money earned from your
[school_job1 + school_job2 + school_job3 + school_job4] or any money earned when you were not enrolled in school, such as
money earned during summer break.
[else]
During the 2011-2012 school year, how much did you usually earn from working? Do not include any money earned when you
were not enrolled in school, such as money earned during summer break.
Spec Name Value
Item Name N12SERNAMT
Wording
$
Item Name N12SERNTIM
Wording
Response Code
Label
Option
1
For the entire school year
2
Per term or semester
3
Per month
4
Per week
5
Per hour
N12SEARNS
[If T_B4JULY = 1 and (N12GRTA = 1 or N12GRRA = 1 or N12GROTH = 1 or N12GRFELL = 1 or N12GRTRNSHP = 1 or
N12SCHJOB = 1)]
During the 2011-2012 school year only, and not including your [school_job1 + school_job2 + school_job3 + school_job4], how
many [terms/months/weeks] will you have worked by the end of the year? Do not include any [terms/months/weeks] worked
while you are not enrolled in school.
[else if T_B4JULY=1]
During the 2011-2012 school year only, how many [terms/months/weeks] will you have worked by the end of the year? Do not
include any [terms/months/weeks] worked while you are not enrolled in school.
[else if T_B4JULY = 0 and (N12GRTA = 1 or N12GRRA = 1 or N12GROTH = 1 or N12GRFELL = 1 or N12GRTRNSHP = 1 or
N12SCHJOB = 1)]
Not including your [school_job1 + school_job2 + school_job3 + school_job4], how many [terms/months/weeks] did you work
during the 2011-2012 school year? Do not include any [terms/months/weeks] worked while you were not enrolled in school.
[else]
During the 2011-2012 school year only, how many [terms/months/weeks] did you work? Do not include any [t_fill2] worked
while you were not enrolled in school.
[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.
Spec Name Value
Item Name N12SEARNS
Wording
[if N12SERNTIM = 2] term(s) [else if N12SERNTIM = 3] month(s)
[else] week(s)
N12SBHRS
[If T_B4JULY= 1 and (N12GRTA=1 or N12GRRA=1 or N12GROTH=1 or N12GRFELL=1 or N12GRTRNSHP=1 or N12SCHJOB=1)]
How many hours have you usually worked per week during the 2011-2012 school year? Do not include hours worked at your
[school_job1 + school_job2 + school_job3 + school_job4] or any hours worked when you were not enrolled in school, such as
during summer break.
[else if T_B4JULY = 1]
How many hours have you usually worked per week during the 2011-2012 school year? Do not include any hours worked when
you were not enrolled in school, such as during summer break.
[else if T_B4JULY = 0 and (N12GRTA=1 or N12GRRA=1 or N12GROTH=1 or N12GRFELL=1 or N12GRTRNSHP=1 or
N12SCHJOB=1)]
How many hours did you usually work per week during the 2011-2012 school year? Do not include hours worked at your
[school_job1 + school_job2 + school_job3 + school_job4] or any hours worked when you were not enrolled in school, such as
during summer break.
[else]
How many hours did you usually work per week during the 2011-2012 school year? Do not include any hours worked when you
were not enrolled in school, such as during summer break.
Spec Name Value
Item Name N12SBHRS

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Wording

Item

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Name
Wording

Item

Question
Name
Wording

Item

Wording
hour(s) per week
N12NUMJOB
[If T_B4JULY=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 N12SCHJOB ne 1)]
During the 2011-2012 school year, how many jobs for pay have you usually held at one time?
[else if T_B4JULY = 1]
Not including your [school_job1 + school_job2 + school_job3 + school_job4], how many jobs for pay have you usually held at
one time during the 2011-2012 school year?
[else if T_B4JULY=0 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 N12SCHJOB ne 1)]
During the 2011-2012 school year, how many jobs for pay did you usually hold at one time?
[else]
Not including your [school_job1 + school_job2 + school_job3 + school_job4], how many jobs for pay did you usually hold at one
time during the 2011-2012 school year?
Spec Name Value
Item Name N12NUMJOB
Wording
Response Code
Label
Option
0
None
1
One
2
More than one
N12ONOFF
[If N12NUMJOB = 1 and If T_B4JULY=1]:
Is this job located on or off campus?
[If N12NUMJOB=1 and T_B4JULY=0]:
Was that job located on or off campus?
[else If N12NUMJOB gt 1 and T_B4JLULY=1]:
Are these jobs all located on campus, all located off campus, or located both on and off campus? [else if N12NUMJOB gt 1 and
T_B4JLULY=0]:
Were these jobs all located on campus, all located off campus, or located both on and off campus?
Spec Name Value
Item Name N12ONOFF
Wording
[If N12NUMJOB=1] Primarily on campus [else] Jobs were all on
campus
Response Code
Label
Option
1
[If N12NUMJOB=1]: Primarily on
campus [Else]: Jobs all on campus
2
[If N12NUMJOB=1]: Primarily off
campus [Else]: Jobs all off campus
3
Both on and off campus jobs
N12DISTWKDAY
[If T_B4JULY=1 and N12NUMJOB=2]
In an average week during the 2011-2012 school year, how many days have you usually traveled from home to the job where
you have worked the most hours?
[else if T_B4JLULY=1]
In an average week during the 2011-2012 school year, how many days have you usually traveled from home to work?
[else if T_B4JLULY=0 and N12NUMJOB=2]
During the 2011-2012 school year, how many days in an average week did you usually travel from home to the job where you
worked the most hours?
[else]
During the 2011-2012 school year, how many days in an average week did you usually travel from home to work? [All get the
following instruction]: (By "travel" we mean get from home to work by car, bus, walking, etc.)
Spec Name Value
Item Name N12DISTWKDAY
Wording
day(s) per week
Item Name N12DISTWKNO
Wording
Zero days (no travel to work)
N12DISTWKTIM
[If N12NUMJOB=2]:
On an average day in the 2011-2012 school year, how much time did it usually take for you to get from home to the job where
you worked the most hours?
[else]:
On an average day in the 2011-2012 school year, how much time did it usually take for you to get from home to work?
Spec Name Value

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Wording
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Question
Name
Wording
Item

Question
Name
Wording

Item

Question
Name
Wording
Item

Question
Name
Wording

N12DISTWKAMT
(enter number of minutes or hours)
N12DISTWKTIM

Code
1
2
N12ENRWRK

Label
Minute(s)
Hour(s)

During the 2011-2012 school year, would you say you were primarily...
Spec Name Value
Item Name N12ENRWRK
Wording
Response Code
Label
Option
1
A student working to meet
expenses, or
2
An employee who decided to enroll
in school
N12WRKLIMITS
[If T_B4JULY=1]
Has working during the 2011-2012 school year...
[Else]
Did working during the 2011-2012 school year...
Spec Name Value
Item Name N12LIMNUMCL
Wording
[If T_B4JULY=1]: Limited the number of classes you could take?
[Else]: Limit the number of classes you could take?
Response Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name N12LIMSCHED
Wording
[If T_B4JULY=1]: Made it difficult to schedule your classes? [Else]:
Make it difficult to schedule your classes?
Response Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name N12LIMFAC
Wording
[If T_B4JULY=1]: Limited your access to campus facilities or
services? [Else]: Limit your access to campus facilities or services?
Response Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
N12PRVJOB
In the year before you attended [NPSAS] (2010-2011), how many jobs for pay were you usually working at one time?
Spec Name Value
Item Name N12PRVJOB
Wording
Response Code
Label
Option
0
None
1
One
2
More than one
N12SAMEJOB
[If N12PRVJOB=1 and N12NUMJOB=1 and T_CURENR=1]:
Are you working in the same job you had before you began attending [NPSAS]?
[Else if N12PRVJOB=1 and N12NUMJOB=1]:
While you were attending [NPSAS] during the 2011-2012 school year, were you working in the same job you had before you
began attending [NPSAS]?
[Else if N12PRVJOB=1 and N12NUMJOB=2 and T_CURENR=1]:
Is at least one of your current jobs the same as the job you had before you began attending [NPSAS]?
[Else if N12PRVJOB=1 and N12NUMJOB=2]:
While you were attending [NPSAS] during the 2011-2012 school year, was at least one your jobs the same as the job you had
before you began attending [NPSAS]?
[Else if T_CURENR=1]
Is your current job one of the same jobs you had before you began attending [NPSAS]?

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Question
Name
Wording

Item

Question
Name
Wording

Item

Question
Name
Wording

[Else]:
While you were attending [NPSAS] during the 2011-2012 school year, was your job one of the same jobs you had before you
began attending [NPSAS]?
Spec Name Value
Item Name N12SAMEJOB
Wording
Response Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
N12SAMEJOBS2
[If T_CURENR=1]:
Are you working in the same jobs you had before you began attending [NPSAS]?
[else]:
While you were attending [NPSAS] during the 2011-2012 school year, were you working in the same jobs you had before you
began attending [NPSAS]?
Spec Name Value
Item Name N12SAMEJOBS2
Wording
Response Code
Label
Option
1
[If T_CURENR=1]: Yes, all jobs are
the same as before [Else]: Yes, all
jobs were the same as before
2
[If T_CURENR=1]: Yes, at least
one job is the same as before
[Else]: Yes, at least one job was the
same as before
0
[If T_CURENR=1]: No jobs are the
same as before [Else]: No jobs
were the same as before
N12POCC
[If N12SAMEJOB=1 and T_CURENR=1]:
What are the title and duties of that job?
[Else if N12SAMEJOB=1 and T_CURENR=0]:
What were the title and duties of the job you held when you last attended [NPSAS] during the 2011-2012 school year?
[If N12SAMEJOBS2=1 and T_CURENR=1]:
What are the title and duties of the job where you work the most hours?
[Else if N12SAMEJOBS2=1 and T_CURENR=0]
What were the title and duties of the job where you worked the most hours when you last attended [NPSAS] during the 20112012 school year?
[Else if N12SAMEJOBS2=2 and T_CURENR=1]
What are the title and duties of a job you have held since before you started attending [NPSAS] during the 2011-2012 school
year?
[Else if N12SAMEJOBS2=2 and T_CURENR=0]
What were the title and duties of a job you held before you began attending [NPSAS] and continued to work in while you were
attending [NPSAS] during the 2011-2012 school year?
[Else if N12PRVJOB=1]
What were the title and duties of the job you last held in the year (2010-2011) before you attended [NPSAS]?
[Else]:
What were the title and duties of the job where you worked the most hours in the year (2010-2011) before you attended
[NPSAS]?
Spec Name Value
Occupation Data source: O*NET: Occupational Information Network (U.S.
coder
Department of Labor)
N12POCCTIM
[(If N12NUMJOB le 0 or if N12SAMEJOB=0 or if N12SAMEJOBS2=0) and N12N12PJBTL ne missing: For how long were you
working in your [N12PJBTL] job prior to attending [NPSAS]?
[else if N12NUMJOB le 0 or N12SAMEJOB=0 or N12SAMEJOBS2=0]:
For how long were you working at that job prior to attending [NPSAS]?
[else If T_CURENR=1 and N12PJBTL ne missing]:
For how long have you been working in your [N12PJBTL] job?
[Else if T_CURENR=1]:
For how long have you been working in this job?
[Else if T_CURENR=0 and N12PJBTL ne missing]:
Through the end of the 2011-2012 school year (July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012), for how long had you worked at your [N12PJBTL]
job?
[Else]:

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Question
Name
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Item

Question
Name
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Name
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Through the
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

end of the 2011-2012 school year (July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012), for how long had you worked at that job?
Value
N12POCCNUM
(Enter a number here and choose a unit of time below)
N12POCCTIM

Code
1
2
3
4
N12PRVWAGE

Label
Day(s)
Week(s)
Month(s)
Year(s)

How much did you usually earn [If N12PRVJOB > 1 “from all jobs”] before you began attending [NPSAS] during the 2011-2012
school year?
Spec Name Value
Item Name N12PRV1AMT
Wording
$
Item Name N12PRV1TIM
Wording
Response Code
Label
Option
1
Per year
2
Per month
3
Per week
4
Per hour
N12PRVHRSWK
On average, how many hours per week did you work [(If N12PRVJOB > 1) "at all jobs together"] before you began attending
[NPSAS] during the 2011-2012 school year?
Spec Name Value
Item Name N12PRVHRSWK
Wording
hour(s) per week
N12PRVMTHYR
How many months of the year did you work between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011?
Spec Name Value
Item Name N12PRVMTHYR
Wording
month(s)
N12WRKPAY
If you had not attended college at all in 2011-2012, which of the following would you most likely have done?
Spec Name Value
Item Name N12WRKPAY
Wording
Response Code
Label
Option
1
Work for pay
2
Work, but not be paid
3
Not work (for any reason)
4
Enter the military
N12ALTNUMJOB
If you had not attended college at all in 2011-2012, how many jobs for pay do you think you would have held at one time?
Spec Name Value
Item Name N12ALTNUMJOB
Wording
Response Code
Label
Option
1
One job at a time
2
Two or more jobs at a time
N12ALTSCHED
If you had not attended college at all in 2011-2012, would you have worked full time (40 hours per week) for the full year (12
months out of the year)?
Spec Name Value
Item Name N12ALTSCHED
Wording

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Option

Question
Name
Wording
Item

Question
Name
Wording
Item

Question
Name
Wording

Item

Question
Name
Wording

Item

Code
1
0
N12ALTHRSWK

Label
Yes
No

If you had not attended college at all in 2011-2012, on average how many hours per week would you have worked?
Spec Name Value
Item Name N12ALTHRSWK
Wording
hour(s) per week
N12ALTMTHYR
If you had not attended college at all in 2011-2012, how many months out of the year would you have worked?
Spec Name Value
Item Name N12ALTMTHYR
Wording
month(s)
N12ALTWAGE1
[If N12WRKPAY=4]:
How much do you think you would have earned if you had entered the military instead of attending college in the 2011-2012
school year? Provide your best guess if you are unsure of the amount. [Else]:
How much do you think you would have earned from working if you had not attended college at all in the 2011-2012 school
year? 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.)
Spec Name Value
Item Name N12ALT1AMT
Wording
$ (enter an amount per hour or an amount per year)
Item Name N12ALT1TIM
Wording
Response Code
Label
Option
1
Per hour
2
Per year
N12ALTWAGE2
How much do you think you would have earned at all your jobs together if you had not attended college in the 2011-2012 school
year? Provide your best guess if you are unsure of the amount.
(Tip: The average minimum wage is $7.75 per hour.)
Spec Name Value
Item Name N12ALT2AMT
Wording
$.00 (enter an amount per week, per month, or per year)
Item Name N12ALT2TIM
Wording
Response Code
Label
Option
1
Per week
2
Per month
3
Per year

Income and Expenses
Spec Name

Value

Question
Name

N12INCINTRO

Wording

The next set of questions will help us to better understand how the financial circumstances of students may affect their ability to
attend college.

Item
Question
Name

N12INCOM

Wording

What was your income for calendar year 2011, prior to taxes and deductions? (Calendar year 2011 includes January 1, 2011 through
December 31, 2011. Include all income you paid taxes on, including work, investment income, or alimony. Do not include [if

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Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Question
Name
Wording

N12INCSP

Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12INCOM
Code
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

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

What was your spouse's income for calendar year 2011, prior to taxes and deductions? (Calendar year 2011 includes January 1, 2011
through December 31, 2011. Include all income your spouse paid taxes on. Do not include grants or loans your spouse used to pay for
school, or money given to your spouse by family.)

Question
Name
Wording

N12DEPS

Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12INCSP
Code
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

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

[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?

Value
N12DEPS
Code
1
0

Question
Name
Wording

N12DEP2

Item

Spec Name Value
Item Name N12DEP2
Wording
child(ren)

Label
Yes
No

[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 [NPSAS] in the 2011-2012 school year?

Question
Name
Wording

N12DAGE

Item

Spec Name Value

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

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Wording
Response
Option

Question
Name
Wording

N12CARE

Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

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

[if T_CURENR = 1]:
How many of your dependent children are in either day care or after school care?
[else]:
How many of your dependent children were in either day care or after school care, during the most recent term you attended [NPSAS] in
the 2011-2012 school year?"

Question
Name
Wording

N12CARE1

Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Question
Name
Wording

N12DAGE
Age of child:
Code
-9
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25

Value
N12CARE
child(ren)
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

[if T_CURENR = 1]
Is your child in either day care or after school care?
[else]
Was your child in either day care or after school care, during the most recent term you attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2011-2012 school
year?

Value
N12CARE1
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

N12DAYCST
[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 [NPSAS] in the 2011-2012 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

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someone else paid all of your childcare costs for you.
[else]:
During the most recent term you attended [NPSAS] in the 2011-2012 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.

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12DAYCST
$ .00 per month
Code
Label
1
{Continuous}

Question
Name
Wording

N12KIDCOL

Item

Spec Name Value
Item Name N12KIDCOL
Wording
child(ren)

Question
Name
Wording

Item

[If T_CURENR = 1]
How many of your dependent children have been in college at some point since July 1, 2011?
[else]
How many of your dependent children were in college at some point during the most recent term you attended [NPSAS] in the 20112012 school year?

N12KIDCOL1

[If T_CURENR = 1]
Has your child been in college at some point since July 1, 2011?
[else]
Was your child in college at some point during the most recent term you attended [NPSAS] in the 2011-2012 school year?

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12KIDCOL1
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

Question
Name
Wording

N12COLCOST

Item

Spec Name Value
Item Name N12COLCOST
Wording
$.00

Question
Name
Wording

Item

Question
Name
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, 2011 and June 30, 2012?
[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, 2011 and June 30, 2012?

N12OTDEPS

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,
[t_fill1] financially supporting anyone else during the 2011-2012 school year?
[else if N12MARR ne 2 and N12DEPS=0 or blank]
[t_fill2] financially supporting anyone else during the 2011-2012 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 2011-2012 school year?
[else if N12MARR ne 2 and N12DEP2 gt 0]
Other than your [t_fill3], [t_fill1] financially supporting anyone else during the 2011-2012 school year?
[else]
[t_fill2] financially supporting anyone else during the 2011-2012 school year?

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12OTDEPS
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

N12OTDEPS2
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 2011-2012 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 2011-2012 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 2011-2012 school year?

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[else]
Other than your [t_fill2], how many others [t_fill1] financially supporting during the 2011-2012 school year?

Spec Name Value
Item Name N12OTDEPS2
Wording
other(s)

Question
Name
Wording

N12OTDEPAMT

Item

Spec Name Value
Item Name N12OTDEPAMT
Wording
$.00
N12PARHELP

Question
Name
Wording

Item

Question
Name
Wording

Item

Question
Name
Wording

Item

Question

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]?

[If T_B4JULY=1]
Through the end of the 2011-2012 school year (July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012), will your parents (or guardians) have helped you pay for
any of your education and living expenses while you are enrolled in school?
[Else]:
Through the end of the 2011-2012 school year (July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012), did your parents (or guardians) help you pay for any of
your education and living expenses while you were enrolled in school?

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12PARHELP

Code
1
0
N12PARAMT

Label
Yes
No

[If T_B4JULY=1]
Through the end of the 2011-2012 school year, about how much will your parents (or guardians) have helped you pay for any of your
education and living expenses while you are enrolled in school? Is it... [Else]:
Through the end of the 2011-2012 school year, about how much did your parents (or guardians) help you pay for any of your education
and living expenses while you were enrolled in school? Was it...

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12PARAMT

Code
1
2
3
4
5
6
N12PARAMT2

Label
Less than $250
$250-$500
$501-$1,000
$1,001-$1,500
$1,501-$2,000
More than $2,000

[If T_B4JULY=1]:
OK. Is the amount your parents (or guardians) will have helped you pay for any of your education and living expenses through the end
of the 2011-2012 school year...
[Else]:
OK. Was the amount your parents (or guardians) helped you pay for any of your education and living expenses while you were enrolled
in school through the end of the 2011-2012 school year...

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12PARAMT2
Code
1
2
3
4
5
6

Label
$2,001-$5,000
$5,001-$10,000
$10,001-$15,000
$15,001-$20,000
$20,001-$25,000
More than $25,000

N12FAMHELP

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Item

Question
Name
Wording

Item

Question
Name
Wording

Item

[If T_B4JULY=1 and N12PARDED=1]:
Through the end of the 2011-2012 school year [if N12MARR=2:, and not including your spouse], will [if N12MARR=2: other] family
members or friends have helped you pay for any of your education and living expenses while you are enrolled in school?
[else if T_B4JULY=0 and N12PARDED=1]:
Through the end of the 2011-2012 school year [If N12MARR=2:, and not including your spouse], did [if N12MARR=2: other] family
members or friends help you pay for any of your education and living expenses while you were enrolled in school?
[If N12MARR=2 and T_B4JULY=1]
Through the end of the 2011-2012 school year, and not including your spouse or your parents (or guardians), will other family members
or friends have helped you pay for any of your education and living expenses while you are enrolled in school?
[else if N12MARR=2]
Through the end of the 2011-2012 school year, and not including your spouse or your parents (or guardians), did other family members
or friends help you pay for any of your education and living expenses while you were enrolled in school?
[else if T_B4JULY=1]
Through the end of the 2011-2012 school year, and not including your parents (or guardians), will other family members or friends have
helped you pay for any of your education and living expenses while you are enrolled in school?
[else]
Through the end of the 2011-2012 school year, and not including your parents (or guardians), did other family members or friends help
you pay for any of your education and living expenses while you were enrolled in school?

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12FAMHELP

Code
1
0
N12FAMAMT

Label
Yes
No

[If T_B4JULY=1]
Through the end of the 2011-2012 school year, about how much will these family or friends have helped you pay for any of your
education and living expenses while you are enrolled in school? Is it...
[Else]:
Through the end of the 2011-2012 school year, about how much did these family or friends help you pay for any of your education and
living expenses while you were enrolled in school? Was it...

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12FAMAMT

Code
1
2
3
4
5
6
N12FAMAMT2

Label
Less than $250
$250-$500
$501-$1,000
$1,001-$1,500
$1,501-$2,000
More than $2,000

[If T_B4JULY=1]:
OK. Is the amount these family or friends will have helped you pay for any of your education and living expenses through the end of the
2011-2012 school year...
[Else]:
OK. Was the amount these family or friends helped you pay for any of your education and living expenses through the end of the 20112012 school year...

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12FAMAMT2
Code
1
2
3
4
5
6

Question
Name
Wording
Item

N12NUMCRD

Question
Name
Wording

N12CARRYBAL

Label
$2,001-$5,000
$5,001-$10,000
$10,001-$15,000
$15,001-$20,000
$20,001-$25,000
More than $25,000

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

Spec Name Value
Item Name N12NUMCRD
Wording
credit card(s)

[If N12NUMCRD=1]:

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Do you usually carry a balance over on your credit card from month to month?
[else]:
Do you usually carry a balance over on your credit cards from month to month?

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12CARRYBAL
Code
1
0

Question
Name
Wording

N12CRDBAL

Item

Spec Name Value
Item Name N12CRDBAL
Wording
$.00

[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?

Question
Name
Wording

N12CCUSE

Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

[If N12NUMCRD=1]
Did you use your credit card to pay for any of your tuition and fees in the 2011-2012 school year?
[Else]
Have you used your credit cards to pay for any of your tuition and fees in the 2011-2012 school year?

Value
N12CCUSE
Code
1
0

Question
Name
Wording

N12CCREASON

Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Question
Name
Wording
Item

Question
Name
Wording
Item

Question
Name
Wording

Label
Yes
No

Label
Yes
No

[If N12NUMCRD=1]
Did you charge your tuition and fees using your credit card because that was the only way you could afford to pay for those expenses?
[else]
Did you charge your tuition and fees using your credit card(s) because that was the only way you could afford to pay for those
expenses?

Value
N12CCREASON
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

N12BANK1
Do you have a checking or savings account at a bank or credit union?

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12BANK1
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

N12BANK2
Is your primary checking or savings account...

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12BANK2
Code
1
2

Label
In your name only, or
Shared between you and
someone else

N12SCHRES
[If T_CURENR=1 and web mode]
Where are you living during the 2011-2012 school year while attending [NPSAS]? (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 [NPSAS] during the 2011-2012 school year, are you living in college-owned housing, with your parent(s) or guardian(s),

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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 ]
Where were you living during the 2011-2012 school year while attending [NPSAS]? (If you lived in more than one residence, choose the
place where you lived for the longest period of time.)
[else]
While attending [NPSAS] during the 2011-2012 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.)

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12SCHRES
Code
3
1
2

Question
Name
Wording

N12DISTHDAYS

Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Question
Name
Wording
Item

Question
Name
Wording
Item

Question
Name
Wording

Label
Off campus (not college-owned
housing)
On campus or in college-owned
housing (for example, a dorm or
a residence hall)
With parent(s) or guardian(s)

[If T_CURENR=1]:
On average, how many days per week (or per month) do you travel between your current residence and [NPSAS]
[else]:
In the 2011-2012 school year, how many days per week on average (or per month) did you travel between where you lived and
[NPSAS]?

Value
N12DISTHDAYS
day(s)
N12DISTUNIT

Code
Label
1
per week
2
per month
Item Name N12DISTHOMNO
Wording
[If T_CURENR=1]: Do not travel between home and [NPSAS]
[else]: Did not travel between home and [NPSAS]
N12DISTHMINS

[If T_CURENR=1]
On an average day, how much time does it take for you to get from your current residence to [NPSAS]? [else]
On an average day in the 2011-2012 school year, how much time did it take for you to get from where you lived to [NPSAS]?

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12DISTHAMT
(enter number of minutes or hours)
N12DISTHTIM
Minute(s) per day
Code
Label
1
Minute(s)
2
Hour(s)

N12HOME
Do you own a home or pay a mortgage on a home?

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12HOME
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

N12RNTAMT
[If T_CURENR = 1 and N12HOME=1]
While attending [NPSAS] during the 2011-2012 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 [NPSAS] during the 2011-2012 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 [NPSAS] during the 2011-2012 school year, how much (on average) is your monthly rent payment? Please indicate only

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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 some
one else pays your rent on your behalf, please indicate "0".
[else if T_CURENR=0 and N12HOME=0]
While you were attending [NPSAS] during the 2011-2012 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 [NPSAS] during the 2011-2012 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 [NPSAS] during the 2011-2012 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".

Spec Name Value
Item Name N12RNTAMT
Wording
$.00

Question
Name
Wording

N12UNTAX

Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Question
Name
Wording

Item

Question
Name
Wording

[IF T_AGE ge 24 or N12MARR=2 or N12DEP2 gt 0 or N12OTDEPS2 gt 0]
Between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012, 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) Supplemental Security Income (SSI), 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, 2011 and June 30, 2012, 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)

Value
N12UNTAX
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

N12PARST
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.)

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12PARST
Code
1
2
3
4
5

Label
Married or remarried
Single
Divorced or separated
Widowed
None of the above - Both parents
or guardians are deceased

N12PARNC
[If N12PARST=1]
What was your parents' or guardians' combined income in calendar year 2011 (January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011)? (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 2011 (January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011)? 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 2011 (January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011)? Would you say it
was..
[Else]
In calendar year 2011 (January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011), 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

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Question
Name
Wording

Item

parent.)

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12PARNC

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
Item Name N12PTDCD
Wording
Parents (or guardians) are deceased

N12PRHSD

[If N12PARST=1 and T_CURENR=1]:
Not including yourself or your parents or guardians, how many people (for example, brothers or sisters or grandparents) have your
parents or guardians been supporting financially since July 1, 2011? (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 (for example, brothers or sisters or grandparents) did your parents
or guardians support financially during the most recent term you attended [NPSAS] in the 2011-2012 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 (for example, brothers or sisters or grandparents) has your parent
or guardian been supporting financially since July 1, 2011?
[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 (for example, brothers or sisters or grandparents) did your parent or
guardian support financially during the most recent term you attended [NPSAS] in the 2011-2012 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 (for example,
brothers or sisters or grandparents) has this parent or guardian been supporting financially since July 1, 2011? (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 (for example,
brothers or sisters or grandparents) did this parent or guardian support financially during the most recent term you attended [NPSAS] in
the 2011-2012 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.)

Spec Name Value
Item Name N12PRHSD
Wording
individual(s)

Question
Name
Wording

N12DPNUM

Item

Spec Name Value
Item Name N12DPNUM
Wording
individual(s)
N12DSCT250

Question
Name
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, 2011?
[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 [NPSAS] in the 2011-2012 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, 2011?
[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 [NPSAS] in the 2011-2012 school year?"

Now [If web mode: we/else: I] have a series of quick "what-if" scenarios for you about money. Imagine you have a choice between
receiving $250 today, or $250 in one year. This gift is guaranteed whether you choose to take the $250 today, or $250 in one year.
Would you prefer...

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Question
Name
Wording
Item

Question
Name
Wording
Item

Question
Name
Wording
Item

Question
Name
Wording
Item

Question
Name
Wording
Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12DSCT250

Code
1
2
N12DSCT300

Label
$250 today
$250 in one year

Thanks. What about...

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12DSCT300

Code
1
2
N12DSCT350

Label
$250 today
$300 in one year

OK. What about...

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12DSCT350

Code
1
2
N12DSCT400

Label
$250 today
$350 in one year

OK. What about...

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12DSCT400

Code
1
2
N12DSCT450

Label
$250 today
$400 in one year

OK. What about...

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12DSCT450

Code
1
2
N12DSCT500

Label
$250 today
$450 in one year

Finally, how about...

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12DSCT500
Code
1
2

Label
$250 today
$500 in one year

Background
Spec Name

Value

Question
Name

INTBCK

Wording

Finally, [if TIO: I/else: we] have a few additional questions to ask that will help us better understand the college experiences of
students from different backgrounds.

Item
Question

N12STATE

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Wording

Of which state are you a legal resident?

Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12STATE
Code
-9
AL
AK
AZ
AR
CA
CO
CT
DE
DC
FL
GA
HI
ID
IL
IN
IA
KS
KY
LA
ME
MD
MA
MI
MN
MS
MO
MT
NE
NV
NH
NJ
NM
NY
NC
ND
OH
OK
OR
PA
RI
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
VT
VA
WA
WV
WI
WY
AS
FM
GU

Label
-Select oneAlabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
American Samoa
Fed State Micronesia
Guam

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MP
PW
PR
VI
FC
-1
Question
Name
Wording

Item

Question
Name
Wording
Item

Question
Name
Wording
Item

Marshall Islands
Northern Mariana Isl
Palau
Puerto Rico
U.S. Virgin Islands
FOREIGN COUNTRY
DON'T KNOW

N12DISTNC
[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 [NPSAS] in the 2011-2012 school year? Your
permanent address is usually your legal residence, such as where you maintain your driver’s license or are registered to vote.

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording

Value
N12DISTNC

N12NOZIP
Check here instead if permanent address is outside the United
States

N12USBORN

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

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12USBORN
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

N12CITZN
Are you a U.S. citizen?

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12CITZN
Code
1
2

3
Question
Name
Wording
Item

N12IMGRAGE

Question
Name
Wording
Item

N12IMGEST

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

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

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording

Value
N12IMGRAGE
years old
N12IMGDK
Don't know exact age

When you came to the United States would you say you were...

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12IMGEST
Code
1
2
3
4
5

Label
5 years old or younger
6 to 8 years old
9 to 11 years old
12 to 14 years old
15 to 17 years old

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Name
Wording
Item

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

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12FLANG
Code
1
2
3
4
5

Question
Name
Wording

N12FFLANGA

Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Question
Name
Wording
Item

Question
Name
Wording
Item

Question
Name
Wording
Item

18 years or older

N12FLANG

Label
English
Spanish
English and Spanish equally
Another language (other than
English or Spanish)
An equal mix of English and
another language (other than
Spanish)

[If N12FLANG in (2, 3)]
How often did you speak Spanish with your mother or primary caregiver when you started high school? [Else]
How often did you speak your non-English language with your mother or primary caregiver when you started high school?

Value
N12FFLANGA
Code
0
1
2
3
4

Label
Never
Sometimes
About half of the time
Most of the time
Always

N12PARUS
Were your parents born in the United States (including Puerto Rico or another U.S. territory)?

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12PARUS
Code
2
1
0

Label
Yes, both parents
Yes, one parent
No

N12HISP
Are you of either Hispanic or Latino origin?

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12HISP
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

N12HISTYP
Are you of...

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12HISA
Cuban descent
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
N12HISB
Mexican, Mexican-American, or Chicano descent
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
N12HISC
Puerto Rican descent
Code
Label

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Name
Wording

Item

1
Yes
0
No
Item Name N12HISD
Wording
Some other Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin
Response Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
N12RAC1

What is your race?
Choose one or more.

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Question
Name
Wording
Item

Question
Name
Wording
Item

Question
Name
Wording
Item

N12TRIBE

Value
N12RACEA
White
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
N12RACEB
Black or African American
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
N12RACEC
Asian
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
N12RACED
American Indian or Alaska Native
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
N12RACEE
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No

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

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12TRIBE
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

N12SPCOL
Has your spouse attended a college, university, or trade school during the 2011-2012 school year?

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12SPCOL

Code
1
2
0
N12MOMED

Label
Yes, full time
Yes, part time
No

What is the highest level of education your mother completed?

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12MOMED
Code
1
2

Label
Did not complete high school
High school diploma or

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6
5
7
8
9

10
11
Question
Name
Wording
Item

N12DADED
What is the highest level of education your father completed?

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12DADED
Code
1
2
3
6
5
7
8
9

10
11
Question
Name
Wording
Item

equivalent
Vocational/technical training
Some college but no degree
Associate's degree (usually a 2year degree)
Bachelor's degree (usually a 4year degree)
Master's degree or equivalent
Professional degree (chiropractic,
dentistry, law, medicine,
optometry, pharmacy, podiatry, or
veterinary medicine)
Doctoral degree (PhD, EdD, etc.)
Don't know

Label
Did not complete high school
High school diploma or
equivalent
Vocational/technical training
Some college but no degree
Associate's degree (usually a 2year degree)
Bachelor's degree (usually a 4year degree)
Master's degree or equivalent
Professional degree (chiropractic,
dentistry, law, medicine,
optometry, pharmacy, podiatry, or
veterinary medicine)
Doctoral degree (PhD, EdD, etc.)
Don't know

N12SIBCL
Do you have any brothers or sisters who went to college before you did?

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Question
Name
Wording

N12MILIT

Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12SIBCL
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

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

Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name

Value
N12MILITA
Veteran
Code
1
0
N12MILITB
Active duty
Code
1
0
N12MILITC
Reserves
Code
1
0
N12MILITD

Label
Yes
No
Label
Yes
No
Label
Yes
No

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Name
Wording

Item

Question
Name
Wording
Item

Question
Name
Wording
Item

Question
Name
Wording
Item

Question
Name
Wording
Item

Wording
National Guard
Response Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name N12MILITN
Wording
None of the above
Response Code
Label
Option
1
None of the above
0
No
N12ACS16A

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?

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12ACS16A
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

N12ACS16B
Are you blind or do you have serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses?

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12ACS16B
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

N12ACS17A
Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, do you have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions?

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12ACS17A
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

N12ACS17B
Do you have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs?

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12ACS17B
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

N12MAIN
What is the main type of condition or impairment you have?
(Please choose only one.)

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12MAIN
Code
1
2
3
4
5
6

Label
Hearing impairment (for example,
deaf or hard of hearing)
Blindness or visual impairment
that cannot be corrected by
wearing glasses
Speech or language impairment
Orthopedic or mobility impairment
Specific learning disability or
dyslexia
Attention deficit disorder (ADD)

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10
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Name
Wording
Item

Question
Name
Wording
Item

Question
Name
Wording
Item

Health impairment or problem
Mental, emotional or psychiatric
condition
Depression
Developmental disability
Brain injury
Other

N12PHYSH
How would you rate your physical health?

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12PHYSH
Code
1
2
3
4
5

Label
Excellent
Very good
Good
Fair
Poor

N12MENTH
How would you rate your mental health?

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12MENTH
Code
1
2
3
4
5

Label
Excellent
Very good
Good
Fair
Poor

N12MISSH
In the past 30 days, how often did a physical or mental health concern cause you to miss a day of school or work?

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12MISSH
Code
1
2
3
4
5

Label
Never
A few times
About once a week
Almost every day
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 in secure and protected data files, and will be separate from the responses you've already provided in your
interview.

Item
Question
Name

N12NAME

Wording

We currently have your name as follows:
(Make any necessary corrections, then select Next.)

Item

Spec Name Value

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Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Question
Name
Wording
Item

N12FNAME
First name:
N12MNAME
Middle name:
N12LNAME
Last name:

N12VERLOC
Do you consider the following address to be your local address?

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12VERLOC
Code
1
2

Question
Name
Wording

N12LOCADR

Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Wording
Wording
Wording
Wording
Wording
Wording
Wording
Wording
Wording
Wording
Wording
Wording

Question
Name
Wording
Item

Label
[fill Y_LOC1AD]
Local address is different from
above

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

Value
N12LOCAD
Street Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Foreign Phone:
Foreign Country:
Cell Phone:
Home phone:
Foreign State/Province:
Foreign Zip/Postal Code:
Foreign Address:
Foreign City:
Please check here if the address is an international address.

N12VERLOCPAR

Which of the following is where your parent(s) or guardian(s) currently live?

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Question
Name
Wording

N12P1AD1

Item

Spec Name
Wording
Wording
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12VERLOCPAR
Code
1
2
3

Label
[fill Y_LOC1AD]
[fill N12LOCADR]
Parent(s)/Guardian(s) live at a
different address

[If N12PARST in (2, 3, 4)]:
Please provide contact information for the parent whom you lived with most during the past 12 months. You will have the opportunity to
provide contact information for other parents or guardians who live at a different address next.
[Else]:
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.

Wording
Wording

Value
(Parent 1) Last Name:
(Parent 1) First Name:
(Parent 1) Relationship:
Code
Label
2
Father/Male guardian
1
Mother/Female guardian
-9
-Select one(Parent 2) Last Name:
(Parent 2) First Name:

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(Parent 2) Relationship:
Response Code
Label
Option
2
Father/Male guardian
-9
-Select one1
Mother/Female guardian
Wording
Street Address:
Wording
Zip Code:
Wording
State:
Response Code
Label
Option
-9
-Select oneAL
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

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Name
Wording

Item

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
City:
Wording
Foreign Country:
Wording
Foreign Phone:
Wording
Both parents deceased
Response Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Wording
(Parent 1) Cell Phone:
Wording
(Parent 2) Cell Phone:
Wording
Home phone:
Wording
(Street Address 2:)
Wording
Please check here if the address is an international address.
Wording
(Parent 1) E-mail Address 1:
Wording
(Parent 1) E-mail Address 2:
Wording
(Parent 2) E-mail Address 1:
Wording
(Parent 2) E-mail Address 2:
Wording
Foreign State/Province:
Wording
Foreign Zip/Postal Code:
Wording
Foreign Address:
Wording
Foreign City:
N12P2SAME

[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?

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Question
Name
Wording

N12P2AD2

Item

Spec Name
Wording
Wording
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12P2SAME
Code
1
0

Label
Yes
No

[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).

Value
(Parent 1) First Name:
(Parent 1) Last Name:
(Parent 1) Relationship:
Code
Label
1
Mother/Female guardian
-9
-Select one2
Father/Male guardian
Wording
(Parent 2) First Name:
Wording
(Parent 2) Last Name:
Wording
(Parent 2) Relationship:
Response Code
Label
Option
-9
-Select one1
Mother/Female guardian
2
Father/Male guardian
Wording
Street Address:
Wording
Zip Code:
Wording
City:
Wording
State:
Wording
Foreign Country:
Wording
Foreign Phone:
Wording
(Parent 1) Cell Phone:
Wording
(Parent 2) Cell Phone:
Wording
Please check here if the address is an international address.
Wording
(Parent 1) E-mail Address 1:

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Wording
Wording
Wording
Wording
Wording
Wording

Question
Name
Wording

N12OTINFO

Item

Spec Name
Wording
Wording
Wording
Response
Option

(Parent 1) E-mail Address 2:
(Parent 2) E-mail Address 1:
(Parent 2) E-mail Address 2:
Foreign State/Province:
Foreign Zip/Postal Code:
Foreign Address:
Foreign City:

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.

Value
Last Name:
First Name:
Relationship:
Code
Label
7
Mother/Female guardian
8
Father/Male guardian
6
Aunt/Uncle
3
Friend
4
Grandmother/Grandfather
5
Mother-in-law/Father-in-law
1
Sister/brother
2
Spouse
-9
-Select one9
Child
10
Other
Wording
E-mail Address 1:
Wording
Street Address:
Wording
City:
Wording
State:
Response Code
Label
Option
-9
-Select oneAL
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

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Name
Wording
Item

Question
Name
Wording

Item

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 Country:
Wording
Foreign Phone:
Wording
Cell Phone:
Wording
Home Phone:
Wording
E-mail Address 2:
Wording
Foreign State/Province:
Wording
Foreign Zip/Postal Code:
Wording
Foreign Address:
Wording
Foreign City:
Wording
Please check here if the address is an international address.
Wording
Title:
Response Code
Label
Option
-9
-Select one1
Mr.
2
Mrs.
3
Miss
4
Ms.
N12SPS

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

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording

Value
N12SPSFN
First Name:
N12SPSLN
Last Name:
N12SPSMN
Previous Last Name (if applicable):

N12VERPRM

[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?

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12VERPRM
Code
1

Label
[fill Y_PRMADD]

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Name
Wording
Item

[fill N12P1AD1]
[fill N12P2AD2]
[fill N12OTINFO]
[fill N12LOCADR]
Permanent address is different
from above.

N12PRMADR
Please provide your permanent or primary address.

Spec Name
Wording
Wording
Wording
Response
Option

Value
Street Address:
City:
State:
Code
Label
-9
-Select oneAL
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

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Wording
Wording
Wording
Wording
Wording
Wording
Wording
Wording
Wording

Question
Name
Wording

N12EMAIL

Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording

Question
Name
Wording
Item

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
Zip Code:
Foreign Phone:
Foreign Country:
Cell Phone:
Home Phone:
Foreign State/Province:
Foreign Zip/Postal Code:
Foreign Address:
Foreign City:
Please check here if the address is an international address.

[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.)

N12TEXT

Value
N121EML
E-Mail Address 1:
N122EML
E-Mail Address 2:
N123EML
E-Mail Address 3:
N124EML
E-Mail Address 4:

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

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12TEXT
Code
1

2
3
0
Question
Name
Wording
Item

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

N12CELLPRO
Please provide the name of your cell phone service provider.

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
N12CELLPRO
Code
-9
1
2
3
4

Label
-Select oneAlltel
AT&T
Boost Mobile
Cellular One

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7
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9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Question
Name
Wording

Cricket
Metro-PCS
Nextel
Qwest
Sprint
Straight Talk
T-Mobile
Tracfone
US Cellular
Verizon
Virgin Mobile
Other

N12SSNINF
What is your Social Security number?
(This information will be kept in secure and protected data files, and will be separate from the responses you've already provided in your
interview. 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, except as required 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.)

Item

(Please enter the number without any dashes.)

Spec Name Value
Item Name N12SSNINF
Wording

Incentives
Spec Name

Value

Question
Name

INCENT

Wording

To show our appreciation for completing the survey today, we would like to send you a $[INC_AMOUNT] check.
Please select the address to which you would like the check mailed. Allow 4 weeks for delivery.

Item

Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option

Value
INCENT
Code
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Question
Name
Wording

Item

Label
[fill N12LOCADR]
[fill N12PRMADR]
Parent 1 Address
Parent 2 address
[fill N12OTINFO]
Another address or Provide
address if no preloaded or
locating information available
No thanks. I decline the
$[INC_AMOUNT] incentive.

INCENTADDR
[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 $[INC_AMOUNT] check.
Please provide the address to which you would like the check mailed. Allow 4 weeks for delivery.

Spec Name
Wording
Wording
Wording
Wording
Wording
Wording

Value
First Name:
Last Name:
Please check here if the address is an international address.
Address (street address or PO box):
Address Line 2:
City:

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Wording
Wording
Wording
Wording
Wording
Wording
Wording

State:
Zip code:
Foreign Address:
Foreign City:
Foreign State/Province:
Foreign Country:
Foreign Zip/Postal Code:
I decline the incentive:

EndSection
Spec Name

Value

QuestionName

END

Wording

[If END_FLAG=1]
Thank you.
[If END_FLAG=2]
We hope you will reconsider participating in this important education study, for which we are offering a
$[INC_AMOUNT] incentive. Your participation is vital to the success of this study. Please call 1-877-NPSASNOW (1-877-677-2766) if you decide you would like to participate.
[Else]
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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