ETAP Participant Outcome Survey

National Science Foundation Education and Training Application Pilot

ETAP Participant Outcome Survey

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A. CURRENT ENROLLMENT STATUS
Please mark one answer for each question about your current enrollment status.
1.

Are you currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree program?
1 □ Yes  END SURVEY
0 □ No
Source: Mathematica

2.

Are you currently enrolled in a master's or doctoral degree program?
1 □ Yes
0 □ No  GO TO SECTION B
Source: GRFP, Q1 (slightly adapted)

3.

Are your current graduate studies supported by the NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Program (GRFP)?
1 □ Yes
0 □ No
Source: GRFP, Q2 (slightly adapted)

B. CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Please mark one answer for each question about your current enrollment status.
4.

Were you working for pay or profit during the week of February 1, 2021?
Working includes being self-employed, on a postdoctoral appointment, traveling while employed,
or on any type of paid or unpaid leave, including vacation.
1□ Yes  GO TO QUESTION 6
0□ No
Source: NSCG 2015 QA1, adapted to use 2021 instead of 2015 as the reference year.

5.

What were your reasons for not working during the week of February 1, 2021?
Mark Yes or No for each item

a.

YES

NO

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1 □

0 □

On layoff from a job .........................................

1 □

0 □

Retired

If Yes: Year Retired |
b.

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Mark Yes or No for each item
YES

NO

c.

Student ..............................................................

1 □

0 □

d.

Family responsibilities ....................................

1 □

0 □

e.

Chronic illness or permanent disability ........

1 □

0 □

f.

Suitable job not available ................................

1 □

0 □

g.

Did not need or want to work .........................

1 □

0 □

h.

Other – Specify __________________ ...........

1 □

0 □

Source: NSCG 2015, QA3
6.

What was the title of the principal job you held during the week of February 1, 2021?
Example: Physics professor
_____________________________________________________________________
Source: NSCG 2015 QA5, adapted to use 2021 instead of 2015 as the reference year.

7.

What kind of work were you doing on this job -- that is, what were your duties and
responsibilities on your principal job? Please be as specific as possible, including any area
of specialization.
Example: Taught physics and conducted research. Specialized in high energy physics.
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
Source: NSCG 2015, QA6

8.

Did your duties on this job require the technical expertise of a bachelor’s degree or higher
in…
1) Engineering, computer science, math, or the natural sciences
2) The social sciences
3) Some other field (e.g., health, business, or education). Specify: _____
Source: NSCG 2015, QA19

9.

Using the job categories below, choose the code that best describes the principal job you
held during the week of February 1, 2021.
[Dropdown menu with job codes shown at the end of the survey]
Source: NSCG 2015, QA7

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10.

Who was your principal employer for this position?
If your employer had more than one location, report the location that employed you.
If you worked for a contracting or consulting company, report the name of that company, not the
client organization.
a.

Employer name ................................................

______________________________
________________

b.

Department/Division ........................................

______________________________
________________

c.

City/Town ..........................................................

______________________________
________________

d.

State/Territory ..................................................

______________________________
________________

e.

ZIP Code ...........................................................

______________________________
________________

Source: NSCG 2015 QA9, revised to read “this position” instead of “during the week of February 1, 2021”
and shortened the explanatory text.
11.

For how long did you work for this employer in any position (enter number of years and
months)?
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Years
Months
Source: GRFP, Q12.
12.

What was that employer's main business or industry — that is, what did that employer
make or do?
If your principal employer had more than one type of business, report the type of business
primarily performed at the location where you worked.
Example: Production of microprocessor chips.
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
Source: NSCG 2015, QA10.

13.

Which one of the following best describes your employer? Were you ... Select one answer.
1 □ Self-employed or business owner
2 □ Private sector employee
3 □ Government employee
4 □ Another type of employee. Specify____________

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Source: Adapted from NSCG 2015, QA13, to ask for the large categories (e.g., government employee) and
not the sub-categories (e.g., in a local government, in a state government, in the US military, etc). Also
revised to read “your employer” instead of “your principal employer during the week of February 1, 2021”
14.

Was your employer an educational institution?
1 □ Yes
0 □ No  GO TO QUESTION 16
Source: NSCG 2015, QA14, revised to read as “your employer” instead of “your principal employer”.

15.

Was the educational institution where you worked a…
Mark one answer.
1
2
3
4
5
6

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□
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Preschool, elementary, middle, or secondary school or system
Two-year college, community college, or technical institute
Four-year college or university, other than a medical school
Medical school (including university-affiliated hospital or medical center)
University-affiliated research institute
Other – Specify
________________________________________________
Source: NSCG 2015, QA15.
16.
How would you rate your overall satisfaction with the principal job you held during the
week of
February 1, 2021?
Mark one answer.
1 □ Very satisfied
2 □ Somewhat satisfied
3 □ Somewhat dissatisfied
4 □ Very dissatisfied
Source: NSCG 2015, QA29, adapted to use 2021 instead of 2015 as the reference year.
17.

Do you think your NSF REU experience has affected your career ...
1 □ Significantly
2 □ Moderately
3 □ A little
4 □ Not at all
Source: GRFP, Q55, adapted for REU

18.

Please describe how the NSF REU experience has affected your career.
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Source: GRFP, Q55, adapted for REU

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C. RECENT EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES
19.

The next few questions ask about the degrees you received before February 1, 2021.
Starting with your most recent college or university degree, please provide the following
information for each degree you have received after high school graduation. If you have
more than three degrees, report your two most recent degrees and your first bachelor’s degree.
[These will be programmed as three sequential questions for online administration.]
MOST RECENT DEGREE

SECOND MOST RECENT
DEGREE

THIRD MOST RECENT
DEGREE

a. From which school did you
receive your most recent
degree?

a. From which school did you
receive your most recent
degree?

a. From which school did you
receive your most recent
degree?

College or University
Name_________________
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College or University
Name_________________

College or University
Name__________________

Department_________________
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Department_________________
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Department_________________
________________

City/Town__________________
________________

City/Town__________________
________________

City/Town__________________
________________

State/Foreign
Country_______________
________

State/Foreign
Country____________________
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State/Foreign
Country____________________
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b. In what month and year was
this degree awarded?

b. In what month and year was
this degree awarded?

b. In what month and year was
this degree awarded?

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Year

c. What type of degree did you
receive?

c. What type of degree did you
receive?

c. What type of degree did you
receive?

Mark one answer.
1
□ Associate’s or two-year
college degree (e.g., AA)
2
□ Bachelor’s degree
(e.g., BS, BA, AB)
3
□ Master's degree (e.g.,
MS, MA, MBA)
4
□ Doctorate (e.g., PhD,
DSc, EdD)
5
□ Other professional
degree (e.g., JD, LLB, MD, DDS,
DVM) – Specify

Mark one answer.
1
□ Associate’s or two-year
college degree (e.g., AA)
2
□ Bachelor’s degree
(e.g., BS, BA, AB)
3
□ Master's degree (e.g.,
MS, MA, MBA)
4
□ Doctorate (e.g., PhD,
DSc, EdD)
5
□ Other professional
degree (e.g., JD, LLB, MD, DDS,
DVM) – Specify

Mark one answer.
1
□ Associate’s or two-year
college degree (e.g., AA)
2
□ Bachelor’s degree
(e.g., BS, BA, AB)
3
□ Master's degree (e.g.,
MS, MA, MBA)
4
□ Doctorate (e.g., PhD,
DSc, EdD)
5
□ Other professional
degree (e.g., JD, LLB, MD, DDS,
DVM) – Specify

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MOST RECENT DEGREE

SECOND MOST RECENT
DEGREE

___________________________ __________________________
_________________
________________

THIRD MOST RECENT
DEGREE
__________________________
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SECOND MOST RECENT
DEGREE

MOST RECENT DEGREE

THIRD MOST RECENT
DEGREE

d. What is the major field of
study and second major (if
any) for this degree?

d. What type of degree did
you receive?

d. What type of degree did
you receive?

MAJOR FIELD OF STUDY

MAJOR FIELD OF STUDY

MAJOR FIELD OF STUDY

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_________________________
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SECOND MAJOR

SECOND MAJOR

SECOND MAJOR

_________________________
__________________

_________________________
__________________

_________________________
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e. Using the FIELD OF STUDY
list below, choose the code
that best describes the
major field of study and
second major (if any) for
this degree?

e. Using the FIELD OF STUDY
list below, choose the code
that best describes the
major field of study and
second major (if any) for
this degree?

e. Using the FIELD OF STUDY
list below, choose the code
that best describes the
major field of study and
second major (if any) for
this degree?

Code for Major Field of Study

Code for Major Field of Study

Code for Major Field of Study

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Code for Second Major

Code for Second Major

Code for Second Major

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[Dropdown menu with institutions from IPEDS]
[Dropdown menu with Major codes shown at the end of the survey]
Source: NSCG QD11, adapted to ask about any degrees received after high school, not just on bachelor’s degree or
higher.
Thank you for completing this questionnaire.

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JOB CODES
Science
occupations

Major occupational
category
Biological/agricultural/
other life scientists

Biochemists/biophysicists

Detailed occupational
category
Agricultural and
021 food scientists
Biochemists and
022 biophysicists

Biological scientists

023

Forestry/conservation scientists

024

Medical scientists
Postsecondary teachers,
agricultural/other natural sciences

025

Minor occupational category
Agricultural/food scientists

271
297

Computer and
information scientists

Postsecondary teachers, biological
sciences
Other biological/agricultural/life
scientists

273
027
051
052
054
055
056
057
058

059
060
061
088

Biological scientists
Forestry and
conservation
scientists
Medical scientists
(excluding
practitioners)
Postsecondary
teachers, agriculture
Postsecondary
teachers, other
natural sciences
Postsecondary
teachers, biological
sciences
Other biological and
life scientists
Computer and
information
scientists, research
Computer network
architect
Computer support
specialists
Computer system
analysts
Database
administrators
Information security
analysts
Network and
computer systems
administrators
Software
developers -applications and
systems software
Web developers
Other computer and
information science
occupations
Computer
engineers, software

79

Mathematical
scientists

Postsecondary teachers, computer
science
Mathematical scientists

276
172
173
174

Physical scientists

Chemists, except biochemists
Earth/atmospheric/ocean scientists

Physicists/astronomers

194
195

Oceanographers

191

286
193
192

Postsecondary teachers, chemistry

275

Postsecondary teachers, physics

289

Postsecondary teachers, other
physical sciences

277

Other physical scientists

198

Psychologists

236

Postsecondary teachers, psychology

291

Astronomers
Physicists, except
biophysicists
Postsecondary
teachers, chemistry
Postsecondary
teachers, physics
Postsecondary
teachers, earth,
environmental, and
marine sciences
Other physical
scientists
Psychologists,
including clinical
Postsecondary
teachers,
psychology

Economists

232

Economists

Political scientists

235

Postsecondary teachers, economics

278

Postsecondary teachers, political
science

290

Postsecondary teachers, sociology

293

Postsecondary teachers, other social
sciences

298

Political scientists
Postsecondary
teachers,
economics
Postsecondary
teachers, political
science
Postsecondary
teachers, sociology
Postsecondary
teachers, other
social sciences

196

Psychologists

Social scientists

Mathematicians
Operations research
analysts, including
modeling
Statisticians
Other mathematical
scientists
Postsecondary
teachers,
mathematics and
statistics
Chemists, except
biochemists
Atmospheric and
space scientists
Geologists,
including earth
scientists

176
Postsecondary teachers,
math/statistics

Postsecondary
teachers, computer
science

81

Sociologists/anthropologists

Engineering
occupations

Engineering
occupations

231

Anthropologists

237

Sociologists
Other social
scientists
Aeronautical,
aerospace and
astronautical
engineers

Other social scientists

238

Aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical
engineers

082

Chemical engineers

085

Civil/architectural/sanitary engineers
Electrical engineers

086
087
089

Industrial engineers

091

Mechanical engineers

094

Postsecondary teachers,
engineering
Other engineers

280
083
084
090
092
093
095
096

Science/engineering
related occupations

Science/engineering
related occupations

Health occupations, except
postsecondary teachers and
managers

Chemical engineers
Civil engineers,
including
architectural and
sanitary
Computer
engineers,
hardware
Electrical and
electronics
engineers
Industrial engineers
Mechanical
engineers
Postsecondary
teachers,
engineering
Agricultural
engineers
Bioengineers or
biomedical
engineers
Environmental
engineers
Marine engineers
and naval architects
Materials and
metallurgical
engineers
Mining and
geological
engineers

097

Nuclear engineers
Petroleum
engineers

098

Sales engineers

099

Other engineers
Diagnosing and
treating practitioners
Registered nurses,
pharmacists,
dieticians,
therapists, physician
assistants, nurse
practitioners

111

112

82

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114
Postsecondary teachers, health and
related sciences
S&E managers, including health

287
142
143
144

S&E precollege teachers

145

253

S&E technicians/technologists

254

026

053

100

101
102
103
104

175

Health technologists
and technicians
Other health
occupations
Postsecondary
teachers, health and
related sciences
Computer and
information systems
managers
Engineering
managers
Medical and health
services managers
Natural sciences
managers
Teachers,
secondary–
computer, math, or
sciences
Teachers,
secondary–social
sciences
Technologists and
technicians,
biological and life
sciences
Computer
programmers,
business, scientific,
and process control
Electrical,
electronic,
industrial, and
mechanical
technicians
Drafting
occupations,
including computer
drafting
Surveying and
mapping
technicians
Other engineers,
technologists, and
technicians
Surveyors,
cartographers, and
photogrammetrists
Technologists and
technicians,
mathematical
sciences

83

Other S&E-related occupations
Non-science/nonengineering
occupations

Non-science/nonengineering
occupations

Arts/humanities-related occupations

Management-related occupations

197

Technologists and
technicians,
physical scientists

081

Architects

171

Actuaries

233

Historians
Writers, editors,
public relations
specialists, artists,
entertainers, and
broadcasters
Accountants,
auditors, and other
financial specialists
Personnel, training,
and labor relations
specialists
Other managementrelated occupations
Top-level
managers,
executives, and
administrators
Education
administrators
Other mid-level
managers
Postsecondary
teachers, art,
drama, and music
Postsecondary
teachers, business,
commerce and
marketing
Postsecondary
teachers, education
Postsecondary
teachers, English
Postsecondary
teachers, foreign
language
Postsecondary
teachers, history
Postsecondary
teachers, physical
education
Postsecondary
teachers, other nonscience and
engineering
Teachers, prekindergarten and
kindergarten

10
151
152

Non-S&E managers

153

141
146
Non-S&E postsecondary teachers

147
272

274
279
281
282
283
288

Non-S&E precollege/other teachers

299
251

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255
256
Sales/marketing occupations

257

200
201
202

Social service-related occupations

203
040

070
Other non-S&E occupations

240
031
032
033
110
120
130
221
222
223
300

Teachers,
elementary school
Teachers,
secondary–other
subjects
Teachers, special
education–primary
and secondary
Teachers, other
precollegiate area
Insurance,
securities, real
estate, and
business services
Sales occupations,
commodities,
except retail
Sales occupations,
retail
Other marketing
and sales
occupations
Clergy and other
religious workers
Counselors,
educational,
vocational, mental
health, and
substance abuse
Social workers
Accounting clerks,
and bookkeepers
Secretaries,
receptionists, and
typists
Other administrative
occupations
Farmers, foresters,
and fishermen
Lawyers and judges
Librarians,
archivists, and
curators
Food preparation
and service
occupations
Protective services
Other service
occupations, except
health
Other teachers and
instructors

85

405

Construction and
extraction
occupations
Installation,
maintenance, and
repair occupations
Precision/production
occupations
Transportation and
material moving
occupations

500

Other occupations

401
402
403

MAJOR CODES
SESTAT Code Group
Number

SESTAT Code Group Label

1

Agriculture Business and Production

2

Agricultural Sciences

3

Architecture/Environmental Design

4

Biological/Life Sciences

5

Business Management/Administrative Services

6

Communications

7

Computer and information sciences

8

Conservation and Renewable Natural Resources

9

Criminal Justice/Protective Services

10

Education

11

Engineering

12

Engineering-Related Technologies

13

Languages, Linguistics, Literature/Letters

14

Health and Related Sciences

15

Home Economics

16

Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies

17

Liberal Arts/General Studies

18

Library Science

19

Mathematics and Statistics

20

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

21

Philosophy, Religion, Theology

22

Physical Sciences

23

Psychology

24

Public Affairs

25

Social Work

26

Social Sciences and History

27

Visual and Performing Arts

28

Other Fields (Not Listed)

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