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20 minutes per response,
OMB Number:
2900-0786
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and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. An
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PIN: WVMILABC
1. Are you currently participating in the VR&E program?
MARK ONLY ONE.
3. During the past 12 months, did you receive any of the following benefits from Social Security?
Yes
No
SKIP TO ITEM 3
MARK ALL THAT APPLY.
Supplemental
Security Income (SSI) Social Security Disability Insurance
1a. If you answered No to Question #1, why are you no longer participating in the program?
MARK ONLY ONE.
Successfully
completed the program
SKIP
TO
ITEM
3
Requested to have
my case
closed
VR&E
requested to have my case closed
SKIP
TO
ITEM
3
(SSDI)
Medicare
Retirement
Survivors
or Dependent Benefits Other (specify):
Did
not receive Social Security benefits
2. If you withdrew from the program, what was your reason?
MARK ALL THAT APPLY.
Medical
problems Financial problems Family responsibilities
Found
a job prior to program completion Transportation difficulties
Program
did not meet my needs Program requirements were too difficult Lost
interest
To
pursue another education benefit (Ch33, State Voc Rehab, etc.)
Other
(specify):
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PAGE
4. Are you currently working at a job or business?
MARK ONLY ONE.
6. During the past 12 months, how much did you earn from all jobs or businesses before taxes and other deductions?
Yes
No
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Yearly salary:
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4a. What is the main reason you are not currently working?
Hourly rate: $ .
MARK ONLY ONE.
Ill,
Ill, or disabled and unable to work Retired
Taking
care of home or family Going to school
Could
not find work Doing something else Other:
5. During the past 12 months, how many months were you employed?
MARK
ONE AND FILL-IN # OF MONTHS.
Months
employed:
Was
not employed at any time during the past 12 months
5a. During the past 12 months, how many hours per week did you usually work at your main job?
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Hours
per week:
Was
not employed at any time during the past 12 months
Was not employed at any time during
the
past 12 months
If you were employed during the past 12 months, how much did counseling, training, job search assistance, or other VR&E assistance contribute to your success?
A
lot Some A little None
Was
not employed at any time during the past 12 months
What was your gross income during the past 12 months? (Your gross income includes income you received from all sources, before taxes, including earnings from a job, benefits received from government programs, and any retirement, pension, investing, or savings income that you receive regular payments from.)
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During the past 12 months, did you receive unemployment compensation?
Yes
No
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TO ITEM 11
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If
you
answered
Yes to Question #9, how many weeks of unemployment did you
receive?
Number of weeks:
14.
How many academic credit hours did you complete during the past 12 months?
1
to 10
11
to
20
21
to
30
31
to
40
41
or more
Credits
were not recorded
Did
not complete any credits this year
During
the past 12 months, have you
been
enrolled in an Institution of Higher Learning (IHL)? (An
Institution
of Higher Learning is defined as a college, university, or similar
institution, including a technical or business school, offering
postsecondary level academic instruction that leads to an associate
or higher degree if the school is empowered by the appropriate
State education authority under State law to grant an associate or
higher
degree.)
Yes
15. How did you pay for this training? MARK ALL THAT APPLY.
VR&E
Program (Chapter 31)
GI
Bill (Chapter 30 or Chapter 33) Financial Aid/Pell Grant
Personal
loan Personal funds Family support Other (specify):
No
SKIP
TO ITEM 16
12. Were you in school part-time, full-time, or both?
Part-time
Full-time
16. Did you receive any professional or trade certificates or licenses during the past 12 months?
Yes
Both
part-time and full-time
13. Did you receive any of the following degree levels during the past 12 months?
MARK ALL THAT APPLY.
High
school diploma or GED certificate Associates
Bachelors
Masters Ph.D.
Other
Professional Degree (e.g., M.D., J.D., Pharm.D.)
Did
not complete a degree this year
No SKIP TO ITEM 18
How
many certificates or licenses did you
receive,
and what type
were
they? (e.g.,
CDL license, HVAC
Certification,
etc.)
Number
of Certificate(s) or License(s):
Type of Certificate(s) or License(s):
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Were you enrolled in any other education or training programs during the past 12 months?
MARK ALL THAT APPLY.
Non-College
degree program (NCD) On-the-job training (OJT)
Volunteer
Non-paid
work experience (NPWE) Apprenticeship
Special
Employer Incentive (SEI) Compensated Work Therapy (CWT) Other
(specify):
During the past 12 months, how many visits have you made to a Non-VA Medical facility?
PLEASE FILL-IN EACH ONE WITH A NUMBER. PUT ZERO IF YOU DID NOT MAKE A VISIT.
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Emergency visits:
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Was
not enrolled in any other education or training programs during the
past 12 months
19. During the past 12 months, how many visits have you made to a VA Medical facility?
PLEASE FILL-IN EACH ONE WITH A NUMBER. PUT ZERO IF YOU DID NOT MAKE A VISIT.
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During the past 12 months, what was your gross household income? (Your household income is the combined before-tax income of people who share their income and live in the same home. Typically, this would be you and your spouse.)
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Do you own your principal residence? (Your principal residence is the home where you live for at least half of the year.)
Yes
No
Emergency
visits:
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How
many dependents do you
currently
have? (Dependents
include spouses, children under
18,
children between ages 18 and 23 who are attending school, children
who are permanently incapable of self-support because of
disabilities arising before age 18, and dependent
parents.)
Number of Dependents:
Please
specify what kind of dependents you have (spouse,
child under 18, etc.).
Type of Dependent |
Yes Or No |
a. Spouse: |
Yes No |
Type of Dependent |
Number (Write in a number.) |
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Thinking about ALL aspects of your experience with the VR&E program, please rate it overall, using a 1 to 9 scale where 1 is Unacceptable, 5 is Average, and 9 is Outstanding.
MARK
ONLY ONE.
(Unacceptable) |
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(Average) |
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(Outstanding) |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
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What is the primary reason you applied for the VR&E program? MARK ONLY ONE.
Get
any job Get a better
job
Further
my education so I could become employed or qualify for a higher
paying job Get a job that accommodated my disability
Start
my own business
Get
help to keep my current job
Improve
my job-seeking skills so I could become employed
Career
Counseling so I could best use my benefits to enter the right career
Independent Living Services
Other
(specify):
If you are working, does your current job generally match the training you received while you participated in the VR&E program?
Yes
No
Somewhat
Not
currently working
Thinking about your experience with the VR&E program, please rate the following statement, using a 1 to 9 scale where 1 is Strongly Disagree, 5 is Neither Disagree nor Agree, and 9 is Strongly Agree.
MARK ONLY ONE.
The VR&E program assisted in my ability to become employable.
(Strongly Disagree)
(Neither Disagree nor Agree)
(Strongly Agree)
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Thinking about your experience with the VR&E program, please rate the following statement, using a 1 to 9 scale where 1 is Strongly Disagree, 5 is Neither Disagree nor Agree, and 9 is Strongly Agree.
MARK ONLY ONE.
The VR&E program assisted in my ability to live more independently.
(Strongly Disagree)
(Neither Disagree nor Agree)
(Strongly Agree)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Thank you for completing this year's survey.
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