October School Enrollment Supplement to the Current Population Survey

PART IV. ITEMS BOOKLET
2025 OCTOBER SCHOOL ENROLLMENT SUPPLEMENT
School Enrollment - Adult's Items
PRESUP

This month I am asking some additional questions concerning school enrollment.
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SSCHOL

(Are/Is) (Name/You) attending or enrolled in regular school?
(Regular school includes elementary school, high school, and schooling that leads to
a college or professional school degree)
<1>
<2>

Yes
No

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PUBLIC1

(Are/Is) (Name/You) enrolled in public or private school?
<1>
<2>

Public
Private

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GRADE

What grade or year (are/is) (name/you) attending?
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<8>
<9>
<10>
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<12>
<21>

Grades 1 through 5 - Elementary
6th Grade
7th Grade
8th Grade
9th Grade
10th Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade
1st year of college (freshman)

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<23>
<24>
<25>
<26>
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2nd year of college (sophomore)
3rd year of college (junior)
4th year of college (senior)
1st year of graduate school
2nd year or higher of graduate school
College, no year reported

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FULL

(Are/Is) (name/you) attending college full-time or part-time?
<1>
<2>

Full-time
Part-time

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STYPE

Is this a 2-year or a 4-year college or university?
<1>
<2>

2-year college (community or junior college)
4-year college or university

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VOCA

(Excluding/ Excluding regular college courses and) on-the-job training, (are/is)
(name/you) taking any business, vocational, technical, secretarial, trade, or
correspondence courses?
<1>
<2>

Yes
No

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LASTYR

(Were/Was) (name/you) attending or enrolled in a regular school or college in
October 2024, that is, October of last year?
<1>
<2>

Yes
No

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LASTGD

What grade or year (was/were) (name/you) attending last year?
<0>
<5>
<6>
<7>
<8>
<9>
<10>
<11>
<12>
<21>
<22>
<23>
<24>
<25>
<26>
<30>

Grades 1 through 4 – Elementary
5th Grade
6th Grade
7th Grade
8th Grade
9th Grade
10th Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade
1st year of college (freshman)
2nd year of college (sophomore)
3rd year of college (junior)
4th year of college (senior)
1st year of graduate school
2nd year or higher of graduate school
College, no year reported

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YRATT

In what calendar year did (name/you) last attend regular school?
<1>
<2>
<3>

2025
2024 or before
Never attended

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YRDEG

In what calendar year did (name/you) receive (your/his/her) most recent degree?
<1>
<2>

2025
2024 or before

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YRDIP

In what calendar year did (name/you) complete high school?
<1>
<2>

2025
2024 or before

3

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GED1

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People can get their high school diploma in a variety of ways, such as graduation
from high school or by getting a GED or other equivalent. How did (name/you) get
(your/his/her) high school diploma?
<1>
<2>

Graduation from high school
GED or other equivalent

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GED2

Earlier you said that the highest level (name/you) had completed was
[EDUCA VALUE]. Did (name/you) complete high school by getting a GED or other
equivalent?
<1>
<2>

Yes
No

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GED3

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Earlier you were unable to tell us the highest level of education (name/you) had
completed. Did (name/you) complete high school by getting a GED or other
equivalent?
<1>
<2>

Yes
No

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S51

Who reported for this person?
<1>
<2>
<3>
<4>
<5>

Self
Parent
Spouse
Other relative
Nonrelative

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School Enrollment Supplement - Children's Items
SCH35

(Are/Is) (name/you) attending or enrolled in nursery school, kindergarten or
elementary school?
<1>
<2>

Yes
No

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SCH614

(Are/Is) (name/you) attending or enrolled in regular school?
(Regular school includes nursery school, kindergarten, elementary school and schooling
which leads to a high school diploma or college degree.)
<1>
<2>

Yes
No

ENTER Definition of regular school

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CHPUB

(Are/Is) (name/you) enrolled in public or private school?
<1>
<2>

Public
Private

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CHGRDE

What grade or year (are/is) (name/you) attending?
(If nursery school or kindergarten, ask if full-day or part-day)
<40>
<41>
<42>
<43>
<1>
<2>
<3>
<4>
<5>

Nursery (pre-school, pre-kindergarten) full-day
Nursery (pre-school, pre-kindergarten) part-day
Kindergarten full-day
Kindergarten part-day
Grade 1 – Elementary
Grade 2 – Elementary
Grade 3 – Elementary
Grade 4 – Elementary
Grade 5 – Elementary
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5

<6>
<7>
<8>
<9>
<10>
<11>
<12>

Grade 6 – Elementary
Grade 7 – Elementary
Grade 8 – Elementary
Grade 9 – High School
Grade 10 – High School
Grade 11– High School
Grade 12 – High School

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(Were/Was) (name/you) attending or enrolled in a regular school in October 2024,
that is, October of last year?
<1> Yes
<2> No
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S57

What grade (was/were) (name/you) attending last year?
<40>
<42>
<1>
<2>
<3>
<4>
<5>

Nursery school (pre-school, pre-kindergarten)
Kindergarten
Grade 1 – Elementary
Grade 2 – Elementary
Grade 3 – Elementary
Grade 4 – Elementary
Grade 5 – Elementary
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6

<6>
<7>
<8>
<9>
<10>
<11>
<12>

Grade 6 – Elementary
Grade 7 – Elementary
Grade 8 – Elementary
Grade 9 – High School
Grade 10 – High School
Grade 11– High School
Grade 12 – High School