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Appendix
2. Original and Revised NPSAS:12 Student Interview Items
KEY:
Green
= Deleted item
Yellow
= New or revised item
Appendix 2. Original and Revised NPSAS:12
Student Interview Items
Section:
Enrollment
Form:
N12EXPBA
Construct:
Bachelor’s degree completion for associate’s degree
respondents
Removed
all below 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
|
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
1
|
At
[Y_NPSCHL]
|
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
|
|
Response
Option
|
|
|
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
|
|
Response
Option
|
|
|
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
|
N12TRNLIKEB
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
Response
Option Details
|
Item
Name
|
N12TRNLIKEB_min
|
Wording
|
0
|
Response
Option
|
Response
Option Details
|
Item
Name
|
N12TRNLIKEB_max
|
Wording
|
10
|
|
Single
replacement question for cognitive interviewing:
Question
Name
|
N12EXPBA
|
Wording
|
Do
you plan to continue on to a bachelor's degree program within five
years from now?
|
Item
|
Spec
Name
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12EXPBA
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
|
|
Section:
Education Experiences
Form:
N12APIBCOLL
Construct:
AP/IB/College credit in high school
Removed
all below field test questions:
Question
Name
|
N12AP1
|
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
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12AP1
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
|
|
Question
Name
|
N12AP2
|
Wording
|
While
in high school, how many...
(If
you did not take any AP courses or exams while in high school,
enter a "0" in each of the boxes below.)
|
Item
|
Spec
Name
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12APNUMCRS
|
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
Name
|
N12AP3A
|
Wording
|
For
the AP exam on which you scored a 3 or greater, did [Y_NPSCHL]...
|
Item
|
Spec
Name
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12AP3ACRS
|
Wording
|
Use
it only to place you in a higher level course, but not give
academic credit for it?
|
Response
Option
|
|
Item
Name
|
N12AP3AWRCRD
|
Wording
|
Award
you academic credit?
|
Response
Option
|
|
|
Question
Name
|
N12AP3B
|
Wording
|
For
how many of the [N12APNUMEXM] AP exams on which you scored a 3 or
greater did [Y_NPSCHL]...
|
Item
|
Spec
Name
|
Value
|
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
Name
|
N12IB1
|
Wording
|
While
in high school, did you participate in the International
Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program?
|
Item
|
Spec
Name
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12IB1
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
|
|
Question
Name
|
N12IB2
|
Wording
|
Were
you awarded the IB diploma?
|
Item
|
Spec
Name
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12IB2
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
|
|
Single
replacement question for cognitive interviewing:
Question
Name
|
N12APIBCOLL
|
Wording
|
While
in high school, did you take any...
|
Item
|
Spec
Name
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12AP
|
Wording
|
Advanced
Placement (AP) courses?
|
Response
Option
|
|
Item
Name
|
N12IB
|
Wording
|
International
Baccalaureate (IB) courses?
|
Response
Option
|
|
Item
Name
|
N12COLL
|
Wording
|
College-level
courses (not including AP or IB) for which you earned college
credit?
|
Response
Option
|
|
|
Section:
Education Experiences
Form:
N12SRVUSE
Construct:
Services used at NPSAS school
Field
Test Item:
Highlighted
items removed for cognitive interviewing
Question
Name
|
N12SRVUSE
|
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
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12FINAIDUSE
|
Wording
|
Financial
aid services
|
Item
Name
|
N12ACSPUSE
|
Wording
|
Academic
support services (for example, tutoring or writing centers)
|
Item
Name
|
N12ACADUSE
|
Wording
|
Academic
advising
|
Item
Name
|
N12CPPUSE
|
Wording
|
Career
planning or job placement services
|
Item
Name
|
N12COUUSE
|
Wording
|
Personal
counseling services
|
Item
Name
|
N12HLTHUSE
|
Wording
|
Student
health services
|
Item
Name
|
N12DAYUSE
|
Wording
|
Childcare
services
|
Item
Name
|
N12VETUSE
|
Wording
|
Services
for veterans
|
Item
Name
|
N12SRVOTH
|
Wording
|
Other
service not mentioned
|
Item
Name
|
N12SRVOTH_OTHER
|
Wording
|
Please
specify:
|
Item
Name
|
N12NOSRV
|
Wording
|
Did
not use any services
|
|
Revised
version for cognitive interviewing:
Question
Name
|
N12SRVUSE
|
Wording
|
Which
of the following services at [Y_NPSCHL] did you use in the
2011-2012 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
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12FINAIDUSE
|
Wording
|
Financial
aid services
|
Item
Name
|
N12ACSPUSE
|
Wording
|
Academic
support services (for example, tutoring or writing centers)
|
Item
Name
|
N12ACADUSE
|
Wording
|
Academic
advising
|
Item
Name
|
N12CPPUSE
|
Wording
|
Career
planning or job placement services
|
Item
Name
|
N12COUUSE
|
Wording
|
Personal
counseling services
|
Item
Name
|
N12HLTHUSE
|
Wording
|
Student
health services
|
Item
Name
|
N12NOSRV
|
Wording
|
Did
not use any services
|
|
Section:
Education Experiences
Form:
N12SRVIMPT
Construct:
Importance of services used
Field
Test Item:
Highlighted
items removed for cognitive interviewing
Question
Name
|
N12SRVMATRX
|
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
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12FINFREQ
|
Wording
|
Financial
aid services
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
-9
|
-Select
one-
|
1
|
Once
|
2
|
Every
term
|
3
|
Monthly
|
4
|
Weekly
|
5
|
Daily
|
0
|
Never
|
|
Item
Name
|
N12FINIMPT
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
-9
|
-Select
one-
|
1
|
Not
at all important
|
2
|
Somewhat
important
|
3
|
Important
|
4
|
Very
important
|
|
Item
Name
|
N12ACSFREQ
|
Wording
|
Academic
support services (for example, tutoring or writing centers)
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
-9
|
-Select
one-
|
1
|
Once
|
2
|
Every
term
|
3
|
Monthly
|
4
|
Weekly
|
5
|
Daily
|
0
|
Never
|
|
Item
Name
|
N12ACSIMPT
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
-9
|
-Select
one-
|
1
|
Not
at all important
|
2
|
Somewhat
important
|
3
|
Important
|
4
|
Very
important
|
|
Item
Name
|
N12AAFREQ
|
Wording
|
Academic
advising
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
-9
|
-Select
one-
|
1
|
Once
|
2
|
Every
term
|
3
|
Monthly
|
4
|
Weekly
|
5
|
Daily
|
0
|
Never
|
|
Item
Name
|
N12AAIMPT
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
-9
|
-Select
one-
|
1
|
Not
at all important
|
2
|
Somewhat
important
|
3
|
Important
|
4
|
Very
important
|
|
Item
Name
|
N12CPSFREQ
|
Wording
|
Career
planning or job placement services
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
-9
|
-Select
one-
|
1
|
Once
|
2
|
Every
term
|
3
|
Monthly
|
4
|
Weekly
|
5
|
Daily
|
0
|
Never
|
|
Item
Name
|
N12CPSIMPT
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
-9
|
-Select
one-
|
1
|
Not
at all important
|
2
|
Somewhat
important
|
3
|
Important
|
4
|
Very
important
|
|
Item
Name
|
N12PCSFREQ
|
Wording
|
Personal
counseling services
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
-9
|
-Select
one-
|
1
|
Once
|
2
|
Every
term
|
3
|
Monthly
|
4
|
Weekly
|
5
|
Daily
|
0
|
Never
|
|
Item
Name
|
N12PCSIMPT
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
-9
|
-Select
one-
|
1
|
Not
at all important
|
2
|
Somewhat
important
|
3
|
Important
|
4
|
Very
important
|
|
Item
Name
|
N12SHSFREQ
|
Wording
|
Student
health services
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
-9
|
-Select
one-
|
1
|
Once
|
2
|
Every
term
|
3
|
Monthly
|
4
|
Weekly
|
5
|
Daily
|
0
|
Never
|
|
Item
Name
|
N12SHSIMPT
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
-9
|
-Select
one-
|
1
|
Not
at all important
|
2
|
Somewhat
important
|
3
|
Important
|
4
|
Very
important
|
|
Item
Name
|
N12CCFREQ
|
Wording
|
Childcare
services
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
-9
|
-Select
one-
|
1
|
Once
|
2
|
Every
term
|
3
|
Monthly
|
4
|
Weekly
|
5
|
Daily
|
0
|
Never
|
|
Item
Name
|
N12CCIMPT
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
-9
|
-Select
one-
|
1
|
Not
at all important
|
2
|
Somewhat
important
|
3
|
Important
|
4
|
Very
important
|
|
Item
Name
|
N12VTFREQ
|
Wording
|
Services
for veterans
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
-9
|
-Select
one-
|
1
|
Once
|
2
|
Every
term
|
3
|
Monthly
|
4
|
Weekly
|
5
|
Daily
|
0
|
Never
|
|
Item
Name
|
N12VTIMPT
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
-9
|
-Select
one-
|
1
|
Not
at all important
|
2
|
Somewhat
important
|
3
|
Important
|
4
|
Very
important
|
|
|
Revised
version for cognitive interviewing:
Question
Name
|
N12SRVIMPT
|
Wording
|
How
important was each of these services in your decision to stay at
[Y_NPSCHL]?
|
Item
|
Spec
Name
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12FINAIDIMP
|
Wording
|
Financial
aid services
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
1
|
Not
at all important
|
2
|
Somewhat
important
|
3
|
Important
|
4
|
Very
important
|
|
Item
Name
|
N12ACSIMP
|
Wording
|
Academic
support services
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
1
|
Not
at all important
|
2
|
Somewhat
important
|
3
|
Important
|
4
|
Very
important
|
|
Item
Name
|
N12ACADIMP
|
Wording
|
Academic
advising
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
1
|
Not
at all important
|
2
|
Somewhat
important
|
3
|
Important
|
4
|
Very
important
|
|
Item
Name
|
N12CPPIMP
|
Wording
|
Career
planning or job placement services
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
1
|
Not
at all important
|
2
|
Somewhat
important
|
3
|
Important
|
4
|
Very
important
|
|
Item
Name
|
N12COUIMP
|
Wording
|
Personal
counseling services
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
1
|
Not
at all important
|
2
|
Somewhat
important
|
3
|
Important
|
4
|
Very
important
|
|
Item
Name
|
N12HLTHIMP
|
Wording
|
Student
health services
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
1
|
Not
at all important
|
2
|
Somewhat
important
|
3
|
Important
|
4
|
Very
important
|
|
|
Section:
Education Experiences
Form:
N12EDBENEFTS
Construct:
Non-monetary benefits of education
Removed
all below field test questions:
Question
Name
|
N12LIFECHNG
|
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
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12LIFECHNG
|
Wording
|
|
Item
Name
|
N12LIFECHNG_min
|
Wording
|
1
|
Item
Name
|
N12LIFECHNG_max
|
Wording
|
5
|
|
Question
Name
|
N12CHNGWAYS
|
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 think your
life would be worse if you finished your education?
|
Item
|
Spec
Name
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12CHNGWRK
|
Wording
|
Choosing
how and when you will complete important work tasks
|
Item
Name
|
N12CHNGFRDS
|
Wording
|
Flexibility
to make time for friends or family
|
Item
Name
|
N12CHNGLEIS
|
Wording
|
Flexibility
to make time for leisure pursuits
|
Item
Name
|
N12CHNGEXP
|
Wording
|
Being
seen as an expert in your field
|
Item
Name
|
N12CHNGHLP
|
Wording
|
Helping
others
|
Item
Name
|
N12CHNGSAL
|
Wording
|
Yearly
income
|
Item
Name
|
N12CHNGOTH
|
Wording
|
Other
way not listed
|
Item
Name
|
N12CHNGOTH_OTHER
|
Wording
|
Please
tell us the other way:
|
|
Single
replacement question for cognitive interviewing:
Question
Name
|
N12EDBENEFTS
|
Wording
|
Compared
to your salary, how important is each of the following when
thinking about becoming a(n) [N12EXJBTL]?
[If
no occupation]:
Compared
to your salary, how important is each of the following when
thinking about your job after finishing your education?
|
Item
|
Spec
Name
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12HLPOTH
|
Wording
|
Helping
others as part of your job
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
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
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
1
|
Less
important than salary
|
2
|
As
important as salary
|
3
|
More
important than salary
|
|
Item
Name
|
N12WRKTSKS
|
Wording
|
Choosing
how and when to complete important work tasks
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
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
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
1
|
Less
important than salary
|
2
|
As
important as salary
|
3
|
More
important than salary
|
|
Item
Name
|
N12FAMFRDS
|
Wording
|
Balancing
work and family or friends
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
1
|
Less
important than salary
|
2
|
As
important as salary
|
3
|
More
important than salary
|
|
|
Section:
Financial Aid
Form:
N12REFUND1
Construct:
NPSAS issued tuition refund
New
question for cognitive interviewing:
Question
Name
|
N12REFUND1
|
Wording
|
After
paying for your tuition and fees, did you receive a refund of any
scholarships, grants, or loans from [Y_NPSCHL]?
|
Item
|
Spec
Name
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12REFUND1
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
|
|
Section:
Financial Aid
Form:
N12REFUND2
Construct:
Refund cashed or deposited
New
question for cognitive interviewing:
Question
Name
|
N12REFUND2
|
Wording
|
Did
you...
|
Item
|
Spec
Name
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12REFUND2
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
1
|
Cash
or deposit the refund check at a bank or credit union
|
2
|
Cash
the refund check at a non-bank business such as a
check-cashing business, grocery or convenience store
|
3
|
Receive
the refund through my student ID card
|
4
|
Receive
the refund on a prepaid debit card
|
5
|
Do
something not listed with the refund
|
|
|
Section:
Financial Aid
Forms:
N12UNMETNEED and N12NEEDAMTUG/GR
Construct:
Unmet need
Removed
all below field test questions:
Question
Name
|
N12DCLN2K
|
Wording
|
If
you had been offered a $2,000 college loan, would you have
accepted the loan?
|
Item
|
Spec
Name
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12DCLN2K
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
|
|
Question
Name
|
N12LN2KNO
|
Wording
|
What
is the main reason why you wouldn't accept the additional loan?
|
Item
|
Spec
Name
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12LN2KNO
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
1
|
Your
college costs are already covered with money from other
sources
|
2
|
You
would be concerned that you might not be able to repay the
loan amount
|
3
|
You
would not want more debt
|
|
|
Replacement
questions for cognitive interviewing:
Question
Name
|
N12UNMETNEED
|
Wording
|
Would
you have borrowed more money for the 2011-2012 school year if you
could have?
|
Item
|
Spec
Name
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12UNMETNEED
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
|
|
N12NEEDAMTUG:
UNDERGRADUATES ONLY; N12NEEDAMTGR: GRADUATES ONLY
Question
Name
|
N12NEEDAMTUG
|
Wording
|
How
much more
money would you have borrowed for the 2011-2012 school year if you
could have?
|
Item
|
Spec
Name
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12NEEDAMTUG
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
1
|
$1-$1,000
|
2
|
$1,001-$2,000
|
3
|
$2,001-$3,000
|
4
|
$3,001-$4,000
|
5
|
More
than $4,000
|
6
|
$0
|
|
|
Question
Name
|
N12NEEDAMTGR
|
Wording
|
How
much more
money would you have borrowed for the 2011-2012 school year if you
could have?
|
Item
|
Spec
Name
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12NEEDAMTGR
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
1
|
$1-$2,000
|
2
|
$2,001-$4,000
|
3
|
$4,001-$6,000
|
4
|
$6,001-$8,000
|
5
|
More
than $8,000
|
6
|
$0
|
|
|
Section:
Financial Aid
Form:
N12DSCTMTCH
Construct:
Discount rate: matching method
Removed
all below field test questions:
Question
Name
|
N12DISCOUNTA
|
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
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12DISCOUNTA
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
750
|
$750
one month from today
|
1500
|
$1500
one year from today
|
|
|
Question
Name
|
N12DISCOUNTB
|
Wording
|
You
just said you would wait a year to receive $1500 rather than take
$750 in one month.
Starting
with $750, what’s the least amount of money you’d be
willing to wait a year for?
|
Item
|
Spec
Name
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12DISCOUNTB
|
Wording
|
Least
amount of money you would wait a year for:
|
Item
Name
|
N12DISCOUNTB_min
|
Wording
|
750
|
Item
Name
|
N12DISCOUNTB_max
|
Wording
|
1500
|
|
Replacement
question for cognitive interviewing:
Question
Name
|
N12DSCTMTCH
|
Wording
|
Now,
imagine you have a choice between two gifts that are guaranteed to
be paid to you. Would you choose...
|
Item
|
Spec
Name
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12DSCTMTCH
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
1
|
$300
today
|
2
|
Some
amount more than $300 in a year from today
|
|
Item
Name
|
N12DSCTMTCH_OTHER
|
Wording
|
How
much money more than $300 would you wait a year for?
|
|
Section:
Income and Expenses
Form:
N12PARHELP
Construct:
Parent financial help for college
New
question for cognitive interviewing:
Question
Name
|
N12PARHELP
|
Wording
|
Have
your parents (or guardians) helped pay for any of your educational
or other expenses while you have attended [Y_NPSCHL] in the
2011-2012 school year?
|
Item
|
Spec
Name
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12PARHELP
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
|
|
Section:
Income and Expenses
Form:
N12PARAMT
Construct:
Parent financial help for college: amount
New
question for cognitive interviewing:
Question
Name
|
N12PARAMT
|
Wording
|
About
how much have your parents (or guardians) helped you pay for
educational or other expenses while you have attended [Y_NPSCHL]
in the 2011-2012 school year. Is it...
|
Item
|
Spec
Name
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12PARAMT
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
1
|
$1-$250
|
2
|
$251-$500
|
3
|
$501-$1,000
|
4
|
$1,001-$1,500
|
5
|
$1,501-$2,000
|
6
|
More
than $2,000
|
0
|
$0
|
|
|
Section:
Income and Expenses
Form:
N12PARAMT2
Construct:
Parent financial help for college: amount over 2K
New
question for cognitive interviewing:
Question
Name
|
N12PARAMT2
|
Wording
|
About
how much more than $2,000 have your parents (or guardians) helped
you pay for educational or other expenses while you have attended
[Y_NPSCHL] in the 2011-2012 school year. Is it...
|
Item
|
Spec
Name
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12PARAMT2
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
1
|
$2,001-$5,000
|
2
|
$5,001-$10,000
|
3
|
$10,001-$15,000
|
4
|
$15,001-$20,000
|
5
|
$20,001-$25,000
|
6
|
More
than $25,000
|
|
|
Section:
Income and Expenses
Form:
N12BANK1
Construct:
Checking/savings account
New
question for cognitive interviewing:
Question
Name
|
N12BANK1
|
Wording
|
Do
you have a checking or savings account at a bank or credit union?
|
Item
|
Spec
Name
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12BANK1
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
|
|
Section:
Income and Expenses
Form:
N12BANK2
Construct:
Checking/savings account name
New
question for cognitive interviewing:
Question
Name
|
N12BANK2
|
Wording
|
Is
your primary checking or savings account...
|
Item
|
Spec
Name
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12BANK2
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
1
|
In
your name only, or
|
2
|
Shared
between you and someone else
|
|
|
Section:
Income and Expenses
Form:
N12DSCT250-N12DSCT500
Construct:
Discount rate: titration method
New
questions for cognitive interviewing:
Question
Name
|
N12DSCT250
|
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
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12DSCT250
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
1
|
$250
today
|
2
|
$250
in one year
|
|
|
Question
Name
|
N12DSCT300
|
Wording
|
Thanks.
What about...
|
Item
|
Spec
Name
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12DSCT300
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
1
|
$250
today
|
2
|
$300
in one year
|
|
|
Question
Name
|
N12DSCT350
|
Wording
|
OK.
What about...
|
Item
|
Spec
Name
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12DSCT350
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
1
|
$250
today
|
2
|
$350
in one year
|
|
|
Question
Name
|
N12DSCT400
|
Wording
|
OK.
What about...
|
Item
|
Spec
Name
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12DSCT400
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
1
|
$250
today
|
2
|
$400
in one year
|
|
|
Question
Name
|
N12DSCT450
|
Wording
|
OK.
What about...
|
Item
|
Spec
Name
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12DSCT450
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
1
|
$250
today
|
2
|
$450
in one year
|
|
|
Question
Name
|
N12DSCT500
|
Wording
|
Finally,
how about...
|
Item
|
Spec
Name
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12DSCT500
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
1
|
$250
today
|
2
|
$500
in one year
|
|
|
Section:
Background
Form:
N12GUARDED
Construct:
Parents' highest level of education
Field
Test Item:
Removed
below field test question
Question
Name
|
N12GUARDED
|
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
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12GUARDREL1
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
-9
|
-Select
One-
|
1
|
Mother
|
2
|
Father
|
3
|
Stepmother
|
4
|
Stepfather
|
5
|
Grandmother
|
6
|
Grandfather
|
7
|
Aunt
|
8
|
Uncle
|
9
|
Sister
|
10
|
Brother
|
11
|
Other
person
|
|
Item
Name
|
N12GUARDHED1
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
-9
|
-Select
one-
|
1
|
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
|
|
Item
Name
|
N12GUARDREL2
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
-9
|
-Select
One-
|
1
|
Mother
|
2
|
Father
|
3
|
Stepmother
|
4
|
Stepfather
|
5
|
Grandmother
|
6
|
Grandfather
|
7
|
Aunt
|
8
|
Uncle
|
9
|
Sister
|
10
|
Brother
|
11
|
Other
person
|
|
Item
Name
|
N12GUARDHED2
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
-9
|
-Select
one-
|
1
|
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
|
|
Item
Name
|
N12GUARDNO
|
Wording
|
Only
wish to identify one parent/guardian
|
|
Revised
version for cognitive interviewing:
Replaced
with below two questions:
Question
Name
|
N12DADED
|
Wording
|
What
is the highest level of education your father completed?
|
Item
|
Spec
Name
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12DADED
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
-9
|
-Select
one-
|
1
|
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
|
|
|
Question
Name
|
N12MOMED
|
Wording
|
What
is the highest level of education your mother completed?
|
Item
|
Spec
Name
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12MOMED
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
-9
|
-Select
one-
|
1
|
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
|
|
|
Section:
Background
Form:
N12SIBCL
Construct:
Sibling in college first
New
question for cognitive interviewing:
Question
Name
|
N12SIBCL
|
Wording
|
Do
you have any brothers or sisters that went to college before you
did?
|
Item
|
Spec
Name
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12SIBCL
|
Wording
|
|
Response
Option
|
|
|
Section:
Background
Form:
N12MILIT
Construct:
Military status
Field
Test Item:
Question
Name
|
N12MILIT
|
Wording
|
Are
you a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces, or are you currently
serving in the Armed Forces either on active duty or in the
reserves?
|
Item
|
Spec
Name
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12MILITA
|
Wording
|
Veteran
|
Response
Option
|
|
Item
Name
|
N12MILITB
|
Wording
|
Active
duty
|
Response
Option
|
|
Item
Name
|
N12MILITC
|
Wording
|
Reserves
|
Response
Option
|
|
Item
Name
|
N12MILITN
|
Wording
|
None
of the above
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
1
|
None
of the above
|
0
|
No
|
|
|
Revised
question for cognitive interviewing:
Highlighted
items new for cognitive interviewing
Question
Name
|
N12MILIT
|
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
|
Value
|
Item
Name
|
N12MILITA
|
Wording
|
Veteran
|
Response
Option
|
|
Item
Name
|
N12MILITB
|
Wording
|
Active
duty
|
Response
Option
|
|
Item
Name
|
N12MILITC
|
Wording
|
Reserves
|
Response
Option
|
|
Item
Name
|
N12MILITD
|
Wording
|
National
Guard
|
Response
Option
|
|
Item
Name
|
N12MILITN
|
Wording
|
None
of the above
|
Response
Option
|
Code
|
Label
|
1
|
None
of the above
|
0
|
No
|
|
|
| File Type | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document |
| File Title | Memorandum |
| Author | mcominole |
| File Modified | 0000-00-00 |
| File Created | 2021-01-31 |