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Eligibility .................................................................................................................................................................. 11
B12AFINWHO ...................................................................................................................................................... 14
UG Education .......................................................................................................................................................... 15
Postbaccalaureate Education/Training ................................................................................................................... 19
B12CPSTGRD ....................................................................................................................................................... 19
B12CCREN01 ....................................................................................................................................................... 21
B12CFENR01 ....................................................................................................................................................... 22
B12CALTPLN01 .................................................................................................................................................... 25
B12CALTINC01 .................................................................................................................................................... 25
B12CFINAID01 ..................................................................................................................................................... 25
B12CATTD01 ....................................................................................................................................................... 27
B12CALTGATE ..................................................................................................................................................... 28
B12CALTCRS ........................................................................................................................................................ 28
B12CELNRPY........................................................................................................................................................ 29
B12CELNMOS ...................................................................................................................................................... 29
B12CPRIVAMT ..................................................................................................................................................... 29
B12CPRIVEST ....................................................................................................................................................... 29
B12CPRIVOWE .................................................................................................................................................... 30
B12CPRIVSTAT .................................................................................................................................................... 30
B12CPRIVRT ........................................................................................................................................................ 30
B12CPRIVPMT ..................................................................................................................................................... 31
B12CNOATT......................................................................................................................................................... 32
B12CFACS ............................................................................................................................................................ 33
Postbaccalaureate Employment ............................................................................................................................. 35
B12DEMPLOY01 .................................................................................................................................................. 35
B12DEMPLOY201 ................................................................................................................................................ 36
B12DEMPLOY301 ................................................................................................................................................ 37
B12DEMPLOY401 ................................................................................................................................................ 37
B12DBENANY01 .................................................................................................................................................. 40
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Highlighted items are new to the survey. Other items listed in the table of contents have been revised since the last round.
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B12DBEN01 ......................................................................................................................................................... 40
B12DSALEXP ........................................................................................................................................................ 47
B12DBENFAM ............................................................................................................................................................. 48
B12DLICFILT ........................................................................................................................................................ 49
B12DLICOBT ........................................................................................................................................................ 49
Teaching .................................................................................................................................................................. 51
B12EINTRO .......................................................................................................................................................... 51
B12EEVRTCH ....................................................................................................................................................... 51
B12ETCHTHNK..................................................................................................................................................... 52
B12ETHNKINFL .................................................................................................................................................... 52
B12ECRTFLD ........................................................................................................................................................ 53
B12ESTCOMP ...................................................................................................................................................... 54
B12ELPINTRO ...................................................................................................................................................... 54
B12ENAME01 ...................................................................................................................................................... 54
B12EJBVER01 ...................................................................................................................................................... 54
B12ESMSC01 ....................................................................................................................................................... 55
INTTPLP01 ........................................................................................................................................................... 55
B12ESTWK01 ....................................................................................................................................................... 55
B12EMYVER01 .................................................................................................................................................... 55
B12EJBMY01 ....................................................................................................................................................... 56
B12EJBSC01 ......................................................................................................................................................... 57
B12EJBFP01 ......................................................................................................................................................... 59
B12EJBSAL01 ....................................................................................................................................................... 59
B12EBNGT01 ....................................................................................................................................................... 59
B12EJBBEN01 ...................................................................................................................................................... 59
B12EJBFD01 ........................................................................................................................................................ 60
Background ............................................................................................................................................................. 65
B12FCITZN ........................................................................................................................................................... 66
B12FHSTYP .......................................................................................................................................................... 70
B12FOTLANG....................................................................................................................................................... 71
B12FOTCLS .......................................................................................................................................................... 72
B12FMILIT ........................................................................................................................................................... 74
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B12FMARSTAT .................................................................................................................................................... 74
B12FDEPS ............................................................................................................................................................ 75
B12FDEPDOB....................................................................................................................................................... 75
B12FMOMED ...................................................................................................................................................... 76
B12FDADED......................................................................................................................................................... 77
B12FPAROCC1 ..................................................................................................................................................... 77
B12FPAROCC2 ..................................................................................................................................................... 77
B12FCARLOAN .................................................................................................................................................... 79
B12FCARAMT ...................................................................................................................................................... 79
B12FSTRESS ......................................................................................................................................................... 81
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Table 1 – Summary of interview revisions
Form Name
Construct
Revision
Eligibility
B12AFINWHO
Financial decisions
Added the word "roommate" to the friend
response option to make the option more
applicable.
Postbaccalaureate
Education
B12CPSTGRD,
B12CCREN01,
B12CFENR01
B12CALTCRS01,
B12CALTGATE,
B12CALTCRS
B12CSCALE01,
B12CONLINE01,
B12CNIGHT01,
B12CWKND01
B12CALTPLN01,
B12CALTINC01
Postbaccalaureate enrollment
Revised question wording and response
options to better distinguish future
enrollment and professional certificates.
Moved item outside of post-BA education
loop and added a gate question.
B12CFINAID01
Financial aid type
Added gate question to skip respondents
who would have enrolled in a different
program around the alternate income
question.
Revised response options.
B12CEFUTIN01,
B12CEFUTJB01
Future income
Removed items.
B12CESATS101 B12CSATSKL01
Job satisfaction
Removed items.
B12CATTD01
Reason for choosing program
Revised and added response options based
on other specify review
B12CELNSTAT
Undergraduate and Postbaccalaureate
education loan debt
Removed federal loan status question
Section
Alternative course modes
Removed items.
Alternate enrollment/employment
plans
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B12CELNMOS,
B12CPRIVRT,
Revised wording to make time frame
(bachelor’s degree + any enrollment since)
consistent with other questions in the loan
set.
B12CPRIVOWE
Revised question wording and response
options to focus on the status of the loans
rather than who is paying them off.
Revised question wording and added
response options for “Already paid off” and
“Did not have private loans”
Removed items.
B12CPRIVSTAT
Postbaccalaureate
Employment
B12CESTDEG,
B12CPMAJ,
B12CESTFT,
B12CESTCST
B12CFACS
Future enrollment
Future enrollment
Added items about factors influencing
choice of graduate program.
B12DEMPLOY01,
B12DEMPLOY02
Employer information
This is being split in to two forms, and
questions will be asked at an employer
rather than a job level.
Added items about leave or breaks in
employment from an employer
B12DEMPLOY03
B12DEMPLOY04
B12DBENANY01
Employment benefits
Added as gate to B12DBEN01
B12DBEN01
Employment benefits
Revised response option based on other
specify review
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Teaching
B12DINTEND01,
B12DPARSUP01,
B12DNJYA01,
B12DNJYB01
B12DPERST, B12DPERST5,
B12DEST5YR
Employment loop
Removed items.
Likelihood of remaining at current job
Removed items.
B12DLNGRAD,
B12DLNOCC, B12DLINIT,
B12DOTHCLD,
B12DOTHINC
Alternate job if no education loan debt
at graduation
Removed items.
B12DLICOBT
License and certification
Added item about how the license or
certification was obtained.
B12DLICTYP, B12DCERLIC,
B12DLICREQ,
B12DLICMATN,
B12DLICREL, B12DLICUSE,
B12DLICCOND,
B12DLICBEN
License and certification
Revised license and certification items
B12DSALEXP
Salary expectations
Revised response option based on other
specify review
INTJBTRAIN,B12DTNGTYP, Job training
B12DTNGNUM,
B12DTNGREC
Removed on-the-job-training items
B12EINTRO
Clarified meaning of "K-12"
Introduction to K-12 teaching section
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B12EEVRTCH
K-12 teacher
Revised wording to highlight which types of
positions are eligible as K-12 teaching
positions and which should be excluded.
Revised response options to allow R to
indicate status as current teacher, former
teacher, or nonteacher.
B12ETCHTHNK
Sources that informed pursuit of
teaching career
Revised response option based on other
specify review
B12THNKINFL
Factors that influenced thinking about
teaching
Previously asked which factors were a
positive influence and which were a
negative influence. Combined into a single
question that asks whether each factor had
a negative influence, no influence, or
positive influence.
B12ECRTFLD; B12EJBFD01
Field(s) of certification; subject(s) taught Provided biology and chemistry as
examples for Natural sciences
B12ESTCOMP
Completed student teaching/practicum
Revised reference period wording to be
consistent with rest of Teaching section
B12ELPINTRO
Introduction to K-12 loop
Added form to clarify meaning of a
"teaching position"
B12ENAME01
K-12 intro loop: Name of school/district
Added form to collect school or district
name; allows question wording throughout
section to refer to both teacher type and
school/district
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B12EJBVER01
K-12 intro loop: Select teaching job
from post-BA employment jobs
Based on FT maximum of 10 grid loops, now
provide up to 10 (rather than 5) jobs from
which to select
B12ESMSC01
K-12 intro loop: Additional K-12
teaching positions
Revised to allow reporting of additional
teaching positions, either because of
different teacher type, different
school/district, or both
INTTPLP01
K-12 positions loop: Identify teaching
position
Added form to identify the teaching
position referenced in current loop
B12ESTWK01;
B12EMYVER01
K-12 positions loop: Currently in
position; verify starting month/year
Revised wording to ask about
school/district in addition to teacher type
B12EJBMY01
K-12 positions loop: Month/year began
position
Removed option to indicate upcoming start
date in fall. Revised wording to ask about
school/district in addition to teacher type
B12EJBSC01
K-12 positions loop: Work at public or
private school
Removed option for "Neither public nor
private school"
B12EJBFP01
K-12 positions loop: taught full- or parttime
Revised wording to ask hours per week
rather than FT/PT. This will be asked for
teaching positions not reported in post-BA
employment.
B12EJBSAL01
K-12 positions loop: salary
Added form to collect teaching position
salary. This will be asked for teaching
positions not reported in post-BA
employment section.
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Background
B12EBNGT01
K-12 positions loop: benefits gate
Added gate question that asks whether the
R received benefits in teaching position.
B12EJBBEN01
K-12 positions loop: benefits
Added form to collect teaching position
benefits. This will be asked for teaching
positions not reported in post-BA
employment section.
B12EJBCR01
K-12 positions loop: still working at
same place in same position
Removed form, which is now covered by
B12ESTWK01.
B12ESTTC01
K-12 positions loop: any other teaching
positions
Removed form, which is now covered by
B12ESMSC01
B12FCITZN
U.S. Citizen
Added an option for "No - None of the
above"
B12FHSTYP
H.S. Type
Added an option for "Home schooled"
B12FOTLANG, B12FOTCLS
Taken a class in a foreign language
Split into two items to improve routing flow
B12FMILIT
Military status
Added options for Reserves and National
Guard
B12FDEPS
Any dependents
Revised wording to include a transition
statement regarding the purpose of these
questions
B12FDEPDOB
Date of birth/dependency for
dependents
Added to collect the date of birth for
dependents
B12FDEP2, B12FDAGE
Number/Age of dependents
Removed items.
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B12FMOMED,
B12FDADED
Parent's highest level of education
Revised to collect parent's highest
education in simpler format
B12FGUARDED
Parent's relationship and education
Removed item.
B12FPAROCC1,
B12FPAROCC2
Parent's occupation
Revised to ask about primary occupation
during a specified time period
B12FCARLOAN
Have a car loan
Added as a gate to B12FCARAMT
B12FCARAMT
Amount of car loan
Revised to be specific to only those with a
car loan. Item B12FNOCAR ("Do not have a
vehicle loan or lease") deleted.
B12FMARSTAT
Historical marital status dates
Added to collect dates for marital status
changes
B12FVLTP
Type of volunteer activities
Item deleted.
B12FDISHEAR,
B12FDISSEE,
B12FDISDECI,
B12FDISWALK,
B12FDISDRSS,
B12FDISERND
Disability item
Items deleted.
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Eligibility
Spec Name
Value
Question Name
B12AELIG
Wording
Were you enrolled at [NPSAS SCHOOL] at any time between July 1, 2007 and June 30, 2008?
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Question Name
Wording
Item
Question Name
Wording
Item
Value
B12AELIG
Code
1
0
Label
Yes
No
B12AEVREN
Have you ever attended [NPSAS SCHOOL]?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12AEVREN
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
B12ALAST
Prior to July 1, 2008, when were you last enrolled at [NPSAS SCHOOL]?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12ALASTMM
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
B12ALASTYY
Wording
Year
Response
Code
Label
Option
-9
-Select one2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
11
1991
1990
1989
Question Name
Wording
Item
Question Name
Wording
Item
Question Name
Wording
Item
Question Name
Wording
Item
1991
1990
Before 1990
B12ADEGREE
What degree or certificate were you working on during your last term of enrollment at [NPSAS SCHOOL] in the 20072008 school year (July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008)?
[{if usermode =
survey.)
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
TIO} I {else} We] will ask you about any more recent enrollment at [NPSAS SCHOOL] later in the
Value
B12ADGAS
Associate's degree
Item Name
Wording
B12ADGBA
Bachelor's degree
Item Name
Wording
B12ADGMA
Master's degree
Item Name
Wording
B12ADGDRR
Doctoral degree--research/scholarship (including PhD, EdD, or other degrees that require
original research or artistic achievement)
Item Name
Wording
B12ADGDRPP
Doctoral degree--professional practice (including: chiropractic, dentistry, law, medicine,
optometry, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, podiatry, or veterinary medicine)
Item Name
Wording
B12ADGDROT
Doctoral degree--other (any doctor's degree that is not research/scholarship or
professional practice)
Item Name
Wording
B12ADGDROTHSP
Please tell us the name of the degree:
Item Name
Wording
B12ADGCE
Undergraduate certificate or diploma, including those leading to a license (example:
cosmetology)
Item Name
Wording
B12ADGPB
Post-baccalaureate certificate
Item Name
Wording
B12ADGPM
Post-master's certificate
Item Name
Wording
B12ADGUND
Undergraduate level classes
Item Name
Wording
B12ADGGNG
Graduate level classes
B12AMULTDG
Were you working on a bachelor's degree at [NPSAS SCHOOL] at any time during the 2007-2008 school year (July 1,
2007 - June 30, 2008)?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12AMULTDG
Wording
Response Option Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
B12AREQ
Did you complete the requirements for your bachelor's degree while you were enrolled at [NPSAS SCHOOL] during the
2007-2008 school year (July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008)?
(The date when you completed your requirements and the date when you were awarded your degree may be
different.)
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12AREQ
Wording
Response Option Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
B12AWHEN
When did you complete the requirements for your bachelor's degree from [NPSAS SCHOOL]?
Spec Name
Value
12
Item Name
B12AWHEN
Wording
Response Option Code
1
2
3
4
Question Name
Wording
Item
Question Name
Wording
Label
Prior to July 1, 2007
Between July 1, 2007 and June 30, 2008
After June 30, 2008
Did not complete bachelor's degree
requirements at [NPSAS SCHOOL]
B12AAWRDT
In what month and year were you awarded your bachelor's degree from [NPSAS SCHOOL]?
(Please select both a month and a year from the dropdowns.)
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12AAWRDMM
Wording
Month:
Response Option Code
Label
-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
B12AAWRDYY
Wording
Year:
Response Option Code
Label
-9
-Select one2009
2009
2008
2008
2007
2007
2006
2006
2005
Before 2006
Item Name
B12AAWRDNO
Wording
Check here if you were never awarded your degree
B12AWHYSM
[All get statement]:
Our records seem to be in error.
[if B12AREQ=1] Do you know why you were listed as having been awarded a bachelor's degree at [NPSAS SCHOOL]
between July 1, 2007 and June 30, 2009?
Item
Question Name
Wording
Item
[else] Do you know why you were listed as having completed the requirements for a bachelor's degree at [NPSAS
SCHOOL] between July 1, 2007 and June 30, 2008?"
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12AWHYSM
Wording
B12ABYE
Based on your responses, it seems you may not be eligible for this study. We will review your responses and may need
to contact you again.
Spec Name
Value
Wording
Please provide your e-mail address:
Please provide an address where you can be contacted:
Address is an International Address
Street Address:
Zip Code:
City:
State:
Phone number:
Foreign address:
Foreign city:
Foreign State/Province:
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Foreign Country:
Foreign Zip/Postal Code:
International Phone: 011Question Name
Wording
Item
Question Name
Wording
Item
B12AMARR
So [{if usermode = TIO} I {else} we] can customize the interview for you, [{if COMPMODE = 1} I {else} we] need to
ask a few questions about you and your household.
What is your current marital status?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12AMARR
Wording
Response Option Code
Label
1
Single, never married
2
Married
4
Separated
5
Divorced
6
Widowed
B12AFINCON
Is there another adult in your household with whom you are sharing financial responsibilities and decisions, such as
income, bills, and budgeting?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12AFINCON
Wording
Response Option Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
Question Name
B12AFINWHO
Wording
Item
Which best describes this person?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12AFINWHO
Wording
Is that person your partner or someone else you live with?
Response Option Code
Label
1
Domestic partner or spouse
2
Boyfriend or girlfriend
3
Parent
4
Sibling
5
Friend or roommate
6
Other
B12AHCOMP
With whom are you currently living?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12AALONE
Wording
Live alone
Question Name
Wording
Item
Item Name
Wording
B12ASPODP
Spouse or partner
Item Name
Wording
B12ADPNTS
Children and/or other dependents
Item Name
Wording
B12APARIL
Parents or in-laws
Item Name
Wording
B12AHOTH
Another person or people not listed
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UG Education
Spec Name
Value
Question Name
B12BINTRO
Wording
The following set of questions focuses on your undergraduate education prior to earning your bachelor's degree in
[B12AAWRDMM] [B12AAWRDYY].
Item
Question Name
B12BNFST
Wording
Was [NPSAS SCHOOL] the first college, university, or trade school you enrolled in after completing your high school
requirements?
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Question Name
Wording
Item
Question Name
Wording
Item
Value
B12BNFST
Code
1
0
Label
Yes
No
B12BFSTSTR
In what month and year did you first attend any college, university, or trade school after completing your high school
requirements?
(Please select both a month and a year from the dropdowns.)
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12BFSTMM
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
B12BFSTYY
Wording
Year:
Response
Code
Label
Option
-9
-Select one2008
2008
1949
Before 1950
-1
Don't know
B12BOTHSCH
Other than [NPSAS SCHOOL], did you attend any other colleges, universities, or trade schools as an undergraduate
student between the time you graduated from high school and the time you graduated with your bachelor's degree
from [NPSAS SCHOOL] in [B12AAWRDMM] [B12AAWRDYY]?
Please include summer enrollment and any other undergraduate classes you have taken that earned college credit,
including enrollment for credit at any schools where you studied abroad.
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12BOTHSCH
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
15
1
0
Yes
No
Question Name
B12BSCH01
Wording
What is the name of that school? If you attended more than one other school between high school and before your
graduation from [NPSAS SCHOOL] tell us about the most recent school first. You will have an opportunity to tell us
about all schools later.
(Hints: Do not use abbreviations or acronyms such as ASU for Arizona State University. Entering a school name with
the city and state will help to limit the number of schools displayed.)
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Value
B12BSCH01
School name:
Item Name
Wording
B12BIPED01
Item Name
Wording
B12BCT01
City
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
B12BST01
State
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
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
16
SD
TN
TX
UT
VT
VA
WA
WV
WI
WY
CN
MX
AM
AS
FM
GU
MH
MP
PW
PR
VI
FC
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Question Name
Wording
Item
Question Name
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Canada
Mexico
American Military
American Samoa
Fed State Micronesia
Guam
Marshall Islands
Northern Mariana Isl
Palau
Puerto Rico
U.S. Virgin Islands
FOREIGN COUNTRY (other than Mexico and
Canada)
B12BLEVL01
Code
1
2
3
B12BCTRL01
Label
4-year
2-year
Less-than-2-year
Code
3
1
2
Label
Private for-profit
Public
Private not-for-profit
B12BBDAT01
In what month and year were you first enrolled at [PREVIOUS SCHOOL]?
(Please select both a month and a year from the dropdowns.)
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12BBMM01
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
B12BBYY01
Wording
Year:
Response
Code
Label
Option
-9
-Select one2008
2008
1949
Before 1950
-1
Don't know
B12BEDAT01
17
Wording
[If both month and year provided from B12BFSTSTR and iteration=1]
From your beginning enrollment date of [B12BFSTMM] [B12BFSTYY], in what month and year were you last enrolled at
[PREVIOUS SCHOOL] before your graduation from [NPSAS SCHOOL] in [B12AAWRDMM][B12AAWRDYY]?
[else if both month and date from B12BBDAT01 provided]
From your beginning enrollment date of [B12BBMM01] [B12BBYY01], in what month and year were you last enrolled at
[PREVIOUS SCHOOL] before your graduation from [NPSAS SCHOOL] in [B12AAWRDMM][B12AAWRDYY]?
[else if any date information missing]
*Any month or year date missing from B12BFSTSTR or B12BNPBDAT*
From your beginning enrollment date, in what month and year were you last enrolled at [PREVIOUS SCHOOL] before
your graduation from [NPSAS SCHOOL] in [B12AAWRDMM][B12AAWRDYY]?"
Item
Question Name
Wording
Item
Question Name
Wording
Item
Question Name
Wording
All get the following instruction:
(Please select both a month and a year from the dropdowns.)
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12BEMM01
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
B12BEYY01
Wording
Year
Response
Code
Label
Option
-9
-Select one2008
2008
1949
Before 1950
-1
Don't know
B12BTNS01
Did you attempt to transfer any credits to [NPSAS SCHOOL] from [PREVIOUS SCHOOL]?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12BTNS01
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
B12BTRNC01
Were all, some, or none of those credits accepted by [NPSAS SCHOOL]?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12BTRNC01
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
2
All
1
Some
3
None
B12BOTSC01
You've told us that you have attended the following schools between high school and the time you graduated from
[NPSAS SCHOOL]:
[school1]
[school2]...
Have you attended any other colleges, universities, or trade schools as an undergraduate student between the time
you graduated from high school and the time you graduated with your bachelor's degree from [NPSAS SCHOOL] in
[B12AAWRDMM] [B12AAWRDYY]?"
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Item
Question Name
Wording
Item
Question Name
Wording
Item
Question Name
Wording
Item
(Include summer enrollment and any other undergraduate classes you have taken that earned college credit, including
enrollment for credit at any schools where you studied abroad.)
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12BOTSC01
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
B12BNP2YR
You indicated attending a two-year institution prior to earning your bachelor's degree from [NPSAS SCHOOL].
Would you have been able to complete your bachelor's degree if you had not attended a two-year institution?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12BNP2YR
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
B12BINCHO
Are you satisfied with the quality of the undergraduate education you received at [NPSAS SCHOOL]?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12BINCHO
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
B12BMAJCHO
Are you satisfied with your choice of undergraduate major(s) or course of study?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12BMAJCHO
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Postbaccalaureate Education/Training
Spec Name
Value
Question Name
B12CINTRO
Wording
Now we'd like to ask you some questions about any additional education or training you've had since
completing your bachelor's degree requirements in the 2007-2008 school year (July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008).
Item
Question Name
B12CPSTGRD
Wording
Have you enrolled in a college, university, or trade school for an additional degree or certificate —including
enrollment for a graduate degree, an additional undergraduate degree, or a certificate program—since
completing your bachelor's degree requirements at [Y_NPSCHL]?
(Please only include schools in which you were enrolled after the completion of your bachelor's degree
requirements. Do not include professional certificates such as those earned through week-long training
courses. )
Item
Spec Name
Value
19
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
B12CPSTGRD
Code
1
0
2
Label
Yes
No
Not yet - will be enrolled in the 2012-2013 school year
Question Name
B12CSCH01
Wording
What is the name of that school? (Hints: Do not use abbreviations or acronyms such as ASU for Arizona State
University. Entering a school name with the city and state will help to limit the number of schools displayed.)
[DISPLAY ENTRY FIELDS HERE]
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Value
B12CSCH01
School name:
B12CIPED01
B12CCT01
City
B12CST01
State
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
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
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RI
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
VT
VA
WA
WV
WI
WY
CN
MX
AM
AS
FM
GU
MH
MP
PW
PR
VI
FC
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Canada
Mexico
American Military
American Samoa
Fed State Micronesia
Guam
Marshall Islands
Northern Mariana Isl
Palau
Puerto Rico
U.S. Virgin Islands
FOREIGN COUNTRY (other than
Mexico and Canada)
B12CLEVL01
Code
1
2
3
B12CCTRL01
Label
4-year
2-year
Less-than-2-year
Code
1
3
2
Label
Public
Private for-profit
Private not-for-profit
Question Name
B12CCREN01
Wording
Are you currently enrolled at [SCHOOL]?
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Value
B12CCREN01
Code
1
0
Label
Yes
No
Question Name
B12CDEG01
Wording
What degree or certificate were you working on at [SCHOOL]? (You can select only one degree now. You will
have an opportunity to tell us about other degrees and certificates later.)
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Value
B12CDEG01
Code
7
1
2
3
5
Label
Undergraduate certificate or diploma, including those leading to a license
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Doctoral degree--research/scholarship (including the PhD, EdD, or other
degrees that require original research or artistic achievement)
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4
Item Name
Wording
Doctoral degree--professional practice (including: chiropractic, dentistry,
law, medicine, optometry, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, podiatry, or
veterinary medicine)
6
Doctoral degree--other (any doctor's degree that is not
research/scholarship or professional practice)
8
Post-baccalaureate certificate
9
Post-master's certificate
B12CDEGOTH01
Please specify:
Question Name
B12CFENR01
Wording
In what month and year were you first enrolled for your [DEGREE] at [SCHOOL]?
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Value
B12CFENM01
Month:
Code
-9
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
B12CFENY01
Year:
Code
-9
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Label
-Select oneJanuary
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Label
-Select oneBefore 2008
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Question Name
B12CMAJ01
Wording
What was your primary major or field of study for your [DEGREE] at [SCHOOL]? [Web mode gets the
following instructions] Please type your primary major or field of study in the box provided and then click the
"Enter" button. A list of categories that match your entry will be displayed. [TIO mode gets the following
instructions] Please bear with me while I code this.
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Value
B12CMAJ01
B12CMSPE01
B12CMGEN01
B12CMAST01
Question Name
B12CENRTDG01
Wording
Did you receive a master's degree from [SCHOOL] while enrolled in your [DEGREE] program? Answer "no" if
you received a master's degree through a separate program for which the ultimate objective was a master's
degree.
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Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Value
B12CENRTDG01
Code
1
0
Label
Yes
No
Question Name
B12CENRTMY01
Wording
In what month and year did you receive the master's degree that you earned on the way to your [DEGREE]?
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Question Name
Value
B12CENRTMN01
Month:
Code
Label
-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
B12CENRTY01
Year:
Code
Label
-9
-Select one2007
2007
2008
2008
2009
2009
2010
2010
2011
2011
2012
2012
B12CENST01
Wording
For the period of time you were enrolled at [SCHOOL] for your [DEGREE],
were you mainly a full-time or part-time student, or an equal mix of both?
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Value
B12CENST01
Code
1
2
3
Label
Full-time
Part-time
Equal mix of full-time and part-time
Question Name
B12CENEMP01
Wording
For the period of time you were enrolled at [SCHOOL] for your [DEGREE], about how many hours per week
did you work for pay, on average? (If you worked at more than one job, please include the number of hours
per week at all jobs combined. Please exclude summer hours if you were not enrolled during the summer.)
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Value
B12CENEMP01
Code
0
Label
0 hours per week
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1
2
3
1-20 hours per week
21-40 hours per week
More than 40 hours per week
Question Name
B12CERN01
Wording
Have you completed your program of study and received your [DEGREE] from [SCHOOL]?
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Value
B12CERN01
Code
1
0
Label
Yes
No
Question Name
B12CEXMY01
Wording
In what month and year do you expect to receive your [DEGREE] from [SCHOOL]?
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Value
B12CEXMN01
Month:
Code
Label
-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
B12CEXY01
Year:
Code
Label
-9
-Select one2011
2011
2012
2012
2013
2013
2014
2014
2015
2015
2016
2016
2017
2017
2018
2018
2019
2019
2020
2020
2021
After 2020
B12CEXTRN01
I don't expect to complete my program at [SCHOOL], because I transferred
or intend to transfer and finish it elsewhere
B12CEXNC01
I don't expect to complete my program at all
B12CEXDK01
Don't know
Question Name
B12CDGMY01
Wording
In what month and year was your [DEGREE] awarded by [SCHOOL]?
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Value
B12CDGMN01
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Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Month
Code
-9
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
B12CDGY01
Year
Code
-9
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Label
-Select oneJanuary
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Label
-Select one2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Question Name
B12CALTPLN01
Wording
If you had not enrolled in your [DEGREE] program at [SCHOOL] in the 2011-2012 school year, would you
have...
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Value
B12CALTPLN01
Code
1
2
Label
Still attended school at a different program, or
worked for pay?
Question Name
B12CALTINC01
Wording
Think about where--and how much--you would be working right now if you had not enrolled in your [DEGREE]
program at [SCHOOL]. How much do you think you would be earning?
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Value
B12CALTAMT01
$|
B12CALTTIM01
Code
1
2
Label
Per hour
Per year
Question Name
B12CFINAID01
Wording
What types of financial aid did you receive to help pay for your [DEGREE] at [SCHOOL]?
Item
Spec Name Value
Tuition, fees, books
Wording
Federal student loans
Private student loans
Grants or scholarships
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Assistantships or fellowships
Employer assistance
Personal loan or gift
Your own money
Other
Item
Spec Name Value
Living expenses
Wording
Federal student loans
Private student loans
Grants or scholarships
Assistantships or fellowships
Employer assistance
Personal loan or gift
Your own money
Other
Question Name B12CAIDEX301
Wording
About what percentage of your educational costs for your [DEGREE] at [SCHOOL] were
covered by the aid you just mentioned, and what percentage of your educational costs
did you pay using your own money?
Spec Name Value
Item
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
B12CAIDEX301
Code
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Label
0% Covered by aid / 100% own money
10% Covered by aid / 90% Own money
20% Covered by aid / 80% Own money
30% Covered by aid / 70% Own money
40% Covered by aid / 60% Own money
50% Covered by aid / 50% Own money
60% Covered by aid / 40% Own money
70% Covered by aid / 30% Own money
80% Covered by aid / 20% Own money
90% Covered by aid / 10% Own money
100% Covered by aid / 0% Own money
Question Name
B12CHRDSHP01
Wording
For this question, please respond by providing a number from 1 to 5, with 1 being "very little" and 5 being "a
great deal." To what extent did the costs for your [DEGREE] pose a hardship to you?
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Value
B12CHRDSHP01
Code
1
2
3
4
5
Label
1 (Very little)
2
3
4
5 (A great deal)
Question Name
B12CEDSTRS01
Wording
On a scale from 1 to 5, with 1 being "greatly decreased" and 5 being "greatly increased," how did enrolling in
your [DEGREE] program affect the level of stress you experience in everyday life?
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Value
B12CSTRESS01
Code
Label
26
1
2
3
4
5
1 (Greatly decreased)
2 (Decreased)
3 (Neither decreased or increased)
4 (Increased)
5 (Greatly increased)
Question Name
B12CNUMAPP01
Wording
Other than [SCHOOL], how many colleges and universities did you apply to for your [DEGREE]?
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Question Name
B12CNUMACC01
Wording
How many of those schools accepted you (other than [SCHOOL])?
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Question Name
B12CATTD01
Wording
Why did you decide to attend [SCHOOL] for your [DEGREE]?
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Question Name
B12COTH01
Wording
Other than the [DEGREE] at [SCHOOL] about which you just told us, since earning your bachelor's degree
from [Y_NPSCHL], have you enrolled or do you plan to enroll at [SCHOOL] for any additional degrees or
certificates?
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Value
B12CNUMAPP01
other school(s)
Value
B12CNUMACC01
school(s)
Value
B12CATTDPM01
Program of study
B12CATTDRP01
Reputation (of program, faculty, or school)
B12CATTDFN01
Cost (affordability or other financial reasons)
B12CATTDLC01
Location/convenience (e.g. online classes)
B12CATTDPR01
Personal reasons
B12CATTDEM01
Employer referral
B12CATTDOT01
Other
Value
B12COTH01
Code
0
3
1
2
4
Label
No
Yes, was enrolled in a different degree or certificate program at [SCHOOL] since
earning bachelor's degree
Yes, currently enrolled in an additional degree or certificate program at [SCHOOL]
Yes, will be enrolled in an additional degree or certificate program at [SCHOOL] in
the 2012-2013 school year
Yes, plan to enroll in an additional degree or certificate program at [SCHOOL] at
some point but after the 2012-2013 school year
Question Name
B12CENR01
Wording
First time through loop: Have you enrolled in a degree or certificate program at any other school besides
[SCHOOL] since earning your bachelor's degree at [Y_NPSCHL]? [ELSE]: You've told us that you have
attended the following schools since earning your bachelor's degree at [Y_NPSCHL]: [school1] [school2]...
Have you enrolled in a degree or certificate program at any other school since earning your bachelor's degree
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at [Y_NPSCHL]?"
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Value
B12CENR01
Code
1
0
Label
Yes
No
Question Name
B12CALTGATE
Wording
Have any of the programs you have been enrolled in since obtaining your bachelor's degree offered courses
that were taught online, at night, or on the weekend?
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Value
B12CALTGATE
Code
1
0
Label
Yes
No
Question Name
B12CALTCRS
Wording
Which programs offered courses online or at night or on weekends?
Item
Spec Name Value
List of programs
Wording
Online
At night or on weekends (and not online)
Question Name
B12CNDGCWK
Wording
Since completing your bachelor's degree requirements in the 2007-2008 school year (July 1, 2007 - June 30,
2008), have you attended a college, university, or trade school for any coursework that is not part of a degree
or certificate program? Non-degree coursework may be for transfer credit or for recreation or personal
enjoyment.
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Value
B12CNDGCWK
Code
1
2
0
Label
Yes
Not yet - will be enrolled in the 2012-2013 school year
No
Question Name
B12CRSCWK
Wording
Why did you decide to take non-degree coursework?
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Question Name
B12CLNINTRO
Wording
In the next section, [{if usermode = TIO} I {else} we] will be asking you questions about education loans and
repayment for your education.
Value
B12CRSEMP
Needed for current employment
B12CRSGOAL
Needed for long-term career goals
B12CRSPERS
Desired for personal enrichment
B12CRSOTH
Other reason not listed
B12CRSOTH_OTHER
Please specify:
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Question Name
B12CELNRPY
Wording
Are you repaying any federal student loans, including Stafford, Graduate PLUS, and Perkins loans? Please
answer based on any federal student loans you have, including loans for your bachelor's degree and for any
education since your bachelor's degree.
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Value
B12CELNRPY
Code
1
0
Label
Yes
No
Question Name
B12CELNMOS
Wording
How much do you typically pay each month on your federal student loans? Please answer based on any
federal student loans you have, including loans for your bachelor's degree and for any education since your
bachelor's degree. If the amount changes, please report the most recent amount.
(Please provide the amount you pay each month, even if it is different from the amount you are expected to
pay each month.)
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Question Name
B12CELNMEST
Wording
Please indicate the range that best represents the total current monthly payment for your federal student
loans. Would you say it was...
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Value
B12CELNMOS
$ per month
Value
B12CELNMEST
Code
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
-1
Label
$0.00
$0.01 - $49.99
$50.00 - $99.99
$100.00 - $149.99
$150.00 - $199.99
$200.00 - $249.99
$250.00 - $499.99
$500.00 - $749.99
$750.00 - $999.99
$1000.00 or more
Don't know
Question Name
B12CPRIVAMT
Wording
How much have you borrowed in alternative or private loans for your education? Please answer based on
any private student loans you have, including loans for your bachelor’s degree and for any education since
your bachelor’s degree.
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Question Name
B12CPRIVEST
Wording
Please indicate the range for how much you borrowed in alternative or private loans. Would you say it
was...
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Value
B12CPRIVAMT
$.00
Value
B12CPRIVEST
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Wording
Response
Option
Code
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
-1
Label
$0
$1 - $9,999
$10,000 - $19,999
$20,000 - $29,999
$30,000 - $39,999
$40,000 - $49,999
$50,000 - $59,999
$60,000 - $69,999
$70,000 - $79,999
$80,000 - $89,999
$90,000 - $99,999
$100,000 or more
Don't know
Question Name
B12CPRIVOWE
Wording
Have your alternative or private loans for your education been paid off completely? Please answer based on
any private student loans you have, including loans for your bachelor's degree and for any education since
your bachelor's degree.
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Value
B12CPRIVOWE
Code
1
0
Label
Yes
No
Question Name
B12CPRIVSTAT
Wording
What is the status of your alternative or private loans? Are you in repayment? Please answer based on any
private student loans you have, including loans for your bachelor's degree and for any education since your
bachelor's degree.
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Value
B12CPRIVSTAT
Code
7
1
2
3
4
Item Name
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Label
Already paid off
Repaying in original payment amount
Repaying a different payment amount due to loan modification,
consolidation or extension
Repaying through collections after a loan delinquency or default
Some private loans have been paid off but I am still repaying
others
5
Temporarily deferring payment (including paying interest only)
6
Other
B12CPRIVSTAT_other
Response Option Details
B12CNOPRIV
Check here if you did not have any private student loans
Question Name
B12CPRIVRT
Wording
What is the current interest rate on your alternative or private loans? (If you have more than one private loan,
enter the highest rate.) Please answer based on any private student loans you have, including loans for your
bachelor's degree and for any education since your bachelor's degree.
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Value
B12CPRIVRT
%
30
Question Name
B12CPRIVREST
Wording
Please indicate the range that best represents the current interest rate for your alternative or private
loans. Would you say it was...
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Value
B12CPRIVREST
Code
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
-1
Label
Less than 6.00%
6.00% - 8.99%
9.00% - 11.99%
12.00% - 14.99%
15.00% - 17.99%
18.00% - 20.99%
21.00% - 24.99%
25.00% - 29.99%
30.00% - 34.99%
35.00% or higher
Don't know
Question Name
B12CPRIVPMT
Wording
How much do you typically pay each month on your alternative or private loans? Please answer based on
any private student loans you have, including loans for your bachelor's degree and for any education since
your bachelor's degree. If the amount changes, please report the most recent amount.
(Please provide the amount you pay each month, even if it is different from the amount you are expected to
pay each month.)
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Question Name
B12CPRIVPEST
Wording
Please indicate the range that best represents the total current monthly payment for your alternative or
private loans. Would you say it was...
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Value
B12CPRIVPMT
$ per month
Value
B12CPRIVPEST
Code
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
-1
Label
$0.00
$0.01 - $49.99
$50.00 - $99.99
$100.00 - $149.99
$150.00 - $199.99
$200.00 - $249.99
$250.00 - $499.99
$500.00 - $749.99
$750.00 - $999.99
$1000.00 or more
Don't know
Question Name
B12CELNPLAN
Wording
Are your loan payments, for either federal or private student loans, being paid in whole or part by family or
friends?
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Value
B12CELNHLP
Code
Label
31
1
2
0
Yes, all
Yes, part
No
Question Name
B12CEOUTLN
Wording
On a scale from 1 to 5, with 1 being "very low" and 5 being "very high," please indicate your level of stress
regarding your education-related debt.
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Value
B12CEOUTLN
Code
1
2
3
4
5
Label
1 (Very low)
2
3
4
5 (Very high)
Question Name
B12CEFUT
Wording
On a scale from 0 to 10, with 0 being "not at all likely" and 10 being "absolutely certain," how likely do you
think it is that you will enroll in a graduate school program or enroll for an undergraduate certificate or degree
at any time in the future?
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Value
B12CEFUT
Code
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Label
1 (Not at all likely)
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 (Absolutely certain)
Question Name
B12CAPP
Wording
Have you applied for admission to any college or graduate school programs since completing your bachelor's
degree requirements in the 2007-2008 school year (July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008)?
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Value
B12CAPP
Code
1
0
Label
Yes
No
Question Name
B12CNOATT
Wording
Why did you apply for additional education but not attend?
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Value
B12CNOATTREJ
Was not accepted
B12CNOATTAPP
Applied, but have not yet received decision
B12CNOATTFIN
Financial reasons (too expensive, did not receive enough financial aid)
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Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
B12CNOATTPER
Personal reasons
B12CNOATTFIT
It wasn't the right school/program/campus environment/location
B12CNOATTOTH
Other
B12CNOATTOTH_OTHER
Please specify:
Question Name
B12CGRE
Wording
What graduate or professional entrance exam(s) have you taken in the past 4 years?
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Value
B12CGRE
GRE
B12CMCAT
MCAT
B12CLSAT
LSAT
B12CGMAT
GMAT
B12CEXMOTH
Other
B12CEXMOTH_OTHER
Please specify:
B12CEXMNON
None
Question B12CFACS
Name
Wording
Please indicate how important each of the following factors is to you in choosing a field of graduate-level study. To do so, provide
a number from 1 to 5, with 1 being 'not at all important' and 5 being 'very important.
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
Wording
Your level of interest in the field
Response
Option
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Code
1
2
3
4
5
Value
Label
1 (Not at all important)
2
3
4
5 (Very important)
Your aptitude in the field
Code
1
2
3
4
5
Value
Label
1 (Not at all important)
2
3
4
5 (Very important)
Likelihood of finding a job in the field
Code
1
2
3
4
5
Value
Label
1 (Not at all important)
2
3
4
5 (Very important)
Earnings potential
33
Response
Option
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Code
1
2
3
4
5
Value
Label
1 (Not at all important)
2
3
4
5 (Very important)
Ability to contribute to society via the field (e.g., cure or prevent disease,
improve education)
Code
1
2
3
4
5
Value
Label
1 (Not at all important)
2
3
4
5 (Very important)
Ability to be successful in your career and have a family
Code
1
2
3
4
5
Label
1 (Not at all important)
2
3
4
5 (Very important)
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Postbaccalaureate Employment
Spec
Name
Value
Questi
on
Name
B12DINTRO
Wordin
g
In the next section, [{if usermode = TIO} I {else} we] would like to ask some questions about your employment since graduating
from [Y_NPSCHL] with your bachelor's degree in the 2007-2008 school year.
Item
Questi
on
Name
B12DANYJOBS
Wordin
g
[If Y_BB09AWRDM and Y_BB09AWRDY ne missing] Have you worked for pay since earning your bachelor's degree from
[Y_NPSCHL] in [Y_BB09AWRDM] [Y_BB09AWRDY]?
(Indicate "yes" if you have worked either full-time or part-time, or had any graduate school jobs such as assistantships and
fellowships.)
[Else if B12AAWRDMM and B12AAWRDYY ne missing] Have you worked for pay since earning your bachelor's degree from
[Y_NPSCHL] in [B12AAWRDMM] [B12AAWRDYY]?
(Indicate "yes" if you have worked either full-time or part-time, or had any graduate school jobs such as assistantships and
fellowships.)
[Else] Have you worked for pay since earning your bachelor's degree from [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2007-2008 school year?
(Indicate "yes" if you have worked either full-time or part-time, or had any graduate school jobs such as assistantships and
fellowships.)
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Value
B12DANYJOBS
Code
1
0
Label
Yes
No
Questio B12DEMPLOY01
n Name
Wordin In the next set of items, we’d like to ask you about all paid jobs you have had since earning your bachelor’s degree
g
from [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2007-2008 school year. We are interested in part-time jobs, graduate assistantships, and
paid internships, as well as full-time employment. Please be sure to tell us about all jobs that you had after college,
even if you started working there before you graduated.
Item
You can provide information about your employers in any order (e.g. your first job after graduation or your current
job). What is the job title of the first job you would like to tell us about?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12DEMPNAM01
Wording
Employer Name
Response Option
Response Option Details
Item Name
B12DEMPSLF01
Wording
Self-Employed
Item Name
B12DEMPZIP01
Wording
Employer zip code
Item Name
B12DEMPCY01
Wording
Employer city
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Response Option
B12DEMPST01
Employer state
B12DEMPSTM01
Start Month
Code
-9
1
Label
-Select oneJanuary
35
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
2
February
3
March
4
April
5
May
6
June
7
July
8
August
9
September
10
October
11
November
12
December
B12DEMPSTY01
Start Year
Code
Label
-9
-Select one2011
2011
1989
Before 1990
B12DEMPCUR01
Please check here if you are currently working at this job
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
B12DEMPEDM01
End month
Code
Label
-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
B12DEMPEDY01
End year
Code
Label
-9
-Select one2011
2011
2010
2010
2009
2009
2008
2008
2007
2007
2006
2006
B12DEMPTMP01
Were you a worker for a temporary help agency, an independent contractor such as
a house painter or freelance writer, or an employee of each of the different
organizations?
Code
Label
9
-Select one1
Temp agency worker
2
Independent contractor
3
Employee of different organizations
4
Other
Questio B12DEMPLOY201
n Name
Wordin Please provide us with the following details about your employment at .
g
{NOTE: This information will be collected about the beginning of employment with this
Item
employer, and also current or most recent values.}
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12DEMPJBT01
36
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Response Option
Item
Spec Name
Starting job title
B12DSAME01
Same job title as starting job
B12DEMPHRS01
Average hours worked per week
B12DSMHRS01
Same number of hours as starting job
B12DEMPAMT01
What was your starting salary?: $
B12DSAMESL01
Same salary as starting job
B12DEMPTIM01
Code
Label
1
Per hour
2
Per week
3
Per month
4
Per year
Value
Item Name
Wording
Response Option
B12DENDTTL01
Current/ending job title
Response Option Details
Item Name
Wording
Response Option
Item Name
Wording
Response Option
Item Name
Response Option
B12DENDHRS01
Average hours worked per week
Response Option Details
B12DENDSL01
What was your salary?: $
Response Option Details
B12DENDTM01
Code
Label
1
Per hour
2
Per week
3
Per month
4
Per year
B12DEMPFPT01
Do you work full-time or part-time?
Code
Label
1
Full-time
2
Part-time
B12DCHNG01
Why are you no longer working for this employer?
Code
Label
-9
-Select one1
Involuntarily transferred and did not want offered assignment
2
Laid off as part of reduction in force
3
Contract not renewed
4
Left for personal reasons
5
Left because salary and/or benefits were inadequate
6
Left because dissatisfied with workplace conditions
7
Left because dissatisfied with career or wanted to pursue another
career
8
Left to return to school
9
Left for other reasons
Item Name
Wording
Response Option
Item Name
Wording
Response Option
Questio B12DEMPLOY301
n Name
Wording Please review the information you have provided about this employer. Is it all correct? Please make any needed changes.
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
July 2007-October 2012
Questio B12DEMPLOY401
n Name
Wording We noticed that you did not work month01 through month02. Why were you not working during this time?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12DEMPLOY401
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
On strike or
2
On layoff
3
Quit job but returned to same employer
37
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Questio
n Name
Wordin
g
Item
Job ended for a period of time but began again
In the Armed Forces
Family leave (birth/adoption/care for a family member)
Had health problems
Had problems with child care
Had other personal or family reason
SCHOOL/ PLANT/ FIRM temporarily closed
Did not want to work
Some other reason [Please Specify]
B12DNSF19B01
Job title: [B12DJBTL01] Would you say the skills required for this job [{If B12DEMPCUR01=1}are/{else}were] closely related,
somewhat related, or not related to the skills you obtained in your bachelor's degree program at [Y_NPSCHL]?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12DNSF19B01
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Closely related
2
Somewhat related
0
Not related
Questio B12DCURL01
n Name
Wordin Job title: [B12DJBTL01] [If B12DEMPCUR01=1] Do you consider this job to be part of a career you are pursuing in your occupation
g
or industry? [Else] When you were working in this job, did you consider it to be part of a career you were pursuing in your
occupation or industry?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12DCURL01
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Questio B12DOTHJOB01
n Name
Wordin Aside from the job(s) you just told [{if usermode = TIO} me {else} us] about, have you had any other jobs (including a different
g
job with the same employer) since earning your bachelor’s degree?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12DOTHJOB01
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Questi
on
Name
INTJBLP01
Wordin
g
[If first of multiple jobs loops]
Now [{if COMPMODE = 1} I'd {else} we'd] like to ask you a few questions about the jobs you mentioned. First, [{if COMPMODE =
1} I {else} we] will begin by asking about this job: Job Title: [B12DEMPJBT01] Employer: [B12DEMPNAM01]
[Else]
Now [{if usermode = TIO} I {else} we] will be asking you questions about this job: Job Title: [B12DEMPJBT02] Employer:
[B12DEMPNAM02]
Item
Questi
on
Name
B12DOCC01
Wordin
g
Job title: [B12DEMPJBT01]
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
What [{If B12DEMPCUR01=1}are/{else}were] some of your duties for this job?
Value
B12DOCC201
B12DOCCAST01
38
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
B12DOCC301
B12DOCC601
B12DJBDY01
B12DJBTL01
Questio B12DEMPTYP01
n Name
Wording Job Title: [B12DEMPJBT01]
In this job, what type of company or organization [{If B12DEMPCUR01=1}do/{else}did] you work for? [{If
B12DEMPCUR01=1}Is/{else}Was]it...
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12DEMPTYP01
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
The school where you are currently enrolled as a student
2
A for-profit company
3
A nonprofit organization
4
A local, state, or federal government
5
The military (including civilian employees of the military)
6
Other
Item Name
B12DEMPTYP01_other
Wording
Response Option Response Option Details
Questio B12DINDTX01
n Name
Wording Job title: [fill B12DJBTL01]
What [if B12DEMPCUR01=1]is[else]was[endif] your [if B12DEMPSLF01 = 1] employer's [endif] primary business or industry.
[endif]
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12DINDTX01
Wording
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
B12DINDCD01
Wording
Response Option Response Option Details
Questio B12DEDIND01
n Name
Wording Job title: [B12DJBTL01]
In which level of the education industry [{If B12DEMPCUR01=1}is/{else}was] this job?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12DEDIND01
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Preschool/Pre-K
2
K-12 school
3
College, university, trade school, other
postsecondary institution
4
Education support services (non-government)
5
Other
Item Name
B12DEDIND01_other
Wording
Response Option Response Option Details
Questio B12DOVTIM01
n Name
Wording Job title: [B12DJBTL01]
Item
Item
[{If B12DEMPCUR01=1}Do/{else}Did] you earn any overtime pay, commission, or bonuses in this job?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12DOVTIM01
39
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Overtime
Code
1
0
B12DCOMSN01
Commission
Code
1
0
B12DBONUS01
Bonus
Code
1
0
Label
Yes
No
Label
Yes
No
Label
Yes
No
Questio B12DBENANY01
n Name
Wording Job title: [B12DJBTL01]
Item
Excluding salary,
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
hourly pay, bonuses, tips, etc, does your employer offer you any other benefits?
Value
B12DBENANY01
Code
1
0
Label
Yes
No
Questio B12DBEN01
n Name
Wording Job title: [B12DJBTL01]
Item
For this job, please indicate which of the following benefits your employer offered you.
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12DHEALTH01
Wording
Health/dental/vision insurance
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
B12DRETIR01
Wording
Retirement benefits (e.g., 401K, pension)
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
B12DVACA01
Wording
Paid vacation or holidays
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
B12DSICKLV01
Wording
Paid sick leave
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
B12DTUIBEN01
Wording
Tuition reimbursement benefits
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
B12DUNFAM01
Wording
Unpaid family leave
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
B12DFAMLV01
Wording
Paid family leave
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
B12DOBEN01
40
Wording
Response
Option
Other benefits not listed (Please specify)
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
B12DOBEN01_other
Wording
Please specify:
Response Option Response Option Details
Questio B12DOT01
n Name
Wording Job title: [B12DJBTL01]
Earlier you told us that you [{If B12DEMPCUR01=1}work/{else}worked] about [B12DEMPHRS01] hours per week in this job. Why
[{If B12DEMPCUR01=1}are/{else}were] you working [B12DEMPHRS01] hours per week in this job?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12DOTM01
Wording
To earn extra money (overtime, time-and-a-half)
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
B12DOTR01
Wording
Responsibilities of your position demand more than 40 hours per week.
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
B12DOTOTH01
Wording
Other reason not listed
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
B12DOTOTH01_OTHER
Wording
Please specify:
Response Option Response Option Details
Questio B12DPREFT01
n Name
Wording Job title: [B12DJBTL01]
[If B12DEMPHRS01 ne blank and le 40]
Earlier you told us that you [{If B12DEMPCUR01=1}work/{else}worked] about [B12DEMPHRS01] hours per week in this job. Would
you [{If B12DEMPCUR01=1}prefer/{else}have preferred] to work more hours than you [{If B12DEMPCUR01=1}do/{else}did]?
[else]
Would you [{If B12DEMPCUR01=1}prefer/{else}have preferred] to work more hours than you [{If
B12DEMPCUR01=1}do/{else}did]?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12DPREFT01
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Questio B12DEDREL01
n Name
Wording Job title: [B12DJBTL01]
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being "not at all relevant" and 5 being "very relevant," how relevant [{If
B12DEMPCUR01=1}are/{else}were] the skills you obtained in your bachelor's degree program and in any additional education to
your job as a(n) [B12DJBTL01]?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Slider
1-5
Wording
Response Option Response Option Details
Questio B12DCURJOB01
n Name
Wording Job title: [B12DJBTL01]
Item
Since this job [{If B12DEMPCUR01=1}is/{else}was] not the start of your career, how would you describe it?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12DCURCAR01
Wording
Exploring career options
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
B12DCUREST01
Wording
Continuing in job held before leaving [Y_NPSCHL]
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
B12DCURPAY01
41
Wording
Just paying the bills (or only job available)
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
B12DCUREDU01
Wording
Working to prepare for further education
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
B12DCURSCH01
Wording
Job while in school
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
B12DCURINT01
Wording
Job while pursuing other interests
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
B12DCURFUT01
Wording
Working while deciding on future education/career
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
B12DCUROTH01
Wording
Other
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
B12DCUROTH01_OTHER
Wording
Please specify:
Response Option Response Option Details
Questio B12DDIFHIR01
n Name
Wording Job title: [B12DJBTL01]
From the time you started your job search, about how long did it take before you received an offer for this job?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12DDIFNUM01
Wording
|(Enter a number here and choose a unit of time below)
Response Option Response Option Details
Item Name
B12DDIFTIM01
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Day(s)
2
Week(s)
3
Month(s)
4
Year(s)
Item Name
B12DNOAPP01
Wording
Not applicable
Response Option Response Option Details
Questio B12DAVGDUT01
n Name
Wording Job title: [B12DJBTL01]
Item
Item
[{If B12DEMPCUR01=1}Do/{else}Did] you do any of the following in an average day at this job?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12DADMIN01
Wording
Oversee the administrative or budgetary decisions of a department or division
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
B12DQUANT01
Wording
Oversee staff in the design, planning, or execution of quantitative research
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
B12DDSOFT01
Wording
Oversee staff in the development or design of software
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
B12DALYZE01
Wording
Analyze or assist in analyzing quantitative data
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
B12DTREP01
42
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
Write or assist in writing technical reports
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
B12DJOUR01
Write or assist in writing articles for publication in peer-reviewed journals
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
B12DPROG01
Write programs as part of the software development process
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
B12DLAB01
Conduct research or experiments in a laboratory setting
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
B12DFIELD01
Conduct research or experiments in the field (i.e. zoologist or marine biologist)
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
B12DHRDWR01
Develop or design computer hardware
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
Questio B12DCOMTIM01
n Name
Wording Job title: [B12DJBTL01]
On an average day, how much time [{If B12DEMPCUR01=1}does/{else}did] it take you to get to work?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12DCOMTIM01
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
0-15 minutes
2
16-30 minutes
3
31-45 minutes
4
46-60 minutes
5
More than 1 hour
Item Name
B12DTELCOM01
Wording
Not applicable - I [{If B12DEMPCUR01=1}telecommute{else}telecommuted]
Response Option Response Option Details
Questio JBLPINSTRUCT
n Name
Wording Please use a number from 1 to 5 to answer the next few questions. If you would like to, you can use decimal values such as a 2.5
or a 4.5 to answer these questions.
Item
Questio B12DJOBSAT01
n Name
Item
Wording Job title: [B12DJBTL01]
With 1 being "very dissatisfied" and 5 being "very satisfied," indicate how satisfied you [{If
B12DEMPCUR01=1}are/{else}were] with each of the following areas in this job:
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Value
B12DJBPAY01
Response
Option
Code
1
2
3
4
5
Compensation (pay and fringe benefits)?
Label
Very dissatisfied
Dissatisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Satisfied
Very satisfied
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Item
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Value
B12DJBIMP01
Response
Option
Code
1
2
3
4
5
Value
B12DJBCHAL01
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Questio
n Name
Importance of your work?
Label
Very dissatisfied
Dissatisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Satisfied
Very satisfied
Challenge of your work?
Code
1
2
3
4
5
Value
B12DJBSEC01
Label
Very dissatisfied
Dissatisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Satisfied
Very satisfied
Job security?
Code
1
2
3
4
5
Label
Very dissatisfied
Dissatisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Satisfied
Very satisfied
B12DSPPSUP01
Wording Job title: [B12DJBTL01]
Item
With 1 being "not at all supportive" and 5 being "completely supportive," indicate how supportive your [{If
B12AMARR=2}spouse/{else}partner] [{If B12DEMPCUR01=1}is/{else}was] of this job.
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Value
B12DSPPSUP01
Response
Option
Code
1
2
3
4
5
Label
Not at all supportive
Slightly supportive
Moderately supportive
Very supportive
Completely supportive
Questio B12DSPPNO01
n Name
Wording
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12DSPPNO01
Wording
Check here if you were not [{If B12AMARR=2}married/{else}living with your partner] at the
time of this job
Response Option Response Option Details
Questio B12DWRKS
n Name
Wording Since you are enrolled as a student and also working, would you say you are primarily...
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12DWRKS
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
A student working to meet expenses
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2
An employee who decided to enroll in school
Questio B12DNSF20B
n Name
Wording Please indicate whether each of the following factors influenced your decision to work in an area outside of your [Y_NPSCHL]
bachelor's degree field...
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12DNSFPAY
Wording
Pay, promotion opportunities
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
B12DNSFCON
Wording
Working conditions (for example, hours, equipment, working environment)
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
B12DNSFLOC
Wording
Job location
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
B12DNSFCHG
Wording
Change in career or professional interests
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
B12DNSFFAM
Wording
Family-related reasons (for example, children, spouse's job moved)
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
B12DNSFFLD
Wording
Job in [Y_NPSCHL] bachelor's degree field not available
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
B12DNSFFLX
Wording
Flexibility and benefits at this job fit my needs (allows me to be enrolled, care for family
members, etc.)
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
B12DNSFOFR
Wording
Other factor(s) not listed (Please specify)
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
B12DNSFOFR_other
Wording
Response Option Response Option Details
Questio B12DNSF21B
n Name
Wording Which of the following was your most important reason for working in an area outside of your bachelor's degree field...?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12DNSF21B
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Pay, promotion opportunities
2
Working conditions
3
Job location
4
Change in career or professional interests
5
Family-related reasons
6
Job in [Y_NPSCHL] bachelor's degree field not available
7
Flexibility and benefits at this job fit my needs (allows me to be
enrolled, care for family members, etc.)
8
Other factor(s) not listed
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Item Name
B12DNSF21B_other
Wording
Response Option Response Option Details
Questio B12DEMPOTH
n Name
Wording Are you currently...
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12DEMPTRV
Wording
Traveling (trip longer than two weeks)?
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
B12DEMPVOL
Wording
Volunteering full-time (e.g., AmeriCorps, VISTA, etc.)?
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
B12DEMPHM
Wording
A full-time homemaker?
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
B12DEMPDIS
Wording
Unable to work because of a disability?
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
B12DEMPTMP
Wording
Holding a job but waiting to report to work or on temporary leave or temporary layoff from
work?
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Questio B12DOTHOUT
n Name
Wording The next section will focus on your job search experiences.
Item
Questio B12DSEARCH
n Name
Wording [If B12DEMPCUR01 = 1 in any iteration]
Are you currently looking for a different job? (Indicate "yes" if you are looking for full-time, part-time, or graduate school jobs such
as assistantships and fellowships.)
[else]
Are you looking for a job? (Indicate "yes" if you are looking for full-time, part-time, or graduate school jobs such as assistantships
and fellowships.)
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12DSEARCH
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Questio B12DEVERLK
n Name
Wording [If Y_BB09AWRDM and Y_BB09AWRDY ne missing]
Since your graduation in [Y_BB09AWRDM] [Y_BB09AWRDY] from [Y_NPSCHL], have you ever looked for work (including looking for
a different or additional job)?
[else if B12AAWRDMM and B12AAWRDYY ne missing]
Since your graduation in [B12AAWRDMM] [B12AAWRDYY] from [Y_NPSCHL], have you ever looked for work (including looking for
a different or additional job)?
Item
[Else]
Since your graduation from [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2007-2008 school year, have you ever looked for work (including looking for a
different or additional job)?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12DEVERLK
Wording
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Response
Option
Code
1
0
Label
Yes
No
Questio B12DLKWRK
n Name
Wording [If Y_BB09AWRDM and Y_BB09AWRDY ne missing]
Since your graduation in [Y_BB09AWRDM] [Y_BB09AWRDY] from [Y_NPSCHL], please indicate which months you were looking for
work, including looking for a different or additional job.
[else if B12AAWRDMM and B12AAWRDYY ne missing]
Since your graduation in [B12AAWRDMM] [B12AAWRDYY] from [Y_NPSCHL], please indicate which months you were looking for
work, including looking for a different or additional job.
Item
[Else]
Since your graduation from [Y_NPSCHL] in the 2007-2008 school year, please indicate which months you were looking for work,
including looking for a different or additional job.
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
July 2007-October 2012
Questio B12DSALEXP
n Name
Wording During the time that you were applying for jobs prior to accepting your current position, what sources of information did you use to
guide your salary expectations?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12DSALINDI
Wording
Friends or acquaintances inside the industry
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
B12DSALINDO
Wording
Friends or acquaintances outside of the industry
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
B12DSALSTAT
Wording
Official government statistics
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
B12DSALRNG
Wording
Salary ranges listed in the job postings
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
B12DSALWEB
Wording
Salary and job websites (e.g., CareerBuilder.com, LinkedIn.com, Salary.com)
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
B12DSALOTH
Wording
Other (Please specify)
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
B12DSALOTH_other
Wording
Response Option Response Option Details
Questio B12DSALREL
n Name
Wording How reliable did you find the salary information you obtained from each source below to be?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12DSALRINDI
Wording
Friends or acquaintances inside the industry
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Very unreliable
2
Unreliable
3
Reliable
4
Very reliable
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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
B12DSALRINDO
Friends or acquaintances outside of the industry
Code
Label
1
Very unreliable
2
Unreliable
3
Reliable
4
Very reliable
B12DSALRSTAT
Official government statistics
Code
Label
1
Very unreliable
2
Unreliable
3
Reliable
4
Very reliable
B12DSALRRNG
Salary ranges listed in the job postings
Code
Label
1
Very unreliable
2
Unreliable
3
Reliable
4
Very reliable
B12DSALRWEB
Salary information websites like salary.com
Code
Label
1
Very unreliable
2
Unreliable
3
Reliable
4
Very reliable
B12DSALROTH
Other sources
Code
Label
1
Very unreliable
2
Unreliable
3
Reliable
4
Very reliable
Questio B12DIMPBEN
n Name
Wording Please indicate how important each of the following benefits are to you when choosing a job. To do so, provide a number from 1 to
5, with 1 being "not at all important" and 5 being "very important."
Item
Questio B12DBENSAL
n Name
Wording Compensation (salary or wages)
Item
Spec Name
Value
Slider
1-5
Wording
Response Option Response Option Details
Questio B12DBENPRO
n Name
Wording Promotion opportunities
Item
Spec Name
Value
Slider
1-5
Wording
Response Option Response Option Details
Questio B12DBENCOM
n Name
Wording Commute (e.g. time, hassle)
Item
Spec Name
Value
Slider
1-5
Wording
Response Option Response Option Details
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12DBENFAM
Wording
Ability to be successful in your career and have a family
Response
Option
Code
1
Label
1 (Not at all important)
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2
3
4
5
2
3
4
5 (Very important)
Questio B12DBENFLEX
n Name
Wording Flexibility in job duties
Item
Spec Name
Value
Slider
1-5
Wording
Response Option Response Option Details
Questio B12DIMPBEN2
n Name
Wording (Please indicate how important each of the following benefits are to you when choosing a job. To do so, provide a number from 1
to 5, with 1 being "not at all important" and 5 being "very important.")
Item
Questio B12DBENDAY
n Name
Wording Employer-subsidized daycare
Item
Spec Name
Value
Slider
1-5
Wording
Response Option Response Option Details
Questio B12DBENREL
n Name
Wording Work that's directly related to your field of study
Item
Spec Name
Value
Slider
1-5
Wording
Response Option Response Option Details
Questio B12DBENINS
n Name
Wording Employer-provided health insurance
Item
Spec Name
Value
Slider
1-5
Wording
Response Option Response Option Details
Questio B12DBENRET
n Name
Wording Retirement benefits (e.g., 401k, pension)
Item
Spec Name
Value
Slider
1-5
Wording
Response Option Response Option Details
Questio B12DLICFILT
n Name
Wording [If B12CDEG01 IN (7 8 9) and B12CERN01=1 in any iteration] Earlier you mentioned earning a certificate or diploma. Is it a
professional certification or a state or industry license?
[Else] Now I’d like to ask you about professional certification and licensure. Do you have a professional certification or a state or
industry license?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12DLICFILT
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Questio B12DLICOBT
n Name
Wording Was this license or certification issued by a state, industry, a company, a professional association, or some other organization? Mark
all that apply.
Item
Spec Name
Value
Wording
State
Industry
Company
Professional association
Other
49
50
Teaching
Question Name
B12EINTRO
Wording
[If {current or former teacher}]
The next set of questions focuses on your experiences as a teacher at an elementary or secondary school
(kindergarten through 12th grade).
[else]
The next set of questions asks about your interest in becoming a teacher at an elementary or secondary school
(kindergarten through 12th grade).
Item
Question Name
Wording
B12EEVRTCH
[If {BB:08/09 respondent}]
Have you worked as a regular classroom teacher, itinerant teacher, support teacher, teacher's aide, substitute teacher, or student
teacher at the K-12 level since you were last interviewed in 2009?
[else]
Have you worked as a regular classroom teacher, itinerant teacher, support teacher, teacher's aide, substitute teacher, or student
teacher at the K-12 level since graduating from [NPSAS]?
Item
Question Name
Wording
Item
Question Name
Wording
Item
Question Name
Wording
Item
Question Name
Wording
Item
[All receive the following]
(Indicate "yes" only for teaching positions at public or private elementary or secondary schools. Do not include such positions as
preschool teacher, SAT tutor or piano teacher in a non-school setting, graduate teaching assistant, or guidance counselor.)
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12EEVRTCH
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes, currently work as a K-12 teacher
2
Yes, worked as a K-12 teacher [{BB:08/09
respondent} since 2009 interview {else}]
but currently do not
0
No
B12EPREPAR
Have you done anything to prepare for a teaching career at the K-12 level?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12EPREPAR
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
-1
Don't know
B12ECONSID
Are you currently considering a career in teaching at the K-12 level?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12ECONSID
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
-1
Don't know
B12ETCHAPP
Have you applied for a K-12 teaching position since graduating from [SCHOOL]?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12ETCHAPP
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
B12ENOAPP
What are the reasons you did not apply for a teaching position?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12EPREF
Wording
Preferred a different career
Item Name
B12ETCHNO
Wording
Decided you did not like teaching
Item Name
B12EAPCOMP
Wording
Application process too difficult
Item Name
B12EMORED
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Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Question Name
Wording
Item
Question Name
Wording
Item
Question Name
Wording
Item
Question Name
Wording
Item
Needed more education or certification to teach
B12EFAM
Personal reasons or family obligations
B12EMORMON
Teaching did not offer enough money
B12EOTHRSN
Another reason not listed
B12EOTHRSN_OTHER
Wording
Please specify:
B12EOFFER
Have you received any offers for teaching positions?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12EOFFER
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
B12ETCHTHNK
What sources of information have informed your thinking about whether to pursue a teaching career?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12ETHNKFAM
Wording
Your family, friends, or teachers
Item Name
B12ETHNKEDDP
Wording
Federal/state/district education departments
Item Name
B12ETHNKOTHR
Wording
Other agencies, universities/schools of education
Item Name
B12ETHNKMEDI
Wording
News media, magazines
Item Name
B12ETHNKRCRT
Wording
Organizations focused on recruiting teachers
Item Name
B12ETHNKOS
Wording
Other
Item Name
B12ETHNKOS_OTHER
Wording
Please specify:
B12ETHNKINFL
Please indicate whether each of the following factors had a negative influence, no influence, or a positive influence on your thinking
about whether to pursue a teaching career:
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12EINFLFIN
Wording
Financial compensation
Item Name
B12EINFLPRES
Wording
Prestige of occupation
Item Name
B12EINFLKIDS
Wording
Working with kids
Item Name
B12EINFLCONT
Wording
Opportunity to contribute to society
Item Name
B12EINFLACCT
Wording
Teacher accountability for student achievement
Item Name
B12EINFLWKCD
Wording
Teachers' working conditions
Item Name
B12EINFLADV
Wording
Possibilities for career advancement
Item Name
B12EINFLLOAN
Wording
Loan forgiveness or other financial incentives to teach in a high-need subject
(e.g., science/math) or in a high-need location (e.g., poor urban schools)
Item Name
B12EINFLOTH
Wording
Other
Item Name
B12EINFLOTH_OTHER
Wording
Please specify:
Item Name
B12EINFLNONE
Wording
None of the above
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Negative influence
2
No influence
3
Positive influence
B12ECURCRT
Are you currently certified to teach at the K-12 level?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12ECURCRT
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Wording
Response
Option
Question Name
Wording
Item
Question Name
Wording
Item
Question Name
Wording
Item
Code
1
0
Label
Yes
No
B12ECRTTYP
What type of teacher certificate do you hold?
Spec Name Value
Item
B12ECRTTYP
Name
Wording
Response Code
Label
Option
1
Regular/standard state certificate or advanced professional certificate
2
Certificate issued after satisfying all requirements except a probationary period
3
Certificate that requires additional courses, student teaching, or passing a test before obtaining
regular certification
4
Certificate issued to persons who must complete a certification program in order to continue
teaching
5
Other type of teacher certification
B12ECRTDT
In what month and year were you first certified to teach?
(Provide your best estimate of the date if you are unsure.)
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12ECRTMM
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
B12ECRTYY
Wording
Year:
Response
Code
Label
Option
-9
-Select one2012
2012
1989
Before 1990
B12ECRTFLD
In what content area(s) are you currently certified to teach?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12ECGENA
Wording
Elementary education (general curriculum in elementary or middle grades)
Item Name
B12ECGENB
Wording
Secondary education (general curriculum in middle or secondary grades)
Item Name
B12ECSPCED
Wording
Special education
Item Name
B12ECART
Wording
Arts and music
Item Name
B12ECENGL
Wording
English or language arts
Item Name
B12ECESL
Wording
English as a second language (ESL)
Item Name
B12ECFLNG
Wording
Foreign languages
Item Name
B12ECHELTH
Wording
Health, physical education
Item Name
B12ECMATH
Wording
Mathematics or computer science
Item Name
B12ECSCIEN
Wording
Natural sciences (e.g., biology, chemistry)
Item Name
B12ECSOSCI
Wording
Social sciences
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Item Name
Wording
Wording
Question Name
Wording
Item
Question Name
Wording
Item
Question Name
Wording
B12ECVOCTC
Vocational, career, or technical education
Miscellaneous (driver education, humanities or liberal studies, library or information science, military science or ROTC,
philosophy, religious studies, theology, or divinity)
B12ECOTHER
Other
B12ECOTHER_OTHER
Please specify:
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
B12EALTCRT
Did you enter teaching through an alternative route to certification?
(An example of an alternative route is Teach for America. This program was designed to expedite the transition of non-teachers to a
teaching career, for example, a state, district, or university alternative route to certification.)
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12EALTCRT
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
B12ECRTCRS
Since graduating from [SCHOOL], have you taken, or are you now taking, courses to prepare for teacher certification at the K-12
level?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12ECRTCRS
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
B12ESTCOMP
Since graduating from [SCHOOL], have you completed, or are you now completing, a student teaching assignment or a teacher
practicum?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12ESTCOMP
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item
Question Name
B12ELPINTRO
Wording
In the next set of items, we’d like to ask you about all K-12 teaching positions you have held since [SCHOOL]. In this section, your
number of teaching positions is based on the number of teaching roles in which you have served and number of the schools at which
you have worked.
For example, someone who has worked as a regular classroom teacher at two different schools would report two teaching positions.
Someone who has worked as a student teacher and a regular classroom teacher at the same school would also report two teaching
positions.
Question
Name
Wording
Item
Question
Name
Wording
Item
Question
Value
B12EJBTP01
What type of K-12 teaching position did you have when you first started working as a teacher after graduating from
[SCHOOL]?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12EJBTP01
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Regular, full- or part-time, elementary or secondary school teacher
2
Itinerant teacher
3
Support teacher
4
Teacher's aide
5
Short-term substitute
6
Long-term substitute
7
Student teacher
8
Other teaching position
B12ENAME01
What is the name of the [school/district] in which you work(ed) in this position as [TEACHER TYPE]?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12EJBTP01
Wording
B12EJBVER01
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Name
Wording
Item
Question
Name
Wording
Item
Question
Name
Wording
Question
Name
Wording
Item
Question
Name
Wording
Item
Question
Name
Wording
Item
If your teaching position was one of the jobs you told us about earlier, please select it from the list below.
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12EJBVER01
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
[T_TJOB1]
2
[T_TJOB2]
3
[T_TJOB3]
4
[T_TJOB4]
5
[T_TJOB5]
6
[T_TJOB6]
7
[T_TJOB7]
8
[T_TJOB8]
9
[T_TJOB9]
10
[T_TJOB10]
99
This teaching position is not associated
with any of the jobs listed above
B12ESMSC01
In addition to working as [TEACHER TYPE] at [SCHOOL/DISTRICT], have you held any other K-12 teaching positions?
(If you have held multiple K-12 teaching positions, please report them in chronological order.)
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12ESMSC01
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes, work(ed) as [TEACHER TYPE] in a
different [SCHOOL/DISTRICT]
2
Yes, work(ed) as a different type of
teacher at [SCHOOL/DISTRICT]
3
Yes, work(ed) as a different type of
teacher in a different school or school
district
0
No additional teaching position
INTTPLP01
[If first of multiple K12 positions loops]
Now [I’d/we’d] like to ask you a few questions about the teaching positions you mentioned. First, [I/we] will begin by asking
about this teaching position: [TEACHER TYPE] [SCHOOL/DISTRICT]
[else]
Now [I/we] will be asking you questions about this teaching position: [TEACHER TYPE] [SCHOOL/DISTRICT]
B12ESTWK01
Are you currently working at [SCHOOL/DISTRICT] as [TEACHER TYPE]?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12ESTWK01
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
B12ELVR01
Why did you leave [SCHOOL/DISTRICT] to become [TEACHER TYPE] somewhere else?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12ESAL01
Wording
Salary and/or benefits were inadequate
Item Name
B12ETRAN01
Wording
Laid off or involuntarily transferred
Item Name
B12EPERS01
Wording
Personal life reasons (for example, health reasons, to care for child(ren), time to retire, change in residence)
Item Name
B12ECOND01
Wording
Dissatisfied with workplace conditions (for example, grade level or subject area, facilities, classroom resources,
school safety, student discipline, administration)
Item Name
B12ELVOT01
Wording
Other reason(s)
B12EMYVER01
Did you begin your position as [TEACHER TYPE] at [SCHOOL/DISTRICT] in [fill start date from corresponding iteration of
employment grid loop]?
Spec Name
Value
55
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Question
Name
Wording
Item
Code
1
0
Label
Yes
No
B12EJBMY01
In what month
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Question
Name
Wording
Item
B12EMYVER01
B12EJBDT01
When you first
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
and year did you begin this position as [TEACHER TYPE] at [SCHOOL/DISTRICT]?
Value
B12EJBMM01
Month:
Code
Label
-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
B12EJBYY01
Year:
Code
Label
-9
-Select one[1990-2012]
[1990-2012]
1989
Before 1990
started working as an itinerant teacher, in what county, school district, and state were you working?
Value
B12ECNTY01
County:
B12EDIST01
School district:
B12ESTE01
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
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Question
Name
Wording
Item
Question
Name
Wording
Item
NV
NH
NJ
NM
NY
NC
ND
OH
OK
OR
PA
RI
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
VT
VA
WA
WV
WI
WY
CN
MX
AM
AS
FM
GU
MH
MP
PW
PR
VI
FC
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
Canada
Mexico
American Military
American Samoa
Fed State Micronesia
Guam
Marshall Islands
Northern Mariana Isl
Palau
Puerto Rico
U.S. Virgin Islands
FOREIGN COUNTRY (other than Mexico and Canada)
B12EJBSC01
[Do/did] you work for a public or
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12EJBSC01
Wording
Response
Code
Option
1
2
3
B12EJBST01
private school as a [TEACHER TYPE]?
Label
Public
Private
Charter or Magnet
In what city and state is that school located?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12EJBCY01
Wording
City
Item Name
B12EJBST01
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
57
Question
Name
Wording
Item
B12EJBSL01
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
CN
MX
AM
AS
FM
GU
MH
MP
PW
PR
VI
FC
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
Canada
Mexico
American Military
American Samoa
Fed State Micronesia
Guam
Marshall Islands
Northern Mariana Isl
Palau
Puerto Rico
U.S. Virgin Islands
FOREIGN COUNTRY (other than Mexico and Canada)
What is the name of the school?
[ALL TIO mode get this instruction] SAY: PLEASE BEAR WITH ME AS I CODE THIS.
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12ESCOD01
Wording
El/Sec number:
Item Name
B12ESCH01
Wording
School:
Item Name
B12ESCIT01
Wording
City:
Item Name
B12ESTAT01
Wording
Item Name
B12ESDST01
Wording
District:
Item Name
B12ESCNT01
Wording
County:
Item Name
B12ESAUTO01
Wording
Item Name
B12ESTYP01
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
A public school operated by a school/county district
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2
3
4
5
Question
Name
Wording
Item
Question
Name
Wording
Item
Question
Name
Wording
Item
Question
Name
Wording
Item
Question
Name
Wording
Item
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
A private Catholic school
A private school--other religious affiliation
A private school--no religious affiliation
A public school operated by state/federal agency (ex: BIA, DOD,
prison school)
6
Other (charter school, hospital school)
B12ESGLO01
B12ESGHI01
B12EJBFP01
How many hours per week [do/did] you work in your position as [TEACHER TYPE] for [SCHOOL/DISTRICT]?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12EJBFP01
Wording
hours per week
B12ETCHMOS01
How many months per year [do/did] you work in this job?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12ETCHMS01
Wording
Number of months:
Response
Code
Label
Option
-9
-Select one1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
B12EJBSAL01
In this position as [TEACHER TYPE] for [SCHOOL/DISTRICT], what was your starting salary and what is your current salary?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12EJBSSAL01/B12EJBESAL01
Wording
$
Per hour
Per week
Per month
Per year
B12EBNGT01
In addition to salary, [do/did] you receive any additional benefits from your employer in your position as [TEACHER TYPE] for
[SCHOOL/DISTRICT]?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12EBNGT01
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
0
No
1
Yes
B12EJBBEN01
For this position as [TEACHER TYPE] for [SCHOOL/DISTRICT], please indicate which of the following benefits your employer
[offers/offered] you.
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12EHEALTH01
Wording
Health or dental insurance
Item Name
B12ERETIR01
Wording
Retirement benefits (e.g., 401K, pension)
Item Name
B12EVACA01
Wording
Paid vacation or holidays
Item Name
B12ESICKLV01
Wording
Paid sick leave
Item Name
B12ETUIBEN01
Wording
Tuition reimbursement benefits
59
Question
Name
Wording
Item
Question
Name
Wording
Item
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
B12EJBGR01
B12EUNFAM01
Unpaid family leave
B12EFAMLV01
Paid family leave
B12EOBEN01
Other benefits not listed
What are the lowest and highest grades that you [teach/taught]?
(If you only teach one grade level, please select the same grade level for both the lowest and highest grades.)
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12EGRLO01
Wording
Lowest grade level:
Response
Code
Label
Option
-9
-Select one0
Kindergarten
1
First grade
2
Second grade
3
Third grade
4
Fourth grade
5
Fifth grade
6
Sixth grade
7
Seventh grade
8
Eighth grade
9
Ninth grade
10
Tenth grade
11
Eleventh grade
12
Twelfth grade
13
Ungraded
Item Name
B12EGRHI01
Wording
Highest grade level:
Response
Code
Label
Option
-9
-Select one0
Kindergarten
1
First grade
2
Second grade
3
Third grade
4
Fourth grade
5
Fifth grade
6
Sixth grade
7
Seventh grade
8
Eighth grade
9
Ninth grade
10
Tenth grade
11
Eleventh grade
12
Twelfth grade
13
Ungraded
B12EJBFD01
What subjects [do/did] you [teach/taught] as [TEACHER TYPE]?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12EGENA01
Wording
Elementary education (general curriculum in elementary or middle grades)
Item Name
B12EGENB01
Wording
Secondary education (general curriculum in middle or secondary grades)
Item Name
B12ESPED01
Wording
Special education
Item Name
B12EART01
Wording
Arts and music
Item Name
B12EENG01
Wording
English or language arts
Item Name
B12EESL01
Wording
English as a second language (ESL)
Item Name
B12EFLN01
Wording
Foreign languages
Item Name
B12EHPE01
Wording
Health, physical education
Item Name
B12EMTH01
Wording
Mathematics or computer science
Item Name
B12ESCI01
Wording
Natural sciences (e.g., biology, chemistry)
60
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
Question
Name
Wording
Item
Question
Name
Wording
Item
Question
Name
Wording
Item
Question
Name
Wording
Item
Question
Name
Wording
Item
Item Name
Wording
Item Name
Wording
B12EJBPR01
B12ESOC01
Social sciences
B12EVOC01
Vocational, career, or technical education
B12EMISC01
Miscellaneous (driver education, humanities or liberal studies, library or
information science, military science or ROTC, philosophy, religious studies,
theology, or divinity)
B12EOTH01
Other
B12EOTH01_OTHER
[Do/did] you feel adequately prepared to teach all of the subjects that you [teach/taught] as [TEACHER TYPE]?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12EJBPR01
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
B12EINT01
In your first teaching job, did you participate in a teacher internship program?
(By "teacher internship program" we mean a program in which you complete your teacher preparation coursework during your
first year or two of teaching after receiving a bachelor's degree. Internship programs provide coursework and support from
college or district faculty and result in a regular teaching certificate.)
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12EINT01
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
B12EIND01
In your first teaching job, did you participate in a formal teacher induction program in which you were assigned a mentor
teacher who provided guidance to you in your job?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12EIND01
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
B12EPRP01
In your first teaching job, did you feel adequately prepared to...
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12EDSCP01
Wording
Handle a range of classroom management or discipline situations?
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
B12EINVR01
Wording
Use a variety of instructional methods?
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
B12ETCH01
Wording
Teach your subject matter?
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
B12EHLP01
In your first teaching job, did you receive help from your school or school district in...
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12EDISC01
Wording
Disciplining students?
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
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Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Question
Name
Wording
Item
B12EJBED01
0
No
B12EMTHD01
Selecting and implementing appropriate instructional methods and curriculum?
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
B12ECMNT01
Working with parents and the community?
Code
Label
1
Yes
0
No
In what month and year did you leave your position as [TEACHER TYPE] at [SCHOOL NAME]?
All get the following instructions:
(Please select both a month and a
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12EEDMM01
Wording
Month:
Response
Code
Option
-9
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Item Name
B12EEDYY01
Wording
Year:
Response
Code
Option
-9
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
year from the dropdowns.)
Label
-Select oneJanuary
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Label
-Select one2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Question Name B12EMOVE
Wording
On a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 is no chance at all and 10 is absolutely certain, how likely do you think it is that you will
move into or continue in a non-teaching job in elementary or secondary education (e.g., administrator or school
counselor)?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12EMOVE
Slider
1-10
Question Name B12ETCHLEV
Wording
Why did you leave teaching?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12ELVTRSF
Wording
Involuntarily transferred
Item Name
B12ELVSAL
Wording
Salary and/or benefits were inadequate
Item Name
B12ELVPERS
Wording
Personal life reasons (for example, health reasons, to care for child(ren), time to
retire, change in residence)
Item Name
B12ELVCOND
Wording
Dissatisfied with workplace conditions (for example, grade level or subject area,
facilities, classroom resources, school safety, student discipline, administration)
Item Name
B12ELVCAR
Wording
Dissatisfied with teaching as a career or wanted to pursue another career
Item Name
B12ELVSCHL
Wording
Return to school
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Item Name
B12ELVLAID
Wording
Laid off
Item Name
B12ELVOTH
Wording
Other reason(s)
Item Name
B12ELVOTH_OTHER
Wording
Question Name B12ETCHSAT
Wording
In your [current teaching/most recent] position, are you satisfied with each of the following...
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12ESTDISP
Wording
Student discipline and behavior?
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
B12ECLSIZE
Wording
Class size(s)?
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
B12EPNTSUP
Wording
The support you receive from parents?
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
B12EADMSUP
Wording
The support you receive from administrators?
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
B12ESOCSUP
Wording
Your relationships with supervisors?
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
B12ETCHEFF
Wording
Your effectiveness as a teacher?
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Item Name
B12ESOCSUPCL
Wording
Your relationships with colleagues?
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Question Name B12ETCHGRT
Wording
Have you heard of the TEACH Grant Program?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12ETCHGRT
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Question Name B12ELNFRGV
Wording
Are you aware of loan forgiveness programs which allow you to cancel all or part of your student loans in return for service
to the community through teaching?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12ELNFRGV
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Question Name B12ELNINCT
Wording
Did knowing about a teacher loan forgiveness program influence you to [become/prepare to become] a teacher?
Item
Spec Name
Item Name
Wording
Response
Option
Question Name B12ELNPRT
Value
B12ELNINCT
Code
1
0
Label
Yes
No
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Wording
Item
Have you participated in a loan forgiveness program for teachers?
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12ELNPRT
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Question Name B12EPLNTCH
Wording
Do you plan to teach in a K-12 classroom at some time in the future?
Item
Spec Name
Value
Item Name
B12EPLNTCH
Wording
Response
Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
-1
Don't know
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Background
Spec Name
Value
Question
Name
B12FINTRO
Wording
In the next section, we would like to ask you some questions about your background.
Item
Question
Name
B12FDOB
Wording
In what month and year were you born?
Item
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FDOBMM
Name
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
B12FDOBYY
Name
Wording
Year:
Response Code
Label
Option
-9
-Select one1992
1992
1991
1991
1990
1990
1989
1989
1988
1988
1987
1987
1986
1986
1985
1985
1984
1984
1983
1983
1982
1982
1981
1981
1980
1980
1920
1920
Question Name B12FUSBORN
Wording
Were you born in the United States (including Puerto Rico or another U.S. territory)?
Item
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FUSBORN
Name
Wording
Response Code
Option
1
0
Label
Yes
No
65
Question Name
B12FCITZN
Wording
Item
Are you a U.S. citizen?
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FCITZN
Name
Wording
Response Code
Option
1
2
3
Label
Yes
No - Resident alien, permanent resident, or other eligible non-citizen; 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
No- None of the above
4
Question Name B12FNSF11D
Wording
Of which foreign country are you a citizen?
Item
Spec
Value
Name
Item
B12FNSF11D
Name
Wording
Response Code
Option
-9
200
100
400
101
401
330
331
375
189
332
501
102
190
333
201
202
334
186
103
310
403
300
203
376
159
404
377
335
204
104
406
407
206
408
301
409
336
410
411
Label
-Select oneAfghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
British Virgin Islands
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
66
378
207
379
412
413
505
311
425
160
337
208
155
459
106
414
338
339
380
415
312
139
416
471
182
417
381
107
507
108
109
382
508
419
420
248
191
110
421
115
116
302
340
341
313
143
423
424
383
342
314
209
117
118
210
211
212
213
119
145
214
120
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo (Republic of the)
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
England
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
Gabon
Gambia
Gaza Strip
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Isle of Man
Israel
Italy
67
343
215
144
216
188
427
509
998
220
195
221
183
222
428
429
430
122
184
123
223
158
431
432
224
225
433
124
510
344
434
445
435
315
511
185
125
226
997
345
436
437
205
438
512
227
126
346
513
514
316
439
440
515
516
219
142
127
228
229
517
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar (formerly Burma)
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of
Korea)
Northern Ireland
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
68
317
518
384
385
231
519
128
129
232
441
132
187
442
347
450
348
349
995
303
350
526
133
443
233
140
444
996
446
447
234
105
157
520
448
449
218
134
236
451
386
452
136
137
237
238
194
453
239
994
454
521
522
351
456
240
196
352
523
457
193
241
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn Islands
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Réunion
Romania
Russia (Russian Federation)
Rwanda
Saint Barthelemy
Saint Helena
Saint Kitts-Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Scotland
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Korea (Republic of Korea)
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria (Syrian Arab Republic)
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania (United Republic of)
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
69
387
192
524
146
388
242
141
525
256
458
245
460
461
999
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City (Holy See)
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Viet Nam (Vietnam)
Wales
Wallis and Futuna Islands
West Bank
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Other
Question Name
B12FHSTYP
Wording
Item
Was the high school from which you graduated public or private?
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FHSTYP
Name
Wording
Response Code
Label
Option
1
Public
2
Private
3
Graduated from a foreign high school
4
Home schooled
Question Name B12FHS
Wording
What is the name of the high school from which you graduated, and in what city and state is it located?
Item
Spec
Value
Name
Item
B12FHSCOD
Name
Wording
Item
Name
B12FHSSCH
Wording
Item
Name
B12FHSSTAT
Wording
Item
Name
B12FHSCITY
Wording
Item
Name
B12FHSAUTO
Wording
Item
Name
B12FHSDIST
Wording
Item
Name
B12FHSTYPE
Wording
Response Code
Option
1
Item
Name
Wording
Label
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)
B12FHSGRDL
70
Item
B12FHSGRDH
Name
Wording
Item
B12FHSCNT
Name
Wording
Question Name B12FENGL
Wording
Is English your native language?
Item
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FENGL
Name
Wording
Response Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Question Name B12FNATIVE
Wording
What language do you consider to be your native language?
Item
(Please choose your native language from the dropdown list below.)
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FNATIVE
Name
Wording
Response Code
Option
-9
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
26
27
28
99
Label
-Select OneAmerican Sign Language or other sign language
Arabic
Bengali
Chinese
French or Canadian French
German
Greek (Ancient)
Greek (modern)
Hebrew (Biblical)
Hebrew (modern)
Hindi
Italian
Japanese
Javanese
Korean
Latin
Malay
Marathi
Portuguese
Punjabi
Russian
Spanish
Swahili
Tamil
Telugu
Turkish
Urdu
Vietnamese
Other
Question Name
B12FOTLANG
Wording
Item
Do you know any other languages?
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FOTLANG
Name
Wording
Response Code
Option
1
Label
Yes
71
0
No
Question Name
B12FOTCLS
Wording
Item
Have you ever taken a class in a foreign language?
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FOTCLS
Name
Wording
Response Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Question Name B12FLANGS
Wording
Which second language do you know best?
Item
(Choose the second language you know best from the dropdown list below. If you consider yourself to have more than
one second language, choose one of these languages.)
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FLANGS
Name
Wording
Response Code
Label
Option
-9
-Select One1
American Sign Language or other sign language
2
Arabic
3
Bengali
4
Chinese
5
French or Canadian French
6
German
7
Greek (Ancient)
8
Greek (modern)
9
Hebrew (Biblical)
10
Hebrew (modern)
11
Hindi
12
Italian
13
Japanese
14
Javanese
15
Korean
16
Latin
17
Malay
18
Marathi
19
Portuguese
20
Punjabi
21
Russian
22
Spanish
23
Swahili
24
Tamil
25
Telugu
26
Turkish
27
Urdu
28
Vietnamese
99
Other
Item
B12FNOLNG
Name
Wording
Do not have a second best language
Question Name B12FLNGCLS
Wording
How long has it been since you took a class to learn [FOREIGN LANGUAGE]?
Item
Spec
Value
Name
Item
B12FLNGCLS
Name
Wording
Response Code
Option
4
Label
Currently taking a class
72
1
Within the last two years
2
2 to 5 years ago
3
More than 5 years ago
0
Have never taken a formal class to learn [FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
Question Name B12FLNGPST
Wording
Growing up, did you speak [FOREIGN LANGUAGE] at home always, sometimes, or never?
Item
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FLNGPST
Name
Wording
Response Code
Label
Option
2
Always
1
Sometimes
0
Never
Question Name B12FLNGCOM
Wording
In comparison to your English, how proficient in [FOREIGN LANGUAGE] are you in the following...
Item
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FLNWRIT
Name
Wording
Writing it?
Response Code
Label
Option
1
More proficient than in English
3
Less proficient than in English
2
Same as in English
4
Not proficient at all
Item
B12FLNUND
Name
Wording
Understanding it when it is spoken to you?
Response Code
Label
Option
4
Not proficient at all
3
Less proficient than in English
1
More proficient than in English
2
Same as in English
Item
B12FLNSPEK
Name
Wording
Speaking it?
Response Code
Label
Option
1
More proficient than in English
3
Less proficient than in English
2
Same as in English
4
Not proficient at all
Item
B12FLNREAD
Name
Wording
Reading it?
Response Code
Label
Option
4
Not proficient at all
3
Less proficient than in English
2
Same as in English
1
More proficient than in English
Question Name B12FLNGCUR
Wording
Do you regularly interact with others in [FOREIGN LANGUAGE]?
Item
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FLNGCUR
Name
Wording
Response Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Question Name B12FLNGCAR
Wording
Do you currently use [FOREIGN LANGUAGE] in your career?
Item
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FLNGCAR
Name
73
Wording
Response Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Question Name B12FLNGPLN
Wording
Do you plan to use [FOREIGN LANGUAGE] in your career?
Item
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FLNGPLN
Name
Wording
Response Code
Option
1
0
Label
Yes
No
Question Name
B12FMILIT
Wording
Are you a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces, or currently serving in the Armed Forces either on active duty or in the
reserves?
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FMILITA
Name
Item
Wording
Veteran
Item
Name
B12FMILITB
Wording
Item
Name
Wording
Item
Name
Active duty
B12FMILITC
Wording
Item
Name
National Guard
B12FMILITC
Wording
Reserves
Item
Name
B12FMILITN
Wording
None of the above
Reserves
B12FMILITD
Question Name
B12FMARSTAT
Wording
Knowing about family responsibilities can be important in understanding a person’s education and employment history.
Since you completed your bachelor’s degree in [FILL DATE], please tell us about the dates of any changes in your marital
status.
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FMARTP1
Name
Item
Wording
Marital status
Response Code
Label
Option
-9
-Select one1
Married
2
Separated
3
Widowed
4
Divorced
Item
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FMARMM1
Name
Wording
Month
Response Code
Option
-9
1
2
3
4
5
Label
-Select oneJanuary
February
March
April
May
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Item
6
June
7
July
8
August
9
September
10
October
11
November
12
December
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FMARYY1
Name
Wording
Year
Response Code
Option
-9
Item
Label
-Select one-
2012
2012
1950
1950
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FMARCUR1
Name
Wording
Current marital status?
Response Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Question Name
B12FDEPS
Wording
Item
Do [you/you and your spouse/you and your partner] have any dependent children or other dependents?
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FDEPS
Name
Wording
Response Code
Option
1
2
0
Label
Yes, children
Yes, other dependents
No
Question Name
B12FDEPDOB
Wording
Please provide the date of birth for your dependent children. For adopted children, please provide the date of adoption
and age at time of adoption.
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FDEPTYPE1
Name
Item
Item
Wording
Type
Response Code
Label
Option
1
Biological child
2
Adopted child
3
Parent
4
Other relative
5
Other dependent
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FDEPDTMM1
Name
Wording
Month
Response Code
Option
-9
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Label
-Select oneJanuary
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
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Item
10
October
11
November
12
December
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FDEPDTYY1
Name
Wording
Year
Response Code
Option
-9
Item
2012
2012
1900
1900
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FDEPDBMM1
Name
Wording
Month
Response Code
Option
-9
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Item
Label
-Select oneJanuary
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FDEPDBYY1
Name
Wording
Year
Response Code
Option
-9
2012
1900
Item
Label
-Select one-
Label
-Select one2012
1900
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FDEPAGE1
Name
Wording
Age
Question Name B12FCSTDYCR
Wording
How much (on average) do you pay each month for childcare?
Item
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FCSTDYCR
Name
Wording
$|.00
Item
Name
Label
Wording
B12FDYCRDK
Monthly daycare costs unknown
Don't know
Question Name
B12FMOMED
Wording
Item
What is the highest level of education your mother/female guardian completed?
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FMOMED
Name
Wording
Response Code
Label
Option
1
Did not complete high school
2
High school diploma or equivalent
76
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
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
Question Name
B12FDADED
Wording
Item
What is the highest level of education your father/male guardian completed?
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FDADED
Name
Wording
Response Code
Label
Option
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
B12FPAROCC1
Wording
What is your mother's primary job title and main duties while [time period]?
Item
(If (s)he is unemployed, retired, or deceased, please respond with their primary occupation when they were employed.)
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FPOC1JBDY
Name
Wording
Item
Name
B12FPOC1JBTL
Wording
Item
Name
B12FPOC12
Wording
Item
Name
B12FPOC13
Wording
Item
Name
B12FPOC16
Wording
Item
Name
B12FPOC1AST
Wording
Item
Name
B12FPAR1NOJB
Wording
Item
Name
B12FPOCNVRWK
Wording
Has not worked for pay
Question Name
B12FPAROCC2
Wording
What is your father's primary job title and main duties while [time period]?
Item
(If (s)he is unemployed, retired, or deceased, please respond with their primary occupation when they were employed.)
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FPOC2JBDY
Name
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Wording
Item
Name
B12FPOC2JBTL
Wording
Item
Name
B12FPOC22
Wording
Item
Name
B12FPOC23
Wording
Item
Name
B12FPOC26
Wording
Item
Name
B12FPOC2AST
Wording
Item
Name
B12FPAR2NOJB
Wording
Item
Name
B12FPOC2NVWK
Wording
Has not worked for pay
Question Name B12FRETIR
Wording
Do [you/you and your spouse/you and your partner] have a retirement fund such as an IRA, 403b, 401k, or pension plan?
Item
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FRETIR
Name
Wording
Response Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Question Name B12FAMTRET
Wording
About how much would you estimate [you/you and your spouse/you and your partner] have saved in your retirement
account(s)?
Item
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FAMTRET
Name
Wording
Question Name B12FHOUSE
Wording
Do you own a home, pay rent, or both own a home and pay rent?
(If [someone/someone other than your spouse/someone other than your partner] makes housing payments on your
behalf, please answer, "Neither own home(s) nor pay rent.")
Item
Spec
Value
Name
Item
B12FHOUSE
Name
Wording
Response Code
Option
1
4
2
3
0
Question Name B12FMTGAMT
Wording
How much (on average)
Item
Label
Own home(s) and pay mortgage
Own home(s) outright
Pay rent
Both own home(s) and pay rent
Neither own home(s) nor pay rent
is your total monthly [mortgage/rent/housing] payment?
Please indicate only the amount that [you/you and your spouse/you and your partner) are responsible for paying. If
someone else pays your total monthly [mortgage/rent/housing] payment on your behalf, please indicate "0".
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FMTGAMT
Name
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Wording
$|.00 per month
Item
Name
B12FMTGDK
Wording
Don't know
Question Name B12FHOMVAL
Wording
What is the approximate current value of your primary residence?
Item
(If you do not know the exact amount, please provide your best guess.)
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FHOMVAL
Name
Wording
$|.00
Question Name B12FHOMOWE
Wording
About how much do [you/you and your spouse/you and your partner] owe on the mortgage for your primary residence?
(If none, enter '0'.)
Item
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FHOMOWE
Name
Wording
$|.00
Question Name
B12FCARLOAN
Wording
Do [you/you and your spouse/you and your partner] have a loan or lease for a vehicle (car, truck, motorcycle, or other
vehicle)?
Item
(If [someone/someone other than your spouse/someone other than your partner] makes vehicle loan or lease payments
on your behalf, please answer, "No")
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FCARLOAN
Name
Wording
Response Code
Option
1
0
Label
Yes
No
Question Name
B12FCARAMT
Wording
What is the total amount [you/you and your spouse/you and your partner] pay each month for your vehicle loan(s) or
lease(s)?
Item
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FCARAMT
Name
Wording
$|.00 per month
Question Name B12FINCOM
Wording
[Excluding your spouse’s income,/Excluding your partner’s income,] What was your income from all sources (including
income from work, investments, alimony, etc.), prior to taxes and deductions, for calendar year 2011 (January 1, 2011
through December 31, 2011)?
Item
(If you are unsure of the exact amount, provide your best estimate.)
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FINCOM
Name
Wording
$
Question Name B12FINEST
Wording
[Excluding your spouse’s income,/Excluding your partner’s income,] Please indicate the range that best estimates your
income from all sources for 2011 (including income from work, investments, alimony, etc.) prior to taxes and deductions
for calendar year 2011 (January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011).
Item
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FINEST
Name
Wording
Response Code
Option
1
2
3
Label
Less than $20,000
$20,000-$29,999
$30,000-$39,999
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4
$40,000-$49,999
5
$50,000-$59,999
6
$60,000-$69,999
7
$70,000-$79,999
8
$80,000-$89,999
9
$90,000-$99,999
10
$100,000-$149,999
11
$150,000 or more
-1
Don't know
Question Name B12FSPEMP
Wording
Did [your spouse/ your partner] work for pay in calendar year 2011 (January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011)?
Item
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FSPEMP
Name
Wording
Response Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Question Name B12FINCSP
Wording
How much would you estimate [your spouse/ your partner] earned from all sources (including income from work,
investments, alimony, etc.), prior to taxes and deductions, in calendar year 2011 (January 1, 2011 through December 31,
2011)?
Item
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FINCSP
Name
Wording
$
Item
Name
B12FSPNOT
Wording
Check here if you were not living with your [spouse/partner] in 2011
Question Name B12FINSRA
Wording
Please indicate the range that best estimates [your spouse/ your partner] income from all sources (including income from
work, investments, alimony, etc.), prior to taxes and deductions, in calendar year 2011 (January 1, 2011 through
December 31, 2011).
Item
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FINSRA
Name
Wording
Response Code
Label
Option
1
Less than $20,000
2
$20,000-$29,999
3
$30,000-$39,999
4
$40,000-$49,999
5
$50,000-$59,999
6
$60,000-$69,999
7
$70,000-$79,999
8
$80,000-$89,999
9
$90,000-$99,999
10
$100,000-$149,999
11
$150,000 or more
-1
Don't know
Question Name B12FSPLV
Wording
What is the highest level of education that [your spouse/ your partner] has completed?
Item
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FSPLV
Name
Wording
Response Code
Option
1
2
3
4
5
Label
Did not complete high school
High school diploma or equivalent
Vocational or technical training
Less than 2 years of college
Associate's degree
80
6
7
8
2 or more years of college but no degree
Bachelor's degree
Graduate degree (Master's, Ph.D., Ed.D., or professional degree such as
dentistry, law, medicine, pharmacy, divinity/theology)
Don't know
-1
Question Name B12FSPCOL
Wording
Did [your spouse/ your partner] attend college or graduate school during the 2011-2012 school year?
Item
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FSPCOL
Name
Wording
Response Code
Label
Option
1
Yes, full time
2
Yes, part time
0
No
Question Name B12FSPLN
Wording
Did [your spouse/ your partner] take out any student loans for his/her undergraduate and/or graduate education?
Item
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FSPLN
Name
Wording
Response Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Question Name B12FSPAMT
Wording
What is the total amount [your spouse/ your partner] has borrowed in student loans?
Item
(If you are unsure of the amount, please provide your best estimate.)
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FSPAMT
Name
Wording
$
Question Name B12FSPOWE
Wording
How much of [your spouse/ your partner’s] student loans are still owed?
Item
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FSPOWE
Name
Wording
$
Question Name B12FSPLNPY
Wording
How much does [your spouse/ your partner] pay each month for his or her student loans?
Item
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FSPLNPY
Name
Wording
$|per month
Item
Name
B12FSPLNNP
Wording
Not yet in repayment
Question Name B12FSELLPO
Wording
Suppose [you/you and others in your household] were to sell all your major possessions [including your home], turn all of
your investments and other assets into cash, and pay off all your debts. Would you have something leftover, break even,
or be in debt?
Item
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FSELLPO
Name
Wording
Response Code
Option
1
2
3
Label
Have something left over
Break even
Be in debt
Question Name
B12FSTRESS
Wording
During the past 12 months, has there been a time when you did not meet all of your essential expenses, such as
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mortgage or rent payments, utility bills, or important medical care?
Item
Response Code
Option
1
0
Label
Yes
No
Question Name B12FCOMSRV
Wording
Have you performed any community service or volunteer work in the last 12 months?
Item
Please do not include paid community service, court-ordered service, or charitable donations (such as food, clothing,
money, etc.).
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FCOMSRV
Name
Wording
Response Code
Label
Option
1
Yes
0
No
Question Name B12FVLHRS
Wording
On average, how many hours did you volunteer during the last year?
Item
Spec Name Value
Item
B12FVLHRS
Name
Wording
| hour(s)
Item
Name
B12FVLAMT
Wording
Response Code
Label
Option
1
Per year
2
Per month
3
Per week
Item
B12FVLONE
Name
Wording
One time event
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| File Type | application/pdf |
| Author | Jean Ahn |
| File Modified | 2011-11-23 |
| File Created | 2011-11-23 |