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Adult Training and Education Survey
Part of the 2014 National Household Education Survey
Thank you for helping us with this
survey. Based on the information
we received from your household
in your last survey, we’re asking
you to complete this final step.
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economics and Statistics Administration
U.S. Census Bureau
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Educational Attainment
Certification and Licensure
1. What is the highest degree or level of school
you have completed? (Mark one.)
3. Do you have a currently active professional
certification or a state or industry license? Do
not include business licenses, such as a liquor
license or vending license.
□ Elementary or high school,
but no high school diploma or GED GO TO
question 3.
□ High school diploma
□ GED, or alternative credential
□ Some college credit but less
than one year of college credit
A professional certification or license shows you
are qualified to perform a specific job and includes
things like Licensed Realtor, Certified Medical
Assistant, Certified Construction Manager, or an IT
certification.
□ No
□ 1 or more years of college credit,
no degree
GO TO question 10 on page 10.
□ Yes
□ Associate’s degree (for example, AA, AS)
□ Bachelor’s degree (for example, BA, BS)
4. How many certifications and licenses do
you have?
□ Master’s degree (for example, MA, MS,
MEng, MEd, MSW, MBA)
If you had to get a certification in order to
get a license, count each certification and
license separately.
□ Professional degree beyond a bachelor’s
degree (for example, MD, DDS, DVM, LLB,
JD)
Number of certifications and licenses:
□ Doctorate degree (for example, PhD, EdD)
CONTINUE on page 6.
2. Using Table A on page 5, what was the major
or field of study for your highest level of
education?
If there was more than one, please choose the
one you consider most important.
Number from Table A on page 5:
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TABLE A. FIELD OF STUDY CODES FOR QUESTION 2
1
Accounting, finance, insurance, or real
estate
21 Law enforcement, security, or
firefighting
2
Administrative support
22 Journalism or communications
3
Agriculture
23 Law or legal studies
4
Architecture
24 Leisure or fitness studies
5
Arts, music, or design
25 Liberal arts
6
Biological/biomedical sciences
26 Library science
7
8
Business management or marketing
Communications technologies (e.g.,
printing, broadcasting, recording, and
graphics technologies)
27 Manufacturing or production (e.g.,
machinist, welder, boilermaker)
9
28 Mathematics or statistics
29 Mechanic or repair technologies
Computer and information sciences
30 Military science/technologies
10 Construction trades
31 Natural resources or conservation
11 Cosmetology or barbering
32 Philosophy or comparative religions
12 Culinary arts
33 Physical sciences
13 Drafting, engineering technologies, or
science technologies
34 Psychology
35 Religious vocations or theology
14 Education
36 Social or human services or public
administration
15 Engineering
16 English language/literature
37 Social sciences (e.g., anthropology,
gender or ethnic studies) or history
17 Family and consumer sciences
18 Foreign languages
38 Transportation or materials moving
39 Interdisciplinary
19 Funeral/mortuary services
20 Healthcare professions
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5. Please fill out a column in the following grid for each currently active certification and license you have,
up to three.
If you have more than three, answer for the three you last earned (not counting renewals).
Certification or License
Certification or License
Certification or License
#1
#2
#3
5a. In your own words, what is
the name of the
certification or license?
Do not include college
degrees.
5b. Using Table B on page 7,
what is its subject field?
Number
from Table B:
Number
from Table B:
Number
from Table B:
5c. Could you use it to get a
job with any employer in
that field?
□ No
□ Yes
□ I don’t know
□ No
□ Yes
□ I don’t know
□ No
□ Yes
□ I don’t know
5d. Did you have to pass a test,
submit a portfolio, or
demonstrate your skills to
get it?
5e. Was it awarded by the
federal, state, or local
government?
(For example, by a state
board of education or other
state board, OSHA, or FAA)
□ No
□ Yes
□ No
□ Yes
□ No
□ Yes
□ No
□ Yes
□ I don’t know
□ No
□ Yes
□ I don’t know
□ No
□ Yes
□ I don’t know
5f. Is it for your current job?
(Mark one.)
If you are not employed,
answer “No.”
□ No
□ Yes, and it is
□ No
□ Yes, and it is
□ No
□ Yes, and it is
5g. In what year did you first
earn it?
Do not count renewals.
required
required
□ Yes, but it is not
□ Yes, but it is not
required
required
□ Yes, but it is not
required
Year:
Year:
5h. Which one did you earn
last? (Mark one box in this
row.)
Do not count renewals.
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required
Year:
TABLE B. FIELD OF CERTIFICATION OR LICENSE CODES FOR QUESTION 5b
1
EMT, CPR, or basic first aid
11 Law or legal support
2
Other health care (for fitness use code 13)
Includes health-care technologist or
technician; health-care therapist (for
counseling use code 17); nursing
occupations, medical practitioners (such as
MD, OD, PA, DC, PharmD, DVM), and healthcare specialties such as ACLS.
12 Notary public
3
Architecture, engineering, or energy
Includes architecture, drafting, engineering,
engineering technologies, LEED, energy
auditing and other similar fields.
4
Business management, operations, and
support
Includes project management, Six Sigma,
Lean Manufacturing, and other business
management, support, and operations.
5
Childcare
6
Cosmetology or barbering
7
Finance, insurance, or real estate
Includes insurance, real estate, taxes
and accounting, and other finance (for
notary public use code 12).
8
9
13 Physical fitness
Includes personal or athletic trainer,
yoga instructor, and other fitness
instruction.
14 Public safety
Includes law enforcement, firefighting,
flight attendant, and other public safety
services (for water and hazardous waste
treatment use code 8).
15 Religious ordination
16 Skilled trades
Includes automotive repair, HVAC
installation and repair, construction trades
(carpenter, electrician, mason, plumber),
welder, and machining or equipment
operator (such as boiler, crane, or forklift
operator).
17 Social work or counseling
18 Teaching (public or private schools)
Includes preschool through grade 12
teaching. (For other instructional fields, use
the code for that field; for example, flight
instructors use code 19 for transportation.)
Food handling and sanitation
Includes food handling, water treatment and
sanitation, hazardous waste operations, and
other food handling and sanitation fields.
19 Transportation
Includes CDL, aviation or marine piloting,
and other transportation work (for flight
attendant use code 14).
Funeral, mortuary, and taxidermy
10 Information technology
Includes software development and
applications, networking, hardware, and
other computer and information
technologies.
20 Other fields not listed above
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The rest of this section asks about the
certification or license you last earned—that is,
the one you marked in question 5h on page 6.
7. Which of the following prepared you to earn this
certification or license? (Mark ALL that apply.)
□ I earned a college degree.
□ I took other classes from a college,
6. How useful has your last certification or
license been for each of the following?
a. Getting a job. (Mark one.)
□
□
□
□
□
Too soon to tell
Not useful
Somewhat useful
Very useful
□
□
□
b. Keeping a job. (Mark one.)
□
□
□
□
Too soon to tell
Not useful
Somewhat useful
Very useful
8. Do you have to renew this certification or
license?
c. Increasing your pay. (Mark one.)
□
□
□
□
□ No
Too soon to tell
Not useful
Somewhat useful
Very useful
9. What do you plan to do the next time this
certification or license is up for renewal? (Mark
one.)
□ Renew it
□ Let it expire
□ I don’t know
Too soon to tell
Not useful
Somewhat useful
Very useful
CONTINUE on page 10.
e. Improving your work skills. (Mark one.)
□
□
□
□
Go to question 10 on page 10
□ Yes
d. Keeping you marketable to employers or
clients. (Mark one.)
□
□
□
□
technical school, or trade school (no
degree).
I took classes or training from a company,
association, union, or private instructor.
I studied on my own using textbooks or
on-line resources.
I participated in on-the-job training, an
internship, or apprenticeship.
I did not take any classes, training, or
instruction.
Too soon to tell
Not useful
Somewhat useful
Very useful
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14. Did you get this educational certificate in order
to earn a professional certification or license?
Educational Certificates
□ No
10. After leaving high school, some people take
classes at a college, technical school, or trade
school to earn an educational certificate.
□ Yes
This educational certificate is sometimes called a
diploma, for example a cosmetology diploma.
But it is not a high school diploma. It is also not a
college degree or a professional certification.
15. To what extent is this educational certificate
related to your current job? (Mark one.)
If you are not employed, answer “not at all.”
An educational certificate is awarded only by
schools.
□ Not at all
□ Somewhat
□ A great deal
Have you ever earned this type of educational
certificate?
□
No
□
Yes
16. What type of school awarded this educational
certificate? (Mark one.)
GO TO question 26 on page 13.
□ Trade or vocational school; community
or technical college
The next few questions ask about your last
educational certificate.
□ Other college or university
□ Other type of school (specify)
11. About how many hours of instruction did you
complete in order to earn your last educational
certificate? (Mark one.)
□ 160 or more hours (4 or more full-time
17. Was this educational certificate earned as part
of a bachelor’s or master’s degree, or as an
add-on to a degree?
weeks)
□ 40-159 hours (1 week to less than 4 fulltime weeks)
□ Less than 40 hours (less than 1 full-time
week)
□ No
□ Yes
12. Using Table C on page 11, what was the field of
study for this educational certificate?
18. Do you have another educational certificate?
Number from Table C:
□
No
□
Yes
CONTINUE
ON page 12.
13. In what year did you get this educational
certificate?
Year:
10
GO TO question 26 on page 13.
TABLE C. FIELD OF STUDY CODES FOR QUESTIONS 12 AND 20
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Accounting, finance, insurance, or
real estate
Administrative support
Arts, music, or design
Business management or
marketing
Communications technologies (e.g.
printing, broadcasting, recording,
and graphics technologies)
Computer and information sciences
Construction trades
Cosmetology or barbering
Culinary arts
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
11
Drafting, engineering technologies, or
science technologies
Education
Funeral/mortuary services
Healthcare professions
Law enforcement, security, or firefighting
Legal studies
Manufacturing or production (e.g.,
machinist, welder, boilermaker)
Mechanic or repair technologies
Religious vocations or theology
Transportation or materials moving
Other field of study not listed above
The next few questions ask about your next-to-last
educational certificate.
24. What type of school awarded this certificate?
(Mark one.)
19. Thinking about your next-to-last educational
certificate, about how many hours of
instruction did you complete in order to earn
it? (Mark one.)
□ Trade or vocational school; community or
technical college
□ Other college or university
□ Other type of school (specify)
□ 160 or more hours (4 or more full-time
weeks)
□ 40-159 hours (1 full-time week to less
than four full-time weeks)
□ Less than 40 hours (less than 1 full-time
week)
25. Was this certificate earned as part of a
bachelor’s or master’s degree, or as an add-on
to a degree?
□ No
20. Using Table C on page 11, what was the field of
study for this educational certificate?
□ Yes
Number from Table C:
21. In what year did you get this educational
certificate?
Year:
22. Did you get this educational certificate in order
to earn a professional certification or license?
□ No
□ Yes
23. To what extent is this educational certificate
related to your current job? (Mark one.)
If you are not employed, answer “not at all.”
□ Not at all
□ Somewhat
□ A great deal
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30. As part of this apprenticeship, did you take any
formal classes? Include any classes taken inperson or on-line. (Mark all that apply.)
Apprenticeships
26. Have you ever completed an apprenticeship?
□ No
□ Yes, from an employer or union
□ Yes, from a community or technical college
Do not count student teaching, medical
internships or residency, externships, or unpaid
internships.
□
No
□
Yes
or other college
□ Yes, from another organization
GO TO question 36 on page 14.
31. What wage did you earn during this
apprenticeship program? (Mark one.)
The rest of this section asks about the last
apprenticeship you completed.
□ No wage
□ A low starting wage that increased as I
27. Who sponsored the apprenticeship? (Mark
one.)
□
□
□
□
□
□
□
became more qualified during the
apprenticeship
□ A low starting wage that increased only
when I became fully qualified at the end of
the apprenticeship
□ The same wage as a fully qualified worker
The U.S. military
Federal civilian government
State or local government
A (non-military) employer
An employer-union partnership
Other sponsor
I don’t know
32. What type of occupation was this
apprenticeship for? (Mark one.)
□
□
□
□
□
□
□
□
□
□
□
□
□
28. Did this apprenticeship lead to a Certificate of
Completion of Apprenticeship from your state
or from the U.S. government?
□
□
□
No
Yes
I don’t know
29. How long did this apprenticeship last? (Mark
one.)
□
□
□
□
□
Less than 1 year
1 year
2 years
3 years
4 years or more
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Construction trades
Driving or transport
Engineering or architecture
Food preparation
Health care
Information technology (IT)
Management
Manufacturing, printing, or production
Mechanic, installation, or repair
Public safety or corrections
Real estate, finance, or insurance
Other sales or customer service
Other (specify)
33. How useful was your apprenticeship for each of
the following?
College and Other Classes
a. Getting a job. (Mark one.)
□
□
□
□
36. Since leaving high school, have you taken any
of the following types of classes?
Too soon to tell
Not useful
Somewhat useful
Very useful
a. Classes to learn English as a second
language (ESL). (Mark all that apply.)
□
□
□
b. Increasing your pay. (Mark one.)
□
□
□
□
Too soon to tell
Not useful
Somewhat useful
Very useful
b. Classes to prepare for the General
Educational Development (GED) test, or
some other high school equivalency
program. (Mark all that apply.)
c. Improving your work skills. (Mark one.)
□
□
□
□
No
Yes, took over 12 months ago
Yes, took within past 12 months
□
□
□
Too soon to tell
Not useful
Somewhat useful
Very useful
No
Yes, took over 12 months ago
Yes, took within past 12 months
c. Literacy classes to help adults read better.
Do not include college classes. (Mark all
that apply.)
34. Are you currently working in the occupation
that you apprenticed in?
□ No
□ No
□ Yes
□
□
Yes, took over 12 months ago
Yes, took within past 12 months
37. How many college classes have you taken in
the past 12 months?
35. In your current job, how often do you use the
skills that you learned in your apprenticeship?
If you are not employed, please answer “Never
or almost never”.
Count only classes you completed or are
currently taking.
□ Never or almost never
□ Sometimes
□ All or most of the time
□ I have not taken any
college classes in the
past 12 months.
GO TO question
45 on page 17.
Number of college classes:
CONTINUE WITH
question 38.
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38. How many of these classes were not for college
credit (that is, non-credit)?
41. How useful was this class for each of the
following?
Count only classes you completed within the
past 12 months or are currently taking.
□
□
□
□
□
I don’t know
None
One
Two
Three or more
a. Increasing your pay. (Mark one.)
□
□
□
□
GO TO question 45 on
page 17.
Too soon to tell
Not useful
Somewhat useful
Very useful
b. Keeping you marketable to employers
or clients. (Mark one.)
The rest of this section asks about the last noncredit class you took.
□
□
□
□
If you took more than one non-credit class during
the same time period, please answer the questions
for the class you took earlier in the week or if on the
same day, earlier in the day.
Too soon to tell
Not useful
Somewhat useful
Very useful
c. Improving your work skills. (Mark one.)
□
□
□
□
39. What was the primary subject or field of study
for your last non-credit class?
Too soon to tell
Not useful
Somewhat useful
Very useful
42. Were you employed when you took this class?
(Mark one.)
40. Which of the following describe why you took
this class? (Mark all that apply.)
□
□
□
□ To prepare for or to consider further
□
□
□
□
education
For personal interest
To earn, maintain, or renew a
professional certification or license
For my current job
For another work-related reason
GO TO
No
question 45
on page 17.
Yes, I was self-employed.
Yes, I was employed by someone else.
43. Was this class required by your employer?
□
□
No
Yes
44. Did your employer pay for this class? Include
reimbursements from your employer. (Mark
one.)
□
□
□
15
No
Yes, partly
Yes, completely
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Training for Work
45. People often participate in courses, training, or
other instruction for work.
These trainings can include classes, seminars, or
workshops. They can be taken at the workplace,
on-line, or somewhere else, and can include
topics such as:
Job safety, work ethics or other
regulations,
Equipment use,
Communication, sensitivity, or teambuilding,
Computer or technical skills,
Management skills, and
Other job skills.
OTHER THAN COLLEGE CLASSES YOU MAY
HAVE DESCRIBED EARLIER, have you completed
any work-related training in the past 12
months?
□
No
□
Yes
GO TO question 52 on page 21.
46. How many work-related trainings have you
completed in the past 12 months?
Count multiple sessions of the same training as
one training.
Number of trainings:
CONTINUE ON page 18.
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47. Please fill out a column in the following grid for each work-related training you have had in the past
12 months.
If you had more than three, answer for the last three you had.
Training
#1
Training
#2
Training
#3
47a. In your own words, what
was the topic or title of
this training?
47b. Using Table D on page 19,
which general category
best fits this training?
47c. In total, how many hours
did this training last?
Round up to the nearest
hour. Count less than 1
hour as 1 hour.
47d. Was this training for your
current job? (Mark one.)
If you are not employed,
answer “No.”
Number from
Table D:
Number from
Table D:
_______ hours
_______ hours
Number from
Table D:
_______ hours
□ No
□ No
□ No
□ Yes, and it was
□ Yes, and it was
□ Yes, and it was
required
required
□ Yes, but it was
not required
□ Yes, but it was
not required
required
□ Yes, but it was
not required
47e. To what extent was this
training useful for your
work? (Mark one.)
□ Not at all
□ Not at all
□ Not at all
□ Somewhat
□ Somewhat
□ Somewhat
□ A great deal
□ A great deal
□ A great deal
47f. Did you take this training
to earn, maintain, or
renew a professional
certification or license?
□ No
□ No
□ No
□ Yes
□ Yes
□ Yes
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TABLE D. TRAINING CATEGORIES FOR QUESTION 47b
1 New employee orientation: Provides
information for new employees to familiarize
them with the workplace and with workplace
practices and policies.
4 Communication or team training: Includes
training to improve communication in the
workplace or how to work in teams or groups.
5 Supervisory/management training: Includes
training in supervising employees and in
implementing employment practices,
regulations, and policies related to personnel or
budget management.
2 Compliance training: Provides information on
company, professional, or government policies
and regulations concerning legal and ethical
issues.
3 Safety training: Provides information on
workplace safety, including safety procedures
and processes.
6 Job skills training: Includes all other training to
develop the professional or technical skills
needed to do your work, such as sales and
customer relations training, use of computer
applications, and other skills that you use on
your job.
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48. How much did you pay for all of the workrelated training you had in the past 12
months?
$
.00
50. To what extent do each of the following
factors motivate you to take work-related
training?
Enter 0 if you did not
pay any training costs
or if all your costs
were reimbursed.
a. Your employer’s requirements. (Mark
one.)
□ Not at all
□ Somewhat
□ A great deal
49. Thinking of all the work-related training you
had in the past 12 months, how useful was
it for each of the following?
b. Certification, licensing, or government
requirements. (Mark one.)
a. Increasing your pay. (Mark one.)
□
□
□
□
□ Not at all
□ Somewhat
□ A great deal
Too soon to tell
Not useful
Somewhat useful
Very useful
c. Your desire to do your job better. (Mark
one.)
b. Keeping you marketable to employers
or clients. (Mark one.)
□
□
□
□
□ Not at all
□ Somewhat
□ A great deal
Too soon to tell
Not useful
Somewhat useful
Very useful
d.
c. Improving your work skills. (Mark
one.)
□
□
□
□
Your desire to move up in your career.
(Mark one.)
□ Not at all
□ Somewhat
□ A great deal
Too soon to tell
Not useful
Somewhat useful
Very useful
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56. During the last 4 weeks, have you been actively
looking for work?
Employment
□
□
51. Last week, were you employed for pay at a job
or business?
If you were temporarily absent from a job or
business (on vacation, temporarily ill, on
maternity leave, etc.), answer “Yes”.
□ No
□
□
□
GO TO question 55.
No
Yes
53. Which one of the following best describes your
employment situation last week? (Mark one.)
□
GO TO
I worked at a full-time
question 59.
job (job of 35 hours or
more per week)
I worked at one or more part-time jobs
(no full-time job)
No
Yes
Never worked
for pay
GO TO question
72 on page 23.
□
Over 12 months
ago
GO TO question
62 on page 22.
□
Within the past
12 months
□
□
□
□
□
□
50 to 52 weeks
48 to 49 weeks
40 to 47 weeks
27 to 39 weeks
14 to 26 weeks
13 weeks or less
60. During the past 12 months, in the weeks you
worked, how many hours did you usually work
each WEEK?
GO TO question 59.
55. Last week, were you on layoff from a job?
□
□
□
59. During the past 12 months (52 weeks), how
many weeks did you work, including paid
vacation, paid sick leave, and military service?
(Mark one.)
54. Would you have preferred to work at a fulltime job?
□
□
No
Yes
I don’t know
58. When did you last work, even for a few days?
52. For the job or business you were in last week,
were you a member of a labor union or of an
employee association similar to a union (for
example, AFL-CIO, Change to Win Federation,
NEA)?
□
GO TO question 58.
57. Do you intend to look for work within the next
5 years?
□ Yes
□
□
No
Yes
Usual hours worked each WEEK:
No
Yes
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61. Which category best fits your earnings from
wages, salary, commissions, bonuses or tips,
from all jobs over the past 12 months? (Mark
one.)
63. For whom did you work?
□
Report amount before deductions for taxes,
bonds, dues, or other items.
□
□
□
□
□
□
□
□
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$0 to $10,000
$10,001 to $20,000
$20,001 to $30,000
$30,001 to $40,000
$40,001 to $50,000
$50,001 to $60,000
$60,001 to $75,000
$75,001 to $150,000
$150,001 or more
If now on active duty in the Armed
Forces, mark (X) this box and print the
branch of the Armed Forces below. All
others, enter name of company,
business, or other employer below.
Name of company, business, or other
employer:
64. What kind of business or industry was this?
(For example: hospital, newspaper publishing,
mail order house, auto engine manufacturing,
bank)
62. For the next few questions, please describe
your chief job activity or business last week.
If you had more than one job, describe the one
at which you worked the most hours. If you had
no job or business last week, give information
for your last job or business.
65. What kind of work were you doing?
In your current or last job, which one of the
following were you? (Mark one.)
□
□
□
□
□
□
□
(For example: registered nurse, personnel
manager, supervisor of order department,
secretary, accountant)
An employee of a private for-profit
company or business, or of an
individual, for wages, salary, or
commissions
An employee of a private not-for-profit,
tax-exempt, or charitable organization
A local government employee (city,
county, etc.)
A state government employee
A Federal government employee
Self-employed in own business,
professional practice, or farm
Working without pay in family business
or farm
66. What were your most important activities or
duties?
(For example: patient care, directing hiring
policies, supervising order clerks, typing and
filing, reconciling financial records)
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67. What kind of position did you hold? (Mark
one.)
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□
□
Background
72. Have you ever served on active duty in the U.S.
Armed Forces, Reserves, or National Guard?
(Mark one.)
GO TO
Permanent
question 69.
Temporary with
no set end date
Temporary with set end date
GO TO
No, never served
question 74.
in the military
□ Yes, but only on active duty
for training in the Reserve or
National Guard
□ Yes, on active duty now or in past
□
68. Would you have preferred to work at a
permanent job?
□
□
No
Yes
73. Have you served on active duty since
September 2001?
69. How many people worked for your employer?
Count employees at all locations. (Mark one.)
□ No
□ Yes
74. Do you speak a language other than English at
home?
If you were self-employed, how many people
worked for you, including yourself?
□
□
□
□
1—49 people
50—499 people
500—999 people
1,000 or more people
70. How supportive was your employer of your
training needs? (Mark one.)
□
□
□
□
□
No
□
Yes
GO TO question 76.
75. How well do you speak English? (Mark one.)
□
□
□
□
Not at all supportive
Somewhat supportive
Very supportive
Not applicable
Very well
Well
Not well
Not at all
76. Are you male or female?
71. When you started your current job, did it have
a clear training path laid out, or did you need
to figure out on your own what training you
needed? (Mark one.)
□
□
□
□
□
Male
Female
77. How old are you?
A clear training path was laid out
Some parts of the training path
were clear
I needed to figure it out on my own
years old
78. Are you of Hispanic or Latino origin?
□
□
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No
Yes
79. What is your race? Choose one or more.
□
□
□
□
□
White
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
80. What is your current marital or partner status?
(Mark one.)
□
□
□
□
□
Married
In a registered domestic partnership or
civil union
Living with a partner
Widowed, divorced, or separated
Never married
Thank You.
Please return this questionnaire in the postagepaid envelope provided. If you have lost the
envelope, mail the completed questionnaire to:
National Household Education Survey
[RETURN ADDRESS HERE]
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Commonly Asked Questions
Q: How was my household chosen?
A: Your address was randomly selected from among all of the home addresses in the nation. It was selected
using scientific sampling methods to represent other U.S. households. The sample was designed so that
surveys of only a few thousand people will accurately describe the educational experiences of almost all
Americans.
Q: Why should I participate? Do I have to do this?
A: Your answers are very important to the success of this study. You represent thousands of other adults like
yourself, and you cannot be replaced. This survey is voluntary. You may choose not to answer any or all
questions in this survey, but in order for the survey to be representative, it is important that you complete
and return it. Those who do not return the survey will not be represented in statistics used by policymakers
and researchers. There are no penalties should you choose not to participate in the study.
Q: Will the information I provide be kept confidential? Will my privacy be protected?
A: Yes. Your responses will be combined with those from other adults to produce statistical summaries about
education and training in the United States. Your individual data will not be reported. Your answers may
be used only for statistical purposes and may not be disclosed, or used, in identifiable form for any other
purpose except as required by law (20 USC § 9573).
Q: How will my response help the Federal Government?
A: The U.S. Departments of Education and Labor want to understand how adults acquire and maintain the
skills they need for work. This survey is the only way these Departments can learn about the education
and training that adults receive from schools, employers, and other training sponsors. The survey will
allow policymakers and researchers to better understand the demand for education and training programs,
and can help direct national policy in these areas. Your responses will be combined with those from other
households to inform educators, policy makers, and schools about how adults in the U.S. learn the skills
needed for work.
Q: Who is sponsoring this study?
A: The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), within the U.S. Department of Education, is
authorized to conduct this study (20 USC § 9543). The U.S. Census Bureau is conducting this survey on
behalf of NCES. This study has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the
office that reviews all federally sponsored surveys. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person
is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control
number. The OMB approval number assigned to this study is 1850-0803. You may send any comments
about this survey, including its length, to the Federal Government. Write to: Lisa Hudson, National Center
for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006-5650.
Q: What if I have other questions?
A: If you have any questions about the study, you may send e-mail to xxxx@census.gov or you may call the
Census Bureau toll-free at 1-800-xxx-xxxx.
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| File Type | application/pdf |
| Author | abrawley |
| File Modified | 2013-12-16 |
| File Created | 2013-12-16 |