Employment and Earnings Survey 2nd Round of Cognitive Interviews

Attachment V
Graduate Employment and Earnings Survey Items

1. Please verify that you are <First-Name Last-Name>. Is this correct? If you have legally changed your name, but once went by <First-Name Last-Name>, please answer Yes below.

☐ No Thank you. Please return the survey in the enclosed envelope so that we can remove you from our list and you are not contacted again.

☐ Yes

The next few questions are about income during the 2013 calendar year, NOT the most recent 2014 calendar year.

This survey asks about wages and self-employment income separately. In some cases, it may not be clear to you where income you received should be reported. Please just use your best judgment about this, but please do NOT report the same income more than once. Remember to include income from ALL jobs.

2. Did you receive any wages, salary, tips, overtime pay, bonuses, or commissions from an employer in 2013?

☐ No Skip to question 3.

☐ Yes

2a. Think about the job you held the longest during 2013. In total, how much did you earn from that employer, before taxes and other deductions, in 2013?

$_____________

2b. Now think about all OTHER jobs you held during 2013. In total, how much did you receive from all other employers, before taxes and other deductions, in 2013? If you had no additional jobs, please enter a zero.

$_____________

3. Excluding any income mentioned above, did you receive any self-employment income, including income from your own business?

☐ No Skip to question 4.

☐ Yes

3a. What was the amount you received in net self-employment income in 2013? Please report income minus expenses. If this amount is negative, please enter zero.

$_____________

4. People sometimes earn extra money doing work outside of their regular jobs, such as freelancing, consulting, moonlighting, or doing other casual jobs. Excluding any jobs already reported above, did you do any of these types of work during 2013?

☐ No Skip to question 5.

☐ Yes

4a. What was the amount you received from extra work or casual employment, before taxes and other deductions, in 2013? Please do NOT include income that you reported above.

$_____________

5. In 2013, did you earn any other money from work you did that you have not already reported on this survey?

☐ No Thank you. Please return the survey in the envelope provided.

☐ Yes

5a. What was the amount of your additional earnings from work in 2013 that are not already reported above?

$_____________

Thank you for your participation.

Please return the survey in the envelope provided.