Administration for Children and Families Youth Programs –Youth Participant Entry and Exit Survey Pretest

INSTRUMENT 7

prep participant Exit Survey

high school and older

June 2025

Form approved

OMB Control No: 0970-0497

Expiration Date: XX/XX/XXXX

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY EDUCATION PROGRAM (PREP)

PARTICIPANT EXIT SURVEY

HIGH SCHOOL AND OLDER

Thank you for your help with this important study. This survey includes questions about your family, friends, school, and also your attitudes and behaviors. Your name will not be on the survey and your responses will remain private to the extent permitted by law. We want you to know that:

1. Your participation in this survey is voluntary.

THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 7 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and reviewing the collection of information. 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 information collected will help policy makers, program providers and other stakeholders understand the experiences of youth today and identify ways to reduce risky behaviors. This information will also inform programs on how best to serve their participants. The collection of this information is voluntary and responses will be kept private to the extent allowed by law. The OMB number for this information collection is 0970-0497and the expiration date is XX/XX/XXXX.

2. We hope that you will answer all of the questions, but you may skip any questions you do not wish to answer.

3. The answers you give will be kept private to the extent permitted by law.

General Instructions

PLEASE READ EACH QUESTION CAREFULLY: There are different ways to answer the questions in this survey. It is important that you follow the instructions when answering each kind of question. Here are some examples.

• PLEASE SELECT ALL ANSWERS WITHIN THE WHITE BOXES PROVIDED.

• USE A PEN OR PENCIL.

1. EXAMPLE 1: SELECT ONLY ONE ANSWER

What is the color of your eyes?

SELECT ONLY ONE ANSWER

If the color of your eyes is brown, you would select (X) the first box as shown.

X

Brown

Blue

Green

Another color

2. EXAMPLE 2: SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

Do you plan to do any of the following next week?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

If you plan to watch a movie and go to a baseball game next week, you would select (X) both boxes.

X

Watch a movie

X

Go to a baseball game

Study at a friend’s house

Please answer the following questions as best you can. This first set of questions are about you.

1.

What age are you today?

SELECT ONLY ONE ANSWER

□ 10 years

□ 11 years

□ 12 years

□ 13 years

□ 14 years

□ 15 years

□ 16 years

□ 17 years

□ 18 years

□ 19 years

□ 20 years

□ 21 years

2.

When you are at home or with your family, what language or languages do you usually speak?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

□ English

□ Spanish

□ Other (specify)

3.

What is your race?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

□ American Indian or Alaska Native

□ Asian

□ Black or African American

□ Hispanic or Latino

□ Middle Eastern or North African

□ Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

□ White

4.

What is your sex?

SELECT only one answer

□ Male

□ Female

5.

Are you currently…?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

□ In foster care

□ Unstably housed (moving from place to place), living outside (in a tent or in a car), in a hotel, or in an emergency shelter

□ In juvenile detention center, juvenile group home, and/or under the supervision of a probation officer

□ None of the above

For questions 6-12, please think about how the program you just completed has affected you, even if your program didn’t cover the topic. (Note: If the program has not affected your likelihood to do the following, choose “About the same”.)

6.

Has being in the program made you more likely, about the same, or less likely to…

SELECT ONLY ONE ANSWER PER ROW
	More likely	About the same			Less likely
a. do harmful things because your friends want you to?...............
b. handle your feelings in ways that are not hurtful to yourself or others? ……………………
c. avoid using alcohol, marijuana, and other drugs? ……………..
d. think about what might happen before making a decision?........

7.

Even if your program didn’t cover this topic would you say that being in the program made you more likely, about the same, or less likely to…(Note: If the program has not affected your likelihood to do the following, choose “About the same”.)

MARK ONLY ONE ANSWER PER ROW
	More likely	About the same			Less likely
a. make plans to reach your goals? ………………..
b. care about doing well in school? ………………..
c. graduate high school or get your GED? ………………..
d. go to college or a training program after high school or getting your GED? ………………..
e. get a full-time job after finishing your education or training?..

8.

Has being in the program made you more likely, about the same, or less likely to…

SELECT ONLY ONE ANSWER PER ROW
	More likely	About the same			Less likely
a. feel confident about how to track your expenses?...
b. understand the costs of raising a child? ……..

9.

12. Has being in the program made you more likely, about the same, or less likely to…

SELECT ONLY ONE ANSWER PER ROW
	More likely	About the same				Less likely
a. talk with your parent, guardian, or caregiver about things going on in your life? …………...
b. talk with your parent, guardian, or caregiver about sex?

The next questions ask about some personal behaviors, including sex, pregnancy, and sexually transmitted infections. Remember, your responses will be kept private.

10.

As a result of being in the program, do you plan to abstain from sexual intercourse (not have sexual intercourse) for at least the next three months?

SELECT ONLY ONE ANSWER

□ Yes

□ No

□ Not sure

11.

How important are each of these reasons in your decision about having or not having sexual intercourse in the next three months?

SELECT ONLY ONE ANSWER PER ROW
	Very important	Somewhat important	Not important
a. how it might affect your plans for the future ………….
b. the risk of getting a sexually transmitted infection (STI) or sexually transmitted disease (STD) ………….
c. the risk of getting pregnant or getting someone pregnant..

12.

Has being in the program made you more likely, about the same, or less likely to… (Note: If the program has not affected your likelihood to do the following, choose “About the same”.)

a. use (or ask your partner to use) a condom if you have sexual intercourse in the next 3 months?

SELECT ONLY ONE ANSWER

□ This question does not apply to me because I choose to not have sexual intercourse
in the next 3 months

□ More likely

□ About the same

□ Less likely

b. use (or ask your partner to use) birth control OTHER than condoms if you have sexual intercourse in the next 3 months? By birth control, we mean methods that can prevent pregnancy, like using birth control pills, the shot, the patch, the ring, IUD, or implant.

SELECT ONLY ONE ANSWER

□ This question does not apply to me because I choose to not have sexual intercourse that can lead to pregnancy in the next 3 months

□ More likely

□ About the same

□ Less likely

The next questions ask you about your experiences in the program that you just completed. Think about all of the sessions or classes of the program that you attended.

13.

How often in this program…

SELECT ONLY ONE ANSWER PER ROW
	Most of the Time	Some of the Time	None of the Time
a. did you feel the information for the program was clear? ………….
b. did discussions or activities help you to learn program lessons?...
c. did you feel respected by the facilitator? ……………….

14.

Did you get enough information about …

SELECT ONLY ONE ANSWER PER ROW
	Yes	No
a. abstaining from sex (choosing to not have sex)? ……
b. using condoms and birth control? ……

Thank you for participating in this survey!

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