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**2008 FEDERAL STUDENT AID AWARENESS SURVEY** Note: Will be administered to parents of high school students and high school students using computer

assisted telephone interviews. If more than one high school student in family questions will be asked to or wi ll apply to oldest teenager who was in high school in the last year, if possible. Items or text in italics are not read to respondent. For all questions with instructions “probe; mark all that apply,” first response will be noted. Introduction: **Screener**
Intro1. HELLO, I'm calling for the U.S. Department of Education. My name is _____. We're conducting an important study on high school age students and their preparations for attending college. Your phone number has been randomly selected and I'd like to ask you a few questions. Your responses can help improve programs that make it possible for more people to go to college. The interview takes about 9 minutes and any information you give us will be confidential. Have I reached you at [Read number]?
0 1 Yes, continue to next question [ Go to S1] 02 No Answer 03 Normal busy 04 Answering machine 06 No, Number is not the same [Go to X1] 07 Termination screen 08 Refused [GO TO Termination screen] 14 Continue in Spanish
**(X1)** Thank you very much, but I seem to have dialed the wrong number. It's possible that your number may be called at a later time. **{TERM}**
**S1.** Is this a private residence?
01 Yes, continue 02 No, non

- residential [Go to X2] 99 Refused [GO TO Termination screen] **{If S1=2} (X2)**  Thank you very m

uch, but we are only interviewing private residences. Thank you for your time.
S2. Our study requires that we randomly select one person who lives in your household to be interviewed. How

many children and adults, including yourself, are there in your h ousehold? 01__ Number of people in the household [Range=1

- 12] 99 Refused [Terminate] S3. How

many of these people are Adults, that is age 20 or older?
01 Enter response [Range=0

- value in S2] 99 Refused [Terminate] **{CATI: Validate if S3 >3}** S4. How

many of these people were teenagers in high school during the last school year? (September 2007 to June 2008)
01 Enter response [Range=0

- value in S2] 99 Refused [Terminate]**L+A/ORC Macro....Federal Student Aid 2 Nov 07**  **2**

**[CATI: sum of S3 and S4 cannot exceed response value to S2] Keep information in dataset** [If there is at least one adult and one teenager in the household, continue. Otherwise, terminate call and code as no eligible household.]
**Screener for Paired Interviews** [IF PARENT QUOTA IS FILLED, GO TO S10] S5T. Our study requires that we interv iew parents and teenage children. We would like to randomly select one parent who lives in your household to be interviewed. After that intervie w is complete, we would also like to interview the oldest teenager in your household who was in high school la st year. The interviews do not need to be conducted at the same time; we can make arrangements to call back and complete an interview with a child.
S5. How

many of the adults in the household are parents or guardians for the teenagers living in the househ old? 01__ Number of parents/guardians in the household [Range=1

- value in S3] 99 Refused [Terminate] **[CATI: Validate if S5>2]** [IF S5 >1] S6. What is the name of the parent or guardian who had the most recent birthday? 01 RECORD FIRST NAME: __________ 99 Refused [ Terminate ] [IF S5=1] S6a. Are you the parent or guardian? 01 Yes [GO TO PRESURVEY INTRO] 02 No [GO TO S8a] 99 Refused [Terminate] S7. Are you {INSERT NAME FROM S6 if S6=1}?
01 Yes [Go to PRESURVEY INTRO ] 02 No [Go to S8] 99 Refused [Terminate] S8. May

I speak with {INSERT NAME FROM S6 if S6=1}?
01 Yes, selected respondent coming 02 No, not here [Schedule a call back ] 99 Refused [Terminate] [IF S6a=02] S8a. May

I speak with the parent or guardian for the teenagers living in the household? 01 Yes, selected respondent coming 02 No, not here [Schedule a call back ] 99 Refused [Terminate]**L+A/ORC Macro....Federal Student Aid 2 Nov 07**  **3**

**[IF S8=01 or S8a=01]** S9T. I'm calling for the U.S. Department of Education. My name is _____. We're conducting an important study on high school age students and their preparations for attending college. Your phone number has been randomly selected and I'd like to ask you a few questions. Your responses can help improve programs that make it possible for more people to go to college. Our study requires that we interview parents and teenage children. After your interview is complete, we would also like to interview the oldest teenager in your household who was in high school last year. The interview takes approximately 9 minutes and any information you or your teenager provides will be confidential. The interviews do not need to be conducted at the same time, we can make arrangement to call back and complete an interview. 01 Continue [Go straight into PRESURVEY INTRO 02 Request callback 99 Refused [Terminate]
**Scree ner for Teen Only** 
S10. For this study we are interviewing teenage children. We would like to interview the oldest teenager in your household who attended high school in the past school year. Am I currently speaking with a parent or guardian for the tee nagers living in the household?
01 Yes [Go to S12] 02 No [Go to S11] 99 Refused [Terminate] [IF S10=02]
S11. May

I speak with a parent or guardian for the teenagers living in the household?
01 Yes, Parent coming 02 No, not here [Schedule a call back ] 99 Refused [Terminate] **If S11=01, read]** S12T. I'm calling for the U.S. Department of Education. My name is _____. We're conducting an important study on high school age students and their preparations for attending college. Your phone numb er has been randomly selected and I'd like to ask your oldest teenager a few questions. Your teenager’s responses can help improve programs that make it possible for more people to go to college. The interview takes approximately 9 minutes and any info rmation you or yo ur teenager provides will be confidential. The intervie w does not need to be conducted at this time, we can make arrangement to call back and complete an interview. S12. How

old is your oldest teenager w ho attended high school in the past school year? 01 Enter age [Range=13

- 19] 99 Refused [Terminate] {If oldest teenager is 18 or 19:} S13. That is the person I would like to speak with. Is that person available? 01 Yes [go to KIDINTRO] 02 No [schedule callback ] 99 Refused [Terminate ] {If oldest teenager is between 13 and 17:} S14. Since your oldest teenager is between 13 and 17 years old, I need to ask for permission to intervie w**L+A/ORC Macro....Federal Student Aid 2 Nov 07**  **4** him/her. May I have your permission to intervie w the teenager?
01 Yes 02 No, not here [schedule callbac k] 99 Refused [Terminate]
(KIDINTRO)
S15. [WHEN THE CHILD IS ON THE PHONE: READ IF NECESSARY: HELLO, I'm calling for the U.S. Department of Education. My name is _______. We're conducting an important study on high school age students and their preparat ions for attending college. I'd like to ask you some questions. Your responses can help improve programs that make it possible for more people to go to college.
01 Child available [Go straight into PRESURVEY INTRO] 02 Child not available, schedule a call back 99 Refused [Terminate] **(PRESURVEY INTRO)** S16T. I won't ask for your name, address or other personal information that can identify yo u. Your participation is by choice and you may decline to participate at all. You don't have to answer any questi on you don't want to, and you can end the intervie w at any time. The interview takes approximately 9 minutes and any information you give us will be confidential. The intervie w may be monitored for quality assurance purposes. If you have any questions about this survey, I will provide a telephone number for you to call to get more information about the study or your rights as a research participant. Would you like for me to give you those numbers now ? CALL CENTER 1

- 800 #: 1 800

- 778

- 3791 **US Department of Education:**  Mary K Muncie 202

- 377

- 3202 01 Continue 02 Request callback 99 Refused [Terminate] **{PROGRAMMING NOTE: ALL QUESTIONS FOR ADULTS ARE LABELED WITH ‘P’. STUDENT QUESTIONS ARE LABLED WITH ‘S’.}**  Let’s get started. First, I’d like to ask you some qu estions about going to college or some other type of school after high school. Q1(P/S). Are you [if student ] /Is your child [if parent

] planning to go to college, trade or technical school after high school? 01 Yes 02 No 97 Unsure/haven’t decided 99 Refus ed Q2(P/S). Now , think about paying for college, trade or technical school. Where would you go to find information about ways to pay for college? [Probe; mark all that apply.] [MUL=14] [DO NOT READ] 01 High school or guidance counselor 02 College/school financial aid office 03 Bookstore (e.g., Borders, Barnes & Noble) 04 Friends and colleagues 05 Family members 06 Specialists, advisors or HR personnel at work or in union**L+A/ORC Macro....Federal Student Aid 2 Nov 07**  **5** 07 Library

- look for books/articles/publications 08 Web site/Internet/computer/on line 09 U.S. Department of Education web site 10 U.S. Department of Education publications 11 College entrance publications (e.g. Peterson’s, College Board) 12 Magazines (e.g., US News and World Report) 13 College catalogues, materials, publications 14 Fi nancial advisor/planner 15 Financial institution (banks, credit unions) 16 Other (specify):_____________________ 17 Don’t need the information/Already know how to pay 97 Don’t know 99 Refused [If Q2 (P/S) =08 or 09, skip to Q4(P/S). Otherwise go directly to Q3(P/S)] Q3(P/S). Have you ever looked for information about paying for college/school on the Internet? 01 Yes 02 No [GO to Q3A (P/S) ] 97 Don’t know [skip to Q3A (P/S) ] 99 Refused [skip to Q6(P/S) ] Q3A(P/S). Would you ever look for information about paying for college/school on the Internet? 01 Yes 03 No [skip to Q6(P/S) ] 98 Don’t know [skip to Q6(P/S) ] 99 Refused [skip to Q6(P/S) ]
Q4(P/S).What search terms/words would you use or have you used on the Internet? [Probe; mark all that apply. ][ MUL=10] [DO NOT READ ] 01 Financial aid 02 Scholarships 03 Grants 04 Student aid 05 Paying for/financing/funding for college/university/school 06 Loans, college loans, student loans 07 FAFSA or Free Application for Federal Student Aid 08 U.S. Department of Education 09 State Department of Education 10 Other (specify):___________ 11 Tuition 12 Name of the college, university, or school 97 Don’t know 99 Refused Q4a(P/S). Are there particular websites you {visited} would go to? [Probe; mark all that apply.] [MUL=11] [DO NOT READ ] 01 The FAFSA or www.fafsa.ed.gov 02 Federal Student Aid orFederalStudentAid.ed.gov or StudentAid.ed.gov 03 FAFSA4caster.ed.gov 04 ed.gov or U.S. Department of Education 05 State organization or State Department of Education (specify):

_________ 06 Yahoo!, Google, AOL or other search engine 07 finaid.org 08 Sallie Mae**L+A/ORC Macro....Federal Student Aid 2 Nov 07**  **6** 09 College Board 10 FAFSA.com 11 fastweb.com 12 mapping

- your- future.org 13 knowhow2go.org 14 MyRichUncle.com 15 college.gov 16 Other (specify):______________ 17 Financial i nstitutions (banks, credit unions) website 18 Name of the college/university/school (financial aid office) website 97 Nothing in particular/would just look/don’t know 99 Refused Q5a

- c (P/S). Think about how much you trust information or advice on prepari ng and paying for college from different Internet sources. Some Internet sources of information are from private, for profit companies; these usually have a web address that ends in .com. Some are from non

- profit organizations; these usually have a web sit e ending in .org. Finally, some are from government agencies; these usually have a web site ending in .gov. Using a scale from 1 to 7 where 1 is strongly disagree and 7 is strongly agree, to w hat extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement : Q5a (P/S). I trust the accuracy of the information or advice about paying for college/school provided by private companies with .com web sites. Would you say you: 1 Strongly Disagree 2 Disagree 3 Slightly Disagree 4 Neither Agree nor Disagree 5 Slightl y Agree 6 Agree 7 Strongly Agree 97

-Don’t know 99

-Refused Q5b (P/S).I trust in the accuracy of the information or advice about paying for college/school provided by non - profit organizations with .org web sites. Would you say you: 1 Strongly Disagree 2 D isagree 3 Slightly Disagree 4 Neither Agree nor Disagree 5 Slightly Agree 6 Agree 7 Strongly Agree 97

-Don’t know 99

-Refused Q5c (P/S). I trust in the accuracy of the information or advice about paying for college/school provided by government agencies wi th .gov web sites.. Would you say you: 1 Strongly Disagree 2 Disagree 3 Slightly Disagree 4 Neither Agree nor Disagree 5 Slightly Agree 6 Agree 7 Strongly Agree 97

-Don’t know 99

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[If Q4a (P/S) =01, skip to Q7(P/S)] Q6(P/S). Have you ever heard of the FAFSA? [Pronounce rather than spell out ] 01 Yes 02 No [Skip to Q8 (P/S) ] 97 Don’t know [Skip to Q8 (P/S) ] 99. Refused [Skip to Q8 (P/S) ] Q7(P/S). What is the FAFSA? [Single response] [DO NOT READ ] 01 Application for government

- sponsored student fi nancial aid [Skip to Q8 (P/S) ] 02 Web site for student financial aid [Skip to Q8 (P/S) ] 03 Web site for college applications/advanced college credit [Skip to Q8 (P/S) ] 04 Free Application for Federal Student Aid [Skip to Q8 (P/S) ] 06 Process of determ ining eligibility for student financial aid [Skip to Q8 (P/S) ] 07 Government grants, loans, aid, scholarships, assistance programs[Proceed to Q7a (P/S) ] 08 Other (specify):___________________________ [Proceed to Q7a (P/S) ] 97 Don’t know [Proceed to Q 7a (P/S) ] 99 Refused [Proceed to Q7a (P/S) ] Q7a(P/S). Would you say the FAFSA is [Read list] 01 An application for government

- sponsored student financial aid 02 A web site for student financial aid 03 A web site for college applications/advanced col lege credit 97 Don’t know 99 Refused Q8(P/S). To the best of your knowledge, do you have to pay to file the FAFSA? [DO NOT READ ] 01 Yes, have to pay 02 No, it’s free 03 No, but I chose to pay 04 It depends [no further clarification] 05 It depends on the amo unt of data I reveal 06 It depends on my/our family’s income 07 Other (specify):___________________________ 97 Don’t know 99 Refused Q9(P/S). Do you know

of any **Federal** government agency that provides student financial aid for college, trade or technical school? 01 Yes 02 No [Skip to Q 10(P/S)] 97 Don’t know [Skip to Q 10(P/S)] 99 Refused [Skip to Q 10(P/S)] [IF Q9(P/S)=”yes”] Q9a(P/S). Which one(s)? [Probe for any others; mark all that apply.] [MUL=7] [DO NOT READ ] 01 Federal Student Aid/Office of Federal Stud ent Aid [Skip to Q 10a (P/S) ] 02 FSA [Skip to Q10a (P/S) ] 03 U.S. Department of Education 04 State Department of Education 05 U.S. Armed services (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, National Guard, ROTC etc.) or Department of Defense**L+A/ORC Macro....Federal Student Aid 2 Nov 07**  **8** 06 Veterans Administration 07 Other (specify):____________ 08 Federal loan, grant, or program (Stafford, Perkins, Pell, Work Study) 09 State grant or scholarship program (Cal grant, hope scholarship, Bright Futures etc.) 10 Sallie Mae or guarantee agency 97 Don’t kno w 99 Refused Q10(P/S). Have you ever heard of FSA or the Office of Federal Student Aid at the U.S. Department of Education? 01 Yes 02 No [Skip to Q14 (P/S) ] 97 Don’t know [Skip to Q14 (P/S) ] 99 Refused [Skip to Q14 (P/S) ] Q10a(P/S). From what sources did yo u hear of FSA or the Office of Federal Student Aid at the U.S. Department of Education? Sources might include: media or things you’ve seen or heard; people you’ve talked to; and places you’ve gone to. [Probe; mark all that apply.] [DO NOT READ ] 01 TV 02 Radio 03 Print advertisement, poster or publication 04 Newspaper or magazine article 03 High school guidance counselor or teacher 04 College education advisor, counselor, admissions officer or recruiter 05 Friend or family member 06 College fair, workshop or event on applying for college or financial aid 07 Other (specify):_______ 98 Don’t know/don’t remember 99 Refused Q11(P/S). Do you know what FSA or the Office of Federal Student Aid at the U.S. Department of Education does? [Probe; mark all that apply.] [MUL=8] [DO NOT READ] 01 Determines eligibility for loans 02 Determines eligibility for grants/Pell grants 03 Determines if I/we get financial aid or money for school/college or education after high school 04 Makes, provides loans 05 Gives grants, money, scholarships, aid 06 Enc ourages people to go to college/school, provides information on going to school/college or education after high school 07 Promotes access to higher education for all Americans, helps people better their lives/get better jobs through education, gives everyo ne a chance to go to college or other aspiring/motivating message 08 Other (specify):_______ 97 No / Don’t know 99 Refused Q12(P/S). The Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) uses a slogan in its publications and on its web site. Have you ever heard it? 01 Yes 02 No [skip to Q13 (P/S) ] 97 Don’t know [skip to Q13 (P/S) ] 99 Refused [skip to Q13 (P/S) ]**L+A/ORC Macro....Federal Student Aid 2 Nov 07**  **9**

Q12a(P/S). What is it? [DO NOT READ] 01 We help put America through School 02 Start here. Go further. 03 Other (specify):___________ 97 Don’t know 99 Refused Q13(P/ S). Now

I’m going to read you a few slogans. Tell me if you have heard any of them used by the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA). [Present in random order] [Mark all that apply.] A. We help put America through school [Do not read if mentioned in Q12a] B

. Start here, go further [Do not read if mentioned in Q12a] C. Know how to go D. College is possible E. The most costly education is the one not begun 01 Yes 02 No 97 Don’t know 99 Refused Q14(P/S). To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following s tatement: Financial aid is available for education and training after high school for any American who needs it. Using a scale from 1 to 7 where 1 is strongly disagree and 7 is strongly agree, would you say you: 1 Strongly Disagree 2 Disagree 3 Slightly D isagree 4 Neither Agree nor Disagree 5 Slightly Agree 6 Agree 7 Strongly Agree 97

-Don’t know 99

-Refused Q15(P/S). Many families need help paying for college, trade or technical school even after getting scholarships or grants. If families like yours need help paying for college, is it a good idea to take out a loan? 01 Yes [Skip to Q17(P/S)] 02 No 03 It depends/sometimes 97 Don’t know [Skip to Q17(P/S)] 99 Refused [Skip to Q17 (P/S) ] Q16(P/S). Why do you think it might **not** be a good idea to take out a loan? [Probe for multiple responses] [MUL=7] [DO NOT READ] 01 Not able to get a loan/have bad credit 02 Not able to pay it back/don’t have enough money 03 Do not have a job to get a loan 04 May not have job after college/school 05 May not finish college/school 06 Interest rates are too high/interest makes it more expensive 07 Other (specify):___________ 08 Financial burden, debt that might be difficult, take a long time to pay back 09 May not need it, should use other means (grants, scholarships, aid, s avings) 97 Don’t know**L+A/ORC Macro....Federal Student Aid 2 Nov 07**  **10** 99 Refused Q17(P/S). Did you know that Federal student loans have lower interest rates than most other loans? 01 Yes 02 No 97 Don’t know 99 Refused Q18PT

. We’re almost finished. I’d just like to ask you a few background questions. F irst, I’m going to ask som e questions about the last school year, that is, August 2007 through June 2008.
Q18(P/S). How

many people in your household, if any, [if to parent say, including yourself ] attended college, trade, or technical school during the last school year? 01 ____ (enter number) [Range cannot exceed response to S2] 97 Don’t know 99 Refused If Student interview continue, else go to Q19P] : Q19S.What is the highest grade in school or level of education that your mother/female guardian completed? 01 Less than high school 02 High school graduate or GED 03 Some college 04 Community or Junior college degree 05 Tech or trade school 06 College degree 07 Some graduate school 08 Graduate or professional degree (MA, MS, PhD, JD, MD etc.) 09 NO MOTHER/FEM ALE GUARDIAN [DO NOT READ] 97 Don’t know 99 Refused [If S5>1 or If Q19S=09] Q20S.What is the highest grade in school or level of education that your father/male guardian completed? 01 Less than high school 02 High school graduate or GED 03 Some college 04 Community or Junior college degree 05 Tech or trade school 06 College degree 07 Some graduate school 08 Graduate or professional degree (MA, MS, PhD, JD, MD etc.) 09 NO FATHER/MALE GUARDIAN [DO NOT READ] 97 Don’t know 99 Refused Q20Sa. What grade in high school did you attend during the last school year? 01 9 th grade/Freshman 02 10 th grade/Sophomore 03 11 th grade/Junior 04 12 th grade/Senior 99 Refused**L+A/ORC Macro....Federal Student Aid 2 Nov 07**  **11**

Q21S. Are you of Hispanic or Latino origin? 01 Yes 02 No 97 Don’t Know 99 Refused Q22S. What is your race or ethnicity? [Read items 01

- 05. Multiple responses accepted.] [MUL=6] 01 White 02 Black or African

- American 03 Asian 04 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 05 American Indian or Alaska Native [Do not read items below.] 06 Other (specify):____________

_ 97 Don’t know 99 Refused

[IF Q23P=’BLANK’] Q23AS. For 2007, would you say your family’s total household income from all sources before taxes was less than $35,000, or $35,000 or more?
01 Less than $35,000 02 $35,000 or more 97 Not sure 99 Refused Q24S. [Interviewer: record gender] 01 MALE 02 FEMALE Student Closing Statement: Thank you very much for your time. Those are all the questions we have for you today. Good

- bye. If Parents interview] : Q19P.What is the highest grade in school or level of education you completed? 01 Less than high school 02 High school graduate or GED 03 Some college 04 Community or Junior college degree 05 Tech or trade school 06 College degree 07 Some graduate school 08 Graduate or professional degree (MA, MS, PhD, JD, MD et c.) 97 Don’t know 99 Refused**L+A/ORC Macro....Federal Student Aid 2 Nov 07**  **12**

[IF S5>1] Q20P.What is the highest grade in school or level of education the student’s other parent/guardian completed? 01 Less than high school 02 High school graduate or GED 03 Some college 04 Community or Junior college degree 05 Tech or trade school 06 College degree 07 Some graduate school 08 Graduate or professional degree (MA, MS, PhD, JD, MD etc.) 97 Don’t know 99 Refused Q20Pa. What grade in high school did your oldest teenage child attend during the last school y ear? 01 9 th grade/Freshman 02 10 th grade/Sophomore 03 11 th grade/Junior 04 12 th grade/Senior 99 Refused Q21P. Are you of Hispanic or Latino origin? 01 Yes 02 No 97 Don’t Know 99 Refused Q22P. What is your race or ethnicity? [Read items 01

- 05. Multiple responses a ccepted.] [MUL=6] 01 White 02 Black or African

- American 03 Asian 04 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 05 American Indian or Alaska Native [Do not read items below.] 06 Other (specify):_____________ 97 Don’t know 99 Refused Q23P. For 2007, w as your total household income from all sources before taxes were deducted? 01 Less than $15,000 [ Skip to Q24P ] 02 $15,000 to less than $35,000 [ Skip to Q24P ] 03 $35,000 to less than $45,000 [ Skip to Q24P ] 04 $45,000 to less than $60,000 [ Skip to Q24P ] 05 $60,0 00 to less than $75,000 [ Skip to Q24P ] 06 $75,000 to less than $100,000 [ Skip to Q24P ] 07 $100,000 or more [ Skip to Q24P ] 97 Not sure [Go to Q23PA] 99 Refused [Go to Q23PA]**L+A/ORC Macro....Federal Student Aid 2 Nov 07**  **13**

Q23PA. For 2007, would you say your total household income from all sources bef ore taxes was less than $35,000, or $35,000 or more?
01 Less than $35,000 02 $35,000 or more 97 Not sure 99 Refused Q24P. [Interviewer: record gender] 01 MALE 02 FEMALE [IF STUDENT QUOTA NOT FILLED CONTINUE, ELSE GO TO CLOSING ST AT EMENT] Q24T. Thank you v ery much for your time. As I mentioned at the beginning of the survey, our study requires that we interview parents and teenage children. Now that we have completed the parent interview, we would like to ask the same series of questions to the oldest tee nager in the household, who was in high school last year. The interviews do not need to be conducted at the same time; we can make arrangements to call back and complete an interview with your teenager later, but it would be convenient to complete that interview now. Can we go ahead with that interview now ? 01 Continue 02 Request callback 99 Refused [Terminate] Q25. How

old is your oldest teenager w ho was in high school last year? 01 Enter age [Range=13

- 19] 99 Refused [Terminate] {IF oldest teenage r is 18 or 19:} Q26. That is the person I would like to speak with. Is that person available? 01 Yes [go to KIDINTRO] 02 No [Schedule callback ] 99 Refused [Terminate] {If oldest teenager is between 13 and 17:} Q27. Since your oldest teenager is younger than 18 years of age, I need to ask for permission to intervie w him/her. May I have your permission to intervie w the teenager?
01 Yes 02 No [Terminate] Q28. (KIDINTRO) [WHEN THE CHILD IS ON THE PHONE: READ IF NECESSARY: HELLO, I'm calling f or the U.S. Department of Education. My name is _______. We're gathering information on high school age students and their preparations for attending college, and I'd like to ask you some questions. Your responses can help improve programs that make it p ossible for more people to go to college.
01 Child available [Go to Q27T ] 02 Child not available, schedule a call back 99 Refused [Terminate]**L+A/ORC Macro....Federal Student Aid 2 Nov 07**  **14**



### SQ28T. I won't ask for your name, address or other personal information that can identify yo u. Your particip ation is by choice and you may decline to participate at all. You don't have to answer any question you don't want to, and you can end the intervie w at any time. The interview takes approximately 9 minutes and any information you give us will be confidential. The intervie w may be monitored for quality assurance purposes. If you have any questions about this survey, I will provide a telephone number for you to call to get more information about the study or your rights as a research participant. Would you like for me to give you those numbers now ? CALL CENTER 1

- 800 #: 1 800

- 778

- 3791 **US Department of Education:** Mary K Muncie 202

- 377

- 3202 01 Continue [Go to Q1S] 02 Request callback 99 Refused [Terminate]
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