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Appendix G

Data Collection Instrument
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2012/14 Beginning	Postsecondary	Students	

Longitudinal	Study	(BPS:	12/14)

Survey	Facsimile for	Full-Scale	Instrument

Interview Items for Full-Scale Instrument

This attachment provides a summary of the proposed items for the BPS:12/14 full-scale survey 

instrument. The recommended revisions are based on results from the BPS:12/14 field test data 

collection; feedback from the Technical Review Panel meeting conducted August 1-2, 2013; and 

information learned during cognitive testing.

Table 1 provides a summary of the revisions to the full-scale instrument, including the section name, 

item name and label, and a description of the proposed change. The table includes any item deletions 

and additions to the survey, as well as any substantial revisions to items.

This appendix also includes a full-scale survey instrument facsimile, with the names of items that have 

been added or substantially modified since the field test highlighted in yellow. Items included in the 

abbreviated version of the interview are denoted by a bold, italicized “(ABBREV)” indicator in the

facsimile.
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Contents

Front End....................................................................................................................................................... 9

Enrollment ..................................................................................................................................................13

B14ANPINTRO.........................................................................................................................................29

B14ASTDABR...........................................................................................................................................31

B14ACLSDGREE .......................................................................................................................................36

B14ANPOTHSM.......................................................................................................................................44

B14ANPOTSM01 .....................................................................................................................................64

B14AOTSCHINT .......................................................................................................................................66

B14AOTFRDG01 ......................................................................................................................................68

B14AOTOTSM01 .....................................................................................................................................91

B14ACONTENR........................................................................................................................................95

B14AENRPLN...........................................................................................................................................95

B14AEXOCCLST......................................................................................................................................103

Education Experiences..............................................................................................................................107

Financial Aid..............................................................................................................................................123

B14CLOANINT .......................................................................................................................................127

B14CLOANINT2 .....................................................................................................................................132

B14CWRKSTDY ......................................................................................................................................143

Employment..............................................................................................................................................143

B14DCURERN01 ....................................................................................................................................149

B14DEARNINGS.....................................................................................................................................157

B14DHVLIC ............................................................................................................................................159

B14DOCCTIMGT ....................................................................................................................................160

B14DOCCTIM.........................................................................................................................................161

Income and Expenses................................................................................................................................168

B14EPARGATE.......................................................................................................................................174

B14EPARLOAMT....................................................................................................................................175

B14EPARHIAMT.....................................................................................................................................175

B14EFAMGATE......................................................................................................................................177
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B14EFAMLOAMT...................................................................................................................................177

B14EFAMHIAMT....................................................................................................................................178

Background ...............................................................................................................................................190

B14FCITZN.............................................................................................................................................191

B14FMOMED.........................................................................................................................................195

B14FDADED...........................................................................................................................................196

Locating.....................................................................................................................................................200

B14GSELADDR.......................................................................................................................................202

B14GOTHR ............................................................................................................................................221

Incentives..................................................................................................................................................223

END Section...............................................................................................................................................225
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Table 1 – Summary of interview revisions

Section Form Name Label Revision

Enrollment B14AASSOC NPSAS institution base-year 

enrollment: 

Associate’s degree type

Removed from survey: 

Item difficult to administer and not 

considered analytically useful.

Enrollment B14ANPINTRO NPSAS institution base-year 

enrollment: 

Introduction form

Added to survey: 

Provides introduction to concepts 

collected in NPSAS institution enrollment

section and reduces wording on 

subsequent questions.

Enrollment B14ASTDABR NPSAS institution base-year 

enrollment: 

Studied abroad at NPSAS

institution

Added to survey: 

Acts as a filter for customizing wording 

on subsequent enrollment questions and

improving clarity of item response for 

respondents who have studied abroad. 

Enrollment B14ACLKNUM NPSAS institution base-year 

enrollment: 

Number of completed hours for 

certificate/diploma

Removed from survey: 

Item difficult to administer and not 

considered analytically useful.

Enrollment B14ACLSDGREE NPSAS institution base-year 

enrollment: 

Classes for degree or transfer

Added to survey:

Completes enrollment history collection 

for respondents in non-degree classes at 

the NPSAS institution.

Enrollment B14ANPOTHSM Additional NPSAS institution 

enrollment: 

Gate for same enrollment type

Added to survey:

Acts as a filter to keep respondents from 

inappropriately entering NPSAS 

institution additional enrollment loop of 

questions.

Enrollment B14ANPTYP01 Additional NPSAS institution 

enrollment: 

Enrollment for degree or classes 

only

Removed from survey: 

Gate question wording eliminates need 

for this question.

Enrollment B14ANPASTP01 Additional NPSAS institution 

enrollment: 

Associate’s degree type

Removed from survey: 

Item difficult to administer and not 

considered analytically useful.

Enrollment B14ANPCLK01 Additional NPSAS institution 

enrollment: 

Number of completed hours for 

certificate/diploma

Removed from survey: 

Item difficult to administer and not 

considered analytically useful.

Enrollment B14ANPOTSM01 Additional NPSAS institution

enrollment: 

Gate form for same enrollment 

type

Added to survey:

Acts as a filter to keep respondents from 

inappropriately entering NPSAS 

institution additional enrollment loop of 

questions.

Enrollment B14AOTSCHINT Other institution enrollment: 

Introduction form

Added to survey: 

Provides introduction to concepts 

collected in other institution enrollment 

section and reduces wording on 

subsequent questions.
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Section Form Name Label Revision

Enrollment B14AOTFRDG01 Other institution enrollment: 

Enrollment for degree

Added to survey:

Acts as a filter to appropriately and more 

efficiently route respondents to other 

institution degree or non-degree 

questions.

Enrollment B14AOTASTP01 Other institution enrollment: 

Associate’s degree type

Removed from survey: 

Item difficult to administer and not 

considered analytically useful.

Enrollment B14AOTCLK01 Other institution enrollment: 

Number of completed hours for 

certificate/diploma

Removed from survey: 

Item difficult to administer and not 

considered analytically useful.

Enrollment B14AOTOTSM01 Other institution enrollment: 

Gate form for same enrollment 

type

Added to survey:

Acts as a filter to keep respondents from 

inappropriately entering other institution 

additional enrollment loop of questions.

Enrollment B14ACONTENR Continuing postsecondary 

education: 

Persistence for current degree or 

certificate

Added to survey:

Acts as a filter to better gauge expected

persistence of respondents currently 

enrolled in school. 

Enrollment B14AENRPLN Continuing postsecondary 

education: 

Persistence for any degree or 

certificate

Revised:

Revised to limit scope of anticipated 

persistence in postsecondary education 

from one year to six months in future. 

Enrollment B14ALSTCLSTP Primary field of undergraduate 

classes

Removed from survey: 

Item difficult to administer and not 

considered analytically useful.

Enrollment B14AEXOCCLST Expected occupation pick list gate Added to survey:

Acts as a filter to minimize need for

respondents to code a previously chosen

expected occupation. 

Financial Aid B14CLOANINT Financial aid received in current 

academic year: 

Student loan introduction form

Added to survey: 

Provides introduction to concepts 

collected in financial aid received in 

current academic year loan section and 

reduces wording on subsequent 

questions.

Financial Aid B14CLOANINT2 Financial aid ever received: 

Student loan introduction form

Added to survey: 

Provides introduction to concepts 

collected in financial aid ever received 

loan section and reduces wording on 

subsequent questions.

Financial Aid B14CWRKSTDY Ever held a work-study job Added to survey:

Acts as a filter to minimize need for 

respondents to be asked about workstudy for every job they have held since 

beginning their postsecondary education.

Employment B14DCURERN01 Current earnings Revised: 

Response option “per week” was 

removed for efficiency. 

Employment B14DEARNINGS Earnings at last job Revised: 

Response option “per week” was 
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Section Form Name Label Revision

removed for efficiency. 

Employment B14DHVLIC Have a professional certification 

or license

Revised:

Revised to update references to 

professional licenses.

Employment B14DOCCTIMGT Worked in job for a year or more Added to survey:

Acts as a filter to eliminate need to ask 

detail of respondents in job for less than 

a year. 

Employment B14DOCCTIM Number of years worked in job Revised: 

Response options updated to ask only for

number of years worked (based on

efficiency provided by gate question—

B14DOCCTIMGT). Response options for 

days, weeks, and months removed.

Employment B14DINTERN Ever held internships Removed from survey: 

Item considered too premature for first 

follow-up survey. 

Income and 

Expenses

B14EDAGE Age of youngest dependent Removed from survey: 

Not considered analytically useful. 

Income and 

Expenses

B14EPARGATE Financial contribution from

parents: gate

Added to survey:

Acts as a filter to more efficiently direct 

respondents to a question (either 

B14EPARLOAMT or B14EPARHIAMT) with 

a manageable number of response 

options.

Income and 

Expenses

B14EPARLOAMT Financial contribution from 

parents: $2000 or less

Added to survey:

Provides a manageable number of

response options, given respondent’s 

answer to gate question (B14EPARGATE).

Income and 

Expenses

B14EPARHIAMT Financial contribution from 

parents: more than $2000

Added to survey:

Provides a manageable number of

response options, given respondent’s 

answer to gate question (B14EPARGATE).

Income and 

Expenses

B14EFAMGATE Financial contribution from other 

family or friends: gate

Added to survey:

Acts as a filter to more efficiently direct 

respondents to a question (either 

B14EFAMLOAMT or B14EFAMHIAMT) 

with a manageable number of response 

options.

Income and 

Expenses

B14EFAMLOAMT Financial contribution from other 

family or friends: $2000 or less

Added to survey:

Provides a manageable number of

response options, given respondent’s 

answer to gate question 

(B14EFAMGATE).

Income and 

Expenses

B14EFAMHIAMT Financial contribution from other 

family or friends: more than 

$2000

Added to survey:

Provides a manageable number of

response options, given respondent’s 

answer to gate question 

(B14EFAMGATE).
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Section Form Name Label Revision

Income and 

Expenses

B14EPRFAMAMT Financial contribution from

parents, family, and friends

Removed from survey: 

Not considered analytically useful as a 

combined question (separated out into 

the PAR and FAM series above).

Income and 

Expenses

B14ECCUSE Credit cards: use for tuition and 

fees 

Removed from survey: 

Not considered analytically useful in the 

first follow-up survey. 

Income and 

Expenses

B14ECCREASON Credit cards: only way to pay for 

tuition and fees

Removed from survey: 

Not considered analytically useful in the 

first follow-up survey.

Background B14FSTATE Respondent demographics: state 

of legal residence

Removed from survey:

Removed for efficiency given zip code 

data also collected. 

Background B14FCITZN U.S. Citizenship Revised: 

Response option “No-other” added to 

account for respondents who may no 

longer be in the country and are not 

citizens.

Background B14FMOMED Mother’s highest level of 

education

Returned to survey from base year 

interview:

Necessary as one of few available items 

for use in analyses of social variables.

Background B14FDADED Father’s highest level of education Returned to survey from base year 

interview:

Necessary as one of few available items 

for use in analyses of social variables.

Locating B14GSELADDR Respondent address for future 

contact

Added to survey for abbreviated 

interview only:

Short pick list of respondent’s future 

addresses. More complete contact 

collection information removed to 

increase efficiency of abbreviated 

interview.

Locating B14GOTHR Address of someone who will 

always know how to contact 

respondent

Added to survey for abbreviated 

interview only:

Collects only name and phone number of 

other contact. Additional contact 

information removed to increase 

efficiency of abbreviated interview. 
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Front End

Spec 

Name Value

Question 

Name

B14RESPCONF (ABBREV)

Wording Before we begin, it is important to verify that we are surveying the correct person.

Are you the [Y_FNAME] [Y_MNAME] [Y_LNAME] [Y_SNAME], who was enrolled at 

[NPSAS] during the 2011-2012 academic year?

If you are not [Y_FNAME] [Y_MNAME] [Y_LNAME] [Y_SNAME], please log out and 

call 1-XXX-XXX-XXXX to reach our Help Desk and get your correct Study ID.

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14RESPCONF

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Answer Yes if this is your name and you attended the school mentioned in the question 

during the 2011-2012 academic year (July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012).

Question 

Name

B14CONSENT (ABBREV)

Wording Recently, we sent you material about the U.S. Department of Education’s Beginning 

Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS). This survey is being conducted to better 

understand the education and employment experiences of students who began their 

postsecondary education during the 2011-2012 academic year. [{If Y_RCVINCT = 1} As a 

token of our appreciation, you will receive a [INC_AMOUNT] check once you complete the 

survey.] Have you had a chance to read the material?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14CONSENT

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes, I have read the material

0 No, I have not read the material

Help Text The material we sent you includes information about the study and your rights as a 

participant. You may have received the material through the mail or in an email. If you 

received the information, and read it, indicate Yes, I have read the material.

If you did not receive the material, or received it but did not read it, it will be available to 

you on the next screen once you indicate No, I have not read the material.

Question INFCON1 (ABBREV)
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Name

Wording Great. If you have any questions about this study, you may contact the study's director, Dr. 

Jennifer Wine, at 1-XXX-XXX-XXXX. For questions about your rights as a study participant, 

you may contact RTI’s Office of Research Protection toll free at 1-XXX-XXX-XXXX. 

To review the letter that we mailed, click here 

[{If base year non-respondent} PDF letter for 35 minute survey {else} PDF letter for 30 

minute survey] 

To review the study brochure, click here (PDF brochure, 839KB). 

On average, the survey takes about [{if base year non-respondent and ABBREVIATED = 1} 

12 {else if ABBREVIATED = 1} 10 {else if base year non-respondent} 35 {else} 30] 

minutes. You may decline to answer any question or stop the survey at any time. 

Do you want to begin the survey now?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name INFCON1

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes, I agree to participate now

2

Not now, but I will participate at a 

later time

0

No, I do not want to participate at 

all

Help Text If you wish to participate in the survey, but do not have time right now, choose Not now, 

but I will participate at a later time. Otherwise, indicate whether you would like to 

participate in this survey.

Question 

Name

INFCON2 (ABBREV)

Wording The survey takes about [{if base year non-respondent and ABBREVIATED = 1} 12 {else if 

ABBREVIATED = 1} 10 {else if base year non-respondent} 35 {else} 30] minutes. 

Your responses, combined with student record information (such as financial aid data), may

be used only for statistical purposes and may not be disclosed, or used, in personally 

identifiable form for any other purpose, except as required by law (20 U.S.C. § 9573). You 

are one of approximately 37,000 students who will be taking part in this study. In addition 

to your survey responses, we collect financial aid, student records and related information 

from your school and sources such as student loan databases and admissions testing 

agencies. 

Your participation is voluntary and will not affect any aid or other benefits that you may 

receive. You may decline to answer any question or stop the survey at any time. The risk of 

participating in this study is small and relates to data security. However, there are strict 

security measures in place. If you have any questions about the study, you may contact the 

study's director, Dr. Jennifer Wine, at 1-XXX-XXX-XXXX. For questions about your rights as 

a study participant, please contact RTI’s Office of Research Protection toll free at 1-XXXXXX-XXXX. Please call the BPS Help Desk at 1-XXX-XXX-XXXX if you would like to have the 

materials sent to you.
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To review the letter that we mailed, click here [{If base year non-respondent} PDF letter 

for 35 minute survey {else} PDF letter for 30 minute survey] 

To review the study brochure, click here. (PDF brochure, 839KB) 

Do you want to begin the survey now?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name INFCON2

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes, I agree to participate now

2

Not now, but I will participate at a 

later time

0

No, I do not want to participate at 

all

Help Text If you wish to participate in the survey, but do not have time right now, choose Not now, 

but I will participate at a later time. Otherwise, indicate whether you would like to 

participate in this survey.

Question 

Name

END1 (ABBREV)

Wording Thank you. We look forward to your participation.

We can send you a reminder email message in a few weeks if you have not yet 

completed your BPS survey. 

If you would like us to send you a text message reminder, please provide your cell 

phone number and cell phone service provider below.

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name END1EMAIL

Wording Please provide your email address:

Item Name END1TEXTTL

Wording Cell Phone Number:

Item Name END1TEXTPRO

Wording Cell phone service provider:

Response 

Option

Code Label

-9 -Select one1 Alltel

2 AT&T

3 Boost Mobile

4 C Spire Wireless

5 CenturyLink

6 Cellular One

7 Cincinnati Bell
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8 Cricket

9 H2O Wireless

10 Metro-PCS

11 NET10 Wireless

12 Page Plus

13 Simple Mobile

14 Sprint Nextel

15 Straight Talk

16 T-Mobile

17 Tracfone

18 US Cellular

19 Verizon

20 Virgin Mobile

21 Other

Item Name END1TEXTPRO_OTHER

Wording Please provide the name of your cell phone service provider:

Help Text Please provide both the name of your cell phone service provider and your cell phone 

number. We will be unable to send you a text message reminder to complete the survey 

without both of these pieces of information.

Question 

Name

END2 (ABBREV)

Wording We hope you will reconsider participating in this important education study [{If Y_RCVINCT 

= 1}, for which we are offering a $[INC_AMOUNT]. Your participation is vital to the success 

of this study. 

If you decide you would like to participate, click "Next" to continue with the survey or call 

1-XXX-XXX-XXXX. 

If you still decide not to participate, please help us to improve our survey by telling us more 

(in the box below) about your reasons for choosing not to participate.

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name END2

Wording

Help Text Your participation is very important to the success of this study. If you would like to 

reconsider taking the survey now, you can still hit "Next" and continue on to take the 

survey. 

Otherwise, any information you can provide in the textbox for your reasons for choosing 

not to participate in the study will help us to improve our study for future participants.

Question 

Name

RETRNFRM (ABBREV)

Wording You can return to the study website, https://surveys.nces.ed.gov/bps to participate. If you 

would like to continue with the survey, click the “Next” button. To exit the survey, simply 
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close your browser.

Item

Help Text This is an informational screen only. (Click the Next button.)

Enrollment

Value

Question 

Name

B14ABASINTR (ABBREV)

Wording To begin the survey, [{if TIO mode} I {else} we] need to collect some basic high school 

and background information from you. [If WEB mode]: Click the "Next" button to begin.

Item

Help Text This is an informational screen only. (Click the Next button.)

Question 

Name

B14ADIPL (ABBREV)

Wording Which of the following best describes your high school completion?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ADIPL

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Received a high school diploma

2

Received a GED (General 

Educational Development) 

certificate or other equivalent 

credential

3

Received a high school completion 

certificate

4 Attended a foreign high school

6 Home schooled

5

Did not complete high school or a 

high school equivalency program

Help Text A high school diploma is awarded to students after successful completion of the required 

courses at a high school. This category also includes Adult High School Diplomas.

The GED (General Educational Development) certificate or other equivalent 

credential allows those who did not finish high school to earn the equivalent of a high 

school diploma by completing classes and passing required exams.

A high school completion certificate indicates that you attended high school for the 

minimum number of days required for completion but did not complete all graduation 

requirements (for example, did not pass the number of courses required for a diploma).

If you completed high school in a country other than the United States, indicate attended 

a foreign high school.
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If you did not attend a traditional public or private high school but instead were taught at 

home by a parent or some other individual, indicate home schooled.

If you have not yet completed high school, indicate Did not complete high school or a 

high school equivalency program. 

Question 

Name

B14AHSGRAD (ABBREV)

Wording [If B14ADIPL = 4] 

In what month and year did you complete high school? 

[else if B14ADIPL = 1] 

In what month and year did you receive your high school diploma? 

[else if B14ADIPL = 3] 

In what month and year did you receive your high school certificate? 

[else if B14ADIPL = 2] 

In what month and year did you receive your GED? 

[else] 

In what month and year did you complete high school?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AHSMM

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 B14AHSYY

Wording Year:

Response 

Option

Code Label

-9 -Select one2014 2014

2013 2013

2012 2012

2011 2011

2010 2010

2009 2009
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2008 2008

2007 2007

2006 2006

2005 2005

2004 2004

2003 2003

2002 2002

2001 2001

2000 2000

1999 1999

1998 1998

1997 1997

1996 1996

1995 1995

1994 1994

1993 1993

1992 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

1979 Before 1980

Help Text Indicate the month and year in which you completed high school, a GED, or a high school 

equivalency program. If you are unsure, provide your best guess of the date.

Question 

Name

B14AHSCMP (ABBREV)

Wording Were you completing high school requirements for the entire time you attended [NPSAS] 

between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AHSCMP

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate whether you were completing high school requirements for the entire time you 

attended [NPSAS] between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012. 

If you completed your high school requirements at some point between July 1, 2011 and 
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June 30, 2012 and then continued attending [NPSAS], answer No.

Question 

Name

B14AMATHHT (ABBREV)

Wording What was the highest math course you took in high school?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AMATHHT

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Algebra 1 or Geometry

2 Algebra 2

3 Trigonometry

4 Pre-Calculus

5 Calculus

6 Math beyond calculus

7 None of these

Help Text Math courses are usually taken in a sequence with ideas in early courses required for more 

complicated work in later courses. Indicate the highest math course you took in high 

school.

If the highest math course you took is Statistics, indicate Math beyond calculus.

If the highest math course you took is not covered by the available categories, indicate 

None of these.

If you did not take any math courses in high school, indicate None of these.

Question 

Name

B14AGENDR (ABBREV)

Wording [{If base-year respondent} Before we begin and so {else} So] that we can customize your 

survey, please answer the following. Are you male or female?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AGENDR

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Male

2 Female

Help Text Please indicate your gender. This item is critical to helping us better understand who enters 

and completes education beyond high school.

Question 

Name

B14ADOB

Wording [If have preloaded gender]

[{If base-year respondent} Before we begin and so {else} So] that we can customize your 

survey, please answer the following. In what month and year were you born? 

[else] 

In what month and year were you born?

Item Spec Name Value
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Item Name B14ADOBMM

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 B14ADOBYY

Wording Year:

Response 

Option

Code Label

-9 -Select one1996 1996

1995 1995

1994 1994

1993 1993

1992 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

1979 1979

1978 1978

1977 1977

1976 1976

1975 1975

1974 1974

1973 1973

1972 1972

1971 1971
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1970 1970

1969 1969

1968 1968

1967 1967

1966 1966

1965 1965

1964 1964

1963 1963

1962 1962

1961 1961

1960 1960

1959 1959

1958 1958

1957 1957

1956 1956

1955 1955

1954 1954

1953 1953

1952 1952

1951 1951

1950 1950

1949 1949

1948 1948

1947 1947

1946 1946

1945 1945

1944 1944

1943 1943

1942 1942

1941 1941

1940 1940

1939 1939

1938 1938

1937 1937

1936 1936

1935 1935

1934 1934

1933 1933

1932 1932

1931 1931

1930 1930

1929 1929

1928 1928

1927 1927

1926 1926

1925 1925
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1924 1924

1923 1923

1922 1922

1921 1921

1920 1920

Help Text Please indicate the month and year that you were born. This information will help us to ask 

you the right set of questions in the survey.

Question 

Name

B14ALT30 (ABBREV)

Wording What is your age range? Are you...

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ALT30

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Under 24

2 24-29

3 30 or older

Help Text Please indicate the category in which your age fits. This information will help us ask you the 

right set of questions in the survey.

Question 

Name

B14AELIG (ABBREV)

Wording According to our information, you attended [NPSAS] at some point between July 1, 2011 

and June 30, 2012. Is that correct?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AELIG

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

2

Yes, but left [NPSAS] before 

completing any classes

3

Yes, but was attending [NPSAS] 

while still in high school

4 Don't know

Help Text Indicate whether you attended [NPSAS] at any time between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 

2012.

If you attended [NPSAS] and completed at least one class in the 2011-2012 academic year 

answer Yes.

If you were still considered to be a student at any high school or had not earned a high 

school diploma or equivalency while you were attending [NPSAS] in the 2011-2012 

academic year, answer Yes, but was attending [NPSAS] while still in high school.

Question 

Name

B14ADRPRF (ABBREV)
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Wording Did you receive a full refund of your tuition when you left [NPSAS]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ADRPRF

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate whether you (or your parents) received a full refund of tuition when you left 

[NPSAS]. 

A full refund occurs when all tuition money paid for that term is refunded to you (or your 

parents).

Question 

Name

B14ADRPCMP (ABBREV)

Wording Did you complete a course [{if non-continuous enrollment school} or term] at [NPSAS] at 

any time between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ADRPCMP

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate whether you completed at least one course or term of enrollment at [NPSAS] at 

any time between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.

Question 

Name

B14ADRPOK

Wording [If continuous enrollment school] 

Because you left [NPSAS], some questions in this survey may seem awkward. Please 

answer the questions as best you can. Your answers will help us to better understand why 

people leave school. 

[else] 

Because you left [NPSAS] before completing the term, some questions in this survey may 

seem awkward. Please answer the questions as best you can. Your answers will help us to 

better understand why people leave school.

Item

Help Text This is an informational screen only. (Click the Next button.)

Question 

Name

B14AWHYSM

Wording Our records seem to be in error. Do you know why you were listed as having attended 

[NPSAS] between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012? (Please enter any information in the 

textbox below.)

Item Spec Name Value
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Item Name B14AWHYSM

Wording

Help Text Our records indicate that you attended [NPSAS] at some time between July 1, 2011 and 

June 30, 2012. 

Please try to specify a reason why your name could have been associated with [NPSAS].

Question 

Name

B14ABACHENR (ABBREV)

Wording Were you in a bachelor's degree program at [NPSAS] in the 2011-2012 academic year (July 

1, 2011 - June 30, 2012)? (A bachelor's degree is usually awarded by a 4-year college or 

university and usually requires at least 4 years of full-time, college-level work.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ABACHENR

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Please indicate if you were in a bachelor’s degree program at [NPSAS] between July 

2011 and June 2012.

A bachelor's degree is usually awarded by a 4-year college or university and usually 

requires at least 4 years of full-time, college-level work.

Please answer Yes if you were enrolled in a bachelor's degree program in the 2011-2012 

academic year, even if you have completed the bachelor's degree or are no longer enrolled 

in a bachelor's degree program.

If you are unsure if you are or were in a bachelor's degree program at [NPSAS], do not 

answer this question and move on to the next question which has more program options 

and definitions.

Question 

Name

B14ADEGREE (ABBREV)

Wording [If NPSAS is less-than-2-year school and TIO mode] 

Were you working on an associate's degree, or on an undergraduate certificate or diploma 

including those leading to a license, or were you taking courses but not enrolled in a 

certificate or degree program at [NPSAS] in the 2011-2012 academic year (July 1, 2011 -

June 30, 2012)? 

[else if NPSAS is less-than-2-year school] 

Which of the following were you working on at [NPSAS] in the 2011-2012 academic year 

(July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012)? 

[else if NPSAS is 2-year school] 

What degree or certificate were you working on at [NPSAS] in the 2011-2012 academic 

year (July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012)? Please indicate only the degree or certificate 

programs for which you were enrolled during your most recent term at [NPSAS] in 2011-

2012. (For example, if you were in an associate’s degree program during your last term at 

[NPSAS] in 2011-2012 but were planning to enroll in a bachelor’s degree program, you 

would indicate only the associate’s degree here.)" (Also, please put the (July 1, 2011-June 

30, 2012) piece on the next line together.
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[else] 

What degree or certificate were you working on at [NPSAS] in the 2011-2012 academic 

year (July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012)? 

[{All TIO receive the following instructions} (I'll ask about your major or field of study later 

in the survey.)]

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ADGAS

Wording Associate's degree (usually a 2-year degree)

Item Name B14ADGBA

Wording Bachelor's degree (usually a 4-year degree)

Item Name B14ADGMA

Wording Master's degree

Item Name B14ADGDRR

Wording Doctoral degree--research/scholarship (for example, PhD, EdD, 

etc.)

Item Name B14ADGDRPP

Wording

Doctoral degree--professional practice (including: chiropractic, 

dentistry, law, medicine, optometry, pharmacy, podiatry, or 

veterinary medicine)

Item Name B14ADGDROT

Wording Doctoral degree--other

Item Name B14ADGCE

Wording Undergraduate certificate or diploma (usually less than 2 years), 

including those leading to a license (example: cosmetology)

Item Name B14ADGPB

Wording Post-baccalaureate certificate

Item Name B14ADGPM

Wording Post-master's certificate

Item Name B14ADGUND

Wording Undergraduate level classes

Item Name B14ADGGNG

Wording Graduate level classes

Help Text Degrees:

An associate's degree normally requires at least 2, but less than 4 years, of full-time 
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equivalent college work.

A bachelor's degree is usually awarded by a 4-year college or university and usually 

requires at least 4 years of full-time, college-level work.

A master's degree usually requires at least 2 years of full-time graduate-level work and 

may require a thesis or a practicum.

A doctoral degree-research/scholarship is a Ph.D. or other doctor's degree that 

requires advanced work beyond the master's level, including the preparation and defense of 

a dissertation based on original research, or the planning and execution of an original 

project demonstrating substantial artistic or scholarly achievement. Some examples of this 

type of degree may include Ed.D., D.M.A., D.B.A., D.Sc., D.A., or D.M., and others, as 

designated by the awarding institution.

A doctoral degree-professional practice is a doctor's degree that is conferred upon 

completion of a program providing the knowledge and skills for the recognition, credential, 

or license required for professional practice. The degree is awarded after a period of study 

such that the total time to the degree, including both pre-professional and professional 

preparation, equals at least six full-time equivalent academic years. Some of these degrees 

include: chiropractic (D.C., or D.C.M.); dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.); law (L.L.B. or J.D.); 

medicine (M.D.); optometry (O.D.), osteopathic medicine (D.O.); pharmacy (Pharm.D.); 

podiatry (D.P.M., Pod.D., D.P.); or veterinary medicine (D.V.M.), and others, as designated 

by the awarding institution.

A doctoral degree-other is a doctor's degree that does not meet the definition of a 

doctor's degree-research/scholarship or a doctor's degree-professional practice.

Certificates and Diplomas:

Undergraduate certificates or diplomas usually take less than two years to complete 

and are usually designed to equip people with the skills needed for direct entry to 

employment or to earn a license such as a cosmetology license. Other examples include 

certificates in administrative support, computer programming, and medical records.

A post-baccalaureate certificate provides students who already hold a bachelor's 

degree with new or additional training in an area of specialization. Certificates typically 

require fewer course hours than do master's or doctoral degrees, and do not require a 

thesis or dissertation. Examples of this include certificates in accounting, computer science, 

and human resource management.

A post-master's certificate usually requires completion of 24 semester credit hours 

beyond the master's degree but does not meet the requirements of academic degrees at

the doctoral level.

Not enrolled for a degree or certificate:

Undergraduate level classes means taking courses at the undergraduate level but not 

formally enrolling in a degree or certificate program of any sort.

Graduate level classes are for students who already hold an undergraduate degree or 

certificate and who are enrolled in graduate-level courses beyond a bachelor's degree, but 

who are not formally enrolled in a graduate degree program.

Question 

Name

B14AUGSTATVR (ABBREV)

Wording In the 2011-2012 academic year, were you primarily an undergraduate working toward a 

bachelor's degree at [NPSAS]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AUGSTATVR

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes
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0 No

Help Text You have indicated you were enrolled in a bachelor's degree program and a graduate 

degree or certificate program at [NPSAS] at the same time in the 2011-2012 academic 

year. If that is not correct, please back up to the previous question and correct your 

answer.

Answer Yes to this question if the majority of your coursework in the 2011-2012 academic 

year was still undergraduate-level coursework in a bachelor’s degree program.

A bachelor’s degree is considered an undergraduate degree and is usually awarded by a 

4-year college or university and usually requires at least 4 years of full-time, college-level 

work.

Question 

Name

B14ACKHOUR (ABBREV)

Wording Did your certificate or diploma program at [NPSAS] in the 2011-2012 academic year require 

at least 3 months or 300 hours of instruction?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ACKHOUR

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate whether your program at [NPSAS] in the 2011-2012 academic year required a total 

of at least 3 months or 300 hours of instruction for you to be awarded your certificate or 

diploma. 

This information is important in determining your eligibility for this study.

Question 

Name

B14AELCRD (ABBREV)

Wording When you last attended [NPSAS] in the 2011-2012 academic year, were you taking at least 

one course for credit that could be applied toward fulfilling the requirements for an 

academic degree?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AELCRD

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text When answering this question, consider your attendance at [NPSAS] during the 2011-2012 

academic year only.

Courses for credit are those that could be applied to a formal degree program. Do not 

count courses taken purely for personal interest or recreation.

Question 

Name

B14APRDG (ABBREV)

Wording Prior to attending [NPSAS] in the 2011-2012 academic year for your [NPSAS 

DEGREE/CLASSES] (and after you completed your high school requirements) did you earn a 

degree or certificate at any college, university or trade school?
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Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14APRDG

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Tell us whether you completed any degrees or certificates at any college, university, or 

trade school after high school, but before attending [NPSAS] in the 2011-2012 academic 

year. 

Degree or certificate programs include:

Undergraduate certificates or diplomas usually take less than two years to complete 

and are usually designed to equip people with the skills needed for direct entry to 

employment or to earn a license such as a cosmetology license. Other examples include 

certificates in administrative support, computer programming, and medical records.

An associate's degree normally requires at least 2, but less than 4 years, of full-time 

equivalent college work.

A bachelor's degree is usually awarded by a 4-year college or university and usually 

requires at least 4 years of full-time, college-level work.

A post-baccalaureate certificate provides students who already hold a bachelor's 

degree with new or additional training in an area of specialization. Certificates typically 

require fewer course hours than do master's or doctoral degrees, and do not require a 

thesis or dissertation. Examples of this include certificates in accounting, computer science, 

and human resource management.

A master's degree usually requires at least 2 years of full-time graduate-level work and 

may require a thesis or a practicum.

A post-master's certificate usually requires completion of 24 semester credit hours 

beyond the master's degree but does not meet the requirements of academic degrees at 

the doctoral level.

A doctoral degree-research/scholarship is a Ph.D. or other doctor's degree that 

requires advanced work beyond the master's level, including the preparation and defense of 

a dissertation based on original research, or the planning and execution of an original

project demonstrating substantial artistic or scholarly achievement. Some examples of this 

type of degree may include Ed.D., D.M.A., D.B.A., D.Sc., D.A., or D.M., and others, as 

designated by the awarding institution.

A doctoral degree-professional practice is a doctor's degree that is conferred upon 

completion of a program providing the knowledge and skills for the recognition, credential, 

or license required for professional practice. The degree is awarded after a period of study 

such that the total time to the degree, including both pre-professional and professional 

preparation, equals at least six full-time equivalent academic years. Some of these degrees 

include: chiropractic (D.C., or D.C.M.); dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.); law (L.L.B. or J.D.); 

medicine (M.D.); optometry (O.D.), osteopathic medicine (D.O.); pharmacy (Pharm.D.); 

podiatry (D.P.M., Pod.D., D.P.); or veterinary medicine (D.V.M.), and others, as designated 

by the awarding institution.

A doctoral degree-other is a doctor's degree that does not meet the definition of a 

doctor's degree-research/scholarship or a doctor's degree-professional practice.

Question 

Name

B14ANFST (ABBREV)

Wording Was [NPSAS] the first college, university, or trade school you attended after completing 

your high school requirements?
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Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ANFST

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text If you began attending [NPSAS] in the same month and year that you began attending a 

different college, university, or trade school after completing your high school requirements, 

answer Yes.

A trade school offers instruction in skilled trades. It is not a high school.

Question 

Name

B14ASCHSTR (ABBREV)

Wording In which month and year did you first attend [NPSAS] after completing your high school 

requirements? 

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ADGBMM

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 B14ADGBYY

Wording Year:

Response 

Option

Code Label

-9 -Select one2014 2014

2013 2013

2012 2012

2011 2011

2010 2010

2009 2009

2008 2008

2007 2007

2006 2006

2005 2005
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2004 2004

2003 2003

2002 2002

2001 2001

2000 2000

1999 1999

1998 1998

1997 1997

1996 1996

1995 1995

1994 1994

1993 1993

1992 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

1979 Before 1980

Help Text Indicate the month and year that you first attended [NPSAS] after completing your high 

school requirements. Indicate the date that you first attended [NPSAS] even if that was not 

in the 2011-2012 academic year. 

If you are unsure of the date, provide your best guess.

Question 

Name

B14ACDTCHK (ABBREV)

Wording Did you first attend [NPSAS] on or after July 1, 2011?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ACDTCHK

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Knowing if you first attended [NPSAS] on or after July 1, 2011 will help us ask you the 

right set of questions in this survey.

If you attended [NPSAS] at any time after completing your high school requirements and 

before July 1, 2011 answer No.

Question 

Name

B14ABYE
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Wording Based on your responses, it seems you may not be eligible for this study. We will review 

your responses and we may need to contact you again.

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ABYEEM

Wording Please provide your e-mail address:

Item Name B14ABYEAD

Wording Please provide an address where you can be contacted: Street 

Address:

Item Name B14ABYECY

Wording City

Item Name B14ABYEZP

Wording Zip Code

Item Name B14ABYEST

Wording State

Item Name B14ABYETL

Wording Phone number:

Item Name B14ABYEAD2

Wording Street Address Line 2

Item Name B14ABYEFAD

Wording Foreign Address:

Item Name B14ABYEFS

Wording Foreign State/Province:

Item Name B14ABYEFCY

Wording Foreign City:

Item Name B14ABYEFZ

Wording Foreign Zip/Postal Code:

Item Name B14ABYEFC

Wording Foreign Country:

Item Name B14ABYEFOR

Wording Please check here if the address is an international address.

Help Text We apologize for any inconvenience. We will review your responses and will contact you if 

we determine that you are eligible to participate in this survey. Please call our help desk at 

1-XXX-XXX-XXXX if you have any questions.
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Question 

Name

B14ANPINTRO (ABBREV)

Wording When we last spoke with you in the 2011-2012 academic year, you provided us with 

information about your attendance at [NPSAS].

To begin now, we'd like to collect any additional attendance information at [NPSAS] for the 

two academic years after that (2012-2013 and 2013-2014).

(Click the "Next" button.)

Item

Help Text This is an informational screen only. (Click the Next button.)

Question 

Name

B14ASAMESCH (ABBREV)

Wording Did you attend [NPSAS] at any time [{if before July 1, 2014} after June 2012 {else} 

between July 2012 and June 2014]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ASAMESCH

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate if you attended [NPSAS] at any time between July 2012 and June 2014 (July 1, 

2012-June 30, 2014).

When answering this question, please consider all attendance at [NPSAS] between July 

2012 and June 2014. For example, even if you attended [NPSAS] for only one class or 

term between July 2012 and June 2014, please answer Yes.

Question 

Name

B14ASAMEDEG (ABBREV)

Wording [If associate’s or bachelor’s degree] 

Were you continuing at [NPSAS] after June 2012 for [{if associate’s degree} an associate’s 

degree {else} a bachelor’s degree]? 

[else if certificate/diploma] 

Were you continuing at [NPSAS] after June 2012 for the same certificate or diploma you 

began there in the 2011-2012 academic year? 

[else] 

Were you continuing at [NPSAS] after June 2012 for undergraduate classes that were not 

part of a degree program at [NPSAS]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ASAMEDEG

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate if you continued working on your [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] while attending 
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[NPSAS] at any time between July 2012 and June 2014 (July 1, 2012-June 30, 2014).

If you worked on your [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] at [NPSAS] at any time between July 

2012 and June 2014 while also working on another degree, please answer Yes.

Question 

Name

B14ACURENR (ABBREV)

Wording Are you currently attending [NPSAS] for [{if degree program} the [NPSAS DEGREE] that 

you began in the 2011-2012 school year {else} [NPSAS CLASSES] that are not part of a 

degree or certificate]?

(Answer "Yes" if you are on a spring or fall break in the middle of the term or semester. 

Answer "No" if you completed your [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] or are on a break between 

semesters, terms, or quarters, such as on summer break, and not currently attending 

classes.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ACURENR

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate whether you are currently attending [NPSAS].

Answer Yes if you are enrolled and actively working on something for credit at [NPSAS] like 

a thesis or field work, even if you do not currently attend classes at [NPSAS].

Question 

Name

B14ACMPDGN (ABBREV)

Wording [If before July 1, 2014]: 

Have you completed all the requirements at [NPSAS] for the [NPSAS DEGREE] you began 

there in the 2011-2012 academic year? 

[Else]: 

Did you complete all the requirements before July 2014 at [NPSAS] for the [NPSAS 

DEGREE] you began there in the 2011-2012 academic year? 

[All get this instruction]: (Answer "No" if you transferred schools and completed your 

[NPSAS DEGREE] at a different school. We will ask you about your enrollment at any other 

schools later.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ACMPDGN

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Examples of requirements include completing a minimum number of credits and satisfying a 

writing requirement.

If you have not yet completed your requirements but will complete them soon, answer 

"No." Also answer "No" if you transferred schools and completed your requirements at a 

different school.
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Question 

Name

B14ADGN

Wording In what month and year were you awarded your [NPSAS DEGREE] from [NPSAS]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ADGNMM

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 B14ADGNYY

Wording Year:

Response 

Option

Code Label

-9 -Select one2011 2011

2012 2012

2013 2013

2104 2014

Item Name B14ADGNNO

Wording Have not yet been awarded [NPSAS DEGREE]

Help Text Select the month and year in which you were awarded your [NPSAS DEGREE] from 

[NPSAS]. 

If you completed your requirements on one date and were awarded your [NPSAS DEGREE] 

at a later date, indicate the later date when you were awarded your [NPSAS DEGREE]. 

If you are unsure of the date, provide your best guess.

Question 

Name B14ASTDABR (ABBREV)

Wording Have you participated in a study abroad program as part of your education at [NPSAS]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ASTDABR

Wording
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Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Study abroad programs allow students to pursue educational programs outside of the 

United States. Please answer "Yes" for programs that were offered through [NPSAS] even if 

they were run as part of an exchange program or were administered through a third-party 

provider. Please answer "No" if you enrolled in your study abroad program without the prior 

direct involvement of [NPSAS]. 

Question 

Name

B14ANENRL (ABBREV)

Wording Create t_fill1: {if base-year respondent} t_fill1=2012 {else} t_fill1=2011 

[If base-year nonrespondent and not currently enrolled and B14ACMPDGN=1 and 

B14ADGNMM ne missing and B14ADGNYY ne missing]: 

Between July 2011 and until you completed your [NPSAS DEGREE] in [B14ADGNMM] 

[B14ADGNYY], in which months did you attend [NPSAS] for your [NPSAS DEGREE] [{if 

B14ASTDABR= 1} , including any months spent studying abroad for your [NPSAS 

DEGREE]]? Do not include any months during which you were not taking classes, such as 

summer break. (If you attended for only a portion of any month, please include that 

month.) 

[else if base-year nonrespondent and ((B14ASAMESCH=0) or (B14ASAMESCH = 1 and 

B14ASAMEDEG =0))]:

Between July 2011 and June 2012, in which months did you attend [Y_NPSCHL] for your 

[NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] [{if B14ASTDABR= 1 } , including any months spent studying 

abroad for your [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES]]? Do not include any months during which you 

were not taking classes, such as summer break. (If you attended for only a portion of any 

month, please include that month.)

[else if base-year respondent and not currently enrolled and B14ACMPDGN=1 and 

B14ADGNMM ne missing and B14ADGNYY ne missing]: 

The last time we spoke with you, you told us about the months in the 2011-2012 academic 

year that you attended [NPSAS] for your [NPSAS DEGREE]. Now, please tell us which 

months you continued to attend [NPSAS] for your [NPSAS DEGREE] from July 2012 until 

you completed your [NPSAS DEGREE] in [B14ADGNMM] [B14ADGNYY] [{if B14ASTDABR= 

1 } , including any months spent studying abroad for your [NPSAS DEGREE]]. Do not 

include any months during which you were not taking classes, such as summer break. (If 

you attended for only a portion of any month, please include that month.) 

[else if base-year respondent and currently enrolled]: 

The last time we spoke with you, you told us about the months in the 2011-2012 academic 

year that you attended [NPSAS] for your [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES]. Now, please tell us 

the months you have continued to attend [NPSAS] for your [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] in 

the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 academic years [{if B14ASTDABR= 1} , including any 

months spent studying abroad for your [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES]]. Please do your best to 

predict your attendance for your [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] through June 30, 2014. Do not 

include any months during which you are not taking classes, such as summer break. (If you 

have attended or will attend for only a portion of any month, please include that month.) 

[else if currently enrolled]: 
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Between July [t_fill1] and June 2014, in which months did you attend, or do you expect to 

attend [NPSAS] for your [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] [{if B14ASTDABR= 1 } , including any 

months spent studying abroad for your [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES]]? (Do not include any 

months during which you are not taking classes, such as summer break. If you attended or 

will attend for only a portion of any month, please include that month.) 

[else if base-year respondent and not currently enrolled]: 

The last time we spoke with you, you told us about the months in the 2011-2012 academic 

year that you attended [NPSAS] for your [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES]. Now, please tell us 

the months you attended [NPSAS] for your [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] in the 2012-2013 

and 2013-2014 academic years [{if B14ASTDABR= 1} , including any months spent 

studying abroad for your [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES]]. Do not include any months during 

which you were not taking classes, such as summer break. [If before July 1, 2014]: If you 

plan to attend [NPSAS] [{if B14ASTDABR= 1 } , or a study abroad school [NPSAS 

DEGREE/CLASSES]] for your [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] before June 30, 2014, please 

indicate the months you plan to attend. (If you have attended or will attend for only a 

portion of any month, please include that month.) 

[else]: 

Between July [t_fill1] and June 2014, in which months did you attend [NPSAS] for your 

[NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] [{if B14ASTDABR= 1 } , including any months spent studying 

abroad for your [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES]]? Do not include any months during which you 

were not taking classes, such as summer break. [{if before July 1, 2014 and B14ACMPDGN 

ne 1} If you plan to attend [NPSAS] [{if B14ASTDABR= 1 } , or a study abroad school 

[NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES]] for your [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] before June 30, 2014, 

please indicate the months you plan to attend. (If you attended for only a portion of any 

month, please include that month.) Instructions for all conditions: [If USERMODE=WEB get 

the following instructions]: Click on the months of attendance below. 

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AJLY11

Wording July 2011

Item Name B14AAUG11

Wording August 2011

Item Name B14ASEP11

Wording September 2011

Item Name B14AOCT11

Wording October 2011

Item Name B14ANOV11

Wording November 2011

Item Name B14ADEC11

Wording December 2011

Item Name B14AJAN12

Wording January 2012
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Item Name B14AFEB12

Wording February 2012

Item Name B14AMAR12

Wording March 2012

Item Name B14AAPR12

Wording April 2012

Item Name B14AMAY12

Wording May 2012

Item Name B14AJUN12

Wording June 2012

Item Name B14AJLY12

Wording July 2012

Item Name B14AAUG12

Wording August 2012

Item Name B14ASEP12

Wording September 2012

Item Name B14AOCT12

Wording October 2012

Item Name B14ANOV12

Wording November 2012

Item Name B14ADEC12

Wording December 2012

Item Name B14AJAN13

Wording January 2013

Item Name B14AFEB13

Wording February 2013

Item Name B14AMAR13

Wording March 2013

Item Name B14AAPR13

Wording April 2013

Item Name B14AMAY13
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Wording May 2013

Item Name B14AJUN13

Wording June 2013

Item Name B14AJLY13

Wording July 2013

Item Name B14AAUG13

Wording August 2013

Item Name B14ASEP13

Wording September 2013

Item Name B14AOCT13

Wording October 2013

Item Name B14ANOV13

Wording November 2013

Item Name B14ADEC13

Wording December 2013

Item Name B14AJAN14

Wording January 2014

Item Name B14AFEB14

Wording February 2014

Item Name B14AMAR14

Wording March 2014

Item Name B14AAPR14

Wording April 2014

Item Name B14AMAY14

Wording May 2014

Item Name B14AJUN14

Wording June 2014

Item Name B14ANENDK

Wording Don't know

Help Text Indicate all months of your attendance for the years indicated, not just the beginning and 

ending months. 
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Include any month when you are/were enrolled and actively working on something for 

credit at [NPSAS] like a thesis or field work, even if you do/did not attend classes at 

[NPSAS] during that time. 

Leave a box for a month blank if you did not attend during any part of that month at all. 

If you attended [NPSAS] for all months in the year, click the Select/unselect all button. If 

you attended [NPSAS] for most months in the year you can click the Select/unselect all

button and unselect any month you did not attend by clicking on the box for that month 

once it is highlighted.

Question 

Name

B14ASTST (ABBREV)

Wording During your months of enrollment at [NPSAS] for your [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] in the...

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ASTST1112

Wording 2011-2012 academic year were you...

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Mainly full-time

2 Mainly part-time

3

Equal mix of full-time and parttime

Item Name B14ASTST1213

Wording 2012-2013 academic year were you...

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Mainly full-time

2 Mainly part-time

3

Equal mix of full-time and parttime

Item Name B14ASTST1314

Wording

2013-2014 academic year [if before July 1, 2014: have you been 

[or if any future months indicated on B14ANENRL: or will you 

be]/Else: were you]...

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Mainly full-time

2 Mainly part-time

3

Equal mix of full-time and parttime

Help Text The following are examples of standard full-time loads and may vary by school. 

Students who are enrolled as a full-time student typically carry at least:

・ 12 semester or quarter hours per term at the undergraduate level or 9 credit hours per

term at the graduate level;

・ 24 semester hours or 36 quarter hours per academic year for an educational program

using credit hours for a program of less than one academic year or;

・ 24 clock hours per week for an educational program using clock hours

Question 

Name B14ACLSDGREE
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Wording [If before July 1, 2014]: 

[{If currently enrolled: Are {else} Were] you taking these [NPSAS CLASSES] at [NPSAS] 

primarily to fulfill a degree requirement or transfer course credit to a degree or certificate 

program?

[Else]: 

Before July 2014, were you taking these [NPSAS CLASSES] at [NPSAS] primarily to fulfill a 

degree requirement or transfer course credit to a degree or certificate program?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ACLSDGREE

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text If you are/were taking these [NPSAS CLASSES] at [NPSAS] in order to meet requirements 

for a degree or certificate program at [NPSAS] or any other school, or to transfer credit to 

another school, select Yes. If you are/were taking these [NPSAS CLASSES] at [NPSAS] for 

some other reason, such as to obtain job skills, to obtain an occupational license or for 

personal enjoyment, select No.

Question 

Name

B14AREASON

Wording [If before July 1, 2014] 

Which of these reasons best describes why you [if currently enrolled: are/Else: were] 

enrolled in classes at [NPSAS]? 

[Else]: 

Which of these reasons best describes why you were enrolled in classes at [NPSAS] before 

July 2014?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AREASON

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 To prepare to earn a degree later

2

To prepare for a job certification or 

license

3 To gain job or occupational skills

4

To take courses solely for 

recreation, self-improvement, or 

personal interest

Help Text From the options provided, please indicate the primary reason why you decided to enroll in 

classes at [NPSAS]. 

If you took these classes in order to apply class credit to a degree, certificate or license that 

you plan to work on in the future, answer To prepare to earn a degree later.

If you took these classes in order to gain job skills--for example, to improve writing ability 

or carpentry skills or to improve the quality of work you perform at your job, answer To 

gain job or occupational skills.

If you took these classes for personal interest or self-improvement--for example, to learn a 
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new language with hopes of using your new language while on travel or to take an art class 

in order to practice a new hobby, answer To take courses solely for recreation, selfimprovement, or personal interest.

Question 

Name

B14ADBLMAJ

Wording [If not currently enrolled and B14ACMPDGN=1 and certificate/diploma or associate’s 

degree] 

Did you declare a single or double major or field of study for your [NPSAS DEGREE] at 

[NPSAS]? 

[else if not currently enrolled and B14ACMPDGN=1]

Did you declare a single or double major for your [NPSAS DEGREE] at [NPSAS]? 

[else if currently enrolled and certificate/diploma or associate’s degree] 

Have you declared a major or field of study for your [NPSAS DEGREE] at [NPSAS]? 

[else if currently enrolled] 

Have you declared a major for your [NPSAS DEGREE] at [NPSAS]? 

[else if not currently enrolled and certificate/diploma or associate’s degree] 

Did you declare a major or field of study for your [NPSAS DEGREE] at [NPSAS] [if after July 

1, 2014: before July 2014]? 

[else] 

Did you declare a major for your [NPSAS DEGREE] at [NPSAS] [if after July 1, 2014: before 

July 2014]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ADBLMAJ

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1

[If not currently enrolled and 

B14ACMPDGN=1]: 

Declared a single major [if 

certificate/diploma or associate’s 

degree]: or field of study 

[Else if currently enrolled and 

certificate/diploma or associate’s 

degree]: 

Yes, I have declared a major or 

field of study 

[else if currently enrolled] 

Yes, I have declared a major 

[Else if not currently enrolled and 

certificate/diploma or associate’s 

degree]: 

Yes, declared a major or field of 

study 
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[Else] 

Yes, declared a major

2

[If not currently enrolled and 

B14ACMPDGN=1]: 

Declared a double major [if 

certificate/diploma or associate’s 

degree]: or field of study 

[Else if currently enrolled and 

certificate/diploma or associate’s 

degree]: 

Yes, I have declared a double 

major or field of study 

[else if currently enrolled] 

Yes, I have declared a double 

major 

[Else if not currently enrolled and 

certificate/diploma or associate’s 

degree]: 

Yes, declared a double major or 

field of study

[Else] 

Yes, declared a double major

3 No

Help Text Declaring a major (or field of study) is the process of formally identifying your major and 

typically involves submitting a form, either on paper or online, to the registrar or dean. If 

you have more than one declared major (or field of study), indicate Yes, declared a 

double major. Indicate No if you have not yet declared your major, even if you know 

what you would like to major in.

Question 

Name

B14ADECIDEMAJ

Wording Have you decided what your major will be for your [NPSAS DEGREE] at [NPSAS]? 

(Answer "No" if you have left [NPSAS] and do not plan to attend again to earn your [NPSAS 

DEGREE] there.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ADECIDEMAJ

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text If you know what your major will be, even though you have not officially declared your 

major, answer Yes. You will be asked in the next question to tell us what that intended 

major is. 

If you don't know what your major will be, answer No.
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Question 

Name

B14AVERNP2MJ

Wording When we last spoke with you in the 2011-2012 school year, you told us you were majoring 

in [MAJOR 1] and [MAJOR 2]. 

[If B14ACURENR ne 1 and B14ACMPDGN=1 and B14ADGNMM ne missing and B14ADGNYY 

ne missing]: 

Were your final majors for your [NPSAS DEGREE] at [NPSAS]...

[Else if currently enrolled: Are/Else: When you last attended [NPSAS] for your [NPSAS 

DEGREE] were] you still majoring in...

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ANPMJ1STG

Wording [MAJOR 1]?

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Item Name B14ANPMJ2STG

Wording [MAJOR 2]?

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate if [MAJOR 1] and [MAJOR 2] are the most recent majors or fields of study for your 

[NPSAS DEGREE] at [NPSAS].

If you have changed one or both of your majors, answer No next to each major that you 

have changed. If you have dropped one of your majors and are no longer a double major, 

answer No next to the major that you dropped. You will have an opportunity to provide 

your new major(s) next.

Question 

Name

B14AVERNPMAJ

Wording When we last spoke with you in the 2011-2012 school year, you told us you were majoring 

in [If MAJOR 1 ne missing: [MAJOR 1]/Else: [MAJOR 2].

[If B14ACURENR ne 1 and B14ACMPDGN=1 and B14ADGNMM ne missing and B14ADGNYY 

ne missing]: 

Was [If MAJOR 1 ne missing: [MAJOR 1]/Else: [MAJOR 2]] your final major for your [NPSAS 

DEGREE] at [NPSAS]?

[Else if currently enrolled: Are/Else: When you last attended [NPSAS] for your [NPSAS 

DEGREE] were] you still majoring in [If MAJOR 1 ne missing: [MAJOR 1]/Else: [MAJOR 2]]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AVERNPMAJ

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No
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Help Text Indicate if this is the most recent major or field of study for your [NPSAS DEGREE] at 

[NPSAS].

If this is no longer your major or if you have changed your major, answer No. You will have 

an opportunity to provide your new major next.

Question 

Name

B14AMAJ1

Wording Create t_fill1, t_fill2, t_fill3, and t_fill4: 

{if currently enrolled} t_fill1=is {else} t_fill1=was

{if currently enrolled} t_fill2=have {else} t_fill2=had

{ B14ADBLMAJ=3} t_fill3=intended {else} t_fill3=no words

{if currently enrolled} t_fill4=intend {else} t_fill4=intended

{if B14ADBLMAJ =3 or (if not currently enrolled and B14ACMPDGN=1)} t_fill5-no words 

{else if currently enrolled} t_fill5=current {else} t_fill5=most recent

If B14ADBLMAJ=2 and (B14ANPMJ1STG=1 or B14ANPMJ2STG=1): 

You just told [if TIO: me/Else: us] you [if currently enrolled: are still/Else: were] majoring in 

[if B14ANPMJ1STG=1: MAJOR 1/Else: MAJOR 2] [if not currently enrolled: when you last 

attended [NPSAS]. 

Since you [if currently enrolled: are/Else: were] no longer majoring in [if B14ANPMJ1STG ne 

1: MAJOR 1/Else: MAJOR 2], what [if currently enrolled: is/Else: was] your other major? 

[else if B14ADBLMAJ=2]:

What [t_fill1] your [t_fill5] major or field of study for your [NPSAS DEGREE] at [NPSAS]? 

Since you [t_fill2] a double-major, please indicate only one major here. You will have an 

opportunity next to provide your other major.

[Else]:

What [t_fill1] your [t_fill3] [t_fill5] major or field of study for your [NPSAS DEGREE] at 

[NPSAS]? 

[If B14ADBLMAJ=3]:(If you [t_fill4] to double-major, tell [if TIO: me/else: us] only about 

the major most closely related to the job you hope to have after college.)

[USERMODE = web gets the following instructions] Please type your major in the box 

provided and then click the "Enter" button. A list of search results will be displayed for you 

to choose from.

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AMAJ1 (major coder)

Wording

Help Text Please do not enter a minor or concentration in the textbox.

If you indicated earlier that you have formally declared a double major, enter only one 

major here. You will have an opportunity to provide your other major next.

If you have not yet declared any major, choose only one intended major to tell us about.

To enter your major (or field of study):

First type your major at [NPSAS] into the textbox, then click Enter and a list of majors that 

most closely matches your entry will be displayed.

From the responses displayed, click Select next to the major that most closely matches 

your entry and click Keep answer and continue on the confirmation box if this is your 
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major. You will then be taken to the next question in the survey.

Click Change answer on the confirmation box if the description of the major does not 

closely match the major you entered and review the other options that were returned. If 

your major is not listed in the list of majors displayed, click None of the above at the 

bottom of the list of majors and choose descriptions of the major from the dropdown boxes 

that appear.

Question 

Name

B14AMAJ2

Wording [If currently enrolled]: What is your other major or field of study for your [NPSAS DEGREE] 

at [NPSAS]? [Else]: What was your other major or field of study for your [NPSAS DEGREE] 

at [NPSAS]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AMAJ2 (major coder)

Wording

Help Text Please do not enter a minor or concentration in the textbox.

Because you indicated earlier that you have a double major (or field of study), enter your 

other major here.

To enter your other major (or field of study):

First type your other major at [NPSAS] into the textbox, then click Enter and a list of 

majors that most closely matches your entry will be displayed.

From the responses displayed, click Select next to the major that most closely matches 

your entry and click Keep answer and continue on the confirmation box if this is your 

major. You will then be taken to the next question in the survey.

Click Change answer on the confirmation box if the description of the major does not 

closely match the major you entered and review the other options that were returned. If 

your major is not listed in the list of majors displayed, click None of the above at the 

bottom of the list of majors and choose descriptions of the major from the dropdown boxes 

that appear.

Question 

Name

B14AMJCHGNUM

Wording [If currently enrolled] 

How many times have you formally changed your major at [NPSAS] for the [NPSAS 

DEGREE] you began there in the 2011-2012 academic year? 

[else] 

[If after July 1, 2014: Before July 2014, how/Else: How] many times did you formally 

change your major at [NPSAS] for the [NPSAS DEGREE] you began there in the 2011-2012 

academic year?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AMJCHGNUM

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

0 Never

1 Once

2 More than once

Help Text Formally changing your major typically involves submitting a form, either on paper or 
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online, to the registrar or dean to change your declared major.

Please only count changes from a major that you have formally declared. Do not include 

the initial change from "Undeclared" to a declared major in this count. 

Question 

Name

B14AVERO2MAJ

Wording When we last spoke with you in the 2011-2012 school year, you told us you were majoring 

in [MAJOR 1] and [MAJOR 2]. 

Were your original majors at [NPSAS] in...

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AMJ1STORG

Wording [MAJOR 1]?

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Item Name B14AMJ2STORG

Wording [MAJOR 2]?

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate if [MAJOR 1] and [MAJOR 2] were the first majors that you declared at [NPSAS] for 

your [NPSAS DEGREE].

Answer Yes next to each major if it was the major that you originally declared.

If you declared a major before you declared [MAJOR 1] and [MAJOR 2] answer No. You 

will have an opportunity to provide your original major(s) next.

Question 

Name

B14AVERO1MAJ

Wording When we last spoke with you in the 2011-2012 school year, you told us you were majoring 

in [If MAJOR 1 ne missing: [MAJOR 1]/Else: [MAJOR 2]. Was [If MAJOR 1 ne missing: 

[MAJOR 1]/Else: [MAJOR 2] your original major?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AVERO1MAJ

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate if this is the first major that you declared at [NPSAS] for your [NPSAS DEGREE].

Answer Yes if this was the major that you originally declared.

If you declared a major before you declared this major answer No. You will have an 

opportunity to provide your original major next.

Question 

Name

B14AOMJ1A

Wording What was your original declared major for the [NPSAS DEGREE] you began at [NPSAS] in 

the 2011-2012 academic year? If you originally declared a double major, tell [if TIO mode: 

me/Else: us] about only one of them here. [If MAJOR 1 ne missing and USERMODE = web 
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get the following instructions]: Please type the information requested in the box provided 

and then click the "Enter" button. A list of categories that match your entry will be 

displayed for you to choose from.

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AOMJ1A (major coder)

Help Text Because you indicated earlier that you changed your major (or field of study) enter your 

original major here.

Enter only the first major that you officially declared at [NPSAS] for the [NPSAS DEGREE] 

that you began in the 2011-2012 academic year. Declaring a major typically involves 

submitting a form, either on paper or online, to the registrar or dean.

If you have changed your major multiple times, provide only the first major that you 

officially declared.

Please do not enter a minor or concentration in the textbox.

To enter your original major (or field of study):

First type your original major at [NPSAS] into the textbox, then click Enter and a list of 

majors that most closely matches your entry will be displayed.

From the responses displayed, click Select next to the major that most closely matches 

your entry and click Keep answer and continue on the confirmation box if this is your 

original major. You will then be taken to the next question in the survey.

Click Change answer on the confirmation box if the description of the major does not 

closely match the major you entered and review the other options that were returned. If 

your original major is not listed in the list of majors displayed, click "None of the above" at 

the bottom of the list of majors and choose descriptions of your original major from the 

dropdown boxes that appear.

Question 

Name

B14ANPOTHSM (ABBREV)

Wording So far you have told us about the [NPSAS DEGREE] you were awarded [{if MAJOR 1 ne 

missing and MAJOR 2 ne missing} in [MAJOR 1] and [MAJOR 2] {else if MAJOR 1 ne 

missing} in [MAJOR 1]] at [NPSAS] [{if B14ADGNMM ne missing and B14ADGNYY ne 

missing} in [B14ADGNMM] [B14ADGNYY] {else if B14ADGNYY ne missing} in 

[B14ADGNYY]]. Other than for that [NPSAS DEGREE], [{if before July 1, 2014} have 

you attended {else} did you attend] [NPSAS] at any time [{if before July 1, 2014} since 

July 2011 {else} between July 2011 and June 2014] for an additional [NPSAS DEGREE]? 

[{If associate’s or bachelor’s degree} For these next questions, changes in major or field of 

study at [NPSAS] for your completed [NPSAS DEGREE] do not count as additional 

enrollment.]

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ANPOTHSM

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text If you are planning to attend [NPSAS] for this additional [NPSAS DEGREE] in the future, but 

have not yet started, please answer No. Later questions in the survey will ask about future 

enrollment plans.
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Question 

Name

B14ANPOTHENR (ABBREV)

Wording [{If B14ANPOTHSM = 0} Thanks.] Other than for the [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] [{if 

certificate/diploma and MAJOR 1 ne missing and MAJOR 2 ne missing} in [MAJOR 1] and 

[MAJOR 2] {else if certificate/diploma and if MAJOR 1 ne missing} in [MAJOR 1]] you began 

in the 2011-2012 academic year, [{if before July 1, 2014} have you attended {else} did you 

attend] [NPSAS] at any time [{if before July 1, 2014} since July 2011 {else} between July 

2011 and June 2014] for any of the following: 

• {If B14ANPOTHSM ne 0 and certificate/diploma} a different certificate or diploma, 

including those leading to a license (example: cosmetology or welding) {else if 

undergraduate classes or associate’s degree} an undergraduate certificate or diploma 

(usually less than 2 years), including those leading to a license (example: cosmetology or 

welding) {else if bachelor’s degree)} an undergraduate certificate or diploma including 

those leading to a license (example: cosmetology or welding), not earned as part of your 

bachelor’s degree 

• If NPSAS is a 2-year or 4-year school and not an associate’s degree: an associate’s degree 

• If NPSAS is a 4-year school and not a bachelor’s degree: a bachelor’s degree 

• If NPSAS is a 4-year school and associate’s or bachelor’s degree: a graduate degree or 

certificate 

• If NPSAS is a 4-year school and [preloaded degree completion from NPSAS or (not 

currently enrolled and B14ACMPDGN=1)]: graduate level courses not part of a degree or 

certificate

• If [Y_N12CMPDGN=1 or (not currently enrolled at NPSAS and B14ACMPDGN=1)]: 

undergraduate level courses not part of a degree or certificate started after you completed 

your [NPSAS DEGREE] [{if B14ADGNMM ne missing and B14ADGNYY ne missing} in 

[B14ADGNMM] [B14ADGNYY] {else if B14ADGNYY ne missing} in [B14ADGNYY]]

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ANPOTHENR

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text When answering this question, do not consider any attendance at [NPSAS] for the [NPSAS 

DEGREE/CLASSES] you began there in the 2011-2012 academic year. Do consider all 

additional attendance at [NPSAS] between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2014 for any 

different degree or certificates or graduate classes. If you are planning to attend [NPSAS] 

for classes or a degree or certificate in the future, but have not yet started, please answer 

No. Later questions in the survey will ask about future enrollment plans. 

Some students earn a certificate as part of their bachelor's degree by taking a specific 

concentration of academic courses (e.g., Latin American Studies, Women's Studies). Do not 

include these types of academic certificates when answering this question.

Question 

Name

B14ANPDEG01 (ABBREV)

Wording Header: 

All programs at [NPSAS] 

[NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 
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What is the type of degree or certificate for this other enrollment at [NPSAS]? [If WEB 

mode] (If you have more than one other enrollment at [NPSAS] or if you are in a joint 

degree program, tell us about only one of these now. You will have an opportunity later to 

tell us about all enrollment at [NPSAS].) [else] (If you have more than one other enrollment 

at [NPSAS] or if you are in a joint degree program, tell me about only one of these now. 

You will have an opportunity later to tell me about all enrollment at [NPSAS]. I'll ask about 

your major or field of study later in the survey.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ANPDEG01

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

3

Associate's degree (usually a 2-

year degree)

4

Bachelor's degree (usually a 4-year 

degree)

7 Master's degree

9

Doctoral degree--

research/scholarship (for example, 

PhD, EdD, etc.)

10

Doctoral degree--professional 

practice (including: chiropractic, 

dentistry, law, medicine, 

optometry, pharmacy, podiatry, or 

veterinary medicine)

11 Doctoral degree--other

2

Undergraduate certificate or 

diploma (usually less than 2 

years), including those leading to a 

license (example: cosmetology)

6 Post-baccalaureate certificate

8 Post-master's certificate

5 Graduate level classes

1 Undergraduate level classes

Help Text Degrees:

An associate's degree normally requires at least 2, but less than 4 years, of full-time 

equivalent college work.

A bachelor's degree is usually awarded by a 4-year college or university and usually 

requires at least 4 years of full-time, college-level work.

A master's degree usually requires at least 2 years of full-time graduate-level work and 

may require a thesis or a practicum.

A doctoral degree-research/scholarship is a Ph.D. or other doctor's degree that 

requires advanced work beyond the master's level, including the preparation and defense of 

a dissertation based on original research, or the planning and execution of an original 

project demonstrating substantial artistic or scholarly achievement. Some examples of this 

type of degree may include Ed.D., D.M.A., D.B.A., D.Sc., D.A., or D.M., and others, as 

designated by the awarding institution.

A doctoral degree-professional practice is a doctor's degree that is conferred upon 

completion of a program providing the knowledge and skills for the recognition, credential, 
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or license required for professional practice. The degree is awarded after a period of study 

such that the total time to the degree, including both pre-professional and professional 

preparation, equals at least six full-time equivalent academic years. Some of these degrees 

include: chiropractic (D.C., or D.C.M.); dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.); law (L.L.B. or J.D.); 

medicine (M.D.); optometry (O.D.), osteopathic medicine (D.O.); pharmacy (Pharm.D.); 

podiatry (D.P.M., Pod.D., D.P.); or veterinary medicine (D.V.M.), and others, as designated 

by the awarding institution.

A doctoral degree-other is a doctor's degree that does not meet the definition of a 

doctor's degree-research/scholarship or a doctor's degree-professional practice.

Certificates and Diplomas:

Undergraduate certificates or diplomas usually take less than two years to complete 

and are usually designed to equip people with the skills needed for direct entry to 

employment or to earn a license such as a cosmetology license. Other examples include 

certificates in administrative support, computer programming, and medical records.

A post-baccalaureate certificate provides students who already hold a bachelor's 

degree with new or additional training in an area of specialization. Certificates typically 

require fewer course hours than do master's or doctoral degrees, and do not require a 

thesis or dissertation. Examples of this include certificates in accounting, computer science, 

and human resource management.

A post-master's certificate usually requires completion of 24 semester credit hours 

beyond the master's degree but does not meet the requirements of academic degrees at 

the doctoral level.

Not enrolled for a degree or certificate:

Undergraduate-level classes means taking courses mostly at the undergraduate level 

but not formally enrolling in a degree or certificate program of any sort.

Graduate level classes are for students who already hold an undergraduate degree or 

certificate and who are enrolled in graduate-level courses beyond a bachelor's degree, but 

who are not formally enrolled in a graduate degree program.

Question 

Name

B14ANPCUR01 (ABBREV)

Wording Header:

All programs at [NPSAS]

[NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES]

[OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES]

Are you currently attending [NPSAS] for your [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES]?

(Answer "Yes" if you are on a spring or fall break in the middle of the term or semester. 

Answer "No" if you completed your [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] or are on a break 

between semesters, terms, or quarters, such as on summer break, and not currently 

attending classes.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ANPCUR01

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate whether you are currently attending [NPSAS] for your [OTHER NPSAS 

DEGREE/CLASSES].
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Answer Yes if you are enrolled and actively working on something for credit at [NPSAS] like 

a thesis or field work, even if you do not currently attend classes at [NPSAS].

Question 

Name

B14ANPCMPD01 (ABBREV)

Wording Header: 

All programs at [NPSAS] 

[NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[If after July 1, 2014] 

Did you complete the requirements for [{if iteration = 1 and B14ANPOTHSM = 1} this 

additional {else} your] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE] at [NPSAS] before July 2014? 

[else] 

Have you completed the requirements for [{if iteration = 1 and B14ANPOTHSM = 1} this 

additional {else} your] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE] at [NPSAS]? [All conditions receive the 

following instructions]: Answer "No" if you transferred schools and completed your [OTHER 

NPSAS DEGREE] at a different school. [If TIO Mode: I'll/Else: We will] ask you about your 

enrollment at any other schools later.

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ANPCMPD01

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Examples of requirements include completing a minimum number of credits and satisfying a 

writing requirement.

If you have not yet completed your degree requirements but will complete them soon, 

answer No.

Question 

Name

B14ANPDGN01

Wording Header: 

All programs at [NPSAS] 

[NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

In what month and year were you awarded [{if iteration = 1 and B14ANPOTHSM = 1} this 

additional {else} your] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE] from [NPSAS]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ANPDGMM01

Wording Month:

Response 

Option

Code Label

-9 -Select one1 January

2 February

3 March
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4 April

5 May

6 June

7 July

8 August

9 September

10 October

11 November

12 December

Item Name B14ANPDGYY01

Wording Year:

Response 

Option

Code Label

-9 -Select one2011 2011

2012 2012

2013 2013

2014 2014

Item Name B14ANPDGNO01

Wording Have not yet been awarded [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE]

Help Text Select the month and year in which you were awarded your [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE] from 

[NPSAS]. 

If you completed your requirements on one date and were awarded your [OTHER NPSAS 

DEGREE] at a later date, indicate the later date when you were awarded your [OTHER 

NPSAS DEGREE].

If you are unsure of the date, provide your best guess.

Question 

Name

B14ANPENRL01 (ABBREV)

Wording Header: 

All programs at [NPSAS] 

[NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

Create t_fill1: {if B14ASTDABR= 1 and other NPSAS degree is associate’s or bachelor’s } 

t_fill1= , including any months spent studying abroad {else} t_fill1= no words [{if iteration 

= 1 and B14ANPOTHSM = 1} t_fill2= this additional {else} t_fill2= your [{if B14ASTDABR= 

1 and other NPSAS degree is associate’s or bachelor’s } t_fill3= , or a study abroad school, 

{else} t_fill3= no words 

[If not currently enrolled in other NPSAS degree and B14ANPCMPD01 = 1 and 

B14ANPDGMM01 ne missing and B14ANPDGYY01 ne missing] 

Between July 2011 and when you completed [t_fill2] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE] in 

[B14ANPDGMM01] [B14ANPDGYY01], in which months did you attend [NPSAS] for [t_fill2] 

[OTHER NPSAS DEGREE] [t_fill1]? (If you attended for only a portion of any month, please 

include that month.) 

[Else if currently enrolled in other NPSAS degree/classes] 

Between July 2011 and June 2014, in which months have you attended, or do you expect 
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to attend [NPSAS] [t_fill3] for [t_fill2] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] [t_fill1]? Please 

do your best to predict your attendance through June 30, 2014. Do not include any months 

during which you are not taking classes, such as summer break. (If you have attended or 

will attend for only a portion of any month, please include that month.) 

[else] 

Between July 2011 and June 2014, in which months did you attend [NPSAS] for [t_fill2] 

[OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] [t_fill1]? [{If before July 1, 2014} If you plan to attend 

[NPSAS] [ t_fill3] for [t_fill2] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] before June 30, 2014, 

please indicate the months you plan to attend. Do not include any months during which you 

were [{if before July 1, 2014} or will not be {else} not] taking classes, such as summer 

break. (If you attended [{if before July 1, 2014} or will attend] for only a portion of any 

month, please include that month.) Instructions for all conditions: [If USERMODE=WEB and 

iteration = 1 get the following instructions] Click on the months of attendance below. 

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ANPJL1101

Wording July 2011

Item Name B14ANPAG1101

Wording August 2011

Item Name B14ANPSP1101

Wording September 2011

Item Name B14ANPOC1101

Wording October 2011

Item Name B14ANPNV1101

Wording November 2011

Item Name B14ANPDC1101

Wording December 2011

Item Name B14ANPJA1201

Wording January 2012

Item Name B14ANPFB1201

Wording February 2012

Item Name B14ANPMR1201

Wording March 2012

Item Name B14ANPAP1201

Wording April 2012

Item Name B14ANPMY1201

Wording May 2012
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Item Name B14ANPJN1201

Wording June 2012

Item Name B14ANPJL1201

Wording July 2012

Item Name B14ANPAG1201

Wording August 2012

Item Name B14ANPSP1201

Wording September 2012

Item Name B14ANPOC1201

Wording October 2012

Item Name B14ANPNV1201

Wording November 2012

Item Name B14ANPDC1201

Wording December 2012

Item Name B14ANPJA1301

Wording January 2013

Item Name B14ANPFB1301

Wording February 2013

Item Name B14ANPMR1301

Wording March 2013

Item Name B14ANPAP1301

Wording April 2013

Item Name B14ANPMY1301

Wording May 2013

Item Name B14ANPJN1301

Wording June 2013

Item Name B14ANPJL1301

Wording July 2013

Item Name B14ANPAG1301

Wording August 2013

Item Name B14ANPSP1301

Wording September 2013
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Item Name B14ANPOC1301

Wording October 2013

Item Name B14ANPNV1301

Wording November 2013

Item Name B14ANPDC1301

Wording December 2013

Item Name B14ANPJA1401

Wording January 2014

Item Name B14ANPFB1401

Wording February 2014

Item Name B14ANPMR1401

Wording March 2014

Item Name B14ANPAP1401

Wording April 2014

Item Name B14ANPMY1401

Wording May 2014

Item Name B14ANPJN1401

Wording June 2014

Help Text Indicate all months of your attendance between July 2011 and June 2014 at [NPSAS] for 

your [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES], not just the beginning and ending months.

Include any months in which you are/were enrolled and actively working on something for 

credit at [NPSAS] like a thesis or field work, even if you do/did not attend classes at 

[NPSAS] during that time.

Leave a box for a month blank if you did not attend during any part of that month at all. 

If you attended [NPSAS] for all months in the year, click the Select/unselect all button. If 

you attended [NPSAS] for most months in the year you can click the Select/unselect all

button and unselect any month you did not attend by clicking on the box for that month 

once it is highlighted.

Question 

Name

B14NPTSTS01 (ABBREV)

Wording Header: 

All programs at [NPSAS]

[NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

During your months of enrollment at [NPSAS] for [{if iteration = 1 and B14ANPOTHSM = 1} 

this additional {else} your] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] in the...
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Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ANP111201

Wording 2011-2012 academic year were you...

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Mainly full-time

2 Mainly part-time

3

Equal mix of full-time and parttime

Item Name B14ANP121301

Wording 2012-2013 academic year were you...

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Mainly full-time

2 Mainly part-time

3

Equal mix of full-time and parttime

Item Name B14ANP131401

Wording

2013-2014 academic year [if before July 1, 2014: have you been 

[or if any future months indicated on B14ANPENRL01: or will you 

be]/Else: were you]...

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Mainly full-time

2 Mainly part-time

3

Equal mix of full-time and parttime

Help Text The following are examples of standard full-time loads and may vary by school.

Students who are enrolled as a full-time student typically carry at least:

・ 12 semester or quarter hours per term at the undergraduate level or 9 credit hours per

term at the graduate level;

・ 24 semester hours or 36 quarter hours per academic year for an educational program 

using credit hours for a program of less than one academic year; or

・ 24 clock hours per week for an educational program using clock hours

Question 

Name

B14ANPCLSDG01

Wording Header: 

All programs at [NPSAS] 

[NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[If currently enrolled in other NPSAS classes] 

Are you taking these [OTHER NPSAS CLASSES] at [NPSAS] primarily to fulfill a degree 

requirement or transfer course credit to a degree or certificate program? 

[else] 

Were you taking these [OTHER NPSAS CLASSES] at [NPSAS] primarily to fulfill a degree 

requirement or transfer course credit to a degree or certificate program?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ANPCLSDG01
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Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text If you are/were taking these [OTHER NPSAS CLASSES] at [NPSAS] in order to meet 

requirements for a degree or certificate program at [NPSAS] or any other school, or to 

transfer credit to another school, select Yes. 

If you are/were taking these [OTHER NPSAS CLASSES] at [NPSAS] for some other reason, 

such as to obtain job skills, to obtain an occupational license or for personal enjoyment, 

select No.

Question 

Name

B14ANPCRSN01

Wording Header:

All programs at [NPSAS] 

[NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[If currently enrolled in other NPSAS classes] 

Which of these reasons best describes why you are enrolled in [OTHER NPSAS CLASSES] at 

[NPSAS]? 

[Else]: 

Which of these reasons best describes why you were enrolled in [OTHER NPSAS CLASSES] 

at [NPSAS]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ANPCRSN01

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 To prepare to earn a degree later

2

To prepare for a job certificate or 

license

3 To gain job or occupational skills

4

To take courses solely for 

recreation, self-improvement, or 

personal interest

Help Text From the options provided, please indicate the primary reason why you decided to enroll in 

[OTHER NPSAS CLASSES] at [NPSAS]. 

If you took these classes in order to apply class credit to a degree, certificate or license that 

you plan to work on in the future, answer To prepare to earn a degree later.

If you took these classes in order to gain job skills--for example, to improve writing ability 

or carpentry skills or to improve the quality of work you perform at your job, answer To 

gain job or occupational skills.

If you took these classes for personal interest or self-improvement--for example, to learn a 

new language with hopes of using your new language while on travel or to take an art class 

in order to practice a new hobby, answer To take courses solely for recreation, selfimprovement, or personal interest.

Question B14ANPDBLM01
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Name

Wording Header: 

All programs at [NPSAS] 

[NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

Create t_fill1: {if certificate/diploma or associate’s degree} t_fill1=or field of study {else} 

t_fill1=no words 

[If not currently enrolled in other NPSAS degree and B14ANPCMPD01 = 1] 

Did you declare a single or double major [t_fill1] for [{if iteration = 1 and B14ANPOTHSM = 

1} this additional {else} your] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE] at [NPSAS]? 

[else if currently enrolled in other NPSAS degree] 

Have you declared a major [t_fill1] for [{if iteration = 1 and B14ANPOTHSM = 1} this 

additional {else} your] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE] at [NPSAS]? 

[else] 

Did you declare a major [ t_fill1] at [NPSAS] [{if after July 1, 2014} before July 2014] for 

[{if iteration = 1 and B14ANPOTHSM = 1} this additional {else} your] [OTHER NPSAS 

DEGREE]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ANPDBLM01

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1

Create t_fill1 and t_fill2: {if 

certificate/diploma or associate’s} 

t_fill1=or field of study {else} 

t_fill1=no words [If not currently

enrolled in other NPSAS degree

and B14ANPCMPD01=1]: Declared 

a single major [t_fill1] [Else]: Yes, 

declared a major [t_fill1]

2

Create t_fill1 and t_fill2: {if 

certificate/diploma or associate’s} 

t_fill1=or field of study {else} 

t_fill1=no words [If not currently

enrolled in other NPSAS degree

and B14ANPCMPD01=1]: Declared 

a double major [t_fill1] [Else]: Yes, 

declared a double major [t_fill1]

3 No

Help Text Declaring a major (or field of study) is the process of formally identifying your major and 

typically involves submitting a form, either on paper or online, to the registrar or dean. If 

you have more than one declared major (or field of study), indicate Yes, declared a 

double major. Indicate No if you have not yet declared your major, even if you know 

what you would like to major in.

Question 

Name

B14ANPDEC01
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Wording Header: 

All programs at [NPSAS] 

[NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

Have you decided what your major will be for [{f iteration = 1 and B14ANPOTHSM = 1} 

this additional {else} your] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE] at [NPSAS]? (Answer "No" if you have 

left [NPSAS] and do not plan to attend again to earn [{f iteration = 1 and B14ANPOTHSM = 

1} this additional {else} your] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE] there.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ANPDEC01

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text If you know what your major will be, even though you have not officially declared your 

major, answer Yes. You will be asked in the next question to tell us what that intended 

major is. 

If you don't know what your major will be, answer No.

Question 

Name

B14ANPMLST01

Wording Header: 

All programs at [NPSAS] 

[NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[If currently enrolled in other NPSAS degree and B14ANPDBLM01 = 2] What is your major 

or field of study for [{if iteration = 1 and B14ANPOTHSM = 1} this additional {else} your] 

[OTHER NPSAS DEGREE] at [NPSAS]? Since you have a double-major, please indicate only 

one major here. You will have an opportunity next to provide your other major. 

[else if currently enrolled in other NPSAS degree] 

What is your [{if B14ANPDBLM01 = 3 and B14ANPDEC01 = 1} intended] major or field of 

study for [{if iteration = 1 and B14ANPOTHSM = 1} this additional {else} your] [OTHER 

NPSAS DEGREE] at [NPSAS]? [{if B14ANPDBLM01 = 3 and B14ANPDEC01 = 1} (If you 

intend to double-major, tell [{if TIO} me {else} us] only about the major most closely 

related to the job you hope to have after college.)] 

[else if not currently enrolled in other NPSAS degree and B14ADBLM01 = 2] 

What was your major or field of study for [{if iteration = 1 and B14ANPOTHSM = 1} this 

additional {else} your] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE] at [NPSAS] [{if after July 1, 2014} when 

you last attended there before July 2014]? Since you had a double-major, please indicate 

only one major here. You will have an opportunity next to provide your other major. 

[else] 

What was your [{if B14ADBLM01=3 and B14ANPDEC01=1} intended] major or field of 

study for [{if iteration = 1 and B14ANPOTHSM = 1} this additional {else} your] [OTHER 

NPSAS DEGREE] at [NPSAS] [{if after July 1, 2014} when you last attended there before 

July 2014]? [{If B14ANPDBLM01 = 3 and B14ANPDEC01 = 1} (If you intended to double-
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major, tell [{if TIO} me {else} us] only about the major most closely related to the job you 

hope to have after college.)]

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ANPMLST01

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 [Fill MAJOR 1]

2 [Fill B14AMAJ1]

3

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from first 

iteration]

4

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from second 

iteration]

5

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from third 

iteration]

6

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from fourth 

iteration]

7

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from fifth 

iteration]

8

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from sixth 

iteration]

9

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from 

seventh iteration]

10 [Fill MAJOR 2]

11 [Fill preloaded original major]

12 [Fill B14AMAJ2]

13 [Fill B14AOMJ1]

14 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01-from first 

iteration]

15 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01-from second 

iteration]

16 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01-from third 

iteration]

17 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01-from fourth 

iteration]

18 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01-from fifth 

iteration]

19 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01-from sixth 

iteration]

20 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01-from seventh 

iteration]

21 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01-from first 

iteration]

22 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01-from second 

iteration]

23 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01-from third 

iteration]

24 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01-from fourth 

iteration]
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25 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01-from fifth 

iteration]

26 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01-from sixth 

iteration]

27 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01-from seventh 

iteration]

99 Other major

Help Text Select your current or most recent major (or field of study) for your [OTHER NPSAS 

DEGREE] at [NPSAS]. 

If your major for your [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE] is listed, click the button beside your major. 

If your major is not listed, click the button beside "Other major" and you will have an 

opportunity to provide your major next.

If you have more than one declared major (or field of study), select only one major here. 

You will have an opportunity to provide your other major next.

Question 

Name

B14ANPMAJ01

Wording Header: 

All programs at [NPSAS] 

[NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[If currently enrolled in other NPSAS degree and B14ANPDBLM01 = 2] What is your major 

or field of study for [{if iteration = 1 and B14ANPOTHSM = 1} this additional {else} your] 

[OTHER NPSAS DEGREE] at [NPSAS]? Since you have a double-major, please indicate only 

one major here. You will have an opportunity next to provide your other major. 

[else if currently enrolled in other NPSAS degree] 

What is your [{if B14ANPDBLM01=3 and B14ANPDEC01=1} intended] major or field of 

study for [{if iteration = 1 and B14ANPOTHSM = 1} this additional {else} your] [OTHER 

NPSAS DEGREE] at [NPSAS]? [{If B14ANPDBLM01 = 3 and B14ANPDEC01 = 1} (If you 

intend to double-major, tell [{if TIO} me {else} us] only about the major most closely 

related to the job you hope to have after college.)] 

[else if not currently enrolled in other NPSAS degree and B14ANPDBLM01=2] 

What was your major or field of study for [{if iteration = 1 and B14ANPOTHSM = 1} this 

additional {else} your] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE] at [NPSAS] [{if after July 1, 2014} when 

you last attended there before July 2014]? Since you had a double-major, please indicate 

only one major here. You will have an opportunity next to provide your other major.

[else] 

What was your [{if B14ANPDBLM01 = 3 and B14ANPDEC01 = 1} intended] major or field of 

study for [{if iteration = 1 and B14ANPOTHSM = 1} this additional {else} your] [OTHER 

NPSAS DEGREE] at [NPSAS] [{if after July 1, 2014} when you last attended there before 

July 2014]? [{If B14ANPDBLM01 = 3 and B14ANPDEC01 = 1} (If you intended to doublemajor, tell [{if TIO} me {else} us] only about the major most closely related to the job you 

hope to have after college.)] 

[{If USERMODE = web get the following instructions} Please type your major in the box 

provided and then click the "Enter" button. A list of search results will be displayed for you 

to choose from.]
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Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ANPMAJ01 (major coder)

Help Text Please do not enter a minor or concentration in the textbox.

If you indicated earlier that you have formally declared a double major, enter only one 

major here. You will have an opportunity to provide your other major next.

If you have not yet declared any major, choose only one intended major to tell us about.

To enter your major (or field of study):

First type your major at [NPSAS] into the textbox, then click Enter and a list of majors that 

most closely matches your entry will be displayed.

From the responses displayed, click Select next to the major that most closely matches 

your entry and click Keep answer and continue on the confirmation box if this is your 

major. You will then be taken to the next question in the survey.

Click Change answer on the confirmation box if the description of the major does not 

closely match the major you entered and review the other options that were returned. If 

your major is not listed in the list of majors displayed, click None of the above at the 

bottom of the list of majors and as best you can, choose descriptions of the major from the 

dropdown boxes that appear.

Question 

Name

B14ANPM2LT01

Wording Header: 

All programs at [NPSAS] 

[NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[If currently enrolled in other NPSAS degree] 

What is your other major or field of study for [{if iteration = 1 and B14ANPOTHSM = 1} 

this additional {else} your] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE] at [NPSAS]? 

[else] 

What was your other major or field of study for [{if iteration = 1 and B14ANPOTHSM = 1} 

this additional {else} your] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE] at [NPSAS] [{if after July 1, 2014} 

when you last attended there before July 2014]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ANPM2LT01

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 [Fill MAJOR 1]

2 [Fill B14AMAJ1]

3

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from first 

iteration]

4

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from second 

iteration]

5

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from third 

iteration]

6

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from fourth 

iteration]

7 [Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from fifth 
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iteration]

8

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from sixth 

iteration]

9

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from 

seventh iteration]

10 [Fill MAJOR 2]

11 [Fill preloaded original major]

12 [Fill B14AMAJ2]

13 [Fill B14AOMJ1]

14 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01-from first 

iteration]

15 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01-from second 

iteration]

16 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01-from third 

iteration]

17 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01-from fourth 

iteration]

18 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01-from fifth 

iteration]

19 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01-from sixth 

iteration]

20 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01-from seventh 

iteration]

21 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01-from first 

iteration]

22 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01-from second 

iteration]

23 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01-from third 

iteration]

24 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01-from fourth 

iteration]

25 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01-from fifth 

iteration]

26 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01-from sixth 

iteration]

27 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01-from seventh 

iteration]

99 Other major

Help Text Because earlier you indicated that you have/had a double major for your [OTHER NPSAS 

DEGREE], select your current or most recent other major (or field of study) for your 

[OTHER NPSAS DEGREE] at [NPSAS]. 

If your other major for your [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE] is listed, click the button beside your 

other major. If your other major is not listed, click the button beside “Other major” and 

you will have an opportunity, next, to provide your other major.

Question 

Name

B14ANPMAJ201

Wording Header: 

All programs at [NPSAS] 
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[NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[If currently enrolled in other NPSAS degree] 

What is your other major or field of study for [{if iteration = 1 and B14ANPOTHSM = 1} 

this additional {else} your] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE] at [NPSAS]? 

[else] 

What was your other major or field of study for [{if iteration = 1 and B14ANPOTHSM = 1} 

this additional {else} your] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE] at [NPSAS] [{if after July 1, 2014} 

when you last attended there before July 2014]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ANPMAJ201 (major coder)

Help Text Please do not enter a minor or concentration in the textbox.

Because you indicated earlier that you have a double major (or field of study) for your 

[OTHER NPSAS DEGREE] at [NPSAS], enter your other major here.

To enter your other major (or field of study):

First type your other major for your [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE] at [NPSAS] into the textbox, 

then click Enter and a list of majors that most closely matches your entry will be displayed.

From the responses displayed, click Select next to the major that most closely matches 

your entry and click Keep answer and continue on the confirmation box if this is your 

major. You will then be taken to the next question in the survey.

Click Change answer on the confirmation box if the description of the major does not 

closely match the major you entered and review the other options that were returned. If 

your major is not listed in the list of majors displayed, click None of the above at the 

bottom of the list of majors and as best you can, choose descriptions of the major from the 

dropdown boxes that appear.

Question 

Name

B14ANPMJCH01

Wording Header: 

All programs at [NPSAS] 

[NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[OTHER NPSAS DEGREE] 

[If currently enrolled in other NPSAS degree] 

How many times have you formally changed your major at [NPSAS] for [{if iteration = 1 

and B14ANPOTHSM = 1} this additional {else} your] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE]? 

[else] 

How many times did you formally change your major at [NPSAS] for [{if iteration = 1 and 

B14ANPOTHSM = 1} this additional {else} your] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE] [{if after July 1, 

2014} when you last attended there before July 2014]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ANPMJCH01

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

0 Never
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1 Once

2 More than once

Help Text Formally changing your major typically involves submitting a form, either on paper or 

online, to the registrar or dean to change your declared major.

Please only count changes from a major that you have formally declared. Do not include 

the initial change from "Undeclared" to a declared major in this count.

Question 

Name

B14ANPOMLT01

Wording Header: 

All programs at [NPSAS] 

[NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

What was your original declared major for your [{if iteration = 1 and B14ANPOTHSM = 1} 

this additional {else} your] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ANPOMLT01

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 [Fill MAJOR 1]

2 [Fill B14AMAJ1]

3

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from first 

iteration]

4

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from second 

iteration]

5

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from third 

iteration]

6

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from fourth 

iteration]

7

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from fifth 

iteration]

8

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from sixth 

iteration]

9

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from 

seventh iteration]

10 [Fill MAJOR 2]

11 [Fill preloaded original major]

12 [Fill B14AMAJ2]

13 [Fill B14AOMJ1]

14 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01-from first 

iteration]

15 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01-from second 

iteration]

16 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01-from third 

iteration]

17 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01-from fourth 

iteration]
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18 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01-from fifth 

iteration]

19 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01-from sixth 

iteration]

20 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01-from seventh 

iteration]

21 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01-from first 

iteration]

22 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01-from second 

iteration]

23 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01-from third 

iteration]

24 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01-from fourth 

iteration]

25 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01-from fifth 

iteration]

26 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01-from sixth 

iteration]

27 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01-from seventh 

iteration]

99 Other major

Help Text Because you indicated earlier that you changed your major (or field of study), select your 

original major here.

Select only the original major that you officially declared at [NPSAS] for your [OTHER 

NPSAS DEGREE]. Declaring a major typically involves submitting a form, either on paper or 

online, to the registrar or dean.

If you have changed your major multiple times, provide only the first major that you 

officially declared.

Question 

Name

B14ANPOMJ01

Wording Header: 

All programs at [NPSAS] 

[NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

What was your original declared major for [{if iteration = 1 and B14ANPOTHSM = 1} this 

additional {else} your] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE] at [NPSAS]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ANPOMJ01 (major coder)

Help Text Because you indicated earlier that you changed your major (or field of study), enter your 

original major here.

Enter only the original major that you officially declared at [NPSAS] for your [OTHER 

NPSAS DEGREE]. Declaring a major typically involves submitting a form, either on paper or 

online, to the registrar or dean.

If you have changed your major multiple times, provide only the first major that you 

officially declared.

Please do not enter a minor or concentration in the textbox.
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To enter your original major (or field of study):

First type your original major for your [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE] at [NPSAS] into the 

textbox, then click "Enter" and a list of majors that most closely match your entry will be 

displayed.

From the responses displayed, click "Select" next to the major that most closely matches 

your entry and click "Keep answer and continue" on the confirmation box if this is your 

original major. You will then be taken to the next question in the survey.

Click "Change answer" on the confirmation box if the description of the major does not 

closely match the major you entered and review the other options that were returned. If 

your original major is not listed in the list of majors displayed, click "None of the above" 

at the bottom of the list of majors and as best you can, choose descriptions of your original 

major from the dropdown boxes that appear.

Question 

Name

B14ANPOTSM01 (ABBREV)

Wording Header: 

All programs at [NPSAS] 

[NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

You just told us about the [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE] you were awarded [{if 

certificate/diploma and MAJOR1 ne missing and MAJOR 2 ne missing} in [MAJOR1] and 

[MAJOR 2] {else if certificate/diploma and MAJOR 1 ne missing} in [MAJOR 1]] at [NPSAS] 

[{if B14ANPDGMM01 ne missing and B14ANPDGYY01 ne missing} in [B14ANPDGMM01] 

[B14ANPDGYY01] {else if B14ANPDGYY01 ne missing} in [B14ANPDGYY01]]. Other than 

for that [NPSAS DEGREE], [{if before July 1, 2014} have you attended {else} did you 

attend] [NPSAS] at any time [{if before July 1, 2014} since July 2011 {else} between July 

2011 and June 2014] for an additional [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE] you have not yet told us 

about? [{If other NPSAS degree is associate’s or bachelor’s} Changes in major or field of 

study at [NPSAS] for your [{if bachelor’s degree} bachelor’s {else} associate’s] degree do 

not count as additional enrollment.]

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ANPOTSM01

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text If you are planning to attend [NPSAS] for this additional [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE] in the 

future, but have not yet started, please answer No. Later questions in the survey will ask 

about future enrollment plans.

Question 

Name

B14ANPOTDG01 (ABBREV)

Wording Header: 

All programs at [NPSAS] 

[NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[If Web mode] Besides the enrollment at [NPSAS] listed above, [if before July 1, 2014: 

have you attended/Else: did you attend] [NPSAS] at any time [if before July 1, 2014: since 
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July 2011/Else: between July 2011 and June 2014] for any of the following: 

• {[If certificate/diploma and B14ANPOTHSM = 0] or [If certificate/diploma and 

B14ANPOTSM0* = 0]} hide bullet {else if certificate/diploma or (certificate/diploma in any 

iteration)} a different certificate or diploma, including those leading to a license (example: 

cosmetology or welding) {else if base-year bachelor’s degree at NPSAS or (bachelor’s 

degree in any iteration)} an undergraduate certificate or diploma including those leading to 

a license (example: cosmetology or welding), not earned as part of your bachelor’s degree 

{else} an undergraduate certificate or diploma (usually less than 2 years), including those 

leading to a license (example: cosmetology or welding) 

• If NPSAS is a 2-year or 4-year school and not an associate’s degree in base year and (no 

associate’s in any iteration): an associate’s degree 

• If NPSAS is a 4-year school and not a bachelor’s degree in base year and (no bachelor’s 

degree in any iteration): a bachelor’s degree 

• If NPSAS is a 4-year school and [base-year associate’s or bachelor’s degree or associate’s 

or bachelor’s degree in some iteration]: a graduate degree or certificate (you have not yet 

told us about) 

• If NPSAS is a 4-year school and [preloaded degree completion from NPSAS or (not 

currently enrolled and B14ACMPDGN=1) or (completed degree in any iteration)]: graduate 

level courses (you have not yet told us about) not part of a degree or certificate

• If completed OTHER NPSAS DEGREE: undergraduate level courses not part of a degree or 

certificate started after you completed your [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE] [{if B14ANPDGMM01 

ne missing and B14ANPDGYY01 ne missing} in [B14ANPDGMM01] [B14ANPDGYY01] {else 

if B14ANPDGYY01 ne missing} in [B14ANPDGYY01]]

[else] 

You already told me that you have worked on the following at [NPSAS]: List NPSAS 

DEGREE/CLASSES and OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES from all iterations: If iteration is 

OTHER NPSAS DEGREE = 2 and MAJOR 1 ne missing and MAJOR 201 ne missing then add 

[MAJOR 1] and [MAJOR 201] after OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES Else If iteration is 

OTHER NPSAS DEGREE = 2 and MAJOR 1 ne missing then add [MAJOR 1] after OTHER 

NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES Else don’t add anything after OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES 

Besides this enrollment, [if before July 1, 2014: have you attended/Else: did you attend] 

[NPSAS] at any time [if before July 1, 2014: since July 2011/Else: between July 2011 and 

June 2014] for any of the following: 

• {[If certificate/diploma and B14ANPOTHSM = 0] or [If certificate/diploma and 

B14ANPOTSM0* = 0]} hide bullet {else if certificate/diploma or (certificate/diploma in any 

iteration)} a different certificate or diploma, including those leading to a license (example: 

cosmetology or welding) {else if bachelor’s degree in base year or (bachelor’s degree in any 

iteration)} an undergraduate certificate or diploma including those leading to a license 

(example: cosmetology or welding), not earned as part of your bachelor’s degree {else} an 

undergraduate certificate or diploma (usually less than 2 years), including those leading to 

a license (example: cosmetology or welding) 

• If NPSAS is a 2-year or 4-year school and not an associate’s degree in base year and (no 

associate’s degree in any iteration): an associate’s degree

• If NPSAS is a 4-year school and not a bachelor’s degree in base year and (no bachelor’s 

degree in any iteration): a bachelor’s degree 

• If NPSAS is a 4-year school and [associate’s or bachelor’s degree in base year or 

associate’s or bachelor’s degree in any iteration]: a graduate degree or certificate (you have 

not yet told us about) 

• If NPSAS is a 4-year school and [preloaded degree completion from NPSAS or (not 

currently enrolled and B14ACMPDGN=1) or (completed degree in any iteration)]: graduate 

level courses (you have not yet told us about) not part of a degree or certificate

• If completed OTHER NPSAS DEGREE: undergraduate level courses not part of a degree or 
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certificate started after you completed your [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE] [{if B14ANPDGMM01 

ne missing and B14ANPDGYY01 ne missing} in [B14ANPDGMM01] [B14ANPDGYY01] {else 

if B14ANPDGYY01 ne missing} in [B14ANPDGYY01]]

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ANPOTDG01

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text When answering this question, do not consider any attendance for degrees or certificates 

at [NPSAS] that you have already told us about (those listed at the top of the screen). Do 

consider all additional attendance for degrees or certificates you have had at [NPSAS] at 

any time between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2014. 

If you are planning to attend [NPSAS] for degree or certificate in the future, but have not 

yet started, please answer No. Later questions in the survey will ask about future 

enrollment plans.

Some students earn a certificate as part of their bachelor's degree by taking a specific 

concentration of academic courses (e.g., Latin American Studies, Women's Studies). Do not 

include these types of academic certificates when answering this question.

Question 

Name

B14AOTSCHINT (ABBREV)

Wording [If B14ASTDABR = 1] 

Thank you for providing your attendance information at [NPSAS], including time spent 

studying abroad. Next, we will be asking you about any other colleges, universities, or 

trade schools you may have attended. 

[else] 

Thank you for providing your attendance information at [NPSAS]. Next, we will be asking 

you about any other colleges, universities, or trade schools you may have attended for any 

reason.

Item

Help Text This is an informational screen only. (Click the Next button.)

Question 

Name

B14AOTSCHENR (ABBREV)

Wording [If B14ASTDABR = 1] 

Not including any school(s) where you studied abroad during your attendance at 

[NPSAS], have you ever attended another college, university, or trade school at any time 

between July 2011 [{if before July 1, 2014} and today {else} and June 2014]? 

[else] 

Other than [NPSAS], have you ever attended another college, university, or trade school at 

any time between July 2011 [{if before July 1, 2014} and today {else} and June 2014]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AOTSCHENR
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Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate if you have attended any other colleges, universities or trade schools

between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2014. Do not include any school(s) where you studied 

abroad during your attendance at [NPSAS].

If you are planning to attend a school for classes or a degree or certificate in the future, but 

have not yet started, please answer No. Later questions in the survey will ask about future 

enrollment plans.

A trade school offers instruction in skilled trades.

Question 

Name

B14AOTSCLT01 (ABBREV)

Wording Header

SCHOOLS YOU HAVE ATTENDED/ENROLLED FOR

[NPSAS] [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES]

[NPSAS] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[OTHER SCHOOL][OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES]

What is the name of that school? 

(If you have attended more than one other school, tell [if TIO: me/else: us] about only one 

of them now. [If TIO: I'll/else: We'll] ask you about all schools you have attended later in 

the survey.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AOTSCLT01

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 [fill preloaded other school 1]

2 [fill preloaded other school 2]

3

[fill B14AOT1SCL01 - from first 

iteration]

4

[fill B14AOT1SCL01 - from second 

iteration]

5

[fill B14AOT1SCL01 - from third 

iteration]

6

[fill B14AOT1SCL01 - from fourth 

iteration]

7

[fill B14AOT1SCL01 - from fifth 

iteration]

8

[fill B14AOT1SCL01 - from sixth 

iteration]

9

[fill B14AOT1SCL01 - from seventh 

iteration]

99 Other school

Help Text If the school you have attended is one of the schools listed, select that school.
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If the school is not listed, select "Other school" and you will have an opportunity next to 

provide the name of the school.

Select only one school here. Later questions will ask about enrollment at other schools.

Question 

Name

B14AOTSCH01 (ABBREV)

Wording Header

SCHOOLS YOU HAVE ATTENDED/ENROLLED FOR

[NPSAS] [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES]

[NPSAS] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES]

[OTHER SCHOOL][OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES]

What is the name of another school you have attended [if TIO mode]: and in what city and 

state is it located?

(If you have attended more than one other school since July 2011, tell [if TIO: me/else: us] 

about only one of them now. [If TIO: I'll/else: We'll] ask you about all schools you have 

attended later in the survey.)

[USERMODE = web gets the following instructions] Please type the information requested 

in the boxes provided and then click the "Enter" button. A list of search results will be 

displayed for you to choose your school from.

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AOTSCH01: (school coder)

Help Text Do not type [NPSAS], any school(s) where you studied abroad during your attendance at 

[NPSAS], or the name of a high school into the textbox. Only colleges, universities, and 

trade schools within the United States and Puerto Rico are included in the database. To 

indicate a foreign school, provide the name of the school in the textbox, select "FOREIGN 

COUNTRY" in the dropdown box, click Enter, and then provide the requested information.

For all other schools:

First type the school name into the textbox, then choose the state where the school is 

located from the dropdown box and type in the city of the school or choose a city by 

clicking on List Cities. Last click "Enter" and a list of schools matching your responses will 

be displayed.

From the responses displayed, click Select next to the name and location of the school and 

click "Keep answer and continue" on the confirmation box if this is the school. You will 

then be taken to the next question in the survey.

Click "Change answer" on the confirmation box if this is not the school you wish to 

choose and review the other options that were returned.

If the school you entered in the textbox is not listed at all, try the search again, this time 

removing the city name. If the school is still not listed, click "None of the above" at the 

bottom of the list of schools and provide the requested information.

Question 

Name

B14AOTFRDG01 (ABBREV)

Wording Header 

SCHOOLS YOU HAVE ATTENDED/ENROLLED FOR 

[NPSAS] [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[NPSAS] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 
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[OTHER SCHOOL] [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[(If iteration =1) or (B14AOTOTSM0* from previous iteration ne 1 and B14AOTDGSC0* 

from previous iteration ne 1 and B14AOTOTDG0* from previous iteration = 1)]

Thinking about when you first enrolled at [OTHER SCHOOL], was this enrollment specifically 

to earn a degree or certificate from [OTHER SCHOOL]?

[else]

Is this enrollment specifically to earn a degree or certificate from [OTHER SCHOOL]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AOTFRDG01

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate if your enrollment is/was to earn a degree or certificate from [T_OTSCHL01].

Degrees or certificates include:

 Undergraduate certificates or diplomas

 Associate's degree

 Bachelor's degree

 Post-baccalaureate certificate

 Master's degree

 Post-master's certificate

 Doctoral degree (research/scholarship, professional practice, or other)

If you were enrolled at [T_OTSCHL01] in classes meant for transfer to earn a degree or 

certificate from a different school (for example, summer school only at [T_OTSCHL01]), 

answer "No."

Question 

Name

B14AOTTYP01 (ABBREV)

Wording Header 

SCHOOLS YOU HAVE ATTENDED/ENROLLED FOR 

[NPSAS] [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[NPSAS] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[OTHER SCHOOL][OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES] 

Is this enrollment for mostly undergraduate-level classes or for mostly graduate-level 

classes at [OTHER SCHOOL]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AOTTYP01

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Mostly undergraduate-level classes

2 Mostly graduate-level classes

Help Text Mostly undergraduate-level classes means taking courses mostly at the undergraduate 

level but not formally enrolling in a degree or certificate program of any sort.

Mostly graduate-level classes are for students who already hold an undergraduate 

degree or certificate and who are enrolled in graduate-level courses beyond a bachelor's 
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degree, but who are not formally enrolled in a graduate degree program.

Question 

Name

B14AOTDEG01 (ABBREV)

Wording Header

SCHOOLS YOU HAVE ATTENDED/ENROLLED FOR

[NPSAS] [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES]

[NPSAS] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES]

[OTHER SCHOOL][OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES]

What is the type of degree or certificate program for this enrollment at [OTHER SCHOOL]? 

(If you have more than one enrollment at [OTHER SCHOOL] or if you are in a joint degree 

program, tell [if TIO mode: me/Else: us] about only one of these now. You will have an 

opportunity later to tell [if TIO mode: me/Else: us] about all enrollment at [OTHER 

SCHOOL].)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AOTDEG01

Wording Associate's degree (usually a 2-year degree)

Response 

Option

Code Label

3

Associate's degree (usually a 2-

year degree)

4

Bachelor's degree (usually a 4-year 

degree)

7 Master's degree

9

Doctoral degree--

research/scholarship (for example, 

PhD, EdD, etc.)

10

Doctoral degree--professional 

practice (including: chiropractic, 

dentistry, law, medicine, 

optometry, pharmacy, podiatry, or 

veterinary medicine)

11 Doctoral degree--other

2

Undergraduate certificate or 

diploma (usually less than 2 

years), including those leading to a 

license (example: cosmetology)

6 Post-baccalaureate certificate

8 Post-master's certificate

Help Text Degrees:

An associate's degree normally requires at least 2, but less than 4 years, of full-time 

equivalent college work.

A bachelor's degree is usually awarded by a 4-year college or university and usually 

requires at least 4 years of full-time, college-level work.

A master's degree usually requires at least 2 years of full-time graduate-level work and 

may require a thesis or a practicum.

A doctoral degree-research/scholarship is a Ph.D. or other doctor's degree that 

requires advanced work beyond the master's level, including the preparation and defense of 
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a dissertation based on original research, or the planning and execution of an original 

project demonstrating substantial artistic or scholarly achievement. Some examples of this 

type of degree may include Ed.D., D.M.A., D.B.A., D.Sc., D.A., or D.M., and others, as 

designated by the awarding institution.

A doctoral degree-professional practice is a doctor's degree that is conferred upon 

completion of a program providing the knowledge and skills for the recognition, credential, 

or license required for professional practice. The degree is awarded after a period of study 

such that the total time to the degree, including both pre-professional and professional 

preparation, equals at least six full-time equivalent academic years. Some of these degrees 

include: chiropractic (D.C., or D.C.M.); dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.); law (L.L.B. or J.D.); 

medicine (M.D.); optometry (O.D.), osteopathic medicine (D.O.); pharmacy (Pharm.D.); 

podiatry (D.P.M., Pod.D., D.P.); or veterinary medicine (D.V.M.), and others, as designated 

by the awarding institution.

A doctoral degree-other is a doctor's degree that does not meet the definition of a 

doctor's degree-research/scholarship or a doctor's degree-professional practice.

Certificates and Diplomas:

Undergraduate certificates or diplomas usually take less than two years to complete 

and are usually designed to equip people with the skills needed for direct entry to 

employment or to earn a license such as a cosmetology license. Other examples include 

certificates in administrative support, computer programming, and medical records.

A post-baccalaureate certificate provides students who already hold a bachelor's 

degree with new or additional training in an area of specialization. Certificates typically 

require fewer course hours than do master's or doctoral degrees, and do not require a 

thesis or dissertation. Examples of this include certificates in accounting, computer science, 

and human resource management.

A post-master's certificate usually requires completion of 24 semester credit hours 

beyond the master's degree but does not meet the requirements of academic degrees at

the doctoral level.

Question 

Name

B14AOTTNS01

Wording Header 

SCHOOLS YOU HAVE ATTENDED/ENROLLED FOR

[NPSAS] [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[NPSAS] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES]

[OTHER SCHOOL][OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES]

[If iteration=1] 

Did you attempt to transfer any credits from [NPSAS] to [OTHER SCHOOL] for your [OTHER 

SCHOOL DEGREE]? 

Else: 

Did you attempt to transfer any credits from [NPSAS] to [OTHER SCHOOL] for this [OTHER 

SCHOOL DEGREE]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AOTTNS01

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No
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Help Text Indicate if you tried to transfer credits from [NPSAS] to [OTHER SCHOOL] for this [OTHER 

SCHOOL DEGREE].

When answering this question, do not consider whether [OTHER SCHOOL] accepted these 

credits or if [OTHER SCHOOL] applied the credits towards this [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE].

Question 

Name

B14AOTCUR01 (ABBREV)

Wording Header

SCHOOLS YOU HAVE ATTENDED/ENROLLED FOR

[NPSAS] [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES]

[NPSAS] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES]

[OTHER SCHOOL][OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES]

Are you currently attending [OTHER SCHOOL] for your [OTHER SCHOOL 

DEGREE/CLASSES]?

(Answer "Yes" if you are on a spring or fall break in the middle of the term or semester. 

Answer "No" if you completed your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES] or are on a break 

between semesters, terms, or quarters, such as on summer break, and not currently 

attending classes.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AOTCUR01

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate whether you are currently attending [OTHER SCHOOL] for your [OTHER 

SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES]. 

Answer Yes if you are enrolled and actively working on something for credit like a thesis or 

field work, even if you do not currently attend classes at [OTHER SCHOOL].

Question 

Name

B14AOTCMPD01 (ABBREV)

Wording Header 

SCHOOLS YOU HAVE ATTENDED/ENROLLED FOR 

[NPSAS] [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[NPSAS] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[OTHER SCHOOL][OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[If after July 1, 2014] 

Did you complete the requirements for your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] at [OTHER 

SCHOOL] before July 2014? 

[else] 

Have you completed the requirements for your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] at [OTHER 

SCHOOL]? 

[All conditions receive the following instruction] 

(Answer "No" if you transferred schools and completed your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] at 

a different school. [{If TIO mode} I'll {else} We will] ask you about your enrollment at any 
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other schools later.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AOTCMPD01

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text If you have not yet completed your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] requirements but will 

complete them soon, answer No. A later question will ask when you expect to complete 

your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] requirements.

If you transferred schools and completed your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] at a different 

school, answer No. Later questions will ask about enrollment at any other schools.

Question 

Name

B14AOTDGN01

Wording Header

SCHOOLS YOU HAVE ATTENDED/ENROLLED FOR

[NPSAS] [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES]

[NPSAS] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES]

[OTHER SCHOOL][OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES]

In what month and year were you awarded your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] from [OTHER 

SCHOOL]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AOTDGMM01

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 B14AOTDGYY01

Wording Year:

Response 

Option

Code Label

-9 -Select one2011 2011

2012 2012
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2013 2013

2014 2014

Item Name B14AOTDGNO01

Wording Have not yet been awarded [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE]

Help Text Select the month and year in which you were awarded your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] 

from [OTHER SCHOOL]. 

If you completed your requirements on one date and were awarded your [OTHER SCHOOL 

DEGREE] at a later date, indicate the later date when you were awarded your [OTHER 

SCHOOL DEGREE].

If you are unsure of the date, provide your best guess.

Question 

Name

B14AOTENRL01 (ABBREV)

Wording Header 

SCHOOLS YOU HAVE ATTENDED/ENROLLED FOR 

[NPSAS] [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[NPSAS] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[OTHER SCHOOL][OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES] 

Create t_fill1: {if associate’s or bachelor’s degree } t_fill1= , including any months spent 

studying abroad {else} t_fill1= no words [{if associate’s or bachelor’s degree } t_fill2= , or 

a study abroad school, {else} t_fill2= no words 

[If not currently enrolled in OTHER SCHOOL degree and B14AOTCMPD01 = 1 and 

B14AOTDGMM01 ne missing and B14AOTDGYY01 ne missing]: 

Between July 2011 and when you completed your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] in 

[B14AOTDGMM01] [B14AOTDGYY01], in which months did you attend [OTHER SCHOOL] 

for your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] [t_fill1]? Do not include any months during which you 

were not taking classes, such as summer break. (If you attended for only a portion of any 

month, please include that month.) 

[else if currently enrolled in OTHER SCHOOL degree/classes]: 

Between July 2011 and June 2014, in which months have you attended, or do you expect 

to attend [OTHER SCHOOL] for your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES] [t_fill1]? Please 

do your best to predict your attendance through June 30, 2014. Do not include any months 

during which you are not taking classes, such as summer break. (If you have attended or 

will attend for only a portion of any month, please include that month.) 

[else]: 

Between July 2011 and June 2014, in which months did you attend [OTHER SCHOOL] for 

your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES][ t_fill1]? [{if before July 1, 2014} If you plan to 

attend [OTHER SCHOOL] [t_fill2] for [if degree program at OTHER SCHOOL: your] [OTHER 

SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES] before June 30, 2014, please indicate the months you plan to 

attend. Do not include any months during which you were [if before July 1, 2014: or will 

not be/Else: not] taking classes, such as summer break. (If you attended [if before July 1, 

2014: or will attend] for only a portion of any month, please include that month.) 

Instructions for all conditions: 

[If USERMODE=WEB and iteration=1 get the following instructions]: Click on the months of 

attendance below. 
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Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AOTJL1101

Wording July 2011

Item Name B14AOTAG1101

Wording August 2011

Item Name B14AOTSP1101

Wording September 2011

Item Name B14AOTOC1101

Wording October 2011

Item Name B14AOTNV1101

Wording November 2011

Item Name B14AOTDC1101

Wording December 2011

Item Name B14AOTJA1201

Wording January 2012

Item Name B14AOTFB1201

Wording February 2012

Item Name B14AOTMR1201

Wording March 2012

Item Name B14AOTAP1201

Wording April 2012

Item Name B14AOTMY1201

Wording May 2012

Item Name B14AOTJN1201

Wording June 2012

Item Name B14AOTJL1201

Wording July 2012

Item Name B14AOTAG1201

Wording August 2012

Item Name B14AOTSP1201

Wording September 2012

Item Name B14AOTOC1201
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Wording October 2012

Item Name B14AOTNV1201

Wording November 2012

Item Name B14AOTDC1201

Wording December 2012

Item Name B14AOTJA1301

Wording January 2013

Item Name B14AOTFB1301

Wording February 2013

Item Name B14AOTMR1301

Wording March 2013

Item Name B14AOTAP1301

Wording April 2013

Item Name B14AOTMY1301

Wording May 2013

Item Name B14AOTJN1301

Wording June 2013

Item Name B14AOTJL1301

Wording July 2013

Item Name B14AOTAG1301

Wording August 2013

Item Name B14AOTSP1301

Wording September 2013

Item Name B14AOTOC1301

Wording October 2013

Item Name B14AOTNV1301

Wording November 2013

Item Name B14AOTDC1301

Wording December 2013

Item Name B14AOTJA1401

Wording January 2014
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Item Name B14AOTFB1401

Wording February 2014

Item Name B14AOTMR1401

Wording March 2014

Item Name B14AOTAP1401

Wording April 2014

Item Name B14AOTMY1401

Wording May 2014

Item Name B14AOTJN1401

Wording June 2014

Help Text Indicate all months of your attendance between July 2011 and June 2014 at [OTHER 

SCHOOL] for your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES], not just the beginning and ending 

months.

Include any months in which you are/were enrolled and actively working on something for 

credit at [OTHER SCHOOL] like a thesis or field work, even if you do/did not attend classes 

at [OTHER SCHOOL] during that time.

Leave a box for a month blank if you did not attend [OTHER SCHOOL] during any part of 

that month at all. If you attended [OTHER SCHOOL] for all months in the year, click the 

Select/unselect all button. If you attended [OTHER SCHOOL] for most months in the 

year you can click the Select/unselect all button and unselect any month you did not 

attend by clicking on the box for that month once it is highlighted.

Question 

Name

B14AOTSTS01 (ABBREV)

Wording Header

SCHOOLS YOU HAVE ATTENDED/ENROLLED FOR

[NPSAS] [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES]

[NPSAS] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES]

[OTHER SCHOOL][OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES]

During your months of enrollment at [OTHER SCHOOL] in the...

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AOT111201

Wording 2011-2012 academic year were you...

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Mainly full-time

2 Mainly part-time

3

Equal mix of full-time and parttime

Item Name B14AOT121301

Wording 2012-2013 academic year were you...

Response Code Label
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Option 1 Mainly full-time

2 Mainly part-time

3

Equal mix of full-time and parttime

Item Name B14AOT131401

Wording

2013-2014 academic year [if before July 1, 2014: have you been 

[or if any future months indicated on B14AOTENRL01: or will you 

be]/Else: were you]...

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Mainly full-time

2 Mainly part-time

3

Equal mix of full-time and parttime

Help Text The following are examples of standard full-time loads and may vary by school.

Students who are enrolled as a full-time student typically carry at least:

・ 12 semester or quarter hours per term at the undergraduate level or 9 credit hours per 

term at the graduate level;

・ 24 semester hours or 36 quarter hours per academic year for an educational program

using credit hours for a program of less than one academic year; or

・ 24 clock hours per week for an educational program using clock hours

Question 

Name

B14AOTCLSDG01

Wording Header 

SCHOOLS YOU HAVE ATTENDED/ENROLLED FOR 

[NPSAS] [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[NPSAS] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[OTHER SCHOOL][OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[If currently enrolled in OTHER SCHOOL classes] 

Are you taking these [OTHER SCHOOL CLASSES] at [OTHER SCHOOL] primarily to transfer 

course credit to a degree or certificate? 

[else]:

Were you taking these [OTHER SCHOOL CLASSES] at [OTHER SCHOOL] primarily to 

transfer course credit to a degree or certificate?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AOTCLSDG01

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text If you are/were taking these [OTHER SCHOOL CLASSES] at [OTHER SCHOOL] in order to 

meet requirements for a degree or certificate program at [OTHER SCHOOL] or any other 

school, or to transfer credit to another school, select Yes.

If you are/were taking these [OTHER SCHOOL CLASSES] at [OTHER SCHOOL] for some 

other reason, such as to obtain job skills, to obtain an occupational license or for personal 

enjoyment, select No.
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Question 

Name

B14AOTCRSN01

Wording Header 

SCHOOLS YOU HAVE ATTENDED/ENROLLED FOR 

[NPSAS] [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[NPSAS] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[OTHER SCHOOL][OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[If currently enrolled in OTHER SCHOOL classes] 

Which of these reasons best describes why you are taking these [OTHER SCHOOL 

CLASSES] at [OTHER SCHOOL]? 

[else] 

Which of these reasons best describes why you were taking these [OTHER SCHOOL 

CLASSES] at [OTHER SCHOOL] [{if after July 1, 2014} when you last attended there before 

July 2014]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AOTCRSN01

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 To prepare to earn a degree later

2

To prepare for a professional 

certification or industry license

3 To gain job or occupational skills

4

To take courses solely for 

recreation, self-improvement, or 

personal interest

Help Text From the options provided, please indicate the one reason that best describes why you 

decided to enroll in classes at your most recent school.

If you took these classes in order to apply class credit to a degree, certificate or license that 

you plan to work on in the future, answer To prepare to earn a degree later.

If you took these classes in order to gain job skills--for example, to improve writing ability 

or carpentry skills or to improve the quality of work you perform at your job, answer To 

gain job or occupational skills.

If you took these classes for personal interest or self-improvement--for example, to learn a 

new language with hopes of using your new language while on travel or to take an art class 

in order to practice a new hobby, answer To take courses solely for recreation, selfimprovement, or personal interest.

Question 

Name

B14AOTDBLM01

Wording Header 

SCHOOLS YOU HAVE ATTENDED/ENROLLED FOR 

[NPSAS] [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[NPSAS] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[OTHER SCHOOL][OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES] 

Create t_fill1: {certificate/diploma or associate’s degree} t_fill1=or field of study {else} 

t_fill1=no words 
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[If not currently enrolled in OTHER SCHOOL degree and B14AOTCMPD01 = 1]

Did you declare a single or double major [t_fill1] for your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] at 

[OTHER SCHOOL]? 

[else if currently enrolled in OTHER SCHOOL degree] 

Have you declared a major [t_fill1] for your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] at [OTHER 

SCHOOL]?

[else] 

Did you declare a major [t_fill1] at [OTHER SCHOOL] [{if after July 1, 2014} before July 

2014] for your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AOTDBLM01

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1

Create t_fill1 and t_fill2: {if 

certificate/diploma or associate’s 

degree} t_fill1 = or field of study 

{else} t_fill1 = no words [If not 

currently enrolled in OTHER 

SCHOOL degree and 

B14AOTCMPD01 = 1] Declared a 

single major [t_fill1] [else] Yes, 

declared a major [t_fill1]

2

Create t_fill1 and t_fill2: {if 

certificate/diploma or associate’s 

degree} t_fill1 = or field of study 

{else} t_fill1 = no words [If not 

currently enrolled in OTHER 

SCHOOL degree and 

B14AOTCMPD01 = 1] Declared a 

double major [t_fill1] [else] Yes, 

declared a double major [t_fill1]

3 No

Help Text Indicate whether or not you have already declared a major (or field of study) for your 

[OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] at [OTHER SCHOOL]. 

Declaring a major (or field of study) typically involves submitting a form, either on paper or 

online, to the registrar or dean.

If you have more than one declared major (or field of study), indicate Yes, declared a 

double major.

Indicate No if you have not yet declared your major, even if you know what you would like 

to major in.

Question 

Name

B14AOTDEC01

Wording Header

SCHOOLS YOU HAVE ATTENDED/ENROLLED FOR

[NPSAS] [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES]

[NPSAS] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES]

[OTHER SCHOOL][OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES]
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Have you decided what your major will be for your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] at [OTHER 

SCHOOL]? 

(Answer "No" if you have left [OTHER SCHOOL] and do not plan to attend again to earn 

your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] there.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AOTDEC01

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text If you know what your major will be, even though you have not officially declared your 

major, answer Yes. You will be asked in the next question to tell us what that intended 

major is. 

If you don't know what your major will be, answer No.

Question 

Name

B14AOTMLST01

Wording Header 

SCHOOLS YOU HAVE ATTENDED/ENROLLED FOR 

[NPSAS] [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[NPSAS] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[OTHER SCHOOL][OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[If currently enrolled in OTHER SCHOOL degree and B14AOTDBLM01 = 2] 

What is your major or field of study for your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] at [OTHER 

SCHOOL]? Since you have a double-major, please indicate only one major here. You will 

have an opportunity next to provide your other major. 

[else if currently enrolled in OTHER SCHOOL degree] 

What is your [{if B14AOTDBLM01 = 3 and B14AOTDEC01 = 1} intended] major or field of 

study for your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] at [OTHER SCHOOL]? [{If B14AOTDBLM01 = 3 

and B14AOTDEC01 = 1} (If you intend to double-major, tell [{if TIO} me {else} us] only 

about the major most closely related to the job you hope to have after college.)] 

[else if not currently enrolled in OTHER SCHOOL degree and B14AOTDBLM01 = 2] 

What was your major or field of study for your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] at [OTHER 

SCHOOL] [{if after July 1, 2014} when you last attended there before July 2014]? Since 

you had a double-major, please indicate only one major here. You will have an opportunity 

next to provide your other major. 

[else] 

What was your [{if B14AOTDBLM01 = 3 and B14AOTDEC01 = 1} intended] major or field 

of study for your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] at [OTHER SCHOOL] [{if after July 1, 2014} 

when you last attended there before July 2014]? [{If B14AOTDBLM01 = 3 and 

B14AOTDEC01 = 1} (If you intended to double-major, tell [{if TIO} me {else} us] only 

about the major most closely related to the job you hope to have after college.)]

Item Spec Name Value
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Item Name B14AOTMLST01

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 [Fill MAJOR 1]

2 [Fill B14AMAJ1]

3

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from first 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH_loop]

4

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from second 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH_Loop]

5

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from third 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH_Loop]

6

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from fourth 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH_Loop]

7

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from fifth 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH_Loop]

8

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from sixth 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH_Loop]

9

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from 

seventh iteration of 

NPSAS_OTH_Loop]

10 [Fill B14AOT1MAJ01 - from first 

iteration]

11 [Fill B14AOT1MAJ01 - from second 

iteration]

12 [Fill B14AOT1MAJ01 - from third 

iteration]

13 [Fill B14AOT1MAJ01 - from fourth 

iteration]

14 [Fill B14AOT1MAJ01 - from fifth 

iteration]

15 [Fill B14AOT1MAJ01 - from sixth 

iteration]

16 [Fill B14AOT1MAJ01 - from 

seventh iteration]

17 [Fill MAJOR 2]

18 [Fill preloaded original major]

19 [Fill B14AMAJ2]

20 [Fill B14AOMJ1]

21 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01-from first 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

22 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01-from second 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

23 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01-from third 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

24 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01-from fourth 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

25 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01-from fifth 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

26 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01-from sixth 
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iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

27 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01-from seventh 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

28 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01-from first 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

29 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01-from second 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

30 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01-from third 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

31 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01-from fourth 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

32 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01-from fifth 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

33 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01-from sixth 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

34 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01-from seventh 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

35 [Fill B14AOT2MAJ01-from first 

iteration]

36 [Fill B14AOT2MAJ01-from second 

iteration]

37 [Fill B14AOT2MAJ01-from third 

iteration]

38 [Fill B14AOT2MAJ01-from fourth 

iteration]

39 [Fill B14AOT2MAJ01-from fifth 

iteration]

40 [Fill B14AOT2MAJ01-from sixth 

iteration]

41 [Fill B14AOT2MAJ01-from seventh 

iteration]

42 [Fill B14AOTOMAJ01-from first 

iteration]

43 [Fill B14AOTOMAJ01-from second 

iteration]

44 [Fill B14AOTOMAJ01-from third 

iteration]

45 [Fill B14AOTOMAJ01-from fourth 

iteration]

46 [Fill B14AOTOMAJ01-from fifth 

iteration]

47 [Fill B14AOTOMAJ01-from sixth 

iteration]

48 [Fill B14AOTOMAJ01-from seventh 

iteration]

99 Other major

Help Text Select your current or most recent major (or field of study) for your [OTHER SCHOOL 

DEGREE] at [OTHER SCHOOL]. 

If your major for your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] is listed, click the button beside your 
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major. If your major is not listed, click the button beside "Other major" and you will have 

an opportunity, next, to provide your major.

If you have more than one declared major (or field of study), select only one major here. 

You will have an opportunity, next, to provide your other major.

Question 

Name

B14AOTMAJ01

Wording Header 

SCHOOLS YOU HAVE ATTENDED/ENROLLED FOR 

[NPSAS] [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[NPSAS] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[OTHER SCHOOL][OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[If currently enrolled in OTHER SCHOOL degree and B14AOTDBLM01 = 2] 

What is your major or field of study for your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] at [OTHER 

SCHOOL]? Since you have a double-major, please indicate only one major here. You will 

have an opportunity next to provide your other major. 

[else if currently enrolled in OTHER SCHOOL degree] 

What is your [{if B14AOTDBLM01 = 3 and B14AOTDEC01 = 1} intended] major or field of 

study for your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] at [OTHER SCHOOL]? [{If B14AOTDBLM01 = 3 

and B14AOTDEC01 = 1} (If you intend to double-major, tell [{if TIO} me {else} us] only 

about the major most closely related to the job you hope to have after college.)] 

[else if not currently enrolled in OTHER SCHOOL degree and B14AOTDBLM01 = 2] 

What was your major or field of study for your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] at [OTHER 

SCHOOL] [{if after July 1, 2014} when you last attended there before July 2014]? Since 

you had a double-major, please indicate only one major here. You will have an opportunity 

next to provide your other major. 

[else] 

What was your [{if B14AOTDBLM01 = 3 and B14AOTDEC01 = 1} intended] major or field 

of study for your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] at [OTHER SCHOOL] [{if after July 1, 2014} 

when you last attended there before July 2014]? [{If B14AOTDBLM01 = 3 and 

B14AOTDEC01 = 1} (If you intended to double-major, tell [{if TIO} me {else} us] only 

about the major most closely related to the job you hope to have after college.)] 

[USERMODE = web gets the following instructions] 

Please type your major in the box provided and then click the "Enter" button. A list of 

search results will be displayed for you to choose from.

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AOTMAJ01 (major coder)

Help Text Please do not enter a minor or concentration in the textbox.

If you indicated earlier that you have formally declared a double major for your [OTHER 

SCHOOL DEGREE] at [OTHER SCHOOL], enter only one major here. You will have an 

opportunity to provide your other major next.

If you have not yet declared any major, choose only one intended major to tell us about.

To enter your major (or field of study) for your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] at [OTHER 

SCHOOL]:

First type your major into the textbox, then click "Enter" and a list of majors that most 
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closely matches your entry will be displayed.

From the responses displayed, click "Select" next to the major that most closely matches 

your entry and click "Keep answer and continue" on the confirmation box if this is your 

major. You will then be taken to the next question in the survey.

Click "Change answer" on the confirmation box if the description of the major does not 

closely match the major you entered and review the other options that were returned. If 

your major is not listed in the list of majors displayed, click "None of the above" at the 

bottom of the list of majors and as best you can, choose descriptions of the major from the 

dropdown boxes that appear.

Question

Name

B14AOTM2LT01

Wording Header 

SCHOOLS YOU HAVE ATTENDED/ENROLLED FOR

[NPSAS] [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES]

[NPSAS] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[OTHER SCHOOL][OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[If currently enrolled in OTHER SCHOOL degree] 

What is your second major or field of study for your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] at [OTHER 

SCHOOL]? 

[else] 

What was your second major or field of study for your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] at 

[OTHER SCHOOL][{if after July 1, 2014} when you last attended there before July 2014]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AOTM2LT01

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 [Fill MAJOR 1]

2 [Fill B14AMAJ1]

3

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from first 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH_loop]

4

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from second 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH_Loop]

5

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from third 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH_Loop]

6

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from fourth 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH_Loop]

7

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from fifth 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH_Loop]

8

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from sixth 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH_Loop]

9

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from 

seventh iteration of 

NPSAS_OTH_Loop]

10 [Fill B14AOT1MAJ01 - from first 

iteration]

11 [Fill B14AOT1MAJ01 - from second 

iteration]
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12 [Fill B14AOT1MAJ01 

- from third 

iteration]

13 [Fill B14AOT1MAJ01 

- from fourth 

iteration]

14 [Fill B14AOT1MAJ01 

- from fifth 

iteration]

15 [Fill B14AOT1MAJ01 

- from sixth 

iteration]

16 [Fill B14AOT1MAJ01 

- from 

seventh iteration]

17 [Fill MAJOR 2]

18 [Fill preloaded original major]

19 [Fill B14AMAJ2]

20 [Fill B14AOMJ1]

21 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01

-from first 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

22 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01

-from second 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

23 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01

-from third 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

24 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01

-from fourth 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

25 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01

-from fifth 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

26 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01

-from sixth 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

27 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01

-from seventh 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

28 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01

-from first 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

29 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01

-from second 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

30 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01

-from third 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

31 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01

-from fourth 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

32 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01

-from fifth 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

33 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01

-from sixth 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

34 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01

-from seventh 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

35 [Fill B14AOT2MAJ01

-from first 

iteration]

36 [Fill B14AOT2MAJ01

-from second 

iteration]

37 [Fill B14AOT2MAJ01

-from third 

iteration]

38 [Fill B14AOT2MAJ01-from fourth 
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iteration]

39 [Fill B14AOT2MAJ01-from fifth 

iteration]

40 [Fill B14AOT2MAJ01-from sixth 

iteration]

41 [Fill B14AOT2MAJ01-from seventh 

iteration]

42 [Fill B14AOTOMAJ01-from first 

iteration]

43 [Fill B14AOTOMAJ01-from second 

iteration]

44 [Fill B14AOTOMAJ01-from third 

iteration]

45 [Fill B14AOTOMAJ01-from fourth 

iteration]

46 [Fill B14AOTOMAJ01-from fifth 

iteration]

47 [Fill B14AOTOMAJ01-from sixth 

iteration]

48 [Fill B14AOTOMAJ01-from seventh 

iteration]

99 Other major

Help Text Because earlier you indicated that you have/had a double major for your [OTHER 

SCHOOL DEGREE] at [OTHER SCHOOL], select your current or most recent other major (or 

field of study) from the list.

If your other major for your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] at [OTHER SCHOOL] is listed, click 

the button beside your other major. If your other major is not listed, click the button 

beside "Other major" and you will have an opportunity, next, to provide your major.

Question 

Name

B14AOTMAJ201

Wording Header 

SCHOOLS YOU HAVE ATTENDED/ENROLLED FOR 

[NPSAS] [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[NPSAS] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[OTHER SCHOOL][OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES]

[If currently enrolled in OTHER SCHOOL degree] 

What is your second major or field of study for your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] at [OTHER 

SCHOOL]?

[else] 

What was your second major or field of study for your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] at 

[OTHER SCHOOL] [{if after July 1, 2014} when you last attended there before July 2014]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AOTMAJ201 (major coder)

Help Text Please do not enter a minor or concentration in the textbox.
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Because you indicated earlier that you have a double major (or field of study) for your 

[OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] at [OTHER SCHOOL], enter your other major here.

To enter your other major (or field of study) for your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] at [OTHER 

SCHOOL]:

First type your other major into the textbox, then click "Enter" and a list of majors that 

most closely matches your entry will be displayed.

From the responses displayed, click "Select" next to the major that most closely matches 

your entry and click "Keep answer and continue" on the confirmation box if this is your 

major. You will then be taken to the next question in the survey.

Click "Change answer" on the confirmation box if the description of the major does not 

closely match the major you entered and review the other options that were returned. If 

your major is not listed in the list of majors displayed, click "None of the above" at the 

bottom of the list of majors and as best you can, choose descriptions of the major from the 

dropdown boxes that appear.

Question 

Name

B14AOTMJCH01

Wording Header 

SCHOOLS YOU HAVE ATTENDED/ENROLLED FOR 

[NPSAS] [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[NPSAS] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[OTHER SCHOOL][OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[If currently enrolled in OTHER SCHOOL degree] 

How many times have you formally changed your major at [OTHER SCHOOL] for your 

[OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE]? 

[else] 

How many times did you formally change your major at [OTHER SCHOOL] for your [OTHER 

SCHOOL DEGREE] [{if after July 1, 2014} when you last attended there before July 2014]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AOTMJCH01

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

0 Never

1 Once

2 More than once

Help Text Formally changing your major typically involves submitting a form, either on paper or 

online, to the registrar or dean to change your declared major.

Please only count changes from a major that you have formally declared. Do not include 

the initial change from "Undeclared" to a declared major in this count.

Question 

Name

B14AOTOMLT01

Wording Header

SCHOOLS YOU HAVE ATTENDED/ENROLLED FOR

[NPSAS] [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES]

[NPSAS] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES]

[OTHER SCHOOL][OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES]
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What was your original declared major for your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] at [OTHER 

SCHOOL]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AOTOMLT01

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 [Fill MAJOR 1]

2 [Fill B14AMAJ1]

3

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from first 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH_loop

4

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from second 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH_Loop

5

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from third 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH_Loop

6

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from fourth 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH_Loop

7

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from fifth 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH_Loop

8

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from sixth 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH_Loop

9

[Fill B14ANP1MAJ01 - from 

seventh iteration of 

NPSAS_OTH_Loop

10 [Fill B14AOT1MAJ01 - from first 

iteration]

11 [Fill B14AOT1MAJ01 - from second 

iteration]

12 [Fill B14AOT1MAJ01 - from third 

iteration]

13 [Fill B14AOT1MAJ01 - from fourth 

iteration]

14 [Fill B14AOT1MAJ01 - from fifth 

iteration]

15 [Fill B14AOT1MAJ01 - from sixth 

iteration]

16 [Fill B14AOT1MAJ01 - from 

seventh iteration]

17 [Fill MAJOR 2]

18 [Fill preloaded original major]

19 [Fill B14AMAJ2]

20 [Fill B14AOMJ1]

21 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01-from first 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

22 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01-from second 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

23 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01-from third 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

24 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01-from fourth 
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iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

25 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01

-from fifth 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

26 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01

-from sixth 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

27 [Fill B14ANP2MAJ01

-from seventh 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

28 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01

-from first 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

29 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01

-from second 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

30 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01

-from third 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

31 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01

-from fourth 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

32 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01

-from fifth 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

33 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01

-from sixth 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

34 [Fill B14ANPOMAJ01

-from seventh 

iteration of NPSAS_OTH loop]

35 [Fill B14AOT2MAJ01

-from first 

iteration]

36 [Fill B14AOT2MAJ01

-from second 

iteration]

37 [Fill B14AOT2MAJ01

-from third 

iteration]

38 [Fill B14AOT2MAJ01

-from fourth 

iteration]

39 [Fill B14AOT2MAJ01

-from fifth 

iteration]

40 [Fill B14AOT2MAJ01

-from sixth 

iteration]

41 [Fill B14AOT2MAJ01

-from seventh 

iteration]

42 [Fill B14AOTOMAJ01

-from first 

iteration]

43 [Fill B14AOTOMAJ01

-from second 

iteration]

44 [Fill B14AOTOMAJ01

-from third 

iteration]

45 [Fill B14AOTOMAJ01

-from fourth 

iteration]

46 [Fill B14AOTOMAJ01

-from fifth 

iteration]

47 [Fill B14AOTOMAJ01

-from sixth 

iteration]

48 [Fill B14AOTOMAJ01

-from seventh 

iteration]
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99 Other major

Help Text Because you indicated earlier that you changed your major (or field of study) for your 

[OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] at [OTHER SCHOOL] select your original major here.

Select only the original major that you officially declared at [OTHER SCHOOL] for your 

[OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE]. Declaring a major typically involves submitting a form, either 

on paper or online, to the registrar or dean.

If you have changed your major multiple times, provide only the first major that you 

officially declared.

Question 

Name

B14AOTOMJ01

Wording Header

SCHOOLS YOU HAVE ATTENDED/ENROLLED FOR

[NPSAS] [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES]

[NPSAS] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES]

[OTHER SCHOOL][OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES]

What was your original declared major for your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] at [OTHER 

SCHOOL]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AOTOMJ01 (major coder)

Help Text Because you indicated earlier that you changed your major (or field of study) for your 

[OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] at [OTHER SCHOOL] enter your original major here.

Enter only the original major that you officially declared at [OTHER SCHOOL] for your 

[OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE]. Declaring a major typically involves submitting a form, either 

on paper or online, to the registrar or dean.

If you have changed your major multiple times, provide only the first major that you 

officially declared.

Please do not enter a minor or concentration in the textbox.

To enter your original major (or field of study) for your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] at 

[OTHER SCHOOL]:

First type your original major for your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] at [OTHER SCHOOL] into 

the textbox, then click "Enter" and a list of majors that most closely matches your entry 

will be displayed.

From the responses displayed, click "Select" next to the major that most closely matches 

your entry and click "Keep answer and continue" on the confirmation box if this is your 

original major. You will then be taken to the next question in the survey.

Click "Change answer" on the confirmation box if the description of the major does not 

closely match the major you entered and review the other options that were returned. If 

your original major is not listed in the list of majors displayed, click "None of the above" 

at the bottom of the list of majors and as best you can, choose descriptions of your original 

major from the dropdown boxes that appear.

Question 

Name B14AOTOTSM01 (ABBREV)

Wording Header 

SCHOOLS YOU HAVE ATTENDED/ENROLLED FOR 

[NPSAS] [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 
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[NPSAS] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[OTHER SCHOOL][OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES] 

You just told us about the [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] you were awarded [{if 

certificate/diploma and MAJOR 1 ne missing and MAJOR 2 ne missing} in [MAJOR 1] and 

[MAJOR 2] {else if certificate/diploma and if MAJOR 1 ne missing} in [MAJOR 1]] at [OTHER 

SCHOOL] [{if B14AOTDGMM01 ne missing and B14AOTDGYY01 ne missing} in 

[B14AOTDGMM01] [B14AOTDGYY01] {else if B14OTDGYY01 ne missing} in 

[B14AOTDGYY01]]. Other than for that [NPSAS DEGREE], [{if before July 1, 2014} 

have you attended {else} did you attend] [OTHER SCHOOL] at any time [{if before July 1, 

2014} since July 2011 {else} between July 2011 and June 2014] for an additional [OTHER 

SCHOOL DEGREE] you have not yet told us about? [{If other NPSAS degree is associate’s 

or bachelor’s} Changes in major or field of study at [OTHER SCHOOL] for your ({if other 

NPSAS degree is bachelor’s} bachelor’s {else} associate’s] degree do not count as 

additional enrollment.]

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AOTOTSM01

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate if you have attended [OTHER SCHOOL] for any additional [OTHER SCHOOL 

DEGREE] that you have not yet told us about. If you are planning to attend [OTHER 

SCHOOL] for this additional [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] in the future, but have not yet 

started, please answer No. Later questions in the survey will ask about future enrollment 

plans.

Question 

Name

B14AOTDGSC01 (ABBREV)

Wording Header 

SCHOOLS YOU HAVE ATTENDED/ENROLLED FOR

[NPSAS] [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[NPSAS] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[OTHER SCHOOL][OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[If Web mode] 

Besides the enrollment at [OTHER SCHOOL] listed above, [{if before July 1, 2014} have 

you attended {else} did you attend] [OTHER SCHOOL] at any time [{if before July 1, 2014} 

since July 2011 {else} between July 2011 and June 2014] for any of the following:

• {Certificate/diploma in any iteration} a different certificate or diploma, including those 

leading to a license (example: cosmetology or welding) {else if bachelor’s degree in current 

iteration} an undergraduate certificate or diploma (usually less than 2 years) including 

those leading to a license (example: cosmetology or welding), not earned as part of your 

bachelor's degree {else} an undergraduate certificate or diploma (usually less than 2 

years), including those leading to a license (example: cosmetology or welding) 

• If OTHER SCHOOL is a 2-year or 4-year school and (not associate’s degree in any OTHER 

SCHOOL iteration): an associate’s degree 

• If OTHER SCHOOL is a 4-year school and (not bachelor’s degree in any OTHER SCHOOL 

iteration): a bachelor’s degree 

• If OTHER SCHOOL is a 4-year school and [associate’s or bachelor’s degree in any OTHER 
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SCHOOL iteration: a graduate degree or certificate (you have not yet told us about) 

• If OTHER SCHOOL is a 4-year school and [(completed degree in any OTHER SCHOOL 

iteration)]: graduate level courses (you have not yet told us about) not part of a degree or 

certificate 

• If completed OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE: undergraduate level courses not part of a degree 

or certificate started after you completed your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] [{if 

B14AOTDGMM01 ne missing and B14AOTDGYY01 ne missing} in [B14AOTDGMM01] 

[B14AOTDGYY01] {else if B14OTDGYY01 ne missing} in [B14AOTDGYY01]]

[else] 

You already told me that at [OTHER SCHOOL] you have worked on: 

List OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES from all iterations: 

If iteration is certificate/diploma and MAJOR 1 ne missing and MAJOR 2 ne missing then 

add [MAJOR 1] and [MAJOR 2] after OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES 

Else If iteration is certificate/diploma and MAJOR 1 ne missing then add [MAJOR 1] after 

OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES 

Else don’t add anything after OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES 

Besides this enrollment, [{if before July 1, 2014} have you attended {else} did you attend] 

[OTHER SCHOOL] at any time [{if before July 1, 2014} since July 2011 {else} between July 

2011 and June 2014] for any of the following: 

• {If certificate/diploma in any OTHER SCHOOL iteration} a different certificate or diploma, 

including those leading to a license (example: cosmetology or welding) {else if bachelor’s 

degree in current iteration} an undergraduate certificate or diploma (usually less than 2 

years) including those leading to a license (example: cosmetology or welding), not earned 

as part of your bachelor's degree {else} an undergraduate certificate or diploma (usually 

less than 2 years), including those leading to a license (example: cosmetology or welding) 

• If OTHER SCHOOL is a 2-year or 4-year school and (not associate’s degree in any OTHER 

SCHOOL iteration): an associate’s degree 

• If OTHER SCHOOL is a 4-year school and (not bachelor’s degree in any OTHER SCHOOL 

iteration): a bachelor’s degree

• If OTHER SCHOOL is a 4-year school and [associate’s or bachelor’s degree in any OTHER 

SCHOOL iteration]: a graduate degree or certificate (you have not yet told us about) 

• If OTHER SCHOOL is a 4-year school and [(completed degree in any OTHER SCHOOL 

iteration)]: graduate level courses (you have not yet told us about) not part of a degree or 

certificate

• If completed OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE: undergraduate level courses not part of a degree 

or certificate started after you completed your [OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE] [{if 

B14AOTDGMM01 ne missing and B14AOTDGYY01 ne missing} in [B14AOTDGMM01] 

[B14AOTDGYY01] {else if B14OTDGYY01 ne missing} in [B14AOTDGYY01]]

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AOTDGSC01

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate if you have attended [OTHER SCHOOL] for any other degree or certificate 

program or for classes that you have not yet told us about.
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When answering this question consider all attendance at [OTHER SCHOOL] since July 1, 

2011 and up through June 30, 2014. For example, if you have additional attendance at 

[OTHER SCHOOL] even for only one class or term, answer Yes.

If you are planning to attend [OTHER SCHOOL] for classes or a program in the future, but 

have not yet started please answer No. Later questions in the survey will ask about future 

enrollment plans.

Some students earn a certificate as part of their bachelor's degree by taking a specific 

concentration of academic courses (e.g., Latin American Studies, Women's Studies). Do not 

include these types of academic certificates when answering this question.

Question 

Name

B14AOTOTDG01 (ABBREV)

Wording Header 

SCHOOLS YOU HAVE ATTENDED/ENROLLED FOR 

[NPSAS] [NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[NPSAS] [OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[OTHER SCHOOL][OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES] 

[If web mode] 

Besides this enrollment at the schools listed above [{if B14ASTDABR = 1} and not including 

any schools where you studied abroad], [{if before July 1, 2014} have you attended {else} 

did you attend] any other schools after June 2011 {if after July 1, 2014} and before July 

2014] for anything else? 

[else] You already told us that you have worked on: 

List NPSAS and NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES and OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES from all 

iterations: 

If iteration is certificate/diploma and MAJOR 1 ne missing and MAJOR 2 ne missing then 

add [MAJOR 1] and [MAJOR 2] after OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES; 

else if iteration is certificate/diploma and MAJOR 1 ne missing then add [MAJOR 1] after 

OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES; 

else don't add anything to OTHER NPSAS DEGREE/CLASSES. 

List OTHER SCHOOL and OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES from all iterations: If iteration 

is certificate/diploma and MAJOR 1 ne missing and MAJOR 2 ne missing then add MAJOR 1 

and MAJOR 2 after OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES; 

else if iteration is certificate/diploma and MAJOR 1 ne missing then add MAJOR 1 after 

OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES; 

else don’t add anything to OTHER SCHOOL DEGREE/CLASSES. 

Besides this enrollment [{if B14ASTDABR = 1} and not including any schools where you 

studied abroad], [{if before July 1, 2014} have you attended {else} did you attend] any 

other schools after June 2011 [{if after July 1, 2014} and before July 2014] for anything 

else?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AOTOTDG01

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1

Yes, additional enrollment at other 

schools
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0

No additional enrollment at any 

schools

Help Text You have already told us about your attendance at some schools, including [OTHER 

SCHOOL] and [NPSAS]. Indicate if you have attended any other colleges, universities 

or trade schools between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2014.

A trade school offers instruction in skilled trades.

When answering this question consider all attendance at any other colleges, universities 

or trade schools between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2014. For example, if you have 

attendance at a school even if for only one class or term, answer Yes.

If you are planning to attend a school for classes or a program in the future, but have not 

yet started please answer No. Later questions in the survey will ask about future 

enrollment plans.

Question 

Name

B14ACONTENR (ABBREV)

Wording [If PRIMARY SCHOOL ne missing and PURSUED DEGREE ne missing] 

Will you continue to attend [PRIMARY SCHOOL] for your [PURSUED DEGREE] at any time 

between July 2014 and December 2014? 

[Else] 

Will you continue to attend school for your current degree or certificate at any time between 

July 2014 and December 2014?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ACONTENR

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text If you plan to continue to attend your current school, either part-time or full-time, at any time 

between July 1, 2014 and December 31, 2014 for your current degree or certificate, answer 

"Yes".

You can answer "Yes" even if you plan to attend school only some of the time (not 

continuously) between July 2014 and December 2014.

Question 

Name

B14AENRPLN (ABBREV)

Wording Now, we are interested in your plans for attendance at ANY college, university or trade 

school between the months of July 2014 and December 2014. At any time between July 2014 

and December 2014, [{if after July 1, 2014} have you attended or] will you attend school for 

any degree or certificate?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AENRPLN

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No
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Help Text If you are attending or plan to attend any college, university or trade school between July 1, 

2014 and December 31, 2014 for a degree or certificate, answer "Yes".

Answer "Yes" whether you are continuing with an uncompleted current degree or certificate, 

or whether you are starting a new degree or certificate.

A trade school offers instruction in skilled trades.

Degree or certificate programs include:

Undergraduate certificates or diplomas usually take less than two years to complete and 

are usually designed to equip people with the skills needed for direct entry to or to earn a 

license such as a cosmetology license. Other examples include certificates in administrative 

support, computer programming, and medical records.

An associate's degree normally requires at least 2, but less than 4 years, of full-time 

equivalent college work.

A bachelor's degree is usually awarded by a 4-year college or university and usually 

requires at least 4 years of full-time, college-level work.

A post-baccalaureate certificate provides students who already hold a bachelor's degree 

with new or additional training in an area of specialization. Certificates typically require fewer 

course hours than do master's or doctoral degrees, and do not require a thesis or 

dissertation. Examples of this include certificates in accounting, computer science, and human 

resource management.

A master's degree usually requires at least 2 years of full-time graduate-level work and 

may require a thesis or a practicum.

A post-master's certificate usually requires completion of 24 semester credit hours beyond 

the master's degree but does not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctoral 

level.

A doctoral degree-research/scholarship is a Ph.D. or other doctor's degree that requires 

advanced work beyond the master's level, including the preparation and defense of a 

dissertation based on original research, or the planning and execution of an original project 

demonstrating substantial artistic or scholarly achievement. Some examples of this type of 

degree may include Ed.D., D.M.A., D.B.A., D.Sc., D.A., or D.M., and others, as designated by 

the awarding institution.

A doctoral degree-professional practice is a doctor's degree that is conferred upon 

completion of a program providing the knowledge and skills for the recognition, credential, or 

license required for professional practice. The degree is awarded after a period of study such 

that the total time to the degree, including both pre-professional and professional 

preparation, equals at least six full-time equivalent academic years. Some of these degrees 

include: chiropractic (D.C., or D.C.M.); dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.); law (L.L.B. or J.D.); 

medicine (M.D.); optometry (O.D.), osteopathic medicine (D.O.); pharmacy (Pharm.D.); 

podiatry (D.P.M., Pod.D., D.P.); or veterinary medicine (D.V.M.), and others, as designated by 

the awarding institution.

A doctoral degree-other is a doctor's degree that does not meet the definition of a doctor's 

degree-research/scholarship or a doctor's degree-professional practice.

If you will be attending classes only between July 2014 and December 2014, 

answer "No."

Classes only means:

Mostly undergraduate-level classes means taking courses mostly at the undergraduate 

level but not formally enrolling in a degree or certificate program of any sort.

Mostly graduate-level classes are for students who already hold an undergraduate 

degree or certificate and who are mostly enrolled in graduate-level courses beyond a 

bachelor's degree, but who are not formally enrolled in a graduate degree program.

Question 

Name

B14AEXPN
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Wording In what month and year do you expect to complete the requirements for your [PURSUED 

DEGREE]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AEXNMM

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 B14AEXNYY

Wording Year:

Response 

Option

Code Label

-9 -Select one2014 2014

2015 2015

2016 2016

2017 2017

2018 2018

2019 2019

2020 2020

2021 2021

2022 After 2021

Item Name B14AEXPN

Wording Will not finish the [PURSUED DEGREE]

Item Name B14AEXPDK

Wording Don't know

Help Text Indicate the month and year that you expect to complete the requirements for your 

[PURSUED DEGREE]. This date may or may not be the same date you expect to be awarded 

your [PURSUED DEGREE].

If you do not expect to ever complete the requirements for your [PURSUED DEGREE], 

indicate "Will not finish the [PURSUED DEGREE]".

Indicate "Don't know" if you cannot provide your best guess of the date when you expect 

to finish your [PURSUED DEGREE].

Question B14AEXNCONF
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Name

Wording [If B14AEXPDK=1 or (if B14AEXNYY=missing and B14AEXPN ne 1 and B14AEXPDK ne 1)]

On a scale from 0-10, how likely is it you will finish your [PURSUED DEGREE] within five years 

from today?

[else if B14AEXNMM gt 0 and B14AEXNYY gt 0 and lt 2022]

On a scale from 0-10, how likely is it you will finish your [PURSUED DEGREE] by 

[B14AEXNMM] [B14AEXNYY]?

[else]

On a scale from 0-10, how likely is it you will finish your [PURSUED DEGREE] by [expected 

completion year]?

[Instructions for all If TIO mode]: 

A "0" means "no chance at all" and a "10" means "absolutely certain."

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AEXNCONF (0-10 slider)

Help Text Choose a value between 0 and 10 to indicate how likely it is that you think you will finish your 

[PURSUED DEGREE] by the date indicated, where a 0 means that there is "no chance at all" 

that you will finish your [PURSUED DEGREE] by the date indicated and a 10 means you are 

"absolutely certain" you will finish your [PURSUED DEGREE] by the date indicated.

You do not have to consider whether you will finish your [PURSUED DEGREE] at one specific 

school when answering this question.

Question 

Name

B14AEXNCONF2

Wording [If B14AEXNMM gt 0 and B14AEXNYY gt 0 and lt 2022]

On a scale from 0-10, how likely is it you will ever finish your [PURSUED DEGREE], even if it 

is not by [B14AEXNMM] [B14AEXNYY]?

[else if B14AEXNYY gt 0 and lt 2022]

On a scale from 0-10, how likely is it you will ever finish your [PURSUED DEGREE], even if it 

is not by [expected completion year]?

[else]

On a scale from 0-10, how likely is it you will ever finish your [PURSUED DEGREE]?

[Instructions for all If TIO mode]: 

(A "0" means "no chance at all" and a "10" means "absolutely certain.")

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AEXNCONF2 (0-10 slider)

Help Text Choose a value between 0 and 10 to indicate how likely it is that you think you will finish your 

[PURSUED DEGREE] at all, where a 0 means that there is "no chance at all" that you will ever 

finish your [PURSUED DEGREE] and a 10 means you are "absolutely certain" you will finish 

your [PURSUED DEGREE] at some point in the future.

You do not have to consider whether you will finish your [PURSUED DEGREE] at one specific 

school when answering this question.
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Question 

Name

B14AKNOWCLAS

Wording Using a number from 1 to 5 where a 1 means "strongly disagree" and a 5 means "strongly

agree," respond to the following statement:

I know the requirements needed to complete my [PURSUED DEGREE].

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AKNOWCLAS

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 1 (Strongly disagree)

2 2 (Somewhat disagree)

3 3 (Neither disagree nor agree)

4 4 (Somewhat agree)

5 5 (Strongly agree)

Help Text When answering this question, consider your understanding of the coursework and any other 

requirements needed to finish your [PURSUED DEGREE].

Question 

Name

B14AEXPEVR (ABBREV)

Wording Next, we want to ask you about your long-term plans for school and work. Because these are 

questions about the future, if you aren’t sure of your answers, please provide your best 

guess. What is the highest level of education you ever expect to complete at any school?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AEXPEVR

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1

Undergraduate level courses, no 

undergraduate degree or 

certificate expected

2

Undergraduate certificate or 

diploma (usually less than 2 

years), including certificates 

leading to a license (example: 

cosmetology)

3

Associate's degree (usually a 2-

year degree)

4

Bachelor's degree (usually a 4-year 

degree)

5

Graduate level courses, no 

graduate degree or certificate 

expected

6 Post-baccalaureate certificate

7 Master’s degree

8 Post-master's certificate

10

Professional doctoral degree 

(including: chiropractic, dentistry, 

law, medicine, etc.)
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9

Doctoral degree, 

research/scholarship (including: 

PhD, EdD, etc.)

Help Text Indicate the highest level of education that you ever expect to complete at any school. If you 

do not plan to pursue any education beyond what you are currently working on, indicate your 

current degree, certificate, or classes.

Undergraduate level courses, no undergraduate degree or certificate expected

means taking courses at the undergraduate level but not expecting to formally enroll in a 

degree or certificate program of any sort.

Undergraduate certificates or diplomas usually take less than two years to complete and 

are usually designed to equip people with the skills needed for direct entry to employment or 

to earn a license such as a cosmetology license. Other examples include certificates in 

administrative support, computer programming, and medical records.

An associate's degree normally requires at least 2, but less than 4 years, of full-time 

equivalent college work.

A bachelor's degree is usually awarded by a 4-year college or university and usually 

requires at least 4 years of full-time, college-level work.

Graduate level courses, no graduate degree or certificate expected means already 

holding an undergraduate degree or certificate and enrolling in graduate-level courses 

beyond a bachelor's degree, but not expecting to formally enroll in a graduate degree 

program.

A post-baccalaureate certificate provides students who already hold a bachelor's degree 

with new or additional training in an area of specialization. Certificates typically require fewer 

course hours than do master's or doctoral degrees, and do not require a thesis or 

dissertation. Examples of this include certificates in accounting, computer science, and human 

resource management.

A master's degree usually requires at least 2 years of full-time graduate-level work and 

may require a thesis or a practicum. 

A post-master's certificate usually requires completion of 24 semester credit hours beyond 

the master's degree but does not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctoral 

level.

A doctoral degree, research/scholarship is a Ph.D. or other doctor's degree that requires 

advanced work beyond the master's level, including the preparation and defense of a 

dissertation based on original research, or the planning and execution of an original project 

demonstrating substantial artistic or scholarly achievement. Some examples of this type of 

degree may include Ed.D., D.M.A., D.B.A., D.Sc., D.A., or D.M., and others, as designated by 

the awarding institution.

A professional doctoral degree is a doctor's degree that is conferred upon completion of a 

program providing the knowledge and skills for the recognition, credential, or license required 

for professional practice. The degree is awarded after a period of study such that the total 

time to the degree, including both pre-professional and professional preparation, equals at 

least six full-time equivalent academic years. Some of these degrees include: chiropractic 

(D.C., or D.C.M.); dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.); law (L.L.B. or J.D.); medicine (M.D.); 

optometry (O.D.), osteopathic medicine (D.O.); pharmacy (Pharm.D.); Podiatry (D.P.M., 

Pod.D., D.P.); or veterinary medicine (D.V.M.), and others, as designated by the awarding 

institution.

Question B14APRDOCTYP
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Name

Wording What specific degree do you expect to complete?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14APRDOCTYP

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Chiropractic (DC/DCM)

2 Dentistry (DDS/DMD)

3 Law (JD/LLB)

4

Medicine (MD) or osteopathic 

medicine (DO)

5

Ministry or divinity 

(MDiv/DMin/MHL/BD/ordination)

6 Optometry (OD)

7 Pharmacy (PharmD)

8 Podiatry (DPM/DP/PodD)

9 Veterinary medicine (DVM)

10 Other degree not listed

Help Text Indicate which specific professional doctoral degree you expect to complete someday at any 

school.

Answer "Other degree not listed" if you expect to complete a degree that is not in the list 

provided.

Question 

Name

B14AHIEXPLKL

Wording On a scale from 0-10, how likely is it that you will ever finish your [{if B14AEXPEVR = 10} 

[PROFESSIONAL DOCTORAL] degree {else if B14AEXPEVR ne missing} [name of highest 

degree expected]]? 

[Instructions for all if usermode = TIO] A "0" means "no chance at all" and a "10" means 

"absolutely certain."

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AHIEXPLKL (0-10 slider)

Help Text Choose a value between 0 and 10 to indicate how likely is it that you will ever finish the level 

of education indicated in the question, where a 0 means that there is "no chance at all" that 

you will ever finish this level of education and a 10 means you are "absolutely certain" that 

you will ever finish this level of education. 

You do not have to consider whether you will finish this level of education at one specific 

school when answering this question.

Question 

Name

B14AEXPBA (ABBREV)

Wording Do you plan to continue on to a bachelor's degree program within the next two years?

(A bachelor's degree is usually awarded by a 4-year college or university and usually requires 

at least 4 years of full-time, college-level work.)

Item Spec Name Value
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Item Name B14AEXPBA

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Answer "Yes" if you plan to continue on to a bachelor’s degree program within the next two 

years, even if you will work on a bachelor's degree program at a different school from those 

that you told us about earlier.

Question 

Name

B14AOCCINTRO

Wording [If no degree enrollment]: 

For the next few questions, assume that you finish all of your education.

[else if completed pursued degree and B14AEXPEVR gt PURSUED DEGREE and 

B14AEXPEVR=10]:

For the next few questions, assume you that you continue on in school and complete your 

[PROFESSIONAL DOCTORAL] degree.

[else if completed pursued degree and B14AEXPEVR gt PURSUED DEGREE]: 

For the next few questions, assume that you continue on in school and complete your 

[HIGHEST EXPECTED DEGREE].

[else if completed pursued degree]:

For the next few questions, assume that you finish all of your education.

[else if B14AEXPN=1 and B14AEXPEVR le PURSUED DEGREE]: 

Earlier, you told us you don't plan on finishing your [PURSUED DEGREE]. For the next few 

questions, imagine you don't finish your [PURSUED DEGREE], and that it is five years from 

now.

[else if B14AEXPN=1 and B14AEXPEVR =10]: 

Earlier, you told us you don't plan on finishing your [PURSUED DEGREE], but that, in the 

future, you expect to complete your [PROFESSIONAL DOCTORAL] degree. For the next few 

questions, imagine you complete your [PROFESSIONAL DOCTORAL] degree.

[else if B14AEXPN=1 and B14AEXPEVR gt PURSUED DEGREE]: 

Earlier, you told us you don't plan on finishing your [PURSUED DEGREE], but that, in the 

future, you expect to complete your [HIGHEST EXPECTED DEGREE]. For the next few 

questions, imagine you complete your [HIGHEST EXPECTED DEGREE].

[else if B14AEXPEVR=PURSUED DEGREE]

For the next few questions, assume you complete your [PURSUED DEGREE] in your field of 

study. 

[else if B14AEXPEVR gt PURSUED DEGREE and B14AEXPEVR=10]:

For the next few questions, assume you complete your [PURSUED DEGREE] in your field of 

study and that you continue on in school and complete your [PROFESSIONAL DOCTORAL] 

degree.

[else if B14AEXPEVR gt PURSUED DEGREE]:
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For the next few questions, assume you complete your [PURSUED DEGREE] in your field of 

study and that you continue on in school and complete your [HIGHEST EXPECTED DEGREE].

[Else]:

For the next few questions assume you complete your [PURSUED DEGREE] in your field of 

study. If you plan on completing another degree after your [PURSUED DEGREE], assume you 

continue on in school and complete that degree too.

Item

Help Text Imagine the scenario described in the question wording when answering the next few 

questions. You can use your best guess to answer these questions.

Click Next to continue.

Question 

Name B14AEXOCCLST

Wording When we last spoke with you in the 2011-2012 school year, you told us you intended to hold 

a(n) [preloaded job title] job after completing your education.

Do you still intend to hold a(n) [preloaded job title] job after completing your education?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AEXOCCLST

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate if this is the job that you intend to hold after you finish your education

If this is not the job that you intend to hold, answer "No". You will have an opportunity to 

provide your intended job next.

Question 

Name

B14AEXOCC

Wording [If completed pursued degree and B14AEXPEVR le PURSUED DEGREE] 

When you started your [PURSUED DEGREE], what was the title of the job you wanted to 

have once you finished your education? What did you think you would do in that job? 

[else if B14AEXPN = 1 and B14AEXPEVR le PURSUED DEGREE] 

What is the title of the job you want to have five years from now? What do you think you will 

do in that job? 

[else if B14AEXPEVR = PURSUED DEGREE] 

What is the title of the job you want to have after you complete your [PURSUED DEGREE] in 

your field of study? What do you think you will do in that job? 

[else if B14AEXPEVR gt PURSUED DEGREE and B14AEXPEVR = 10] 

What is the title of the job you want to have after you complete your [PROFESSIONAL 

DOCTORAL] degree? What do you think you will do in that job? 

[else if B14AEXPEVR gt PURSUED DEGREE] 

What is the title of the job you want to have after you complete your [HIGHEST EXPECTED 

DEGREE]? What do you think you will do in that job? 
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[else] 

What is the title of the job you want to have after you complete your education? What do you 

think you will do in that job?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AEXOCC (occupation coder)

Item Name B14AEXOCCDK

Wording Don't know occupation

Help Text First type the title of the job that you expect to have into the first textbox, then type a couple 

words to describe some of your expected job duties into the second textbox. Last click 

"Enter" and a list of jobs that most closely match your entries will be displayed.

From the responses displayed, click "Select" next to the job that most closely matches your 

entry and click "Keep answer and continue" on the confirmation box if this is your 

intended job. You will then be taken to the next question in the survey.

Click "Change answer" on the confirmation box if the job listed does not closely match the 

job you entered and review the other options that were returned.

If your intended job is not listed in the list of jobs displayed, click "None of the above" at 

the bottom of the list of jobs and as best you can, choose descriptions of the job from the 

dropdown boxes that appear.

Please only select "Don't know occupation" if you are unable to provide your best guess 

of your intended job.

Question 

Name

B14AOCCCOM

Wording [If completed pursued degree and B14AEXPEVR lt = PURSUED DEGREE and B14AEXJBTL ne 

missing]: 

On a scale from 0-10, how likely do you think it is that you will hold a(n) [B14AEXJBTL] job?

[else If B14AEXPN=1 and B14AEXPEVR le PURSUED DEGREE]: 

On a scale from 0-10, how likely do you think it is that, five years from now you will hold your 

intended occupation?

[If B14AEXPEVR=PURSUED DEGREE and B14AEXJBTL ne missing]

On a scale from 0-10, how likely do you think it is that, after having completed your 

[PURSUED DEGREE], you will hold a(n) [B14AEXJBTL] job?

[else if B14AEXPEVR gt PURSUED DEGREE and B14AEXPEVR=10 and B14AEXJBTL ne 

missing]:

On a scale from 0-10, how likely do you think it is that, after having completed your 

[PROFESSIONAL DOCTORAL] degree, you will hold a(n) [B14AEXJBTL] job?

[else if B14AEXPEVR gt PURSUED DEGREE and B14AEXPEVR=10]:

On a scale from 0-10, how likely do you think it is that, after having completed your 

[PROFESSIONAL DOCTORAL] degree, you will hold your intended occupation?

[else if B14AEXPEVR gt PURSUED DEGREE and B14AEXJBTL ne missing]:

On a scale from 0-10, how likely do you think it is that, after having completed your 

[HIGHEST EXPECTED DEGREE], you will hold a(n) [B14AEXJBTL] job?
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[else if B14AEXPEVR gt PURSUED DEGREE]:

On a scale from 0-10, how likely do you think it is that, after having completed your 

[HIGHEST EXPECTED DEGREE], you will hold your intended occupation?

[else if B14AEXJBTL ne missing]: 

On a scale from 0-10, how likely do you think it is that, after having completed your 

education, you will hold a(n) [B14AEXJBTL] job?

[else]

On a scale from 0-10, how likely do you think it is that, after having completed your 

education, you will hold your intended occupation?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AOCCCOM (0-10 slider)

Help Text Choose a value between 0 and 10 to indicate how likely is it that you will hold your intended 

job at the time period indicated in the question, where a 0 means that there is "no chance at 

all" that you will hold this job and a 10 means you are "absolutely certain" that you will hold 

this job.

If you already hold the job described in the question, indicate "Already hold intended job"

and do not answer with a value from 0 to 10. (Then, hit Next to continue to the next 

question in the survey.)

Question 

Name

B14AINTENDJB

Wording

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AINTENDJB

Wording Already hold intended job

Help Text Choose a value between 0 and 10 to indicate how likely is it that you will hold your intended 

job at the time period indicated in the question, where a 0 means that there is "no chance at 

all" that you will hold this job and a 10 means you are "absolutely certain" that you will hold 

this job.

If you already hold the job described in the question, indicate "Already hold intended job"

and do not answer with a value from 0 to 10. (Then, hit Next to continue to the next 

question in the survey.)

Question 

Name

B14AFUTRWGES

Wording [If (B14AINTENDJB = 1 and B14AEXJBTL ne missing) or (completed pursued degree and 

B14AEXJBTL ne missing)] 

[If TIO: I /else: We] have some questions about the range of salary you expected to make 

once you began working in a(n) [B14AEXJBTL] job. What was...

[else if (B14AINTENDJB = 1 and B14AEXJBTL = missing) or (completed pursued degree and 

B14AEXJBTL = missing)] 

[If TIO: I/else: We] have some questions about the range of salary you expected to make 

once you finished your education. What was... 
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[else if B14AEXJBTL ne missing] 

[{If TIO} I {else} We] have some questions about the range of salary you expect to make 

once you begin working in a(n) [B14AEXJBTL] job. What is... 

[else] 

[{If TIO} I {else} We] have some questions about the range of salary you expect to make 

once you finish your education. What is...

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AEXPWAGE

Wording 1. Your expected yearly salary: $|.00 per year

Item Name B14AHIWAGE

Wording 2. Your highest expected yearly salary: $|.00 per year

Item Name B14ALOWAGE

Wording 3. Your lowest expected yearly salary: $|.00 per year

Help Text For your expected yearly salary, indicate your average expected yearly salary. 

For your highest expected yearly salary, imagine the most money you think you could 

make. 

For your lowest expected yearly salary, imagine the least amount of money you think you 

could make.

Provide your answer in terms of current dollars; ignore the impact of inflation. If you are 

unsure, provide your best guess.

Question 

Name

B14AMARR

Wording The remainder of the survey asks about your latest experiences in college and your 

employment and family situations. 

So that [if TIO mode: I/Else: we] can ask you the right set of questions in the survey, please 

indicate your current marital status.

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14AMARR

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Single, never married

2 Married

6 Living with partner

3 Separated

4 Divorced

5 Widowed

Help Text Indicate your current marital status. If you are not currently married, please indicate whether 

you are "Single, never married"; "Living with partner"; "Separated"; "Divorced"; or

"Widowed".

This information will help us to ask you the right set of questions in this survey.
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Education Experiences

Spec Name Value

Question 

Name

B14BREMEVER

Wording Since you [{if B14ADIPL = 3} received your high school completion certificate, 

{else if B14ADIPL = 2} received your GED, {else} completed high school,] [{if 

after JULY 1, 2014} and through June 2014, did you take {else} have you taken] 

any remedial or developmental courses to improve your basic skills in English, 

math, reading, or writing? 

(Remedial or developmental courses are used to strengthen your skills in math, 

reading, or other subjects. Students are usually assigned to these courses on the 

basis of a placement test taken before the school year begins. Often, these 

courses do not count for credit toward graduation.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14BREMEVER

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Sometimes remedial classes are also called developmental classes, precurriculum classes, basic skills classes, or have other names as designated by the 

school.

If you failed a course in the standard curriculum and had to take the same 

course over again, do not count this course as a remedial course.

Answer "Yes" if you took any remedial courses at any school since you 

completed high school. You do not have to consider whether you took remedial 

classes at any particular school when answering this question. 

Question 

Name

SUPINSTRUCT

Wording Please use a number from 1 to 5 to answer the next few questions. One means 

"strongly disagree" and five means "strongly agree."

Item

Help Text This is an informational screen only. (Click the Next button.)

Question 

Name

B14BSPPSUPP

Wording [If currently enrolled] 

My spouse encourages me to stay in college. 

[else] 

My spouse encouraged me to stay in college.
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Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14BSPPSUPP

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 1 (Strongly disagree)

2 2 (Somewhat disagree)

3 3 (Neither disagree nor agree)

4 4 (Somewhat agree)

5 5 (Strongly agree)

Help Text On a scale from 1 to 5, where one means “strongly disagree” and five means 

“strongly agree,” indicate your level of agreement with the statement in the 

question.

Base your response on your spouse's encouragement for you to stay in college in 

general, rather than his or her encouragement for you to stay at a particular 

college.

By college we mean a university, college, or trade school that you attend after

high school. A trade school offers instruction in skilled trades. It is not a high 

school.

Question 

Name

B14BPARSUPP

Wording [If currently enrolled] 

My parents (or guardians) encourage me to stay in college. 

[else] 

My parents (or guardians) encouraged me to stay in college.

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14BPARSUPP

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 1 (Strongly disagree)

2 2 (Somewhat disagree)

3 3 (Neither disagree nor agree)

4 4 (Somewhat agree)

5 5 (Strongly agree)

Help Text On a scale from 1 to 5, where one means “strongly disagree” and five means 

“strongly agree,” indicate your level of agreement with the statement in the 

question.

Base your response on encouragement from your parents (or guardians) for you 

to stay in college in general, rather than their encouragement for you to stay at a 

particular college.

By college we mean a university, college, or trade school that you attend after 

high school. A trade school offers instruction in skilled trades. It is not a high 
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school.

Question 

Name

B14BPARDED

Wording

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14BPARDED

Wording Parents or guardians are deceased

Help Text On a scale from 1 to 5, where one means “strongly disagree” and five means 

“strongly agree,” indicate your level of agreement with the statement in the 

question.

Base your response on encouragement from your parents (or guardians) for you 

to stay in college in general, rather than their encouragement for you to stay at a 

particular college.

By college we mean a university, college, or trade school that you attend after 

high school. A trade school offers instruction in skilled trades. It is not a high 

school.

Question 

Name

B14BFSSUPP

Wording My friends from college [{if currently enrolled} encourage {else} encouraged] 

me to stay in school. 

(When thinking about your friends, do not include family members or other 

relatives in your answer.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14BFSSUPP

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 1 (Strongly disagree)

2 2 (Somewhat disagree)

3 3 (Neither disagree nor agree)

4 4 (Somewhat agree)

5 5 (Strongly agree)

Help Text On a scale from 1 to 5, where one means “strongly disagree” and five means 

“strongly agree,” indicate your level of agreement with the statement in the 

question.

Base your response on the encouragement of these college friends for you to 

stay in school in general, rather than their encouragement for you to stay at a 

particular school.

By school we mean a university, college, or trade school that you attend after 

high school. A trade school offers instruction in skilled trades. It is not a high 
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school.

When thinking about friends from college, do not include family members or 

other relatives, even if they also attend college.

If you do not consider any of your college classmates to be your friends, base 

your response on the college students with whom you interact the most.

Question 

Name

B14BFHSUPP

Wording My friends outside of college [{if currently enrolled} encourage {else} 

encouraged] me to stay in school. 

(When thinking about your friends, do not include family members or other 

relatives in your answer.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14BFHSUPP

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 1 (Strongly disagree)

2 2 (Somewhat disagree)

3 3 (Neither disagree nor agree)

4 4 (Somewhat agree)

5 5 (Strongly agree)

Help Text On a scale from 1 to 5, where one means “strongly disagree” and five means 

“strongly agree,” indicate your level of agreement with the statement in the 

question.

Base your response on the encouragement of these friends from outside of 

college for you to stay in school in general, rather than their encouragement for 

you to stay at a particular school.

By school we mean a university, college, or trade school that you attend after 

high school. A trade school offers instruction in skilled trades. It is not a high 

school.

When thinking about your friends from outside of college for this question, do 

not include family members or other relatives.

Question 

Name

B14BPRSCHINT

Wording [If COMPLETER or LEAVER] 

The next few questions will focus on your grade point average when you were 

last enrolled at [PRIMARY SCHOOL].

[else] 

The next few questions will focus on your experiences specifically at [PRIMARY 

SCHOOL] [{if not currently enrolled at primary school} when you last attended 

there].
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Item

Help Text This is an informational screen only. (Click the Next button.)

Question 

Name

B14BPRSCHLST

Wording [If COMPLETER] 

We want to ask you about your grades at one school. Please choose the college, 

university, or trade school where you completed your highest level degree or 

certificate. 

[else if LEAVER] 

We want to ask you about your grades at one school. Please choose the college, 

university, or trade school which you consider to have been your main school. If 

you consider more than one of these to have been your main school, choose the 

school which you most recently attended. 

[else] 

The next few questions will focus on your experiences specifically at one school. 

Please choose the college, university, or trade school which you consider to [{if 

currently enrolled} be {else} have been] your main school [{if not currently 

enrolled} when you were attending school] [{if after JULY 1, 2014} before July 

2014]. If you consider more than one of these to have been your main school, 

choose the school which you most recently attended.

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14BPRSCHLST

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 [NPSAS]

2

[fill B14AOT1SCL01]-from first 

iteration]

3

[fill B14AOT1SCL01]-from second 

iteration]

4

[fill B14AOT1SCL01]-from third 

iteration]

5

[fill B14AOT1SCL01]-from fourth 

iteration]

6

[fill B14AOT1SCL01]-from fifth 

iteration]

7

[fill B14AOT1SCL01]-from sixth 

iteration]

8

[fill B14AOT1SCL01]-from seventh 

iteration]

99 None of these schools

Help Text The list contains all of the schools that you listed as having attended. Select the 

school that you consider to be your main school. 

Select "None of these schools" only if you are unable to select a main school 

from this list.
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Question 

Name

B14BPRCURENR

Wording Are you currently attending [PRIMARY SCHOOL]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14BPRCURENR

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate whether you are currently attending [PRIMARY SCHOOL].

Answer "No" if you are on a break between semesters, terms, or quarters, such 

as on summer break, and not currently attending classes.

Answer "Yes" if you are on a spring or fall break in the middle of the term or 

semester.

Answer "Yes" if you are enrolled and actively working on something for credit at 

[PRIMARY SCHOOL] like a thesis, field work, or if you are participating in a study 

abroad program, even if you do not currently attend classes at [PRIMARY 

SCHOOL].

Question 

Name

PRMSCLINSTR

Wording [If [PRIMARY SCHOOL]=[NPSAS] and B14BPRSCHLST ne (1-10)] 

The next few questions will focus on your experiences specifically at [PRIMARY 

SCHOOL] [{if not currently enrolled at primary school} when you last attended 

there.] Continue to use a number from 1 to 5 to answer the next few questions. 

[else] 

Please use a number from 1 to 5 to answer the next few questions. One means 

"strongly disagree" and five means "strongly agree."

Item

Help Text This is an informational screen only. (Click the Next button.)

Question 

Name

B14BCURACDEF

Wording Header:

School Focus

[PRIMARY SCHOOL]

[If currently enrolled at primary school]

Now that I've been at [PRIMARY SCHOOL] for a while, I am confident that I 

have the ability to succeed there as a student.

[else]

When I was last at [PRIMARY SCHOOL], I was confident that I had the ability to 
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succeed there as a student.

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14BCURACDEF

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 1 (Strongly disagree)

2 2 (Somewhat disagree)

3 3 (Neither disagree nor agree)

4 4 (Somewhat agree)

5 5 (Strongly agree)

Help Text On a scale from 1 to 5, where one means “strongly disagree” and five means 

“strongly agree,” indicate your level of agreement with the statement in the 

question.

Success as a student may be defined in a number of ways including, but not 

limited to, doing well in your classes and/or your level of comfort with what you 

are learning.

Question 

Name

B14BFACULTY

Wording Header: 

School Focus 

[PRIMARY SCHOOL]

[If currently enrolled at primary school]

My interactions with my teachers at [PRIMARY SCHOOL] are more positive than 

negative.

[else]

My interactions with my teachers at [PRIMARY SCHOOL] were more positive than 

negative.

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14BFACULTY

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 1 (Strongly disagree)

2 2 (Somewhat disagree)

3 3 (Neither disagree nor agree)

4 4 (Somewhat agree)

5 5 (Strongly agree)

Help Text On a scale from 1 to 5, where one means “strongly disagree” and five means 

“strongly agree,” indicate your level of agreement with the statement in the 

question.

Interactions with your teachers can include all types of communication. You 

may interact with your teachers in class, during office hours, through email, 

through an on-campus job or student group, or in other ways.
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Question 

Name

B14BACDSATIS

Wording Header: 

School Focus

[PRIMARY SCHOOL]

[If currently enrolled at primary school]

I’m satisfied with my studies at [PRIMARY SCHOOL].

[else]

I was satisfied with my studies at [PRIMARY SCHOOL].

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14BACDSATIS

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 1 (Strongly disagree)

2 2 (Somewhat disagree)

3 3 (Neither disagree nor agree)

4 4 (Somewhat agree)

5 5 (Strongly agree)

Help Text On a scale from 1 to 5, where one means “strongly disagree” and five means 

“strongly agree,” indicate your level of agreement with the statement in the 

question.

By satisfied with my studies we mean the degree to which the content and 

quality of your classes at [PRIMARY SCHOOL] meet or met your expectations.

Question 

Name

B14BPEERINT

Wording Header: 

School Focus

[PRIMARY SCHOOL]

[If currently enrolled at primary school]

My interactions with other [PRIMARY SCHOOL] students are more positive than 

negative.

[else]

My interactions with other [PRIMARY SCHOOL] students were more positive than 

negative.

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14BPEERINT

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 1 (Strongly disagree)

2 2 (Somewhat disagree)

3 3 (Neither disagree nor agree)
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4 4 (Somewhat agree)

5 5 (Strongly agree)

Help Text On a scale from 1 to 5, where one means “strongly disagree” and five means 

“strongly agree,” indicate your level of agreement with the statement in the 

question.

Interactions with other [PRIMARY SCHOOL] students include all 

opportunities for communication. You may interact with other [PRIMARY 

SCHOOL] students in class, socially, in dormitories or dining facilities, through 

email or online discussion forums, through a student group or athletic team, or in 

other ways.

Question 

Name

B14BSOCSATIS

Wording Header:

School Focus

[PRIMARY SCHOOL]

[If currently enrolled at primary school]

I’m satisfied with my social experience at [PRIMARY SCHOOL].

[else]

I was satisfied with my social experience at [PRIMARY SCHOOL].

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14BSOCSATIS

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 1 (Strongly disagree)

2 2 (Somewhat disagree)

3 3 (Neither disagree nor agree)

4 4 (Somewhat agree)

5 5 (Strongly agree)

Help Text On a scale from 1 to 5, where one means “strongly disagree” and five means 

“strongly agree,” indicate your level of agreement with the statement in the 

question.

Your social experience may involve participation in formal student groups, 

informal social activities and events, online social networking and other online 

communication, or other activities.

Question 

Name

B14BSENSBLNG

Wording Header:

School Focus

[PRIMARY SCHOOL]

[If currently enrolled at primary school]

I feel that I am a part of [PRIMARY SCHOOL].
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[else]

I felt that I was a part of [PRIMARY SCHOOL].

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14BSENSBLNG

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 1 (Strongly disagree)

2 2 (Somewhat disagree)

3 3 (Neither disagree nor agree)

4 4 (Somewhat agree)

5 5 (Strongly agree)

Help Text On a scale from 1 to 5, where one means “strongly disagree” and five means 

“strongly agree,” indicate your level of agreement with the statement in the 

question.

Consider such factors as participation in school activities, feeling valued and 

accepted by others at [PRIMARY SCHOOL], and sharing common goals and 

values with others at [PRIMARY SCHOOL].

Question 

Name

SCLENDSET

Wording I am now finished asking you all questions in the survey that use a 1 to 5 scale.

Item

Help Text This is an informational screen only. (Click the Next button.)

Question 

Name

B14BGPAEST

Wording Header: 

School Focus 

[PRIMARY SCHOOL] 

[If (base year respondent and not enrolled in Year 2 and not enrolled in Year 3) 

or COMPLETER or LEAVER] 

Which best describes your overall grades at [PRIMARY SCHOOL] from the date 

you started there through the end of your most recent term there? 

[else] 

Which best describes your overall grades at [PRIMARY SCHOOL] from the date 

you started there through the end of your most recent term there [{if after JULY 

1, 2014} before July 2014]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14BGPAEST

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Mostly A's (3.75 and above)

2 A's and B's (3.25-3.74)
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3 Mostly B's (2.75-3.24)

4 B's and C's (2.25-2.74)

5 Mostly C's (1.75-2.24)

6 C's and D's (1.25-1.74)

7

Mostly D's or below (1.24 or 

below)

8

Don't know my grades [{if 

currently enrolled at primary 

school} yet]

9

I would describe my grades 

differently than what is listed here

Help Text Select the letter grade or grades that you usually receive(d) in your courses at 

[PRIMARY SCHOOL].

If the letter grades listed do not describe the type of grades you earn(ed) at 

[PRIMARY SCHOOL], choose "I would describe my grades differently than 

what is listed here."

If you are unable to provide letter grades and there is no different description of 

your grades at [PRIMARY SCHOOL], choose "Don't know my grades."

Question 

Name

B14BALTMODE

Wording Header: School Focus [PRIMARY SCHOOL] 

[If currently enrolled at primary school] 

Are all of the classes you are currently taking at [PRIMARY SCHOOL] taught... 

[else] 

When you were last at [PRIMARY SCHOOL], were all of your classes taught..."

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14BALLNITE

Wording at night (starting after 6:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday)?

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Item Name B14BALLWKD

Wording on the weekend (starting after 6:00 p.m. Friday or any time 

Saturday or Sunday)?

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Item Name B14BALLLINE

Wording only online?

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No
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Help Text When answering this question, consider only the classes that you are currently 

taking or were taking when you were last enrolled at [PRIMARY SCHOOL], rather 

than all classes that were available.

Online only classes have no in-person components; students access their 

instruction over the Internet.

Night classes start after 6:00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or 

Thursday nights. Courses starting after 6:00 p.m. on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday 

nights are considered weekend courses and should not be included in the at 

night courses category.

Weekend classes start after 6:00 p.m. on Friday or take place any time on 

Saturday or Sunday.

If you answered "Yes" for two or more categories, take into consideration all of 

your classes and select only one of the categories.

If your classes do not fit into any of these categories, you may answer "No" to 

all of the categories.

Question 

Name

B14BSRVUSE

Wording Header: 

School Focus

[PRIMARY SCHOOL] 

During the 2013-2014 school year, which of the following school services [{if 

currently enrolled at primary school} have you used {else} did you use] at 

[PRIMARY SCHOOL]? 

(Visiting, emailing, or in any way communicating with and receiving information 

or help from a school office or department that offers a particular service counts 

as use of that service.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14BFINAIDUS

Wording Advice or counseling about financial aid

Item Name B14BACSPUSE

Wording Academic support services (for example, tutoring or writing 

centers)

Item Name B14BACADUSE

Wording Academic advising (for example, guidance with planning for 

courses)

Item Name B14BCPPUSE

Wording Career planning or job placement services
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Item Name B14BHLTHUSE

Wording Student health services, including personal counseling services

Item Name B14BNOSRV

Wording Did not use any services

Help Text Indicate each type of school service that you have used at [PRIMARY SCHOOL].

Receiving financial aid in itself would not be considered use of financial aid 

counseling or advice, but receiving guidance on the financial aid process from 

the financial aid office would.

Having health insurance would not be considered using student health 

services, but visiting the health clinic at a school would.

Attending a career fair or résumé writing workshop put on by your school 

would count as use of career planning or job placement services.

If you have not use any services at [PRIMARY SCHOOL] in the 2013-2014 school 

year, answer Did not use any services.

Question 

Name

B14BSRVIMPT

Wording Header: 

School Focus 

[PRIMARY SCHOOL] 

[If only one service chosen on B14BSRVUSE] 

How important was this service in your decision to stay at [PRIMARY SCHOOL]? 

[else] 

How important was each of these services in your decision to stay at [PRIMARY 

SCHOOL]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14BFINIMP

Wording Advice or counseling about financial aid

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Not at all important

2 Somewhat important

3 Important

4 Very important

Item Name B14BACSIMP

Wording Academic support services

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Not at all important

2 Somewhat important

3 Important
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4 Very important

Item Name B14BACADIMP

Wording Academic advising

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Not at all important

2 Somewhat important

3 Important

4 Very important

Item Name B14BCARIMP

Wording Career planning or job placement services

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Not at all important

2 Somewhat important

3 Important

4 Very important

Item Name B14BHLTHIMP

Wording Student health services (including personal counseling services)

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Not at all important

2 Somewhat important

3 Important

4 Very important

Help Text For each service listed, indicate how important that particular service was in your 

decision to stay at [PRIMARY SCHOOL].

Visiting, emailing, or in any way communicating with and receiving information or 

help from a school office or department that offers a particular service counts as 

use of that service.

Question 

Name

B14BSCHRES

Wording Header: 

School Focus 

[PRIMARY SCHOOL] 

[If currently enrolled at primary school and web mode] 

Where are you living during the 2013-2014 school year while attending 

[PRIMARY SCHOOL]? 

(If you have lived in more than one residence, choose the place where you have 

lived for the longest period of time.) 

[else If CURRENTLY ENROLLED AT PRIMARY SCHOOL] 

While attending [PRIMARY SCHOOL] during the 2013-2014 school year, are you 

living in college-owned housing, with your parent(s) or guardian(s), or some 

place else? 

(If you have lived in more than one residence, choose the place where you have 

lived for the longest period of time.) 
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[else if not currently enrolled at primary school and web mode] 

Where were you living during the 2013-2014 school year while attending 

[PRIMARY SCHOOL]? 

(If you lived in more than one residence, choose the place where you lived for 

the longest period of time.) 

[else] 

While attending [PRIMARY SCHOOL] during the 2013-2014 school year, did you 

live in college-owned housing, with your parent(s) or guardian(s), or some place 

else? 

(If you lived in more than one residence, choose the place where you lived for 

the longest period of time.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14BSCHRES

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1

On campus or in college-owned 

housing (for example, a dorm or a 

residence hall)

2 With parent(s) or guardian(s)

3

Off campus (not college-owned 

housing)

Help Text Indicate where you lived while attending [PRIMARY SCHOOL] in the 2013-2014 

school year (July 1, 2013-June 30, 2014).

"College-owned housing" means that your rent is paid to the school, even if 

that housing is not on the campus of the school.

If you lived with your parent(s) or guardian(s) off campus, choose "With 

parent(s) or guardian(s)."

Question 

Name

B14BDISTHDAY

Wording Header: 

School Focus 

[PRIMARY SCHOOL] 

[If currently enrolled at primary school] 

On average, how many days per week (or per month) do you travel between 

where you live [{if B14BSCHRES = 2} with your parents or guardians {else if 

B14BSCHRES = 3} off campus] and [PRIMARY SCHOOL]? 

[else] 

In the 2012-2013 school year, how many days per week on average (or per 

month) did you travel between where you lived [{if B14BSCHRES = 2} with your 

parents or guardians {else if B14BSCHRES = 3} off campus] and [PRIMARY 

SCHOOL]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14BDISTHDAY
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Wording |day(s)

Item Name B14BDISTUNIT

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 per week

2 per month

Item Name B14BDISTHNO

Wording

[If currently enrolled at primary school]

Do not travel between where you live and [PRIMARY SCHOOL] 

[else]

Did not travel between where you lived and [PRIMARY SCHOOL]

Help Text Indicate the number of days per week (or per month) that you traveled between 

where you lived in the 2013-2014 school year (July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014) 

and [PRIMARY SCHOOL]. Travel includes and is not limited to motorized 

transportation, public transportation, walking and biking.

For this question, refer to the place where you lived in the 2013-2014 school 

year, which may differ from your permanent residence.

If you did not commute to [PRIMARY SCHOOL] select the checkbox "Did not 

travel between where you lived and [PRIMARY SCHOOL]."

Question 

Name

B14BDISTHMIN

Wording Header: 

School Focus 

[PRIMARY SCHOOL] 

[If currently enrolled at primary school]

On an average day, how much time does it take for you to go one way from 

where you live to [PRIMARY SCHOOL]? 

[else]

On an average day in the 2013-2014 school year, how much time did it take for 

you to go one way from where you lived to [PRIMARY SCHOOL]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14BDISTHAMT

Wording |(enter number of minutes or hours)

Item Name B14BDISTHTIM

Wording Minute(s) per day

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Minute(s)

2 Hour(s)

Help Text Indicate the number of minutes (or hours) it took you to travel on an average 
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day from where you lived in the 2013-2014 school year (July 1, 2013 to June 30, 

2014) to [PRIMARY SCHOOL].

Include only the average one-way travel time per day. Report the actual time

it took to arrive at [PRIMARY SCHOOL]. For example, if traffic or other factors 

made your commute longer on an average day, include those factors in the 

amount of time you report.

For this question, refer to the place where you lived in the 2013-2014 school 

year, which may differ from your permanent residence.

Financial Aid

Question 

Name

INTFIN

Wording [If enrolled in Year 3] 

In the next section, we are interested in how you paid for your education after 

high school. [{If TIO mode} I {else} We] will ask questions about certain types 

of scholarships, which do not have to be paid back, and loans, which do have to 

be paid back. 

[else]

In the next section, we are interested in how you paid for your education after 

high school.

Item

Help Text This is an informational screen only. (Click the Next button.)

Question 

Name

B14COTGRTAID

Wording Thinking only about the 2013-2014 school year and not including scholarships 

from your school or a state, did you receive any:

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14CVETBEN (ABBREV)

Wording Veteran's education benefits?

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Item Name B14CEMPGRNT

Wording

[If younger than 24] Scholarships or tuition reimbursement from 

your employer or from your parents' or guardians' employer? [else] 

Scholarships or tuition reimbursement from your employer?

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes
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0 No

Item Name B14CPRVGRNT

Wording Scholarships from a private organization such as a church, PTA, 

fraternity/sorority, or foundation?

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate whether you received benefits or scholarships in any of the specific 

categories listed for the 2013-2014 school year (July 1, 2013-June 30, 2014). 

Include benefits or scholarships you received for all schools you attended in 

2013-2014. 

The below types of aid may come to you directly or may be given to the financial 

aid office at your school.

Veteran's education benefits

 Post-9/11 GI Bill

 Montgomery GI Bill

 Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP) 

Employer scholarships or tuition reimbursement

 Employer-sponsored tuition reimbursement

 Employer scholarships as a benefit to employees and their dependents

Private organization scholarships, for example:

 UNCF

 National Merit Scholarship Corporation

 Corporate foundations (for example, Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation)

 Civic and religious organizations

Do not report scholarships received from any state or schools you may 

have attended in the 2013-2014 school year in this question, even if these 

schools are private institutions. Also do not include any student loan 

amounts here; there are separate questions that ask about student loans.

Question 

Name

B14COTGRTAMT

Wording Again, thinking only of the 2013–2014 school year, what was the total amount 

you received in...

(If you are unsure of the amounts, please provide your best guess.)
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Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14CVTBENAMT

Wording Veteran's education benefits $|.00

Item Name B14CEMGRTAMT

Wording Employer scholarships or tuition reimbursement $|.00

Item Name B14CPRGRTAMT

Wording Private organization scholarships $|.00

Help Text Provide the total amount you received for the 2013-2014 school year (July 1, 

2013-June 30, 2014) for each type of benefit or scholarship listed. Include 

benefits or scholarships you received for all schools you attended in 2013-2014. 

If you are unsure of the amount, please provide your best guess.

The below types of aid may come to you directly or may be given to the financial 

aid office at your school.

Veteran's education benefits

 Post-9/11 GI Bill

 Montgomery GI Bill

 Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP)

Employer scholarships or tuition reimbursement

 Employer-sponsored tuition reimbursement

 Employer scholarships as a benefit to employees and their dependents

Private organization scholarships, for example:

 UNCF

 National Merit Scholarship Corporation

 Corporate foundations (for example, Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation)

 Civic and religious organizations

Do not report scholarships received from any state or schools you may 

have attended in the 2013-2014 school year in this question, even if these 

schools are private institutions. Also do not include any student loan 

amounts here; there are separate questions that ask about student loans.

Question 

Name

B14CRCVLN

Wording HEADER: 

*STUDENT LOANS ARE MONEY WHICH HAS TO BE PAID BACK.* 
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Thanks. Now we want to know about any student loans you may have taken out 

from the federal government or from a private lender.

Did you take out any student loans for the 2013-2014 school year?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14CRCVLN

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate whether you received any student loans for the 2013-2014 school year 

(July 1, 2013-June 30, 2014). Include money borrowed for all schools you 

attended in 2013-2014. Do not include Parent PLUS loans, grants or 

scholarships, or money borrowed from family or friends.

Student loans are money that you borrowed from the federal government or 

from a private lender.

Examples of federal student loans are:

 Subsidized and unsubsidized Direct Loans (previously known as Stafford 

Loans) 

 Perkins Loans 

 Graduate and professional student PLUS Loans

Private loans

 Usually require a co-signer

 Have market interest rates based on credit history

 Home equity loans are not considered private loans

Some examples of commonly used private loans include: 

 Sallie Mae Smart Option Loan 

 Wells Fargo Collegiate Loan 

 Discover Student Loan 

 Loans from credit unions 

 Loans from states such as Minnesota’s SELF loan

States with private or alternative student loan programs include Alaska, 

Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New 

Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, 

Texas, and Vermont.

School loans

 Loans for which your school rather than the Federal government, state 
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government, or another private organization is the lender

 Sometimes restricted to individuals meeting certain qualifications

Question 

Name B14CLOANINT

Wording You just indicated you took out student loans for the 2013-2014 school year.

There are two main types of loans we are interested in:

Federal student loans, such as subsidized and unsubsidized Direct Loans 

(previously known as Stafford Loans), are from the federal government.

Private student loans are borrowed from a private lender, such as a bank (or 

sometimes a state), and usually require a co-signer.

Item

Help Text This is an informational screen only. (Click the Next button.)

Question 

Name

B14CPRVLN

Wording Thinking only about the 2013–2014 school year, did you take out any private 

loans borrowed from a private lender?

(Private loans are borrowed from a private lender such as a bank or sometimes a 

state, usually require a co-signer, and have market interest rates based on credit 

history. Click here for examples of private loans.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14CPRVLN

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate whether you received any type of private or alternative loans from a 

private lender during the 2013-2014 school year (July 1, 2013-June 30, 2014). 

Include private loans for all schools you attended in 2013-2014. Do not include 

Parent PLUS loans, grants or scholarships, or money borrowed from family or 

friends.

Private loans, also known as alternative loans, are offered by private 

lenders. (Some common characteristics of private loans are noted below.)

 With private loans there are no federal application forms to complete.

 Some students and parents use private loans as a supplement when 

their federal loans do not provide enough money.

 Private loans can have higher interest rates than federal loans.

 Unlike federal student loans, private loans are credit based and therefore 

often require a cosigner if the student does not have an established 
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credit history.

Some examples of commonly used private loans include:

 Sallie Mae Smart Option Loan 

 Wells Fargo Collegiate Loan 

 Discover Student Loan 

 Loans from credit unions 

 Loans from states such as Minnesota’s SELF loan

States with private or alternative student loan programs include Alaska, 

Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New 

Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, 

Texas, and Vermont.

Home equity loans are not considered private loans.

Question 

Name

B14CPRVAMT

Wording For the 2013-2014 school year, how much did you borrow in private loans? Do 

not include any money borrowed in federal loans or any money borrowed from 

family or friends in your answer. 

(If you are unsure of the amount of your private loans, please provide your best 

guess.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14CPRVAMT

Wording $|.00

Help Text Indicate the amount that you borrowed in private or alternative loans for the 

2013-2014 school year (July 1, 2013-June 30, 2014). Include the private loan 

amount borrowed for all schools you attended in 2013-2014. If you are unsure of 

the amount of your private loans, provide your best guess.

Private loans, also known as alternative loans, are offered by private 

lenders. (Some common characteristics of private loans are noted below.)

 With private loans there are no federal application forms to complete.

 Some students and parents use private loans as a supplement when 

their federal loans do not provide enough money.

 Private loans can have higher interest rates than federal loans.

 Unlike federal student loans, private loans are credit based and therefore 

often require a cosigner if the student does not have an established 

credit history.

Some examples of commonly used private loans include:

 Sallie Mae Smart Option Loan 

 Wells Fargo Collegiate Loan 

 Discover Student Loan 
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 Loans from credit unions 

 Loans from states such as Minnesota’s SELF loan

States with private or alternative student loan programs include Alaska, 

Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New 

Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, 

Texas, and Vermont.

Do not include Parent PLUS loans, grants or scholarships, or money borrowed 

from family or friends.

Home equity loans are not considered private loans.

Question 

Name

B14CPRVEST

Wording For the 2013-2014 school year, please indicate the range for how much you 

borrowed in private loans. Would you say it was...

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14CPRVEST

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Less than $3,000

2 $3,000-$5,999

3 $6,000-$8,999

4 $9,000-$11,999

5 $12,000-$14,999

6 $15,000-$17,999

7 $18,000 or more

8 Don't know

Help Text Choose the option that best describes the amount you borrowed in alternative 

or private loans for the 2013-2014 school year (July 1, 2013-June 30, 2014). 

Include the private loan amount borrowed for all schools you attended in 2013-

2014. If you are unsure of the amount of your private loans, provide your best 

guess.

Private loans, also known as alternative loans, are offered by private 

lenders. (Some common characteristics of private loans are noted below.)

 With private loans there are no federal application forms to complete.

 Some students and parents use private loans as a supplement when 

their federal loans do not provide enough money.

 Private loans can have higher interest rates than federal loans.

 Unlike federal student loans, private loans are credit based and therefore 

often require a cosigner if the student does not have an established 

credit history.

Some examples of commonly used private loans include: 
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 Sallie Mae Smart Option Loan 

 Wells Fargo Collegiate Loan 

 Discover Student Loan 

 Loans from credit unions 

 Loans from states such as Minnesota’s SELF loan

States with private or alternative student loan programs include Alaska, 

Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New 

Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, 

Texas, and Vermont.

Do not include Parent PLUS loans, grants or scholarships, or money borrowed 

from family or friends.

Home equity loans are not considered private loans.

Question 

Name

B14CNPRCVLN

Wording [If not enrolled in Year 3]

We want to ask about any student loans you may have taken out from the 

federal government or from a private lender.

When we last spoke with you during the 2011-2012 school year, you told us you 

had taken out student loans for your education. Is that correct? 

[else]

When we last spoke with you during the 2011-2012 school year, you told us you 

had taken out student loans in the 2011-2012 school year when you started your 

education. Is that correct?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14CNPRCVLN

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0

No, I did not take out student 

loans in 2011-2012.

Help Text Indicate whether you took out any student loans for the 2011-2012 school year 

(July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012). Include money borrowed for all schools you 

attended in 2011-2012. Do not include Parent PLUS loans, grants or 

scholarships, or money borrowed from family or friends.

Student loans are money that you borrowed from the federal government or a 

private lender.

Examples of federal student loans are:

 Subsidized and unsubsidized Direct Loans (previously known as Stafford 

Loans) 

 Perkins Loans 
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 Graduate and professional student PLUS Loans

Private loans

 Usually require a co-signer

 Have market interest rates based on credit history

 Home equity loans are not considered private loans

Some examples of commonly used private loans include: 

 Sallie Mae Smart Option Loan 

 Wells Fargo Collegiate Loan 

 Discover Student Loan 

 Loans from credit unions 

 Loans from states such as Minnesota’s SELF loan

States with private or alternative student loan programs include Alaska, 

Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New 

Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, 

Texas, and Vermont.

School loans

 Loans for which your school rather than the Federal government, state 

government, or another private organization is the lender

 Sometimes restricted to individuals meeting certain qualifications

Question 

Name

B14CEVRRCVLN

Wording [if not enrolled in Year 3 and no preloaded information about receiving loans]

We want to ask about any student loans you may have taken out from the 

federal government or from a private lender.

Have you ever taken out any student loans for your education? 

[else]

Have you ever taken out any student loans for your education?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14CEVRRCVLN

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate whether you have ever taken out student loans. Include any federal, 

private, state, and school loans, and include money borrowed for all schools you 

attended. Do not include Parent PLUS loans, grants or scholarships, or money 

borrowed from family or friends.
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Federal student loans, for example:

 Subsidized and unsubsidized Direct Loans (previously known as Stafford 

Loans) 

 Perkins Loans

 Graduate and professional student PLUS Loans

Private loans

 Usually require a co-signer

 Have market interest rates based on credit history

 Home equity loans are not considered private loans

Some examples of commonly used private loans include:

 Sallie Mae Smart Option Loan 

 Wells Fargo Collegiate Loan 

 Discover Student Loan 

 Loans from credit unions 

 Loans from states such as Minnesota’s SELF loan

States with private or alternative student loan programs include Alaska, 

Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New 

Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, 

Texas, and Vermont.

School loans

 Loans for which your school rather than the Federal government, state 

government, or another private organization is the lender

 Sometimes restricted to individuals meeting certain qualifications

Question 

Name B14CLOANINT2

Wording You just indicated you have taken out student loans for your education.

There are two main types of loans we are interested in:

Federal student loans, such as subsidized and unsubsidized Direct Loans 

(previously known as Stafford Loans), are from the federal government.

Private student loans are borrowed from a private lender, such as a bank (or 

sometimes a state), and usually require a co-signer. 

Item

Help Text This is an informational screen only. (Click the Next button.)

Question 

Name

B14CNPPRVLN

Wording When we last spoke with you during the 2011-2012 school year, you told us you 
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had taken out private loans from a private lender for your education. Is that 

correct? 

(Private loans are borrowed from a private lender such as a bank or sometimes a 

state, usually require a co-signer, and have market interest rates based on credit 

history. Click here for examples of private loans.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14CNPPRVLN

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0

No, I did not take out private 

student loans in 2011-2012.

Help Text Indicate whether you took out private or alternative loans for the 2011-2012 

school year (July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012). Include private loans for all schools 

you attended in 2011-2012. Do not include Parent PLUS loans, grants or 

scholarships, or money borrowed from family or friends.

Private loans, also known as alternative loans, are offered by private 

lenders. (Some common characteristics of private loans are noted below.)

 With private loans there are no federal application forms to complete.

 Some students and parents use private loans as a supplement when 

their federal loans do not provide enough money.

 Private loans can have higher interest rates than federal loans.

 Unlike federal student loans, private loans are credit based and therefore 

often require a cosigner if the student does not have an established 

credit history.

Some examples of commonly used private loans include:

 Sallie Mae Smart Option Loan 

 Wells Fargo Collegiate Loan 

 Discover Student Loan 

 Loans from credit unions 

 Loans from states such as Minnesota’s SELF loan

States with private or alternative student loan programs include Alaska, 

Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New 

Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, 

Texas, and Vermont.

Home equity loans are not considered private loans.

Question 

Name

B14CEVRPRVLN (ABBREV)

Wording Have you ever taken out any private loans from a private lender for your 

education? 

(Private loans are borrowed from a private lender such as a bank or sometimes a 

state, usually require a co-signer, and have market interest rates based on credit 
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history. Click here for examples of private loans.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14CEVRPRVLN

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate whether you have ever taken out any private or alternative loans

for your education. Include money borrowed for all schools you attended. Do 

not include Parent PLUS loans, grants or scholarships, or money borrowed from 

family or friends.

Private loans, also known as alternative loans, are offered by private 

lenders. (Some common characteristics of private loans are noted below.)

 With private loans there are no federal application forms to complete.

 Some students and parents use private loans as a supplement when 

their federal loans do not provide enough money.

 Private loans can have higher interest rates than federal loans.

 Unlike federal student loans, private loans are credit based and therefore 

often require a cosigner if the student does not have an established 

credit history.

Some examples of commonly used private loans include:

 Sallie Mae Smart Option Loan 

 Wells Fargo Collegiate Loan 

 Discover Student Loan 

 Loans from credit unions 

 Loans from states such as Minnesota’s SELF loan 

States with private or alternative student loan programs include Alaska, 

Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New 

Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, 

Texas, and Vermont.

Home equity loans are not considered private loans.

Question 

Name

B14CTLPRVAMT

Wording What was the total amount that you have ever borrowed in private loans for 

your education? Do not include any money borrowed in federal loans or any 

money borrowed from family or friends in your answer. 

(If you are unsure of the amount of your private loans, please provide your best 

guess.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14CTLPRVAMT

Wording $|.00
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Help Text Indicate the total amount that you borrowed in private or alternative loans for 

your entire education. Include the private loan amount borrowed for all schools 

you have attended. If you are unsure of the amount of your private loans, 

provide your best guess.

Private loans, also known as alternative loans, are offered by private 

lenders. (Some common characteristics of private loans are noted below.)

 With private loans there are no federal application forms to complete.

 Some students and parents use private loans as a supplement when 

their federal loans do not provide enough money.

 Private loans can have higher interest rates than federal loans.

 Unlike federal student loans, private loans are credit based and therefore 

often require a cosigner if the student does not have an established 

credit history.

Some examples of commonly used private loans include:

 Sallie Mae Smart Option Loan 

 Wells Fargo Collegiate Loan 

 Discover Student Loan 

 Loans from credit unions 

 Loans from states such as Minnesota’s SELF loan 

States with private or alternative student loan programs include Alaska, 

Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New 

Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, 

Texas, and Vermont.

Do not include Parent PLUS loans, grants or scholarships, or money borrowed 

from family or friends.

Home equity loans are not considered private loans.

Question

Name

B14CTLPRVEST

Wording Please indicate the range for the total amount you borrowed in private loans for 

your education. Would you say it was...

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14CTLPRVEST

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Less than $3,000

2 $3,000 - $5,999

3 $6,000 - $9,999

4 $10,000 - $19,999

5 $20,000 - $29,999
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6 $30,000 - $39,999

7 $40,000 or more

8 Don't know

Help Text Choose the option that best describes the total amount you borrowed in 

alternative or private loans for your entire education. Include the private loan 

amount borrowed for all schools you attended. If you are unsure of the amount 

of your private loans, provide your best guess.

Private loans, also known as alternative loans, are offered by private 

lenders. (Some common characteristics of private loans are noted below.)

 With private loans there are no federal application forms to complete.

 Some students and parents use private loans as a supplement when 

their federal loans do not provide enough money.

 Private loans can have higher interest rates than federal loans.

 Unlike federal student loans, private loans are credit based and therefore 

often require a cosigner if the student does not have an established 

credit history.

Some examples of commonly used private loans include:

 Sallie Mae Smart Option Loan 

 Wells Fargo Collegiate Loan 

 Discover Student Loan 

 Loans from credit unions 

 Loans from states such as Minnesota's SELF loan 

States with private or alternative student loan programs include Alaska, 

Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New 

Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, 

Texas, and Vermont.

Do not include Parent PLUS loans, grants or scholarships, or money borrowed 

from family or friends.

Home equity loans are not considered private loans.

Question 

Name

B14CPRVRYST (ABBREV)

Wording Are you currently repaying your private student loans?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14CPRVRYST

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

2

No, because they are already paid 

off

3 No, because I have an agreement 
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with my lender to delay or defer 

payments

0 No

Help Text If you are currently repaying any private student loans, even if you are still in 

your deferment period, please select Yes. 

Deferred or delayed loan payments are put off until a later date. 

 Deferment of private loans is on a loan-by-loan basis and often varies 

among lenders. 

 In order to defer private loan payments, generally, the borrower must 

apply online on the lender's website, over the telephone, via fax or 

through postal mail. 

 The application may also require supporting documentation, such as a 

copy of your paycheck stub, unemployment compensation statement, 

disability award letter or a certified letter from your school verifying your 

enrollment status. 

If you are not currently repaying your private loans and have an agreement with 

the lender of these loans to delay or defer payment, select No, because I have 

an agreement with my lender to delay or defer payments.

Some examples of commonly used private loans include:

 Sallie Mae Smart Option Loan 

 Wells Fargo Collegiate Loan 

 Discover Student Loan 

 Loans from credit unions 

 Loans from states such as Minnesota’s SELF loan 

States with private or alternative student loan programs include Alaska, 

Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New 

Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, 

Texas, and Vermont.

Do not include Parent PLUS loans, grants or scholarships, or money borrowed 

from family or friends.

Question 

Name

B14CPLNMOS

Wording How much are your monthly loan payments for your private student loans?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14CPLNMOS

Wording $|.00

Help Text Enter the minimum amount due on your private student loans each month. If 

you are unsure, provide your best estimate.
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Private loans, also known as alternative loans, are offered by private lenders. 

Private loans usually require a co-signer and have market interest rates based on 

credit history.

Some examples of commonly used private loans include: 

 Sallie Mae Smart Option Loan 

 Wells Fargo Collegiate Loan 

 Discover Student Loan 

 Loans from credit unions 

 Loans from states such as Minnesota’s SELF loan 

States with private or alternative student loan programs include Alaska, 

Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New 

Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, 

Texas, and Vermont.

Home equity loans are not considered private loans.

Do not include Parent PLUS loans, grants or scholarships, or money borrowed 

from family or friends. 

Question 

Name

B14CNPFEDLN

Wording When we last spoke with you during the 2011-2012 school year, you told us you 

had taken out federal student loans for your education. 

Is that correct? 

(Federal student loans include subsidized and unsubsidized Direct Loans 

(previously known as Stafford Loans), Perkins Loans, and graduate and 

professional student PLUS Loans, but do not include parent PLUS Loans.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14CNPFEDLN

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0

No, I did not take out federal

student loans in 2011-2012.

Help Text Indicate whether you took out federal student loans for the 2011-2012 school 

year (July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012). Include federal student loans for all 

schools you attended in 2011-2012. Do not include Parent PLUS loans, grants or 

scholarships, or money borrowed from family or friends. 

Subsidized and unsubsidized Direct Loans (previously known as Stafford 
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Loans)

 An education loan borrowed directly from the federal government (Direct 

Loans), with an interest rate and other terms that are set by the federal 

government.

 Students must file a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) in 

order to be considered for Direct Loan eligibility.

 Undergraduate and graduate level students are eligible to receive Direct 

Loans, which can be either subsidized or unsubsidized. 

Perkins Loan

 Awarded to undergraduate and graduate students with exceptional 

financial need.

 This is a campus-based loan program, with the school acting as the 

lender using a limited pool of funds provided by the federal government.

Federal Graduate and Professional PLUS loan

 An education loan borrowed directly from the federal government (Direct 

Loans), with an interest rate and other terms that are set by the federal

government. 

 Students must file a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). 

 Only graduate level students are eligible to receive Graduate and 

Professional PLUS loans, which are unsubsidized.

 Students also must show they are creditworthy or have a cosigner.

Question 

Name

B14CEVRFEDLN

Wording Have you ever taken out any federal student loans for your education? 

(Federal student loans include subsidized and unsubsidized Direct 

Loans(previously known as Stafford Loans), Perkins Loans, and graduate and 

professional student PLUS Loans, but do not include parent PLUS Loans.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14CEVRFEDLN

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate whether you have ever taken out any federal student loans for your 

education. Include federal loans for all schools you attended. Do not include 
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Parent PLUS loans, grants or scholarships, or money borrowed from family or 

friends. 

Subsidized and unsubsidized Direct Loans (previously known as Stafford 

Loans) 

 An education loan borrowed directly from the federal government (Direct 

Loans), with an interest rate and other terms that are set by the federal 

government.

 Students must file a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) in 

order to be considered for Direct Loan eligibility.

 Undergraduate and graduate level students are eligible to receive Direct 

Loans, which can be either subsidized or unsubsidized. 

Perkins Loan

 Awarded to undergraduate and graduate students with exceptional 

financial need.

 This is a campus-based loan program, with the school acting as the 

lender using a limited pool of funds provided by the federal government.

Federal Graduate and Professional PLUS loan

 An education loan borrowed directly from the federal government (Direct 

Loans), with an interest rate and other terms that are set by the federal 

government. 

 Students must file a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). 

 Only graduate level students are eligible to receive Graduate and 

Professional PLUS loans, which are unsubsidized.

 Students also must show they are creditworthy or have a cosigner.

Question 

Name

B14CFDRYST

Wording Are you currently repaying your federal student loans?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14CFDRYST

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

2

No, because they are already paid 

off
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Help Text Indicate whether you are currently repaying your federal student loans. Do not

include Parent PLUS loans, grants or scholarships, or money borrowed from 

family or friends. 

Federal student loan payments are usually made to loan holders or servicers, 

although some federal student loans, like a Perkins loan, may be made to a 

school. A federal loan payment is the amount that you are repaying on your 

federal student loans.

Federal subsidized and unsubsidized Direct Loans (previously known as 

Stafford Loans) 

 An education loan borrowed directly from the federal government (Direct 

Loans), with an interest rate and other terms that are set by the federal 

government. 

 Students must file a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) in 

order to be considered for Direct Loan eligibility. 

 Undergraduate and graduate level students are eligible to receive Direct 

Loans, which can be either subsidized or unsubsidized.

Perkins Loan

 Awarded to undergraduate and graduate students with exceptional 

financial need. 

 This is a campus-based loan program, with the school acting as the 

lender using a limited pool of funds provided by the federal government.

Federal Graduate and Professional PLUS loan

 An education loan borrowed directly from the federal government (Direct 

Loans), with an interest rate and other terms that are set by the federal 

government.

 Students must file a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). 

 Only graduate level students are eligible to receive Graduate and 

Professional PLUS loans, which are unsubsidized. 

 Students also must show they are creditworthy or have a cosigner.

If you are not currently repaying any federal student loans because of a 

repayment plan with your loan holder or servicer, or if you are currently in 

deferment or forebearance on your federal student loans, answer "No."

If you are currently repaying no federal student loans because you have already 

paid off your loan amount (including any interest owed), answer "No, because 

they are already paid off."
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Question 

Name

B14CFLNMOS

Wording How much are your monthly loan payments for your federal student loans?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14CFLNMOS

Wording $|.00

Help Text Indicate the minimum amount due each month on your federal student loans. 

Do not include Parent Plus loans, grants or scholarships, or money borrowed 

from family or friends. If you are unsure, provide your best estimate.

Federal student loan monthly payments are usually made to loan holders or 

servicers, although some federal student loans, like a Perkins loan, may be 

made to a school.

Federal subsidized and unsubsidized Direct Loans (previously known as 

Stafford Loans)

 An education loan borrowed directly from the federal government (Direct 

Loans), with an interest rate and other terms that are set by the federal 

government.

 Students must file a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) in 

order to be considered for Direct Loan eligibility.

 Undergraduate and graduate level students are eligible to receive Direct 

Loans, which can be either subsidized or unsubsidized.

Perkins Loan

 Awarded to undergraduate and graduate students with exceptional 

financial need. 

 This is a campus-based loan program, with the school acting as the 

lender using a limited pool of funds provided by the federal government.

Federal Graduate and Professional PLUS loan

 An education loan borrowed directly from the federal government (Direct 

Loans), with an interest rate and other terms that are set by the federal 

government.

 Students must file a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). 

 Only graduate level students are eligible to receive Graduate and 

Professional PLUS loans, which are unsubsidized. 

 Students also must show they are creditworthy or have a cosigner.
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Question 

Name B14CWRKSTDY

Wording Next [{if TIO} I {else} we] have a question about work-study jobs. Federal, 

state, and institution work-study jobs are offered to students with financial need, 

allowing them to work part-time to earn money to help pay their education 

expenses. Since starting your college education, have you ever held a workstudy job? 

(Students must file a FAFSA, Free Application for Federal Student Aid, in order to 

be considered for the Federal Work-Study program. Work-study jobs are often 

located on the campus of a student's school and may or may not be related to a 

student's course of study.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14CWRKSTDY

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Work-study jobs are offered to undergraduate students with financial need, 

allowing them to work part-time to earn money to help pay their education 

expenses. Students must file a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) 

in order to be considered for the Federal Work-Study (FWS) program. Workstudy jobs are often located on the campus of a student's school and may or 

may not be related to a student's course of study.

Please consider any work-study jobs held at any time since starting your college 

education, regardless of which college, university, or trade school you attended 

at the time.

Employment

Question 

Name

B14DINTRO

Wording In this next section, we will ask a few questions about any paid jobs you’ve had 

[{if before July 1, 2014} after June 2011 {else} between July 2011 and June 

2014]. When thinking about paid jobs, also include any self-employment [{if 

B14CWRKSTDY = 1} , work-study jobs,] and paid internships.

Item

Help Text This is an informational screen only. (Click the Next button.)

Question 

Name

B14DCUREMP (ABBREV)

Wording Are you currently working for pay?
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Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14DCUREMP

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate whether you are currently working for pay.

Please consider any jobs for pay, including: full-time and part-time employment, 

self-employment, work-study jobs, and paid internships.

If you currently hold any paid jobs, including if you are self-employed, or hold a 

work-study jobs or paid internship, answer Yes.

If you do not currently work or if all current work is unpaid, such as unpaid 

internships, answer No. If you do not currently work for pay, but previously 

worked for pay answer No. Later questions in the survey will ask about previous 

paid employment.

Federal work-study jobs are offered to undergraduate students with financial 

need, allowing them to work part-time to earn money to help pay their education 

expenses. Students must file a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) 

in order to be considered for the Federal Work-Study (FWS) program.

An internship is any formal or informal program that provides on-the-jobexperience for beginners in an occupation or profession. Many work in 

internships in order to learn new skills or to gain job experience. Consider only 

paid internships when answering this question.

Question 

Name

B14DANYJOBS (ABBREV)

Wording Have you worked for pay at any time [{if before July 1, 2014} after June 2011 

{else} between July 2011 and June 2014], including continuing in any jobs 

started before July 2011?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14DANYJOBS

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Indicate whether you have held any paid jobs at any time between July 2011 

and June 2014 (July 1, 2011-June 30, 2014)

If you started a job before July 2011 and continued to work there after July 

2011, please consider that job.

Please consider any jobs for pay, including: full-time and part-time employment, 
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self-employment, work-study jobs, and paid internships.

If you have had any paid jobs, including if you have been self-employed, or held 

work-study jobs or paid internships, answer Yes.

If you have not worked or if all work was unpaid, such as unpaid internships, 

answer No.

Federal work-study jobs are offered to undergraduate students with financial 

need, allowing them to work part-time to earn money to help pay their education 

expenses. Students must file a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) 

in order to be considered for the Federal Work-Study (FWS) program. Workstudy jobs are often located on the campus of a student's school and may or 

may not be related to a student's course of study.

An internship is any formal or informal program that provides on-the-jobexperience for beginners in an occupation or profession. Many work in 

internships in order to learn new skills or to gain job experience. Consider only 

paid internships when answering this question.

Question 

Name

B14DEMPLOY01

Wording [If iteration = 1 and B14DCUREMP = 1] 

What is the name of your current employer? (If you have more than one 

employer, tell [{if TIO mode} me {else} us] about only one of them now. [{If 

TIO mode} I {else} We] will collect the names of any other employers later.) 

[Else if iteration = 1] 

What was the name of the last employer you had [{if after July 1, 2014} prior to 

July 2014]? (If you had more than one employer at the same time, tell [{if TIO 

mode} me {else} us] about only one of them now. [{If TIO mode} I {else} We] 

will collect the names of any other employers later.) 

[else if iteration = 2] 

What is the name of another employer you have worked for between July 2011 

and June 2014? (If you have more than one additional employer, tell [{if TIO 

mode} me {else} us] about only one of them now. [{If TIO mode} I {else} We] 

will collect the names of any other employers later.) 

[else] 

What is the name of another employer you have worked for between July 2011 

and June 2014? (If you have more than one additional employer, tell [{if TIO 

mode} me {else} us] about only one of them now. [{If TIO mode} I {else} We] 

will collect the names of any other employers later.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14DEMPNAM01

Wording Employer or company name (for example, IBM, Starbucks, etc.):

Item Name B14DEMPSLF01

Wording Check here if you [if (B14DCUREMP=1 and iteration=1) are/Else if 
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iteration=1: were/Else: are/were] self-employed

Help Text Please provide the name of one employer where you have worked at any time 

between July 2011 and June 2014. Your employer name will be used for your 

reference on questions as you progress through the survey. 

You will be given the opportunity to tell us about any other employers you've had 

at any time between July 2011 and June 2014, later in the survey.

Question 

Name

B14DWKMON01

Wording [If before July 1, 2014 and B14DEMPSLF01 = 1] 

Between July 2011 and June 2014, in what months did you or will you work for 

yourself? 

[else if before July 1, 2014] 

Between July 2011 and June 2014, in what months did you or will you work [{if 

B14DEMPNAM01 = Employer} for this employer {else} at [B14DEMPNAM01]?

[else if B14DEMPSLF01 = 1] 

Between July 2011 and June 2014, in what months did you work for yourself? 

[else] 

Between July 2011 and June 2014, in what months did you work [{if 

B14DEMPNAM01 = Employer} for this employer {else} at [B14DEMPNAM01]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14DWKJL1101

Wording July 2011

Item Name B14DWKAG1101

Wording August 2011

Item Name B14DWKSP1101

Wording September 2011

Item Name B14DWKOC1101

Wording October 2011

Item Name B14DWKNV1101

Wording November 2011

Item Name B14DWKDC1101

Wording December 2011

Item Name B14DWKJA1201

Wording January 2012

Item Name B14DWKFB1201
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Wording February 2012

Item Name B14DWKMR1201

Wording March 2012

Item Name B14DWKAP1201

Wording April 2012

Item Name B14DWKMY1201

Wording May 2012

Item Name B14DWKJN1201

Wording June 2012

Item Name B14DWKJL1201

Wording July 2012

Item Name B14DWKAG1201

Wording August 2012

Item Name B14DWKSP1201

Wording September 2012

Item Name B14DWKOC1201

Wording October 2012

Item Name B14DWKNV1201

Wording November 2012

Item Name B14DWKDC1201

Wording December 2012

Item Name B14DWKJA1301

Wording January 2013

Item Name B14DWKFB1301

Wording February 2013

Item Name B14DWKMR1301

Wording March 2013

Item Name B14DWKAP1301

Wording April 2013

Item Name B14DWKMY1301

Wording May 2013
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Item Name B14DWKJN1301

Wording June 2013

Item Name B14DWKJL1301

Wording July 2013

Item Name B14DWKAG1301

Wording August 2013

Item Name B14DWKSP1301

Wording September 2013

Item Name B14DWKOC1301

Wording October 2013

Item Name B14DWKNV1301

Wording November 2013

Item Name B14DWKDC1301

Wording December 2013

Item Name B14DWKJA1401

Wording January 2014

Item Name B14DWKFB1401

Wording February 2014

Item Name B14DWKMR1401

Wording March 2014

Item Name B14DWKAP1401

Wording April 2014

Item Name B14DWKMY1401

Wording May 2014

Item Name B14DWKJN1401

Wording June 2014

Help Text Indicate all months that you worked for this employer between July 2011 and 

June 2014, not just the beginning and ending months. 

If you worked any portion of a month for this employer, indicate that month.

Do not select a month if you did not work for this employer during any part of 
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that month. 

If you worked for this employer for all months in the year, click the 

"Select/unselect all" button. If you worked for this employer for most months 

in the year you can click the "Select/unselect all" button and unselect any 

month you did not work for this employer by clicking on the box for that month 

once it is highlighted. 

Question 

Name

B14DEMPCUR01

Wording Are you currently working [If B14DEMPSLF01=1 : for yourself/Else if 

B14DEMPNAM01 = Employer: for this employer/Else: at [B14DEMPNAM01]]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14DEMPCUR01

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

2

Not yet, but will be before July 

2014

Help Text Indicate whether you are currently working for this employer.

If you do not work for this employer as of today, but plan to work for this 

employer before July 2014, answer "Not yet, but will be before July 2014".

Question 

Name

B14DCURERN01 (ABBREV)

Wording How much do you currently make working [{if B14DEMPSLF01 = 1} for yourself 

{else if B14DEMPNAM01 = Employer} for this employer {else} at 

[B14DEMPNAM01]]? Include any bonuses, tips, or commissions in your total 

earnings amount.

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14DCURAMT01

Wording $|0.00

Item Name B14DCURTIM01

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Per hour

2 Per month

3 Per year

Help Text Indicate how much you currently make working for this employer.

Indicate the unit of time that corresponds to the amount of earnings that you 

reported.
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If you are unsure, provide your best guess.

Question 

Name

B14DWRKENR01 (ABBREV)

Wording Create t_fill1: 

{if B14EDEMPSLF01 = 1} t_fill1 = for yourself 

{else if B14DEMPNAM01 = Employer} t_fill1=for this employer 

{else} t_fill1= at [B14DEMPNAM01] 

[If B14DCUREMP01=2] 

You just told us about the upcoming months through July 2014 in which you will 

be working [t_fill1].

Will you also be attending school during any of the weeks before July 2014 

in which you will be working [t_fill1]? 

[else if [(B14DCUREMP = 1 and iteration = 1) or B14DEMPCUR01 = 1] and 

[(COMPLETER or LEAVER)] 

You just told us about the months in which you have worked [t_fill1].

Did you ever work [t_fill1] regularly during weeks in the past in which you were 

also attending school? 

[Else if (B14DCUREMP = 1 and iteration = 1) or B14DEMPCUR01 = 1] 

You just told us about the months in which you have worked [t_fill1].

Have you worked regularly [t_fill1] during weeks in which you have also 

attended school? 

[Else] 

You just told us about the months in which you worked [t_fill1].

[{If after July 1, 2014} Before July 2014, did {else} Did] you work regularly 

[t_fill1] during weeks in which you were also attending school?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14DWRKENR01

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate whether you worked for this employer during weeks in which you also

attended school.

Do not consider whether you were enrolled full-time or part-time at school while 

working for this employer.

Question 

Name

B14DWRKSTD01

Wording [If B14DEMPCUR01=2]

Will this be a work-study job?

[Else if [(B14DCUREMP=1 and iteration=1) or (if B14DEMPCUR01=1)] and 

[(COMPLETER or LEAVER)]

At the time you worked [If B14DEMPSLF01=1: for yourself/Else if 
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B14DEMPNAM01 = Employer: for this employer/Else: at [B14DEMPNAM01]] 

while you were attending school was this a work-study job?

[Else if (B14DCUREMP=1 and iteration=1) or (B14DEMPCUR01=1)]

Is this a work-study job?

[Else]

Was this a work-study job?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14DWRKSTD01

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate whether your work with this employer is or was a work-study job.

Work-study jobs are offered to undergraduate students with financial need, 

allowing them to work part-time to earn money to help pay their education 

expenses. Students must file a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) 

in order to be considered for the Federal Work-Study (FWS) program. 

Question 

Name

B14DONOFF01

Wording [If B14DEMPCUR01=2]

Will this job be on or off the campus of your school?

[Else if [(B14DCUREMP=1 and iteration=1) or (if B14DEMPCUR01=1)] and 

[(COMPLETER or LEAVER)]

At the time you worked [If B14DEMPSLF01=1 : for yourself/Else if 

B14DEMPNAM01 = Employer: for this employer/Else: at [B14DEMPNAM01]] 

while you were attending school, was your job on or off the campus of your 

school?

[Else if (B14DCUREMP=1 and iteration=1) or (B14DEMPCUR01=1)]

Is this job on or off the campus of your school?

[Else]

Was this job on or off the campus of your school?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14DONOFF01

Wording [If B14DNUMJOB=1] Primarily on campus [else] Jobs were all on 

campus

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 On campus

2 Off campus

Help Text On campus refers to any job located physically within the boundaries of the 

official campus of your school.
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Off campus refers to any job located physically outside the boundaries of the 

official campus of your school.

Question 

Name

B14DWKHREN01 (ABBREV)

Wording [If B14DEMPCUR01 = 2] 

How many hours per week will you be working [{if B14DEMPSLF01 = 1} for 

yourself {else if B14DEMPNAM01 = Employer} for this employer {else} at 

[B14DEMPNAM01]] while you are attending school? Answer only about the 

average hours you will be working while you are attending school in the weeks 

before July 2014. (Provide your best guess if you are unsure.) 

[Else if [(B14DCUREMP = 1 and iteration = 1) or B14DEMPCUR01 = 1] and 

[(COMPLETER or LEAVER)] 

How many hours per week did you usually work[{if B14DEMPSLF01 = 1} for 

yourself {else if B14DEMPNAM01 = Employer} for this employer {else} at 

[B14DEMPNAM01]] while you were attending school? (Provide your best guess if 

you are unsure.) 

[else if (B14DCUREMP = 1 and iteration = 1) or B14DEMPCUR01 = 1] 

How many hours per week have you usually worked [{if B14DEMPSLF01 = 1} for 

yourself {else if B14DEMPNAM01 = Employer} for this employer {else} at 

[B14DEMPNAM01]] while you have attended school?

[else] 

[{If after July 1, 2014} Before July 2014, how {else} How] many hours per week 

did you usually work [{if B14DEMPSLF01 = 1} for yourself {else if 

B14DEMPNAM01 = Employer} for this employer {else} at [B14DEMPNAM01]] 

while you attended school? (Provide your best guess if you are unsure.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14DWKHREN01

Wording | hours per week

Help Text Indicate the average number of hours worked per week at this employer while 

you were attending school. 

If you are unsure, provide your best guess.

Question 

Name

B14DWRKNEN01 (ABBREV)

Wording Create t_fill1 and t_fill2: 

{B14DWRKENR01 = 0} t_fill1= not 

{if B14EDEMPSLF01 = 1} t_fill2 = for yourself 

{else if B14DEMPNAM01 = Employer} t_fill2=for this employer 

{else} t_fill2= at [B14DEMPNAM01] 

[If B14DEMPCUR01=2] 

Display this first sentence only if B14DWRKENR01 ne missing: You told us that 

before July 2014, you will [t_fill1] be working [t_fill2] regularly during weeks in 

which you will be attending school. Before July 2014, will you be working 
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regularly [t_fill2] during weeks in which you will not be attending school?

[Else if (B14DCUREMP = 1 and iteration = 1) or B14DEMPCUR01 = 1] 

Display this first sentence only if B14DWRKENR01 ne missing: You told us that 

you are [t_fill1] working [t_fill2] regularly during weeks in which you are 

attending school. Are you working regularly [t_fill2] during weeks in which you 

are not attending school? 

[Else] 

Display this first sentence only if B14DWRKENR01 ne missing: You told us that 

[{If before July 1, 2014} before July 2014 {else} no words] you were [t_fill1] 

working regularly [t_fill2] during weeks in which you were attending school. [{If 

after July 1, 2014} Before July 2014, did {else} Did] you work regularly [t_fill2] 

during weeks in which you were not attending school?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14DWRKNEN01

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate whether you worked for this employer during weeks in which you were 

not also attending school.

If you worked for this employer only while attending school as either a fulltime or part-time student, answer "No".

Question 

Name

B14DWRKHRS01 (ABBREV)

Wording [If B14DEMPCUR01 = 2 and B14DWRKENR01 = 1] 

Before July 2014, how many hours per week on average will you work [{if 

B14DEMPSLF01 = 1} for yourself {else if B14DEMPNAM01 = Employer} for this 

employer {else} at [B14DEMPNAM01]] while you are not attending school? 

[else if B14DEMPCUR01 = 2] 

Before July 2014, how many hours per week will you work on average [{if 

B14DEMPSLF01 = 1} for yourself {else if B14DEMPNAM01 = Employer} for this 

employer {else} at [B14DEMPNAM01]]? 

[else if [(B14DCUREMP = 1 and iteration = 1) or B14DEMPCUR01 = 1] and 

B14DWRKENR01 = 1] 

How many hours per week have you usually worked [{if B14DEMPSLF01 = 1} for 

yourself {else if B14DEMPNAM01 = Employer} for this employer {else} at 

[B14DEMPNAM01]] while you are not attending school? 

[else if B14DWRKENR01 = 1] 

[{If after July 1, 2014} Before July 2014, how {else} How] many hours per week 

did you usually work [{if B14DEMPSLF01 = 1} for yourself {else if 

B14DEMPNAM01 = Employer} for this employer {else} at [B14DEMPNAM01]] 

while you were not attending school? 
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[else if (B14DCUREMP = 1 and iteration = 1) or B14DEMPCUR01 = 1] 

How many hours per week do you usually work [{if B14DEMPSLF01 = 1} for 

yourself {else if B14DEMPNAM01 = Employer} for this employer {else} at 

[B14DEMPNAM01]]? 

[else] 

How many hours per week did you usually work [{if B14DEMPSLF01 = 1} for 

yourself {else if B14DEMPNAM01 = Employer} for this employer {else} at 

[B14DEMPNAM01]] when you were last employed there [{if after July 1, 2014} 

before July 2014]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14DWRKHRS01

Wording | hours per week

Help Text Indicate the average number of hours worked per week at this employer while 

not attending school.

If you are unsure, provide your best guess.

Question 

Name

B14DOTHEMP01

Wording [If WEB mode] 

You've told us about your employment with the above listed employer(s). [{If 

before July 1, 2014} Have you worked {else} Did you][{if before July 1, 2014} or 

will you work {else} work] for pay for any other employers at any time between 

July 2011 and June 2014? (Answer "Yes" for any self-employment [{if 

B14CWRKSTDY = 1} , {else} or] paid internships [{if B14CWRKSTDY = 1} , or 

work-study jobs.)] 

[else] 

You've told me about your employment with: [List B14DEMPLOY01 from all 

iterations] [If B14DEMPSLF01 = 1 in any iteration list: Self-employed] [{If before 

July 1, 2014} Have you worked {else} Did you][{if before July 1, 2014} or will 

you work {else} work] for pay for any other employers at any time between July 

2011 and June 2014? (Answer "Yes" for any self-employment [{if 

B14CWRKSTDY = 1} , {else} or] paid internships [{if B14CWRKSTDY = 1} , or 

work-study jobs.)]

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14DOTHEMP01

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes, have other employers

0 No other employers

Question 

Name

B14DENRWORK

Wording [If currently enrolled and (B14DCUREMP=1 or if B14DEMPCUR01=1 in any 

iteration)]

Do you consider yourself to be primarily a... 
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[Else]

When you were last attending school and working, did you consider yourself to 

be primarily a...

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14DENRWORK

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1

[If currently enrolled and 

(B14DCUREMP=1 or if 

B14DEMPCUR01=1 in any 

iteration)]

Student who works

[Else]

Student who worked

2

An employee who decided to enroll 

in school

Help Text An example of a student who works would be someone who considers school to 

be his or her primary focus, but who also holds a job to earn additional money or 

for the work experience. 

An example of an employee who decided to enroll in school is someone 

who considers his or her primary focus to be work but is attending school to 

further his or her career or for personal betterment.

Please try to choose the answer that most closely reflects your primary focus for 

working while enrolled in school.

Question 

Name

INTJOB

Wording Employer Focus 

[reference employer] 

Next, [if TIO mode: I/Else: we] have some questions that will focus on your [if 

reference employer missing: employment with your current or most recent 

employer/Else if self-employed at reference employer: self-employment/Else: 

employment with [reference employer]].

Item

Help Text This is an informational screen only. (Click the Next button.)

Question 

Name

B14DREFPKLST

Wording The next few questions will focus on your experiences specifically with one 

employer. Please choose the employer which you consider to [{if currently 

employed} be {else} have been] your main employer [{if not currently 

employed} when you were working] [{if after July 1, 2014} before July 2014].

Item Spec Name Value
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Item Name B14DREFPKLST

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1

Self-employed as main 

employment

2

[fill B14DEMPNAM01]-from first 

iteration]

3

[fill B14DEMPNAM01]-from second 

iteration]

4

[fill B14DEMPNAM01]-from third 

iteration]

5

[fill B14DEMPNAM01]-from fourth 

iteration]

6

[fill B14DEMPNAM01]-from fifth 

iteration]

7

[fill B14DEMPNAM01]-from sixth 

iteration]

8

[fill B14DEMPNAM01]-from 

seventh iteration]

9

[fill B14DEMPNAM01]-from eighth 

iteration]

10 [fill B14DEMPNAM01]-from ninth 

iteration]

11 [fill B14DEMPNAM01]-from tenth 

iteration]

99 None of these employers

Help Text The list contains all of the employers that you indicated you worked for at some 

time between July 2011 and June 2014. 

Select the employer that you consider to be your main employer. Select None of 

these employers only if you are unable to identify any of these employers as 

your main employer.

Question 

Name

B14DREFCUR

Wording Are you currently working [if reference employer missing: for this employer/Else 

if self-employed at reference employer or if B14DREFPKLST=1: for yourself/Else: 

at [reference employer]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14DREFCUR

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Please indicate if you currently work for this employer. 

If you do not currently work for this employer, even if you expect to return to 
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work with this employer in the future, answer No.

Question 

Name

B14DEARNINGS (ABBREV)

Wording Header: 

Employer Focus 

[reference employer] 

How much did you make when you last worked [{if reference employer missing} 

for this employer {else if self-employed at reference employer or B14DREFPKLST 

= 1} for yourself {else} at [reference employer]] [{if after July 1, 2014} before 

July 2014]? Include any bonuses, tips, or commissions in your total earnings 

amount.

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14DEARNAMT

Wording $|

Item Name B14DEARNTIM

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Per hour

2 Per month

3 Per year

Help Text Indicate how much you made when you last worked for this employer.

Indicate the unit of time that corresponds to the amount of earnings that you 

reported.

If you are unsure, provide your best guess.

Question 

Name

B14DOCC

Wording Header: 

Employer Focus 

[reference employer] 

[If currently employed at reference employer] 

What is the title of your current job [{if reference employer missing} with this 

employer {else if self-employed at reference employer or B14DREFPKLST = 1} 

working for yourself {else} with [reference employer]]? What do you do in that 

job? 

[else] 

What was the title of the most recent job you held [{if reference employer 

missing} with this employer {else if self-employed at reference employer or 

B14DREFPKLST = 1} working for yourself {else} with [reference employer]] [{if 

after July 1, 2014before July 2014]? What did you do in that job?

Item Spec Name Value
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Item Name B14DOCC (occupation coder)

Help Text In the first text box, enter the job title for your current or most recent job with 

this employer. 

In the second text box, enter words or phrases describing the primary duties for 

your current or most recent job with this employer. 

Choose the option that best describes your occupation. 

If you cannot find your occupation in the list provided, try another search in the 

text boxes marked "Job Title" and/or "Job Duties." 

If you are still unable to find your occupation in the list, please click "None of the 

Above." This will take you to another screen that will allow you to select your 

occupation manually. 

Three drop down boxes are provided for selecting your occupation. All three 

boxes do not appear until categories have been selected in the first two boxes. 

The first box provides a list of the most general categories. The second box 

offers a list of more specific categories within the general category area. The 

third box offers the most specific categorical list we have for your type of 

occupation. 

Select your occupation by choosing a general area, a specific area, and a final 

detailed category. If appropriate categories are not offered, please pick the 

specific option with the phrase "All Other."

Question 

Name

B14DEMPBEN

Wording Header: 

Employer Focus 

[reference employer] 

[If currently employed at reference employer] 

In your job [{if B14DJBTL ne missing} as a(n) [B14DJBTL]] [{if reference 

employer missing} with this employer {else if self-employed at reference 

employer or B14DREFPKLST = 1} no words {else} with [reference employer]], 

are you currently eligible to receive... 

[else] 

When you last worked in your job [{if B14DJBTL ne missing} as a(n) 

[B14DJBTL]] [{if reference employer missing} with this employer {else if selfemployed at reference employer or B14DREFPKLST = 1} no words {else} with 

[reference employer]] [{if after July 1, 2014} before July 2014], were you 

eligible to receive...

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14DEMPHLTH

Wording Health insurance

Response Code Label
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Option 1 Yes

0 No

Item Name B14DEMPLIF

Wording Life insurance

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Item Name B14DEMPRET

Wording Retirement or other financial benefits, such as a 401(k)/403(b)

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Benefits are a type of non-monetary employee compensation provided in 

addition to salary. Indicate "Yes" for each benefit your employer offered to you, 

regardless of whether or not you used the benefit.

Health insurance pays all or part of the costs for your medical, dental, vision, 

or other health care. It may be either completely employer-paid, or offered at a 

reduced rate as an employee-paid benefit.

Life insurance provides a predetermined amount of money to the family 

member or other person you have identified to receive the support in case of 

death. It may be either completely employer-paid, or offered at a reduced rate 

as an employee-paid benefit.

Retirement benefits are funds that you, your employer, or both, can set aside 

to invest while you are working. In defined benefit plans (sometimes called 

pension plans), at the time of retirement, employees are provided a set amount 

based on salary or years of service. In defined contribution plans like a 

401(k)/403(b), both employee and employer contribute specific amounts but 

the benefit available upon retirement is tied to investment earnings.

Question 

Name B14DHVLIC

Wording Next, [{if TIO mode} I'd {else} we’d] like to ask about any professional 

certifications or industry licenses. 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. 

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.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14DHVLIC

Wording

Response Code Label
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Option 1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate whether you have a professional certification or license of any kind, 

including those not specifically mentioned in the question.

When answering this question, do not consider if your professional certification 

or license is related to or required by your current or most recent job.

Question 

Name

B14DLICREL

Wording Header: 

Job Focus 

[B14DJBTL] 

[If currently employed at reference employer] 

Is this certification or license required for your job [{if B14DJBTL ne missing} as 

a(n) [B14DJBTL]]? 

[else]

[{If after July 1, 2014} Before July 2014, was {else} Was] this certification or 

license required for your job [{if B14DJBTL ne missing} as a(n) [B14DJBTL]]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14DLICREL

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate whether your certification or license is required for the job specified in 

the question.

Question 

Name B14DOCCTIMGT

Wording Header: 

Job Focus 

[B14DJBTL] 

Instructions: [If B14DHVLIC ne 1] Now we have some questions that focus on 

your job as a(n) [B14DJBTL]. 

[If currently employed at reference employer]

Have you worked [{if B14DJBTL ne missing} as a(n)[B14DJBTL] {else} in your 

current job] or in any similar jobs, even if they were not [{if reference employer 

missing} with this employer {else if self-employed at reference employer} 

working for yourself {else} with [reference employer]], for a year or more? 

[else] 

[{If after July 1, 2014} Before July 2014, did {else} Did] you work [{if B14DJBTL 

ne missing} as a(n)[B14DJBTL] {else} in your most recent job] or in any similar 

jobs, even if they were not [{if reference employer missing} with this employer 
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{else if self-employed at reference employer} working for yourself {else} with 

[reference employer]], for a year or more?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14DOCCTIMGT

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate whether you worked in this type of job for a year or more. 

If you did not work at this type of job for a consecutive amount of time, you can 

answer by adding up the amount of time you worked in this type of job.

Question 

Name B14DOCCTIM

Wording Header: 

Job Focus 

[B14DJBTL] 

[If currently employed at reference employer] 

For how many years have you worked [{if B14DJBTL ne missing} as 

a(n)[B14DJBTL] {else} in your current job] or in any similar jobs, even if they 

were not [{if reference employer missing} with this employer {else if selfemployed at reference employer} working for yourself {else} with [reference 

employer]]? 

[else] 

[{If after July 1, 2014} Before July 2014, for {else} For] how many years did you 

work [{if B14DJBTL ne missing} as a(n)[B14DJBTL] {else} in your most recent 

job] or in any similar jobs, even if they were not [{if reference employer missing} 

with this employer {else if self-employed at reference employer} working for 

yourself {else} with [reference employer]]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14DOCCTIM

Wording | year(s)

Help Text Indicate how many years you have worked in this type of job.

If you did not work at this type of job consecutively, you can answer by adding 

up the amount of time you worked in this type of job.

Question 

Name

B14DRELMAJ

Wording Header: 

Job Focus 

[B14DJBTL] 

[If currently employed at reference employer]
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Is your job [if B14DJBTL ne missing: as a(n) [B14DJBTL]] related to what you 

studied in college? 

[Else]

Was your job [if B14DJBTL ne missing: as a(n) [B14DJBTL]] related to what you 

studied in college?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14DRELMAJ

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate whether the job specified in the question was related to what you 

studied in college. By college we mean a college, university or trade school. A 

trade school offers instruction in skilled trades. It is not a high school.

Your job may be related to what you studied in college if it requires skills related 

to your primary coursework, or if it is similar in content to your primary 

coursework.

Question 

Name

B14DSTRTCR

Wording Header: 

Job Focus [B14DJBTL] 

[If currently working for reference employer] 

Is your job [if B14DJBTL ne missing: as a(n) [B14DJBTL]] related to the kind of 

work you want to do in the future? 

[Else] 

Was your job [if B14DJBTL ne missing: as a(n) [B14DJBTL]] related to the kind 

of work you want to do in the future?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14DSTRTCR

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate whether the job specified in the question is related to the type of work 

you would like to do in the future, whether you are currently working in this job 

or not.

Question 

Name

B14DACTLKWRK

Wording [If before July 1, 2014] 

At any point after June 2011, were there times when you were actively looking 

for work?

(Actively looking for work includes activities such as sending out resumes or 
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filling out job applications, placing or responding to job advertisements, 

contacting employers or employment agencies, and going on job interviews.) 

[else] 

At any point between July 2011 and June 2014, were there times when you were 

actively looking for work?

(Actively looking for work includes activities such as sending out resumes or 

filling out job applications, placing or responding to job advertisements, 

contacting employers or employment agencies, and going on job interviews.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14DACTLKWRK

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate whether you have looked for a job at any time between July 2011 and 

June 2014. 

Actively looking for work includes activities such as sending out resumes or filling 

out job applications, placing or responding to job advertisements, contacting 

employers or employment agencies, and going on job interviews.

Question 

Name

B14DLKWRK

Wording [If before July 1, 2014] 

In which months after June 2011 were you not working and actively looking for a 

job for any part of the month? 

[else] 

Between July 2011 and June 2014, in which months were you not working and 

actively looking for a job for any part of the month?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14DLKWKJL11

Wording July 2011

Item Name B14DLKWKAG11

Wording August 2011

Item Name B14DLKWKSP11

Wording September 2011

Item Name B14DLKWKOC11

Wording October 2011

Item Name B14DLKWKNV11

Wording November 2011
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Item Name B14DLKWKDC11

Wording December 2011

Item Name B14DLKWKJA12

Wording January 2012

Item Name B14DLKWKFB12

Wording February 2012

Item Name B14DLKWKMR12

Wording March 2012

Item Name B14DLKWKAP12

Wording April 2012

Item Name B14DLKWKMY12

Wording May 2012

Item Name B14DLKWKJN12

Wording June 2012

Item Name B14DLKWKJL12

Wording July 2012

Item Name B14DLKWKAG12

Wording August 2012

Item Name B14DLKWKSP12

Wording September 2012

Item Name B14DLKWKOC12

Wording October 2012

Item Name B14DLKWKNV12

Wording November 2012

Item Name B14DLKWKDC12

Wording December 2012

Item Name B14DLKWKJA13

Wording January 2013

Item Name B14DLKWKFB13

Wording February 2013

Item Name B14DLKWKMR13

Wording March 2013
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Item Name B14DLKWKAP13

Wording April 2013

Item Name B14DLKWKMY13

Wording May 2013

Item Name B14DLKWKJN13

Wording June 2013

Item Name B14DLKWKJL13

Wording July 2013

Item Name B14DLKWKAG13

Wording August 2013

Item Name B14DLKWKSP13

Wording September 2013

Item Name B14DLKWKOC13

Wording October 2013

Item Name B14DLKWKNV13

Wording November 2013

Item Name B14DLKWKDC13

Wording December 2013

Item Name B14DLKWKJA14

Wording January 2014

Item Name B14DLKWKFB14

Wording February 2014

Item Name B14DLKWKMR14

Wording March 2014

Item Name B14DLKWKAP14

Wording April 2014

Item Name B14DLKWKMY14

Wording May 2014

Item Name B14DLKWKJN14

Wording June 2014
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Help Text Indicate all months that you were not working and actively looking for work 

between July 2011 and June 2014, not just the beginning and ending months.

If you were not working for part of a month, and looking for work while you 

were not working, include that month. 

Do not indicate any months when you were working, but looking for a different 

job.

Actively looking for work includes activities such as sending out resumes or filling 

out job applications, placing or responding to job advertisements, contacting 

employers or employment agencies, and going on job interviews.

Question 

Name

B14DWRKPAY

Wording Now [{if TIO mode} I {else} we] have some questions about what you might 

have done if you had not been in school at all this year. If you had not attended 

college at all in 2013-2014, which of the following would you most likely have 

done?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14DWRKPAY

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Work for pay

2 Work, but not be paid

3 Not work (for any reason)

4 Enter the military

Help Text Volunteer activities are classified under "Work, but not be paid".

If you would have done some work for pay and some unpaid work, 

indicate "Work for pay".

Question 

Name

B14DALTPAY

Wording If you had not attended college at all in 2013-2014, how much do you think you 

would have earned per year [{if B14DWRKPAY = 4} entering the military {else} 

working]? Provide your best guess if you are unsure of the amount.

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14DALTPAY

Wording $|.00 per year

Help Text Provide the yearly salary you think you would have earned if you had not 

attended college at all in the 2013-2014 academic year (July 1, 2013-June 30, 

2014). 

Provide the amount before taxes are taken out (your gross earnings). 

In your answer you can include any tips or bonuses you think you would have 
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received. 

Minimum wage is $7.25 per hour or about $15,080 per year. 

If you are unsure of the amount you would have earned, provide your best 

guess.

Question 

Name

B14DEDBENFTS

Wording When thinking about a job now or in the future, salary may be only one part of 

why you choose that job. 

Compared to the salary, how important is each of the following to you?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14DHLPOTH

Wording Helping others as part of your job

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Less important than salary

2 As important as salary

3 More important than salary

Item Name B14DEXPFLD

Wording Being seen as an expert in your field

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Less important than salary

2 As important as salary

3 More important than salary

Item Name B14DWRKTSKS

Wording Making your own decisions about how to get your work done

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Less important than salary

2 As important as salary

3 More important than salary

Item Name B14DLEISTIME

Wording Balancing work and leisure time

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Less important than salary

2 As important as salary

3 More important than salary

Item Name B14DFAMTIM

Wording Balancing work and family

Response

Option

Code Label

1 Less important than salary

2 As important as salary

3 More important than salary

Help Text For each item listed, indicate how important you think each one is compared to 
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salary when choosing a job.

Leisure means doing things that you think are fun or relaxing, either with 

friends or on your own.

Income and Expenses

Value

Question 

Name

B14EINCINTRO

Wording The next set of questions will help us to better understand how the financial 

circumstances of students may affect their ability to attend college.

Item

Help Text This is an informational screen only. (Click the Next button.)

Question 

Name

B14EINCOM (ABBREV)

Wording [If TIO mode]

Which of the following categories best describes your income for calendar year 

2013, prior to taxes and deductions? (Calendar year 2013 includes January 1, 

2013 through December 31, 2013. Include all income you paid taxes on, 

including work, investment income, or alimony. Do not include [if B14AMARR=2: 

your spouse's income,] any grants or loans you may have used to pay for school, 

or any money given to you by your family.)

[else]

What was your income for calendar year 2013, prior to taxes and deductions? 

(Calendar year 2013 includes January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013. 

Include all income you paid taxes on, including work, investment income, or 

alimony. Do not include [if B14AMARR=2: your spouse's income,] any grants or 

loans you may have used to pay for school, or any money given to you by your 

family.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14EINCOM

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 No income

2 Less than $1,000

3 $1,000-$2,499

4 $2,500-$4,999

5 $5,000-$9,999

6 $10,000-$14,999

7 $15,000-$19,999
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8 $20,000-$29,999

9 $30,000-$49,999

10 $50,000 and above

11 Don't know

Help Text Estimate your gross income from the entire 2013 calendar year (January 1, 

2013-December 31, 2013). Do not include any income earned during 2014. Your 

gross income is the full amount before taxes, Social Security, and other 

deductions are taken out.

Include wages from off-campus jobs, on-campus jobs, work-study jobs,

assistantships, fellowships, traineeships, summer jobs, or any other source. Also 

include income received from a trust fund.

Do not include scholarships, grants or loans, or any money given to you by 

your family.

If you are unsure what your income in 2013 was, provide your best guess.

Question 

Name

B14EINCSP

Wording [If TIO mode]: Which of the following categories best describes your spouse’s 

income for [START BOLD] calendar year 2013 [END BOLD], prior to taxes and 

deductions? LINE BREAK (Calendar year 2013 includes January 1, 2013 through 

December 31, 2013. Include all income your spouse paid taxes on. Do not 

include any grants or loans your spouse may have used to pay for school, or any 

money given to your spouse by family.

[Else]: What was your spouse's income for calendar year 2013, prior to taxes 

and deductions? (Calendar year 2013 includes January 1, 2013 through 

December 31, 2013. Include all income your spouse paid taxes on. Do not 

include any grants or loans your spouse may have used to pay for school, or any 

money given to your spouse by family.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14EINCSP

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 No income

2 Less than $1,000

3 $1,000-$2,499

4 $2,500-$4,999

5 $5,000-$9,999

6 $10,000-$14,999

7 $15,000-$19,999

8 $20,000-$29,999

9 $30,000-$49,999

10 $50,000 and above

11 Don't know
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Item Name B14ENTMR13

Wording Check here instead if you were not married to your spouse in 2013

Help Text Estimate your spouse's gross income from the entire 2013 calendar year 

(January 1, 2013-December 31, 2013). Do not include any income earned during 

2014. Gross income is the full amount before taxes, Social Security, and other 

deductions are taken out.

Include wages from any work-study jobs, assistantships, fellowships, 

traineeships or any other source of income for your spouse. Also include income 

received from a trust fund.

Do not include scholarships, grants or loans, or any money given to your 

spouse by family.

If you are unsure what your spouse's income in 2013 was, provide your best 

guess.

Question 

Name

B14EDEPS (ABBREV)

Wording [If before July 1, 2014]

Do you have any children you support financially? 

[else] 

Do you have any children you supported financially at any time between July 

2013 and June 2014?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14EDEPS

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Answer Yes if you have a child or children who received more than half of 

their financial support from you during the 2013-2014 school year (July 1, 

2013-June 30, 2014), even if these children did not live with you. Foster children 

are not considered dependents for this question. 

Question 

Name

B14EDEP2

Wording [If before July 1, 2014]

How many children do you support financially? 

[else] 

How many children did you support financially at any time between July 2013 

and June 2014?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14EDEP2
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Wording | child(ren)

Help Text Report the number of children who received more than half of their 

financial support from you in the 2013-2014 school year (July 1, 2013-June 

30, 2014), even if these children did not live with you. Foster children are not 

considered dependents for this question. 

Question 

Name

B14EOTDEPS

Wording Create t_fill1 and t_fill2 and t_fill3 and t_fill4: 

{if B14EDEP2 >1} t_fill1=[B14EDEP2] 

{if B14EDEP2=1} t_fill2=child 

{else} t_fill2=children 

{If before July 1, 2014} t_fill3=are 

{else} t_fill3=were 

{If after July 1, 2014} t_fill4=at any time between July 2013 and June 2014 

[(If B14AMARR = 2 and B14EDEPS in (0 missing)) or (B14BMARR = 2 and 

B14EDEPS = 1 and B14EDEP2 in (0 missing))] 

Not including your spouse, [t_fill3] you financially supporting anyone [t_fill4]?

[else if B14AMARR = 2 and B14EDEPS = 1 and B14EDEP2 gt 0] 

Not including your spouse and your [t_fill1][t_fill2], [t_fill3] you financially 

supporting anyone [t_fill4]? 

[else if B14AMARR ne 2 and B14EDEPS = 1 and B14EDEP2 gt 0] 

Not including your [t_fill1][t_fill2], [t_fill3] you financially supporting anyone 

[t_fill4]? 

[else] 

[t_fill3] you financially supporting anyone else [t_fill4]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14EOTDEPS

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate whether you provided more than half the financial support for 

anybody other than a spouse or children in the 2013-2014 school year (July 1, 

2013 to June 30, 2014), who lived in your household.

Examples of other dependents might include parents, grandparents, other 

relatives, or anybody else for whom you provided more than half their financial 

support. Foster children are not considered dependents for this question.

Do not include yourself, a spouse, or any children as other dependents in this 

question.

Question B14EOTDEPS2
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Name

Wording Create t_fill1, and t_fill2, and t_fill3, and t_fill4: 

{if B14EDEP2 >1} t_fill1=[B14EDEP2] 

{if B14EDEP2=1} t_fill2=child 

{else} t_fill2=children 

{If before July 1, 2014} t_fill3=are 

{else} t_fill3=were 

{If after July 1, 2014} t_fill4=at any time between July 2013 and June 2014 

[If B14AMARR=2 and B14EDEPS in (0, blank) or (B14AMARR=2 and 

B14EDEPS=1 and B14EDEP2 in (0, blank)]

Not including your spouse, how many others [t_fill3] you financially supporting 

[t_fill4]? 

[else if B14AMARR=2 and B14EDEPS=1 and B14EDEP2 gt 0] 

Not including your spouse and your [t_fill1][t_fill2], how many others [t_fill3] 

you financially supporting [t_fill4]? 

[else if B14AMARR ne 2 and B14EDEPS=1 and B14EDEP2 gt 0]

Not including your [t_fill1][t_fill2], how many others [t_fill3] you financially 

supporting [t_fill4]? 

[else] 

How many others [t_fill3] you financially supporting [t_fill4]?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14EOTDEPS2

Wording |other(s)

Help Text Indicate how many other dependents who lived in your household received 

more than half their financial support from you in the 2013-2014 school 

year (July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014).

Examples of other dependents might include parents, grandparents, other 

relatives, or anybody else for whom you provided more than half their financial 

support. Foster children are not considered dependents for this question.

Do not count yourself, a spouse, or any children as other dependents in this 

question.

Question 

Name

B14EREGSUPP

Wording Since July 2011, have you regularly given any friends or family who do not live 

with you more than $50 per month to help them out?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14EREGSUPP

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No
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Help Text Please indicate if you have regularly given anyone who does not live with you 

more than $50 per month since starting college in the 2011-2012 academic year.

Do not include one-time or occasional payment(s) made.

Do not include money used to pay back loan(s) given to you or any money used 

to pay for your own room/board.

Question 

Name

B14EKIDCOL

Wording [If before July 1, 2014] 

How many of your dependents have attended a college, university, or trade 

school in the 2013-2014 school year (July 1, 2013-June 30, 2014)? 

[else] 

How many of your dependents attended a college, university, or trade school in 

the 2013-2014 school year (July 1, 2013-June 30, 2014)?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14EKIDCOL

Wording | dependent(s)

Help Text Indicate how many of your dependents attended a college, university or trade 

school in the 2013-2014 school year (July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014).

Dependents include your children, who need not live with you, and others who 

live in your household who receive more than half of their financial support from 

you. Foster children are not considered dependent children for this question.

A trade school offers instruction in skilled trades. It is not a high school.

Question 

Name

B14EKIDCOL1

Wording [If before July 1, 2014]

Has your dependent attended a college, university, or trade school in the 2013-

2014 school year (July 1, 2013-June 30, 2014)? 

[else] 

Did your dependent attend a college, university, or trade school in the 2013-

2014 school year (July 1, 2013-June 30, 2014)?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14EKIDCOL1

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate if your dependent attended a college, university or trade school in the 
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2013-2014 academic year (July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014).

Dependents include your children, who need not live with you, and others who 

live in your household who receive more than half of their financial support from 

you. Foster children are not considered dependent children for this question.

A trade school offers instruction in skilled trades. It is not a high school.

Question 

Name

B14EPARHELP (ABBREV)

Wording [If before July 1, 2014]

In the 2013-2014 school year only (July 1, 2013-June 30, 2014), will your 

parents (or guardians) have helped you pay for any of your education or living 

expenses while you are enrolled in school? (Tuition and fees or school books are 

examples of education expenses. Rent and food are examples of living 

expenses.)

[else] 

In the 2013-2014 school year only (July 1, 2013-June 30, 2014), did your 

parents (or guardians) help you pay for any of your education or living expenses 

while you were enrolled in school? (Tuition and fees or school books are 

examples of education expenses. Rent and food are examples of living 

expenses.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14EPARHELP

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate whether your parents (or guardians) paid for any education or living 

expenses while you were enrolled in school in the 2013-2014 school year (July 1, 

2013 to June 30, 2014). 

Do not include any assistance from your other family members or a spouse.

Question 

Name B14EPARGATE

Wording [If before July 1, 2014]

Ok. Is this amount: 

[else] 

Ok. Was this amount:

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14EPARGATE

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 $2,000 or less

2 More than $2,000
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Help Text Indicate the amount your parents (or guardians) paid for any education or living 

expenses while you were enrolled in school in the 2013-2014 school year (July 1, 

2013 to June 30, 2014).

Do not include any assistance from your other family members or a spouse.

If you are not sure of the amount, provide your best guess.

Tuition and fees or school books are examples of education expenses. Rent and 

food are examples of living expenses.

Question 

Name B14EPARLOAMT

Wording [If before July 1, 2014]

Is it... 

[else] 

Was it...

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14EPARLOAMT

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Less than $250

2 $250 - $500

3 $501 - $1,000

4 $1,001 - $1,500

5 $1,501 - $2,000

Help Text Indicate the amount your parents (or guardians) paid for any education or living 

expenses while you were enrolled in school in the 2013-2014 school year (July 1, 

2013 to June 30, 2014). 

If you are not sure of the amount, provide your best guess.

Question 

Name B14EPARHIAMT

Wording [If before July 1, 2014]

Is it... 

[else] 

Was it...

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14EPARHIAMT

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 $2,001 - $5,000

2 $5,001 - $10,000

3 $10,001 - $15,000
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4 $15,001 - $20,000

5 $20,001 - $25,000

6 More than $25,000

Help Text Indicate the amount your parents (or guardians) paid for any education or living 

expenses while you were enrolled in school in the 2013-2014 school year (July 1, 

2013 to June 30, 2014). 

If you are not sure of the amount, provide your best guess.

Question 

Name

B14EFAMHELP

Wording [If before July 1, 2014 and B14BPARDED = 1] 

In the 2013-2014 school year only [{if B14BMARR = 2} , and not including your 

spouse], will [{if B14AMARR = 2} other] family members or friends have 

helped you pay for any of your education or living expenses while you are 

enrolled in school? (Tuition and fees or school books are examples of education 

expenses. Rent and food are examples of living expenses.)

[else if after July 1, 2014 and B14BPARDED = 1] 

In the 2013-2014 school year only [{if B14AMARR = 2} , and not including your 

spouse], did [{if B14AMARR=2} other] family members or friends help you 

pay for any of your education or living expenses while you were enrolled in 

school? (Tuition and fees or school books are examples of education expenses. 

Rent and food are examples of living expenses.)

[else if B14AMARR = 2 and before July 1, 2014] 

In the 2013-2014 school year only, and not including your spouse or your 

parents (or guardians), will other family members or friends have helped 

you pay for any of your education or living expenses while you are enrolled in 

school? (Tuition and fees or school books are examples of education expenses. 

Rent and food are examples of living expenses.)

[else if B14AMARR = 2] 

In the 2013-2014 school year only, and not including your spouse or your 

parents (or guardians), did other family members or friends help you pay for 

any of your education or living expenses while you were enrolled in school? 

(Tuition and fees or school books are examples of education expenses. Rent and 

food are examples of living expenses.)

[else if before July 1, 2014] 

In the 2013-2014 school year only, and not including your parents (or 

guardians), will other family members or friends have helped you pay for 

any of your education or living expenses while you are enrolled in school? 

(Tuition and fees or school books are examples of education expenses. Rent and 

food are examples of living expenses.)

[else] 

In the 2013-2014 school year only, and not including your parents (or 

guardians), did other family members or friends help you pay for any of 

your education or living expenses while you were enrolled in school? (Tuition and 

fees or school books are examples of education expenses. Rent and food are 
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examples of living expenses.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14EFAMHELP

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate whether any family members or friends paid for any education or living

expenses while you were enrolled in school in the 2013-2014 school year (July 1, 

2013 to June 30, 2014).

Do not include any assistance from your parents (or guardians) or a spouse.

Question 

Name B14EFAMGATE

Wording [If before July 1, 2014] 

Ok. Is this amount: 

[else] 

Ok. Was this amount:

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14EFAMGATE

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 $2,000 or less

2 More than $2,000

Help Text Indicate the amount your other family members or friends paid for any education 

or living expenses while you were enrolled in school in the 2013-2014 school 

year (July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014).

Do not include any assistance from your parents (or guardians) or a spouse.

If you are not sure of the amount, provide your best guess.

Tuition and fees or school books are examples of education expenses. Rent and 

food are examples of living expenses.

Question 

Name B14EFAMLOAMT

Wording [If before July 1, 2014] 

Is it... 

[else] 

Was it...

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14EFAMLOAMT
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Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Less than $250

2 $250 - $500

3 $501 - $1,000

4 $1,001 - $1,500

5 $1,501 - $2,000

Help Text Indicate the amount your other family members or friends paid for any education 

or living expenses while you were enrolled in school in the 2013-2014 school 

year (July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014). 

If you are not sure of the amount, provide your best guess.

Question 

Name B14EFAMHIAMT

Wording [If before July 1, 2014] 

Is it... 

[else] 

Was it...

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14EFAMHIAMT

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 $2,001 - $5,000

2 $5,001 - $10,000

3 $10,001 - $15,000

4 More than $15,000

Help Text Indicate the amount your other family members or friends paid for any education 

or living expenses while you were enrolled in school in the 2013-2014 school 

year (July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014). 

If you are not sure of the amount, provide your best guess.

Question 

Name

B14ENUMCRD

Wording Excluding debit or ATM cards, how many credit cards do you have in your own 

name that are billed to you?

(Only include credit cards for which you pay at least some of the amount owed.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ENUMCRD

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

0 None

1 One
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2 More than one

Help Text Credit cards allow cardholders to carry debt from month to month. Examples of 

credit cards are VISA, Mastercard, Discover, American Express, retail 

store credit cards, gas cards, etc.

Do not include:

• Cards that have your name on them but the account has been issued to 

a parent, spouse, or other relative. 

• Credit cards for which you pay none of the amount owed. 

• Debit cards or ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) cards. Debit cards are 

tied directly to a checking or savings account so that the amount charged 

is taken directly out of the account. 

• Company cards that are billed directly to a department within a business 

or organization. 

If you are unsure, provide your best guess.

Question 

Name

B14ECARRYBAL

Wording [If B14ENUMCRD=1]

Do you usually owe an amount that is carried over on your credit card from 

month to month?

[else]

Do you usually owe an amount that is carried over on your credit cards from 

month to month?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ECARRYBAL

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Usually owing an amount on your credit card(s) means that the total amount 

charged on your credit card(s) is not usually paid off in full each month.

Question 

Name

B14ECRDBAL

Wording [If B14ENUMCRD gt 1]

What was the total amount you owed on all your credit cards combined 

according to your last statements?

[else]

What was the total amount you owed on your credit card according to your last 

statement?
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Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ECRDBAL

Wording $|.00

Help Text Based on your most recent statements, estimate the total amount that you owed

on all credit cards in your name.

Credit cards allow cardholders to carry debt from month to month. Examples of 

credit cards are balances on VISA, Mastercard, Discover, American Express, 

retail store credit cards, gas cards, etc.

If you are unsure of the amount, provide your best guess.

Do not include the following amounts on...

• Cards that have your name on them but the account has been issued to 

a parent, spouse, or other relative.

• Credit cards for which you pay none of the amount owed.

• Debit cards or ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) cards. Debit cards are 

tied directly to a checking or savings account so that the amount charged 

is taken directly out of the account.

• Company cards that are billed directly to a department within a business 

or organization.

Question 

Name

B14ECCPAYMT

Wording [If B14ENUMCRD gt 1]

What was the total amount you paid toward all of your credit cards combined 

last month? 

[else]

What was the total amount you paid toward your credit card last month?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ECCPAYMT

Wording $|.00

Help Text Estimate the amount that you paid last month on all credit cards that are in your 

name.

Credit cards allow cardholders to carry debt from month to month. Examples of 

credit cards are VISA, Mastercard, Discover, American Express, retail 

store credit cards, gas cards, etc.
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If you are unsure of the amount, provide your best guess.

Do not include the following payments or deposits on...

• Cards that have your name on them but the account has been issued to

a parent, spouse, or other relative.

• Credit cards for which you pay none of the amount owed.

• Debit cards or ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) cards. Debit cards are 

tied directly to a checking or savings account so that the amount charged 

is taken directly out of the account.

• Company cards that are billed directly to a department within a business 

or organization.

Question 

Name

B14ERNTAMT

Wording How much (on average) is your monthly rent or mortgage payment where you 

currently live? 

Please indicate only the amount that you [if B14AMARR=2] and your spouse/else 

if B14AMARR=6: and your partner] are responsible for paying. If someone else 

pays your rent or mortgage on your behalf, please indicate "0."

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ERNTAMT

Wording $|.00

Help Text Indicate your average monthly rent or mortgage payment.

If you shared a residence with other people, indicate only the amount that you 

were responsible for paying. For example, if you shared an apartment with one 

other person and you share the rent evenly, only report the amount that you 

paid to cover your half. 

If someone else paid your rent or mortgage for you every month, or if you owe 

nothing on a home you own and have paid for it in full, indicate "0."

Do not include money for any other living expenses, such as food, utilities, 

transportation, etc. in your answer.

If you are unsure of the amount, provide your best guess.

Question 

Name

B14ECARLON

Wording Do you [if B14AMARR=2: or your spouse] make loan or lease payments for a 

car, truck, motorcycle, or other vehicle? 
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If someone other than you [if B14AMARR=2: or your spouse] makes the 

payment(s) on your behalf, please answer "No."

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ECARLON

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Indicate whether you make loan or lease payments on a vehicle.

Answer "Yes" only if the loan or lease is paid by you or, if you are married, by 

your spouse.

Answer "No" if payments are made by anyone else, other than a spouse, on 

your behalf.

Question 

Name

B14ECARAMT

Wording How much do you [if B14AMARR=2: and your spouse] usually pay in total 

vehicle loan or lease payments each month?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14ECARAMT

Wording $|.00

Help Text Indicate the amount you usually pay for your monthly loan or lease payment(s) 

for all vehicles (car, truck, motorcycle, etc.) owned by you. 

Do not add your car insurance payment to the loan or lease amount. Only 

indicate the amount you pay for your loan or lease payment.

Please provide the amount paid by you and your spouse only. Do not include 

payments made by anyone else on your behalf.

Question 

Name

B14EUNTAX

Wording [If older than 24 or B14AMARR=2 or (B14EDEPS=1 and B14EDEP2 gt 0) or 

(B14EOTDEPS=1 and B14EOTDEPS2 gt 0)] 

Between July 2013 and June 2014, did you [if B14AMARR=2 or (B14EDEPS=1 

and B14EDEP2 gt 0) or (B14EOTDEPS=1 and B14EOTDEPS2 gt 0): or anyone in 

your household] receive any of the following benefits? (Bulleted list) 

Supplemental Security Income (SSI), SNAP (the Food Stamp Program), TANF 

(the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program), [if B14EDEPS=1]: The 

Free and Reduced Price School Lunch Program, [if B14EDEPS=1]: WIC (the 

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children)

[else] 

Between July 2013 and June 2014, did you [if B14BPARDED ne 1: or anyone in 
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your parent's or guardian’s household] receive any of the following benefits? 

(Bulleted list) Supplemental Security Income (SSI), SNAP (the Food Stamp 

Program), TANF (the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program), The 

Free and Reduced Price School Lunch Program, WIC (the Special Supplemental 

Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14EUNTAX

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program pays benefits to disabled 

adults and children who have limited income and resources. It is designed to 

help aged, blind, and disabled people who have little or no income and provides 

cash to meet basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter.

The federal Food Stamp Program was renamed Supplemental Nutrition 

Assistance Program (SNAP). Some state program names may vary. States 

typically issue SNAP benefits through electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards that 

are used to purchase eligible food in authorized retail food stores, farmers' 

markets, etc. EBT cards work like debit cards.

TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) payments provide financial 

assistance to families with limited resources. The assistance is time-limited 

(typically a maximum of 60 months).

Household size and family income are used to determine eligibility for free or 

reduced price school lunches in the Free and Reduced Price School Lunch

program.

WIC (the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and 

Children) is an assistance program for low-income pregnant women or new 

mothers, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk. WIC 

provides nutrition education, supplemental foods, health screenings, and health 

care referrals.

Question 

Name

B14EPARST

Wording What is the current marital status of your parents or guardians? If your parents 

are divorced, please answer this question about the marital status of the parent 

or guardian whom you lived with most during the past 12 months. 

(If you did not live with one parent more than the other, answer about the 

parent who provided more financial support during the last 12 months, or during 

the most recent year that you received support from a parent.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14EPARST

Wording
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Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Married or remarried

2 Single

3 Divorced or separated

4 Widowed

5

None of the above - Both parents 

or guardians are deceased

Help Text Indicate the option which best describes the current marital status of your 

parent(s) or guardian(s).

For example...

Indicate "Married or remarried" if your parents are married to each other, or 

if your parents are divorced, but the parent you lived with most is now 

remarried.

Indicate "Single" if your parents were never married. If your parents were 

never married and you do not live with both of them, answer "Single" if the 

parent you lived with most is not married.

Indicate "Divorced or separated" if your parents are divorced, and the parent 

you lived with most has not remarried.

Indicate "Widowed" if your parents were married, and your surviving parent is 

not remarried.

Question 

Name

B14EPARNC

Wording [If Telephone mode]: Which category best describes...

[If B14EPARST=1] 

What was your parents' or guardians' combined income in calendar year 2013

(January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013), prior to taxes and deductions? (If 

your parents are divorced and the parent you lived with more during the past 12 

months is remarried, tell us about the combined income of that parent and the 

person he or she is married to.) 

[Else if B14EPARST = 2] 

What was your parent or guardian's income in calendar year 2013 (January 1, 

2013 through December 31, 2013), prior to taxes and deductions? Would you 

say it was.. (Tell us about the parent or guardian whom you lived with most 

during the past 12 months. If you did not live with one parent more than the 

other, answer about the parent who provided more financial support during the 

last 12 months, or during the most recent year that you received support from a

parent.) 

[Else if B14EPARST = 4] 

What was your parent or guardian's income in calendar year 2013 (January 1, 

2013 through December 31, 2013), prior to taxes and deductions? Would you 

say it was... 
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[Else] 

In calendar year 2013 (January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013), what 

was the income , prior to taxes and deductions, of the parent or guardian whom 

you lived with most in the past 12 months? Would you say it was.. (If you did 

not live with one parent more than the other, answer about the parent who 

provided more financial support during the last 12 months, or during the most 

recent year that you received support from a parent.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14EPARNC

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Under $30,000

2 $30,000 to $59,999

3 $60,000 to $89,999

4 $90,000 to $119,999

5 $120,000 and above

6 Don't know

Item Name B14EPTDCD

Wording Parents (or guardians) are deceased

Help Text Estimate your parents' (or guardians') gross income from calendar year 2013

(January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013) based on the ranges listed, even if your 

parents do not provide you with any financial assistance for your education.

Do not include any income earned during 2014.

Gross income is the full amount before taxes, Social Security, and other 

deductions are taken out.

lf you are unsure of the amount, make your best guess.

Question 

Name

B14EPRHSD

Wording [If B14EPARST = 1 and currently enrolled] 

Not including yourself or your parents or guardians, how many people (for 

example, brothers or sisters or grandparents) have your parents or guardians 

been supporting financially since July 1, 2013? (If your parents are divorced and 

the parent you lived with more during the past 12 months is remarried, tell us 

about the number of people that parent and the person he or she is married to, 

are supporting.) 

[else if B14EPARST = 1 and not currently enrolled] 

Not including yourself or your parents or guardians, how many people (for 

example, brothers or sisters or grandparents) did your parents or guardians 

support financially during the most recent term you attended school in the 2013-

2014 school year? (If your parents are divorced and the parent you lived with 

more during the past 12 months is remarried, tell us about the number of people 

that parent and the person he or she is married to, are supporting.) 
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[else if B14EPARST in (2 4) and currently enrolled] 

Not including yourself or your parent or guardian, how many people (for 

example, brothers or sisters or grandparents) has your parent or guardian been 

supporting financially since July 1, 2013? [{if B14EPARST = 2} (Tell us about the 

parent or guardian whom you lived with most during the past 12 months. If you 

did not live with one parent more than the other, answer about the parent who 

provided more financial support during the last 12 months, or during the most 

recent year that you received support from a parent.)] 

[else if B14EPARST in (2 4) and not currently enrolled] 

Not including yourself or your parent or guardian, how many people (for 

example, brothers or sisters or grandparents) did your parent or guardian 

support financially during the most recent term you attended school in the 2013-

2014 school year? [{If B14EPARST = 2} (Tell us about the parent or guardian 

whom you lived with most during the past 12 months. If you did not live with 

one parent more than the other, answer about the parent who provided more 

financial support during the last 12 months, or during the most recent year that 

you received support from a parent.)] 

[else if currently enrolled] 

Not including yourself or the parent or guardian whom you lived with most in the 

past 12 months, how many people (for example, brothers or sisters or 

grandparents) has this parent or guardian been supporting financially since July 

1, 2013? (If you did not live with one parent more than the other, answer about 

the parent who provided more financial support during the last 12 months, or 

during the most recent year that you received support from a parent.) 

[else] 

Not including yourself or the parent or guardian whom you lived with most in the 

past 12 months, how many people (for example, brothers or sisters or 

grandparents) did this parent or guardian support financially during the most 

recent term you attended school in the 2013-2014 school year? (If you did not 

live with one parent more than the other, answer about the parent who provided 

more financial support during the last 12 months, or during the most recent year 

that you received support from a parent.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14EPRHSD

Wording | individual(s)

Help Text Indicate the number of people your parents (or guardians) financially supported 

during the most recent term you attended school in the 2013-2014 school year 

(July 1, 2013-June 30, 2014).

Include brothers and sisters, grandparents, or anybody else to whom your 

parents provided financial support. Do not include yourself or your parents in the 

total. 

Question 

Name

B14EDPNUM
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Wording [If B14EPARST = 1 and currently enrolled] 

Not including yourself or your parents or guardians, how many of the people 

financially supported by your parents or guardians have attended a college, 

university, or trade school since July 1, 2013? 

[else if B14EPARST = 1 and not currently enrolled] 

Not including yourself or your parents or guardians, how many of the people 

financially supported by your parents or guardians attended a college, university, 

or trade school during the most recent term you attended school in the 2013-

2014 school year? 

[else if currently enrolled] 

Not including yourself or your parent or guardian, how many of the people 

financially supported by your parent or guardian have attended a college, 

university, or trade school since July 1, 2013? 

[else] 

Not including yourself or your parent or guardian, how many of the people 

financially supported by your parent or guardian attended a college, university, 

or trade school during the most recent term you attended school in the 2013-

2014 school year?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14EDPNUM

Wording | individual(s)

Help Text Indicate the number of people supported financially by your parent(s) or 

guardian(s), who attended a college, university or trade school during the most 

recent term you attended school in the 2013-2014 school year (July 1, 2013 to 

June 30, 2014). 

Do not include yourself or your parents (or guardians) in the total.

A trade school offers instruction in skilled trades. It is not a high school.

Question 

Name

B14EDSCT250

Wording Now [If web mode: we/else: I] have a series of quick "what-if" scenarios for you 

about money.

Imagine you have a choice between receiving $250 today, or $250 in one year. 

This gift is guaranteed whether you choose to take the $250 today, or $250 in 

one year.

Would you prefer...

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14EDSCT250

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 $250 today
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2 $250 in one year

Help Text Indicate whether, if somebody gave you the choice, you would prefer to receive 

a gift of $250 today, or a gift of $250 one year from today.

In this imaginary situation you would not have to pay this money back 

whether you took the $250 today or in one year.

Question 

Name

B14EDSCT300

Wording Thanks. What about...

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14EDSCT300

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 $250 today

2 $300 in one year

Help Text In the previous question you indicated you would prefer to receive $250 today 

rather than take $250 in one year.

Now indicate whether if somebody gave you the choice, you would prefer to 

receive a gift of $250 today or a gift of $300 one year from today.

In this imaginary situation you would not have to pay this money back

whether you took the $250 today or $300 in one year.

Question 

Name

B14EDSCT350

Wording OK. What about...

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14EDSCT350

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 $250 today

2 $350 in one year

Help Text In the previous question you indicated you would prefer to receive $250 today 

rather than take $300 in one year. 

Now indicate whether if somebody gave you the choice, you would prefer to 

receive a gift of $250 today or a gift of $350 one year from today. 

In this imaginary situation you would not have to pay this money back 

whether you took the $250 today or $350 in one year.

Question 

Name

B14EDSCT400

Wording OK. What about...
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Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14EDSCT400

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 $250 today

2 $400 in one year

Help Text In the previous question you indicated you would prefer to receive $250 today 

rather than take $350 in one year. 

Now indicate whether if somebody gave you the choice, you would prefer to 

receive a gift of $250 today or a gift of $400 one year from today. 

In this imaginary situation you would not have to pay this money back 

whether you took the $250 today or $400 in one year.

Question 

Name

B14EDSCT450

Wording OK. What about...

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14EDSCT450

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 $250 today

2 $450 in one year

Help Text In the previous question you indicated you would prefer to receive $250 today 

rather than take $400 in one year. 

Now indicate whether if somebody gave you the choice, you would prefer to 

receive a gift of $250 today or a gift of $450 one year from today. 

In this imaginary situation you would not have to pay this money back 

whether you took the $250 today or $450 in one year.

Question 

Name

B14EDSCT500

Wording Finally, how about...

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14EDSCT500

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 $250 today

2 $500 in one year

Help Text In the previous question you indicated you would prefer to receive $250 today 

rather than take $450 in one year. 
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Now indicate whether if somebody gave you the choice, you would prefer to 

receive a gift of $250 today or a gift of $500 one year from today. 

In this imaginary situation you would not have to pay this money back 

whether you took the $250 today or $500 in one year.

Background

Question 

Name

INTBCK

Wording Finally, [if TIO: I/else: we] have a few additional questions that will help us 

better understand the college experiences of students from different 

backgrounds.

Item

Help Text This is an informational screen only. (Click the Next button.)

Question 

Name

B14FDISTNC

Wording [If currently enrolled at primary school]

What is the 5-digit ZIP code of your permanent address? Your permanent 

address is usually your legal residence, such as where you maintain your driver’s 

license or are registered to vote. 

[else] 

What was the 5-digit ZIP code of your permanent address when you last 

attended [PRIMARY SCHOOL]? Your permanent address is usually your legal 

residence, such as where you maintain your driver’s license or are registered to 

vote.

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14FDISTNC

Wording

Item Name B14FNOZIP

Wording Check here instead if permanent address is outside the United 

States

Help Text Your permanent address is usually your legal residence, which is typically defined 

as the residence where you are registered to vote, where you pay your local and 

state taxes, and where you maintain your driver's license and car registration.

If you are under 24 years of age, or are dependent on parental support, your 

legal residence is usually the residence of your parents or legal guardians.
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If your permanent address is outside the United States, select only the checkbox.

Question 

Name

B14FUSBORN

Wording Were you born in the United States (including Puerto Rico or another U.S. 

territory)?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14FUSBORN

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text If you were born on a U.S. military base outside of the U.S., answer Yes.

If you were born in a U.S. territory or outlying area, answer Yes. U.S. territories 

and outlying areas include American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, 

Guam, Midway Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. 

Virgin Islands. 

Question 

Name

B14FCITZN (ABBREV)

Wording Are you a U.S. citizen? 

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14FCITZN

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

2

No - Resident alien, permanent 

resident, or other eligible noncitizen; hold a temporary resident's 

card or other eligible non-citizen 

temporary resident's card

3

No - Student visa, in the country 

on an F1 or F2 visa, or on a J1 or 

J2 exchange visitor visa

4 No - Other

Help Text Indicate your citizenship status. If you are a U.S. citizen or U.S. national, select 

Yes.

If you are a U.S. permanent resident with a Permanent Resident Card (I-551), 

sometimes called a Green Card, or an eligible noncitizen with an ArrivalDeparture Record (I-94), or an eligible noncitizen with a Temporary Resident 

Card (I-688), select 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.

If you are in the U.S. under any of the following, please select No - Student 
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visa, in the country on an F1 or F2 visa, or on a J1 or J2 exchange 

visitor visa. 

 F1 visa - an alien having residence in a foreign country which he/she 

has no intention of abandoning, who is a bona fide student qualified to 

pursue a full course of study and who seeks to enter the United States 

temporarily and solely for the purpose of pursuing such a course of 

study at an educational institution in the United States.

 F2 visa- For a spouse and/or dependent children of a student with an 

F1 visa to enter the U.S.

 J1 visa- an alien having residence in a foreign country which he/she has 

no intention of abandoning who is a bona fide student, scholar, trainee, 

teacher, professor, research assistant, specialist, or leader in a field of 

specialized knowledge or skill, or other person of similar description, who 

is coming temporarily to the United States as a participant in a program 

for the purpose of teaching, instructing or lecturing, studying, observing, 

conducting research, consulting, demonstrating special skills, or receiving 

training. 

 J2 visa- For a spouse and/or dependent children of a person with a J1 

visa to enter the U.S.

If none of these categories describe your citizenship status select No - Other. 

Question 

Name

B14FMILIT

Wording Are you a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces, or are you currently serving in the 

Armed Forces either on active duty, in the reserves, or in the National Guard?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14FMILITA

Wording Veteran

Item Name B14FMILITB

Wording Active Duty

Item Name B14FMILITC

Wording Reserves

Item Name B14FMILITD

Wording National Guard

Item Name B14FMILITN

Wording None of the above

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 None of the above

0 No

Help Text The U.S. Armed Forces include the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and the 

Coast Guard.
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A veteran is someone who has served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces 

in the past.

Active duty means full-time employment in the uniformed service as an officer 

or enlisted person. Civilian employees of the military are not included.

In this question, Reserves refers to part-time employment in the Army Reserve, 

Navy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, Air Force Reserve, or Coast Guard Reserve. 

These reserve components are administered and trained by the corresponding 

service branch.

In this question, National Guard refers to part-time employment in the Army 

National Guard or Air National Guard. National Guard personnel operate under a 

state governor, except when called into federal service.

Question 

Name

B14FHISP (ABBREV)

Wording Are you of either Hispanic or Latino origin? 

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14FHISP

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text In compliance with federal standards for collecting race and ethnicity, Hispanic 

or Latino refers to a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central 

American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.

Question 

Name

B14FRAC1 (ABBREV)

Wording What is your race? 

Choose one or more.

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14FRACEA

Wording White

Item Name B14FRACEB

Wording Black or African American

Item Name B14FRACEC

Wording Asian

Item Name B14FRACED

Wording American Indian or Alaska Native

Item Name B14FRACEE
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Wording Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Help Text Please indicate all of the categories that best describe your race. In compliance 

with federal standards for collecting race and ethnicity, the following are 

descriptions of the race categories: 

White: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the 

Middle East, or North Africa.

Black or African American: A person having origins in any of the black racial 

groups of Africa.

Asian: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, 

Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, 

China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, 

and Vietnam.

American Indian or Alaska Native: A person having origins in any of the 

original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and 

who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: A person having origins in any 

of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.

(Hispanic or Latino background is considered an ethnicity rather than a race. 

People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race.)

Question 

Name

B14FSPLV

Wording What is the highest level of education your spouse has completed?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14FSPLV

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Did not complete high school

2 High school diploma or equivalent

3 Vocational/technical training

6 Some college but no degree

5

Associate's degree (usually a 2-

year degree)

7

Bachelor's degree (usually a 4-year 

degree)

8 Master's degree or equivalent

9

Professional degree (chiropractic, 

dentistry, law, medicine, 

optometry, pharmacy, podiatry, or 

veterinary medicine)

10 Doctoral degree (PhD, EdD, etc.)
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11 Don't know

Help Text Indicate the highest level of education that your spouse ever completed. If your 

spouse was in school for a particular degree but has not completed that degree, 

choose the option for the highest completed degree or level of education.

High school: Completion of the secondary level of education, usually in the 

form of a high school diploma, high school completion certificate, or General 

Educational Development (GED) equivalency exam.

Vocational/technical training: Prepares learners for careers that are based in 

manual or practical activities, traditionally non-academic and related to a specific 

trade, occupation or vocation.

Associate's degree: An award that normally requires at least 2 but less than 4 

years of full-time equivalent college work.

Bachelor's degree: A degree, usually awarded by a 4-year college or 

university, that usually requires at least 4 years of full-time college-level work.

Master's degree (MA, MS, MBA, MFA, etc.): A university-awarded degree that 

usually requires at least 2 years of full-time graduate-level work, and may 

require a thesis or a practicum.

Professional degree: A formal award certifying the satisfactory completion of a 

postsecondary education program in any of the following professional fields: 

chiropractic, dentistry, law, medicine, optometry, osteopathic medicine, 

pharmacy, podiatry, divinity/theology, or veterinary medicine.

Doctoral degree (PhD, EdD, etc.): A university-awarded degree that usually 

requires at least 4 years of full-time graduate-level work and usually requires a 

dissertation.

Question 

Name

B14FMOMED (ABBREV)

Wording When you first began college, what was the highest level of education your 

mother had completed?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14FMOMED

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Did not complete high school

2 High school diploma or equivalent

3 Vocational/technical training

6 Some college but no degree

5

Associate's degree (usually a 2-

year degree)

7

Bachelor's degree (usually a 4-year 

degree)
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8 Master's degree or equivalent

9

Professional degree (chiropractic, 

dentistry, law, medicine, 

optometry, pharmacy, podiatry, or 

veterinary medicine)

10 Doctoral degree (PhD, EdD, etc.)

11 Don't know

Help Text Indicate the highest level of education that your mother had completed when 

you first began college in the 2011-2012 academic year. If your mother was in 

school for a particular degree but had not completed that degree, choose the 

option for the highest completed degree or level of education that she had 

when you first began college.

High school: Completion of the secondary level of education, usually in the 

form of a high school diploma, high school completion certificate, or General 

Educational Development (GED) equivalency exam.

Vocational/technical training: Prepares learners for careers that are based in 

manual or practical activities, traditionally non-academic and related to a specific 

trade, occupation or vocation.

Associate's Degree: An award that normally requires at least 2 but less than 4 

years of full-time equivalent college work.

Bachelor's Degree: A degree, usually awarded by a 4-year college or 

university, that usually requires at least 4 years of full-time college-level work.

Master's degree (MA, MS, MBA, MFA, etc.): A university-awarded degree that 

usually requires at least 2 years of full-time graduate-level work, and may 

require a thesis or a practicum.

Professional degree: A formal award certifying the satisfactory completion of a 

postsecondary education program in any of the following professional fields: 

chiropractic, dentistry, law, medicine, optometry, osteopathic medicine, 

pharmacy, podiatry, divinity/theology, or veterinary medicine.

Doctoral degree (PhD, EdD, etc.): A university-awarded degree that usually 

requires at least 4 years of full-time graduate-level work and usually requires a 

dissertation.

Question 

Name

B14FDADED (ABBREV)

Wording When you first began college, what was the highest level of education your 

father had completed?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14FDADED

Wording

Response 

Option Code Label
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1 Did not complete high school

2 High school diploma or equivalent

3 Vocational/technical training

6 Some college but no degree

5

Associate's degree (usually a 2-

year degree)

7

Bachelor's degree (usually a 4-year 

degree)

8 Master's degree or equivalent

9

Professional degree (chiropractic, 

dentistry, law, medicine, 

optometry, pharmacy, podiatry, or 

veterinary medicine)

10 Doctoral degree (PhD, EdD, etc.)

11 Don't know

Help Text Indicate the highest level of education that your father had completed when you 

first began college in the 2011-2012 academic year. If your father was in school 

for a particular degree but had not completed that degree, choose the option for 

the highest completed degree or level of education that he had when you first 

began college.

High school: Completion of the secondary level of education, usually in the 

form of a high school diploma, high school completion certificate, or General 

Educational Development (GED) equivalency exam.

Vocational/technical training: Prepares learners for careers that are based in 

manual or practical activities, traditionally non-academic and related to a specific 

trade, occupation or vocation.

Associate's Degree: An award that normally requires at least 2 but less than 4 

years of full-time equivalent college work.

Bachelor's Degree: A degree, usually awarded by a 4-year college or 

university, that usually requires at least 4 years of full-time college-level work.

Master's degree (MA, MS, MBA, MFA, etc.): A university-awarded degree that 

usually requires at least 2 years of full-time graduate-level work, and may 

require a thesis or a practicum.

Professional degree: A formal award certifying the satisfactory completion of a 

postsecondary education program in any of the following professional fields: 

chiropractic, dentistry, law, medicine, optometry, osteopathic medicine, 

pharmacy, podiatry, divinity/theology, or veterinary medicine.

Doctoral degree (PhD, EdD, etc.): A university-awarded degree that usually 

requires at least 4 years of full-time graduate-level work and usually requires a 

dissertation.

Question 

Name

B14FACS16A
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Wording These last few questions will help us better understand the educational services 

available for people with disabilities.

Are you deaf or do you have serious difficulty hearing?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14FACS16A

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Answer Yes if you are deaf or if you have a hearing impairment that makes it 

very difficult to hear what is said in a conversation with another person or very 

difficult to hear what is said in a telephone or radio broadcast.

Question 

Name

B14FACS16B

Wording Are you blind or do you have serious difficulty seeing even when wearing 

glasses?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14FACS16B

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Answer Yes if you are blind or if you have a vision impairment that makes it very 

difficult to do things that other people of the same age do, such as read a 

newspaper or book, watch television, or drive a car, even while wearing glasses 

or other corrective lenses.

Question 

Name

B14FACS17A

Wording Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, do you have serious 

difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14FACS17A

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Answer Yes if it is sometimes or always very difficult or impossible to remember 

or concentrate, if you forget to eat, forget to take medication, if you have 

Alzheimer's disease or dementia, or if you have a serious learning disability.

Question 

Name

B14FACS17B
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Wording Do you have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14FACS17B

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Answer Yes if it is sometimes or always very difficult or impossible to walk three 

city blocks or to climb a flight of stairs.

Question 

Name

B14FMAIN

Wording What is the main type of condition or impairment that you have?

(Please choose only one.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14FMAIN

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

6 Attention deficit disorder (ADD)

2

Blindness or visual impairment that 

cannot be corrected by wearing 

glasses

11 Brain injury

9 Depression

10 Developmental disability

7 Health impairment or problem

1

Hearing impairment (for example, 

deaf or hard of hearing)

8

Mental, emotional or psychiatric 

condition

4 Orthopedic or mobility impairment

5

Specific learning disability or 

dyslexia

3 Speech or language impairment

12 Other

Help Text From the options provided, indicate which you consider to be your main type of 

condition or impairment. Select the option that has the most significant effect on 

your daily activities. 

Question 

Name

B14FPHYSH

Wording In general, how is your physical health?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14FPHYSH

Wording
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Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Excellent

2 Very good

3 Good

4 Fair

5 Poor

Help Text Please describe your general level of physical health. Physical health concerns 

can include illness and injury to the body.

Question 

Name

B14FMENTH

Wording In general, how is your mental health?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14FMENTH

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Excellent

2 Very good

3 Good

4 Fair

5 Poor

Help Text Please describe your general level of mental health. Examples of mental health 

concerns include depression, anxiety, loss of emotional control and lack of 

psychological well-being.

Question 

Name

B14FMISSH

Wording In the past 30 days, how often did a physical or mental health concern cause 

you to miss a day of school or work?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14FMISSH

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Never

2 A few times

3 About once a week

4 Almost every day

5 Every day

Help Text Physical health concerns can include illness and injury to the body. 

Examples of mental health concerns include depression, anxiety, loss of 

emotional control and lack of psychological well-being.

Locating
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Spec Name Value

Question 

Name

B14GLINTRO (ABBREV)

Wording In about 3 years, we would like to be able to get in touch with you again to see what 

you’re doing and what has changed in your life. To find you then, we need to collect 

some contact information. This information will be kept in secure and protected data 

files, and will be separate from the responses you've already provided in this survey.

Help Text This is an informational screen only. (Click the Next button.)

Item

Question 

Name

B14GNAME (ABBREV)

Wording We currently have your name as follows:

(Make any necessary corrections, then select Next.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14GFNAME

Wording First name:

Item Name B14GMNAME

Wording Middle name:

Item Name B14GLNAME

Wording Last name:

Help Text Verify that your name is correct, including spelling, and make any necessary changes.

Question 

Name

B14GADDVER

Wording [{If Y_ADDUPD = 1} In addition to the updated address information we have already 

received, we {else} We] currently have the following address(es) for you:

(If all parts of an address are complete and accurate, indicate "Good." If any portion 

of an address needs correction, indicate “Good, but needs updating” and you will have 

a chance to make corrections on the next screens.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14GADD1

Wording Address 1

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Good

2 Good, but needs updating

3 Bad

Item Name B14GADD2

Wording Address 2

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Good
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2 Good, but needs updating

3 Bad

Item Name B14GADD3

Wording Address 3

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Good

2 Good, but needs updating

3 Bad

Help Text Verify whether all addresses (displayed) are correct, including spelling, or indicate 

whether changes are needed.

If you can still be reached at that address and all parts of a particular address are 

correct, including spelling, indicate “Good.”

If you can still be reached at a particular address but some part of the address is not 

correct (such as a house number or spelling of a street), indicate “Good, but needs 

updating.” You will have a chance later to provide the complete and correct address.

If you can no longer be reached at a particular address, indicate “Bad.”

This contact information will help us to locate you when we conduct the follow-up 

survey about 3 years from now.

Question 

Name

B14GSELADDR (ABBREV)

Wording Please select an address where we can reach you in about three years. If you are not 

sure where you will live in three years, provide the address of someone that will know 

how to get in touch with you (for example, your parents’ address).

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14GSELADDR

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 [Respondent’s preloaded address 

1]

2 [Respondent’s preloaded address 

2]

3 [Respondent’s preloaded address 

3]

4 Provide another address

Help Text This contact information will help us to locate you when we conduct the follow-up 

survey about 3 years from now.

If we will not be able to reach you in about three years at any of the addresses listed, 

or if you need to update some part of an address (such as the house number or 

spelling of the street), please select “Provide another address.”

Question 

Name

B14GNEWADD1
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Wording Other than the address(es) you've already confirmed as good, is there another address 

where we can reach you?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14GNEWADD1

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Any additional address information you provide will help us to locate you when we 

conduct the follow-up survey about 3 years from now.

Question 

Name

B14G1ADR (ABBREV)

Wording [If (B14GADD1=2 or B14GADD2=2 or B14GADD3=2)]:

Please update the following address:

[else if WEB mode]:

Please provide your address below.

[else if TIO mode]:

What is your address?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14G1ADRAD

Wording Street Address:

Item Name B14G1ADRCY

Wording City:

Item Name B14G1ADRST

Wording State:

Item Name B14G1ADRZP

Wording Zip Code:

Item Name B14G1ADRFC

Wording Foreign Country:

Item Name B14G1ADRAD2

Wording Street Address Line 2:

Item Name B14G1ADRFS

Wording Foreign State/Province:

Item Name B14G1ADRFZ

Wording Foreign Zip/Postal Code:

Item Name B14G1ADRFAD

Wording Foreign Address:

Item Name B14G1ADRFCY

Wording Foreign City:

Item Name B14G1ADRFOR

Wording Please check here if the address is an international address.
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Help Text Please provide the information for your address. Verify all spelling.

Your zip code can be used to automatically fill in the city and state associated with that 

zip code. To do this, first enter your zip code and then click “Automatically fill city 

and state from zip code.”

This information will help us locate you when we conduct the follow-up survey about 3 

years from now.

Question 

Name

B14GNEWADD2

Wording Are there any additional addresses where you can be reached?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14GNEWADD2

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes

0 No

Help Text Any additional address information you provide will help us to locate you when we 

conduct the follow-up survey about 3 years from now.

Question 

Name

B14G2ADR

Wording If [B14GADD1=2 and B14GADD2=2] or if [(B14GADD1=2 or B14GADD2=2) and 

B14GADD3=2]

Please update the following address:

[else if Web mode]

Please provide your address below:

[else]

What is your address?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14G2ADRAD

Wording Street Address:

Item Name B14G2ADRCY

Wording City:

Item Name B14G2ADRST

Wording State:

Response 

Option

Code Label

-9 -Select oneAL Alabama

AK Alaska

AZ Arizona

AR Arkansas

CA California

CO Colorado
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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

NV Nevada

NH New Hampshire

NJ New Jersey

NM New Mexico

NY New York

NC North Carolina

ND North Dakota

OH Ohio

OK Oklahoma

OR Oregon

PA Pennsylvania

RI Rhode Island

SC South Carolina

SD South Dakota

TN Tennessee

TX Texas

UT Utah

VT Vermont

VA Virginia

WA Washington

WV West Virginia

WI Wisconsin

WY Wyoming

AS American Samoa
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FM Fed State Micronesia

GU Guam

MH Marshall Islands

MP Northern Mariana Isl

PW Palau

PR Puerto Rico

VI U.S. Virgin Islands

FC FOREIGN COUNTRY

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Item Name B14G2ADRZP

Wording Zip Code:

Item Name B14G2ADRFC

Wording Foreign Country:

Item Name B14G2ADRAD2

Wording Street Address Line 2:

Item Name B14G2ADRFS

Wording Foreign State/Province:

Item Name B14G2ADRFZ

Wording Foreign Zip/Postal Code:

Item Name B14G2ADRFAD

Wording Foreign Address:

Item Name B14G2ADRFCY

Wording Foreign City:

Item Name B14G2ADRFOR

Wording Please check here if the address is an international address.

Help Text Provide the information for your address. Verify all spelling.

Your zip code can be used to automatically fill in the city and state associated with that 

zip code. To do this, first enter your zip code and then click “Automatically fill city 

and state from zip code.”

This information will help us locate you when we conduct the follow-up survey about 3 

years from now.

Question 

Name

B14G3ADR

Wording Please provide the full and correct address information for the last address you want to 

correct.

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14G3AD

Wording Street Address:

Item Name B14G3CY

Wording City:

Item Name B14G3ST

Wording State:
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Item Name B14G3ZP

Wording Zip Code:

Item Name B14G3FC

Wording Foreign Country:

Item Name B14G3AD2

Wording Street Address Line 2:

Item Name B14G3FS

Wording Foreign State/Province:

Item Name B14G3FZ

Wording Foreign Zip/Postal Code:

Item Name B14G3FAD

Wording Foreign Address:

Item Name B14G3FCY

Wording Foreign City:

Item Name B14G3FOR

Wording Please check here if the address is an international address.

Help Text Provide the information for your address. Verify all spelling.

Your zip code can be used to automatically fill in the city and state associated with that 

zip code. To do this, first enter your zip code and then click “Automatically fill city 

and state from zip code.”

This information will help us locate you when we conduct the follow-up survey about 3 

years from now.

Question 

Name

B14GEMAIL (ABBREV)

Wording [If web]

Please provide an e-mail address you're likely to have in 3 years when we will want to 

contact you again. If you have more than one e-mail address, please provide those as 

well. 

[else]

What is an e-mail address you're likely to have in 3 years when we will want to contact 

you again? If you have more than one e-mail address, please provide those as well.

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14G1EML

Wording E-Mail Address 1:

Item Name B14G2EML

Wording E-Mail Address 2:

Item Name B14G3EML

Wording E-Mail Address 3:

Item Name B14G4EML

Wording E-Mail Address 4:

Help Text Verify all spelling. This information will help us locate you when we conduct the followup survey about 3 years from now.
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Question 

Name

B14GPHONE (ABBREV)

Wording Please provide [{if any preloaded phone information available} or update] the 

following phone numbers:

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14GCELLPH

Wording Cell Phone Number

Item Name B14GHMPH

Wording Home Telephone 

Item Name B14GOT1PH

Wording Work Telephone 

Item Name B14GOT2PH

Wording Other Telephone 

Help Text Verify all numbers. This information will help us locate you when we conduct the 

follow-up survey about 3 years from now.

Question 

Name

B14GPNAME

Wording Please provide [{if have first and last name for any one parent} or verify] [{if have first 

and last name for two or more parents} your parents’ (or guardians’) names {else} 

your parent’s (or guardian’s) name] below. Please list parents (or guardians) together 

if they live together at the same address.

[{If have first and last name for any parent} Please verify and correct all spelling for 

your parents’ (or guardians’) name(s) here.] [{If have first and last name for two or 

more parents} If your parents’ (or guardians’) are listed together but no longer live 

together, please move names as needed.]

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14GPNAM12LB

Wording Parents/Guardians who live together at the same address

Item Name B14GPNAM1LBL

Wording Parent/Guardian 1

Item Name B14GPNAM1TTL

Wording (Parent/Guardian 1) Title:

Response 

Option

Code Label

0 - Select Title -

1 Mr.

2 Mrs.

3 Ms.

4 Dr.

Item Name B14GP1FNAME

Wording (Parent/Guardian 1) First Name:

Item Name B14GP1LNAME

Wording (Parent/Guardian 1) Last Name:

Item Name B14GPNAM2LBL
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Wording Parent/Guardian 2

Item Name B14GPNAM2TTL

Wording (Parent/Guardian 2) Title:

Response 

Option

Code Label

0 - Select Title -

1 Mr.

2 Mrs.

3 Ms.

4 Dr.

Item Name B14GP2FNAME

Wording (Parent/Guardian 2) First Name:

Item Name B14GP2LNAME

Wording (Parent/Guardian 2) Last Name:

Item Name B14GPNAM34LB

Wording Other parents/guardians who live together at a different address

Item Name B14GPNAM3LBL

Wording Parent/Guardian 3

Item Name B14GPNAM3TTL

Wording (Parent/Guardian 3) Title:

Response 

Option

Code Label

0 - Select Title -

1 Mr.

2 Mrs.

3 Ms.

4 Dr.

Item Name B14GP3FNAME

Wording (Parent/Guardian 3) First Name:

Item Name B14GP3LNAME

Wording (Parent/Guardian 3) Last Name:

Item Name B14GPNAM4LBL

Wording Parent/Guardian 4

Item Name B14GPNAM4TTL

Wording (Parent/Guardian 4) Title:

Response 

Option

Code Label

0 - Select Title -

1 Mr.

2 Mrs.

3 Ms.

4 Dr.

Item Name B14GP4FNAME

Wording (Parent/Guardian 4) First Name:

Item Name B14GP4LNAME

Wording (Parent/Guardian 4) Last Name:

Help Text Provide the first and last name of your parents (or guardians). If your parents (or 

guardians) live together, please list their names together under “Parents/Guardians 
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who live together at the same address.” Otherwise, please use the textboxes under 

“Other parents/guardians who live together at a different address” to provide parent 

(or guardian) name(s) as needed. 

You may leave any textbox blank if you do not have a parent (or guardian) name to 

provide. 

Next we will ask you to provide contact information for any parent(s) (or guardians) 

that you list here. This information will help us locate you when we conduct the 

follow-up survey about 3 years from now

Question 

Name

B14GPRPHONE

Wording Please tell [{if USERMODE = TIO} me {else} us] [{if have any parent phone number} 

or update] your [{if two or more parent names provided} parents’ (or guardians’) 

{else} parent’s (or guardian’s)] phone numbers below.

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14GPR1NAMLB

Wording [Parent/Guardian 1 First and Last Name]

Item Name B14GPR1PHA

Wording (Parent/Guardian 1) Cell Phone Number 

Item Name B14GPR1PHB

Wording (Parent/Guardian 1) Home Phone Number 

Item Name B14GPR1PH1C

Wording (Parent/Guardian 1) Work Phone Number

Item Name B14GPR2NAMLB

Wording [Parent/Guardian 2 First and Last Name]

Item Name B14GPR2PHA

Wording (Parent/Guardian 2) Cell Phone Number

Item Name B14GPR2PHB

Wording (Parent/Guardian 2) Home Phone Number 

Item Name B14GPR2PHC

Wording (Parent/Guardian 2) Work Phone Number 

Item Name B14GPR3NAMLB

Wording [Parent/Guardian 3 First and Last Name]

Item Name B14GPR3PHA

Wording (Parent/Guardian 3) Cell Phone Number

Item Name B14GPR3PHB

Wording (Parent/Guardian 3) Home Phone Number 

Item Name B14GPR3PHC

Wording (Parent/Guardian 3) Work Phone Number

Item Name B14GPR4NAMLB

Wording [Parent/Guardian 4 First and Last Name]

Item Name B14GPR3PHA

Wording (Parent/Guardian 4) Cell Phone Number 

Item Name B14GPR4PHB
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Wording (Parent/Guardian 4) Home Phone Number

Item Name B14GPR1PH1C

Wording (Parent/Guardian 4) Work Phone Number

Help Text Please provide any telephone number, including the area code, for your parent(s) (or 

guardians) listed here. 

This information will help us locate you when we conduct the follow-up survey about 3 

years from now.

Question 

Name

B14GPADDVER

Wording We currently have the following contact information for: [Parent 1 First and Last 

Name] and [Parent 2 First and Last Name].

(If all parts of the contact information are complete and accurate, indicate "Good.")

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14GPADD1

Wording Parent Address 1

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Good

2 Good, but needs updating

3 Bad

Help Text Verify whether this address information is correct, including spelling, or indicate 

whether changes are needed.

If all pieces of the address are correct, including spelling, and your parents or 

guardians can still be reached at that address, indicate “Good.”

If your parents (or guardians) can still be reached at a particular address but some 

part of the address is not correct (such as a house number or spelling of a street), 

indicate “Good, but needs updating.” You will have a chance later to provide the 

complete and correct address.

If your parents (or guardians) can no longer be reached at a particular address, 

indicate “Bad.”

This contact information will help us to locate you when we conduct the follow-up 

survey about 3 years from now.

Question 

Name

B14GPREVPADD1

Wording You previously provided [{if two or more addresses provided} some addresses {else} 

an address]. [{If (parent 1 first and last name ne missing) and (parent 2 first and last 

name ne missing)} Do {else} Does] [{if (parent 1 first and last name ne missing)} 

[Parent 1 first name] [Parent 1 last name] [{if [parent 2 first and last name ne 

missing]} and [parent 2 first name] [parent 2 last name]] live at:

Item Item Name B14GPREVPADD1

Wording
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Response 

Option

Code Label

1 [Respondent’s address 1]

2 [Respondent’s address 2]

3 [Respondent’s address 3]

0 No, [Parent/Guardian 1 first and 

last name] and [Parent/Guardian 2 

first and last name] live at a 

different address

Help Text This is a list of all the addresses you have already provided in the survey. If your 

parents’ (or guardians’) address is listed here, please select it. If you do not see your 

parents’ address here, select No, they live at a different address and you will have 

an opportunity to provide your parents’ address next. 

This information will help us locate you when we conduct the follow-up survey about 3 

years from now.

Question 

Name

B14GP1AD1

Wording [If ([B14GPADD1] =2)]

Please [{if B14GPADD1=2} update {else} provide] contact information for [({if [parent 

1 first and last name ne missing)} [[Parent 1 first name] [Parent 1 last name] [{if 

(parent 2 first and last name ne missing)} and [parent 2 first name] [parent 2 last 

name]].

(Please provide information only for parents or guardians who live together at the 

same address. You will have the opportunity to provide contact information for other 

parents or guardians who live at a different address next.)

[else]

Please provide contact information for [{if (parent 1 first and last name ne missing)} 

[[Parent 1 first name] [Parent 1 last name] [{if (parent 2 first and last name ne 

missing)} and [parent 2 first name] [parent 2 last name]].

(You will have the opportunity to provide contact information for other parents or 

guardians who live at a different address next.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14GP1LN

Wording (Parent 1) Last Name:

Item Name B14GP1FN

Wording (Parent 1) First Name:

Item Name B14GP1TTL

Wording (Parent 1) Title:

Response 

Option

Code Label

0 - Select Title -

1 Mr.

2 Mrs.

3 Ms.

4 Dr.
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Item Name B14GP2LN

Wording (Parent 2) Last Name:

Item Name B14GP2FN

Wording (Parent 2) First Name:

Item Name B14GP2TTL

Wording (Parent 2) Title:

Response 

Option

Code Label

0 - Select Title -

1 Mr.

2 Mrs.

3 Ms.

4 Dr.

Item Name B14GP1AD

Wording Street Address:

Item Name B14GP1ZP

Wording Zip Code:

Item Name B14GP1ST

Wording State:

Response 

Option

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
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MT Montana

NE Nebraska

NV Nevada

NH New Hampshire

NJ New Jersey

NM New Mexico

NY New York

NC North Carolina

ND North Dakota

OH Ohio

OK Oklahoma

OR Oregon

PA Pennsylvania

RI Rhode Island

SC South Carolina

SD South Dakota

TN Tennessee

TX Texas

UT Utah

VT Vermont

VA Virginia

WA Washington

WV West Virginia

WI Wisconsin

WY Wyoming

AS American Samoa

FM Fed State Micronesia

GU Guam

MH Marshall Islands

MP Northern Mariana Isl

PW Palau

PR Puerto Rico

VI U.S. Virgin Islands

FC FOREIGN COUNTRY

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Item Name B14GP1CY

Wording City:

Item Name B14GP1FC

Wording Foreign Country:

Item Name B14GP1FTL

Wording Foreign Phone:

Item Name B14GP1CTL

Wording (Parent 1) Cell Phone Number:

Item Name B14GP2CTL

Wording (Parent 2) Cell Phone Number:

Item Name B14GP1TL
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Wording Home Phone Number:

Item Name B14GP1AD2

Wording Street Address Line 2:

Item Name B14GP1FOR

Wording Please check here if the address is an international address.

Item Name B14GP1FS

Wording Foreign State/Province:

Item Name B14GP1FZ

Wording Foreign Zip/Postal Code:

Item Name B14GP1FAD

Wording Foreign Address:

Item Name B14GP1FCY

Wording Foreign City:

Help Text Provide information for your parent(s) or legal guardian(s). Verify the spelling of 

names, and the street and city where they live. The zip code can be used to 

automatically fill in the city and state associated with that zip code. To do this, first 

enter your zip code and then click “Automatically fill city and state from zip 

code”.

This information will help us locate you when we conduct the follow-up survey about 3 

years from now.

Question 

Name

B14GPADDVER2

Wording We currently have the following address information for [{if (parent 3 first and last 

name ne missing)} [[Parent 3 first name] [Parent 3 last name] [{if (parent 4 first and 

last name ne missing)} and [parent 4 first name] [parent 4 last name]]:

(If all parts of the contact information are complete and accurate, indicate "Good.")

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14GPADD2

Wording Parent/Guardian Address 2

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Good

2 Good, but needs updating

3 Bad

Help Text Verify whether this address information is correct, including spelling, or indicate 

whether changes are needed.

If all pieces of the address are correct, including spelling, and your parents or 

guardians can still be reached at that address, indicate “Good.”

If your parents (or guardians) can still be reached at a particular address but some 

part of the address is not correct (such as a house number or spelling of a street), 

indicate “Good, but needs updating.” You will have a chance later to provide the 

complete and correct address.
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If your parents (or guardians) can no longer be reached at a particular address, 

indicate “Bad.”

This contact information will help us to locate you when we conduct the follow-up 

survey about 3 years from now.

Question 

Name

B14GPREVPADD2

Wording You previously provided [{if two or more addresses provided} some addresses {else} 

an address]. [{If (parent 3 first and last name ne missing and parent 4 first and last 

name ne missing)} Do {else} Does [(if parent 3 first and last name ne missing) [parent 

3 first name] [parent 3 last name] [{(if parent 4 first and last name ne missing)} and 

[parent 4 first name] [parent 4 last name]] live at:

Item Item Name B14GPREVPADD2

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 [Respondent’s address 1]

2 [Respondent’s address 2]

3 [Respondent’s address 3]

0 No, [Parent/Guardian 3 first and 

last name] and [Parent/Guardian 4 

first and last name] live at a 

different address

Help Text This is a list of all the addresses you have already provided in the survey. If your 

parents’ (or guardians’) address is listed here, please indicate that address here. If you 

do not see your parents’ address here, indicate No, they live at a different address 

and you will have an opportunity to provide your parents’ address next. 

This information will help us locate you when we conduct the follow-up survey about 3 

years from now.

Question 

Name

B14GP2AD2

Wording Please [{B14GPADD2=2} update {else} provide] contact information for 

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14GP1FN2

Wording (Parent 3) First Name:

Item Name B14GP1LN2

Wording (Parent 3) Last Name:

Item Name B14GP1TTL2

Wording (Parent 3) Title:

Response 

Option

Code Label

0 - Select Title -

1 Mr.

2 Mrs.

3 Ms.

4 Dr.
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Item Name B14GP2FN2

Wording (Parent 4) First Name:

Item Name B14GP2LN2

Wording (Parent 4) Last Name:

Item Name B14GP2TTL2

Wording (Parent 4) Title:

Response 

Option

Code Label

0 - Select Title -

1 Mr.

2 Mrs.

3 Ms.

4 Dr.

Item Name B14GP2AD

Wording Street Address:

Item Name B14GP2ZP

Wording Zip Code:

Item Name B14GP2CY

Wording City:

Item Name B14GP2ST

Wording State:

Item Name B14GP2FC

Wording Foreign Country:

Item Name B14GP2FTL

Wording Foreign Phone:

Item Name B14GP1CTL

Wording (Parent 3) Cell Phone Number:

Item Name B14GP2CTL

Wording (Parent 4) Cell Phone Number:

Item Name B14GP2TL

Wording Home Phone Number:

Item Name B14GP2AD2

Wording Street Address Line 2:

Item Name B14GP2FOR

Wording Please check here if the address is an international address.

Item Name B14GP2FS

Wording Foreign State/Province:

Item Name B14GP2FZ

Wording Foreign Zip/Postal Code:

Item Name B14GP2FAD

Wording Foreign Address:

Item Name B14GP2FCY

Wording Foreign City:

Help Text Provide information for your parent(s) or legal guardian(s). Verify the spelling of 

names, and the street and city where they live. The zip code can be used to 
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automatically fill in the city and state associated with that zip code. To do this, first 

enter your zip code and then click “Automatically fill city and state from zip 

code.”

This information will help us locate you when we conduct the follow-up survey about 3 

years from now.

Question 

Name

B14GOTADDVER

Wording We currently have the following contact information for someone [{if B14AMARR=2}, 

other than your spouse,] who you told us will always know how to reach you:

(If all parts of the contact information are complete and accurate, indicate "Good.")

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14GOTADD1

Wording Other contact information

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Good

2 Good, but needs updating

3 Bad

Help Text Verify whether this contact information is correct, including spelling, or indicate 

whether changes are needed.

If all pieces of the contact information are correct, including spelling, and this person 

can still be reached at that address, indicate “Good.”

If this person can still be reached at a particular address but some part of the address 

is not correct (such as a house number or spelling of a street), indicate “Good, but 

needs updating.” You will have a chance later to provide the complete and correct 

contact information.

If this person is no longer somebody who will know how to contact you, 

indicate “Bad.”

This contact information will help us to locate you when we conduct the follow-up 

survey about 3 years from now.

Question 

Name

B14GOTNEWAD1

Wording Is there anybody else [{if B14AMARR=2}, other than your spouse,] who will always 

know how to contact you?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14GOTNEWAD1

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes
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0 No

Help Text This contact information will help us to locate you when we conduct the follow-up 

survey about 3 years from now.

Question 

Name

B14GOTINFO

Wording Please provide [{if B14GOTTADD1=2} or update] the name, address, and telephone 

number for someone else [{if B14AMARR=2}, other than your spouse,] who will 

always know how to contact you.

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14GOTLN

Wording Last Name:

Item Name B14GOTFN

Wording First Name:

Item Name B14GOTAD

Wording Street Address:

Item Name B14GOTCY

Wording City:

Item Name B14GOTST

Wording State:

Response 

Option

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
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MS Mississippi

MO Missouri

MT Montana

NE Nebraska

NV Nevada

NH New Hampshire

NJ New Jersey

NM New Mexico

NY New York

NC North Carolina

ND North Dakota

OH Ohio

OK Oklahoma

OR Oregon

PA Pennsylvania

RI Rhode Island

SC South Carolina

SD South Dakota

TN Tennessee

TX Texas

UT Utah

VT Vermont

VA Virginia

WA Washington

WV West Virginia

WI Wisconsin

WY Wyoming

AS American Samoa

FM Fed State Micronesia

GU Guam

MH Marshall Islands

MP Northern Mariana Isl

PW Palau

PR Puerto Rico

VI U.S. Virgin Islands

FC FOREIGN COUNTRY

-1 DON'T KNOW

Item Name B14GOTZP

Wording Zip Code:

Item Name B14GOTFC

Wording Foreign Country:

Item Name B14GOTFTL

Wording Foreign Phone:

Item Name B14GOTCTL

Wording Cell Phone Number:

Item Name B14GOTTL
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Wording Home Phone Number:

Item Name B14GOTAD2

Wording Street Address Line 2:

Item Name B14GOTFS

Wording Foreign State/Province:

Item Name B14GOTFZ

Wording Foreign Zip/Postal Code:

Item Name B14GOTFAD

Wording Foreign Address:

Item Name B14GOTFCY

Wording Foreign City:

Item Name B14GOTFOR

Wording Please check here if the address is an international address.

Help Text Provide the requested information for your other contact. Please do not provide 

information for someone with whom you currently live. Verify the spelling of his or her 

name, street, and city. The zip code can be used to automatically fill in the city and 

state associated with that zip code. To do this, first enter your zip code and then 

click “Automatically fill city and state from zip code”.

This information will help us locate you when we conduct the follow-up survey about 3 

years from now.

Question 

Name

B14GOTHR (ABBREV)

Wording Please provide the name and phone number of someone else who will know how to 

contact you in about three years.

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14GOTHRFN

Wording First Name:

Item Name B14GOTHRLN

Wording Last Name:

Item Name B14GOTHRPH

Wording Phone Number:

Help Text Please provide the name and telephone number of someone else who will know how to 

contact you in about three years. 

This information will help us locate you when we conduct the follow-up survey about 3 

years from now.

Question 

Name

B14GSPS

Wording What is your spouse's full name (including previous last name, if applicable)?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14GSPSFN

Wording First Name:
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Item Name B14GSPSLN

Wording Last Name:

Item Name B14GSPSMN

Wording Previous Last Name (if applicable):

Help Text Provide your spouse's first name, last name, and previous last name (if applicable). 

Verify that the spelling is correct.

Question 

Name

B14GTEXT

Wording May we contact you in the coming years by sending a text message to your cell 

phone?

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14GTEXT

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1 Yes, to [Respondent’s Cell Phone 

Number]

2 Yes, to the following number: 

0 No

Item Name B14GTEXTTL

Wording Cell Phone Number:

Help Text Indicate whether you would like to be sent a text message reminder about the followup survey. You can correct the phone number if necessary.

Question 

Name

B14GCELLPRO

Wording Please provide the name of your cell phone service provider.

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14GCELLPRO

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

-9 -Select one1 Alltel

2 AT&T

3 Boost Mobile

4 C Spire Wireless

5 CenturyLink

6 Cellular One

7 Cincinnati Bell

8 Cricket

9 H2O Wireless

10 Metro-PCS

11 NET10 Wireless

12 Page Plus

13 Simple Mobile
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14 Sprint Nextel

15 Straight Talk

16 T-Mobile

17 Tracfone

18 US Cellular

19 Verizon

20 Virgin Mobile

21 Other

Item Name B14GCELLPRO_OTHER

Wording Please provide the name of your cell phone service provider:

Help Text Tell us who your cell phone service provider is so that we can contact you for the 

follow-up survey. If your provider is not listed, select the “Other” option and a textbox 

will appear where you can type the name of your cell phone service provider.

Question 

Name

B14GSSNINF

Wording What is your Social Security number?

(This information will be kept in secure and protected data files, and will be separate 

from the responses you've already provided in this survey. All individually identifiable 

information supplied by individuals or institutions to a federal agency 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 U.S.C. § 9573). However, giving us your 

Social Security number is completely voluntary and there is no penalty for not 

disclosing it.)

(Please enter the number without any dashes.)

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name B14GSSNINF

Wording

Help Text Your Social Security number will help us locate you when we conduct the follow-up 

survey about 3 years from now.

Incentives

Spec Name Value

Question 

Name

INCENT (ABBREV)

Wording To show our appreciation for completing the survey today, we would like to send 

you a $[INC_AMOUNT] check.

Please select the address to which you would like the check mailed. Allow 4 

weeks for delivery.
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Item Spec Name Value

Item Name INCENT

Wording

Response 

Option

Code Label

1-6

[fill GOOD RESPONDENT 

ADDRESSES]

7-10 [fill GOOD PARENT ADDRESSES]

11-12 [fill GOOD OTHER CONTACT 

ADDRESS]

13

[{If no preloaded or locating 

information available} Provide 

address {else} Another address]

14 No thanks. I decline the 

$[INC_AMOUNT] incentive.

Help Text Check the address information for the correct spelling of street and city. If the 

address you would like the incentive check mailed to needs correction, select 

Another address (so we can collect the corrected address on the next screen.)

If you would like your incentive check mailed to an address that is not provided, 

select Another address or Provide address.

If you do not want to receive the incentive check, indicate No thanks. I 

decline the incentive.

Question 

Name

INCENTADDR (ABBREV)

Wording [If INCENT= 6 or missing]

Please provide the address to which you would like the check mailed. (Allow 4 

weeks for delivery.)

[else]

To show our appreciation for completing the survey today, we would like to send 

you a $[INC_AMOUNT] check.

Please provide the address to which you would like the check mailed. Allow 4 

weeks for delivery.

Item Spec Name Value

Item Name INCFIRSTNAME

Wording First Name:

Item Name INCLASTNAME

Wording Last Name:

Item Name INCFOR

Wording Please check here if the address is an international address.

Item Name INCADDR1

Wording Address (street address or PO box):
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Item Name INCADDR2

Wording Address Line 2:

Item Name INCCITY

Wording City:

Item Name INCSTATE

Wording State:

Item Name INCZIPCODE

Wording Zip code:

Item Name INCFADDR

Wording Foreign Address:

Item Name INCFCITY

Wording Foreign City:

Item Name INCFST

Wording Foreign State/Province:

Item Name INCFCO

Wording Foreign Country:

Item Name INCFZIP

Wording Foreign Zip/Postal Code:

Item Name INCDEC

Wording I decline the incentive:

Help Text Provide the requested information for the address to which you would like the 

incentive check mailed. Verify the spelling of the street and city.

(Your zip code can be used to automatically fill in the city and state associated 

with that zip code. To do this, first enter your zip code and then click 

Automatically fill city and state from zip code).

If you do not want to receive the incentive check, indicate I decline the 

incentive.

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Spec Name Value

Question 

Name

END (ABBREV)

Wording [If END_FLAG=1]

Thank you.

[else]

On behalf of the U.S. Department of Education, thank you for your time and 

cooperation. We greatly appreciate your participation in this study.

Item

Help Text This is an informational screen only. (Click the Finish button.)