NOTICE – This report is authorized by law (20 U.S. Code 1221e). Your answers will be kept confidential

and will be used only for statistical purposes.

FORM SASS-4B

(11-18-93)

Conducted by:

U.S. Department of Commerce

Bureau of the Census

U.S. Department of Education

National Center for Education Statistics

PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHER

QUESTIONNAIRE

OMB No. 1850-0598: Approval Expires 12/31/94

SCHOOLS AND STAFFING SURVEY

1993–94 SCHOOL YEAR

SASS

THIS SURVEY HAS BEEN ENDORSED BY:

Executive Assistant to the Secretary 

for Private Education

Friends Council on Education

National Association of Private Schools for

Exceptional Children

National Catholic Educational Association

Torah Umesorah – National Society for 

Hebrew Day Schools

United States Catholic Conference

American Montessori Society National Association of Independent Schools

Christian Schools International

Council for American Private Education

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

General Conference of the Seventh-Day

Adventist Church

Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod

National Association of Episcopal Schools

National Independent Private School

Association

Oral Roberts University Educational Fellowship

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Solomon Schechter Day School Association
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INSTRUCTIONS

This questionnaire is intended only for the person whose name appears on the address label

on the back of this questionnaire.

If that person no longer works at the school named on the label, please mark (X) the appropriate

box below and return this questionnaire to the Bureau of the Census in the enclosed envelope.

The person named on the label –

1

2

3

4

Has transferred to another school 

Has retired 

Is deceased

Has left the school named on the address label for another reason 

(e.g., laid off or to take a nonteaching job)

5 Has never worked at the school named on the address label

If you are the person named on the label AND you still work at the school named on the label,

please complete this questionnaire and return it to the Bureau of the Census in the enclosed

envelope. Please return it within 2 weeks.

We suggest using a pencil to answer this questionnaire.

If you have any questions, call the Census Bureau at 1–800–221–1204. Someone will be available to take

your call Monday through Friday, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).

Please keep count of the time you spend completing this questionnaire. At the end of the survey, you

are asked to record the amount of time spent.

0015

1a.

SECTION A – CURRENT TEACHING STATUS

How do you classify your main assignment at THIS school (i.e., the

activity at which you spend most of your time) during this school year?

Mark (X) only one box.

GO to item 2, page 4.

Please STOP now and return this questionnaire to

the Bureau of the Census. Thank you for your time.

1 Regular full-time teacher © GO to item 5, page 5.

2 Regular part-time teacher

3 Itinerant teacher (i.e., your assignment requires you to

provide instruction at more than one school)

4 Long-term substitute (i.e., your assignment requires

that you fill the role of a regular teacher on a long-term

basis, but you are still considered a substitute)

5

6

7

Short-term substitute

Student teacher

Teacher aide

10

11

b.

©

Administrator (e.g., principal, assistant principal, director, school head) 

Library media specialist or librarian 

Other professional staff (e.g., counselor, curriculum coordinator, social worker) 

Support staff (e.g., secretary)

8

9

Do you TEACH any regularly scheduled classes at this school?

If you work as a library media specialist or librarian at this school, do not

include classes in which you teach students how to use the library (e.g., library

skills or library research).

1

2

Yes

No Please STOP now and return this questionnaire to

the Bureau of the Census. Thank you for your time.

© GO to item 2, page 4. 

0020

©

0025
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SECTION A – CURRENT TEACHING STATUS – CONTINUED

How much time do you work as a TEACHER at this school?

Mark (X) only one box.

1 Full time

2

3

4

5

Do you have any other assignment at THIS school?

2.

© GO to item 5, page 5.

3/4 time or more, but less than full-time

1/2 time or more, but less than 3/4 time

1/4 time or more, but less than 1/2 time

Less than 1/4 time

©

3a.

1

2

Yes

No

©

© GO to item 4.

b.

Mark (X) only one box.

4.

1

2

3

4

5

6

Yes

No

©

© GO to item 5, page 5.

Which of these categories best describes your other assignment at this school?

1

2

Administrator (e.g., principal, assistant principal, director, school head) 

Counselor

Library media specialist/librarian 

Coach

Other professional staff (e.g., department head, curriculum coordinator) 

Support staff (e.g., secretary, aide)

Including your teaching and other assignment, are you a FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE at

this school?

In addition to employment at this school, what is your OTHER main activity?

c.

Mark (X) only one box.

Teaching in another school 

Working as a paid tutor 

Student at a college or university 

Working in a position in the field of education, but not as a teacher

Working in an occupation outside the field of education 

Caring for family members 

Seeking work 

Other – Describe

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

0040

0045

0050

Notes

0030

0035
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5.

SECTION B – TEACHING EXPERIENCE

© GO to item 8a, page 6.

8

9

10

6.

Mark (X) only one box.

1

2

3

4

5

0055

0060

In what year did you begin your first teaching position (full-time or part-time) at

the elementary or secondary level?

Do not include time spent as a student teacher.

What was your MAIN activity the year before you began teaching at the

elementary or secondary level?

Student at a college or university 

Caring for family members 

Working as a substitute teacher 

Teaching in a preschool 

Teaching at a college or university

1 9

6

7

Working in a position in the field of education, but not as a teacher

Working in an occupation outside the field of education

Military service 

Unemployed and seeking work 

Retired from another job

NOTE: Answer item 7 only if you marked box 6 in item 6 above.

Which of these categories best describes your previous position in the

field of education?

Administrator (e.g., principal, assistant principal, director, school head) 

Counselor

Library media specialist/librarian 

Coach

Other professional staff (e.g., department head, curriculum coordinator) 

Instructional aide 

Noninstructional support staff (e.g., secretary)

© GO to item 9a, page 7.

© GO to item 9a, page 7.

7.

Mark (X) only one box.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

0065

©

GO to item 9a, page 7.

© Continue with item 7.

Notes
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SECTION B – TEACHING EXPERIENCE – CONTINUED

b.

0070

NOTE: Answer items 8a–e only if you marked box 7 in item 6.

For whom did you work?

Record the name of the company, business, or organization.

What kind of business or industry was this?

For example, retail shoe store, State Labor Department, bicycle manufacturer, farm.

(Office use only)

What kind of work were you doing?

Please record your job title; for example, electrical engineer, cashier, typist, farmer, loan officer.

8a.

c.

(Office use only)

0075

d.

e.

What were your most important activities or duties at that job?

2

3

4

5

For example, typing, selling cars, driving delivery truck, caring for livestock.

How would you classify yourself on that job?

Mark (X) only one box.

1 An employee of a PRIVATE company, business, or individual for wages, salary, or commission

A FEDERAL government employee

A STATE government employee

A LOCAL government employee

SELF-EMPLOYED in your own business, professional practice, or farm

Working WITHOUT PAY in a family business or farm

Working WITHOUT PAY in a volunteer job

6

7

Notes

0080
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SECTION B – TEACHING EXPERIENCE – CONTINUED

Yes

No

©

GO to item 10a.

1

2

0090

0095

Have you ever worked as an elementary or secondary teacher in a PUBLIC SCHOOL? 

How many years did you teach FULL-TIME in public schools? 

None or

9a.

b.

Record whole years, not fractions or months. If less than 4 months, mark "None".

0 Years

How many years did you teach PART-TIME in public schools? 

How many years have you worked as a FULL-TIME elementary or secondary

teacher in PRIVATE schools? 

Include the current school year if you are a full-time teacher this year. 

How many years have you worked as a PART-TIME elementary or secondary

teacher in PRIVATE schools?

Include this school year if you are a part-time teacher this year. 

c.

Record whole years, not fractions or months. If less than 4 months, mark "None."

0100 0 None or Years

10a.

Record whole years, not fractions or months. If less than 4 months, mark "None."

0105 0 None or Years

b.

Record whole years, not fractions or months. If less than 4 months, mark "None."

0110 0 None or Years

©

Notes
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11a.

SECTION B – TEACHING EXPERIENCE – CONTINUED

Yes – How many?

No

1 ©

2

0115

0125

None

b.

0

Breaks in service

c.

Since you began teaching, how many times have you had a

break in service of one year or more?

Were any of these breaks due to a reduction-in-force or a lay-off?

How long was the most recent break in service?

Since your most recent break in service, how many consecutive years have

you been teaching?

Include the current year and count each year, whether full-time or part-time, as one year.

©

GO to item 12, page 9.

0130

Years

d.

0135

0140 Years

©

0120

OR

Notes
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14.

SECTION B – TEACHING EXPERIENCE – CONTINUED

© GO to item 15a, page 11.

In addition to the above activity, did you also TEACH in any of

grades K through 12?

Do not include student teaching or short-term substitute teaching.

1

2

Yes

No

0165

Notes

0145

12. In what year did you begin teaching in THIS school?

1 9

If your assignment at this school has included a break in service of one year or

more, please report the year that you returned to this school from your most

recent break in service.

What was your MAIN activity the year before you began teaching in THIS school?

If you left this school and then returned, please report your main activity the

year before you most recently returned to this school.

Mark (X) only one box.

Teaching in another PRIVATE elementary or secondary

school IN THIS STATE

Teaching in a PUBLIC elementary or secondary school IN

THIS STATE

Teaching in an elementary or secondary school IN A

DIFFERENT STATE – Which state?

(Office use only) State

Working as a substitute teacher

Teaching in a preschool

Teaching at a college or university

Working in a position in the field of education, but not as a teacher

Working in an occupation outside the field of education

Caring for family members

Student at a college or university

Military service

Unemployed and seeking work

Retired from another job

13.

3

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

0150

0155

0160

2

4

©
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SECTION C – TEACHER TRAINING

MAJOR AND MINOR FIELD OF STUDY CODES FOR QUESTIONS 15, 17, 18, 19, AND 20

EDUCATION FIELDS GENERAL FIELDS

General education

01 Pre-elementary/early

childhood education

03 Elementary education

Subject area education

30 Industrial arts, vocational

and technical, trade and

industry education

Special education

67 Special education, general

68 Emotionally disturbed

Other education

78 Curriculum and instruction

79 Educational administration

06 Agriculture and natural resources

86 American Indian studies

(Native American)

Foreign languages

51 French

52 German

Natural sciences

57 Biology/life science

Social sciences

62 Economics

89 Crosscultural education

22 English education

15 Business, commerce, and 

distributive education

07 Agricultural education

29 Home economics education

88 Indian education (Native

American)

34 Mathematics education 

38 Music education

40 Physical education/health 

education

46 Science education

48 Social studies/social

sciences education

43 Reading education

63 History

64 Political science

and government

65 Sociology

66 Other social

sciences

60 Physics

61 Other natural sciences

84 All others

87 Other area and ethnic studies

21 English (literature, letters, speech,

classics)

25 General studies

04 Secondary education

11 Art education

13 Bilingual education

23 English as a second language

24 Foreign languages education

45 Religious education

08 Architecture and environmental design

10 Art, fine and applied

14 Business and management

16 Communications and journalism

17 Computer and information sciences

19 Drama, theater

20 Engineering

27 Health professions and occupations

28 Home economics

85 Humanities

31 Law

32 Library science

33 Mathematics

35 Military science

36 Multi/interdisciplinary studies

37 Music

39 Philosophy

41 Psychology

42 Public affairs and services

44 Religion, theology

53 Latin

54 Russian

55 Spanish

56 Other foreign languages

58 Chemistry

59 Geology/earth science

69 Mentally retarded

70 Speech/language impaired

71 Deaf and hard-of-hearing

72 Visually handicapped

73 Orthopedically impaired

74 Mildly handicapped

75 Severely handicapped

76 Specific learning disabilities

77 Other special education

80 Educational psychology

81 Counseling and guidance

82 Other education
Code

GO to item 18a, page 12.

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15a.

SECTION C – TEACHER TRAINING – CONTINUED

b.

Do you have a bachelor’s degree?

1

2

Yes

No

0170

©

©

What was your major field of study?

Record the two-digit field code from the list on page 10 and the field name.

Major field

In what year did you receive your bachelor’s degree?

Did you have a second major field of study?

c.

1 9

0175

0180

d.

1

2

Yes

No

0185

©

©

GO to item 15f.

e. What was your second major field of study?

Record the two-digit field code from the list on page 10 and the field name.

Code Second major field

0190

f.

g.

1

2

Yes

No

0195

©

GO to item 16a.

Code Minor field

b.

0200

Did you have a minor field of study?

What was your minor field of study?

Record the two-digit field code from the list on page 10 and the field name.

What is the name of the college or university where you earned your

bachelor’s degree?

(Office use only) Name of college or university

In what city and state is it located?

Located outside United States

16a.

(Office use only) City State

1

©

0205

0210

0215
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SECTION C – TEACHER TRAINING – CONTINUED

1 9 0230

c.

1

2

Yes

No

0235

©

©

GO to item 20a, page 13.

17a. Do you have a second bachelor’s degree?

1

2

Yes

No

0220

©

©

GO to item 18a.

What was your major field of study?

Record the two-digit field code from the list on page 10 and the field name.

In what year did you receive your second bachelor’s degree?

Do you have a master’s degree?

What was your major field of study?

Record the two-digit field code from the list on page 10 and the field name.

b.

0225

Code Major field

18a.

b.

0240

Code Major field

c.

1 9 0245

c.

In what year did you receive your master’s degree?

19a. Do you have a second master’s degree?

1

2

Yes

No

0250

©

©

GO to item 20a, page 13.

What was your major field of study?

Record the two-digit field code from the list on page 10 and the field name.

In what year did you receive your second master’s degree?

b.

0255

Code Major field

1 9 0260
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SECTION C – TEACHER TRAINING – CONTINUED

1

2

Yes

No

0265

©

©

GO to item 21a, page 14.

Do you have any other type of degree?

What other degrees have

you earned?

Mark (X) all that apply below.

20a.

b.

0275

Code Major field

Associate degree

Doctorate or first

professional

degree (Ph.D.,

Ed.D., M.D.,

L.L.B., J.D.,

D.D.S.)

What was your major field

of study for each degree?

Record the two-digit field

code from the list on page 10

and the field name.

c. In what year did you

receive each degree?

d.

1 1 9 0280

0290

Code Major field

Educational

specialist or

professional

diploma (at least

one year beyond

master’s level)

1 1 9 0295

0305

Code Major field

1 1 9 0310

0270

0285

0300

Notes
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21a.

SECTION C – TEACHER TRAINING – CONTINUED

b.

TEACHING ASSIGNMENT FIELD CODES FOR QUESTION 21

Do you teach classes in OTHER fields at this school?

Code Main assignment field

0315

What is your MAIN teaching assignment at this school, that is, the field

in which you teach the most classes?

Record the two-digit code from the list above and the field name. If your

teaching schedule is divided equally between two fields, record either field as

your main assignment, mark (X) in box 1, and report the other field in item 21c.

0325

0330

0320 1 Teaching assignment equally divided between two fields

c. In what field do you teach the second most classes?

Use codes listed above.

Code Other assignment field

1

2

Yes

No

©

©

GO to item 22a, page 15.

General

01 Prekindergarten 

Special areas

86 American Indian/Native

American studies

16 Journalism 

Foreign languages

51 French 

57 Biology/Life science 

Special education

67 Special education, general

Vocational-technical education

05 Accounting

84 All others

Science

23 English as a second language

26 Gifted 

21 English/Language arts

19 Drama/Theater 

13 Bilingual education 

12 Basic skills and remedial

education

10 Art 

43 Reading

39 Philosophy

40 Physical education, health

58 Chemistry 

59 Geology/Earth science/Space

science

09 Physical science 

61 General and all other science

83 Other vocational/technical

education

77 Other special education

76 Specific learning disabilities

70 Speech/Language impaired

71 Deaf and hard-of-hearing

02 Kindergarten 68 Emotionally disturbed

03 General elementary

17 Computer science

18 Dance

28 Home economics

33 Mathematics

35 Military science

37 Music 

44 Religion

47 Social studies/Social science

(including history)

52 German

53 Latin

54 Russian

55 Spanish

56 Other foreign language

60 Physics 

06 Agriculture

14 Business, marketing

27 Health occupations

30 Industrial arts

49 Trade and industry

50 Technical

69 Mentally retarded

72 Visually handicapped

73 Orthopedically impaired

74 Mildly handicapped

75 Severely handicapped
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SECTION C – TEACHER TRAINING – CONTINUED

Do you have a teaching certificate in this state in your MAIN teaching assignment field?

0340

1

2

Yes

No

0335

©

©

GO to item 23a.

What type of certificate do you hold in this field?

Mark (X) only one box.

22a.

b.

Advanced professional certificate

Regular or standard state certificate

The certificate offered in your state to persons who HAVE COMPLETED what

the state calls an "alternative certification program"

Provisional or other type given to persons who are still participating in what the

state calls an "alternative certification program"

Probationary certificate (the initial certificate issued after satisfying all

requirements except the completion of a probationary period)

Temporary certificate (requires some additional college coursework and/or

student teaching before regular certification can be obtained)

Emergency certificate or waiver (issued to persons with insufficient teacher preparation

who must complete a regular certification program in order to continue teaching)

5

6

7

8

b.

Do you have a teaching certificate in this state in your OTHER teaching

assignment field at this school?

0345

0

1

2

Yes

No

©

©

GO to item 24a, page 16.

What type of certificate do you hold in this field?

Mark (X) only one box.

In what year were you certified in your main teaching assignment field by this state?

Not applicable; I do not have a second teaching assignment field ©

0355

0350

c.

2

3

4

Advanced professional certificate

Regular or standard state certificate

The certificate offered in your state to persons who HAVE COMPLETED what

the state calls an "alternative certification program"

Provisional or other type given to persons who are still participating in what the

state calls an "alternative certification program"

Probationary certificate (the initial certificate issued after satisfying all

requirements except the completion of a probationary period)

Temporary certificate (requires some additional college coursework and/or

student teaching before regular certification can be obtained)

Emergency certificate or waiver (issued to persons with insufficient teacher preparation

who must complete a regular certification program in order to continue teaching)

5

6

7

8

In what year were you certified in this field by this state?

1 9

23a.

GO to item 24a, page 16.

c.

0360 1 9

Full certification by an accrediting or certifying body

OTHER THAN THE STATE

1

2

3

4

© GO to item 23a.

Full certification by an accrediting or certifying body

OTHER THAN THE STATE

1

© GO to item 24a, page 16.

©

©
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SECTION C – TEACHER TRAINING – CONTINUED

Code

0370

Do you have any other regular or advanced teaching certificates in this state or in any other state?

In what teaching assignment fields are these certificates?

Record the two-digit code from the list above.

24a.

1

2

Yes

No

©

©

GO to item 25a.

0365

b.

Code

0385

Code

0380

Code

0395

25a.

TEACHING ASSIGNMENT FIELD CODES FOR QUESTIONS 24, 25 AND 26

Do you feel qualified to teach any other field?

Code Best qualified field

0400

What field do you feel BEST QUALIFIED to teach, regardless of whether

you currently teach in that field?

Record the two-digit code from the list above and the field name.

0405

c. For what field do you feel second best qualified?

Code Second best qualified field

0410

Use codes listed above. 

1

2

Yes

No

©

©

GO to item 26a, page 17.

Code

0375

Code

0390

General

01 Prekindergarten 

Special areas

86 American Indian/Native

American studies

16 Journalism 

Foreign languages

51 French 

57 Biology/Life science 

Special education

67 Special education, general

Vocational-technical education

05 Accounting

84 All others

Science

23 English as a second language

26 Gifted 

21 English/Language arts

19 Drama/Theater 

13 Bilingual education 

12 Basic skills and remedial

education

10 Art 

43 Reading

39 Philosophy

40 Physical education, health

58 Chemistry 

59 Geology/Earth science/Space

science

09 Physical science 

61 General and all other science

83 Other vocational/technical

education

77 Other special education

76 Specific learning disabilities

70 Speech/Language impaired

71 Deaf and hard-of-hearing

02 Kindergarten 68 Emotionally disturbed

03 General elementary

17 Computer science

18 Dance

28 Home economics

33 Mathematics

35 Military science

37 Music 

44 Religion

47 Social studies/Social science

(including history)

52 German

53 Latin

54 Russian

55 Spanish

56 Other foreign language

60 Physics 

06 Agriculture

14 Business, marketing

27 Health occupations

30 Industrial arts

49 Trade and industry

50 Technical

69 Mentally retarded

72 Visually handicapped

73 Orthopedically impaired

74 Mildly handicapped

75 Severely handicapped

b.
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SECTION C – TEACHER TRAINING – CONTINUED

Has your MAIN teaching assignment field changed since you began teaching?

0430

1

2

Yes

No

0415

©

26a.

What was your previous main assignment field? 

Counting this year, how many consecutive years have you been teaching in your

current assignment field?

Code

0420

0425

Are you a Chapter 1 teacher (i.e., are you paid in full or in part by federal funds under

the Elementary and Secondary Education Act)?

1

2

Yes

No

27.

b.

c.

©

GO to item 27.

Previous assignment field

Years

28.

Mathematics?

Have you ever taken any

undergraduate or graduate 

COURSES in the following subjects?

Answer for each field listed below.

Yes – How many? 

No courses taken

0435 0440 1 © Courses

2

a.

0445 Courses

NUMBER OF COURSES

Undergraduate Graduate

0 None 0 None

Computer science?

Yes – How many? 

No courses taken

0450 0455 1 © Courses

2

b.

0460 Courses

0 None 0 None

Biology or life science?

Yes – How many? 

No courses taken

0465 0470 1 © Courses

2

c.

0475 Courses

0 None 0 None

Chemistry?

Yes – How many? 

No courses taken

0480 0485 1 © Course

2

d.

0490 Courses

0 None 0 None

Physics?

Yes – How many? 

No courses taken

0495 0500 1 © Courses

2

e.

0505 Courses

0 None 0 None

Earth or space science?

Yes – How many? 

No courses taken

0510 0515 1 © Courses

2

f.

0520 Courses

0 None 0 None

Other natural science (e.g.,

paleontology, ecology,

environmental science)?

Yes – How many? 

No courses taken

0525 0530 1 © Courses

2

g.

0535 Courses

0 None 0 None

Use codes listed on page 16.
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SECTION C – TEACHER TRAINING – CONTINUED

1

2

Yes

No

At this school, do you teach any elementary or secondary classes in

computer science, mathematics, or any kind of science, such as biology,

chemistry, or general science?

Do not include health or vocational education classes.

Since the end of last school year, in which of these activities related to

teaching have you participated?

Mark (X) all that apply.

Workshops or in-service programs sponsored by an organization with

which this school is affiliated

29.

30.

0540

0545 1

31.

1

2

Yes – How many hours did the program last?

No

8 hours or less

9–32 hours

More than 32 hours

© 0595 1

2

3

a.

Cooperative learning in the classroom

0590

Since the end of last school year, have you participated in any in-service or

professional development programs which focused on the following topics?

Uses of educational technology for instruction (e.g., use of computer, satellite learning)

b. Methods of teaching your subject field

In-depth study in your subject field

Student assessment (e.g., methods of testing, evaluation, performance assessment)

1

2

Yes – How many hours did the program last?

No

8 hours or less

9–32 hours

More than 32 hours

© 0605 1

2

3

0600

c.

1

2

Yes – How many hours did the program last?

No

8 hours or less

9–32 hours

More than 32 hours

© 0615 1

2

3

0610

d.

1

2

Yes – How many hours did the program last?

No

8 hours or less

9–32 hours

More than 32 hours

© 0625 1

2

3

0620

e.

1

2

Yes – How many hours did the program last?

No

8 hours or less

9–32 hours

More than 32 hours

© 0635 1

2

3

0630

SCHOOL sponsored workshops or in-service programs

University extension or adult education courses

College courses in your subject field

Professional growth activities sponsored by professional associations

Committee to integrate academic skills into the vocational curriculum

Other curriculum committee

Committee on selecting textbooks or materials

None of the above

0550

0555

0560

0565

0570

0575

0580

0585

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

0
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SECTION C – TEACHER TRAINING – CONTINUED

32.

NOTE: Answer this item only if you answered "Yes" to one or more of the

training topics listed in item 31 on page 18.

Please give your opinion about the impact of the professional

development programs, described in item 31, in which you have

participated since last school year. Strongly

agree

Strongly

disagree Agree Disagree Noopinion

Changed my views on teaching.

Provided information that was new

to me.

Caused me to change my teaching

practices.

Were generally a waste of my time.

Caused me to seek further information

or training.

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

1

1

1

1

1 2

2

2

2

2 3

3

3

3

3 4 5

4 5

4 5

4 5

4 5

33.

1

2

0665 Released time from teaching

What types of support have you received during the current school year for in-service

education or professional development in your MAIN teaching assignment field?

Are you a member of a teachers’ union or an employee association similar to a union?

b.

During your first year of teaching, did you participate in a formal teacher induction

program, i.e., a program to help beginning teachers by assigning them to master or

mentor teachers?

Do not include student teaching.

1

2

Yes

No

0695

Mark (X) all that apply.

Scheduled time (i.e., time built into your schedule

for professional development)

Travel and/or per diem expenses

Tuition and/or fees

Professional growth credits

None of the above

3

4

5

0

0670

0675

0680

0685

0690

34.

35a.

1

2

Yes

No

0700

Are you currently a master or mentor teacher (i.e., a teacher who provides guidance

and assistance for beginning teachers) in a formal teacher induction program?

Do not include supervision or training of student teachers.

1

2

Yes

No

0705

0640

0645

0650

0655

0660
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36.

SECTION D – CURRENT TEACHING LOAD

Mark (X) all that apply.

1

1

1

1

0710

0715

0720

0725

0730

0735

0740

0745

In what grade levels are the students in your classes at THIS school?

© GO to item 39, page 22.

©

Ungraded

Prekindergarten

Kindergarten

1st

6th

7th

8th

9th

0750

0755

0760

0765

0770

0775

0780

0785

1

1

1

1

NOTE: The following questions request information on classes you taught at THIS school during

your most recent full week of teaching (i.e., the last week when school was in session for 5 full

days and you taught your normal schedule).

Which of these categories best describes the way your classes at this

school are organized?

Mark (X) only one box.

37.

DEPARTMENTALIZED INSTRUCTION – You teach subject

matter courses (e.g., biology, history, typing) to several classes

of different students all or most of the day.

ELEMENTARY ENRICHMENT CLASS – You teach only one

subject (such as art, music, physical education, computer

skills) in an elementary school

SELF-CONTAINED CLASS – You teach multiple subjects to the

same class of students all or most of the day

TEAM TEACHING -- You collaborate with one or more teachers

in teaching multiple subjects to the same class of students

"PULL-OUT" CLASS – You provide instruction (e.g., special

education, reading) to certain students who are released from

their regular classes.

© GO to item 41a, page 24.

1

2

3

4

5

0790

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

1

1

1

1

10th

11th

12th

Postsecondary

1

1

1

1

GO to item 38a, page 21.

Notes
GO to item 42a, page 24.

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SECTION D – CURRENT TEACHING LOAD – CONTINUED

b.

0800 None or

At THIS school, how many students were enrolled in the class or

program you taught during your most recent FULL WEEK of teaching?

If you teach two kindergarten or prekindergarten sessions per day, or two or

more pull-out classes, report the average number of students.

Students

During your most recent FULL WEEK of teaching, approximately how

many hours did you spend teaching each of these subjects at THIS school?

38a.

0795

0 Hours per week

If you taught two or more subjects at the same time, apportion the time to each

subject as best you can.

Report hours to the nearest whole hour; do not record fractions or minutes.

If you did not teach a particular subject during the week, mark (X) the "None" box.

English/Reading/Language arts

Arithmetic/Mathematics

Social studies/History

Science

(1)

(2)

0805 0 None or Hours per week

(3)

0810 0 None or Hours per week

(4)

0815 0 None or Hours per week

©

Notes
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SECTION D – CURRENT TEACHING LOAD – CONTINUED

0820

39.

NOTE: Answer items 39 and 40 ONLY if you taught subject matter (departmentalized) courses

to different groups of students, i.e., you marked box 1 for item 37 on page 20.

During your most recent FULL WEEK of teaching, how many separate

classes (or sections) did you teach AT THIS SCHOOL?

Do not include:

• Homeroom periods 

• Study halls 

• Classes taught at any other school

If you teach two or more classes of the same subject (e.g., algebra I) to different groups

of students at this school, count them as separate classes.

EXAMPLES:

(1) If you teach chemistry to two classes of students and physics to two classes of

students, you would report 4 classes.

(2) If you teach English III to four classes of students and journalism to one class, you

would report 5 classes.

(3) If you teach drama to one class of students at this school and English IV to three

classes of students at another school, you would report 1 class.

Classes (or sections)

SUBJECT MATTER CODES FOR QUESTION 40a

Vocational education

01 Agriculture 

Mathematics

41 General mathematics

Foreign languages

31 French 

Visual and performing arts

81 Arts and crafts 

Natural science

61 General science

English/Language arts

21 Literature 

Social science

70 Social studies

Other areas

91 Driver education

05 Vocational home economics

06 Trade and industry

08 Accounting/bookkeeping

09 Shorthand 

12 Other vocational education

22 Composition/journalism/

creative writing

23 Reading

24 English as a second

language

25 Other English/language arts

courses

36 Other foreign language

48 Analytic geometry/math

analysis

49 Probability/statistics

65 Geology/earth science/space

science

66 Other physical science

67 Other natural science

73 Political science/government

74 Geography

77 Sociology/social

organization

78 Other social science

82 Filmmaking/photography

83 Chorus

87 Other visual/performing arts

93 Nonvocational home

economics

94 Philosophy

98 Other courses not elsewhere

classified

02 Business, marketing

03 Industrial arts 

04 Health occupations

07 Technical

10 Typing 

11 Career education

32 German

33 Latin

34 Russian

35 Spanish

42 Business math

43 Algebra, elementary

44 Algebra, intermediate

45 Algebra, advanced

46 Geometry, plane/solid

47 Trigonometry

50 Calculus

51 Other mathematics

62 Biology/life science

63 Chemistry

64 Physics

Computer science

52 Computer awareness/

applications

53 Computer programming

54 Other computer science

71 History

72 World civilization

75 Economics

84 Band 

76 Civics

85 Drama/theater/dance

86 Music

92 Health

95 Physical education

96 Psychology

97 Religion
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SECTION D – CURRENT TEACHING LOAD – CONTINUED

a.

0825

0835

0845

0855

0865

0875

0885

0895

0905

0915

0925

0935

0945

0955

0965

Code

40. For each class (or section) that you taught during your most

recent FULL WEEK of teaching –

For each class (or section), please complete a line of the table below. The number of

lines filled should equal the number of classes reported in item 39 on page 22.

What subject did you teach? Record the name of the

subject and the appropriate code from the list on page 22.

Name of Subject

How many students were

enrolled in the class?

(1) Students

b.

(2) Students

(3) Students

(4) Students

(5) Students

(6) Students

(7) Students

(8) Students

(9) Students

(10) Students

(11) Students

(12) Students

(13) Students

(14) Students

(15) Students

0830

0840

0850

0860

0870

0880

0890

0900

0910

0920

0930

0940

0950

0960

0970

If you answered items 39 and 40, GO to item 42a on page 24.
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41a.

SECTION D – CURRENT TEACHING LOAD – CONTINUED

Once

Twice

Three times

Four times

Five times

More than 5 times

1

2

3

4

5

6

0975

0980

0

b.

Students

42a.

None or

NOTE: Answer items 41a–c below, only if you marked "Elementary enrichment

class" (box 2) in item 37 on page 20.

What is the total number of students enrolled in all the classes you

teach at THIS school?

How many times per WEEK does each class usually meet?

If your classes have alternating schedules, e.g., 3 times one week and 2 times

the next, mark the box for the most times a class would meet in one week.

Mark (X) only one box.

During your most recent FULL WEEK of teaching, how many

separate classes (or sections) did you teach?

Count each group of students that you taught as a class. For example, if you

taught P.E. to 4 classes of first graders, 3 classes of second graders, 3 classes of

third graders and 2 classes of fourth graders, you would report 12 classes.

How many hours were you required to be at this school during your

most recent FULL WEEK of teaching?

Report in whole hours, not fractions or minutes.

If you teach at more than one school, report only the hours required for THIS school.

During your most recent full week, how many hours did you spend

AFTER school, BEFORE school, and ON THE WEEKEND on each of

the following types of activities?

Report in whole hours.

School-related activities involving student interaction (e.g.,

coaching, field trips, tutoring, transporting students)

c.

0985 Classes

0990 Hours per week

b.

(1)

0995 Hours per week

(2) Other school-related activities (e.g., preparation, grading papers,

parent conferences, attending meetings)

1000 0 None or Hours per week
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43.

SECTION E – PERCEPTIONS AND ATTITUDES TOWARD TEACHING

b.

44.

b.

1015

1005 0 None or Students

During your most recent FULL WEEK of teaching –

How many students in the class(es) you teach were tardy?

How many times did you have to interrupt your class(es) to deal

with student misbehavior or disruption?

At this school, how much actual influence do you think teachers

have over school policy in each of the following areas?

Use the scale of 0–5 where 0 means

"No influence" and 5 means "A great

deal of influence."

No

influence

Setting discipline policy

Determining the content of

in-service programs

a.

1010 0 None or Interruptions

A great

deal of

influence

© ©

a. 0 1 2 3 4 5

Hiring new full-time teachers

Deciding how the school budget

will be spent

Evaluating teachers

Establishing curriculum

d.

c.

e.

f.

1020 0 1 2 3 4 5

1025 0 1 2 3 4 5

1030 0 1 2 3 4 5

1035 0 1 2 3 4 5

1040 0 1 2 3 4 5

45.

b.

1045

At this school, how much control do you feel you have IN YOUR CLASSROOM

over each of the following areas of your planning and teaching?

Use the scale of 0–5 where 0 means "No

control" and 5 means "Complete control." No

control

Selecting textbooks and other

instructional materials

Selecting content, topics, and

skills to be taught

Complete

control © ©

a.

0 1 2 3 4 5

Selecting teaching techniques

Evaluating and grading students

Disciplining students

Determining the amount of

homework to be assigned

d.

c.

e.

f.

1050 0 1 2 3 4 5

1055 0 1 2 3 4 5

1060 0 1 2 3 4 5

1065 0 1 2 3 4 5

1070 0 1 2 3 4 5
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46.

SECTION E – PERCEPTIONS AND ATTITUDES TOWARD TEACHING – CONTINUED

1075

1080

1085

1090

1095

1100

1105

1110

1115

1120

1125

1130

1135

1140

1145

1150

1155

1160

1165

1170

1175

1180

1185

1190

To what extent is each of the following matters a problem in this school?

Indicate whether it is a serious problem, a moderate problem, a minor problem,

or not a problem in this school.

Not a problem

1 2 3 4

b.

a.

d.

c.

e.

f.

Serious Moderate Minor

Mark (X) one box on each line.

g.

h.

i.

j.

k.

l.

m.

n.

o.

p.

q.

r.

s.

t.

u.

v.

w.

x.

Student tardiness

Student absenteeism

Teacher absenteeism

Students cutting class

Physical conflicts among students

Robbery or theft

Vandalism of school property

Student pregnancy

Student use of alcohol

Student drug abuse

Student possession of weapons

Verbal abuse of teachers

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

Student disrespect for teachers

Students dropping out

Student apathy

Lack of academic challenge

Lack of parent involvement

Parental alcoholism and/or drug abuse

Poverty

Racial tension

Students come to school unprepared

to learn

Poor nutrition

Poor student health

Student problems with the English language
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47.

SECTION E – PERCEPTIONS AND ATTITUDES TOWARD TEACHING – CONTINUED

1195

1200

1205

1210

1215

1220

1225

1230

1235

1240

1245

1250

1255

1260

1265

1270

1275

Do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?

b.

a.

d.

c.

e.

f.

g.

Teachers in this school are evaluated fairly.

The principal (or school head) lets staff members

know what is expected of them.

The school administration’s behavior toward the

staff is supportive and encouraging.

I am satisfied with my teaching salary.

The level of student misbehavior (e.g., noise,

horseplay or fighting in the halls, cafeteria or student

lounge) in this school interferes with my teaching.

Teachers participate in making most of the important

educational decisions in this school.

I receive a great deal of support from parents for the

work I do.

Strongly

agree

Strongly

disagree

Somewhat

agree

Somewhat

disagree

1

1 2

2 3 4

3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

h. Necessary materials (e.g., textbooks, supplies, copy

machine) are available as needed by the staff.

i. The principal (or school head) does a poor job of

getting resources for this school.

j. Routine duties and paperwork interfere with my job

of teaching.

k. My principal (or school head) enforces school rules

for student conduct and backs me up when I need it.

l. The principal (or school head) talks with me frequently

about my instructional practices.

m. Rules for student behavior are consistently enforced

by teachers in this school, even for students who are

not in their classes.

n. Most of my colleagues share my beliefs and values

about what the central mission of the school

should be.

o. The principal (or school head) knows what kind of

school he/she wants and has communicated it to the

staff.

p. There is a great deal of cooperative effort among the

staff members.

q.

1 2 3 4

In this school, staff members are recognized for a job

well done.

r. I have to follow rules in this school that conflict with

my best professional judgement. 1280 1 2 3 4
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47.

SECTION E – PERCEPTIONS AND ATTITUDES TOWARD TEACHING – CONTINUED

Continued

Do you agree or disagree with each of the following

statements?

s.

u.

t.

v.

w.

x.

I am satisfied with my class sizes. 1285

1290

1295

1300

1305

1310

1315

I make a conscious effort to coordinate the

content of my courses with that of other teachers.

Goals and priorities for the school are clear.

The amount of student tardiness and class cutting

in this school interferes with my teaching.

I sometimes feel it is a waste of time to try to do

my best as a teacher.

I plan with the library media specialist/librarian

for the integration of library/media services into

my teaching.

Strongly

agree

Strongly

disagree

Somewhat

agree

Somewhat

disagree

1 2 3

1 2 3

1 2 3

1 2 3

1 2 3

1 2 3 4

4

4

4

4

4

49a. Has a student from this school ever threatened to injure you?

©

1

2

Yes

No

©

©

GO to item 50a.

b. Has a student threatened to injure you in the past 12 months?

1

2

Yes – How many times

No

1325

1330 1335

50a. Has a student from this school ever physically attacked you?

©

1

2

Yes

No

©

©

GO to item 51a, page 29.

b. Has a student physically attacked you in the past 12 months?

1

2

1340

1345 Yes – How many times 1350

No

y. Library/media materials are adequate to support

my instructional objectives. 1 2 3 4

1

2

3

4

5

Certainly would become a teacher

Probably would become a teacher

Chances about even for and against

Probably would not become a teacher

Certainly would not become a teacher

If you could go back to your college days and start over again, would you

become a teacher or not?

1320

48.

Mark (X) only one box.
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51a.

SECTION F – FUTURE PLANS

b.

1355

GO to item 52.

©

1

2

3

4

5

1370

1385

©

In what year will you be ELIGIBLE to retire from teaching?

1 9

OR

2 0

Already eligible

How long do you plan to remain in teaching?

Mark (X) only one box.

OR

1 As long as I am able 

Until I am eligible for retirement

Will probably continue unless

something better comes along

Definitely plan to leave teaching

as soon as I can

Undecided at this time

In what year do you PLAN to retire from teaching?

What do you expect your MAIN activity will be next school year?

Mark (X) only one box.

Teaching in this school

Teaching in another PRIVATE elementary or secondary school IN THIS STATE

Teaching in a PUBLIC elementary or secondary school IN THIS STATE

Teaching in an elementary or secondary school IN A DIFFERENT STATE

Working as a substitute teacher

Teaching in a preschool

Teaching at a college or university

Working in a position in the field of education, but not as a teacher

Working in an occupation outside the field of education

Caring for family members

Student at a college or university

Unemployed and seeking work

Military service

Retired

c.

1375 1 9

OR

2 0

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

52.

1360

1365

1380
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SECTION G – INCENTIVES AND COMPENSATION

53. The following questions refer to your before-tax earnings from teaching and other

employment from the summer of 1993 through the end of the 1993-94 school year.

©

GO to item 53b(5).

b.

1

2

Yes – How much?

No

1390 1395 $ .00

Record earnings in whole dollars.

a. DURING THE SUMMER OF 1993, did you have any earnings from –

(1) Teaching summer school in this or any other school?

(2) Working in a nonteaching job in this or any other school?

Working in any NONSCHOOL job?

DURING THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR –

What is your academic year base teaching salary?

per year

Do you, or will you, earn any additional compensation from this school for extracurricular or

additional activities such as coaching, student activity sponsorship, or teaching evening classes?

Do you, or will you, earn additional compensation from working in any job outside this school?

1 ©

2

1405 $ .00 1400

(3)

1 ©

2

1415 $ .00 1410

(1)

$ .00 1420

(2)

1 ©

2

1430 $ .00 1425

(3)

1 ©

2

©

1440 $ .00 1435

(4) Which of these best describes this job outside this school?

Mark (X) only one box.

1

2

3

Teaching or tutoring

Nonteaching, but related to teaching field

Other

(5) Have you earned income from any OTHER source this year, e.g., a merit pay bonus?

Do not report any earnings already reported above.

1 ©

2

1455 $ .00 1450

Yes – How much?

No

Yes – How much?

No

Yes – How much?

No

Yes – How much?

No

Yes – How much?

No

1445

Do you work in this school on a contributed service basis, that is, for less than full salary or for

no salary; for example, as a member of a religious order?

c.

1

2

Yes

No

1460
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SECTION G – INCENTIVES AND COMPENSATION – CONTINUED

54. Which of these benefits do you receive, in whole or in part, from this school in addition

to your salary?

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

General medical insurance

Dental insurance

Group life insurance

Pension contributions

Housing or housing expenses

Meals (including free or reduced-price lunch)

Car/transportation expenses

Reimbursement for tuition and course fees

Tuition for your children

Child care

None of the above

1465

1470

1475

1480

1485

1490

1495

1500

1505

1510

1515

Mark (X) all that apply.

10

0

Notes
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55.

SECTION H – BACKGROUND INFORMATION

b.

1545

GO to item 58.

©

1520

1530

©

1 9

1

2

Mark (X) only one box.

1525

10

11

12

56.

Which of these categories represents the total combined income of all FAMILY

members (including yourself) age 14 and older in your household during 1993?

Include money from jobs, net business or farm income, pensions, dividends, interest,

rent, Social Security payments, and any other income received by family members in

your household.

Less than $10,000

$10,000 - $14,999

$15,000 - $19,999

$20,000 - $24,999

$25,000 - $29,999

$30,000 - $34,999

$35,000 - $39,999

$40,000 - $49,999

$50,000 - $59,999

$60,000 - $74,999

$75,000 - $99,999

$100,000 or more

Are you male or female?

Male

Female

What is your race?

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

57a.

Mark (X) only one box.

American Indian or Alaska Native (Aleut, Alaska Indian, Yupik, Inupiat)

Asian or Pacific Islander (Japanese, Chinese,

Filipino, Korean, Asian Indian, Vietnamese,

Hawaiian, Guamanian, Samoan, other Asian)

Black

White

Are you enrolled in a state or federally recognized tribe?

Are you of Hispanic origin?

What is your year of birth?

What is your current marital status?

1

2

3

4

1

2

1540 Yes

No

58.

1

2

1535 Yes

No

59.

60.

1

2

3

1550 Married

Widowed, divorced, or separated

Never married
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SECTION H – BACKGROUND INFORMATION – CONTINUED

Do you have persons other than your spouse or children who are dependent

on you for more than half of their financial support?

61a. How many children do you have who are dependent on you (and your

spouse) for more than half of their financial support?

0 None

©

b. What was the age of your youngest child on his/her last birthday?

1555

1570

62a.

Children supported

1565 Age of youngest child

If child is less than one year old, enter "0."

OR

© GO to item 62a.

1560

Yes

No

©

GO to item 63a.

1

2

b. How many persons?

©

1575 Number of persons

SECTION I – LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT STUDENTS

63a. Have you received any training for teaching limited English proficient (LEP) students?

Limited English proficient students are those whose native or dominant language is other than English

and who have sufficient difficulty speaking, reading, writing, or understanding the English language as

to deny them the opportunity to learn successfully in an English-speaking-only classroom.

Yes

No

1

2

1580

b. Are there currently any students in your class(es) who are limited English proficient?

1585 Yes

No

©

GO to item 64, page 34.

1

2

©

c. What percentage of the students you currently teach are limited English proficient?

1590 Less than 10%

10–25%

26–50%

More than 50%

1

2

3

4
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SECTION J – RESPONDENT INFORMATION

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64. Please PRINT your name, your spouse’s name (if applicable), your home address,

your telephone number, and the most convenient time to reach you.

The survey you have completed may involve a brief followup at a later time in order to gain

information on teachers’ movements in the labor force. The following information would assist us

in contacting you if you have moved or changed jobs.

PGM 4

a. Your name

c. Street address

d. City

b. Spouse’s full name

e. State f. ZIP Code

g. Home

telephone

h. In whose name is the telephone number listed?

Area code Number

No Phone

My name

Other — Specify

65. What are the names and addresses of two other people who will know where to get in

touch with you during the coming years? List no more than one person who now lives

with you. Remember to record the relationship of these persons to you (for example,

parent, friend, sister, cousin, etc.) in section b.

i. Best time

to reach you

Day Time a.m.

p.m.

66. Not counting interruptions, how long did it take to complete this survey?

PGM 3

1610 Minutes

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Mark (X) only one box.

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1600

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a. Name

c. Street address

d. City

b. Relationship to you

e. State f. ZIP Code

g. Telephone

h. In whose name is the telephone number listed?

Area code Number

No Phone

Name entered in part a

Other — Specify

©

Mark (X) only one box.

1605

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a. Name

c. Street address

d. City

b. Relationship to you

e. State f. ZIP Code

g. Telephone

h. In whose name is the telephone number listed?

Area code Number

No Phone

Name entered in part a

Other — Specify

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Mark (X) only one box.
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THANK YOU FOR ASSISTING US IN THIS IMPORTANT SURVEY.

YOUR TIME AND EFFORT ARE APPRECIATED.

PLEASE RETURN THE QUESTIONNAIRE IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE TO:

Bureau of the Census

Current Projects Branch

1201 East 10th Street

Jeffersonville, IN 47132-0001
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