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# Appendix 2: **HSLS:09 2013 Update Questionnaire**

**Items to be included in the abbreviated instrument are noted with double asterisks.

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** Screen: CUAINTRO Wording: First we will get an update on [your/your teenager’s] high school enrollment.

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Routing: Go to CUHSCRED.

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** Screen: CUHSCRED Wording: [Have/Has] [you/your teenager] earned a high school diploma, GED or equivalency , or a certificate of attendance ?

+++++ Variable: CUHSCRED 1=Yes 0 =No
Help text: High school diploma : The high school credential earned by most high school graduates. Include honors level diplomas. GED or equivalency : A GED (General Equivalency Diploma, Graduate Equivalency Degree, or General Education Diploma) is earned upon passing five subject tests administered by the GED Testing Service. The tests certify that th e test taker has high school

- level academic skills. Certificate of attendance : A certificate of attendance is a certificate given to students who complete the 12th grade but do not obtain enough credits, do not complete all core courses, or do not pass r equired testing to earn a high school diploma.
Routing: If yes, go to CUHSCREDTYPE Otherwise, skip to CUENROLLHS 13

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** Screen: CUHSCREDTYPE Wording: What type of high school credential [have/has] [you/he/she] earned?

+++++ Variable: CUHSCREDTYPE

1= H igh school diploma 2=GED or equivalency 3=Certificate of attendance
Help text: High school diploma : The high school credential earned by most high sch ool graduates. Include honors level diplomas. GED or equivalency : A GED (General Equivalency Diploma, Graduate Equivalency Degree, or General Education Diploma) is earned upon passing five subject tests administered by the GED Testing Service. The tests certify that the test taker has high school

- level academic skills. Certificate of attendance : A certificate of attendance is a certificate given to students who complete the 12th grade but do not obtain enough credits, do not complete all core courses, o r do not pass required testing to earn a high school diploma.

Routing: Go to CUHSCREDDATE

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** Screen: CUHSCREDDATE Wording: In what month and year did [you/he/she] receive [your/his/her] [high school diploma/GED or equivalency/certificate of attendance ]?

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+++++ Variable: CUHSCREDMO Item wording: Month:

- 9=Select one 1=January 2=February 3=March 4=April 5=May 6=June 7=July 8=August 9=September 10=October 11=November 12=December Variable: CUHSCREDYR Item wording: Year:

- 9=Select one 2009=2009 2010=2010 2011=2011 2012=2012 201 3 =201 3

Routing: Go to CULASTHS

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** Screen: CUENROLLHS 13 Wording: [At the end of the spring 2013 term, [ [were/was] [you/your teenager] /Are you currently] attending high school, not attending high school, or being homeschooled?

+++++ Variable: CUENROLLHS 13 1=Attending high school 2=Not attending high school 3=Being homeschooled

Routing: If attending high school or being homeschooled, skip to CUHSCREDPLAN Otherwise, go to CUHSPLAN

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** Screen: CUHSPLAN
Wording: [Do/ Do es] [ you /he/she] plan to get a GED, high school diploma, or certificate of attendance?

+++++ Variable: CU HSPLAN 1= Yes 0 =No
Help text: High school diploma : The high school credential earned by most high school graduates. Include honors level diplomas.

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GED or equivalency : A GED (General Equivalency Diploma, Graduate Equivalency Degree, or General Education Diploma) is earned upon passing five subject tests administered by the GED Testing Service. The tests certify that the test taker has hi gh school

- level academic skills. Certificate of attendance : A certificate of attendance is a certificate given to students who complete the 12th grade but do not obtain enough credits, do not complete all core courses, or do not pass required testing to earn a high school diploma.
Routing: If yes, go to CU HSCRED PLAN Else, skip to CULASTHSDATE

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** Screen: CUHS CRED PLAN
Wording: What type of high school credential [do/d o es] [ you /he/she] plan to earn ?

+++++ Variable: CU HS CRED PLAN 1=High school diploma 2=GED or equivalency 3=Certificate of attendance
Help text: High school diploma : The high school credential earned by most high school graduates. Include honors level diplomas. GED or equivalency : A GED (General Equivalency Diploma, Graduate Equivalency Degree, or General Education Diploma) is earned upon passing five subject tests administered by the GED Testing Service. The tests certify that the test taker has high school

- level academic skills. Certificate of attendance : A certificate of attendance is a certificate given to students who complete the 12th grade but do not obtain enough credits, do not complete all core courses, or do not pass re quired testing to earn a high school diploma.

R outing: Go to CUHSCOMP

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** Screen: CUHSCOMP About what month and year [ do /does] [ you /he/she] expect to [receive a high school diploma / receiv e a certificate of attendance/take the examination for the GED or other high school equivalency exam/receive a high school diploma or certificate of attendance or to take the examination for the GED or other high school equivalency exam]?

+++++ Variable: CU HSCOMP MO Item wording: Month:

- 9=Select one 1=January 2=February 3=March 4=April 5=May 6=June 7=July 8=August 9=September 10=October 11=November 12=December Variable: CUCOMPYR Item wording: Year:

- 9=Select one 201 3 =201 3 201 4 =201 4

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201 5 =201 5 or after

Variable: CUCOMPDK 1 = Don’ t know
Routing: If attending high school or being homeschooled, skip to CULASTHS Otherwise, go to CULASTHSDATE

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CULASTHSDATE Wording: In what month and year did [you/he/she] last attend high school?

+++++ Variable: CULASTHSMO Item wording: Month:

- 9=Select one 1=January 2=February 3=March 4=April 5=May 6=June 7=July 8=August 9=September 10=October 11=November 12=December Variable: CULASTHSYR Item wording: Year:

- 9=Select one 2009=2009 2010=2010 2011=2011 2012 =2012 201 3 =201 3

Routing: Go to CULASTHS

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CULASTHS Wording: What is the name of the high school [from which [you/your teenager] received a diploma] / [you/your teenager] last attended/ [you/he/she] [is/are] currently attending]?

+++++ Variable: CULASTHS 1=[FIRST FOLLOW

- UP HIGH SCHOOL ] 2=[BASE YEAR HIGH SCHOOL ] 3=A different high school
Routing: If one of the schools listed is selec ted, skip to CUOTHHS Otherwise, go to CULASTHSNAME

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CULASTHSNAME Wording: What is the full name, city, and state of the high school [from which [you/he/she] received a diploma]/ [y ou/he/she] last attended /[you/he/she] is currently attending ]? (Do not enter abbreviations.)

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+++++ Variable: CULASTHSNAME Item wording: School name:

Variable: CULASTHSCITY Item wording: City:

Variable: CULASTHSST Item wording: State (or Country):

Routing: Go to CUOTHHS

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CUOTHHS Wording: [So far we know that [you/your teenager] [have/has] attended these high schools since [you/he/she] [were/was] a 9th

- grader in the fall of 2009 : [ LAST HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDED NAMED IN CULASTHSNAME ] [FIRST FOLLOW

- UP HIGH SCHOOL ] [BASE YEAR HIGH SCHOOL ]
[Have/Has] [you/your teenager] attended any other high school besides [[ BASE YEAR HIGH SCHOOL ]/these] since [you/he/she] [were/was] a 9th

- grader in the fall of 2009 ?

+++++ Variable: CUOTHHS 1=Yes 0=No
Routing: If yes, go to CUOTHHSNAME Otherwise, skip to C UANYCLGCRED

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CUOTHHSNAME Wording: What is the full name, city, and state of the other high school [you/he/she] attended? (Do not enter abbreviations.)

+++++ Variable: CUOTHH SNAME Item wording: School name:

Variable: CUOTHHSCITY Item wording: City:

Variable: CUOTHHSST Item wording: State (or Country):

Routing: Go to CUOTHERHS

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CUOTHERHS Wording: [So far we know that [you/your teenager] [have/has] attended these high schools since [you/he/she] [were/was] a 9th

- grader in the fall of 2009 : [ OTHER HIGH SCHOO LS NAMED IN CUOTHHSNAME] [ LAST HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDED NAMED IN CULASTHSNAME ] [FIRST FOLLOW

- UP HIGH SCHOOL ] [BASE YEAR HIGH SCHOOL ]
[Have/Has] [you/your teenager] attended any other high school besides these since [you/he/she] [were/was] a 9th

- grader in the fall of 2009 ?

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+++++ Variable: CUOTHERHS 1=Yes 0=No Routing: If yes, return to CUOTHHSNAME Otherwise, go to CUANYCLGCRED

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CUANYCLGCR ED Wording: [D id/ [Have/H as]] [you/your teenager] [take/taken] any high school courses for college credit [when [you/he/she] [were/was] in high school] including AP courses, IB courses , and other courses for college credit ? [Include any cou rses that [you/he/she] [is/are] taking now.]

Variable: CU ANYCLGCRED 1=Yes 0=No
Help text: AP courses : Advanced placement (AP) courses offer students the opportunity to study a subject area in greater depth than is provided in a standard high school course. The AP course prepares the student to take a standardized AP test. Answer Yes if [ you /he/she] took an y AP courses even if [ you /he/she] did not take the AP exams or took the exams but did not earn college credit from the score. IB courses : Courses offered through the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program , a program which is normally offered ove r the course of two years in high school. In order to participate in the IB Diploma Program, a student must have attended a World School authorized by the IB organization to offer the Diploma Program. Answer Yes if [ you /he/she] took any IB courses even if [ you /he/she] did not take the IB exam or earn the IB diploma. Other courses for college credit : Students can also earn college credit during high school by taking other college

- level

courses such as through a dual

- enrollment program with a college. Do not include any AP or IB courses in this answer.
Routing: If yes, go to CUCLGCREDTYPE Else skip to CUHSCOUNSEL

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CUCLGCREDTYPE Wording: Which of the following types of courses for college credit [did/have/has] [you/your teenager] [take/taken] [when [you/he/she] [were/was] in high school ?

Variable: CU AP Item wording: Advanced Placement (AP) courses 1=Yes 2 =No 3=Don't know Variable: CU IB Item wording: International Baccalaureate (IB) courses 1=Yes 2=No 3=Don't know Variable: CUDUAL Item wording: Any other course for college credit such as dual or concurrent enrollment courses 1=Yes 2=No 3=Don't know
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AP courses : Advanced placement (AP) courses offer students the opportunity to study a subject area in greater depth than is provided in a standard high school course. The AP course prepares the student to take a standardized AP test. Answer Yes if [ you /he/she] took an y AP courses even if [ you /he/she] did not take the AP exams or took the exams but did not earn college credit from the score. IB courses : Courses offered through the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program , a program which is normally offered over the course of two years in high school. In order to participate in the IB Diploma Program, a student must have attended a World School authorized by the IB organization to offer the Diploma Program. Answer Yes if [ you /he/she] took any IB courses even if [ you /he/she] did not take the IB exam or earn the IB diploma. Other courses for college credit such as dual or concurrent enrollment courses : Students can also earn college credit during high school by taking other college

- lev el courses such as through a dual

- enrollment program with a college. Do not include any AP or IB courses in this answer.

Routing: I f has taken AP go to CUAPSUBJ Otherwise, if has taken IB go to CUIBSUBJ Otherwise, if has taken other go to CUDUALSUBJ Oth erwise, skip to CUHSCOUNSEL

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CUAPSUBJ Wording: In which of the following subjects [did/have/has] [you/your teenager] [take/taken] AP courses?

Variable: CU APMTH Item wording: Math 1=Yes 0 =No Variable: CU APSCI Item wording: Science 1=Yes 0 =No Variable: CUAPOTH Item wording: Ano ther subject 1=Yes 0 =No
Help text: AP courses : Advanced placement (AP) courses offer students the opportunity to study a subject area in greater depth than is provided in a standard high school course. The AP course prepares the student to take a standardized AP test. Answer Yes if [ you /he/she ] took any AP courses even if [ you /he/she] did not take the AP exams or took the exams but did not earn college credit from the score.

Routing: If has taken IB courses, go to CUIBSUBJ Othe rwise, if has taken dual enroll ment courses skip to CUDUAL SUBJ Else, skip to CUHSCOUNSEL

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CUIBSUBJ Wording: In which of the following subjects [did/have/has] [you/your teenager] [take/taken] IB courses?

Variable: CU IBMTH Item wordi ng: Math 1=Yes 0 =No Variable: CU IBSCI Item wording: Science

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1=Yes 0 =No Variable: CUIBOTH Item wording: Ano ther subject 1=Yes 0 =No
Help text: IB courses : Courses offered through the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program , a program which is normally offered over the course of two years in high school. In order to participate in the IB Diploma Program, a student must have attended a World School authorized by the IB organization to offer the Diploma Program. Answer Yes if [ you /he/she] took any IB courses even if [ you /he/she] did not take the IB exam or earn the IB diploma.

Routing: If has taken dual enrollment courses go to CU DUAL SUBJ Else, skip to CUHSCOUNSEL

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CUDUALSUBJ Wording: In which of the following subjects [did/have/has] [you/your teenager] [take/taken] courses for college credit other than AP or IB ?

+++++ Variable: CUDUALMATH Item wording: Math 1=Yes 0=No Variable: CUDUALSCIENCE Item wording: Science

1=Yes 0=No Variable: CUDUALOTHER Item wording: Another subject 1=Yes 0=No
Help text: C ourses for college credit other than AP or IB : Students can earn college credit during high school by taking other college

level courses such as through a dual

- enrollment program with a college. Do not include any AP or IB courses in this answer.

Routing: Go to CUHSCOUNSEL

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Screen: CUHSCOUNSEL Wording: Did [you/your teenager] meet one

- on
- one with a high school counselor in the 2012

– 2013 school year about...

+++++ Variable: CUCNSLCLG Item wording: gain ing admission to a college or university 1= Yes 2= No 3 =Don't know Variable: CUCNSLAID Item wording: apply ing for financial ai d 1= Yes 2= No 3 =Don't know

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Variable: CUCNSLJOB Item wording: find ing a job 1= Yes 2= No 3 =Don't know Routing: Go to CUCLGINFLU

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CU CLGINFLU Question wording: Who has had the most influence on [ your /your teenager’s] thinking about education after high school, if anyone?

+++++ Variable: CU CLGINFLU 1=A high school counselor 2=A counselor hired by your family to help [ you /your teenager] prepare for college admission 3=A teacher 4= [ Your /His/Her] parents 5=Another family member 6= [ Your /Hi s/Her] friends 7= [ Your /His/Her] employer 8=A military recruiter 9=A coach or scout 10= [ Yourself

/Himself/Herself] 11=No one in particular 12=Don’t know

Routing: Go to CU AID INFLU

~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CU AID INFLU Question wording: Who has had the most influence on [ your /your teenager’s] thinking about financial aid , if anyone?

+++++ Variable: CU AID INFLU 1=A high school counselor 2=A counselor hired by your family to help [ you /your teenager] prepare for college admission 3=A teacher 4= [ Your /His/Her] parents 5=Another family member 6= [ Your /His/Her] friends 7= [ Your /His/Her] employer 8=A military recruiter 9=A coach or scout 10= [ Yourself

/Himself/Herself] 11=No one in particular 12=Don’t know

Routing: Go to CU CAREERINFLU

~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CU CAREERINFLU Question wording: Who has had the most influence on [ your /your teenager’s] thinking about careers, if anyone?

+++++ Variable: CU CAREERINFLU 1=A high school counselor 3=A teacher 4= [ Your /His/Her] parents

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5=Another family member 6= [ Your /His/Her] friends 7= [ Your /His/Her] employer 8=A military recruiter 9=A coa ch or scout 10= [ Yourself

/Himself/Herself] 11=No one in particular 12=Don’t know Routing: Go to CU BINTRO

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** Screen: CUBINTRO Wording: Next we will ask you about what [you/your teenager] will be doing on or around November 1 st of this year.

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Routing: Go to CUFALL20 13

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** Screen: CUFALL20 13 Wor ding: Which of the following activities will [you/your teenager] be doing on or around November 1 st ?

+++++ Variable: CUCLASSES Item wording: Taking classes from a college , university , community college, trade school or other occupational school (such as a cosmetology school or school of culinary arts)? 1=Yes 2=No 3=Don't know Variable: CUAPPRENTICE Item wording: Participating in an apprenticeship program 1=Yes 2=No 3=Don't know Variable: CUWORK Item wording: Working for pay 1=Yes 2=No 3=Don't know Variable: CUMILITARY Item wording: Serving in the military including ROTC 1=Yes 2=No 3=Don't know Variable: CUFAMILY Item wording: Starting a family or taking care of [your/his/her] children 1=Yes 2=No 3=Don't know Variable: CUHS Item wording: Attending high school 1=Yes 2=No 3=Don't know Variable: CUGEDCOURSE Item wording: Attending a GED completion course

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1=Yes 2=No 3=Don't know
Help text: Community college : A community college (also known as a jun ior college) is a higher education institution that provides a two year curriculum that can include leading to an associate’s degree. Other programs in place include a transfer program towards a four year degree and occupational programs (one and two year programs of study). Besides coursework focusing on academic programs, courses are also often offered at the community college for personal growth or development.
Trade school or other occupational school : A school that offers instruction in skilled trades. It is not a high school.
Apprenticeship program : In a formal apprenticeship program, an apprentice receives both instruction and on

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- job training and is paid a training salary. Two examples are electrician apprenticeships and plumbing apprentic eships. Do not count unpaid internships.

ROTC : The Reserve Officers' Training Corps. A college

- based program for training commissioned officers of t he United States armed forces.

GED : A GED (General Equivalency Diploma, Graduate Equivalency Degree, or Ge neral Education Diploma) is earned upon passing five subject tests administered by the GED Testing Service. The tests certify that the test taker has high school

- level academic skills.

Routing: If taking classes, attending high school, or attending a GED completion course AND working or participating in an apprenticeship , go to CUFOCUS Otherwise, if taking classes, skip to CU CLGFT Otherwise, if working or apprenticeship, skip to CUWORKFT Otherwise, if serving in the military, skip to CUMILBRANCH Otherwise, if attending high school or GED completion course, skip to CUE INTRO

. Otherwise, skip to CUCINTRO

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CUFOCUS Wording: What will be [your/his/her] main focus?

+++++ Variable: CUFOCUS 1= Taking classes from a college , university , community college, trade school or other occupa tional school (such as a cosmet ology school or school of culinary arts)? 2 = Participating in an apprenticeship program 3 =Working for pay 4 =Attending high school 5 =Attending a GED completion course 6 = [You/He/She] will be equally focused on both

Routing: If taking classes in CUFALL201 3 , go to CUCLGFT Otherwise, if working or apprenticeship program in CUFALL20 13 , skip to CUWORKFT Otherwise, if serving in military in CUFALL20 13 , skip to CUMILBRANCH Otherwise, if attending high school or GED completion course in CUFALL20 13 , skip to CUE INTRO
Help text:

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Community college : A community college (also known as a junior college) is a higher education institution that provides a two year curriculum that can include leading to an associate’s degree. Other programs in place include a transfer program towards a f our year degree and occupational programs (one and two year programs of study). Besides coursework focusing on academic programs, courses are also often offered at the community college for personal growth or development.
Trade school or other occupation al school : A school that offers instruction in skilled trades. It is not a high school.
Apprenticeship program : In a formal apprenticeship program, an apprentice receives both instruction and on

- the

- job training and is paid a training salary. Two examples are electrician apprenticeships and plumbing apprenticeships. Do not count unpaid internships.

GED : A GED (General Equivalency Diploma, Graduate Equivalency Degree, or General Education Diploma) is earned upon passing five subject tests administered by the GED Testing Service. The tests certify that the test taker has high school

- level academic skills.

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** Screen: CUCLGFT Wording: Will [you/your teenager] be enrolled] full

- time or part

- time as of November 1st ?

+++++ Variable: CUCLGFT 1=Full

- time 2=Part

- time 3=Don't know
Help text: Full

- time enrollment : The following are examples of standard full

- time enrollment 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 w eek for an educational program using clock hours

Part

- time enrollment : Students who are enrolled part

- time are enrolled for fewer credit hours than are required by the school for full

- time enrollment.

Routing: I f working or apprentice ship program in CUFALL2013 , go to CUWORKFT Otherwise, if s erving in military in CUFALL2013 , skip to CUMILBRANCH Otherwise, if attending high school or GED completion course in CUFALL2013 , skip to CUE INTRO Otherwise, skip to CU C INTRO

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** Screen: CUWORKFT Wording: Will [you/your teenager] be working full

- time , that is 35 hours or more per week , as of November 1st ?

+++++ Variable: CUWORKFT 1=Full

- time 2=Part

- time

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3=Don't know

Routing: If serving in the military in CUFALL20 13 , go to CUMILBRANCH Otherwise, if attending high school or GED completion course in CUFALL20 13 , skip CUEINTRO Otherwise, skip to CUCINTRO

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CU MILBRANCH Wording: In which branch of the military will [you/he/she] be serving as of November 1st ?

+++++ Variable: CUMILBRANCH 1= Army 2= Navy 3= Air Force 4 = Marine Corp s 5 = Coast Guard

Routing: I f attending high school or GED completion course in CUFALL2013 , skip to CUEINTRO Otherwise, go to CUCINTRO

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** Screen: CUCINTRO Wording: In this section of the survey, we will ask you about [your/your teenager’s] [education this fall and [your/his/her]] applications to and registration at colleges and schools that provide occupational training. When answering thes e questions, please answer with November 1 st in mind

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Routing: If taking classes in CUFALL2013 , go to CUFALLCLG Otherwise, skip to CUCLGAPPNUM

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** Screen: CUFALLCLG Wording: What is the name, city and state of the school or college [you/your teenager] will be attending as of November 1st ?

+++++ Variable: CUCLGNAME

Variable: CUCLGIPEDS

Variable: CUCLGCITY

Variabl e: CUCLGSTATE

Variable: CUCLGLEVEL

Variable: CUCLGCNTRL

Routing: Go to CULEVEL

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** Screen: CULEVEL Wording: What type of program [will [you/yo ur teenager] be enrolled] in?

+++++ Variable: CULEVEL

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1=Bachelor’s degree program (usually a 4

- year degree) 2=Associate’s degree program (usually a 2

- year degree) 3 =Certificate or diploma program from a school that provides occupational training (usually takes 2 years or less to complete, often leading to a license, such as cosmetology) 4 =No specific program, but [you/he/she] will be taking courses 5 =Other 6 =You don't know Variable: CULEVEL_OTHER Item wording: (please specify)
Help text:
Bachelor’s degree program : 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.
Associate’s degree program : An associate's degree normally requires at least 2, but less than 4 years, of full

- time equivalent college work.
Certificate or diploma program from a school that provides occupational training : 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, c omputer programming, and medical records.

Routing: If Bachelor’s degree, go to CUBATYPE Otherwise, if Associate’s degree, skip to CUAATYPE Otherwise, skip to CUFIELD

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CU BATYPE Wording: Will you complete an Associate’s degree program before transferring to a Bachelor’s degree program? +++++ Variable: CUAATYPE 1=Yes 0=No
Help text: Associate’s degree program : An associate's degree normally requires at least 2, but less than 4 years, of full

- time equivalent college work.
Bachelor’s degree program : 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.
Routing: Skip to CU FIELD

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CU AATYPE Wording: Is this an Associate’s degree program designed for transfer to a Bachelor’s degree program?

+++++ Variable: CUAATYPE 1=Yes 0=No
Associate’s degree program : An associate's degree normally requires at least 2, but less than 4 years, of full

- time equivalent college work.

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Bachelor’s degree program : A bachelor's degree is usually awarded by a 4

- year college or university and usually req uires at least 4 years of full

- time, college

- level work.

Routing: Go to CUFIELD

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CU FIELD Wording: What field of study or program will [you/he/she] be considering?

+++++ Variable: CUFIELD

Variable: CUFIELD _DK Item wording: Check here if you do not know. 0=No 1=Yes

Routing: Go to CU WHERELIVE

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CUWHERELIVE Wording: W here [will [you/your teenager] be living on or around November 1st ?

+++++ Variable: CUWHERELIVE 1=On campus or in college

- owned housing (for example, a dorm or residence hall) 2=With parent(s), relative(s), or guardian(s) 3=Off campus (not college

- owned housing)
Help text: College

- owned housing : Housing where the rent is paid to the school, even if that housing is not on the campus of the school.

Routing: Go to CUCLGAPPN UM

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CUCLGAPPNUM Wording: [ Including [ NOV 1 SCHOOL ], how /How] many colleges or schools [have/has ] [you/your teenager] applied to or registered at , if any ?

+++++ Variable: CUCLGAPPNUM

Routing: If 2 or more go to CUCLGAPPS If 1 and a fall college is not provided go to CUCLGAPPS If 1 and a fall college is provided skip to CUDINTRO If 0 or no response, go to CUDINTRO

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CUCLGAPPS Wording: If CUCLGAPPNUM=1 and a fall college is not provided: What is the name, city and state of the school [you/he/she] applied to or registered at? If CUCLGAPPNUM=2 and a fall college is provided: What is the name, city and state of the other school [you/he/she] applied to or registered at ? If CUCLGAPPNUM = 2 and a fall college is not provided: What is the name, city and state of one of the schools [you/he/she] applied to or registered at?

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If CUCLGAPPNUM > 2 and a fall college is provided: Not including [ NOV 1 SCHOOL ], think about the two schools [you/he/she] most seriously considered. What is the name, city and state of one of these schools? If CUC LGAPPNUM > 2 and a fall college is not provided: Think about the two schools [you/he/she] most seriously considered. What is the name, city and state of one of these school s ?

+++++ Variable: CUAPP1NAME Variable: CUAPP1IPEDS Variab le: CUAPP1CITY Variable: CUAPP1STATE Variable: CUAPP1LEVEL Variable: CUAPP1CNTRL

Routing: If CUCLGAPPNUM=1, skip to CUAPPSTATUS If CUCLGAPPNUM=2 a nd NOV 1 SCHOOL is provided, skip to CUCHOICEAPP If CUCLGAPPNUM = 2 and NOV 1 SCHOOL is not provided, go to CUCLGAPPS2 If CUCLGAPPNUM > 2 , go to CUCLGAPPS2

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CUCLGAPPS2 Wording: What is the name, city and state of the other school [you/he/she] [applied to or regist ered at / most seriously considered]?

+++++ Variable: CUAPP2NAME Variable: CUAPP2IPEDS Variable: CUAPP2CITY Variable: CUAPP2STATE Variable: CUAPP2LEVEL Variable: CUAPP2CNTRL Variable: CUAPP2STATE_other

Routing: Go to CUCHOICEAPP.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CUCHOICEAPP Wording: Not considering the cost of the schools where [you/your teenager] applied, which of the following would be [your/his/her] first choice? Conside r all schools regardless of [your/his/her] admission status.

+++++ Variable: CUCHOICEAPP 1=[ NOV 1 SCHOOL ] 2=[ FIRST SCHOOL APPLIED TO ] 3=[ SECOND SCHOOL APPLIED TO ] 4=Don't know

Routing: Go to CUAPPSTATUS

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CUAPPSTATUS Wording: [Were/Was] [you/he/she] accepted, wait

- listed or rejected at [ FIRST SCHOOL APPLIED TO ]? For schools that admit anyone who registers, answer “accepted.” /

For each of the following schools, indicate if [you/he/she] [were/was] accepted, waitlisted or rejected. For schools that admit anyone who registers, answer “accepted.” /

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[Were/Was] [you/he/she] accepted, waitlisted or rejected at [ SECOND SCHOOL APPLIED TO ]? For schools that admit anyone who registers, answer “accepted.” /

+++++ Variable: CUAPP1STATUS Item wording: [ FIRST SCHOOL APPLIED TO ] 1=Accepted 2=Wait

- listed 3=Rejected Variable: CUAPP2STATUS It em wording: [ SECOND SCHOOL APPLIED TO ] 1=Accepted 2=Waitlisted 3=Rejected
Help text: Accepted : T he applicant was admitted to the school or college. This includes conditional admission and deferred enrollment. If the school or college admits everyone who registers, answer "accepted." Waitlisted : The applicant has not yet been accepted because the school has already reached the maximum number of students it could accept. If enough accepted students do not enroll, some w aitlisted students will then be allowed to enroll. Rejected : Th e applicant was not admitted to the school or college.

Routing: If accepted by more than one school (including college will attend , if applicable), go to CUCHOICEACC Otherwise, if taking class es in CUFALL2013, skip to CUQUALITY. Otherwise, skip to CUDINTRO

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CUCHOICEACC Wording: Not considering the cost of those schools to which [you/your teenager] [were/was] accepted, which of the following schools was [your/his/her] first choice ?

+++++ Variable: CUCHOICEACC 1=[ NOV 1 SCHOOL ] 2=[ FIRST SCHOOL APPLIED TO ] 3=[ SECOND SCHOOL APPLIED TO ] 4=Don't know

Routing: If tak ing classes in CUFALL2013, go to CUQUALITY. Otherwise, skip to CUDINTRO

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CUQUALITY Pre

- Logic: If CUBATYPE=1 or CUAATYPE=1 show : CU4YRBAPLC Wording: How important to [you/your teenager] [were/was] each of the following characteristics when choosing to attend [ NOV 1 SCHOOL ]?

+++++ Variable: CUREPUTATION Item wording: Academic quality or reputation 1=Very important 2=Somewhat important 3=Not at all important 4=Don't know

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Variable: CUCOSTATTEND Item wording: Cost of attendance 1=Very important 2=Somewhat important 3=Not at all important 4=Don't know Variable: CU DISTANC E Item wording: Distance from home 1=Very important 2=Somewhat important 3=Not at all important 4=Don't know Variable: CUJOBPLC Item wording: A good reputation of placing students in jobs 1=Very important 2=Somewhat important 3=Not at all important 4=Don't know Variable: CUGRADSCHPLC Item wording: A good reputation of placing students in graduate or professional schools 1=Very important 2=Somewhat important 3=Not at all important 4=Don't know Variable: CU4YRBAPLC Item wording: A good reputation of placing students in 4

- year Bachelor’s degree programs 1=Very important 2=Somewhat important 3=Not at all important 4=Don't know Variable: CUSPORTS Item wording: Opportunity to play sports 1=Very important 2=Somewhat important 3=Not at all important 4=Don't know Variable: CURECOMMEND Item wording: Recommended by family or friends or a family member went there 1=Very important 2=Somewhat important 3=Not at all important 4=Don't know Variable: CUOFFERSPGRM Item wording: Offers a particular program of study 1=Very important 2=Somewhat important 3=Not at all important 4=Don't know Variable: CUSOCIALLIFE Item wording: Good social life, sports team or school spirit 1=Very important 2=Somewhat important 3=Not at all important 4=Don't know Variable: CU ONLINE

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Item wording: Offers online courses 1=Very important 2=Somewhat important 3=Not at all important 4=Don't know Variable: CU FITIN Item wording: Students there are like [you/him/her] 1=Very important 2=Somewhat important 3=Not at all important 4=Don't know

Routing: Go to CUDINTRO

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** Screen: CUDINTRO Wording: Now we will ask you about financial aid [ and enrollment costs].

+++++
Routing: Go to CUAPPFAFSA

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** Screen: CUAPPFAFSA Wording: Did [you/your teenager] or another family member complete a FAFSA , that is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid , for [your/his/her] education?

+++++ Variable: CUAPPFAFSA 1=Yes 2=No 3=You don't know what a FAFSA is 4=You don't know if [you/your teenager] or another family member completed a FAFSA
Help text: FAFSA : Free Application for Federal Student Aid. This is the form used to apply for financial aid from the federal government to help pay for education after high school. Federal financial aid may be in the form of loans such as a Stafford Loans and Perkins Loans and grants that do not have to be repaid such as Pell grants.
Routing: If no, go to CUNOFAFSA Otherwise, if taking classes in CUFALL2013, skip to CUCOSTFALLCLG Otherwise, if was accepted to at least one college, skip to CUCOSTCHOICE

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** Screen: CUNOFAFSA Wording: What are the reasons [you/he/she] did not complete a FAFSA? Would you say [you/her/she] did not complete a FAFSA...

+++++ Variable: CUNODEBT Item wording: because you d o not or your family do es not want to take on debt 1=Yes 0=No Variable: CUCANAFFORD Item wording: because you or your family can afford school or college without financial aid 1=Yes 0=No Variable: CUINELIGIBLE Item wording: because you or your family thought [you/your teenager] may be ineligible or may not qualify 1=Yes

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0=No Variable: CUDKHOW Item wording: because you or your family did not have enough information about how to complete a FAFSA 1=Yes 0=No Variable: CUFORMWORK Item wording: because you or your family thought the FAFSA forms were too much work or too time

- consuming 1=Yes 0=No Variable: CUDKCOULD Item wording: because you or your family did not know you could complete a FAFSA 1=Yes 0=No Variable: CUNOPOSTSEC Item wording: because [ you/your teenager ] [do/does] not plan to continue [your/hi s/her] education after high school 1=Yes 0=No
Help text: FAFSA : Free Application for Federal Student Aid. This is the form used to apply for financial aid from the federal government to help pay for education after high school. Fede ral financial aid may be in the form of loans such as a Stafford Loans and Perkins Loans and grants that do not have to be repaid such as Pell grants. Routing: If did not complete a FAFSA due to perceptions of ineligibility, go to CUNOQUALRSN Otherwise, skip to CUAPPOTHAID

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CUNOQUALRSN Wording: Why did you think [you/your teenager] would not qualify for FAFSA financial aid? Was it

... +++++ Variable: CUNOQUALFAM Item wording: because another family member did not qualify? 1=Yes 0=No Variable: CUNOQUALCRED Item wording: because you have concerns about a credit score? 1=Yes 0=No Variable: CUNOQUALINC Item wording: because your family's income is too high? 1=Yes 0=No Variable: CUNOQUALTEST Item wording: because [your/your teenager’s] grades or test scores are too low? 1=Yes 0=No Variable: CUNOQUALPT Item wording: because [you/your teenager] [ [is/are] attending/would have attended] school or college part

- time? 1=Yes 0=No
Help text:

F AFSA : Free Application for Federal Student Aid. This is the form used to apply for financial aid from the federal government to help pay for education after high school. Federal financial aid may be in the form of loans such as a Stafford Loans and Perkins Loans and grants that do not have to be repaid such as Pell gran ts.

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Credit score : A credit score is based on a statistical analysis of a person's credit files to represent the creditworthiness of that person. Lenders, such as banks and credit card companies, use credit scores to evaluate the potential risk posed by lending money to con sumers. Lenders use credit scores to determine who qualifies for a loan, at what interest rate, and what credit limits.

Routing: If taking classes in CUFALL2013, go to CUCOSTFALLCLG Otherwise, if accepted by at least one school or college, skip to CUCOSTCHOICE Otherwise, skip to CUYNOTATTEND

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CUCOSTFALLCLG Wording: About how much is the total cost of [part

- time ] enrollment at [ NOV 1 SCHOOL ] for the 2013

- 2014 school year bef ore financial aid ? Include tuition and mandatory fees [ , room and board /, off campus housing expenses] , and miscellaneous expenses.

+++++ Variable: CUCOSTFALLCLG Item wording: $ | for the 2013

- 2014 school year Variable: CUCOSTFALLDK Item wording: Don’t know
Help text: Tuition : Fe es required to attend a school or college. Tuition does not include the cost of books, living expenses, food, travel, or other expenses. Mandatory fees : Mandatory fees are those required to be paid by all students attending a particular school or college not including tuition. Room and board : A fee paid to the school or college that covers either housing (such as dorm or other housing expenses) , foo d (such as a meal plan) , or both

.
Routing: Go to CUFALLBORROW

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CU FALLBORR OW Wording: Now, to pay for the 2013

- 2014 school year at [ NOV 1 SCHOOL ], about how much are you and [your family/ your teenager ] borrowing?

+++++ Variable: CUFALLBORROW Item wording: Borrow $ | in the 2013

- 2014 year (Please enter 0 if applicable.)

Routing: Go to CU FALLGRANT

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ S creen: CUFALL GRANT Wording: Fo r the 2013

- 2014 school year at [ NOV 1 SCHOOL ], about how much are you and [your family/ your teenager ] receiving in scholarships and grants that do not have to be repaid?

+++++ Variable: CUFALLGRANT Item wording: Scholarships and grants $ | in the 2013

- 2014 year (Please enter 0 if applicable.)
Help text: Scholarships and grants : F inancial aid that does not have to be repaid. S cholarships are usually award ed based on skill or ability, while g rants are often awarded based on financial need.

Routing: Go to CUAIDFALLCLG

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CUAIDFALLCLG

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Wording: [Were/Was] [you/he/she] offered any of the following types of financial aid t o attend [ NOV 1 SCHOOL ] for the first academic year?

+++++ Variable: CUFLSTAFFORD Item wording: Stafford loan or any other type of loan , including private loans 1=Yes 2=No 3=Don't know Variable: CUFLWKSTD Item wording: Work

- study job 1=Yes 2=No 3=Don't know Variable: CUFLPELL Item wording: Pell grant or any other grant or scholarship 1=Yes 2=No 3=Don't know Variable: CUF LOTHAID Item wording: Other financial aid 1=Yes 2=No 3=Don't know
Help text: Stafford Loan : A federal Stafford loan is an education loan borrowed directly from the federal government (Direct Loans), wi th 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 Stafford loan eligibility. Undergraduate students are elig ible to receive Staffo rd loans, which can be either subsidized or unsubsidized. Any other type of loan : One example of another type of loan is the federal Perkins loan. The Perkins Loan is awarded to 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. Private loans : Private loans, also known as alternative loans, are offered by private lenders. There are no federal application forms to complete. Some examples of commonly used private loans include Sallie Mae Smart Option Loan, Wells Fargo Collegiate Loan, Chase Select Loan, loans from credit unions, and loans from states such as NYHELPs. Work

- study job : Federal work

- study jobs are offered to students w ith 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. Work

- study job s 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. Pell grant : A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, does not have to be repaid. The amount of the grant depends on your financial need, cost s to attend school, status as a full

- time or part

- time student, and plans to attend school for a full academic year or less. G rant or scholarship : F inancial aid that does not have to be repaid. Grants are often awarded based on financial need , while

s cholarships are usually award ed based on skill or ability

. Routing: If not accepted by any other schools, skip to CUEINTRO Otherwise, if NOV 1 SCHOOL is top choice, skip to CUEINTRO Otherwise, if top choice is different from NOV 1 SCHOOL go to CUCOSTCH OICE

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CUCOSTCHOICE Wording: About how much is the total cost of [ part

- time ] enrollment at [ FIRST CHOICE AMONG ACCEPTED SCHOOLS ] for the 2013

- 2014 school year before financial aid ? Include tuition and mandatory fees, room and board or housing expenses as applicable , and miscellaneous expenses.

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+++++ Variable: CUCOSTCHOICE Item wording: $ | for the 2013

- 2014 school year
Help text: Tuition : Fe es required to attend a s chool or college. Tuition does not include the cost of books, living expenses, food, travel, or other expenses. Mandatory fees : Mandatory fees are those required to be paid by all students attending a particular school or college not including tuition. Room and board : A fee paid to the school or college that covers either housing (such as dorm or other housing expenses) , foo d (such as a meal plan), or both

.
Routing: Go to CUAIDCHOICE

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sc reen: CUAIDCHOICE Wording: [Were/Was] [you/he/she] offered any of the following kinds of financial aid to attend [ FIRST CHOICE AMONG ACCEPTED SCHOOLS ] for the first academic year?

+++++ Variable: CUCHSTAFFORD Item wording: Stafford loan or any other type of loan , including private loans 1=Yes 2=No 3=Don't know Variable: CUCHWKSTD Item wording: Work

- study job 1=Yes 2=No 3=Don't know Variable: CUCHPELL Item wording: Pell grant or any other grant or scholarship 1=Yes 2=No 3=Don't know Variable: CUCHOTHAID Item wording: Other financial aid 1=Yes 2=No 3=Don't know
Help text: Staf ford Loan : A federal Stafford loan is 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 Stu dent Aid) in order to be considered for Stafford loan eligibility. Undergraduate students are eligible to receive Stafford loans, which can be either subsidized or unsubsidized. Any other type of loan : One example of another type of loan is the federal Per kins loan. The Perkins Loan is awarded to 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. Private loans : Private loans, al so known as alternative loans, are offered by private lenders. There are no federal application forms to complete. Some examples of commonly used private loans include Sallie Mae Smart Option Loan, Wells Fargo Collegiate Loan, Chase Select Loan, loans from credit unions, and loans from states such as NYHELPs. Work

- study job : Federal 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. Students must file a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) in order to

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be considered for the Federal Work

- Study (FWS) 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. Pell grant : A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, does not have to be repaid. The amount of the grant depends on your financial need, costs to attend school, status as a full

- time or part

- time student, and plans to attend school for a full academic year or less. G rant or scholarship : F inancial aid that does not have to be repaid. Grants are often awarded based on financial need , while

s cholarships are usually award ed based on skill or ability

. Routing: If taking classes in CUFALL2013, skip to CUEINTRO Otherwise, go to CUYNOTATTEND

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** Screen: CUYNOTATTEND Wording: Which of the following are reasons why [you/your teenager] will not be attending school as of November 1st ? Would you say [you/he/she] will not be attending school...

+++++ Variable: CU DONOTWANT Item wording: because [you/he/she] [do/does] not want to go to school? 1=Yes 2=No 3=Don't know Variable: CU NOTADMITTED Item wording: because [you/he/she] did not get in ? 1=Yes 2=No 3=Don't know Variable: CU CANTAFFORD Item wording: because [you/he/she] cannot afford to go to school? 1=Yes 2=No 3=Don't know Variable: CUOTHRSN Item wording: for other reasons? 1=Yes 2=No 3=Don't know

Routing: If more than one yes response, go to g o to CUYNOTMAIN Otherwise, skip to CUEINTRO

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CUYNOT MAIN Wording: Which of these is the main reason? Would you say...

+++++ Variable: CUYNOTMAIN 1= because [you/he/she] [do/does] not want to go to school? 2 = because [you/he/she] did not get in ? 3 = because [you/he/she] cannot afford to go to school? 4 = because of another reason (please specify) ? Variable: CUYNOTMAIN_other

Routing: Go to CU E INTRO

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** Screen: CU E INTRO Wording: Next we would like to ask you some questions about [your/your teenager’s] employment.

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+++++
Routing: Go to CUJOBNOW

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** Screen: CUJOBNOW Wording: [Are/Is] [you/your teenager] currently working for pay, not counting work around the house? Include apprenticeships.

+++++ Variable: CUJOBNOW 1=Yes 0=No
Help text:
Apprenticeship : In a formal apprenticeship program, an apprentice receives both instruction and on

- the

- job training and is paid a training salary. Two examples are electrician apprenticeships and plumbing appre nticeships. Do not count unpaid internships.
Routing: If yes, go to CUCURRENTJOB Otherwise, if working for pay in CUFALL2013, skip to CUNOV1JOB Otherwise, skip to CUFINTRO

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CUCURRENTJOB Wording: What is [your/your teenager’s] job? If [you/he/she] [have/has] more than one job, please report on the one at which [you/he/she] [work/works] the most hours. Variable: CUCURJOBTTL

What [do/does] [you/he/she] do in this job? That is, what are [your/his/her] main activities or duties? Variable: CUCURJOBDUT

Routing: Go to CUJOBEARN

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** Screen: CUJOBEARN Wording: On this job, how much [do/does] [you/your teenager] currently earn before taxes are taken out?

+++++ Variable: CUJOBEARN Item wording: $ | per

Variable: CUJOBUNIT

- 9=Select one 1=hour 2 =week Routing: Go to CUJOBHRS

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** Screen: CUJOBHRS Wording: On this job, how many hours [do/does] [you/her/she] usually work per week?

+++++ Variable: CUJO BHRS

Routing: If no response, go to CUJOBHRSCAT Otherwise, skip to CU JOBRELATE

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** Screen: CUJOBHRSCAT

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Wording: [Do/Does] [you/her/she] work full

- time ( 35 hours or more per week ) or part

- time (less than 35 hours per week) on this job ?

+++++ Variable: CUJO BHRS CAT 1 =Full

- time 2 =Part

- time 3=Don’t know

Routing: Go to CU JOBRELATE

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** Screen: CUJOBRELATE Wording: Is this job related to the job [you/he/she] [want/wants] to have when [you/he/she] [have/has] completed [your/his/her] education? Would you say...

+++++ Variable: CUJOBRELATE 1=Closely related 2=Somewhat related, or 3=Not at all related? Routing: Go to CUAPPRENTSHP

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CUAPPRENTSHP Wording: Is this a formal apprenticeship in which [you/he/she] [ receiv e/receives] both instruction and on

- the

- job training and [are/ is ] paid a trainin g salary ?

+++++ Variable: CUAPPRENTSHP 1=Yes 2 =No 3 = Don’t know

Routing: Go to CU JOBSTART

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CUJOBSTART Wording: What month and year did [you/he/she] start this job ?

+++++ Variable: CUJOB START MO Item wording: Month:

- 9=Select one 1=January 2=February 3=March 4=April 5=May 6=June 7=July 8=August 9=September 10=October 11=November 12=December Variable: CU JOB START YR Item wording: Year:

- 9=Select one 2008=2008 or before 2009=2009 201 0=2010

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2011=2011 2012=2012 2013=2013 Routing: Go to CUHOWGOTJOB

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CUHOWGOTJOB Wording: Did [you/he/she] get this job with assistance from a school staff member or from a school

- arranged program, such as an internship or co

- op program?

+++++ Variable: CUHOWGOTJOB 1=Yes 0=No
Help text: Internship : A formal program to explore career options through work experience. Internships may be paid or unpaid.

Co

- op program : A co

- op program combines classroom

- based education with practical work experience and provides academic credit for structured job exper ience.

Routing: Go to CUOTHJOBNOW

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CU OTH JOBNOW Wording: [Are/Is] [you/your teenager] currently working any other jobs for pay, not counting work around the house? Include apprent iceships.

+++++ Variable: CU OTH JOBNOW 1=Yes 0=No
Help text:
Apprenticeship : In a formal apprenticeship program, an apprentice receives both instruction and on

- the

- job training and is paid a training salary. Two examples are electrician apprenticeships and plumbing apprenticeships. Do not count unpaid internships.
Routing: If yes , go to CUOTHJOBEARN Otherwise, if working for pay in CUFALL2013, skip to CUJOBPLAN Otherwise, skip to CUF INTRO

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CU OTHJOBEARN Wording: About how much [do/does] [you/he/she] earn per week on all other jobs besides [ CURRENT JOB ]?

+++++ Variable: CU OTH JOBEARN Item wording: $ | per week

Routing: Go to CU OTHJOBHRS

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CUOTHJOBHRS Wording: How many hours [do/does] [you/he /she] usually work per week on all other jobs?

+++++ Variable: CU OTH JO BHRS

Routing: If no response, go to CUOTHJOBHRSCAT

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Otherwise, if working for pay in CUFALL2013, skip to CUJOBPLAN Otherwise, skip to CU F INTRO

~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CUOTHJOB FT Wording: [Do/Does] [you/her/she] work 35 hours or more per week on all other jobs ?

+++++ Variable: CU OTH JO BHRSCAT 1 = Yes 0= No

Routing: If working for pay in CUFALL2013, skip to CUJOBPLAN Otherwise, skip to CUFINTRO

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** Screen: CUJOBPLAN Wording: [Do/Does] [you/your teenager] plan to be working at this job as a [ CURRENT JOB ] on or aro und November 1st?

+++++ Variable: CUJOBPLAN 1=Yes 0=No Routing: If yes, then skip to CU F INTRO Otherwise, go to CUNOV1JOB

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CUNOV1JOB Wording: What job [do /does] [you/your teenager] hope to have on November 1st of this year? Variable: CUNOV1JOBTTL Item wording: What job [do/does] [you/your teenager] hope to have on November 1st of this year?

Variable: CUNOV1JOBDUT Item wording: What will [you/he/she] do in this job? That is, what will be [your/his/her] main activities or duties?

Routing: Go to CUFINTRO

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** Screen: CU F INTRO Wording: In this last section, we would like to collect some contact information that will help us locate you [and [T_TEEN_FNAME] ] in the future for HSLS. This information will be kept in secure data files separate from the rest of your

answers.
+++++
Routing: If student plans to be in high school in fall 201 3 , go to question CUFALLHS Otherwise, skip to question CULOCTEEN

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CUFALLHS Pre

- Logic: If CULASTHSNAME is miss ing, hide first response option. If high school names from the high school loop (i.e., CUOTHHSNAME variables) are missing hide them. If Y_F1HS is missing, hide the corresponding response option.
Wording: What school [is/are] [you/your teenager] attending this fall?

+++++ Variable: CUFALLHS 1=[CUOTHHSNAME5] 2=[CUOTHHSNAME4] 3=[CUOTHHSNAME3] 4=[CUOTHHSNAME2] 5=[CUOTHHSNAME1] 6=[CULASTHSNAME]

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7=[Y_F1HS] 8=[Y_BYHS] 9=A different school Routing: If CUFALLHS=9 go to CUFALLHSNAME Else, skip to CULOCTEEN

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CUFALLHSNAME Wording: What is the full name, city, and state of the high school tha t [you/your teenager] will be attending as of November 1st ? (Do not enter abbreviations.)

+++++ Variable: CUFALLHSNAME Item wording: Name:

Variable: CUFALLHSCITY Item wording: City:

Variable: CUFALLHSST Item wording: State (or Country):

Routing: Go to CULOCTEEN

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** Screen: CULOCTEEN Wording: INTERVIEWER: PLEASE ASK THE RESPONDENT TO PROVIDE YOU WITH [HIS/HER/[T_TEEN_FNA ME]’S] CONTACT INFORMATION. MAKE ANY NECESSARY CORRECTIONS OR UPDATE ANY MISSING INFORMATION.
Please provide up

- to

- date contact information for [yourself/ [T_TEEN_FNAME]]. Please make any corrections to the information below or provide any missing information. /

+++++
** Variable: CUTEENFNAME Item wording: First name:

** Variable: CUTEENMNAME Item wording: Middle name:

** Variable: CUTEENLNAME Item wording: Last name: Variable: CUTEENSTREET1 Item wording: Street Address 1: Variable: CUTEENSTREET2 Item wording: Street Address 2: Variable: CUTEENST Item wording: State: Variable: CUTEENST_other Variable: CUTEENCITY Item wording: City: Variable: CUTEENZIP Item wording: Zip code:

** Variable: CUTEENCELL1 Item wording: Cell phone:

** Variable: CUTEENCELL2 Item wording:

- ** Variable: CUTEENCELL3 It em wording:

- ** Variable: CUTEENPH1 Item wording: Home phone:

** Variable: CUTEENPH2 Item wording:

-

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** Variable: CUTEENPH3 Item wording:

- ** Variable: CUTEENEMAIL1 Item wording: Email 1:

** Variable: CUTEENEMAI L2 Item wording: Email 2:

Routing: If respondent is teenager and his/her SSN has not been collected in previous data collections, go to CUTEENSSN Otherwise, g o to CULOCPAR

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ Screen: CU TEEN SSN Wording: Next we ask you to provide [ your /your teenager’s] social security number. [ Your /His/Her] SSN will be used to help us find [ you /him/her] for future follow

- up.
( The National Center for Education Statistics is required to follow strict procedures to protect the confidentiality of persons in the collection, reporting, and publication of data. All individually identifiable information supplied by individuals or institutions to a federal agency may be used for statistical purp oses only and may not be disclosed, or used, in identifiable form for any other purpose except as required by law ( 20 U.S.C., § 9543 ). However, giving us your Social Security number is completely voluntary and there is no penalty for not disclosing it. ) Variable: CUTEENSSN Item wording: What is your SSN?

Routing: Go to CULOCPAR

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CULOCPAR Wording: Please provide up

- to

- date contact information for [one of your parents or g uardians/yourself]. /
INTERVIEWER: PLEASE ASK THE RESPONDENT TO PROVIDE [HIS/HER ] CONTACT INFORMATION FOR [ONE OF HIS PARENTS OR GUARDIANS / ONE OF HER PARENTS OR GUARDIANS].

+++++ Variable: CUPARFNAME Item wording: First name: Variab le: CUPARLNAME Item wording: Last name: Variable: CUPARREL Item wording: Relationship: 1=Mother/female guardian 2=Father/male guardian Variable: CUPARSTREET1 Item wording: Street Address 1: Variable: C UPARSTREET2 Item wording: Street Address 2: Variable: CUPARST Item wording: State: Variable: CUPARCITY Item wording: City: Variable: CUPARZIP Item wording: Zip code: Variable: CUPARCELL1 Item wording: Cell phone: Variable: CUPARCELL2 Item wording:

- Variable: CUPARCELL3

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Item wording:

- Variable: CUPARPH1 Item wording: Home phone: Variable: CUPARPH2 Item wording:

- Variable: CUPARPH3 Item wording:

- Variable: CUPAREMAIL1 Item wording: Email 1:

Variable: CUPAREMAIL2 Item wording: Email 2:

Routing: If parent is the respondent and a parent SSN has not been provided in a previous round, go to CUPARSSN Otherwise, go to END.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Screen: CUPARSSN Wording: Next we ask you to provide your social security number. Your SSN will be used to help us find you r teenager for future follow

- up.
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