**Macro....Federal Student Aid 27 July**  **08 Long Beach**  **1 2008 FEDERAL STUDENT AID AWARENESS SURVEY**  (STUDENTS, IN

- PERSON ADMINISTRATION) Note: Will be administered to high school students in person at public locations in Long Beach. Items or text in italics are not read to respondent. For all questions with in structions “probe; mark all that apply,” first response will be noted. Introduction: **Screener**
Intro1. HELLO, My name is _____. I'm conducting a survey for the U.S. Department of Education with high school age students and their preparations for attendi ng college. Your responses can help im prove programs that make it possible for more people to go to college.
S1. Were you a high school student in the Long Beach Unified Schools in the school year ending in June 2008?
01 Yes, continue 02 No, [Terminate] 99 Refused [Terminate]
(Termination statement) Thank you very much, but we are only interviewing Long Beach high school students. Thank you for your time.

**(PRESURVEY INTRO)** S3. I won't ask for your name, address or other personal information that can identify you. Your participation is by choice and you may decline to participate at all. You don't have to answer any question you don't want to, and yo u can end the interview at any time. The interview takes approximately 9 minutes and any information you give us will be anonymous. If you have any questions about this survey, I will provide a telephone number for you to call to get more information about the study or your rights as a research participant. Would you like for me to give yo u that num

ber now ?
US Department of Education **:** Mary K Muncie 202

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01 Continue 99 Refused [Terminate]
Let’s get started. First, I’d like to ask you some questions about going to college or some other type of school after high school. Q1. Are you planning to go to college, trade or technical school after high school?
01 Yes 02 No 97 Unsure/haven’t decided 99 Refused

Q2. Now , think about paying for college, trade or technical school. Where would you go to find information about ways to pay for col lege? [Probe; mark all that apply.][MUL=14] [DO NOT READ ]
01 High school or guidance counselor**Macro....Federal Student Aid 27 July**  **08 Long Beach**  **2** 02 College/school financial aid office 03 Bookstore (e.g., Borders, Barnes & Noble) 04 Friends and colleagues 05 Family members 06 Specialists, advisors or HR personnel at work or in union 07 Library

- look for books/articles/publications 08 Web site/Internet/computer/on line 09 U.S. Department of Education web site 10 U.S. Department of Education publications 11 College entrance publications (e.g. Peterson’s, College Board) 12 Magazines (e.g., US News and World Report) 13 College catalogues, materials, publications 14 Financial advisor/planner 15 Financial institution (banks, credit unions) 16 Other (specify):_____________________ 17 Don’t need the information /Already know how

to pay 97 Don’t know 99 Refused [If Q2 =08 or 09, skip to Q4. Otherwise go directly to Q3] Q3. Have you ever looked for information about paying for college/school on the Internet?
01 Yes 02 No [GO to Q3A] 97 Don’t know [skip to Q3A] 99 Re

fused [skip to Q6] Q3A. Would you ever look for information about paying for college/school on the Internet? 01 Yes 03 No [skip to Q6] 98 Don’t know [skip to Q6] 99 Refused [skip to Q6]
Q4.What search terms/words would you use or have you used on the I nternet? [Probe; mark all that apply. ][ MUL=10] [DO NOT READ ]
01 Financial aid 02 Scholarships 03 Grants 04 Student aid 05 Paying for/financing/funding for college/university/school 06 Loans, college loans, student loans 07 FAFSA or Free Application for Federal Student Aid 08 U

.S. Department of Education 09 State Department of Education 10 Other (specify):___________ 11 Tuition 12 Name of the college, university, or school 97 Don’t know 99 Refused
Q4a. Are there particular websites you {visited} would go to? [Probe; mark all that apply. ] [MUL=11] [DO NOT READ]
01 The FAFSA or www.fafsa.ed.gov 02 Federal Student Aid orFederalStudentAid.ed.gov or StudentAid.ed.gov**Macro....Federal Student Aid 27 July**  **08 Long Beach**  **3** 03 FAFSA4caster.ed.gov 04 ed.gov or U.S. Department of Education 05 State organi

zation or State Department of Education (specify):_________ 06 Yahoo!, Google, AOL or other search engine 07 finaid.org 08 Sallie Mae 09 College Board 10 FAFSA.com 11 fastweb.com 12 mapping

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

- c . Think about how mu ch you trust information or advice on preparing and paying for college from different Internet sources. Some Internet sources of information are from private, for profit companies; these usually have a web address that ends in .com. Some are from non

- profi t organizations; these usually have a web site ending in .org. Finally, some are from government agencies; these usually have a web site ending in .gov. Using a scale from 1 to 7 w here 1 is strongly disagree and 7 is strongly agree, to what extent do you a gree or disagree with the following statement: Q5a . I trust the accuracy of the information or advice about paying for college/school provided by private companies with .com web sites. Would you say you [Show response card] : 1 Strongly Disagree 2 Disagr ee 3 Slightly Disagree 4 Neither Agree nor Disagree 5 Slightly Agree 6 Agree 7 Strongly Agree 97

-Don’t know 99

-Refused Q5b .I trust in the accuracy of the information or advice about paying for college/school provided by non

profit organizations with .or g web sites. Would you say you: 1 Strongly Disagree 2 Disagree 3 Slightly Disagree 4 Neither Agree nor Disagree 5 Slightly Agree 6 Agree 7 Strongly Agree 97

-Don’t know 99

-Refused Q5c . I trust in the accuracy of the information or advice about paying fo r college/school provided by government agencies with .gov web sites.. Would you say you: 1 Strongly Disagree 2 Disagree 3 Slightly Disagree**Macro....Federal Student Aid 27 July**  **08 Long Beach**  **4** 4 Neither Agree nor Disagree 5 Slightly Agree 6 Agree 7 Strongly Agree 97

-Don’t know 99

-Refused [If Q4a =01, ski

p to Q7] Q6. Have you ever heard of the FAFSA? [Pronounce rather than spell out ]
01 Yes 02 No [Skip to Q8] 97 Don’t know [Skip to Q8] 99. Refused [Skip to Q8] Q7. What is the FAFSA? [Single response] [DO NOT READ]
01 Application for government

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

- sponsored student financial aid 02 A web site for student financial aid 03 A web site for college applications/advanced college credit 97 Don’t know 99 Refused Q8. To the best of your knowledge, do you have to pay to file the FAFSA? [DO NOT READ]
01 Yes, have to pay 02 No, it’s free 03 No, but I chose to pay 04 It depends [no further clarification] 05 It depends on the amount of data I reveal 06 It depends on m

y/our family’s income 07 Other (specify):___________________________ 97 Don’t know 99 Refused

Q9. Do you know of any **Federal** government agency that provides student financial aid for college, trade or technical school?
01 Yes 02 No [Skip to Q 10] 97 Don’t kn ow [Skip to Q 10] 99 Refused [Skip to Q 10)]**Macro....Federal Student Aid 27 July**  **08 Long Beach**  **5** [IF Q9=”yes”] Q9a. Which one(s)? [Probe for any others; mark all that apply.] [MUL=7] [DO NOT READ ]
01 Federal Student Aid/Office of Federal Student Aid [Skip to Q 10a] 02 FSA [Skip to Q10a] 03 U.S. Depa rtment of Education 04 State Department of Education 05 U.S. Armed services (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, National Guard, ROTC etc.) or Department of Defense 06 Veterans Administration 07 Other (specify):____________ 08 Federal loan, grant, or program (Stafford, Perkins, Pell, Work Study) 09 State grant or scholarship program (Cal grant, hope scholarship, Bright Futures etc.) 10 Sallie Mae or guarantee agency 97 Don’t know 99 Refused Q10. Have you ever heard of FSA or the Office of Federal Stu dent Aid at the U.S. Department of Education?
01 Yes 02 No [Skip to Q14] 97 Don’t know [Skip to Q14] 99 Refused [Skip to Q14] Q10a. From what sources did you hear of FSA or the Office of Federal Student Aid at the U.S. Department of Education? Sources m ight include: media or things you’ve seen or heard; people you’ve talked to; and places you’ve gone to. [Probe; mark all that apply.] [DO NOT READ]
01 TV 02 Radio 03 Print advertisement, poster or publication 04 Newspaper or magazine article 03 High school guidance couns elor or teacher 04 College education advisor, counselor, admissions officer or recruiter 05 Friend or family member 06 College fair, workshop or event on applying for college or financial aid 07 Other (specify):_______ 98 Don’t know/don’t remember 99 Refused

Q11. Do you know what FSA or the Office of Federal Student Aid at the U.S. Department of Education does? [Probe; mark all that apply.] [DO NOT READ]
01 Determines eligibility for loans 02 Determines eligibility for grants/Pell grants 03 Determines if I/

we get financial aid or money for school/college or education after high school 04 Makes, provides loans**Macro....Federal Student Aid 27 July**  **08 Long Beach**  **6** 05 Gives grants, money, scholarships, aid 06 Encourages people to go to college/school, provides information on going to school/college or education a fter high school 07 Promotes access to higher education for all Americans, helps people better their lives/get better jobs through education, gives everyone a chance to go to college or other aspiring/motivating message 08 Other (specify):_______ 97 No / Don’ t know 99 Refused Q12. The Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) uses a slogan in its publications and on its web site. Have you ever heard it?
01 Yes 02 No [skip to Q13] 97 Don’t know [skip to Q13] 99 Refused [skip to Q13] Q12a. What is it? [DO NOT READ]
01 We help put America through School 02 Start here. Go further. 03 Other (specify):___________ 97 Don’t know 99 Refused Q13. Now

I’m going to read you a few slogans. Tell me if you have heard any of them used by the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA). [Present in random order ] [Mark all that apply.]
A. We help put America through school [Do not read if mentioned in Q12a] B. Start here, go further [Do not read if mentioned in Q12a] C. Know how to go D. College is possible E. The most costly education is the one not begun
01 Yes 02 No 97 Don’t know 99 Refused

Q14. To w

hat extent do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Financial aid is available for education and training after high school for any American who needs it. Using a scale fr om 1 to 7 w here 1 is strongly disagree and 7 is strongly agree, would you say you [Show response card] : 1 Strongly Disagree 2 Disagree 3 Slightly Disagree 4 Neither Agree nor Disagree 5 Slightly Agree 6 Agree**Macro....Federal Student Aid 27 July**  **08 Long Beach**  **7** 7 Strongly Agree 97

-Don’t know 99

-Refused Q1 5. Many families need help paying for college, trade or technical school even after getting scholarships or grants. If families like yours need help paying for college, is it a good idea to take out a loan?
01 Yes [Skip to Q17] 02 No 03 It depends/sometimes 97 Don’t know [Skip to Q17] 99 Refused [Skip to Q17] Q16. Why do you think it might **not** be a good idea to take out a loan? [Probe for multiple responses] [DO NOT READ]
01 Not able to get a loan/have bad credit 02 Not able to pay it back/don’t hav e enough money 03 Do not have a job to get a loan 04 May not have job after college/school 05 May not finish college/school 06 Interest rates are too high/interest makes it more expensive 07 Other (specify):___________ 08 Financial burden, debt that might be difficult, take a long time to pay back 09 May not need it, should use other means (grants, scholarships, aid, savings) 97 Don’t know 99 Refused Q17. Did you know that Federal student loans have lower interest rates than most other loans?
01 Yes 02 No 9 7 Don’t know 99 Refused We’re almost finished. I’d just like to ask you a few background questions. First, I’m going to ask some questions about the last school year, that is, August 2007 through June 2008.

Q18. How

many people in your household, if any, attended college, trade, or technical school during the last school year?
01 ____ (enter number) 97 Don’t know 99 Refused

Q19.What is the highest grade in school or level of education that your mother/female guardian completed?
01 Less than high school 02 High school graduate or GED 03 Som e college 04 Community or Junior college degree 05 Tech or trade school 06 College degree 07 Som e graduate school 08 Graduate or professional degree (MA, MS, PhD, JD, MD etc.)**Macro....Federal Student Aid 27 July**  **08 Long Beach**  **8** 09 NO MOTHER/FEMALE GUARDIAN [DO NOT READ ] 97 Don’t know 99 Refused Q20.What is the highest grade in school or level of education that your father/male guardian completed?
01 Less than high school 02 High school graduate or GED 03 Som e college 04 Community or Junior college degree 05 Tech or trade school 06 College degree 07 Som e graduate school 08 Graduate or professional degree (MA, MS, PhD, JD, MD etc.) 09 NO FATHER/MALE GUARDIAN [DO NOT READ] 97 Don’t know 99 Refused Q20a. What grade in high school did you attend during the last school ye ar?
01 9 th grade/Freshman 02 10 th grade/Sophomore 03 11 th grade/Junior 04 12 th grade/Senior 99 Refused Q21. Are you of Hispanic or Latino origin?
01 Yes 02 No 97 Don’t Know 99 Refused Q22. Which one or more of the following best describes your race? Would you say yo u are ...? [Read items 01

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

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

_ 97 Don’t know 99 Refused

Q23. Does your family own or rent your home, or have some other arrangement?
01 Own (or pay mortgage) 02 Rent 03 Other (specify):_______________________ 97 Not sure 99 Refused Q24. [Interviewer: record gender]**Macro....Federal Student Aid 27 July**  **08 Long Beach**  **9** 01 MALE 02 FEMALE Closing Statement: Those are all the questions we have for you today. Thank you for your time.