Now I would like to ask you some questions about school...

First I would like to ask you about regular school, such as high school, college, or graduate school. By regular school we mean school which can be counted toward a high school diploma or a bachelor or graduate degree. Later in the interview I'll be asking about other types of schools and
training programs.

At ANY time SINCE [!lintdate], have you attended or been enrolled in regular school? [(READ IF NECESSARY:)--that is, in an elementary school, a middle school, a high school, a college, or a graduate school?]

Since (READ MONTH AND YEAR ONLY OF [!lintdate]), in which months were you attending regular school? (If you were attending regular school AT ALL during the month, count it as a month attending school.)

(IF INTERVIEW COVERS MORE THAN TWO YEAR, ONLY CODE FOR 1994, 1995 AND 1996.) (CODE ALL THAT APPLY.) (ENTER MONTHS IN 1996 ON NEXT SCREEN)

((Since (READ MONTH AND YEAR ONLY OF [!lintdate]), in which months were you attending regular school? (If you were attending regular school AT ALL during the month, count it as a month attending school.))

(CODE ALL THAT APPLY.) (ENTER MONTHS IN 1996 BELOW.)

Are you CURRENTLY attending or enrolled in REGULAR school?

What grade or year of regular school are you attending or enrolled in?

In what month and year were you last enrolled in regular school?

What is the main reason you left at that time?

(RECORD VERBATIM AND CODE ONLY ONE.)
(IF MORE THAN ONE REASON GIVEN, PROBE:) What is the one main reason?

What is the highest grade of regular school you have ever attended?

What is the highest grade or year of regular school that you have completed and gotten credit for?
(SELECT ONE CODE BELOW).

Do you have a high school diploma or have you ever passed a high school equivalency or GED test?

Which do you have, a high school diploma or a GED?

When did you receive your GED?

When did you receive your high school diploma?

Since [!lintdate], have you obtained any kind of academic degree, for example, an associate's degree or any other type of college degree?

(HAND CARD B) What is the name of the highest degree you have received
[since [!LINTDATE]]?


(CODE ONE ONLY.)

In what month and year did you complete that degree?

Now, I would like to ask you about ALL of the degree-granting colleges or universities you have attended since [!lintdate].

Let's start with the most recent first.

We have [college attending at dli (initial on info sheet)] as the university you were attending on [!lintdate]. Is this correct?

INTERVIEWER: ENTER THE CORRECT UNIVERSITY R ATTENDED ON [!LINTDATE]
BELOW. IF R ATTENDED NO UNIVERSITY ON [!LINTDATE], PRESS THE
SPACE BAR ONCE AND THEN THE <ENTER> KEY.

What is the name of the college or university you (are currently attending/have most recently attended)?

Where is this school located? What is the town or city?


(INTERVIEWER NOTE: ENTER TOWN OR CITY.)

(INTERVIEWER: IS THIS SCHOOL LOCATED IN THE U.S.?)

What is the state?


(INTERVIEWER NOTE: ENTER STATE. PRESS <F4> FOR THE STATE CHOICES.)

(Is/Was) [Name of college or university respondent attended (college 1)] a 2-year or 4-year school?

When did you first attend or enroll in this (college/university)?

What (is/was) your field of study at [Name of college or university respondent attended (college 1)]?


(RECORD VERBATIM. PROBE IF NECESSARY:) What (are/were) you majoring in?

(Does/Did) [Name of college or university respondent attended (college 1)] consider you a full-time or part-time student?


(IF DON'T KNOW, PROBE:) What (do/did) you consider yourself?

What (is/was) the total number of credit hours you (have) ever earned at [Name of college or university respondent attended (college 1)]?

Since [!lintdate], did you receive a loan to cover any of the costs for your college expenses at [Name of college or university respondent attended (college 1)]?

Have you attended any other college or university since [!lintdate]?