**********************SECTION 4 REGULAR SCHOOLING************************

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

Are you CURRENTLY attending or enrolled in REGULAR school, that is in an elementary school, a middle school, a high school, a college, or graduate school?

What grade or year of school is that?

([grade of school R currently enrolled in (code)] >=1 ) and ([grade of school R currently enrolled in (code)] <=12)

COMMENT: CURRENTLY in grade between 1 and 12

There are many things that people might say to describe their schools. I am going to read some statements that other people have made about their schools, and I would like to know how well you think these statements describe your school..............

......(HAND CARD G) As I read each statement, tell me whether you think the statement is very true, somewhat true, not too true, or not at all true for your school.

It's easy to make friends at this school.

.......Most of the teachers are willing to help with personal problems.

.......Most of my classes are boring.

.......I don't feel safe at this school.

.......Most of my teachers really know their subjects well.

......You can get away with almost anything at this school.

.......My schoolwork requires me to think to the best of my ability.

.......At this school, a person has the freedom to learn what interests him or her.

.......This school offers good job counseling.

How satisfied are you with your school -- very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied?

When were you last enrolled in regular school -- What was the month and year?

(ENTER MONTH AND YEAR:)

What is the main reason you left at that time?

(IF MORE THAN ONE REASON GIVEN, PROBE: What is the main reason?)

([flag indicating if R had high school diploma as of DLI] =1)

COMMENT: did R have HS diploma as of 1996 interview?

How many high schools have you attended?

Did you drop out of regular school for at least one month and then return?

How many times did you drop out of regular school and then return?

(ENTER NUMBER OF TIMES:)

Thinking about the last time you dropped out of regular school for at least one month and then returned...
In what month and year did you (last) drop out?

(ENTER MONTH AND YEAR:)

([month (last) dropped out of regular school for at least one month and then returned]=-2 ) or ([year (last) dropped out of regular school for at least one month and then returned] =-2)

COMMENT: check if month or year was -2

What grade in school were you in when you last dropped out?

Thinking about the last time you dropped out of regular school for at least one month and then returned...
In what month and year did you (last) return?

(ENTER MONTH AND YEAR:)

What is the main reason for this (last) interruption?

(If more than one reason given, probe: What is the MAIN reason?)

Did you ever repeat a grade in school?

What grade(s) did you repeat?

(CODE ALL THAT APPLY.)

Were you ever skipped ahead a grade?

What grade(s) did you skip?

(CODE ALL THAT APPLY.)

([is R currently enrolled])

COMMENT: is YA currently enrolled

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

(INTERVIEWER: YOUNG ADULT IS NOT CURRENTLY ENROLLED)

What is the highest grade of regular school that you have completed and gotten credit for?

([flag indicating if R had high school diploma as of DLI]=1)

COMMENT: did R have HS diploma as of 1996 interview?

([highest grade R completed] > 12)

COMMENT: Branch Rs who have completed one or more years of college but whom we don't know diploma status into diploma question

([is R currently enrolled]=1) and (([grade of school R currently enrolled in (code)]>=1) and ([grade of school R currently enrolled in (code)]<=12))

COMMENT: Currently enrolled in grades 1 to 12?

Is the (regular/high) school [you are currently attending/you last attended] in the United States?

In which country?

ENTER THE STATE:

ENTER THE CITY:

SELECT THE SCHOOL:

(PLEASE BE PATIENT, THIS MAY TAKE A MOMENT TO LOAD)

Verification Screen:

(HAND CARD H) Please take a look at this card. Which of the categories listed here best describe the kind of school that it [is/was]?

When did you start going to [this/that] school -- In what month and year?

(([grade of school R currently enrolled in (code)] >=1) and ([grade of school R currently enrolled in (code)] <=12)) and ([is R currently enrolled]=1)

COMMENT: CURRENTLY ATTENTING is grade between 1 and 12

(([highest grade R completed] >=1) and ([highest grade R completed] <=12)) and ([is R currently enrolled]=0)

COMMENT: NOT CURRENTLY ATTENDING but highest grade completed between 1 and 12

When did you stop going to school there or graduate?

Do you have a high school diploma or have you ever passed a high school equivalency or G.E.D test?

Which do you have- a high school diploma or G.E.D?

When did you receive your high school diploma?

When did you receive your G.E.D?

About how much time do you spend on homework each week while in school?

(ENTER NUMBER OF HOURS. IF LESS THAN ONE HOUR PER WEEK, ENTER 00.)

About how much time do you spend on homework each week outside of school?

(ENTER NUMBER OF HOURS. IF LESS THAN ONE HOUR PER WEEK, ENTER 00.)

How much additional reading do you do each week on your own outside of school -- not in connection to schoolwork? (Do not count any school-assigned reading.)

(ENTER NUMBER OF HOURS. IF LESS THAN ONE HOUR PER WEEK, ENTER 00.)

(HAND CARD I) In your current or most recent English or language arts class, how often does/did your teacher....

....review the work from the previous day?

Would you say never/rarely, 1-2 times a month, 1-2 times a week, almost every day, or every day?

(In your current or most recent English or language arts class, how often does/did your teacher....)

....lecture to the whole class?

(In your current or most recent English or language arts class, how often does/did your teacher....)

....use a textbook or workbook?

(In your current or most recent English or language arts class, how often does/did your teacher....)

....have you make a presentation in front of the class?

(In your current or most recent English or language arts class, how often does/did your teacher....)

....have you work in small groups?

(In your current or most recent English or language arts class, how often does/did your teacher....)

....read to you in class?

(In your current or most recent English or language arts class, how often does/did your teacher....)

....have you read books in class?

(In your current or most recent English or language arts class, how often does/did your teacher....)

....give you a writing assignment to be graded?

(In your current or most recent English or language arts class, how often does/did your teacher....)

....assign you worksheets or workbook pages in class?

(In your current or most recent English or language arts class, how often does/did your teacher....)

....have you use a computer?

(In your current or most recent English or language arts class, how often does/did your teacher....)

....give you a quiz or test?

(In your current or most recent English or language arts class, how often does/did your teacher....)

....give you homework?

(In your current or most recent English or language arts class, how often does/did your teacher....)

....grade your homework and pass it back?

(HAND CARD J) In the current or most recent school year, how often do/did your parents do the following? Would you say often, sometimes, rarely, or never?

....Check on whether you have done your homework?

(In the current or most recent school year, how often do/did your parents do the following? Would you say often, sometimes, rarely, or never?)

....Help you with your homework?

(In the current or most recent school year, how often do/did your parents do the following? Would you say often, sometimes, rarely, or never?)

....Give you special privileges because of good grades?

(In the current or most recent school year, how often do/did your parents do the following? Would you say often, sometimes, rarely, or never?)

....Limit privileges because of poor grades?

How often do your parents do the following? Would you say often, sometimes, rarely, or never?

....Require you to do work or chores around the home?

(How often do your parents do the following? Would you say often, sometimes, rarely, or never?)

....Limit the amount of time you can spend watching TV or playing video games?

(How often do your parents do the following? Would you say often, sometimes, rarely, or never?)

....Limit the amount of time you go out with friends on school nights?

(REFER TO CARD J) In the current or most recent school year, how often have you discussed the following with either or both of your parents or guardians? Would you say often, sometimes, rarely, or never?

....Selecting courses or programs at school?

(In the current or most recent school year, how often have you discussed the following with either or both of your parents or guardians? Would you say often, sometimes, rarely, or never?)

....School activities or events of particular interest to you?

(In the current or most recent school year, how often have you discussed the following with either or both of your parents or guardians? Would you say often, sometimes, rarely, or never?)

....Things you have studied in class?

(In the current or most recent school year, how often have you discussed the following with either or both of your parents or guardians? Would you say often, sometimes, rarely, or never?)

....Your grades or report card?

(In the current or most recent school year, how often have you discussed the following with either or both of your parents or guardians?)

....Plans and preparation for district, state, or national tests (such as the ACT, SAT, or state proficiency exams)?

(In the current or most recent school year, how often have you discussed the following with either or both of your parents or guardians? Would you say often, sometimes, rarely, or never?)

....Going to college?

(In the current or most recent school year, how often have you discussed the following with either or both of your parents or guardians? Would you say often, sometimes, rarely, or never?)

....Community, national or world events?

(In the current or most recent school year, how often have you discussed the following with either or both of your parents or guardians? Would you say often, sometimes, rarely, or never?)

....Things that are troubling you?

(HAND CARD K) In the current or most recent school year, how many times do/did either your parents or guardians do any of the following? Was it never, once a term, once a month, 1-2 times a month, or once a week or more?

....Attend a school meeting?

(In the current or most recent school year, how many times do/did either your parents or guardians do any of the following? Was it never, once a term, once a month, 1-2 times a month, or once a week or more?)

....Phone or speak to your teacher or counselor?

(In the current or most recent school year, how many times do/did either your parents or guardians do any of the following? Was it never, once a term, once a month, 1-2 times a month, or once a week or more?)

....Attend a school event in which you participated?

(In the current or most recent school year, how many times do/did either your parents or guardians do any of the following? Was it never, once a term, once a month, 1-2 times a month, or once a week or more?)

....Act as a volunteer at your school?

([highest grade R completed] <=8 )

COMMENT: check if in grade 8 or less

([highest grade R completed] >12 )

COMMENT: check if R has completed at least one yer of college

([is R currently enrolled]=1) and ([grade of school R currently enrolled in (code)]>=9) and ([grade of school R currently enrolled in (code)]<=12)

COMMENT: Y.A. currently enrolled and between 9 and 12 grades

(HAND CARD L) What courses are you taking this year? Please include ALL the courses you have taken since the beginning of the year.

(CODE ALL THAT APPLY)

(HAND CARD L) What courses did you take your last year at school in [City of current/most recent school()]? Please include ALL the courses you took since the beginning of that school year.

(CODE ALL THAT APPLY)

What was the average grade you got in your classes in your last year of high school?

(HAND CARD M) Please take a look at this card. Do you feel that your high school program [is/was] largely vocational, commercial, college preparatory, a general program, or some kind of specialized program?

(HAND CARD N) Please take a look at this card. Which of the categories listed here best describes the kind of program that it [is/was]?

What job [Are/Were] you training for?

(RECORD VERBATIM)

(([grade of school R currently enrolled in (code)] >=9 ) and ([grade of school R currently enrolled in (code)] <=12)) and ([is R currently enrolled]=1)

COMMENT: is grade between 9 and 12 and currently enrolled

Do you plan to work full-time right after high school?

SYMBOLEXIST ([job training for in high school])

COMMENT: check to see if R was studying to get a specific job

Did you get a job after you [completed/left] high school?

Did you get a job as a [job training for in high school] after you [completed/left] high school?

Did you have any problems getting that kind of job?

What kind of problems did you have?
(PROBE ONCE:) What other kinds of problems did you have?

(RECORD VERBATIM AND CODE ALL THAT APPLY ON NEXT SCREEN).

(What kind of problems did you have?
(PROBE ONCE:) What other kinds of problems did you have?)

(CODE ALL THAT APPLY).

Why didn't you get (that kind of/a) job?
PROBE ONCE: What other reasons were there?

(RECORD VERBATIM AND CODE ALL THAT APPLY ON NEXT SCREEN.)

(Why didn't you get (that kind of/a) job?
PROBE ONCE: What other reasons were there?)

(CODE ALL THAT APPLY).

([highest grade R completed] >=11)

COMMENT: check if highest grade completed is 11 or greater

{didc/havec} you {use/used} any of the following school services in high school?

....Interest Inventories (a checklist of student interests to determine future job interests)

([Did/Have] you [use/used] any of the following school services in high school?)

....Job listings or other information about available jobs.

([Did/Have] you [use/used] any of the following school services in high school?)

....Job fairs where employers or the military describe available jobs.

([Did/Have] you [use/used] any of the following school services in high school?)

....Career placement counseling.

([Did/Have] you [use/used] any of the following school services in high school?)

....Letters of recommendation.

([Did/Have] you [use/used] any of the following school services in high school?)

....School arranged job interviews.

At your high school, [did/have] you [receive/received] any help in applying for vocational/technical school or college?

(HAND CARD O) Please look at this card. Which forms of help [did/have] you [receive/received]?

(CODE ALL THAT APPLY)

Many people may need financial aid for college or job training after high school. Have you or your parents ever received any information or help in finding out about this type of financial aid?

(HAND CARD P) Please look at this card. From which of the following sources have you or your parents ever received information about financial aid?

(CODE ALL THAT APPLY)

([grade of school R currently enrolled in (code)]>12)

COMMENT: R ever attended college?

After you completed high school, when did you first attend college -- In what month and year?

(ENTER MONTH AND YEAR:)

Now I would like to ask you about the degree--granting college or university you [are/last] [attending/attended] What is the name of the college or university you [are/last]
[presently/blank] [attending/attended]?

COMMENT: FICE CODE FOR COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY ATTENDING OR ATTENDED

(INTERVIEWER: FOR COLLEGE LOCATOR SCREEN, ENTER COUNTY ONLY IF CITY OR TOWN IS NOT APPLICABLE, ENTER COUNTRY IF HIGH SCHOOL OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. (INTERVIEWER: MOVE BETWEEN FIELDS USING THE KEY. PRESS ON FIELD TO SELECT STATE. PRESS WHEN FINISHED.)

{isc/wasc} that a 2 year or a 4 year school?

Have you obtained any kind of academic degree, for example, an Associate's degree or any kind of college degree?

What is the name of the degree you received?

What [Is/Was] your field of study?

PROBE IF NECESSARY: What [Are/Were] you majoring in?

(INTERVIEWER: RECORD VERBATIM THEN CODE ONLY ONE ON NEXT SCREEN.)

(What [is/was] your field of study?)

(PROBE IF NECESSARY: What [are/were] you majoring in?)

CODE ONLY ONE.

([is R currently enrolled]=1) or ([Q4-17a]= 1)

COMMENT: Is YA currently enrolled

CTOD(SUBSTR ([date R dropped out of school],01,02) + "/15/" + SUBSTR([date R dropped out of school],04,04)) > [date of last interview]

COMMENT: add day to make complete date and compare to last interview date to see if drop out date is after

CTOD(SUBSTR ([date R dropped out of school],01,02) + "/15/" + SUBSTR([date R dropped out of school],04,04)) > [09/01/96]

COMMENT: change the sept curdate to day number and compare to sept 96

{doesc/didc} the school you {attending/attended} consider you a full or part-time student?

IF DON'T KNOW, PROBE: What do you consider yourself to be?

What [Are/Were] the full-time tuition and fees for this academic year at the school where you [Are/Were] [currently/blank] enrolled? Please include the full amount even though you may [blank/have] [obtain/obtained] some of the money from scholarships or other sources. Do not include charges for room and board.......

([flag indicating if R is enrolled in college full-time]=1)

COMMENT: check if R is full-time in college

(IF YOUNG ADULT IS ENROLLED PART-TIME, PROBE:)

Even though you [are/were] not enrolled full-time, please tell me what the tuition and fees would [blank/have] [be/been] if you WERE going full-time?

(INTERVIEWER: ENTER AMOUNT OF FULL-TIME TUITION AND FEES INDICATED BY R)

Did you receive a loan to cover any of the costs for this year's college expenses?

What was the amount of the loan?

About how much of the year's expenses did this loan cover?

Was it....

{arec/werec} you receiving any (other) form of financial aid for the academic year, such as a scholarship, a grant, a fellowship, an assistantship, tuition waiver, or veteran's educational benefits under the G.I. Bill or V.E.A.P.?

We would like to know which forms of financial aid you [have/had] received. First, [do/did] you have....

....Work study?

(Next, [do/did] you (also) have....)

....A scholarship?

(Next, [do/did] you (also) have....)

......A grant?

(Next, [do/did] you (also) have....)

......A fellowship?

(Next, [do/did] you (also) have....)

......An assistantship?

(Next, [do/did] you (also) have....)

......A tuition waiver?

(Next, [do/did] you (also) have....)

......Any veterans educational benefits or V.E.A.P.?

(Next, [do/did] you (also) have....)

......Any aid from the military educational assistance progrm?

(Next, [do/did] you (also) have....)

......Any OTHER form of financial aid?

([is R currently enrolled]= 1)

COMMENT: check if currently attending

During this school year, have any relatives or friends (other than your [spouse/partner]) helped pay for your schooling or your living expenses?

In the last school year you attended college, did any relatives or friends (other than your [spouse/partner]) help pay for your schooling or your living expenses?

What is the highest grade or year of REGULAR school, that is elementary school, high school, college, or graduate school that you would LIKE to complete?

As things now stand, what is the highest grade or year you think you will ACTUALLY complete?

Now think about your best or closest friend. What is the highest grade or year of regular school that this friend wants to complete?