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 [Date of last interview], 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?

Are you currently attending or enrolled in regular school?

[Is respondent currently attending or enrolled in school? (not used in text)]

COMMENT: R is currently attending school

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

What is the main reason you left at that time?

(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?

[R currently enrolled in school?]==1

COMMENT: Did r attend since DLI but not currently attending

[Highest grade completed?]

COMMENT: What is the highest grade R has attended since last interview?

[High school diploma or GED reported as of last interview? (with possible update during survey)] ==1

COMMENT: Did R have a HS diploma or GED at the date of last interview?

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?

(([R currently enrolled in school?]==1) && ([Is respondent currently attending or enrolled in school? (not used in text)]==0))

COMMENT: Did R attend since DLI but not currently attending

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

What is the name of the highest degree you have received since [Date of last interview]?

In what month and year did you complete that degree?

[last round R completed] >= 23 && [{hgcever}] > 0

COMMENT: Did R attend since DLI but not currently attending

What is the name of the highest degree you have ever received?

(INTERVIEWER: IF NECESSARY, EXPLAIN THAT A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA IS CONSIDERED A DEGREE.)

In what month and year did you complete that degree?

[r completed less than 9th grade and has not earned a diploma or ged]==1

COMMENT: Did R attend since DLI but not currently attending

(([R currently enrolled in school?] == 1) && ([Grade or year of school respondent currently attending or enrolled in (not used in text)] >= 13)) || (([R currently enrolled in school?] == 1) && ([Highest grade ever attended?] >= 13))

COMMENT: Has R attended grade 13 or higher since the date of last interview?

Now, I would like to ask you about all of the degree-granting colleges or universities you have attended since [Date of last interview].

Let's start with the most recent first.

VAREXIST([college attending at dli (initial on info sheet)])

COMMENT: Is there a university on the info sheet to match against?

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

INTERVIEWER: ENTER THE CORRECT UNIVERSITY R ATTENDED ON [Date of last interview] BELOW. IF R ATTENDED NO UNIVERSITY ON [Date of last interview].

PRESS <SPACE BAR> ONCE AND THEN SELECT <NEXT> TO PROCEED.

REPEAT

COMMENT: Begin loop about schools attended

VAREXIST([University or college attended at date of last interview (with employer update during survey)])

COMMENT: Is there a university on the info sheet to match against?

Is [Name of college or university respondent attended([sch-loop1 counter])] the same college or university that you [are currently attending/have most recently attended]?

What is the name of the [most recent/next most recent([sch-loop1 counter])] college or university you attended since [Date of last interview]?

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?

What is the country?

What type of diploma, degree, or certificate [are/were] you working toward at [Name of college or university respondent attended([sch-loop1 counter])] ?

[Is/Was] [Name of college or university respondent attended([sch-loop1 counter])] 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([sch-loop1 counter])]?

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

[Does/Did] [Name of college or university respondent attended([sch-loop1 counter])] 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([sch-loop1 counter])]?

Since [Date of last interview], did you receive a loan to cover any of the costs for your college expenses at [Name of college or university respondent attended([sch-loop1 counter])]?

How much was the total dollar value of all the loans you have received for your college expenses at [Name of college or university respondent attended([sch-loop1 counter])] since [Date of last interview]?

Are you currently attending or enrolled in [Name of college or university respondent attended([sch-loop1 counter])]?

When did you last attend [Name of college or university respondent attended([sch-loop1 counter])]?

(INTERVIEWER: DATE FIRST ATTENDED: [Month/year respondent first attended university or college, if different from that listed at date of last interview([sch-loop1 counter])~X].)

Have you attended any other college or university since [Date of last interview]?

UNTIL([Did R attend any other schools?] ==0)