Supplements

Items Booklet - October 1998 CPS Supplement


 

>PRESUP<

This month I am asking some additional questions concerning school enrollment.

ENTER <P> TO PROCEED

ENTER <I> FOR IMPORTANCE OF RESPONDING

The information you give is important. School and government officials use the answers to the questions on school enrollment to plan educational programs and facilities.

<R> Refused Supplement

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Adult Items

>SSCHOL<

Are you attending or enrolled in regular school?
(Regular school includes elementary school, high school and schooling that leads to a college or professional school degree.)

<H> Definition of regular school

<1> Yes (Go to PUBLIC)

<2> No (Go to VOCA)

<D> Don't know

<R> Refused

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>PUBLIC<

Are you enrolled in public or private school?

<1> Public

<2> Private

<D> Don't know

<R> Refused

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>GRADE<

What grade or year are you attending?

<1-12> Grades 1 through 12 -

Elementary through High School (Go to LASTYR)

<21> 1st year of college (freshman)

<22> 2nd year of college (sophomore)

<23> 3rd year of college (junior)

<24> 4th year of college (senior)

<25> 1st year of graduate school

<26> 2nd year or higher of graduate school

<30> College, no year reported

<D> Don't know

<R> Refused

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>FULL<

Are you attending college full-time or part-time?

<1> Full-time

<2> Part-time

<D> Don't know

<R> Refused

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>STYPE<

Is this a 2-year or a 4-year college or university?

<1> 2-year college (community or junior college)

<2> 4-year college or university

<D> Don't know

<R> Refused

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>VOCA<

Excluding (regular college courses and) on-the-job training, are you taking any business, vocational, technical, secretarial, trade or correspondence courses?

<1> Yes

<2> No

<D> Don't know

<R> Refused

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>LASTYR<

Were you attending or enrolled in a regular school or college in October 1997, that is, October of last year?

<1> Yes

<2> No (Go to CHECK-A)

<D> Don't know

<R> Refused

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>LASTGD<

What grade or year were you attending last year?

<1-12> Grades 1 through 12 -

Elementary through High School

<21> 1st year of college (freshman)

<22> 2nd year of college (sophomore)

<23> 3rd year of college (junior)

<24> 4th year of college (senior)

<25> 1st year of graduate school

<26> 2nd year or higher of graduate school

<30> College, no year reported

<D> Don't know

<R> Refused

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CHECK-A

GRADE = 1-12 (Skip to S51)

All others

PEAGE = 15-29

College Graduate (PEEDUCA = 41-46) Skip to YRDEG

High school Graduate (PEEDUCA = 39-40) Skip to YRDIP

Not High school graduate (PEEDUCA <39) Ask YRATT

PEAGE = 30+ (GO TO S51)

>YRATT<

In what calendar year did you last attend regular school?

<1> 1998

<2> 1997 or before

<3> Never attended

<D> Don't know

<R> Refused

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(All cases Go to GED)

>YRDEG<

In what calendar year did you receive your most recent degree?

<1> 1998

<2> 1997 or before

<D> Don't know

<R> Refused

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>YRDIP<

In what calendar year did you complete high school?

<1> 1998

<2> 1997 or before

<D> Don't know

<R> Refused

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>GED<

Did you complete high school by means of an equivalency test, such as the GED?

<1> Yes

<2> No

<D> Don't know

<R> Refused

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>S51< ** DO NOT READ **

WHO REPORTED FOR THIS PERSON?

<1> Self

<2> Parent

<3> Spouse

<4> Other relative

<5> Nonrelative

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Children's Items

CHECK-E

PEAGE:

0-2 (Go to next child)

3-5 (Ask SCH35)

6-14 (Skip to SCH614)

>SCH35<

Is he/she attending or enrolled in nursery school, kindergarten, or elementary school?

<1> Yes (Go to CHPUB)

<2> No (Go to S56)

<D> Don't know

<R> Refused

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>SCH614<

Is he/she attending or enrolled in regular school?

(Regular school includes nursery school, kindergarten, elementary school and schooling which leads to a high school diploma or college degree.)

<H> Definition of regular school

<1> Yes

<2> No (Go to S56)

<D> Don't know

<R> Refused

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>CHPUB<

Is he/she enrolled in public or private school?

<1> Public

<2> Private

<D> Don't know

<R> Refused

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>CHGRDE<

What grade or year is he/she attending?

*** IF NURSERY OR KINDERGARTEN, ASK IF FULL-DAY OR PART-DAY ***

<A> Nursery (pre-school, pre-kindergarten) full-day

<B> Nursery (pre-school, pre-kindergarten) part-day

<C> Kindergarten full-day

<E> Kindergarten part-day

<1-8> Grades 1 through 8 - Elementary

<9-12> Grades 9 through 12 - High School

<D> Don't know

<R> Refused

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>S56<

Was he/she attending or enrolled in a regular school in October 1997, that is, October of last year?

<H> Definition of regular school

<1> Yes (Go to S57)

<2> No (Go to End or next per)

<D> Don't know

<R> Refused

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>S57<

What grade was he/she attending last year?

<A> Nursery school (pre-school, pre-kindergarten)

<B> Kindergarten

<1-8> Grades 1 through 8 - Elementary

<9-12> Grades 9 through 12 - High School

<D> Don't know

<R> Refused

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CPS School Enrollment Supp - 1998 Data Collection Page

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Author: Tim Marshall-Census/DSD/CPSB
Contact: (ask.census.gov) CPS Help-Census/DSD/CPSB
Last revised: September 09, 1999
URL: http://www.bls.census.gov/cps/school/1998/sqestair.htm