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DATA USERS’ GUIDE National Education and Attainment Survey (NEAS) Public Use File FEBRUARY 2018 PRESENTED TO: LUMINA FOUNDATION PRESENTED BY: NORC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO NORC | National Education and Attainment Survey (NEAS) Public Use File Table of Contents Study Overview .........................................................................................................................1 Related Reports ..................................................................................................................1 Sample Design ...................................................................................................................2 Questionnaire Overview ......................................................................................................2 Data Processing ........................................................................................................................3 Sampling Weights ...............................................................................................................3 Other processing edits ........................................................................................................3 Analysis .....................................................................................................................................5 Disclosure Risk Treatment and Data Limitations .................................................................5 Recommendations .....................................................................................................6 Data Layout ...............................................................................................................................7 Appendix A. Questionnaire Appendix B. Codebook DATA USERS’ GUIDE | I NORC | National Education and Attainment Survey (NEAS) Public Use File Study Overview In December 2016, Lumina Foundation issued a grant to NORC at the University of Chicago to further assess levels of education of attainment of adults in the United States. This study - National Education and Attainment Survey (NEAS) – was fielded in 2017. NORC and Lumina Foundation had first partnered in 2015 to conduct the National Education and Employment Study (NEES) 1, which was a national study of adults in the United States. The goal of that study was to determine the percentage of adults who hold high quality certificates, licenses, or certifications. The 2017 NEAS was a larger effort that furthers the capture of information on education attainment, providing Lumina with timely data regarding the count of post-secondary degrees, certificates, licensees, certifications, and apprenticeship rates. Through a 15minute multi-mode survey, the NEAS sample were asked about their education credentials and work history. The results of this effort were used to inform Lumina’s objectives for its Goal 2025 initiative 2. Lumina—through Goal 2025—is committed to improving the nation’s postsecondary education system by increasing the proportion of Americans that hold a degree, certificate or other high-quality postsecondary credential to 60 percent by the year 2025. By ensuring access to higher-education opportunities after high school, more individuals will ultimately achieve a greater earning capacity, which in turn leads to better quality of life, stronger economies, and thriving communities, as well as a stronger nation overall. The NEAS was administered in both web and hard-copy (Paper and Pencil Administered Interview, or PAPI) modes over a 5-month data collection period, surveying 6,345 respondents across the country between the ages of 18 and 64. Lumina’s Program Officer for this study was Dr. Amia Foster and NORC’s Project Director was Cynthia Simko. If users have any questions, they may contact neas@norc.org. This Public Use Data File (PUF) has been created to meet the goal for transparency and to ensure these data are available for further analysis. The following User’s Guide provides critical information for researchers who wish to conduct analyses on the NEAS data. Related Reports Two useful related reports are listed below: 1 NEES results, reports and products can be found here: http://www.norc.org/Research/Projects/Pages/national-education-andemployment-study.aspx 2 The Lumina Foundation. Goal 2025. Accessed April 12, 2016. Available from https://www.luminafoundation.org/goal_2025 DATA USERS’ GUIDE | 1 NORC | National Education and Attainment Survey (NEAS) Public Use File 2017 National Employment and Attainment Survey (NEAS) Methodology Report A methodology report posted by staff at NORC. Visit http://www.norc.org/Research/Projects/Pages/national-education-and-attainmentsurvey.aspx to access the full report. A Stronger Nation (2017) A report posted by the Lumina Foundation incorporating information from NEES. Visit http://strongernation.luminafoundation.org/report/2017/#nation to access the full report. Sample Design The NEAS sample frame was designed to select a nationally representative sample of adults between the ages of 18 to 64. To represent this population, NORC constructed a sampling frame from the United States Postal Service (USPS) computerized delivery sequence file (CDS) and then each household address was geocoded and linked to a census tract to support sample stratification by region and race/ethnicity. Questionnaire Overview The English questionnaire for NEAS is provided in Appendix A. A copy of the Spanish questionnaire is available upon request. The NEAS questionnaire was designed using questions from NEES survey, the Current Population Survey (CPS), and the Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED). The newly designed survey was tested for cognitive processing and question flow via a series of cognitive interviews before being finalized. The final NEAS questionnaire asked a nationally representative sample of adults between the ages of 18 and 64 (see Sample Design section) a total of 51 questions in the following topic areas: ■ Education (highest level, field of study, etc.) ■ Certifications and licenses (acquisition, type, preparation, etc.) ■ Certificates (acquisition, type, preparation, etc.) ■ Apprenticeships (completion status, type of apprenticeships, etc.) ■ Employment (jobs, full-/part-time status, job title, salary, etc.) ■ Background (marital status, race/ethnicity, etc.) DATA USERS’ GUIDE | 2 NORC | National Education and Attainment Survey (NEAS) Public Use File Data Processing Upon completion of the data collection effort, data were processed through several steps to create the final PUF. Sampling Weights NORC’s sampling team created and applied sampling weights to each complete and partial case. (Partial cases were defined as having responses through Question 47). A final weight was computed for every respondent to support relatively unbiased estimation. The final analysis weights were calculated in four steps, as discussed below. First, we calculated the household level base weight to account for the sample design. The base weight was calculated for every sample household as the ratio of the total number of households in the frame to the total number of sampled households per stratum. The base weights were then adjusted to compensate for unknown eligibility, nonresponse among eligible households, and frame under-coverage. To support these adjustments, we classified the full sample into four response categories: eligible respondents, eligible non-respondents, unknown eligibility, and known ineligible cases. The household level weights then needed to be converted to individual level weight. As part of data collection, we obtained from respondents the number of adults in the households who were 18 to 64 years of age. This information was used to convert the household weight to the individual weight. Finally, we applied a raking ratio adjustment procedure to adjust the individual weight such that the weighted sample counts matched the population counts by region, age group, gender, race/ethnicity, and education attainment. The population counts were based on the Current Population Survey (CPS) totals. Data users must use the sampling weights to calculate unbiased estimators of population parameters of interest. Unweighted analyses may be biased because different segments of the population may have very different selection probabilities and/or response rates. Other processing edits Some of the items in the survey included open-ended or other specific questions. All open-ended responses were reviewed and backcoded into the existing code frame where possible. Q7b (Please provide DATA USERS’ GUIDE | 3 NORC | National Education and Attainment Survey (NEAS) Public Use File the field of study that best describes this degree or certificate?) was coded using the codeframe for Q4 (Which one of the following best describes the field of study for the highest level of school you have completed?). Q11 (What is the name of your most important certification or license?) used the NEES code frame developed for this question during the development of the NEES PUF file 3. This code frame was developed using a two-stage coding approach that initially applied the National Survey of College Graduates (NSCG) certification codes 4 at Stage 1, followed by a combination of NSCG and Adult Training and Education Survey (ATES) Pilot Study 5 frames for broad category grouping at Stage 2. NORC also applied a two-stage process for Q12 (What kind of work is your most important certification or license used for?) and Q40 (What kind of business or industry was this?). Both questions used the Census 2012 Industry code frame 6. NEAS survey respondents were notified of the creation of the Public Use File at the time of data collection. Furthermore, data in the PUF have been treated to protect the privacy of survey respondents and minimize disclosure risk. See Disclosure Treatment and Data Limitations in the Analysis section below for more information. 3 NEES results, reports and products can be found here: http://www.norc.org/Research/Projects/Pages/national-education-andemployment-study.aspx 4 United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration. 2015 National Survey of College Graduates (NSCG) Certification Coding. (Washington DC, 2015). 5 United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, Credentials for Work Survey Part of the 2014 National Household Education Survey “TABLE B. FIELD OF CERTIFICATION OF LICENSE CODES FOR QUESTION 5b, p.7”. (NHES-2B) (Washington DC, 2014). 6 United States Census Bureau. Census 2012 Industry Code List. Retrieved from http://www.census.gov/people/io/methodology/. DATA USERS’ GUIDE | 4 NORC | National Education and Attainment Survey (NEAS) Public Use File Analysis Data from the NEAS Public Use File can be used for a variety of analyses concerning the education and attainment of the U.S. population in the target age range. The NEAS captured data on non-degree based education credentials such as certifications, licenses, certificates, and apprenticeships, and their impact on employment outcomes. Specifically, the data can be utilized to look at those with a high-quality certificate, license, certifications, or apprenticeships as their highest credential. Users should note that numbers from the NEAS published by Lumina Foundation may be based on the final restricted version of the data and therefore will not exactly match the data from the PUF. Differences are attributable to changes involved in the disclosure risk treatment (see below). Although exact numbers may not match, the restricted use NEAS data and the NEAS PUF allow users to draw the same inferences in most cases. The only exceptions may be in some utility and reliability loss for select, recoded and/or suppressed variables (See below section on data limitations). Disclosure Risk Treatment and Data Limitations Lumina Foundation and NORC maintain strict confidentiality standards for their survey respondents. Data in the PUF have been treated to protect the privacy of survey respondents and minimize disclosure risk. For the purposes of this PUF, disclosure risk was determined to be very low because the sample was drawn from a national sampling frame, and as such, there are with minimal variables that are assumed to be known to outside parties that could be used to identify and learn information about a respondent. The primary method to limit disclosure was global recoding of open ended responses. Global recoding is the operation where variables are redefined to be less specific for the purpose of making cases less identifiable. Variables were recoded to reduce the number of values a recoded variable could take and eliminate unique values. Variables recoded in this way for the PUF include: Q11, Q12, and Q40. Q41 and Q42 were removed from the PUF rather than being recoded. Global recoding is often used in conjunction with local suppression, as was used in the NEES PUF developed in 2016. Global recoding is preferred to local suppression as global recoding makes information less specific while local suppression remove information completely, for a subset of cases. It was determined that local suppression would not be necessary for the NEAS PUF because the entire sampling frame is a national address list constructed from the USPS’s Delivery Sequence File (DSF), and that geographic information is limited to broad geographic regions. The scale of the sampling frame and lack of specific geographic information also make the evaluation of equivalency classes unnecessary. DATA USERS’ GUIDE | 5 NORC | National Education and Attainment Survey (NEAS) Public Use File Recommendations The variables in the NEAS PUF have not been significantly altered, so analysis performed using the NEAS PUF will be representative of the results that would be obtained using the restricted data. The primary change to the data consisted of the recoding of open ended response variables, which also delivers analytic value by standardizing variable values to a limited number of generalized values. DATA USERS’ GUIDE | 6 NORC | National Education and Attainment Survey (NEAS) Public Use File Data Layout Index Number 1 2 3 4 Variable Type Length Numeric 8 Numeric 8 Character 20 Character 20 Variable PUF_ID FINAL_WEIGHT REGION STRATUM1 Label Public Use File ID Final Weight Census Region 1st Phase Stratum LANG Would you like to continue this survey in English or Spanish? 5 Numeric 3 Q1_HS People can get a High School diploma in a variety of ways, such as graduating from High School or by getting a GED or other equivalent. Do you have a High School diploma? 6 Numeric 3 Q2_COL_CREDIT Have you earned any college credit or completed a college degree? 7 Numeric 3 Q3_Q3_A_R Which of the following degrees have you completed? a. Associate’s degree 8 Numeric 3 Q3_Q3_B_R Which of the following degrees have you completed? b. Bachelor's degree 9 Numeric 3 Q3_Q3_C_R Which of the following degrees have you completed? c. Master's degree 10 Numeric 3 Q3_Q3_D_R Which of the following degrees have you completed? d. Professional degree 11 Numeric 3 Q3_Q3_E_R Which of the following degrees have you completed? e. Doctorate degree 12 Numeric 3 Q4_HIGHEST_EDU_FOS Which one of the following best describes the field of study for the highest level of school you have completed? 13 Numeric 3 Q5_COL_ENROLL Are you currently enrolled or taking courses at a college, university, technical or trade school, or other school? 14 Numeric 3 Q6_EDU_PLAN Do you plan on completing a degree or certificate program? 15 Numeric 3 Q7A What degree or certificate program do you plan to complete? 16 Numeric 3 DATA USERS’ GUIDE | 7 NORC | National Education and Attainment Survey (NEAS) Public Use File Index Number Type Variable Length Variable Label Q7_B_DEGREE_PLAN_FOS Please provide the field of study that best describes this degree or certificate. 17 Character Q8_ESL Have you taken any classes to learn English as a second language, sometimes called ESL or ESOL classes? 18 Numeric 3 Q9_CERT_LIC A professional certification or license shows you are qualified to perform a specific job. Do you have a currently active professional certification or a state or industry license? 19 Numeric 3 Q10_NUM_ACTIVE How many currently active certifications and licenses do you have? 20 Numeric 3 What is the name of your most important Q11_MOST_IMP_CERT_LIC certification or license? 21 Character 500 200 Q12_CERT_LIC_WORK What kind of work is your most important certification or license for? 22 Numeric 8 Q13_CERT_LIC_REQ Is your most important certification or license required by a federal, state, or local government agency (such as a state board) in order to do that kind of work? 23 Numeric 3 Q14_CERT_LIC_REV Can your most important certification or license be revoked or suspended for any reason? 24 Numeric 3 Q15_Q15_A_R Did you prepare for getting your most important certification or license by… a. taking classes from a college, technical school, or trade school? 25 Numeric 3 Q15_Q15_B_R Did you prepare for getting your most important certification or license by… b. taking classes or training from your employer, a training company, association, union, or private instructor? 26 Numeric 3 Q15_Q15_C_R Did you prepare for getting your most important certification or license by… c. studying on your own using textbooks or online resources? 27 Numeric 3 Q15_D_SPECIFY_FLAG Did you prepare for getting your most important certification or license by… d. Other (Please specify) 28 Numeric 8 Q16_CERT_LIC_CUR_JOB Is your most important certification or license for your current job or career? 29 Numeric 3 DATA USERS’ GUIDE | 8 NORC | National Education and Attainment Survey (NEAS) Public Use File Index Number Type Variable Length Variable Label Q17_A How useful has your most important certification or license been for each of the following? a. Getting a job 30 Numeric 3 Q17_B How useful has your most important certification or license been for each of the following? b. Keeping a job 31 Numeric 3 Q17_C How useful has your most important certification or license been for each of the following? c. Keeping you marketable to employers or clients 32 Numeric 3 Q17_D How useful has your most important certification or license been for each of the following? d. Improving your work skills 33 Numeric 3 Q18_A People sometimes earn certificates from an education or training program. These are different from certifications or licenses. Do not include certifications or licenses here. a. A certificate for completing a training program from an employer, employment agency, union, software or equipment manufacturer, or other training provider? 34 Numeric 3 Q18_C People sometimes earn certificates from an education or training program. These are different from certifications or licenses. Do not include certifications or licenses here. c. A high school equivalency certificate, such as a GED? 35 Numeric 3 Q18_D People sometimes earn certificates from an education or training program. These are different from certifications or licenses. Do not include certifications or licenses here. d. A certificate—not a degree—for completing a program at a community or technical college, or other school beyond high school? These will be called “post-secondary certificates.” Do not include teaching certificates or college degrees. 36 Numeric 3 Q18_D_SPECIFY How many post-secondary certificates do you have? 37 Numeric 3 DATA USERS’ GUIDE | 9 NORC | National Education and Attainment Survey (NEAS) Public Use File Index Number Type Variable Length Variable Label Q19_CERTIFICATE_FOS We will refer to the certificates in question 18d as " post-secondary certificates." What was the field of study for your last post-secondary certificate? 38 Numeric 3 Q21_CERTIFICATE_HOURS About how many hours of instruction did you complete in order to earn your last postsecondary certificate? 39 Numeric 3 Q22_CERTIFICATE_ENROLL Which one of the following was required for enrolling in your last post-secondary certificate program? 40 Numeric 3 Q23_CERTIFCATE_CREDITS To earn your last post-secondary certificate did you have to complete a minimum number of credits or courses? 41 Numeric 3 Q24_CERTIFICATE_TRAIN Was your last post-secondary certificate part of the training you took for a professional certification or license? 42 Numeric 3 Q25_CERTIFICATE_JOB Is your current job related to your last postsecondary certificate? 43 Numeric 3 Q26_A How useful has your last post-secondary certificate been for each of the following? a. Getting a job 44 Numeric 3 Q26_B How useful has your last post-secondary certificate been for each of the following? b. Increasing your pay 45 Numeric 3 Q26_C How useful has your last post-secondary certificate been for each of the following? c. Improving your work skills 46 Numeric 3 Q27_APP Q28_APP_WORK An apprentice is a worker who receives both onthe-job training and related instruction to learn an occupation while being paid a training salary. Have you ever completed an apprenticeship? What type of work was your apprenticeship for? 47 Numeric 48 Numeric 3 3 Q29_Q29_A_R Do the following statements describe your apprenticeship? a. I was evaluated by a co-worker or supervisor 49 Numeric 3 Q29_Q29_B_R Do the following statements describe your apprenticeship? b. I got college credit 50 Numeric 3 DATA USERS’ GUIDE | 10 NORC | National Education and Attainment Survey (NEAS) Public Use File Index Number Type Variable Length Variable Label Q29_Q29_C_R Do the following statements describe your apprenticeship? c. I received journeyman status at the end of an apprenticeship 51 Numeric 3 Q29_Q29_D_R Do the following statements describe your apprenticeship? d. I got a state or federal apprenticeship number 52 Numeric 3 Q29_Q29_E_R Do the following statements describe your apprenticeship? e. I received instruction (at a school, online, or from my employer) related to my apprenticeship 53 Numeric 3 Q30_APP_CERT_LIC Did your apprenticeship help you earn a professional certification or license? 54 Numeric 3 Q31_APP_CERTIFICATE Did your apprenticeship lead to a certificate or degree? 55 Numeric 3 Q32_APP_JOB Is your current job related to your apprenticeship? 56 Numeric 3 Q33_APP_SKILL_USE In your current job, how often do you use the skills or knowledge that you learned during your apprenticeship? 57 Numeric 3 Q34_A How useful was your apprenticeship for each of the following? a. Getting a job 58 Numeric 3 Q34_B How useful was your apprenticeship for each of the following? b. Increasing your pay 59 Numeric 3 Q34_C How useful was your apprenticeship for each of the following? c. Improving your work skills 60 Numeric 3 Q35_EMPLOYED Last week, were you employed for pay at a job or a business? 61 Numeric 3 Q36_FULL_TIME Last week, did you work full time (35 hours or more per week)? 62 Numeric 3 Q37_WEEKS_WORKED During the past 12 months (52 weeks), how many weeks did you work, including paid vacation, paid sick leave, and military service? 63 Numeric 3 Q38_HOURS_WORKED During the past 12 months, in the weeks you worked, how many hours did you usually work each WEEK? 64 Numeric 3 DATA USERS’ GUIDE | 11 NORC | National Education and Attainment Survey (NEAS) Public Use File Index Number Type Variable Length Variable Label Q39_EARNINGS Which category best fits your earnings from wages, salary, commissions, bonuses, or tips, from all jobs over the past 12 months? 65 Numeric 3 Q40_BUSINESS_TYPE What kind of business or industry did you work for? 66 Numeric 8 Q43_JOB_LIC Did you have a license that was required by a federal, state, or local government agency to do this job? 67 Numeric 3 Q44_MILITARY Q45_GENDER Q46_MARITAL_STATUS Q47_AGE Q48_HISPANIC Have you ever served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces, Reserves, or National Guard? Are you male or female? What is your current marital status? How old are you? Are you of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin? 68 69 70 71 72 Numeric Numeric Numeric Numeric Numeric 3 3 3 3 3 Q49_RACE_01 What is your race? 1. White 73 Numeric 3 Q49_RACE_02 What is your race? 2. Black or African American 74 Numeric 3 Q49_RACE_03 What is your race? 3. American Indian or Alaska Native 75 Numeric 3 Q49_RACE_04 What is your race? 4. Asian 76 Numeric 3 Q49_RACE_05 What is your race? 5. Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 77 Numeric 3 Q49_RACE_06 What is your race? 6. Other 78 Numeric 3 Q49_RACE_07 What is your race? 7. Multiple 79 Numeric 3 Q50_INTERNET Q51_CITIZENSHIP Do you have Internet access at home on a computer or tablet? What is your citizenship status? 80 Numeric 81 Numeric 3 3 DATA USERS’ GUIDE | 12 NORC | National Education and Attainment Survey (NEAS) Public Use File Appendix A. Questionnaire DATA USERS’ GUIDE NATIONAL EDUCATION AND ATTAINMENT SURVEY (NEAS) 2017 Barcode with SUID NATIONAL EDUCATION AND ATTAINMENT SURVEY 1 Dear Respondent, Thank you for participating in the National Education and Attainment Survey (NEAS). This survey will be used to gain more knowledge about adults’ work-related education, training, and credentials after high school. Your participation in this survey is completely voluntary and you may choose to skip any question you do not wish to answer, or stop the survey at any time. What is the purpose of this survey? The purpose of this study is to learn more about education, training, and employment of adults between the ages of 18 and 64 in the United States. Who is conducting this survey? The study is being conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago on behalf of the Lumina Foundation. The study is funded by the Lumina Foundation. Why should you participate in this survey? Your participation ensures a sample that is nationally representative. That is to say, sampling methods NORC applied ensure that other people in the U.S. similar to you are represented in the survey results. When selected participants respond to the survey, the summary results are more accurate. Will your responses be kept confidential? NORC never releases any identifying information of individuals or organizations that participate in our studies. Your individual responses are kept confidential and seen only by the NEAS study team. Data and reports will be reported in summary form only and individual names will not be included in any summary reports. For more information about this survey you can contact the research team at NEAS@norc.org or call the survey’s toll-free number at 1-888-248-6171. Please write your answers directly on the questionnaire by marking the appropriate box or by writing your answer in the space given. Thank you for your help with this very important effort! NATIONAL EDUCATION AND ATTAINMENT SURVEY 2 CONTACT INFORMATION Thank you again for taking part in this very important study. Before we begin, please provide your name and contact information so that we can ensure you receive your Thank You gift after completing the survey: First Name: Last Name: Mailing Address: Address 2: City, State, ZIP: Telephone: Email Address: How many members of your household, including yourself, are between 18 and 64 years of age? Total household members between 18 and 64 years of age NATIONAL EDUCATION AND ATTAINMENT SURVEY 3 Section A. Education 1. People can get a High School diploma in a variety of ways, such as graduating from High School or by getting a GED or other equivalent. Do you have a High School diploma? 1 2 3 2. Have you earned any college credit or completed a college degree? 1 2 3 4 3. No SKIP TO Q5 Yes, graduated from High School Yes, GED or other equivalent No SKIP TO Q5 Yes, some college, but less than one year of college credit SKIP TO Q4 Yes, one or more years of college credit, no degree SKIP TO Q4 Yes, completed a degree Which of the following degrees have you completed? Mark ONE box for EACH DEGREE below. Degree No Yes a. Associate’s degree (for example, AA, AS) b. Bachelor’s degree (for example, BA, BS) c. Master’s degree (for example, MA, MS, MEng, MEd, MSW, MBA) d. Professional degree (for example, MD, DDS, DVM, LLB, JD) e. Doctorate degree (for example, PhD, EdD) NATIONAL EDUCATION AND ATTAINMENT SURVEY 4 4. Which one of the following best describes the field of study for the highest level of school you have completed? Mark ONE only. If there was more than one, please choose the one you consider most important. 23 General studies, no major, or undeclared major Accounting, finance, insurance, or real estate Administrative support Agriculture Audio, broadcasting, multimedia, or graphic technologies Business management, administration, or marketing Communications or journalism Computer science or information technology Construction, repair, manufacturing, or transportation Cosmetology Education Engineering or architecture English language or literature Fine arts or music Healthcare Law enforcement, security, or firefighting Law or legal studies Liberal arts Psychology Religious vocations or theology Science or mathematics Social or human services or public administration Social sciences, political science, economics, or history 24 Other – Specify 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 5. Are you currently enrolled or taking courses at a college, university, technical or trade school, or other school? 1 2 3 No SKIP TO Q8 Yes, as a part-time student Yes, as a full-time student NATIONAL EDUCATION AND ATTAINMENT SURVEY 5 6. Do you plan on completing a degree or certificate program? 1 2 7a. No SKIP TO Q8 Yes What degree or certificate program do you plan to complete? Mark ONE only. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Certificate Associate’s degree (for example, AA, AS) Bachelor’s degree (for example, BA, BS) Master’s degree (for example, MA, MS, MEng, MEd, MSW, MBA) Professional degree (for example, MD, DDS, DVM, LLB, JD) Doctorate degree (for example, PhD, EdD) 7b. Please provide the field of study that best describes this degree or certificate. 8. Have you taken any classes to learn English as a second language, sometimes called ESL or ESOL classes? 1 2 No Yes NATIONAL EDUCATION AND ATTAINMENT SURVEY 6 Section B. Certifications and Licenses 9. A professional certification or license shows you are qualified to perform a specific job. Do you have a currently active professional certification or a state or industry license? Examples include Licensed Electrician, Licensed Realtor, Certified Medical Assistant, Certified Teacher, Licensed Cosmetologist, or an IT certification. Do not include business licenses, such as a liquor license or vending license. 1 2 10. No SKIP TO Q18 Yes How many currently active certifications and licenses do you have? If you had to get a certification in order to get a license, count each certification and license separately. Number of certifications and licenses 11. The next few questions ask about the certification or license that you consider most important to your work. What is the name of your most important certification or license? 12. What kind of work is your most important certification or license for? 13. Is your most important certification or license required by a federal, state, or local government agency (such as a state board) in order to do that kind of work? 1 2 3 No Yes Don’t know NATIONAL EDUCATION AND ATTAINMENT SURVEY 7 14. Can your most important certification or license be revoked or suspended for any reason? 1 2 3 15. No Yes Don’t know Did you prepare for getting your most important certification or license by... Mark ONE box for EACH ITEM below. No Yes a. taking classes from a college, technical school, or trade school? b. taking classes or training from your employer, a training company, association, union, or private instructor? c. studying on your own using textbooks or online resources? d. Other (Please specify) 16. Is your most important certification or license for your current job or career? 1 2 3 Not applicable, not currently working No Yes NATIONAL EDUCATION AND ATTAINMENT SURVEY 8 17. How useful has your most important certification or license been for each of the following? a. Getting a job 1 2 3 4 Not useful Somewhat useful Very useful Too soon to tell b. Keeping a job 1 2 3 4 Not useful Somewhat useful Very useful Too soon to tell c. Keeping you marketable to employers or clients 1 2 3 4 Not useful Somewhat useful Very useful Too soon to tell d. Improving your work skills 1 2 3 4 Not useful Somewhat useful Very useful Too soon to tell NATIONAL EDUCATION AND ATTAINMENT SURVEY 9 Section C. Certificates 18. People sometimes earn certificates from an education or training program. These are different from certifications or licenses. Do not include certifications or licenses here. Have you ever earned any of the following 4 types of certificates? a. A certificate for completing a training program from an employer, employment agency, union, software or equipment manufacturer, or other training provider? 1 2 No Yes b. A certificate for completing a vocational program at a high school? 1 2 No Yes What is the name of the school that awarded this vocational certificate? Name of Institution: Branch or City: State or Province: Country: c. A high school equivalency certificate, such as a GED? 1 2 No Yes d. A certificate—not a degree—for completing a program at a community or technical college, or other school beyond high school? These will be called “post-secondary certificates.” Do not include teaching certificates or college degrees. 1 No SKIP TO Q27 2 Yes How many post-secondary certificates do you have? NATIONAL EDUCATION AND ATTAINMENT SURVEY 10 19. We will refer to the certificates in question 18d as “post-secondary certificates.” What was the field of study for your last post-secondary certificate? Mark ONE only. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 20. Accounting, finance, insurance, or real estate Administrative support Agriculture Audio, broadcasting, multimedia, or graphic technologies Business management, administration, or marketing Computer science or information technology Construction trades Cosmetology Culinary arts Education Engineering technologies or drafting Fine arts or music Funeral service or mortuary science Healthcare Law enforcement, security, or firefighting Law or legal studies Liberal arts Manufacturing or production (for example machinist, welder, boilermaker) Mechanic or repair technologies Transportation Other — Specify: Who gave you your last post-secondary certificate? Name of Institution: Branch or City: State or Province: Country: NATIONAL EDUCATION AND ATTAINMENT SURVEY 11 21. About how many hours of instruction did you complete in order to earn your last post-secondary certificate? 1 2 3 4 5 22. 960 hours (1 full-time school year) or more 480 hours (half a full-time school year) to 959 hours 160 to 479 hours 40 to 159 hours Less than 40 hours Which one of the following was required for enrolling in your last postsecondary certificate program? Mark ONE only. 1 2 3 4 23. To earn your last post-secondary certificate did you have to complete a minimum number of credits or courses? 1 2 24. No Yes Was your last post-secondary certificate part of the training you took for a professional certification or license? 1 2 25. Being enrolled in or having completed an advanced degree program (Master’s or higher) Being enrolled in or having completed a Bachelor’s degree program Having completed high school or a high school equivalency (such as a GED) None of the above No Yes Is your current job related to your last post-secondary certificate? 1 2 3 4 Not applicable, not currently working No Yes, somewhat related Yes, very related NATIONAL EDUCATION AND ATTAINMENT SURVEY 12 26. How useful has your last post-secondary certificate been for each of the following? a. Getting a job 1 2 3 4 Not useful Somewhat useful Very useful Too soon to tell b. Increasing your pay 1 2 3 4 Not useful Somewhat useful Very useful Too soon to tell c. Improving your work skills 1 2 3 4 Not useful Somewhat useful Very useful Too soon to tell NATIONAL EDUCATION AND ATTAINMENT SURVEY 13 Section D. Apprenticeships 27. An apprentice is a worker who receives both on-the-job training and related instruction to learn an occupation while being paid a training salary. Have you ever completed an apprenticeship? 1 2 3 28. What type of work was your apprenticeship for? 5 Building or construction (carpenter, electrician, plumber, etc.) Business and administrative support Cosmetology Production (tool maker, machinist, etc.) Science, drafting, and computing 6 Other – Specify: 1 2 3 4 29. No, and I am not in an apprenticeship now SKIP TO Q35 No, but I am in an apprenticeship now SKIP TO Q35 Yes, I have completed an apprenticeship Do the following statements describe your apprenticeship? Mark ONE box for EACH ITEM below. No Yes a. I was evaluated by a co-worker or supervisor b. I got college credit c. I received journeyman status at the end of an apprenticeship d. I got a state or federal apprenticeship number e. I received instruction (at a school, online, or from my employer) related to my apprenticeship 30. Did your apprenticeship help you earn a professional certification or license? 1 2 No Yes NATIONAL EDUCATION AND ATTAINMENT SURVEY 14 31. Did your apprenticeship lead to a certificate or degree? No Yes 1 2 32. Is your current job related to your apprenticeship? Not applicable, not currently working No Yes, somewhat related Yes, very related 1 2 3 4 33. In your current job, how often do you use the skills or knowledge that you learned during your apprenticeship? Not applicable, not currently working Never or almost never Sometimes All or most of the time 1 2 3 4 34. How useful was your apprenticeship for each of the following? a. Getting a job 1 2 3 4 Not useful Somewhat useful Very useful Too soon to tell b. Increasing your pay 1 2 3 4 Not useful Somewhat useful Very useful Too soon to tell c. Improving your work skills 1 2 3 4 Not useful Somewhat useful Very useful Too soon to tell NATIONAL EDUCATION AND ATTAINMENT SURVEY 15 Section E. Employment 35. Last week, were you employed for pay at a job or a business? If you were temporarily absent from a job or business (on vacation, temporarily ill, on maternity leave, etc.), answer “Yes”. 1 2 36. Last week, did you work full time (35 hours or more per week)? 1 2 37. No Yes During the past 12 months (52 weeks), how many weeks did you work, including paid vacation, paid sick leave, and military service? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 38. No SKIP TO Q37 Yes 50 to 52 weeks 48 to 49 weeks 40 to 47 weeks 27 to 39 weeks 14 to 26 weeks 1 to 13 weeks 0 weeks SKIP TO Q44 During the past 12 months, in the weeks you worked, how many hours did you usually work each WEEK? usual hours worked each WEEK 39. Which category best fits your earnings from wages, salary, commissions, bonuses, or tips, from all jobs over the past 12 months? Report amount before deductions for taxes, bonds, dues, or other items. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 $0 to $10,000 $10,001 to $20,000 $20,001 to $30,000 $30,001 to $40,000 $40,001 to $50,000 $50,001 to $60,000 $60,001 to $75,000 $75,001 to $150,000 $150,001 or more NATIONAL EDUCATION AND ATTAINMENT SURVEY 16 40. The next few questions ask about your current or last job. If you had more than one job, describe the one at which you worked the most hours. What kind of business or industry did you work for? (For example: hospital, newspaper publishing, mail order house, auto engine manufacturing, bank) 41. What kind of work did you do, that is, what was your occupation? (For example: plumber, typist, farmer) 42. What were your usual activities or duties at this job? (For example: typing, keeping account books, filing, selling cars, operating printing press, laying brick.) 43. Did you have a license that was required by a federal, state, or local government agency to do this job? 1 2 No Yes NATIONAL EDUCATION AND ATTAINMENT SURVEY 17 Section F. Background 44. Have you ever served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces, Reserves, or National Guard? 1 2 3 4 45. Are you male or female? 1 2 46. No, never served in the military Yes, but only on active duty for training in the Reserve or National Guard Yes, now on active duty On active duty in the past but not now Male Female What is your current marital status? Mark ONE only. 1 2 3 4 5 47. Now married Widowed Divorced Separated Never married How old are you? years old 48. Are you of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin? 1 2 No Yes NATIONAL EDUCATION AND ATTAINMENT SURVEY 18 49. What is your race? Mark one or more. 1 2 3 4 5 6 50. Do you have Internet access at home on a computer or tablet? 1 2 51. White Black or African American American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Other No Yes What is your citizenship status? 1 2 3 U.S. citizen since birth Naturalized U.S. citizen Non-U.S. citizen If Non-U.S. Citizen: Of which country are you a citizen? NATIONAL EDUCATION AND ATTAINMENT SURVEY 19 FUTURE FOLLOW UP Thank you very much for participating in this survey. As part of ongoing research on education and training, you may be contacted in the future to participate in related or follow-up studies. Please note that if you choose to participate in future studies, you will be compensated. However, you always have the right to refuse. For future contact purposes, please include your email and phone number below. If you do not want to be contacted, please select the appropriate response below. Email: Phone number: Please do not contact me to participate in related or follow up studies If you have any additional comments about the survey please enter them in the box below. I have no additional comments My additional comments are below: Thank you for your responses! Thank you for completing the National Education and Attainment Survey! PLEASE RETURN this survey in the pre-paid envelope you received with your copy of the survey. NORC Attn: NEAS 55 E. Monroe Ave. 19th Floor Chicago, IL 60603 You can expect to receive your thank you gift in the next 3 to 4 weeks. If you have questions about this survey or need assistance, please contact NORC by… Calling toll free at 1-888-248-6171, or Sending an email to NEAS@norc.org. If you have questions about your rights as a study participant, you may call the NORC Institutional Review Board Administrator, toll free, at 1-866-309-0542. NATIONAL EDUCATION AND ATTAINMENT SURVEY 20 NORC | National Education and Attainment Survey (NEAS) Public Use File Appendix B. Codebook DATA USERS’ GUIDE Variable Information Variable number: PUF_ID Type: Numeric Length: 8 Variable label: Public Use File ID Index number: 1 Variable Information Variable number: FINAL_WEIGHT Type: Numeric Length: 20 Variable label: Final Weight Index number: 3 Variable Information Variable number: REGION Type: Character Length: 20 Variable label: Census Region Index number: 3 Value Label Valid Valid Value Label Valid Valid Value Label MIDWEST NORTHEAST SOUTH WEST MIDWEST NORTHEAST SOUTH WEST Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 100.0 137,928,954 100.0 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 100.0 138,774,160 100.0 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 40,740,148 34,586,647 74,337,899 47,386,440 20.7 17.6 37.7 24.0 98,522,494 99,126,213 1,841 1,567 1,404 1,533 29.0 24.7 22.1 24.2 Variable Information Variable number: STRATUM1 Type: Character Length: 20 Variable label: 1st Phase Stratum Index number: 4 Value 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Variable Information Variable number: LANG Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: Would you like to continue this survey in English or Spanish? Index number: 5 Value Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Label 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Label 1 English 2 Español Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 8.1 13.7 2.7 3.8 0.7 5.3 6.6 3.5 8.9 0.6 5.2 8.9 2.6 5.1 0.4 4.7 7.2 7.4 4.3 0.6 5,970,070 13,047,140 8,619,742 8,310,479 4,792,718 451,577 10,228,748 7,467,550 12,335,938 4,102,833 11,031,173 15,308,309 17,376,005 26,829,555 3,792,856 1,350,369 15,166,561 6,249,240 20,251,110 4,369,160 3.0 6.6 4.4 4.2 2.4 0.2 5.2 3.8 6.3 2.1 5.6 7.8 8.8 13.6 1.9 0.7 7.7 3.2 10.3 2.2 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 188,545,851 8,505,282 95.7 4.3 515 868 172 244 42 334 416 219 563 35 328 563 163 322 28 296 457 471 273 36 6,141 204 96.8 3.2 Variable Information Variable number: Q1_HS Type: Numeric Length: 3 Value Label Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 5.9 83.8 10.2 0.1 20,124,215 153,015,073 23,708,168 203,677 10.2 77.7 12.0 0.1 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight Variable label: People can get a High School diploma in a variety of ways, such as graduating from High School or by getting a GED or other equivalent. Do you have a High School diploma? Index number: 6 1 2 3 -3 Variable Information Variable number: Q2_COL_CREDIT Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: Have you earned any college credit or completed a college degree? Index number: 7 Value Label . LOGICAL SKIP No Yes, some college, but less than one year of college credit Yes, one or more years of college credit, no degree Yes, completed a degree NA 1 2 3 4 -3 Variable Information Variable number: Q3_Q3_A_R Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: Which of the following degrees have you completed? a. Associate's degree Index number: 8 No Yes, graduated from High School Yes, GED or other equivalent NA Value . Label LOGICAL SKIP 1 No 2 Yes 373 5,318 650 4 377 986 5.9 15.5 20,327,892 54,096,614 . 30.6 600 9.5 15,433,290 8.7 855 3,495 32 13.5 55.1 0.5 23,076,984 82,941,278 1,175,077 13.1 46.9 0.7 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 114,109,856 50,564,520 32,376,757 . 61.0 39.0 2,850 2,375 1,120 44.9 37.4 17.7 Variable Information Variable number: Q3_Q3_B_R Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: Which of the following degrees have you completed? b. Bachelor's degree Index number: 9 Value . Variable Information Variable number: Q3_Q3_C_R Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: Which of the following degrees have you completed? c. Master's degree Index number: 10 Value . Variable Information Variable number: Q3_Q3_D_R Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: Which of the following degrees have you completed? d. Professional degree Index number: 11 Value . Variable Information Variable number: Q3_Q3_E_R Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: Which of the following degrees have you completed? e. Doctorate degree Index number: 12 Value . Label LOGICAL SKIP 1 No 2 Yes Label LOGICAL SKIP 1 No 2 Yes Label LOGICAL SKIP 1 No 2 Yes Label LOGICAL SKIP 1 No 2 Yes Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 44.9 9.1 46.0 114,109,856 20,961,493 61,979,785 . 25.3 74.7 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 44.9 35.4 19.7 114,109,856 64,682,399 18,258,878 . 78.0 22.0 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 44.9 50.8 4.2 114,109,856 78,875,823 4,065,455 . 95.1 4.9 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 114,109,856 79,578,780 3,362,497 . 95.9 4.1 2,850 577 2,918 2,850 2,248 1,247 2,850 3,226 269 2,850 3,299 196 44.9 52.0 3.1 Variable Information Variable number: Q4_HIGHEST_EDU_FOS Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: Which one of the following best describes the field of study for the highest level of school you have completed? Index number: 13 Value . Label LOGICAL SKIP 1 General studies, no major, or undeclared Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 1,395 413 22.0 6.5 75,599,582 12,962,411 . 10.7 2 Accounting, finance, insurance, or real estate 3 Administrative support 4 Agriculture Audio, broadcasting, multimedia, or graphic 5 technologies Business management, administration, or 6 marketing 7 Communications or journalism 285 60 34 4.5 0.9 0.5 7,037,002 825,619 1,049,517 5.8 0.7 0.9 56 0.9 1,500,394 1.2 560 97 8.8 1.5 13,918,063 1,859,696 11.5 1.5 8 Computer science or information technology Construction, repair, manufacturing, or 9 transportation -3 NA 10 Cosmetology 11 Education 12 Engineering or architecture 13 English language or literature 14 Fine arts or music 15 Healthcare 354 5.6 9,401,795 7.7 77 16 21 470 354 60 118 620 1.2 0.3 0.3 7.4 5.6 0.9 1.9 9.8 2,624,985 621,936 253,377 8,275,437 8,529,011 2,117,043 3,710,767 13,607,458 2.2 0.5 0.2 6.8 7.0 1.7 3.1 11.2 16 17 18 19 20 21 148 80 148 148 30 330 2.3 1.3 2.3 2.3 0.5 5.2 3,667,715 2,170,386 3,883,734 3,127,177 953,934 9,117,123 3.0 1.8 3.2 2.6 0.8 7.5 227 3.6 3,893,463 3.2 201 7 10 3.2 0.1 0.2 5,442,881 122,209 159,323 4.5 0.1 0.1 26 0.4 619,097 0.5 22 23 24 25 26 Law enforcement, security, or firefighting Law or legal studies Liberal arts Psychology Religious vocations or theology Science or mathematics Social or human services or public administration Social sciences, political science, economics, or history Other Specify Library Information Science Culinary Arts, Hospitality, Hotel Restaurant, Food Service Variable Information Value Variable number: Q5_COL_ENROLL Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: Are you currently enrolled or taking courses at a college, university, technical or trade school, or other school? Index number: 14 Label 1 2 3 -3 Variable Information Variable number: Q6_EDU_PLAN Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: Do you plan on completing a degree or certificate program? Index number: 15 Value . Variable Information Variable number: Q7A Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: What degree or certificate program do you plan to complete? Index number: 16 No Yes, as a part-time student Yes, as a full-time student NA Label LOGICAL SKIP 1 No 2 Yes -3 NA Value Label . LOGICAL SKIP Certificate Associate's degree (for example, AA, AS) Bachelor's degree (for example, BA, BS) Master's degree (for example, MA, MS, MEng, MEd, MSW, MBA) Professional degree (for example, MD, DDS, DVM, LLB, JD) 1 2 3 4 5 6 Doctorate degree (for example, PhD, EdD) -3 NA Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 85.4 6.1 8.4 0.0 171,350,466 10,549,485 15,103,523 47,660 87.0 5.4 7.7 0.0 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 85.5 0.9 13.6 0.0 171,398,126 1,498,444 24,137,379 17,184 . 5.8 94.1 0.1 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 5,419 389 534 3 5,422 57 864 2 5,481 111 136 286 86.4 1.7 2.1 4.5 172,913,754 2,563,178 4,769,094 9,515,934 . 10.6 19.8 39.4 191 3.0 4,623,128 19.2 39 0.6 1,115,712 4.6 100 1 1.6 0.0 1,538,835 11,499 6.4 0.0 Variable Information Variable number: Q7_B_DEGREE_PLAN_FOS Type: Character Length: 500 Value Label Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight Variable label: Please provide the field of study that best describes this degree or certificate. Index number: 17 5,482 6 10 86.4 0.1 0.2 172,925,568 141,448 408,127 . 0.6 1.7 3 Accounting, finance, insurance, or real estate 4 Administrative support 5 Agriculture Audio, broadcasting, multimedia, or graphic 6 technologies Business management, administration, or 7 marketing 8 Communications or journalism 37 3 6 0.6 0.0 0.1 408,802 162,939 58,542 1.7 0.7 0.2 8 0.1 266,955 1.1 87 7 1.4 0.1 3,015,643 99,146 12.5 0.4 9 Computer science or information technology Construction, repair, manufacturing, or 10 transportation 12 Education 13 Engineering or architecture 14 English language or literature 15 Fine arts or music 16 Healthcare 58 0.9 1,971,743 8.2 12 69 61 11 17 199 0.2 1.1 1.0 0.2 0.3 3.1 378,787 978,909 2,011,308 195,599 674,244 5,749,423 1.6 4.1 8.3 0.8 2.8 23.8 13 18 11 32 4 88 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.1 1.4 411,703 485,718 374,175 875,773 176,622 2,725,767 1.7 2.0 1.6 3.6 0.7 11.3 41 0.6 959,639 4.0 42 13 5 0.7 0.2 0.1 1,022,808 386,694 122,511 4.2 1.6 0.5 5 0.1 62,542 0.3 -3 NA 2 General studies, no major, or undeclared 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Law enforcement, security, or firefighting Law or legal studies Liberal arts Psychology Religious vocations or theology Science or mathematics Social or human services or public administration Social sciences, political science, economics, or history Other Specify Library Information Science Culinary Arts, Hospitality, Hotel Restaurant, Food Service Variable Information Variable number: Q8_ESL Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: Have you taken any classes to learn English as a second language, sometimes called ESL or ESOL classes? Index number: 18 Value Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Label 1 No 2 Yes -3 NA Variable Information Variable number: Q9_CERT_LIC Type: Numeric Length: 3 Value Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 87.2 12.4 0.5 173,822,375 22,204,343 1,024,415 88.2 11.3 0.5 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 71.6 28.2 0.3 148,032,661 48,168,804 849,669 75.1 24.4 0.4 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 148,882,330 29,839 28,102,529 12,232,004 3,882,520 1,688,697 681,591 339,690 104,444 297,171 154,683 242,446 49,831 12,779 133,194 217,386 . 0.1 58.3 25.4 8.1 3.5 1.4 0.7 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.5 5,530 785 30 Label Variable label: A professional certification or license shows you are qualified to perform a specific job. Do you have a currently active professional certification or a state or industry license? Index number: 19 1 No 2 Yes -3 NA Variable Information Variable number: Q10_NUM_ACTIVE Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: How many currently active certifications and licenses do you have? Index number: 20 Value Label . LOGICAL SKIP 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 32 -3 NA 4,541 1,787 17 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 32 4,558 1 1,035 446 164 62 32 16 6 5 3 7 1 1 1 7 71.8 0.0 16.3 7.0 2.6 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 Variable Information Variable number: Q11_MOST_IMP_CERT_LIC Type: Character Length: 200 Variable label: What is the name of your most important certification or license? Index number: 21 Value Label -3 NA Healthcare Practitioner, Provider, Specialist, 2 or Technician 3 Information Technology 4 Engineering and Architecture 5 EMT, CPR, Basic first aid 6 Nursing or Nurse's Assistant 7 Other Healthcare 8 Teaching/Education Business management, operations, and 9 support Accounting, Finance, Insurance, and Real 10 Estate 11 Social Work and Counseling 12 History, language, linguistics, literature 13 Law or legal studies 14 Religious Ordination 15 Transportation 16 Skilled Trades 17 Physical Fitness 18 Child care/ child development 19 Public Safety 20 Cosmetology 21 Food Handling and Sanitation 22 Notary Public Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 4,596 11 72.4 0.2 149,998,255 364,266 . 0.8 207 101 38 26 223 111 332 3.3 1.6 0.6 0.4 3.5 1.7 5.2 4,720,348 2,867,123 1,021,471 1,217,983 6,756,468 3,107,537 5,702,204 10.0 6.1 2.2 2.6 14.4 6.6 12.1 82 1.3 2,230,936 4.7 150 64 4 55 4 49 107 17 12 66 41 39 10 2.4 1.0 0.1 0.9 0.1 0.8 1.7 0.3 0.2 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.2 4,435,032 1,009,217 5,979 1,769,811 198,940 2,183,742 4,213,138 362,396 298,800 2,438,288 921,819 1,085,497 141,882 9.4 2.1 0.0 3.8 0.4 4.6 9.0 0.8 0.6 5.2 2.0 2.3 0.3 Variable Information Variable number: Q12_CERT_LIC_WORK Type: Numeric Length: 8 Variable label: What kind of work is your most important certification or license for? Index number: 22 Value . Label Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 4,567 36 72.0 0.6 149,255,705 947,815 . 2.0 Management, Administrative and Support, 2 and Waste Management Services 74 1.2 2,037,148 4.3 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Construction Educational Services Finance and Insurance Health Care and Social Assistance Information and Information Technology Manufacturing 8 34 34 351 73 622 102 7 0.1 0.5 0.5 5.5 1.2 9.8 1.6 0.1 532,154 1,170,069 1,409,010 6,442,928 2,069,900 15,929,429 2,611,252 297,656 1.1 2.4 2.9 13.5 4.3 33.3 5.5 0.6 11 Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 12 Other Services 5 80 0.1 1.3 477,465 2,827,957 1.0 5.9 169 63 43 3 51 5 16 2 2.7 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.8 0.1 0.3 0.0 3,735,134 3,091,914 1,606,693 26,424 2,209,951 126,308 167,073 79,150 7.8 6.5 3.4 0.1 4.6 0.3 0.3 0.2 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 148,882,330 8,588,890 36,405,719 3,071,071 103,123 . 17.8 75.6 6.4 0.2 LOGICAL SKIP 1 Accommodation and Food Services 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 Variable Information Variable number: Q13_CERT_LIC_REQ Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: Is your most important certification or license required by a federal, state, or local government agency (such as a state board) in order to do that kind of work? Index number: 23 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Public Administration and Public Safety Real Estate and Rental and Leasing Retail Trade Transportation and Warehousing Utilities Other - Uncodable Military Value Label . LOGICAL SKIP No Yes Don't know NA 1 2 3 -3 4,558 316 1,367 100 4 71.8 5.0 21.5 1.6 0.1 Variable Information Variable number: Q14_CERT_LIC_REV Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: Can your most important certification or license be revoked or suspended for any reason? Index number: 24 Value Label . LOGICAL SKIP No Yes Don't know NA 1 2 3 -3 Variable Information Variable number: Q15_Q15_A_R Type: Numeric Length: 3 Value Label Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 71.8 4.9 19.6 3.5 0.1 148,882,330 7,380,977 32,479,769 8,017,892 290,167 . 15.3 67.4 16.6 0.6 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 71.8 8.7 19.4 0.0 148,882,330 16,333,891 31,819,352 15,561 . 33.9 66.1 0.0 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 148,882,330 23,323,918 24,829,325 15,561 . 48.4 51.5 0.0 4,558 314 1,245 223 5 Variable label: Did you prepare for getting your most important certification or license by… a. taking classes from a college, technical school, or trade school? Index number: 25 . Variable Information Variable number: Q15_Q15_B_R Type: Numeric Length: 3 Value LOGICAL SKIP 1 No 2 Yes -3 NA Label 4,558 551 1,234 2 Variable label: Did you prepare for getting your most important certification or license by… b. taking classes or training from your employer, a training company, association, union, or private instructor? Index number: 26 . LOGICAL SKIP 1 No 2 Yes -3 NA 4,558 900 885 2 71.8 14.2 13.9 0.0 Variable Information Variable number: Q15_Q15_C_R Type: Numeric Length: 3 Value Label Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 71.8 12.6 15.5 0.0 148,882,330 20,189,285 27,963,958 15,561 . 41.9 58.1 0.0 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 99.5 0.5 196,616,909 434,225 99.8 0.2 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 148,882,330 7,391,819 5,656,766 34,976,281 143,937 . 15.3 11.7 72.6 0.3 Variable label: Did you prepare for getting your most important certification or license by… c. studying on your own using textbooks or online resources? Index number: 27 . Variable Information Variable number: Q15_D_SPECIFY_FLAG Type: Numeric Length: 8 LOGICAL SKIP 1 No 2 Yes -3 NA Value Label 4,558 799 986 2 Variable label: Did you prepare for getting your most important certification or license by… d. Other (Please specify) Index number: 28 0 No 1 Yes Variable Information Variable number: Q16_CERT_LIC_CUR_JOB Type: Numeric Length: 3 Value Label . LOGICAL SKIP Not applicable, not currently working No Yes NA 6,316 29 Variable label: Is your most important certification or license for your current job or career? Index number: 29 1 2 3 -3 4,558 220 241 1,321 5 71.8 3.5 3.8 20.8 0.1 Variable Information Variable number: Q17_A Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: How useful has your most important certification or license been for each of the following? a. Getting a job Index number: 30 Value Label . LOGICAL SKIP Not useful Somewhat useful Very useful Too soon to tell NA 1 2 3 4 -3 Variable Information Variable number: Q17_B Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: How useful has your most important certification or license been for each of the following? b. Keeping a job Index number: 31 Value Label . LOGICAL SKIP Not useful Somewhat useful Very useful Too soon to tell NA 1 2 3 4 -3 Variable Information Variable number: Q17_C Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: How useful has your most important certification or license been for each of the following? c. Keeping you marketable to employers or clients Index number: 32 Value Label . LOGICAL SKIP Not useful Somewhat useful Very useful Too soon to tell NA 1 2 3 4 -3 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 71.8 1.7 4.0 21.6 0.8 0.1 148,882,330 3,472,705 6,776,059 35,996,652 1,788,900 134,487 . 7.2 14.1 74.7 3.7 0.3 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 71.8 2.1 3.6 21.4 0.9 0.1 148,882,330 4,273,373 5,786,368 36,474,059 1,518,784 116,219 . 8.9 12.0 75.7 3.2 0.2 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 148,882,330 2,991,429 8,013,458 35,261,628 1,769,539 132,749 . 6.2 16.6 73.2 3.7 0.3 4,558 109 251 1,368 52 7 4,558 136 231 1,356 58 6 4,558 101 270 1,361 50 5 71.8 1.6 4.3 21.4 0.8 0.1 Variable Information Variable number: Q17_D Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: How useful has your most important certification or license been for each of the following? d. Improving your work skills Index number: 33 Value Label . 1 2 3 4 -3 Variable Information Variable number: Q18_A Type: Numeric Length: 3 Value LOGICAL SKIP Not useful Somewhat useful Very useful Too soon to tell NA Label Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 71.8 2.7 6.9 18.0 0.6 0.1 148,882,330 5,310,057 11,642,116 29,699,692 1,384,190 132,749 . 11.0 24.2 61.7 2.9 0.3 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 62.1 37.5 0.4 128,953,362 66,996,172 1,101,600 65.4 34.0 0.6 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 161,577,335 33,973,855 1,499,944 82.0 17.2 0.8 4,558 171 435 1,141 35 5 Variable label: People sometimes earn certificates from an education or training program. These are different from certifications or licenses. Do not include certifications or licenses here. a. A certificate for completing a training program from an employer, employment agency, union, software or equipment manufacturer, or other training provider? Index number: 34 1 No 2 Yes -3 NA Variable Information Variable number: Q18_C Type: Numeric Length: 3 Value Label 3,941 2,377 27 Variable label: People sometimes earn certificates from an education or training program. These are different from certifications or licenses. Do not include certifications or licenses here. c. A high school equivalency certificate, such as a GED? Index number: 35 1 No 2 Yes -3 NA 5,318 983 44 83.8 15.5 0.7 Variable Information Variable number: Q18_D Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: Have you ever earned... People sometimes earn certificates from an education or training program. These are different from certifications or licenses. Do not include certifications or licenses here. d. A certificate—not a degree—for completing a program at a community or technical college, or other school beyond high school? These will be called “post-secondary certificates.” Do not include teaching certificates or college degrees. Index number: 36 Value Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Label 1 No 2 Yes -3 NA Variable Information Variable number: Q18_D_SPECIFY Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: How many post-secondary certificates do you have? Index number: 37 Value Label . LOGICAL SKIP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 20 24 -3 NA Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 84.9 14.6 0.4 171,092,221 25,023,949 934,963 86.8 12.7 0.5 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 172,027,184 16,378,629 4,373,348 1,685,937 703,538 497,856 307,751 6,984 3,746 116,154 238,911 104,756 147,281 245,549 729 212,781 . 65.5 17.5 6.7 2.8 2.0 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.0 0.9 5,390 927 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 20 24 5,418 604 195 58 23 15 9 1 2 2 4 1 3 2 1 7 85.4 9.5 3.1 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 Variable Information Value Variable number: Q19_CERTIFICATE_FOS Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: We will refer to the certificates in question 18d as " post-secondary certificates." What was the field of study for your last post-secondary certificate? Index number: 38 . Label LOGICAL SKIP 1 Accounting, finance, insurance, or real estate 2 Administrative support 3 Agriculture Audio, broadcasting, multimedia, or graphic 4 technologies Business management, administration, or 5 marketing 6 7 8 9 -3 10 11 12 13 14 Computer science or information technology Construction trades Cosmetology Culinary arts NA Education Engineering technologies or drafting Fine arts or music Funeral service or mortuary science Healthcare 15 Law enforcement, security, or firefighting 16 Law or legal studies 17 Liberal arts 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Manufacturing or production (for example machinist, welder, boilermaker) Mechanic or repair technologies Transportation Other Specify Religious vocations or theology Culinary Arts, Hospitality, Hotel Restaurant, Food Service Social or human services or public administration Sign language/interpreter Library information science Social sciences, political science, economics, or history Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 5,418 85.4 172,027,184 . 56 47 8 0.9 0.7 0.1 1,226,686 1,229,059 117,466 4.9 4.9 0.5 15 0.2 383,584 1.5 84 1.3 2,185,413 8.7 84 25 24 19 3 49 43 19 2 264 1.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.7 0.3 0.0 4.2 1,619,421 597,563 836,900 757,008 48,323 767,128 1,488,356 425,533 56,335 6,821,848 6.5 2.4 3.3 3.0 0.2 3.1 5.9 1.7 0.2 27.3 34 12 13 0.5 0.2 0.2 1,467,060 157,468 249,294 5.9 0.6 1.0 31 30 21 16 2 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.0 1,006,317 1,308,372 847,060 460,322 96,137 4.0 5.2 3.4 1.8 0.4 6 0.1 88,095 0.4 11 4 2 0.2 0.1 0.0 516,689 178,340 3,029 2.1 0.7 0.0 3 0.0 85,144 0.3 Variable Information Value Variable number: Q21_CERTIFICATE_HOURS Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: About how many hours of instruction did you complete in order to earn your last postsecondary certificate? Index number: 39 . Label LOGICAL SKIP 1 961 hours (1 full-time school year) or more 481 hours (half a full-time school year) to 959 2 hours 3 161 to 479 hours 4 41 to 159 hours 5 Less than 40 hours -3 NA Variable Information Variable number: Q22_CERTIFICATE_ENROLL Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: Which one of the following was required for enrolling in your last post-secondary certificate program? Index number: 40 Value Label . LOGICAL SKIP Being enrolled in or having completed an advanced degree program (Master's or higher) Being enrolled in or having completed a Bachelor's degree program Having completed high school or a high school equivalency (such as a GED) None of the above NA 1 2 3 4 -3 Variable Information Variable number: Q23_CERTIFCATE_CREDITS Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: To earn your last post-secondary certificate did you have to complete a minimum number of credits or courses? Index number: 41 Value . Label LOGICAL SKIP 1 No 2 Yes -3 NA Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 5,418 85.4 172,027,184 . 316 5.0 7,803,081 31.2 130 153 228 93 7 2.0 2.4 3.6 1.5 0.1 3,532,976 4,318,140 6,412,685 2,704,814 252,253 14.1 17.3 25.6 10.8 1.0 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 5,418 85.4 172,027,184 . 39 0.6 846,271 3.4 102 1.6 2,014,348 8.0 556 227 3 8.8 3.6 0.0 15,016,431 6,912,275 234,623 60.0 27.6 0.9 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 172,027,184 8,085,427 16,696,468 242,053 . 32.3 66.7 1.0 5,418 265 656 6 85.4 4.2 10.3 0.1 Variable Information Variable number: Q24_CERTIFICATE_TRAIN Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: Was your last post-secondary certificate part of the training you took for a professional certification or license? Index number: 42 Value . Variable Information Variable number: Q25_CERTIFICATE_JOB Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: Is your current job related to your last post-secondary certificate? Index number: 43 Label LOGICAL SKIP 1 No 2 Yes -3 NA Value Label . 1 2 3 4 -3 Variable Information Variable number: Q26_A Type: Numeric Length: 3 Value LOGICAL SKIP Not applicable, not currently working No Yes, somewhat related Yes, very related NA Label Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 85.4 6.4 8.2 0.1 172,027,184 11,483,086 13,200,746 340,117 . 45.9 52.8 1.4 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 85.4 3.0 4.8 3.2 3.5 0.1 172,027,184 5,400,989 8,165,866 4,829,059 6,461,020 167,015 . 21.6 32.6 19.3 25.8 0.7 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 172,027,184 5,137,285 7,600,392 10,954,454 1,079,142 252,676 . 20.5 30.4 43.8 4.3 1.0 5,418 403 518 6 5,418 193 303 205 221 5 Variable label: How useful has your last post-secondary certificate been for each of the following? a. Getting a job Index number: 44 . 1 2 3 4 -3 LOGICAL SKIP Not useful Somewhat useful Very useful Too soon to tell NA 5,418 188 261 437 36 5 85.4 3.0 4.1 6.9 0.6 0.1 Variable Information Variable number: Q26_B Type: Numeric Length: 3 Value Label . LOGICAL SKIP Not useful Somewhat useful Very useful Too soon to tell NA Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 85.4 5.6 3.7 4.5 0.7 0.1 172,027,184 9,530,558 5,778,265 8,360,670 1,119,058 235,398 . 38.1 23.1 33.4 4.5 0.9 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 85.4 1.9 4.1 8.1 0.3 0.1 172,027,184 3,403,466 6,619,785 13,975,347 790,442 234,909 . 13.6 26.5 55.8 3.2 0.9 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 173,649,691 4,353,712 18,116,223 931,508 88.1 2.2 9.2 0.5 Variable label: How useful has your last post-secondary certificate been for each of the following? b. Increasing your pay Index number: 45 1 2 3 4 -3 Variable Information Variable number: Q26_C Type: Numeric Length: 3 Value Label . LOGICAL SKIP Not useful Somewhat useful Very useful Too soon to tell NA 5,418 354 235 288 44 6 Variable label: How useful has your last post-secondary certificate been for each of the following? c. Improving your work skills Index number: 46 1 2 3 4 -3 Variable Information Variable number: Q27_APP Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: An apprentice is a worker who receives both on-the-job training and related instruction to learn an occupation while being paid a training salary. Have you ever completed an apprenticeship? Index number: 47 Value Label 1 2 3 -3 No, and I am not in an apprenticeship now No, but I am in an apprenticeship now Yes, I have completed an apprenticeship NA 5,418 123 262 516 21 5 5,647 96 584 18 89.0 1.5 9.2 0.3 Variable Information Variable number: Q28_APP_WORK Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: What type of work was your apprenticeship for? Index number: 48 Value Label . LOGICAL SKIP Building or construction (carpenter, electrician, plumber, etc.) Business and administrative support Cosmetology Production (tool maker, machinist, etc.) Science, drafting, and computing Other Specify NA 1 2 3 4 5 6 -3 Variable Information Variable number: Q29_Q29_A_R Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: Do the following statements describe your apprenticeship? a. I was evaluated by a co-worker or supervisor Index number: 49 Value . Variable Information Variable number: Q29_Q29_B_R Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: Do the following statements describe your apprenticeship? b. I got college credit Index number: 50 Value . Label LOGICAL SKIP 1 No 2 Yes -3 NA Label LOGICAL SKIP 1 No 2 Yes -3 NA Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 5,761 90.8 178,934,911 . 68 74 13 29 77 317 6 1.1 1.2 0.2 0.5 1.2 5.0 0.1 2,964,132 1,943,293 277,392 1,275,363 1,618,924 9,657,921 379,197 16.4 10.7 1.5 7.0 8.9 53.3 2.1 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 90.8 1.5 7.7 0.0 178,934,911 3,978,870 14,005,011 132,341 . 22.0 77.3 0.7 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 178,934,911 13,701,974 4,281,908 132,341 . 75.6 23.6 0.7 5,761 97 486 1 5,761 391 192 1 90.8 6.2 3.0 0.0 Variable Information Variable number: Q29_Q29_C_R Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: Do the following statements describe your apprenticeship? c. I received journeyman status at the end of an apprenticeship Index number: 51 Value . Variable Information Variable number: Q29_Q29_D_R Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: Do the following statements describe your apprenticeship? d. I got a state or federal apprenticeship number Index number: 52 Value . Variable Information Variable number: Q29_Q29_E_R Type: Numeric Length: 3 Value Label LOGICAL SKIP 1 No 2 Yes -3 NA Label LOGICAL SKIP 1 No 2 Yes -3 NA Label Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 90.8 7.3 1.9 0.0 178,934,911 13,674,820 4,309,061 132,341 . 75.5 23.8 0.7 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 90.8 8.1 1.1 0.0 178,934,911 15,771,282 2,212,599 132,341 . 87.1 12.2 0.7 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 178,934,911 5,217,777 12,766,105 132,341 . 28.8 70.5 0.7 5,761 462 121 1 5,761 512 71 1 Variable label: Do the following statements describe your apprenticeship? e. I received instruction (at a school, online, or from my employer) related to my apprenticeship Index number: 53 . LOGICAL SKIP 1 No 2 Yes -3 NA 5,761 183 400 1 90.8 2.9 6.3 0.0 Variable Information Variable number: Q30_APP_CERT_LIC Type: Numeric Length: 3 Value Label Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 90.8 4.9 4.2 0.1 178,934,911 10,079,706 7,925,089 111,427 . 55.6 43.7 0.6 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 90.8 5.0 4.2 0.0 178,934,911 10,415,836 7,692,980 7,406 . 57.5 42.5 0.0 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 178,934,911 4,712,166 4,536,660 3,638,822 5,052,208 176,366 . 26.0 25.0 20.1 27.9 1.0 Variable label: Did your apprenticeship help you earn a professional certification or license? Index number: 54 . Variable Information Variable number: Q31_APP_CERTIFICATE Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: Did your apprenticeship lead to a certificate or degree? Index number: 55 Value . Variable Information Variable number: Q32_APP_JOB Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: Is your current job related to your apprenticeship? Index number: 56 LOGICAL SKIP 1 No 2 Yes -3 NA Label LOGICAL SKIP 1 No 2 Yes -3 NA Value Label . LOGICAL SKIP Not applicable, not currently working No Yes, somewhat related Yes, very related NA 1 2 3 4 -3 5,761 311 268 5 5,761 318 265 1 5,761 115 155 126 185 3 90.8 1.8 2.4 2.0 2.9 0.0 Variable Information Variable number: Q33_APP_SKILL_USE Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: In your current job, how often do you use the skills or knowledge that you learned during your apprenticeship? Index number: 57 Value Label . LOGICAL SKIP Not applicable, not currently working Never or almost never Sometimes All or most of the time NA 1 2 3 4 -3 Variable Information Variable number: Q34_A Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: How useful was your apprenticeship for each of the following? a. Getting a job Index number: 58 Value Label . 1 2 3 4 -3 Variable Information Variable number: Q34_B Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: How useful was your apprenticeship for each of the following? b. Increasing your pay Index number: 59 LOGICAL SKIP Not useful Somewhat useful Very useful Too soon to tell NA Value Label . LOGICAL SKIP Not useful Somewhat useful Very useful Too soon to tell NA 1 2 3 4 -3 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 90.8 1.9 0.9 2.6 3.7 0.0 178,934,911 4,693,131 1,971,132 4,280,109 6,867,215 304,635 . 25.9 10.9 23.6 37.9 1.7 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 90.8 0.9 2.6 5.3 0.3 0.1 178,934,911 1,596,619 5,526,797 9,808,582 872,573 311,651 . 8.8 30.5 54.1 4.8 1.7 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 178,934,911 3,845,839 5,276,505 7,947,620 768,158 278,100 . 21.2 29.1 43.9 4.2 1.5 5,761 122 58 168 233 3 5,761 57 164 336 21 6 5,761 141 162 253 24 4 90.8 2.2 2.6 4.0 0.4 0.1 Variable Information Variable number: Q34_C Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: How useful was your apprenticeship for each of the following? c. Improving your work skills Index number: 60 Value Label . LOGICAL SKIP Not useful Somewhat useful Very useful Too soon to tell NA 1 2 3 4 -3 Variable Information Variable number: Q35_EMPLOYED Type: Numeric Length: 3 Value Label Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 90.8 0.6 2.2 6.2 0.2 0.0 178,934,911 1,833,728 4,152,689 11,526,525 343,196 260,084 . 10.1 22.9 63.6 1.9 1.4 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 81,461,360 115,517,613 72,160 41.3 58.6 0.0 5,761 38 141 392 10 3 Variable label: Last week, were you employed for pay at a job or a business? If you were temporarily absent from a job or business (on vacation, temporarily ill, on maternity leave, etc.), answer "Yes". Index number: 61 1 No 2 Yes -3 NA 2,474 3,868 3 39.0 61.0 0.0 Variable Information Variable number: Q36_FULL_TIME Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: Last week, did you work full time (35 hours or more per week)? Index number: 62 Value . Variable Information Variable number: Q37_WEEKS_WORKED Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: During the past 12 months (52 weeks), how many weeks did you work, including paid vacation, paid sick leave, and military service? Index number: 63 Label LOGICAL SKIP 1 No 2 Yes -3 NA Value Label 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 -3 51 to 52 weeks 49 to 49 weeks 41 to 47 weeks 28 to 39 weeks 15 to 26 weeks 2 to 13 weeks 1 week NA Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 39.0 13.3 47.6 0.0 81,533,520 25,519,043 89,976,163 22,408 . 22.1 77.9 0.0 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 84,743,316 13,805,704 17,815,555 10,994,444 7,843,105 11,320,082 49,501,816 1,027,112 43.0 7.0 9.0 5.6 4.0 5.7 25.1 0.5 2,477 843 3,022 3 2,801 461 615 349 279 364 1,449 27 44.1 7.3 9.7 5.5 4.4 5.7 22.8 0.4 Variable Information Value Variable number: Q38_HOURS_WORKED Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: During the past 12 months, in the weeks you worked, how many hours did you usually work each WEEK? Index number: 64 . Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Label LOGICAL SKIP 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 1,476 1 2 7 11 19 31 23 17 66 13 62 2 43 7 11 57 31 6 16 3 214 6 18 2 56 119 4 16 27 9 209 3 62 11 12 257 66 59 66 11 1,907 14 68 29 32 23.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.3 1.0 0.2 1.0 0.0 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.0 3.4 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.9 1.9 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.1 3.3 0.0 1.0 0.2 0.2 4.1 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.2 30.1 0.2 1.1 0.5 0.5 Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 50,528,928 5,083 4,921 248,516 93,992 432,216 552,836 335,530 497,232 2,293,304 390,954 1,066,685 116,665 1,086,273 296,382 338,413 1,798,534 668,748 99,993 297,058 62,109 5,606,843 234,847 674,775 11,557 1,596,026 4,207,479 80,462 719,945 1,223,337 268,773 7,482,772 87,227 2,559,171 156,442 542,598 6,704,692 2,327,652 1,477,261 2,107,373 483,844 51,734,753 556,099 1,977,620 1,128,857 1,080,993 . 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 1.6 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.7 0.2 0.2 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.0 3.8 0.2 0.5 0.0 1.1 2.9 0.1 0.5 0.8 0.2 5.1 0.1 1.7 0.1 0.4 4.6 1.6 1.0 1.4 0.3 35.3 0.4 1.3 0.8 0.7 Variable Information Value Variable number: Q38_HOURS_WORKED Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: During the past 12 months, in the weeks you worked, how many hours did you usually work each WEEK? Index number: 64 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Label 45 46 47 48 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 64 65 66 70 72 74 75 80 84 88 90 96 >100 -3 NA 45 46 47 48 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 64 65 66 70 72 74 75 80 84 88 90 96 >100 332 16 10 55 363 1 14 4 5 68 12 2 4 2 162 2 28 2 25 1 1 3 20 4 1 4 1 16 6 5.2 0.3 0.2 0.9 5.7 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 2.6 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.1 Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 11,093,784 601,594 457,166 2,206,721 12,274,842 62,499 647,980 73,057 105,396 2,411,618 420,927 141,108 43,591 152,360 6,045,953 145,856 686,222 27,787 899,933 1,570 28 272,890 714,208 97,098 1,699 219,483 510 825,496 173,989 7.6 0.4 0.3 1.5 8.4 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.1 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 4.1 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.1 Variable Information Variable number: Q39_EARNINGS Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: Which category best fits your earnings from wages, salary, commissions, bonuses, or tips, from all jobs over the past 12 months? Index number: 65 Value Label . LOGICAL SKIP $0 to $10,001 $10,001 to $20,001 $20,001 to $30,001 $30,001 to $40,001 $40,001 to $50,001 $50,001 to $60,001 $60,001 to $75,001 $75,001 to $150,001 $150,001 or more NA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 -3 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent 1,476 749 583 586 516 452 386 468 884 234 11 23.3 11.8 9.2 9.2 8.1 7.1 6.1 7.4 13.9 3.7 0.2 Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 50,528,928 26,204,859 17,573,324 18,888,606 15,817,046 12,487,765 12,275,780 11,774,186 23,129,712 7,827,321 543,606 . 17.9 12.0 12.9 10.8 8.5 8.4 8.0 15.8 5.3 0.4 Variable Information Variable number: Q40_BUSINESS_TYPE Type: Numeric Length: 8 Variable label: What kind of business or industry did you work for? Index number: 66 Value . Label Value . Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 1,513 297 23.8 4.7 51,895,748 13,297,034 . 9.2 Management, Administrative and Support, 2 and Waste Management Services 103 1.6 4,154,848 2.9 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Construction Educational Services Finance and Insurance Health Care and Social Assistance Information and Information Technology Manufacturing 56 194 91 754 269 888 288 194 0.9 3.1 1.4 11.9 4.2 14.0 4.5 3.1 2,137,947 6,225,409 3,974,171 14,925,169 7,686,621 22,397,697 8,550,859 7,629,757 1.5 4.3 2.7 10.3 5.3 15.4 5.9 5.3 11 Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 12 Other Services 31 106 0.5 1.7 1,410,410 3,779,243 1.0 2.6 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 320 339 52 349 203 33 11 228 26 5.0 5.3 0.8 5.5 3.2 0.5 0.2 3.6 0.4 7,901,363 9,320,749 2,161,450 12,602,705 8,585,096 687,211 438,402 6,178,443 1,110,803 5.4 6.4 1.5 8.7 5.9 0.5 0.3 4.3 0.8 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 50,528,928 106,266,898 39,540,066 715,242 . 72.5 27.0 0.5 LOGICAL SKIP 1 Accommodation and Food Services 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Variable Information Variable number: Q43_JOB_LIC Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: Did you have a license that was required by a federal, state, or local government agency to do this job? Index number: 67 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Public Administration and Public Safety Real Estate and Rental and Leasing Retail Trade Transportation and Warehousing Utilities Wholesale Trade Other - Uncodable Military Label LOGICAL SKIP 1 No 2 Yes -3 NA 1,476 3,449 1,409 11 23.3 54.4 22.2 0.2 Variable Information Variable number: Q44_MILITARY Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: Have you ever served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces, Reserves, or National Guard? Index number: 68 Value Label 1 No, never served in the military Yes, but only on active duty for training in the 2 Reserve or National Guard 3 Yes, now on active duty 4 On active duty in the past but not now -3 NA Variable Information Variable number: Q45_GENDER Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: Are you male or female? Index number: 69 Value Label 1 Male 2 Female 3 Other Variable Information Variable number: Q46_MARITAL_STATUS Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: What is your current marital status? Index number: 70 Value Label 1 2 3 4 5 -3 Now married Widowed Divorced Separated Never married NA Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 6,008 94.7 185,586,064 94.2 77 16 238 6 1.2 0.3 3.8 0.1 2,228,905 813,094 8,165,356 257,713 1.1 0.4 4.1 0.1 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 37.6 62.4 0.0 96,968,265 100,041,246 41,622 49.2 50.8 0.0 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 89,637,969 3,624,054 19,735,358 7,792,326 75,885,862 375,564 45.5 1.8 10.0 4.0 38.5 0.2 2,386 3,957 2 2,843 141 729 188 2,437 7 44.8 2.2 11.5 3.0 38.4 0.1 Variable Information Variable number: Q47_AGE Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: How old are you? Index number: 71 Value Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Label 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 115 82 85 92 96 112 151 153 153 152 143 135 176 140 161 144 150 164 171 129 114 112 148 112 126 128 108 110 115 119 121 112 145 120 123 133 143 150 144 133 148 125 145 167 184 145 211 1.8 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.8 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.8 2.2 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.0 1.8 1.8 2.3 1.8 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8 2.3 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.0 2.3 2.6 2.9 2.3 3.3 Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 6,122,021 3,156,757 3,724,939 3,205,052 3,691,996 4,852,109 4,650,932 4,720,606 4,837,367 3,548,378 4,300,268 3,937,796 4,297,850 4,286,240 5,564,569 4,678,811 4,078,424 4,793,348 5,088,222 4,066,532 2,949,223 2,626,550 3,868,572 2,759,307 4,308,699 4,310,145 3,366,020 3,525,283 3,195,838 3,957,183 3,435,193 3,770,597 4,590,371 4,884,436 4,204,105 5,286,369 4,542,566 5,312,385 5,058,285 5,344,377 4,016,013 2,956,176 4,291,468 4,863,462 4,116,818 3,070,432 4,839,043 3.1 1.6 1.9 1.6 1.9 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.5 1.8 2.2 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.8 2.4 2.1 2.4 2.6 2.1 1.5 1.3 2.0 1.4 2.2 2.2 1.7 1.8 1.6 2.0 1.7 1.9 2.3 2.5 2.1 2.7 2.3 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.0 1.5 2.2 2.5 2.1 1.6 2.5 Variable Information Variable number: Q48_HISPANIC Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: Are you of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin? Index number: 72 Value Label 1 No 2 Yes -3 NA Variable Information Variable number: Q49_RACE_01 Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: What is your race? 1. White Index number: 73 Value . Variable Information Variable number: Q49_RACE_02 Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: What is your race? 2. Black or African American Index number: 74 Value . Variable Information Variable number: Q49_RACE_03 Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: What is your race? 3. American Indian or Alaska Native Index number: 75 Value . Label LOGICAL SKIP 0 No 1 Yes -3 NA Label LOGICAL SKIP 0 No 1 Yes -3 NA Label LOGICAL SKIP 0 No 1 Yes -3 NA Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 80.5 19.3 0.2 161,413,788 35,113,059 524,286 81.9 17.8 0.3 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 0.0 50.1 49.8 0.1 143,273 58,108,259 138,583,273 216,329 . 29.5 70.4 0.1 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 0.0 83.5 16.4 0.1 143,273 170,291,751 26,399,780 216,329 . 86.5 13.4 0.1 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 143,273 194,580,877 2,110,654 216,329 . 98.8 1.1 0.1 5,109 1,226 10 3 3,176 3,161 5 3 5,298 1,039 5 3 5,701 636 5 0.0 89.9 10.0 0.1 Variable Information Variable number: Q49_RACE_04 Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: What is your race? 4. Asian Index number: 76 Value . Variable Information Variable number: Q49_RACE_05 Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: What is your race? 5. Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Index number: 77 Value . Variable Information Variable number: Q49_RACE_06 Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: What is your race? 6. Other Index number: 78 Value . Label LOGICAL SKIP 0 No 1 Yes -3 NA Label LOGICAL SKIP 0 No 1 Yes -3 NA Label LOGICAL SKIP 0 No 1 Yes -3 NA Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 0.0 83.8 16.0 0.1 143,273 184,031,443 12,660,088 216,329 . 93.5 6.4 0.1 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 0.0 98.8 1.1 0.1 143,273 195,800,854 890,677 216,329 . 99.4 0.5 0.1 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 143,273 176,777,591 19,913,940 216,329 . 89.8 10.1 0.1 3 5,320 1,017 5 3 6,269 68 5 3 5,569 768 5 0.0 87.8 12.1 0.1 Variable Information Variable number: Q49_RACE_07 Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: What is your race? 7. Multiple Index number: 79 Value . Variable Information Variable number: Q50_INTERNET Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: Do you have Internet access at home on a computer or tablet? Index number: 80 LOGICAL SKIP 0 No 1 Yes Value . Variable Information Variable number: Q51_CITIZENSHIP Type: Numeric Length: 3 Variable label: What is your citizenship status? Index number: 81 Label Label LOGICAL SKIP 1 No 2 Yes -3 NA Value Label . LOGICAL SKIP U.S. citizen since birth Naturalized U.S. citizen Non-U.S. citizen NA 1 2 3 -3 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 13.0 86.8 0.2 28,921,446 167,325,633 804,054 . 99.5 0.5 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 0.0 11.7 88.2 0.1 143,273 25,317,650 171,403,507 186,702 . 12.9 87.0 0.1 Unweighted Unweighted Count Percent Weighted Frequency, CPS Weight Weighted Percent, CPS Weight 209,670 163,022,996 17,333,450 16,095,386 389,631 . 82.8 8.8 8.2 0.2 826 5,506 13 3 740 5,598 4 8 4,872 776 682 7 0.1 76.8 12.2 10.7 0.1
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