NCSES - Request for approval of two tests for the Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR)

Attachment J: Locating Feasibility Study - Locating SPV Instrument
Q1. Is your name {NAME}?
1
2
3
4

Yes
Yes, but that is not the correct spelling SKIP TO Q1a
Yes, I used to go by that name
SKIP TO Q1a
No
SKIP TO END1

Q1a. Please correct your name below.
_____________________
_______________________
Q2. Did you earn a doctorate degree in Science, Engineering, or Health? This includes
degrees in the biological, agricultural, and environmental life sciences, computer and
information sciences, mathematics and statistics, the physical sciences, psychology,
the social sciences, engineering, and health.
1 Yes
2 No

SKIP TO END1

Q3. From which of the following academic institutions did you receive your doctorate degree?
If you have more than one, please answer for your first SEH degree.
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2
3
4

{A}
{B}
{C}
Other, specify: ____________

Programming Instructions: Randomize the placement of {PHDINSTNM} in category A, B or C.
Display “Ohio State University-Main Campus” (PHDINST = 204796) as another category if
the PHDINST associated with preload PHDINSTNM != 204796. Display “Rutgers UniversityCamden” (PHDINST = 186371) as another category if the PHDINST associated with preload
PHDINSTNM != 186371. Else, display “University of California-Santa Barbara” (PHDINST =
110705) as another category if the PHDINST associated with preload PHDINSTNM !=
110705.
Q4. What was the primary field of study for this degree?
USE VERBATIM FIELD OF STUDY NOT CODED.
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2
3
4

{A}
{B}
{C}
Other, specify: ____________

Programming Instructions: Randomize the placement of {PHDFIELD_L} in category A, B or
C. Display “Biochemistry” (PHDFIELD = 100) as another category if the PHDFIELD
associated with preload PHDFIELD_L != 100. Display “Electrical Engineering” (PHDFIELD =
322) as another category if the PHDFIELD associated with preload PHDFIELD_L != 322.
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Else, display “Clinical Psychology” (PHDFIELD = 600) as another category if the PHDFIELD
associated with preload PHDFIELD_L != 600.
Q5. In what year was this degree awarded?
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2
3
4

{A}
{B}
{C}
Other, specify: ____________

Programming Instructions: Randomize the placement of {PHDCY} in category A, B or C. For
the remaining 2 categories, assign a category to {PHDCY minus 7} and the other category to
{PHDCY minus 16}.
IF AT LEAST 2 OF Q3, Q4, Q5 ARE CORRECT, PROCEED TO VERIFY/UPDATE
CONTACT INFORMATION (Q6), ELSE END1.
END1 – Thank you these are all the questions we have for you today. If acceptable to you, a
member of our study team may contact you to ask a few additional questions. Please provide
the best email address to reach you at.
Email address _______________________
[IF ACTIVE ADDRESS EXITS, GO TO Q6, ELSE GO TO Q6a.]
Q6. Below is the mailing address we have for you. Is this address correct?
{Address line1}
{Address line 2}
{City}, {State} {Zip}
{Country}
Yes GO TO Q6b
Yes, but I prefer that you use a different address
GO TO Q6a and FLAG
ADDRESS AS LEAST PREFERRED BUT CONFIRMED
No, this is no longer my mailing address GO TO Q6a
No, this was never my mailing address GO TO Q6a
ERROR MESSAGE SHOULD BE SOFT.
ONE OF THE ANSWER CHOICES SHOULD BE SELECTED
IF NOT, DISPLAY: “Please indicate if this is a valid mailing address for you.”

Q6a. What is your {preferred} mailing address?
IF Q6=YES, BUT I PREFER THAT YOU USE A DIFFERENT ADDRESS, DISPLAY
PREFERRED, ELSE LEAVE BLANK.
Country: ____
Address 1: _____
Address 2: _____
City: ____
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State/Province/Region: ____
Zip: ____
[COUNTRY SHOULD BE A DROP DOWN]
ERROR MESSAGE SHOULD BE SOFT.
A COUNTRY SHOULD BE CHOSEN, AND THERE SHOULD BE TEXT IN ADDRESS 1,
CITY, AND ZIP. IF THE COUNTRY IS INCLUDED IN THE LIST8 AT THE END OF THIS
DOCUMENT, THEN THERE SHOULD ALSO BE TEXT IN STATE/PROVINCE/REGION.
IF NOT, DISPLAY: “Please verify that you have entered your complete mailing address.”
Q6b. Is this a:
Home address
Work address
[IF ACTIVE EMAIL ADDRESS EXISTS, GO TO Q7, ELSE GO TO Q7a.]
ERROR MESSAGE SHOULD BE SOFT.
ONE OF THE ANSWER CHOICES SHOULD BE SELECTED
IF NOT, DISPLAY: “Please indicate if this is your home or your work address.”
Q7. Below is the email address we have for you. Is this email address correct?
{Email1}
Yes GO TO Q7b
Yes, but I prefer that you use a different email address
EMAIL1 AS LEAST PREFERRED BUT CONFIRMED
No, this is no longer my email address GO TO Q7a
No, this was never my email address GO TO Q7a

GO TO Q7a and FLAG

ERROR MESSAGE SHOULD BE SOFT.
ONE OF THE ANSWER CHOICES SHOULD BE SELECTED
IF NOT, DISPLAY: “Please indicate if this is a valid email address for you.”

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The list is titled “Countries with State / Province / Region”.

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Q7a. What is your {preferred} email address?
IF Q7=YES, BUT I PREFER THAT YOU USE A DIFFERENT EMAIL ADDRESS, DISPLAY
PREFERRED, ELSE LEAVE BLANK.
Email: ___________________
ERROR MESSAGE SHOULD BE SOFT.
AVALID EMAIL ADDRESS SHOULD BE ENTERED (IF THERE IS NOT A STANDARD WAY
OF DETERMINING IF AN EMAIL ADDRESS IS STANDARD, THEN IT SHOULD BE A
STRING THAT IS AT LEAST 7 CHARACTERS LONG AND CONTAINS AN “@” AND A “.”.
USING AN EXISTING STANDARD IS PREFERRED)
IF NOT, DISPLAY: “Please verify that you have entered a valid email address.”
Q7b Is this a:
Personal email address
Work email address
ERROR MESSAGE SHOULD BE SOFT.
ONE OF THE ANSWER CHOICES SHOULD BE SELECTED
IF NOT, DISPLAY: “Please indicate if you use this email mostly for personal or for
professional correspondence.”
Q8. [IF AT LEAST ONE ACTIVE PHONE NUMBERS EXISTS, DISPLAY {Below {is/are} the
phone {number/numbers} we have for you.
[DISPLAY SINGULAR IF ONLY ONE PHONE NUMBER IS LOADED, ELSE DISPLAY
PLURAL. LIMIT TO 3 PHONE NUMBERS.]
1. Is this
phone
number
current?

{phone1}

Yes No, this
is no
longer
my
phone
number

2. Is this phone
number for
home or work?

No, this
was
never
my
phone
number

Home Work

3. Is this
phone
number a
landline or
cell?

4. Can we
text this
phone
number?
[MAKE THIS
ACTIVE
ONLY IF
CELL IS
SELECTED,
OTHERWISE
GREY OUT.]
Landline Cell Yes
No

{phone2}
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{phone3}
Add new
PREPOPULATE HOME, WORK, CELL IF KNOWN.
CURRENT Y/N AND PERMISSION TO TEXT WILL START EMPTY.
ERROR MESSAGES.ALL SHOULD BE SOFT.
FOR EACH PHONE NUMBER, ISCURRENT SHOULD BE SELECTED.
IF NOT, DISPLAY: “Please indicate if {phone} is a valid number for you?”
FOR EACH PHONE NUMBER, HOMEWORK SHOULD BE SELECTED. IF NOT, DISPLAY:
“Please indicate if {phone} is a home or work phone number.”
FOR EACH PHONE NUMBER, LANDLINECELL SHOULD BE SELECTED. IF NOT,
DISPLAY: “Please indicate if {phone} is a landline or cell phone number.”
IF PHONE IS CELL AND PHONE IS CURRENT, PERMISSION TO TEXT SHOULD BE
SELECTED. IF NOT, DISPLAY: “You indicated that {phone} is a cell phone number, please
indicate if we can text this number. We will only text to invite you to take our survey.”
IF MORE THAN ONE PHONE IS VALID AT Q8, GO TO Q9, ELSE GO TO END2.
Q9. Which of these phone numbers is your preferred number. We will contact you at this
number first.
{Phone1}
{Phone 2}
{Phone 3}
END2 Thank you for helping us ensure that we have the best contact information for you.
We look forward to be in touch about the 2021 cycle of the SDR soon.
Countries with State / Province / Region
Australia
Barbados
Belize
Brazil
Cambodia
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Chile
China
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Estonia
Hong Kong

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India
Iran
Iraq
Italy
Kazakhstan
South Korea
Madagascar
Mexico
Mongolia
Mozambique
Namibia
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Panama
France
Spain
Taiwan
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Vietnam
Zimbabwe

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