Western Oregon State College Alumni Survey, 1994 Ci3 Instrument

Western Oregon State College Alumni Survey, 1994 Ci3 Instrument cati on Q:HELLO Hello, this is calling from the Oregon Survey Research Laboratory. We are conducting a survey of Western Oregon State College alumni. May I please speak to? GET RESPONDENT ON LINE 1 R ON LINE; LAST NAME BEGINS WITH A-KEA 2 R ON LINE; LAST NAME BEGINS WITH KEE-Z CTRL/END R UNAVAILABLE--SCHEDULE CALLBACK 14 Hello, this is calling from the Oregon Survey Research Laboratory. We began an interview with previously and I'm calling to complete that interview. 1 R ON LINE; LAST NAME BEGINS WITH A-KEA 2 R ON LINE; LAST NAME BEGINS WITH KEE-Z CTRL/END R UNAVAILABLE--SCHEDULE CALLBACK key 1,2 DATE = SYSDATE BEGTIME = SYSTIME Q:LETTER Did you receive the letter we sent about the survey?, RECEIVED THE LETTER R DID NOT RECEIVE THE LETTER - READ LETTER, THEN ENTER 1 CTRL/END R WILL NOT PROCEED WITH SURVEY key 1 Q:QUEST Do you have any questions about the letter or the survey? 1 NO QUESTIONS OR QUESTIONS ANSWERED HAS QUESTIONS ---> REFER TO INTERVIEWER INSTRUCTIONS

key 1 Q:COOPERAT We appreciate your cooperation. I'd like to begin the survey now. 1 OK CTRL/END NO key 1 Q:YEAR1ST In what year did you first start attending Western (Oregon State College)? ENTER YEAR ONLY, DROPPING THE 19 9 9, CAN'T REMEMBER 9 num 0 99 3 0 16 9 if (ans > 94) if (ans < 97) reask Q:ENTRY Did you enter Western (Oregon State College) as a freshman or as a transfer student from a community college, a state college or university, or did you transfer from out-of-state? PROBE: Is that in Oregon or out-of-state? 1 FRESHMAN 2 OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE 3 OREGON STATE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY 4 OREGON PRIVATE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY 5 OUT-OF-STATE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY 6 OTHER

key 1-9 Q:YEARGRAD In what year did you graduate or finish (at Western (Oregon State College))? NOTE: IF RECEIVED MORE THAN ONE CERTIFICATE OR DEGREE, REFER TO UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE IN GENERAL, NOT GRADUATE. ENTER YEAR ONLY, DROPPING THE 19 96 STILL ATTENDING 9 9, CAN'T REMEMBER 9 num 0 99 3 0 18 9 if (ans > 94) if (ans < 96) reask Q:THINKW1 When you think about Western (Oregon State College), are your feelings generally positive, generally negative, or are they neutral? 1 GENERALLY POSITIVE 2 GENERALLY NEGATIVE 3 NEUTRAL KEY 1-3,7-9 QAL NOQAL Q:LOCAT Now I am going to read some reasons that people have given for choosing to attend Western (Oregon State College). For each one, please tell me if it was very important, somewhat important, not very important, or not at all important

in your decision to attend Western. How important was the location? PROBE: Was it very important, somewhat important, not very important, or not at all important in your decision to attend Western (Oregon State College)? NOTE: INCLUDE CLOSE TO HOME, FAR FROM HOME, ATTRACTIVE, ETC 1 VERY IMPORTANT 2 SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT 3 NOT VERY IMPORTANT 4 NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT Q:SIZE How important was the size of the campus and the student body (in your decision to attend Western (Oregon State College))? PROBE: Was it very important, somewhat important, not very important, or not at all important in your decision to attend Western (Oregon State College). 1 VERY IMPORTANT 2 SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT 3 NOT VERY IMPORTANT 4 NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT Q:PRESTIGE (How important was/what about) the prestige of the degree you would receive (in your decision to attend Western (Oregon State College))? PROBE: Was it very important, somewhat important, not very important, or not at all important in your decision to attend Western (Oregon State College).

1 VERY IMPORTANT 2 SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT 3 NOT VERY IMPORTANT 4 NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT Q:FINAID (How important was/what about) the availability of financial aid or scholarships (in your decision to attend Western (Oregon State College))? PROBE: Was it very important, somewhat important, not very important, or not at all important in your decision to attend Western (Oregon State College). 1 VERY IMPORTANT 2 SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT 3 NOT VERY IMPORTANT 4 NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT Q:PARENTS What about your parents? (How important were they in your decision to attend Western (Oregon State College))? PROBE: Was it very important, somewhat important, not very important, or not at all important in your decision to attend Western (Oregon State College). 1 VERY IMPORTANT 2 SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT 3 NOT VERY IMPORTANT 4 NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT

Q:FRIEND1 What about knowing other people who were going to Western (Oregon State College) or had attended before? (How important was it in your decision to attend Western (Oregon State College)?) PROBE: Was it very important, somewhat important, not very important, or not at all important in your decision to attend Western (Oregon State College). 1 VERY IMPORTANT 2 SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT 3 NOT VERY IMPORTANT 4 NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT Q:FACULTY (How important was/what about) the quality of the faculty (in your decision to attend Western (Oregon State College))? PROBE: Was it very important, somewhat important, not very important, or not at all important in your decision to attend Western (Oregon State College). 1 VERY IMPORTANT 2 SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT 3 NOT VERY IMPORTANT 4 NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT Q:XTRACURR

(How important was/what about) Western (Oregon State College) having a variety of interesting extra-curricular activities (in your decision to attend Western (Oregon State College))? PROBE: Was it very important, somewhat important, not very important, or not at all important in your decision to attend Western (Oregon State College). 1 VERY IMPORTANT 2 SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT 3 NOT VERY IMPORTANT 4 NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT Q:MAJOR1 (How important was/what about) the variety of majors Western (Oregon State College) offered (in your decision to attend Western (Oregon State College))? PROBE: Was it very important, somewhat important, not very important, or not at all important in your decision to attend Western (Oregon State College)? 1 VERY IMPORTANT 2 SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT 3 NOT VERY IMPORTANT 4 NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT Q:MAJOR2 (How important was/what about) the availability of a specific major (in your decision to attend Western (Oregon State College))? PROBE: Was it very important, somewhat important,

not very important, or not at all important in your decision to attend Western (Oregon State College)? 1 VERY IMPORTANT 2 SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT 3 NOT VERY IMPORTANT 4 NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT Q:DIFFIC1 Before you came to Western (Oregon State College), did you think it would be very difficult, somewhat difficult, somewhat easy, or very easy academically? 1 VERY DIFFICULT 2 SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT 3 SOMEWHAT EASY 4 VERY EASY, CAN'T REMEMBER, MIXED Q:DIFFIC2 How difficult or easy did you find Western (Oregon State College) to actually be academically (very difficult, somewhat difficult, somewhat easy, or very easy)? 1 VERY DIFFICULT 2 SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT 3 SOMEWHAT EASY 4 VERY EASY, CAN'T REMEMBER, MIXED

Q:SATISF Overall, how satisfied are you with the education you received at Western (Oregon State College)? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied or very dissatisfied? 1 VERY SATISFIED 2 SOMEWHAT SATISFIED 3 SOMEWHAT DISSATISFIED 4 VERY DISSATISFIED Q:SATTEACH Overall, how good a job do you think Western (Oregon State College) did teaching undergraduate students when you attended? Do you think it did a very good job, somewhat good, somewhat bad, or a very bad job? 1 VERY GOOD JOB 2 SOMEWHAT GOOD JOB 3 SOMEWHAT BAD JOB 4 VERY BAD JOB Q:SATRES (How good a job do you think the faculty did/what about faculty) bringing their research and scholarship into the classroom? PROBE: Do you think the faculty did a very good job, somewhat good, somewhat bad, or a very bad job?

1 VERY GOOD JOB 2 SOMEWHAT GOOD JOB 3 SOMEWHAT BAD JOB 4 VERY BAD JOB Q:FACCARE Did you feel that there was a faculty member on the Western (Oregon State College) campus who cared about you? Q:FACINFL Can you name 2 or 3 faculty members (at Western (Oregon State College)) who had an important influence on your life? opn 10 10 20 50 m n x = anslen FACINFL if (x < 2) reask Q:MAJOR What was your major (at Western (Oregon State College))? opn 10 10 20 50 m n x = anslen MAJOR

if (x < 2) reask Q:MAJORS How many times did you change your major at Western (Oregon State College)(officially or unofficially)? 0 ZERO 1 ONE 2 TWO 3 THREE 4 FOUR 5 FIVE 6 SIX OR MORE key 0-9 Q:MAJORUND IF MAJOR WAS UNDECLARED, ENTER 1; OTHERWISE ASK: Were you ever listed as an undeclared major at Western (Oregon State College)? NOTE: DO NOT COUNT UNDECLARED AT OTHER COLLEGES Q:WITHDRA1 Sometimes students make a lot of changes in their classes or things just don't go well for them. Please tell me if you ever did any of the following things at Western (Oregon State College). Did you ever withdraw from a course?

Q:INCOMPLE Did you ever receive an incomplete (at Western (Oregon State College))? Q:NOTPASS (Did you ever) not pass a course (at Western (Oregon State College))? Q:REPEAT (Did you ever) repeat a course (at Western (Oregon State College))? Q:PROBAT (Were you ever) on academic probation (at Western (Oregon State College))?

Q:WITHDRA2 (Did you ever) withdraw from school partway through a term (at Western (Oregon State College))? Q:STOPOUT Did you ever take a leave of absence or "stop out" for awhile (at Western (Oregon State College))? if (key > 1) skipto ADVISNG2 Q:STOPNUM How many times did you stop out of Western (Oregon State College)? 1 ONE 2 TWO 3 THREE 4 FOUR 5 FIVE 6 SIX OR MORE key 1-9 Q:STOPWHY Why did you stop out (or take a leave of absence)?

10 FINANCIAL CONCERNS (E.G., TUITION TOO HIGH) 30 ACADEMIC REASONS (E.G. COULDN'T GET NEEDED CLASSES) 50 PHYSICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES 60 FAMILY RELATED ISSUES (INCL. PREGNANCY) 80 OTHER ISSUES 9 9 9 num 10 99 3 0 15 5 if (ans > 80) if (ans < 97) reask Q:STOPLONG How many months were you out altogether? NOTE: 1 TERM=3 MONTHS ENTER TOTAL NUMBER OF MONTHS 96 96 OR MORE 9 9 9 num 0 99 3 0 14 10 Q:ADVISNG2 Did you ever see an academic advisor (when you were a student at Western (Oregon State College))? PROBE: For example, to ask for advice when you needed to know what courses to take or when you were confused about the academic system? PROBE: An academic advisor can be a professor in your department, or someone from the student advising office., CAN'T REMEMBER, NOT SURE if (key > 1) skipto REMED1A

Q:ADVISNG3 How satisfied were you with the academic advising you received (at Western (Oregon State College))? Were you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied or very dissatisfied? 1 VERY SATISFIED 2 SOMEWHAT SATISFIED 3 SOMEWHAT DISSATISFIED 4 VERY DISSATISFIED 5 IF VOLUNTEERED: IT HAS VARIED key 1-5,7-9 Q:REMED1A Did you feel you needed any special tutoring in math, reading, English, science, the social sciences, a foreign language or anything else? if (key > 1) skipto ACGENER Q:REMED1B Did you ever actually have any special tutoring (in math, reading, English, science, the social sciences, a foreign language or anything else)? NOTE: COUNT FORMAL AND INFORMAL TUTORING Q:REMED2 In what subjects (did you have or did you feel you needed special tutoring)?

opn 10 10 20 50 m n x = anslen REMED2 if (x < 2) reask Q:ACGENER Now I need to turn to a few questions about activities you may have taken part in when you were a student at Western (Oregon State College). Did you ever take part in college-wide student activities, such as Homecoming, dances, or intercollegiate athletic games or events? NOTE: ANYTHING GOES HERE. Q:ACSPORT2 (Did you ever) take part in intramural sports activities or intercollegiate athletics? Q:ACCOURSE (Did you ever) discuss course content with students outside of class or work on a group project for a class?

Q:ACRELIG (Did you ever) take part in any religious activities or organizations on campus? Q:ACCLUB (Did you ever) join any other kind of campus club or group? Q:ACSOCRAC (Did you ever) have social contact with someone from another racial or ethnic group on campus? Q:ACSOCFOR (Did you ever) have social contact with someone from another country on campus?

Q:ACPERF (Did you ever) attend a campus play, dance performance, musical event, art exhibit, or museum exhibit? Q:ACDEMO (Did you ever) participate in student demonstrations or protests (organized through Western (Oregon State College))? Q:ACWORKW (Were you ever) employed (for pay) on the Western (Oregon State College) campus? NOTE: THIS DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN EMPLOYED *BY* WOSC. Q:ACVOL1 (Did you ever) volunteer or intern on the Western (Oregon State College) campus?

Q:ACVOL2 (Did you ever) volunteer or intern off campus (in the community)? Q:ACPROF1 (Did you ever) speak with a faculty member outside of class? Q:ACPROF2 (Were you ever) a guest in a professor's home? Q:ACRESEAR (Did you ever) work on a professor's research project? Q:ACTEACH

(Did you ever) assist a faculty member in teaching a course? Q:ACHONOR (Were you ever) elected to an academic honors society or did you take part in an honors program? NOTE: INCLUDES HONOR ROLL, HONORS CLASSES IN A DEPARTMENT, PHI BETA KAPPA, AN HONOR'S SOCIETY IN MAJOR FIELD, ETC. Q:ACLEADER (Did you ever) hold any kind of elected or appointed leadership position in any kind of organization while a student (on or off campus)? Q:ACLIVE (Did you ever) at any time live on campus in college housing (in a dormitory, a residence hall or Campus Estates)?

Q:COMMUTER Were you ever a commuter student ((to Western) Oregon State College))? Q:INVOLVE1 Overall, how involved were you in campus life -- very involved, somewhat involved, not very involved, or not at all involved? 1 VERY INVOLVED 2 SOMEWHAT INVOLVED 3 NOT VERY INVOLVED 4 NOT AT ALL INVOLVED Q:SKWRITE We are over halfway done with the survey now; I want you to know that we really appreciate your help on this study. Now I will turn to a group of questions about the skills and abilities that a college education can provide. For each one, please tell me if your experiences at Western (Oregon State College)(inside and outside the classroom) improved these skills and abilities a lot, some, or not at all. First, how much did your Western (Oregon State College) experience improve your ability to communicate in writing (a lot, some, or not at all)? 1 A LOT 2 SOME 3 NOT AT ALL Q:SKSPEAK How much did your Western (Oregon State College)

experience improve your ability to speak before an audience (such as making presentations)? PROBE: A lot, some, or not at all? 1 A LOT 2 SOME 3 NOT AT ALL Q:SKINFO (How much did your Western (Oregon State College) experience improve your ability to) gather information and data? PROBE: A lot, some, or not at all? 1 A LOT 2 SOME 3 NOT AT ALL Q:SKANDATA (How much did your Western (Oregon State College) experience improve your ability to) analyze information and data? PROBE: A lot, some, or not at all? 1 A LOT 2 SOME 3 NOT AT ALL Q:SKTIME (How much did your Western (Oregon State College) experience improve your ability to) manage your time? PROBE: A lot, some, or not at all? 1 A LOT

2 SOME 3 NOT AT ALL Q:SKFINAN (How much did your Western (Oregon State College) experience improve your ability to) manage your finances? PROBE: A lot, some, or not at all? 1 A LOT 2 SOME 3 NOT AT ALL Q:SKINDIV (How much did your Western (Oregon State College) experience improve your ability to) understand individual differences and similarities? PROBE: A lot, some, or not all? 1 A LOT 2 SOME 3 NOT AT ALL Q:SKTOLER (How much did your Western (Oregon State College) experience improve your ability to) tolerate differing views? PROBE: A lot, some, or not at all? 1 A LOT 2 SOME 3 NOT AT ALL

Q:SKINDEP (How much did your Western (Oregon State College) experience improve your ability to) work independently? PROBE: A lot, some, or not at all? 1 A LOT 2 SOME 3 NOT AT ALL Q:SKLEAD (How much did your Western (Oregon State College) experience improve your ability to) exercise leadership? PROBE: A lot, some, or not at all? 1 A LOT 2 SOME 3 NOT AT ALL Q:SKCRIT How much did your Western (Oregon State College) experience improve your critical thinking ability? PROBE: A lot, some, or not all? 1 A LOT 2 SOME 3 NOT AT ALL Q:KNFACTS

How much did your Western (Oregon State College) experience improve your knowledge of facts, terms, and other basic subject matter? PROBE: A lot, some, or not at all? 1 A LOT 2 SOME 3 NOT AT ALL Q:KNTHEORY How much did it improve your knowledge of major theories and their development? PROBE: A lot, some, or not at all? 1 A LOT 2 SOME 3 NOT AT ALL Q:KNART (How much did it/what about) improve your ability to recognize and appreciate art, music, literature and other creative endeavors? PROBE: A lot, some, or not at all? 1 A LOT 2 SOME 3 NOT AT ALL Q:SKCULT (How much did your Western (Oregon State College) experience improve your ability to/what about)

understand(ing) cultural differences? PROBE: A lot, some, or not all? 1 A LOT 2 SOME 3 NOT AT ALL Q:OUTCLASS Did most of your learning come from classes, did most of it come from out-of-class experiences, or was it about equal? PROBE: Did most of your learning at Western (Oregon State College) come from inside classrooms, labs and seminars, or did most of it come from out-of-classroom experiences, such as conversations with professors and other students, from studying, from special lectures and plays, and from your general activities around campus? 1 MOST FROM CLASSES 2 MOST FROM OUT-OF-CLASS 3 ABOUT EQUAL Q:IMPORT Overall, how important do you think your Western (Oregon State College) education has been to your later success? Do you think it was very important, somewhat important, not very important, or not at all important? 1 VERY IMPORTANT 2 SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT 3 NOT VERY IMPORTANT 4 NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT Q:KNOWW

How much would you say you know about Western (Oregon State College) these days -- a great deal, a fair amount, a little, or nothing at all? 1 A GREAT DEAL 2 A FAIR AMOUNT 3 A LITTLE 4 NOTHING AT ALL Q:INFOIMP How important is it to you, as a graduate of the College, to receive information about things going on on campus? Is it very important, somewhat important, not very important, or not at all important to you? 1 VERY IMPORTANT 2 SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT 3 NOT VERY IMPORTANT 4 NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT Q:INFORECE What are your sources of information about Western (Oregon State College) now? PROBE: What publications do you receive from your department? PROBE: What are your other sources of information? PROBE: Is there anything else? NOTE: SAMPLE PUBLICATIONS ARE THE ALUMNI PAPER, WOLF PARENTS' CLUB, AND FOUNDATION MAILINGS. opn 13 10 20 60 m n x = anslen INFORECE if (x < 2) reask Q:INFOQUAL

Overall, how satisfied are you with the quality of information you receive about Western (Oregon State College)? PROBE: Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? 1 VERY SATISFIED 2 SOMEWHAT SATISFIED 3 SOMEWHAT DISSATISFIED 4 VERY DISSATISFIED Q:INFOQUAN Overall, how satisfied are you with the amount of information you receive about Western (Oregon State College)? PROBE: Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? 1 VERY SATISFIED 2 SOMEWHAT SATISFIED 3 SOMEWHAT DISSATISFIED 4 VERY DISSATISFIED Q:INFOAMT Would you prefer to receive more information about Western (Oregon State College), less, or about the same? 1 MORE 2 LESS 3 ABOUT THE SAME Q:INVOLVE2 Have you ever attended an alumni event in the area where you currently live (or where you used to live)?

key 1-2,7-9 Q:INVOLVE3 Have you ever attended a (Western (Oregon State College)) class reunion or homecoming event since leaving Western (Oregon State College)? key 1-2,7-9 Q:INVOLVE4 Overall, how involved are you with Western (Oregon State College) now -- very involved, somewhat involved, not very involved, or not at all involved? 1 VERY INVOLVED 2 SOMEWHAT INVOLVED 3 NOT VERY INVOLVED 4 NOT AT ALL INVOLVED Q:INVOLVE5 Would you prefer to be more involved (with Western (Oregon State College)), less, or about the same? 1 MORE 2 LESS 3 ABOUT THE SAME

if (INVOLVE4 = 3) if (key = 2) skipto IMPSUCC if (INVOLVE4 = 4) if (key = 2) skipto IMPSUCC if (INVOLVE4 = 3) if (key = 3) skipto IMPSUCC if (INVOLVE4 = 4) if (key = 3) skipto IMPSUCC Q:ALUMSOC Now I am going to read a list of alumni-sponsored events and activities. I want to assure you that your answers are completely confidential, and no-one will contact you on the basis of your responses. For each one, please tell me if you would be interested in attending or being involved. The first is alumni socials. PROBE: (Would you be interested in attending or being involved in alumni socials?) NOTE: THESE REFER TO EVENTS *SPONSORED* BY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 3 MAYBE, IT DEPENDS Q:ALUMLECT (Would you be interested in attending or being involved with/what about) lectures by Western (Oregon State College) faculty or alumni? NOTE: THESE REFER TO EVENTS *SPONSORED* BY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 3 MAYBE, IT DEPENDS Q:ALUMATHL (Would you be interested in attending or being involved with/what about)

Western (Oregon State College) athletic events? NOTE: THESE REFER TO EVENTS *SPONSORED* BY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 3 MAYBE, IT DEPENDS Q:ALUMCLAS (Would you be interested in attending or being involved with/what about) class reunions? NOTE: THESE REFER TO EVENTS *SPONSORED* BY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 3 MAYBE, IT DEPENDS Q:ALUMRECR (Would you be interested in attending or being involved with/what about) recruiting new students to attend Western (Oregon State College)? NOTE: THESE REFER TO EVENTS *SPONSORED* BY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 3 MAYBE, IT DEPENDS Q:ALUMFAM (Would you be interested in attending or being involved with/what about) events geared toward families? NOTE: THESE REFER TO EVENTS *SPONSORED* BY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

3 MAYBE, IT DEPENDS Q:ALUMCAR1 (Would you be interested in attending or being involved with/what about) career workshops? NOTE: THESE REFER TO EVENTS *SPONSORED* BY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 3 MAYBE, IT DEPENDS Q:ALUMNET (Would you be interested in/what about) networking with other Western (Oregon State College) alumni? NOTE: THESE REFER TO EVENTS *SPONSORED* BY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 3 MAYBE, IT DEPENDS Q:ALUMARTS (Would you be interested in attending or being involved with/what about) performing arts events (such as the symphony or art exhibits)? NOTE: THESE REFER TO EVENTS *SPONSORED* BY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 3 MAYBE, IT DEPENDS

Q:ALUMMENT (Would you be interested in attending or being involved with/what about) mentoring current Western (Oregon State College) students? NOTE: THESE REFER TO EVENTS *SPONSORED* BY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 3 MAYBE, IT DEPENDS Q:IMPSUCC Now I need to ask you some opinion questions. In your opinion, how important is it for Western (Oregon State College) to prepare graduates for success in their careers? Is it very important, somewhat important, not very important, or not at all important? PROBE: Is it very important, somewhat important, not very important, or not at all important? 1 VERY IMPORTANT 2 SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT 3 NOT VERY IMPORTANT 4 NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT Q:IMPDEBAT How important is it that Western (Oregon State College) provides a place where issues and ideas can be freely and openly debated? PROBE: Is it very important, somewhat important, not very important, or not at all important. 1 VERY IMPORTANT 2 SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT 3 NOT VERY IMPORTANT

4 NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT Q:IMPWORKF (How important is it that Western (Oregon State College)/What about) educate a work force to help attract new business and industry to Oregon? PROBE: Is it very important, somewhat important, not very important, or not at all important? 1 VERY IMPORTANT 2 SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT 3 NOT VERY IMPORTANT 4 NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT Q:IMPKNOW (How important is it that Western (Oregon State College)/What about) be a place to pursue knowledge for knowledge's sake? PROBE: Is it very important, somewhat important, not very important, or not at all important? 1 VERY IMPORTANT 2 SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT 3 NOT VERY IMPORTANT 4 NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT Q:OPDEGREE Thinking about the College in general now, I am going to read a series of opinions. Please tell me if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree with each one. The first is, the best way to get ahead today is to have a college degree. PROBE: Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree that the best way to get ahead today is

to have a college degree? 1 STRONGLY AGREE 2 SOMEWHAT AGREE 3 SOMEWHAT DISAGREE 4 STRONGLY DISAGREE Q:OPRESIST Western (Oregon State College) is resistant to change and new ideas these days. PROBE: Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree? 1 STRONGLY AGREE 2 SOMEWHAT AGREE 3 SOMEWHAT DISAGREE 4 STRONGLY DISAGREE Q:OPTEACH Western (Oregon State College) does a good job educating young people now. PROBE: Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree? 1 STRONGLY AGREE 2 SOMEWHAT AGREE 3 SOMEWHAT DISAGREE 4 STRONGLY DISAGREE Q:OPNOCARE What happens now at Western (Oregon State College) is not of great concern to me. PROBE: Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree?

1 STRONGLY AGREE 2 SOMEWHAT AGREE 3 SOMEWHAT DISAGREE 4 STRONGLY DISAGREE Q:OPVITAL A strong college is vital to maintaining Oregon's overall quality of life in the future. PROBE: Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree? 1 STRONGLY AGREE 2 SOMEWHAT AGREE 3 SOMEWHAT DISAGREE 4 STRONGLY DISAGREE Q:OPBUDCUT We can maintain the same quality of education at Western (Oregon State College) even if the budget is cut another 10 percent. PROBE: Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree? 1 STRONGLY AGREE 2 SOMEWHAT AGREE 3 SOMEWHAT DISAGREE 4 STRONGLY DISAGREE Q:OPOTHER (In your opinion,) is Western (Oregon State College) better, worse, or about the same as most public colleges in other states

in terms of the quality of education it offers? 1 BETTER 2 WORSE 3 ABOUT THE SAME Q:WAGAIN If you had to do it all over again, would you go to Western (Oregon State College)?, IT DEPENDS Q:FRIEND2 Would you recommend Western (Oregon State College) to a top high school student?, IT DEPENDS Q:DEGREE1 Did you receive a degree or certificate from Western (Oregon State College)? if (key > 1) skipto OTHCOLL1 Q:DEGREE2

What degree or certificate did you receive (from Western (Oregon State College))? 1 BACHELOR'S DEGREE ONLY 2 MASTER'S DEGREE ONLY 3 BACHELOR'S AND MASTER'S DEGREE 4 CERTIFICATE ONLY 5 OTHER COMBINATION key 1-5,7-9 Q:OTHCOLL1 Did you attend any colleges or universities other than Western (Oregon State College)? if (key > 1) skipto LENGTH Q:HIDEGREE Did you obtain your highest academic degree from Western (Oregon State College)? Q:LOYAL Do you feel a stronger loyalty to Western (Oregon State College) or to ((the/one of the) other college(s) you attended))? 1 STRONGER WESTERN 2 STRONGER OTHER

3 IT DEPENDS 4 EQUAL Q:LENGTH How many years did it take you to complete your bachelor's degree altogether (at Western and other colleges)? NOTE: DO NOT INCLUDE YEARS SPENT OUT OF COLLEGE WORKING OR RAISING A FAMILY. INCLUDE SUMMERS. NOTE: ROUND TO THE NEAREST YEAR, USING NO DECIMALS 96 NEVER COMPLETED BACHELOR'S DEGREE 9 9 9 num 0 99 3 0 12 10 if (ans > 25) if (ans < 96) reask Q:ALMOST To finish up, I need to ask a few additional questions. key PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE Q:STATE First, in what state do you currently live? 01 ALABAMA 21 MARYLAND 41 SOUTH CAROLINA 02 ALASKA 22 MASSACHUSETTS 42 SOUTH DAKOTA 03 ARIZONA 23 MICHIGAN 43 TENNESSEE 04 ARKANSAS 24 MINNESOTA 44 TEXAS 05 CALIFORNIA 25 MISSISSIPPI 45 UTAH 06 COLORADO 26 MISSOURI 46 VERMONT 07 CONNECTICUT 27 MONTANA 47 VIRGINIA 08 DELAWARE 28 NEBRASKA 48 WASHINGTON 09 WASH D.C. 29 NEVADA 49 WEST VIRGINIA 10 FLORIDA 30 NEW HAMPSHIRE 50 WISCONSIN 11 GEORGIA 31 NEW JERSEY 51 WYOMING 12 HAWAII 32 NEW MEXICO 13 IDAHO 33 NEW YORK 14 ILLINOIS 34 NORTH CAROLINA 15 INDIANA 35 NORTH DAKOTA 16 IOWA 36 OHIO

17 KANSAS 37 OKLAHOMA 18 KENTUCKY 38 OREGON 97 OTHER 19 LOUISIANA 39 PENNSYLVANIA 9 20 MAINE 40 RHODE ISLAND 9 num 1 99 3 0 23 10 if (ans > 51) if (ans < 97) reask if (ans <> 38) skipto AGE Q:COUNTY What county do you live in? 1 BAKER 13 HARNEY 25 MORROW 2 BENTON 14 HOOD RIVER 26 MULTNOMAH 3 CLACKAMAS 15 JACKSON 27 POLK 4 CLATSOP 16 JEFFERSON 28 SHERMAN 5 COLUMBIA 17 JOSEPHINE 29 TILLAMOOK 6 COOS 18 KLAMATH 30 UMATILLA 7 CROOK 19 LAKE 31 UNION 8 CURRY 20 LANE 32 WALLOWA 9 DESCHUTES 21 LINCOLN 33 WASCO 10 DOUGLAS 22 LINN 34 WASHINGTON 11 GILLIAM 23 MALHEUR 35 WHEELER 12 GRANT 24 MARION 36 YAMHILL num 1 99 3 0 18 10 if (ans > 36) if (ans < 97) reask 9 9 9 Q:AGE How old are you? PROBE: In what year were you born? TYPE EXACT RESPONSE BELOW 96 96 OR MORE 9 9 9 num 0 99 3 0 12 10 Q:SEX

Are you male or female? 1 MALE 2 FEMALE Q:HISPANIC Are you of Hispanic origin? PROBE: Were your ancestors Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or from Spain or Portugal? Q:RACE What racial background do you most identify with (white, black, American Indian, Asian, Pacific Islander, or some other race)? IF RESPONDENT VOLUNTEERS HISPANIC/LATINO, ASK: Are you white, black, or Asian? 1 WHITE 2 BLACK 3 AMERICAN INDIAN 4 ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER 5 OTHER 6 MIXED key 1-6,7-9 Q:LANGPROF Are you proficient in a language other than English? PROBE: By proficient, I mean can you hold a conversation using short sentences and tell people about yourself? Can you satisfy some limited social demands?

Q:VOTE How often do you usually vote when elections are heldalways, often, sometimes, rarely, or never? NOTE: INCLUDES LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL ELECTIONS. 1 ALWAYS 2 OFTEN 3 SOMETIMES 4 RARELY 5 NEVER key 1-5,7-9 Q:EMPLOY Are you currently working for pay full-time or part-time, keeping house, looking for work, retired, unable to work, or something else? PROBE IF TWO STATUSES: What were you mainly doing last week? 01 WORKING FULL-TIME FOR PAY, INCLUDING TEMPORARY SICK/VACATION 02 WORKING PART-TIME FOR PAY, INCLUDING TEMPORARY SICK/VACATION 03 KEEPING HOUSE/CARING FOR CHILDREN OR ELDERLY 04 GOING TO SCHOOL/COLLEGE 05 LOOKING FOR WORK 06 UNABLE TO WORK/DISABLED/LONG-TERM ILLNESS 07 RETIRED 08 UNEMPLOYED, NOT LOOKING, HANGING OUT, DOING NOTHING 09 LAYOFF OR ON LEAVE OF ABSENCE WITHOUT PAY 10 VOLUNTEER WORK 11 OTHER 9 9 9 num 1 99 2 0 21 2 if (ans > 11) if (ans < 97) reask

Q:OCCIND What kind of work (do/did) you do? That is, what (is/was) your (main) occupation? What type of business or industry is this in? PROBE: What (is/was) your job title? What (are/were) your main job duties? (Is/Was) that a private company, a non-profit organization, the federal, state or local government, or self-employment (or a family business/farm)? (Is/Was) it mainly manufacturing, retail trade, wholesale trade, or something else? What (do/did) they make there? IF MORE THAN ONE JOB: What (is/was) your main occupation? opn 17 2 24 73 m n x = anslen OCCIND if (x < 2) reask Q:JOBREL (Is/Was) your (main) job related to your college education? if (key <> 2) skipto MOEDUC Q:JOBEVREL Have you ever had a job related to your college education? Q:MOEDUC What is the highest level of education your mother completed? NOTE: R MAY SUBSTITUTE STEPMOTHER OR OTHER SIGNIFICANT MOTHER FIGURE

PROBE FOR SOME COLLEGE, NO DEGREE: Did she finish at least one year of college? NOTE: BUSINESS/SECRETARIAL SCHOOL/OTHER "CERTIFICATE" PROGRAMS DO NOT COUNT 01 DOCTORATE (PhD, EdD) 02 PROFESSIONAL (MD, JD, DVM, DDS) 03 MASTERS (MA, MS, MBA, MEd) 04 BACHELORS (BA, BS, AB) 05 ASSOCIATE 06 SOME COLLEGE,NO DEGREE, 1+ YEAR COLLEGE COMPLETED 07 SOME COLLEGE, NO DEGREE, LESS THAN 1 YEAR COLLEGE 08 HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA 09 GED 10 12th GRADE, NO DIPLOMA 11 11th GRADE 12 10th GRADE 13 9th GRADE 14 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th GRADE 15 4th GRADE OR LESS 16 NO MOTHER/MOTHER SUBSTITUTE 9 9 9 num 1 99 3 0 24 3 if (ans > 17) if (ans < 97) reask Q:FAEDUC What is the highest level of education your father completed? NOTE: R MAY SUBSTITUTE STEPFATHER OR OTHER SIGNIFICANT FATHER FIGURE PROBE FOR SOME COLLEGE, NO DEGREE: Did he finish at least one year of college? NOTE: BUSINESS/SECRETARIAL SCHOOL/OTHER "CERTIFICATE" PROGRAMS DO NOT COUNT 01 DOCTORATE (PhD, EdD) 02 PROFESSIONAL (MD, JD, DVM, DDS) 03 MASTERS (MA, MS, MBA, MEd) 04 BACHELORS (BA, BS, AB) 05 ASSOCIATE 06 SOME COLLEGE,NO DEGREE, 1+ YEAR COLLEGE COMPLETED 07 SOME COLLEGE, NO DEGREE, LESS THAN 1 YEAR COLLEGE 08 HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA 09 GED 10 12th GRADE, NO DIPLOMA 11 11th GRADE 12 10th GRADE 13 9th GRADE 14 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th GRADE 15 4th GRADE OR LESS 16 NO FATHER/FATHER SUBSTITUTE 9 9 9 num 1 99 3 0 24 3 if (ans > 16)

if (ans < 97) reask Q:STRENGTH To end the survey, please tell me what you think is Western (Oregon State College)'s one greatest strength now. opn 10 5 20 60 m n x = anslen STRENGTH if (x < 2) reask Q:WEAKNESS If there is one thing you could change or improve at Western (Oregon State College) now, what would it be? opn 10 5 20 60 m n x = anslen WEAKNESS if (x < 2) reask Q:FINISH This is the end of the survey. On behalf of the Oregon State System of Higher Education, I would like to thank you for your time and cooperation. Good-bye. PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE key ENDTIME = SYSTIME Q:INTID KEY YOUR INTERVIEWER ID num 1 99 3 0 10 10 cpl dispos = 15 endquest Q:NOQAL DUMMY QUALIFICATION LOOP

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