SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
A = AMERICA'S CHOICE
F = KINDERGARTEN CENTER FEEDER SCHOOLS
S = SUCCESS FOR ALL
T = COMPARISON
X = ACCELERATED SCHOOLS PROJECT

-9 = MISSING
0 = KINDERGARTEN
1 = 1st Grade
2 = 2nd Grade
3 = 3rd Grade
4 = 4th Grade
5 = 5th Grade
6 = 6th Grade

-9 = MISSING
1 = MALE
2 = FEMALE

BIRTH DATE
265611830400 = MISSING

RACE OR ETHNICITY
-9 = Missing
1 = WHITE (NOT HISPANIC)
2 = BLACK (NOT HISPANIC)
3 = AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKAN NATIVE
4 = ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER
5 = HISPANIC
6 = OTHER

How many people live in your household, including yourself and [CHILD]?
-9 = REFUSED

AGE - PERSON #1
-9 = MISSING
-8 = DON'T KNOW

...In a typical week, how often do you or any other family member do the following things with [CHILD]... read books to [CHILD]?
-9 = MISSING
1 = NOT AT ALL
2 = ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK
3 = 3-6 TIMES A WEEK
4 = EVERY DAY

Other than at school, how often did [CHILD] read books or magazines in the past week -- would you say never, once or twice a week, 3 to 6 times a week, or every day?
-9 = REFUSED
-8 = DON'T KNOW
1 = NEVER
2 = ONCE OR TWICE
3 = 3-6 TIMES
4 = EVERY DAY

...Did [CHILD] ever attend any of the following programs prior to Kindergarten -- Head Start?
-9 = MISSING
0 = NO
1 = YES

Did [CHILD] ever attend a -- Half-day Kindergarten?
-9 = MISSING
-5 = VALID SKIP
0 = NO
1 = YES

Is [CHILD] in full-day every day, half-day, or alternating-day Kindergarten?
-9 = MISSING
-5 = VALID SKIP
1 = FULL-DAY
2 = HALF-DAY
3 = ALTERNATING-DAY

Has [CHILD] ever been held back a grade in school?
-9 = REFUSED
-8 = DON'T KNOW
0 = NO
1 = YES

What grades did (he/she) repeat? -- KINDERGARTEN
-9 = MISSING
-8 = DON'T KNOW
-5 = VALID SKIP
0 = ITEM NOT SELECTED
1 = ITEM SELECTED

Has [CHILD] ever skipped a grade in school?
-9 = REFUSED
-8 = DON'T KNOW
-5 = VALID SKIP
0 = NO
1 = YES

Since starting Kindergarten, how many times, if any, has [CHILD] changed schools?
-9 = MISSING

School provided ESL service
-9 = MISSING
-5 = VALID SKIP
0 = ITEM NOT SELECTED
1 = ITEM SELECTED

How well do you think the school meets the special needs of your child-does it not at all meet (his/her) needs, meet only minimum needs, adequately meets (his/her) needs, more than adequately meets (his/her) needs?
-9 = MISSING
-8 = DON'T KNOW
-5 = VALID SKIP
1 = DOES NOT AT ALL MEET NEEDS
2 = MEETS MIN. NEEDS
3 = ADEQUATELY MEETS
4 = MORE THAN ADEQUATELY MEETS

What is your race -- are you American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, White, or Other? -- AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKAN NATIVE
-9 = REFUSED
-8 = DON'T KNOW
-5 = VALID SKIP
0 = ITEM NOT SELECTED
1 = ITEM SELECTED

What is [CHILD]'s date of birth?
230549414400 = DON'T KNOW
265611830400 = MISSING

What is your current marital status- are you married, divorced, widowed, separated, not married but living with someone in a marriage-like relationship, or have you never married?
-9 = REFUSED
-8 = DON'T KNOW
-6 = MULTIPLE MARKS
1 = MARRIED
2 = DIVORCED
3 = WIDOWED
4 = SEPARATED
5 = NOT MARRIED BUT IN MARRIAGE-LIKE RELATIONSHIP
6 = NEVER MARRIED

What is the highest level of education (you /[CHILD'S PARENT]) completed?
-9 = MISSING
-8 = DON'T KNOW
-5 = VALID SKIP
1 = 8TH GRADE OR LESS
2 = 9TH-11TH GRADE
3 = HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR EQUIV.
4 = VOCATIONAL/TECH PROG -- NO DEGREE
5 = VOCATIONAL/TECH PROG -- DEGREE
6 = SOME COLLEGE -- NO DEGREE
7 = ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE
8 = BACHELOR'S DEGREE
9 = GRAD OR PROF SCHOOL -- NO DEGREE
10 = MASTER'S DEGREE
11 = PHD OR OTHER ADVANCED DEGREE

What were (you / [CHILD'S PARENT]) doing most of last week-would you say you were keeping house or caring for children, going to school, retired, unable to work, or something else?
-9 = REFUSED
-8 = DON'T KNOW
-6 = MULTIPLE MARKS
-5 = VALID SKIP
1 = KEEPING HOUSE / CHILD CARE
2 = GOING TO SCHOOL
3 = RETIRED
4 = UNABLE TO WORK
5 = SOMETHING ELSE - PLEASE SPECIFY

What are/were (your /[CHILD'S PARENT]'S) most important activities or duties on this job? What do/did (you /[CHILD'S PARENT]) actually do at this job?
4 = Chief executives, general administrators, public administrat
5 = Administrators and officials, public administration
13 = Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations
14 = Administrators, education and related fields
17 = Managers, food serving and lodging establishments
27 = Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists
28 = Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products
29 = Buyers, wholesale and retail trade, except farm products
36 = Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction
64 = Computer systems analysts and scientists
65 = Operations and systems researchers and analysts
113 = Earth, environmental, and marine science teachers
135 = Business, commerce, and marketing teachers
188 = Painters, sculptors, craft-artists, and artist printmakers
194 = Artists, performers, and related workers, nec
203 = Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians
205 = Health record technologists and technicians
208 = Health technologists and technicians, nec
243 = Supervisors and proprietors, sales occupations
255 = Securities and financial services sales occupations
256 = Advertising and related sales occupations
257 = Sales occupations, other business services
259 = Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale
266 = Sales workers, furniture and home furnishings
267 = Sales workers, radio, TV, hi-fi, and appliances
268 = Sales workers, hardware and building supplies
283 = Demonstrators, promoters and models, sales
307 = Supervisors; distribution, scheduling, and adjusting clerks
318 = Transportation ticket and reservation agents
328 = Personnel clerks, except payroll and timekeeping
337 = Bookkeepers, accounting, and auditing clerks
344 = Billing, posting, and calculating machine operators
346 = Mail preparing and paper handling machine operators
368 = Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers
374 = Material recording, scheduling, and distributing clerks, nec
375 = Insurance adjusters, examiners, and investigators
376 = Investigators and adjusters, except insurance
413 = Supervisors, firefighting and fire prevention occupations
416 = Fire inspection and fire prevention occupations
423 = Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers
426 = Guards and police, except public service
433 = Supervisors, food preparation and service occupations
438 = Food counter, fountain and related occupations
447 = Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
448 = Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers
459 = Attendants, amusement and recreation facilities
486 = Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm
488 = Graders and sorters, agricultural products
494 = Supervisors, forestry, and logging workers
497 = Captains and other officers, fishing vessels
507 = Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics
523 = Electronic repairers, communications and industrial equipmen
526 = Household appliance and power tool repairers
533 = Misc electrical and electronic equipment repairers
534 = Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics
535 = Camera, watch, and musical instrument repairers
553 = Supervisors, brickmasons, stonemasons, and tile setters
554 = Supervisors, carpenters and related workers
555 = Supervisors, electricians and power transmission installers
556 = Supervisors, painters, paperhangers, and plasterers
557 = Supervisors, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
577 = Electrical power installers and repairers
587 = Plumber, pipe fitter, and steamfitter apprentices
594 = Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators
644 = Precision grinders, filers, and tool sharpeners
647 = Precious stones and metals workers jewelers
674 = Miscellaneous precision apparel and fabric workers
675 = Hand molders and shapers, except jewelers
676 = Patternmakers, lay-out workers, and cutters
678 = Dental laboratory and medical appliance technicians
683 = Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers
694 = Water and sewage treatment plant operators
699 = Miscellaneous plant and system operators
703 = Lathe and turning machine set-up operators
706 = Punching and stamping press machine operators
709 = Grinding, abrading, buffing, and polishing machine operators
715 = Miscellaneous metal, plastic, stone, and glass working machi
725 = Miscellaneous metal and plastic processing machine operators
726 = Wood lathe, routing, and planing machine operators
739 = Knitting, looping, taping, and weaving machine operators
748 = Laundering and dry cleaning machine operators
757 = Separating, filtering, and clarifying machine operators
758 = Compressing and compacting machine operators
759 = Painting and paint spraying machine operators
763 = Roasting and baking machine operators, food
764 = Washing, cleaning, and pickling machine operators
766 = Furnace, kiln, and oven operators, except food
787 = Hand molding, casting, and forming occupations
789 = Hand painting, coating, and decorating occupations
796 = Production inspectors, checkers, and examiners
799 = Graders and sorters, except agricultural
825 = Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators
828 = Ship captains and mates, except fishing boats
843 = Supervisors, material moving equipment operators
853 = Excavating and loading machine operators
856 = Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators
859 = Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators
864 = Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, nec
883 = Freight, stock, and material handlers, nec
885 = Garage and service station related occupations
903 = Commissioned Officers and Warrant Officers
904 = Non-commissioned Officers and Other Enlisted Personnel

What business or industry is/was this in?
50 = Nonmetallic mining and quarrying, except fuels
102 = Canned, frozen, and preserved fruits and vegetables
121 = Miscellaneous food preparations and kindred products
140 = Dyeing and finishing textiles, except wool and knit goods
172 = Printing, publishing, & allied industries, except newspapers
201 = Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products
211 = Other rubber products, and plastics footwear and belting
251 = Cement, concrete, gypsum, and plaster products
262 = Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral and stone products
270 = Blast furnaces, steelworks, rolling and finishing mills
281 = Cutlery, handtools, and general hardware
312 = Construction and material handling machines
342 = Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies, n.e.c.
350 = Not specified electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies
351 = Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment
362 = Guided missiles, space vehicles, and parts
370 = Cycles and miscellaneous transportation equipment
372 = Medical, dental, and optical instruments and supplies
381 = Watches, clocks, and clockwork operated devices
440 = Radio and television broadcasting and cable
442 = Telegraph and miscellaneous communications services
452 = Electric and gas, and other combinations
510 = Professional and commercial equipment and supplies
623 = Apparel and accessory stores, except shoe
651 = Sporting goods, bicycles, and hobby stores
662 = Sewing, needlework and piece goods stores
701 = Savings institutions, including credit unions
710 = Security, commodity brokerage, and investment companies
712 = Real estate, including real estate-insurance offices
722 = Services to dwellings and other buildings
742 = Automotive rental and leasing, without drivers
770 = Lodging places, except hotels and motels
810 = Miscellaneous entertainment and recreation services
830 = Offices and clinics of health practitioners, n.e.c.
861 = Job training and vocational rehabilitation services
870 = Residential care facilities, without nursing
882 = Engineering, architectural, and surveying services
890 = Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services
891 = Research, development, and testing services
892 = Management and public relations services
893 = Miscellaneous professional and related services
921 = Public finance, taxation, and monetary policy
922 = Administration of human resources programs
930 = Administration of environmental quality and housing programs
932 = National security and international affairs

'We worried whether our food would run out before we got money to buy more.' Would you say that was never true, sometimes true, or often true for your household in the last 12 months?
-9 = REFUSED
-8 = DON'T KNOW
1 = NEVER
2 = SOMETIMES
3 = OFTEN

Length on AFDC/TANF
-9 = REFUSED
-8 = DON'T KNOW
-5 = VALID SKIP
1 = 1-2 MONTHS
2 = 3-5 MONTHS
3 = 6-8 MONTHS
4 = 9-12 MONTHS

Total HH income from all sources
-9 = MISSING
-8 = DON'T KNOW
1 = NONE
2 = UNDER $5,000
3 = $5,000 - $9,999
4 = $10,000 - $14,999
5 = $15,000 - $19,999
6 = $20,000 - $24,999
7 = $25,000 - $29,999
8 = $30,000 - $34,999
9 = $35,000 - $39,999
10 = $40,000 - $49,999
11 = $50,000 - $74,999
12 = $75,000 - $99,999
13 = $100,000 - $199,999
14 = $200,000 OR MORE

INTERVIEW LANGUAGE
-9 = MISSING
-8 = DON'T KNOW
1 = ENGLISH
2 = SPANISH

INTERVIEW MODE
-9 = MISSING
-8 = DON'T KNOW
1 = BY PHONE
2 = FACE-TO-FACE

General Categories of Occupational Codes (PQ53)
-9 = Missing
1 = Executive, Administrative, and Managerial Occupations
2 = Professional Specialty Occupations-Engineers, Architects...
3 = Technicians and Related Support Occupations
4 = Sales Occupations
5 = Administrative Support Occupations, Including Clerical
6 = Private Household Occupations
7 = Protective Service Occupations
8 = Service Occupations, Except Protective and Household
9 = Farm Operators and Managers
10 = Precision Production, Craft, and Repair
11 = Machine Operators, Assemblers, and Inspectors
12 = Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
13 = Military Service
14 = Retired

Mother/stepmother or female guardian educational attainment
-9 = Missing
1 = Did not complete high school
2 = High school diploma or equivalent
3 = Voc/tech prog, some college, or associate's degree
4 = Bachelor's degree
5 = Master's degree or attended prof school
6 = PhD or other advanced degree