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Certification/LicenseItemsbySurve

DATACURRENTLYAVAILABLE

Survey Certification/LicenseQuestion ProviderQuestion RequirementQuestion AdditionalQuestions

2008SIPP(Wave13

TopicalModule)

Do/Doesyou/he/shehaveaprofessional

certificationorastateorindustrylicense?[Yes;

No]Helptext:Aprofessionalcertificationor

licenseshowsyouarequalifiedtoperforma

specificjobandincludesthingslikeLicensed

Realtor,CertifiedMedicalAssistant,Certified

ConstructionManager,aProjectManagement

Professional,orPMPcertification,oranIT

Certification.

Whoawardedthiscertificationor

license?[Federalgovernment;State

government;Localgovernment;

Industry;Business,company,or

nonprofitorganization;Professional

association;Other]

Isthiscertificationorlicense

requiredforyour/his/hercurrentor

mostrecentjob?[Yes;No;Not

applicable(neverworked)]

Gotmainlyforwork

orpersonal

reasons;majorsubjectorfieldof

study(closedresponselist);used

withanyemployerinfield;haveto

takecoursesortrainingtoearnit;

havetodemonstrateskillstoearnit

2012ELS(8year

follow‐upof2004

highschool

graduates)

Doyouhaveacurrentprofessional

certification,

professionallicense,orastateor

industrylicense?[Yes;No]Helptext:A

professionalcertificationorlicenseverifiesthat

youarequalifiedtoperformaspecificjob.It

includesthingslikelicensedrealtor,certified

medicalassistant,certifiedconstruction

manager,orCiscoCertifiedNetworkAssociate.

Wereyoucertifiedby:Yourstate;A



professionalorganization;An

industry,companyorsomeother

organization?[Yes;Noforeach]

Wasaprofesionalcertificationor

stateorindustrylicenserequiredfor

yourcurrentormostrecentjob?

[Yes;No]

Usedwithanyemployerinfield;

demonstrateskillstoearnit;take

continuingeducationorperiodic

tests;canbe

revokedorsuspended

DATABECOMINGAVAILABLEINTHENEARFUTURE

urvey

(ExpectedRelease)

Certification/LicenseQuestion ProviderQuestion RequirementQuestion AdditionalQuestions

RedesignedSIPP(Jan.

2015)

Do/does/did<person>haveaprofessional

certificationorastateorindustrylicense?[Yes;

No]Helptext:Aprofessionalcertificationor

licenseshowsyouarequalifiedtoperforma

specificjobandincludesthingslikeLicensed

Realtor,CertifiedMedicalAssistant,

Certified

ConstructionManager,aProjectManagement

Professional,orPMPcertification,oranIT

certification

Whoissuedthiscertificationor

license?[Federal,stateorlocal

government;Professionalortrade

association(forexample,Pediatric

NursingCertificationBoard,

NationalExerciseandSports

TrainersAssociation,CompTIA);

Businessorcompany(for

example,Microsoft™,3M

Company™,Xerox®);Other

groupor

organization ]

Wasyourlicenserelatedtothe

workyoudidatyourjob?[Yes;No;

Don'thavelicenseyet;License

expiredbeforeIstarted]

IFYEStopreviousquestion:Was

yourlicenserequiredforthework

youdidatyourjob?[Yes;No;Don't

havelicenseyet;Licenseexpired

beforeIstarted]

Current

Population

Survey(Feb.2016)

Doyou/Does[name]haveacurrentlyactive

professionalcertificationorastateorindustry

license?Donot

includebusinesslicenses,such

asaliquorlicenseorvendinglicense.Help

text:Aprofessionalcertificationorlicense

showsyouarequalifiedtoperformaspecific

job.Examplesincludearealtorlicense,a

teacher'slicense,oranITcertification.Only

includecertificationsorlicensesobtainedbyan

individual.

Wereanyof

your/his/her

certificationsorlicensesissuedby

thefederal,state,orlocal

government?[Yes;No]

Earlieryoutoldmeyou/[name]had

acurrentlyactiveprofessional

certificationorastateorindustry

license.Isyour/his/hercertification

orlicenserequiredforyour/his/her

job?[Yes;No;Donothavea

currentlyactivecertificationor

license]

Baccalaureateand

Beyond(4yearfollow

upof2008Bachelor’s

degreerecipients)

(Jan.2015)

Doyouhaveanindustrycertificationor

occupationallicense?[Yes;No]Helptext:An

industrycertificationoroccupationallicense

qualifiesanindividualtoworkinaparticular

occupationalarea.Anoccupationallicenseis

requiredbylawin

ordertopracticeagiven

profession.Anindustrycertificationallowsan

individualtoworkinanoccupationalareabut

isnotrequiredbylaw.Anindustrycertification

oroccupationallicenseshowsyouarequalified

toperformaspecificjobandincludesthings

likeaLicensedTeacher,LicensedRealtor,

CertifiedMedicalAssistant,

Certified

ConstructionManager,oraProject

ManagementProfessional.

NationalSurveyof

CollegeGraduates

(2016)

AsofFebruary1,2015,didyouhavea

currentlyactive

professionalcertificationora

stateorindustrylicense?[Yes;No]Helptext:A

professionalcertificationorlicenseshowsyou

arequalifiedtoperformaspecificjob.Only

includecertificationsorlicensesobtainedbyan

individual.ExamplesincludeCertifiedTeacher,

RegisteredNurse,LicensedProfessional

Engineer,thingslikeaLicensedTeacher,

Licensed

Realtor,CertifiedMedicalAssistant,

CertifiedConstructionManager,oraProject

ManagementProfessional.

Whoissuedthiscertificationor

license?[Federal,stateorlocal

government;Professionalortrade

association(e.g.,PediatricNursing

CertificationBoard,National

ExerciseandSportsTrainers

Association,CompTIA);Businessor

company(e.g.,Microsoft™,3M

Company™,Xerox ®);Othergroupor

association]

Why

doyoucurrentlyholdthis

certificationorlicense?[Requiredby

employer;Yes/no]

Howmany;anyforwork;nameof

mostrecent;yearfirstissued;

subjectfield(write‐in);whyhaveit;

needtoearnCEUs;costspaidby

employer

Beginning

Postsecondary

Students(2year

followupof2012first

timebeginners)

(2016)

Nowwe'dliketo

askyouaboutprofessional

certificationsorindustrylicenses.A

professionalcertificationorlicenseshowsyou

arequalifiedtoperformaspecificjoband

includesthingslikeLicensedRealtor,Certified

MedicalAssistant,CertifiedConstruction

Manager,oranITcertification.Doyouhavea

currentlyactiveprofessionalcertificationora

stateor

industrylicense?(Donotinclude

businesslicensessuchasaliquorlicenseor

vendinglicense.)[Yes;No]Helptext:Indicate

whetheryouhaveaprofessionalcertification

orlicenseofanykind,inlcudingthosenot

specificallymentionedinthequestion.When

answeringthisquestion,donotconsiderif

yourprofessionalcertificationor

licenseis

relatedtoorrequiredbyyourcurrentormost

recentjob.

Isthiscertificationorlicense

requiredforyourjob?[Yes;No]

Isitforyourcurrentjob?Ifyouare

notemployed,answer"no". [No;

Yes,anditisrequired;Yes,butitis

notrequired](for3)

[For

currentormostrecentjob:]Did

youhavealicensethatwasrequired

byafederal,state,orlocal

governmentagencytodothisjob?

[Yes;No]

Name(3);subjectfield(3;closed

list);forcurrentjob(3);most

recentlyearnedorrenewed;

usefulnessforvariouswork

outcomes;howpreparedto

earn;

planstorenew

CredentialsforWork

Survey(2017)

Doyouhaveacurrentlyactive

professional

certificationorastateorindustrylicense?Do

notincludebusinesslicenses,suchasaliquor

licenseorvendinglicense.Helptext:A

professionalcertificationorlicenseshowsyou

arequalifiedtoperformaspecificjoband

includesthingslikeLicensedRealtor,Certified

MedicalAssistant,CertifiedTeacher,oran

IT

certification.

Wasitissuedbythefederal,state,

orlocalgovernment?(forexample,

byastateboardofeducationor

otherstateboard,OSHA,orFAA)

[Yes;No;Don'tknow](for3)