Survey questions: Overview
The table below lists the survey questions. Each option under ‘Activity’ relates to a different graduate outcome, so graduates will be routed based on the activity (or activities) they are undertaking. Filters are included to allow you easily navigate through the questions, displaying those of interest to you.
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| Question | Short name | Survey | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Were you working full time or part time? | INTENSITY | Activity: Working | |
| Were you working one or more job? | MULTIJOB | Activity: Working | Activity: Working |
| What was your job title? | JOBTITLE | Activity: Working | Activity: Working |
| What did you mainly do in your job? | JOBDUTIES | Activity: Working | Activity: Working |
| Were you working as an employee or self-employed? [If yes, respondent routed to 'Activity: Setting up a business'] |
SELFEMP | Activity: Working | Activity: Working Entrepreneur |
| Were you responsible for supervising anyone? | SUPERVISE | Activity: Working | Activity: Working |
| Which of the following best describes the basis on which you were employed? | EMPBASIS | Activity: Working | Activity: Working |
| What is the name of the company/organisation that you were working for? | COMPNAME | Activity: Working | Activity: Working |
| What does the company/organisation you were working for mainly do? | COMPDUTIES | Activity: Working | Activity: Working |
| Where was your place of work and, if in the UK, what was the postcode? | COMPLOC | Activity: Working | Activity: Working |
| Did you need the qualification to get the job? | QUALNEED | Activity: Working | Activity: Working |
| Why did you decide to take up your job? | JOBREASON | Activity: Working | Activity: Working |
| How did you first find out about this job? | JOBFIND | Activity: Working | Activity: Working |
| Have you worked for your employer for 12 months or more? [If 'No', respondent asked EMPMONTH and FIRSTJOB; if 'Yes', respondent asked YEARWORK] |
EMPYEAR | Activity: Working | Activity: Working |
| How many months have you worked for your employer? | EMPMONTH | Activity: Working | Activity: Working |
| Is this your first full-time job since you graduated?[If a respondent has had a previous job, they are asked the questions under 'First destinations: Working'] | FIRSTJOB | Activity: Working | Activity: Working |
| Approximately how many years have you worked for your employer (rounded to the nearest year)? | YEARWORK | Activity: Working | Activity: Working |
| Have you undertaken further study in the last 12 months? [If yes, respondents asked the questions listed under 'First destinations: Studying'] |
FURSTU | Activity: Working | Activity: Working |
| To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement: My current work fits with my future plans | ONTRACK | Activity: Working | Activity: Working Alternative |
| To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement: My current work is meaningful and important to me | MEANINGFUL | Activity: Working | Activity: Working Alternative |
| To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement: I am using what I learned during my studies in my current work | SKILLS | Activity: Working | Activity: Working Alternative |
| Were you working full time or part time? | INTENSITY | Activity: Setting up a business | Activity: Setting up a business Entrepreneur |
| Were you working one or more job? | MULTIJOB | Activity: Setting up a business | Activity: Setting up a business Entrepreneur |
| What was your job title? | JOBTITLE | Activity: Setting up a business | Activity: Setting up a business Entrepreneur |
| What did you mainly do in your job? | JOBDUTIES | Activity: Setting up a business | Activity: Setting up a business Entrepreneur |
| Were you working as an employee or self-employed? [If 'employee', respondent routed to 'Activity: Working'] |
SELFEMP | Activity: Setting up a business | Activity: Setting up a business Entrepreneur |
| Have you started up a business, or developed a professional portfolio? [If 'No', or if they're developing a portfolio, respondent routed to 'Activity: Working'] |
BUSPORT | Activity: Setting up a business | Activity: Setting up a business Entrepreneur |
| Were you working on your own or did you have employees? | OWNEMP | Activity: Setting up a business | Activity: Setting up a business Entrepreneur |
| Were you responsible for supervising anyone? | SUPERVISE | Activity: Setting up a business | Activity: Setting up a business Entrepreneur |
| Which of the following best describes the basis on which you were employed? | EMPBASIS | Activity: Setting up a business | Activity: Setting up a business Entrepreneur |
| What is the name of your company/organisation? | COMPNAME | Activity: Setting up a business | Activity: Setting up a business Entrepreneur |
| What does your company/organisation mainly do? | COMPDUTIES | Activity: Setting up a business | Activity: Setting up a business Entrepreneur |
| Where was your place of work and, if in the UK, what was the postcode? | COMPLOC | Activity: Setting up a business | Activity: Setting up a business Entrepreneur |
| What was your companies house number? | COMPHOUSE | Activity: Setting up a business | Activity: Setting up a business Entrepreneur |
| What was your company’s website? | COMPURL | Activity: Setting up a business | Activity: Setting up a business Entrepreneur |
| How was your business or company funded? | COMPFUND | Activity: Setting up a business | Activity: Setting up a business Entrepreneur |
| Did you need the qualification to get the job? | QUALNEED | Activity: Setting up a business | Activity: Setting up a business Entrepreneur |
| Why did you decide to take up your job? | JOBREASON | Activity: Setting up a business | Activity: Setting up a business Entrepreneur |
| How did you first find out about this job? | JOBFIND | Activity: Setting up a business | Activity: Setting up a business Entrepreneur |
| Have you worked in your business for 12 months or more? [If 'No', respondent asked EMPMONTH and FIRSTJOB; if 'Yes', respondent asked YEARWORK] |
EMPYEAR | Activity: Setting up a business | Activity: Setting up a business Entrepreneur |
| How many months have you worked in your business? | EMPMONTH | Activity: Setting up a business | Activity: Setting up a business Entrepreneur |
| Is this your first full-time job since you graduated?[If a respondent has had a previous job, they are asked the questions under 'First destinations: Working'] | FIRSTJOB | Activity: Setting up a business | Activity: Setting up a business Entrepreneur |
| Approximately how many years have you worked in your business? | YEARWORK | Activity: Setting up a business | Activity: Setting up a business Entrepreneur |
| Have you undertaken further study in the last 12 months? [If yes, respondents asked the questions listed under 'First destinations: Studying'] |
FURSTU | Activity: Setting up a business | Activity: Setting up a business Entrepreneur |
| To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement: My current work fits with my future plans | ONTRACK | Activity: Setting up a business | Activity: Setting up a business Alternative Entrepreneur |
| To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement: My current work is meaningful and important to me | MEANINGFUL | Activity: Setting up a business | Activity: Setting up a business Alternative Entrepreneur |
| To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement: I am using what I learned during my studies in my current work | SKILLS | Activity: Setting up a business | Activity: Setting up a business Alternative Entrepreneur |
| Were you studying full time or part time? | INTENSITY | Activity: Studying | Activity: Studying |
| Which of the following best describes the type of qualification you were aiming for? | TYPEQUAL | Activity: Studying | Activity: Studying |
| What is the name of the university or college at which you were registered? | UCNAME | Activity: Studying | Activity: Studying |
| Have you been employed in the last 12 months? [If a respondent has had a previous job, they are asked the questions under 'First destinations: Working'] |
PREVEMP | Activity: Studying | Activity: Studying |
| Have you undertaken further study in the last 12 months? [If yes, respondents asked the questions listed under 'First destinations: Studying'] |
FURSTU | Activity: Studying | Activity: Studying |
| To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement: My current study fits with my future plans | ONTRACK | Activity: Studying | Activity: Studying Alternative |
| To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement: My current study is meaningful and important to me | MEANINGFUL | Activity: Studying | Activity: Studying Alternative |
| To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement: I am using what I learned during my studies in my current study | SKILLS | Activity: Studying | Activity: Studying Alternative |
| Have you been employed in the last 12 months? [If a respondent has had a previous job, they are asked the questions under 'First destinations: Working'] |
PREVEMP | Activity: Travelling | Activity: Travelling |
| Have you undertaken further study in the last 12 months? [If yes, respondents asked the questions listed under 'First destinations: Studying'] |
FURSTU | Activity: Travelling | Activity: Travelling |
| To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement: My current activity fits with my future plans | ONTRACK | Activity: Travelling | Activity: Travelling Alternative |
| To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement: My current activity is meaningful and important to me | MEANINGFUL | Activity: Travelling | Activity: Travelling Alternative |
| To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement: I am using what I learned during my studies in my current activity | SKILLS | Activity: Travelling | Activity: Travelling Alternative |
| Have you been employed in the last 12 months? [If a respondent has had a previous job, they are asked the questions under 'First destinations: Working'] |
PREVEMP | Activity: Caring for someone | Activity: Caring for someone |
| Have you undertaken further study in the last 12 months? [If yes, respondents asked the questions listed under 'First destinations: Studying'] |
FURSTU | Activity: Caring for someone | Activity: Caring for someone |
| To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement: My current activity fits with my future plans | ONTRACK | Activity: Caring for someone | Activity: Caring for someone Alternative |
| To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement: My current activity is meaningful and important to me | MEANINGFUL | Activity: Caring for someone | Activity: Caring for someone Alternative |
| To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement: I am using what I learned during my studies in my current activity | SKILLS | Activity: Caring for someone | Activity: Caring for someone Alternative |
| Have you been employed in the last 12 months? [If a respondent has had a previous job, they are asked the questions under 'First destinations: Working'] |
PREVEMP | Activity: Retired | Activity: Retired |
| Have you undertaken further study in the last 12 months? [If yes, respondents asked the questions listed under 'First destinations: Studying'] |
FURSTU | Activity: Retired | Activity: Retired |
| To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement: My current activity fits with my future plans | ONTRACK | Activity: Retired | Activity: Retired Alternative |
| To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement: My current activity is meaningful and important to me | MEANINGFUL | Activity: Retired | Activity: Retired Alternative |
| To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement: I am using what I learned during my studies in my current activity | SKILLS | Activity: Retired | Activity: Retired Alternative |
| Have you started up a business, or developed a professional portfolio? [If yes, respondent routed to 'Activity: Working'] |
BUSPORT | Activity: Unemployed | Activity: Unemployed Entrepreneur |
| Are you contracted to start work or due to start a course in the next month? [If respondent is due to start work, routed to 'Activity: Working'; if due to start study, routed to 'Activity: Studying'] |
CONSTART | Activity: Unemployed | Activity: Unemployed |
| Have you been employed in the last 12 months? [If a respondent has had a previous job, they are asked the questions under 'First destinations: Working'] |
PREVEMP | Activity: Unemployed | Activity: Unemployed |
| Have you undertaken further study in the last 12 months? [If yes, respondents asked the questions listed under 'First destinations: Studying'] |
FURSTU | Activity: Unemployed | Activity: Unemployed |
| To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement: My current activity fits with my future plans | ONTRACK | Activity: Unemployed | Activity: Unemployed Alternative |
| To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement: My current activity is meaningful and important to me | MEANINGFUL | Activity: Unemployed | Activity: Unemployed Alternative |
| To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement: I am using what I learned during my studies in my current activity | SKILLS | Activity: Unemployed | Activity: Unemployed Alternative |
| Have you started up a business, or developed a professional portfolio? [If yes, respondent routed to 'Activity: Working'] |
BUSPORT | Activity: Something else | Activity: Something else |
| Are you contracted to start work or due to start a course in the next month? [If respondent is due to start work, routed to 'Activity: Working'; if due to start study, routed to 'Activity: Studying'] |
CONSTART | Activity: Something else | Activity: Something else |
| Have you been employed in the last 12 months? [If a respondent has had a previous job, they are asked the questions under 'First destinations: Working'] |
PREVEMP | Activity: Something else | Activity: Something else |
| Have you undertaken further study in the last 12 months? [If yes, respondents asked the questions listed under 'First destinations: Studying'] |
FURSTU | Activity: Something else | Activity: Something else |
| To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement: My current activity fits with my future plans | ONTRACK | Activity: Something else | Activity: Something else |
| To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement: My current activity is meaningful and important to me | MEANINGFUL | Activity: Something else | Activity: Something else |
| To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement: I am using what I learned during my studies in my current activity | SKILLS | Activity: Something else | Activity: Something else |
| What was your job title? | JOBTITLE | First destinations: Working These questions capture respondent's previous work |
First destinations: Working |
| What did you mainly do in your job? | JOBDUTIES | First destinations: Working These questions capture respondent's previous work |
First destinations: Working |
| What is the name of the company/organisation that you were working for? | COMPNAME | First destinations: Working These questions capture respondent's previous work |
First destinations: Working |
| What does the company/organisation you were working for mainly do? | COMPDUTIES | First destinations: Working These questions capture respondent's previous work |
First destinations: Working |
| Have you worked for your employer for 12 months or more? [If 'No', this question set is asked again to gain 12 months' worth of information about the respondent's activities] | EMPYEAR | First destinations: Working These questions capture respondent's previous work |
First destinations: Working |
| Were you studying full time or part time? | INTENSITY | First destinations: Studying These questions capture respondent's previous further study |
First destinations: Studying |
| Which of the following best describes the type of qualification you were aiming for? | TYPEQUAL | First destinations: Studying These questions capture respondent's previous further study |
First destinations: Studying |
| What is the name of the university or college at which you were registered? | UCNAME | First destinations: Studying These questions capture respondent's previous further study |
First destinations: Studying |
| On a scale of zero to ten how likely are you to recommend us to a friend or a colleague? | Optional question bank: Net promoter | Optional question bank: Net promoter Alternative | |
| Why did you score us this way? | Optional question bank: Net promoter | Optional question bank: Net promoter Alternative | |
| Overall, how SATISFIED are you with your life nowadays? | Optional question bank: Subjective wellbeing | Optional question bank: Subjective wellbeing Alternative | |
| Overall, to what extent do you feel the things you do in your life are WORTHWHILE? | Optional question bank: Subjective wellbeing | Optional question bank: Subjective wellbeing Alternative | |
| Overall, how HAPPY did you feel yesterday? | Optional question bank: Subjective wellbeing | Optional question bank: Subjective wellbeing Alternative | |
| Overall, how ANXIOUS did you feel yesterday? | Optional question bank: Subjective wellbeing | Optional question bank: Subjective wellbeing Alternative | |
| Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be TRUSTED, or that you can’t be too careful in dealing with people? | Optional question bank: Subjective wellbeing | Optional question bank: Subjective wellbeing Alternative | |
| What was your annual pay for your main employment to the nearest thousand before tax? | Optional question bank: Overseas salary | Optional question bank: Overseas salary | |
| What currency were you paid in? | Optional question bank: Overseas salary | Optional question bank: Overseas salary | |
| Thinking about the research degree you completed in 20XX, what was the main reason you decided to undertake it? And why else did you decide to undertake it? | Optional question bank: Research questions These questions are taken from the Longitudinal DLHE survey and are subject to further input from Research Councils UK |
&Optional question bank: Research questions | |
| Did you receive any funding towards these research studies in terms of fees or maintenance, or were you self-funded? | Optional question bank: Research questions These questions are taken from the Longitudinal DLHE survey and are subject to further input from Research Councils UK |
Optional question bank: Research questions | |
| What was the main source of funding for your fees? From which other sources did you receive funding for your fees? | Optional question bank: Research questions These questions are taken from the Longitudinal DLHE survey and are subject to further input from Research Councils UK |
Optional question bank: Research questions | |
| What was the main source of funding for your maintenance? From which other sources did you receive funding for your maintenance? | Optional question bank: Research questions These questions are taken from the Longitudinal DLHE survey and are subject to further input from Research Councils UK |
Optional question bank: Research questions | |
| To what extent did your research topic require....? | Optional question bank: Research questions These questions are taken from the Longitudinal DLHE survey and are subject to further input from Research Councils UK |
Optional question bank: Research questions | |
| In the job that you were doing during [Census week], how often do you / did you...? | Optional question bank: Research questions These questions are taken from the Longitudinal DLHE survey and are subject to further input from Research Councils UK |
Optional question bank: Research questions | |
| Were you employed as a teacher during [census week]? | Optional question bank: Newly qualified teachers These questions are taken from the DLHE survey and are subject to further input from NCTL |
Optional question bank: Newly qualified teachers | |
| Only answer if you gained your teacher status at a university or college in Scotland. Were you employed as a teacher through the GTC Scotland Teacher Induction Scheme? | Optional question bank: Newly qualified teachers These questions are taken from the DLHE survey and are subject to further input from NCTL |
Optional question bank: Newly qualified teachers | |
| Were you teaching in a state-funded or non-state-funded school or college? | Optional question bank: Newly qualified teachers These questions are taken from the DLHE survey and are subject to further input from NCTL |
Optional question bank: Newly qualified teachers | |
| Were you teaching at the primary or secondary phase or in a college or other educational establishment? | Optional question bank: Newly qualified teachers These questions are taken from the DLHE survey and are subject to further input from NCTL |
Optional question bank: Newly qualified teachers | |
| If you were not employed as a teacher in [census week] or were on a temporary teaching contract, were you seeking a teaching post in [census week]? | Optional question bank: Newly qualified teachers These questions are taken from the DLHE survey and are subject to further input from NCTL |
Optional question bank: Newly qualified teachers | |
| To what extent has your HE experience enabled you to...? | Optional question bank: Impact of HE | Optional question bank: Impact of HE Alternative | |
| If you were now to choose whether or not to do your course, how likely or unlikely is it that you would…? | Optional question bank: Graduate choice | Optional question bank: Graduate choice Alternative |