2004 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:04) Full-scale Methodology Report

Title:	2004 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:04) Full-scale Methodology Report
Description:	This report describes the methods and procedures used for the 2004 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:04). NPSAS:04 is a comprehensive study of financial aid among postsecondary education students in the United States and Puerto Rico that provides information on trends in financial aid and on the ways in which families pay for postsecondary education. NPSAS:04 included important changes from previous NPSAS surveys (conducted in 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, and 2000) in its sample design and collection of data. For example, the current study is the first in the NPSAS series to utilize a web-based instrument for both self- and telephone-administration. Another important change is that NPSAS:04 was designed to provide state-level representative estimates for undergraduate students within three institutional strata—public 2-year institutions; public 4-year institutions; and private not-for-profit 4-year institutions for 12 states that were categorized into three groups based on population size—four large, four medium, and four small: California, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Nebraska, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, and Texas. These states were chosen for this “demonstration” study from a set of volunteering states that expressed interest and a willingness to support and encourage participation by their institutions. However, sufficient comparability in survey design and instrumentation was maintained to ensure that important comparisons with past NPSAS studies could be made.
Online Availability:	Download, view and print the entire report as a pdf file. (6,429KB) Download, view and print Chapters 1 through 6, including references. (1,923KB) Download, view and print Appendix A, B, and C (institutional contacting). (908KB) Download, view and print Appendix C (pamphlets). (2,854KB) Download, view and print Appendix C (student contacting) and D through N. (1,682KB)
Cover Date:	July 2006
Web Release:	July 18, 2006
Print Release:	This Publication will only be available online.
Publication #:	NCES 2006180 General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Melissa Cominole, Peter Siegel, Kristin Dudley, David Roe, and Theresa Gilligan
Type of Product:	Technical/Methodological Report
Survey/Program Areas:	National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS)
Keywords:	Cost of Higher Education Financing • higher education Higher Education • financing of Postsecondary Education • finance Student Financial Aid Students • financial aid Tuition/Fees • higher education
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