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Last updated 01.06.20

GRADUATE OUTCOMES SURVEY (ALL QUESTIONS)

WELCOME Thank you for your interest in the Graduate Outcomes survey. Your contribution to this research will help current and future students gain an insight into career destinations and development. For this survey we are going to focus on what you were doing in [CENSUS WEEK], which is around 15 months after you graduated, or had completed a sufficient component to make you eligible, from [PROVIDER NAME]. The survey will take about 10 minutes to complete. Details about how your information may be used can be found at www.graduateoutcomes.ac.uk/privacy-info YOUR ACTIVITIES IN THE [CENSUS WEEK] What activities were you doing in [CENSUS WEEK]? (Mandatory) Select all that apply

Paid work for an employer (including furloughed employment) Self-employment/freelancing Running my own business Developing a creative, artistic or professional portfolio Voluntary/unpaid work for an employer Engaged in a course of study, training or research Taking time out to travel – this does not include short-term holidays Caring for someone (unpaid) Retired Unemployed and looking for work Doing something else And which of these activities do you consider to be your most important activity in [CENSUS WEEK]? Your most important activity might be the one which is most related to your future plans, the one which pays you the most money or the one that you spend the most time doing. (Mandatory) Select one option only

Paid work for an employer (including furloughed employment) Self-employment/freelancing Running my own business Developing a creative, artistic or professional portfolio Voluntary/unpaid work for an employer Engaged in a course of study, training or research Taking time out to travel – this does not include short-term holidays Caring for someone (unpaid) Retired Unemployed and looking for work Doing something else

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Are you due to start a job or a course of study, training or research within a month of [CENSUS WEEK]? Multi-selection

Contracted to start a job in the next month Due to start studying in the next month No And just to check, was the work you were engaged in during [CENSUS WEEK] separate from [your self-employment] or [the business that you were engaged in running] or [the portfolio that you were developing?] (Mandatory – dependent on routing) Select one option only

Yes, these activities were different No, these activities were the same In which country are you living? (Mandatory – dependent on routing) Please start typing in the country below and select from the list (country appears from list when typed in). If it does not appear, please type and select 'Other'.

Select one option only.

Afghanistan Africa not otherwise specified Åland Islands Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica and Oceania not otherwise specified Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Asia (Except Middle East) not otherwise specified Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas, The Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium

Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia [Bolivia, Plurinational State of] Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands [Virgin Islands, British] Brunei [Brunei Darussalam] Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Canary Islands Cape Verde Caribbean not otherwise specified Cayman Islands Central African Republic

Central America not otherwise specified Chad Channel Islands not otherwise specified Chile China Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Colombia Comoros Congo Congo (Democratic Republic) [Congo (The Democratic Republic of the)] Cook Islands Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Curaçao Cyprus (European Union) Cyprus (Non-European Union) Cyprus not otherwise specified Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti


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Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor [Timor Leste] Ecuador Egypt El Salvador England Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Europe not otherwise specified European Union not otherwise specified Falkland Islands [Falkland Islands (Malvinas)] Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Gambia, The Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China) [Hong Kong] Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran [Iran, Islamic Republic of]

Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Ivory Coast [Côte D'ivoire] Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea (North) [Korea, Democratic People's Republic of] Korea (South) [Korea, Republic of] Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos [Lao People's Democratic Republic] Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao (Special Administrative Region of China) [Macao] Macedonia [Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of] Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico

Micronesia [Micronesia, Federated States of] Middle East not otherwise specified Moldova [Moldova, Republic of] Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar (Burma)[The Republic of the Union of Myanmar] Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norfolk Island North America not otherwise specified Northern Ireland Northern Mariana Islands Norway Occupied Palestinian Territories [Palestine, State of] Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands [Pitcairn] Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Réunion Romania


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Russia [Russian Federation] Rwanda Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Scotland Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Sint Maarten (Dutch Part) Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South America not otherwise specified South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka St Barthélemy

St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha St Kitts and Nevis St Lucia St Martin (French Part) [St Martin] St Pierre and Miquelon St Vincent and The Grenadines Sudan Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria [Syrian Arab Republic] Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania [Tanzania, United Republic of] Thailand Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey

Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom, not otherwise specified United States United States Virgin Islands [Virgin Islands, U. S.] Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City [Holy See (Vatican City State)] Venezuela [Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of] Vietnam [Viet Nam] Wales Wallis and Futuna Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Other Not known

Dependent on routing. YOUR EMPLOYMENT

Were you working in one or more than one job during [CENSUS WEEK]? (Dependent on routing)

One job More than one job*

Were you working full time or part time? (Mandatory – dependent on routing) If your working hours fluctuate (e.g. you are on a zero hours contract), please refer to whether you worked full or part time on [CENSUS WEEK].

Full time Part time What was your job title during [CENSUS WEEK]? (Mandatory – dependent on routing) Please avoid abbreviations where possible


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What did you mainly do in your job? (Mandatory – dependent on routing) Please avoid abbreviations where possible

Were you responsible for formally supervising any staff? (Dependent on routing) Select one option only

Yes No Which of the following best describes the basis on which you were employed? (Mandatory – dependent on routing) Select one option only

On a permanent / open ended contract On a fixed-term contract lasting 12 months or longer On a fixed-term contract lasting less than 12 months Temping (including supply teaching) On a zero hours contract Volunteering On an internship Other Not known What was your annual pay for your main employment before tax? Please enter numbers only. If your hours fluctuate, please provide an estimate based on your average hours worked.

What currency were you paid in? (Dependent on routing) Please start typing in the currency below and select from the list. If it does not appear, please type and select 'Other'.

Select one option only. United Kingdom, Pounds, £ Euros, € USA, Dollars, $ Afghanistan, Afghanis Albania, Leke

Algeria, Algeria Dinars Angola, Kwanza Argentina, Pesos Armenia, Drams Aruba, Guilders (also called Florins)

Australia, Dollars, $ Azerbaijan, Manats Azerbaijan, New Manats Bahamas, Dollars, $ Bahrain, Dinars Bangladesh, Taka


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Barbados, Dollars, $ Belarus, Rubles Belize, Dollars, $ Bermuda, Dollars, $ Bhutan, Ngultrum Bolivia, Bolivianos Bosnia and Herzegovina, Convertible Marka Botswana, Pulas Brazil, Brazil Real Brunei Darussalam, Dollars, $ Bulgaria, Leva Burundi, Francs Cambodia, Riels Canada, Dollars, $ Cape Verde, Escudos Cayman Islands, Dollars, $ Chile, Pesos China, Yuan Renminbi Colombia, Pesos Communauté Financière Africaine BCEAO, Francs Communauté Financière Africaine BEAC, Francs Comoros, Francs Comptoirs Français du Pacifique Francs Congo/Kinshasa, Congolese Francs Costa Rica, Colones Croatia, Kuna Cuba, Pesos Czech Republic, Koruny Denmark, Kroner Djibouti, Francs Dominican Republic, Pesos East Caribbean Dollars, $ Egypt, Pounds, £ El Salvador, Colones Eritrea, Nakfa Estonia, Krooni Ethiopia, Birr Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Pounds, £ Fiji, Dollars, $ Gambia, Dalasi Georgia, Lari Ghana, Cedis

Gibraltar, Pounds, £ Guatemala, Quetzales Guernsey, Pounds, £ Guinea, Francs Guyana, Dollars, $ Haiti, Gourdes Honduras, Lempiras Hong Kong, Dollars, $ Hungary, Forint Iceland, Kronur India, Rupees Indonesia, Rupiahs Iran, Rials Iraq, Dinars Isle of Man, Pounds, £ Israel, New Shekels Jamaica, Dollars, $ Japan, Yen, ¥ Jersey, Pounds, £ Jordan, Dinars Kazakhstan, Tenge Kenya, Shillings Korea (North), Won Korea (South), Won Kuwait, Dinars Kyrgyzstan, Soms Laos, Kips Latvia, Lati Lebanon, Pounds Lesotho, Maloti Liberia, Dollars, $ Libya, Dinars Lithuania, Litai Macau, Patacas Macedonia, Denars Madagascar, Ariary Malawi, Kwachas Malaysia, Ringgits Maldives (Maldive Islands), Rufiyaa Malta, Liri Mauritania, Ouguiyas Mauritius, Rupees Mexico, Pesos Moldova, Lei Mongolia, Tugriks Morocco, Dirhams Mozambique, Meticais Myanmar (Burma), Kyats

Namibia, Dollars, $ Nepal, Nepal Rupees Netherlands Antilles, Guilders (also called Florins) New Zealand, Dollars, $ Nicaragua, Cordobas Nigeria, Nairas Norway, Krone Oman, Rials Pakistan, Rupees Panama, Balboa Papua New Guinea, Kina Paraguay, Guarani Peru, Nuevos Soles Philippines, Pesos Poland, Zloty Qatar, Rials Romania, Lei Romania, New Lei Russia, Rubles Rwanda, Rwanda Francs Saint Helena, Pounds, £ Samoa, Tala São Tome and Principe, Dobras Saudi Arabia, Riyals Seborga, Luigini Serbia, Dinars Seychelles, Rupees Sierra Leone, Leones Singapore, Dollars, $ Slovakia, Koruny Slovenia, Tolars Solomon Islands, Dollars Somalia, Shillings South Africa, Rand Sri Lanka, Rupees Sudan, Dinars Suriname, Dollars, $ Swaziland, Emalangeni Sweden, Kronor Switzerland, Francs Syria, Pounds, £ Taiwan, New Dollars, $ Tajikistan, Somoni Tanzania, Shillings Thailand, Baht Tonga, Pa'anga


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Trinidad and Tobago, Dollars, $ Tunisia, Dinars Turkey, New Lira Turkmenistan, Manats Tuvalu, Tuvalu Dollars, $ Uganda, Shillings

Ukraine, Hryvnia United Arab Emirates, Dirhams Uruguay, Pesos Uzbekistan, Sums Vanuatu, Vatu Venezuela, Bolivares

Viet Nam, Dong Yemen, Rials Zambia, Kwacha Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Dollars, $ Other

What is the name of the company/organisation that you were working for? (Mandatory – dependent on routing) If working through an employment agency, please provide the name of the placement organisation, NOT the agency.

What does the company/organisation you were working for mainly do? (Mandatory – dependent on routing) Please avoid abbreviations where possible

Is this organisation part of the NHS? (Mandatory – dependent on routing) Select one option only

Yes No Don’t know In which country were you working? (Mandatory – dependent on routing) If your place of work varied/will vary, please select the country you consider to be your main place of work. This might be where you spent/will spend most of your time. Select one option only.

England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Channels Islands or Isle of Man


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Outside the United Kingdom What was the postcode for your place of work? (Mandatory – dependent on routing) Please include a space in your postcode, for example GL50 1HZ.

Don’t know What was the town, city or area in which you worked? (Mandatory – dependent on routing & if EMPPCODE is Null/don’t know) Please type in the town, city or area where your employment was/will be based and not the county. For example, if your employment was/will be based in London, please give the local area e.g. Holborn.

In which country is your place of work? (Mandatory – dependent on routing) Please start typing in the country below and select from the list. If it does not appear, please type and select 'Other'. Select one option only.

Afghanistan Africa not otherwise specified Åland Islands Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica and Oceania not otherwise specified Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Asia (Except Middle East) not otherwise specified Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas, The Bahrain Bangladesh

Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia [Bolivia, Plurinational State of] Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands [Virgin Islands, British] Brunei [Brunei Darussalam] Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada

Canary Islands Cape Verde Caribbean not otherwise specified Cayman Islands Central African Republic Central America not otherwise specified Chad Channel Islands not otherwise specified Chile China Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Colombia Comoros Congo Congo (Democratic Republic) [Congo (The Democratic Republic of the)] Cook Islands Costa Rica Croatia


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Cuba Curaçao Cyprus (European Union) Cyprus (Non-European Union) Cyprus not otherwise specified Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor [Timor Leste] Ecuador Egypt El Salvador England Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Europe not otherwise specified European Union not otherwise specified Falkland Islands [Falkland Islands (Malvinas)] Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Gambia, The Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana

Haiti Honduras Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China) [Hong Kong] Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran [Iran, Islamic Republic of] Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Ivory Coast [Côte D'ivoire] Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea (North) [Korea, Democratic People's Republic of] Korea (South) [Korea, Republic of] Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos [Lao People's Democratic Republic] Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao (Special Administrative Region of China) [Macao] Macedonia [Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of] Madagascar Malawi

Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia [Micronesia, Federated States of] Middle East not otherwise specified Moldova [Moldova, Republic of] Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar (Burma)[The Republic of the Union of Myanmar] Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norfolk Island North America not otherwise specified Northern Ireland Northern Mariana Islands Norway Occupied Palestinian Territories [Palestine, State of] Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay


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Peru Philippines Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands [Pitcairn] Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Réunion Romania Russia [Russian Federation] Rwanda Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Scotland Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Sint Maarten (Dutch Part) Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South America not otherwise specified

South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka St Barthélemy St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha St Kitts and Nevis St Lucia St Martin (French Part) [St Martin] St Pierre and Miquelon St Vincent and The Grenadines Sudan Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria [Syrian Arab Republic] Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania [Tanzania, United Republic of] Thailand Togo Tokelau Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom, not otherwise specified United States United States Virgin Islands [Virgin Islands, U. S.] Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City [Holy See (Vatican City State)] Venezuela [Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of] Vietnam [Viet Nam] Wales Wallis and Futuna Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Other Not known

Did you need the qualification that you completed 15 months ago to get the job? (Dependent on routing) Select one option only

Yes: both the level and subject of qualification was a formal requirement Yes: the level of qualification was a formal requirement Yes: the subject of the qualification was a formal requirement Yes: while the qualification was not a formal requirement it did give me an advantage No: the qualification was not required Don’t know Why did you decide to take up the job you were doing in [CENSUS WEEK]? (Dependent on routing) Select all that apply

It fitted into my career plan / it was exactly the type of work I wanted It was the best job offer I received It was an opportunity to progress in the organisation


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To see if I would like the type of work it involved To gain and broaden my experience in order to get the type of job I really want It was in the right location The job was well-paid In order to earn a living In order to pay off debts To work in my family business What was the main reason for you deciding to take up the job you were doing in [CENSUS WEEK]? (Dependent on routing) Select one option only

It fitted into my career plan / it was exactly the type of work I wanted It was the best job offer I received It was an opportunity to progress in the organisation To see if I would like the type of work it involved To gain and broaden my experience in order to get the type of job I really want It was in the right location The job was well-paid In order to earn a living In order to pay off debts To work in my family business How long have you been in your work or activity? (Dependent on routing)

12 months or more Less than 12 months Approximately how many years have you been in your work or activity? (Dependent on routing) If you are unsure, please round this to the nearest year.

EMPMONTH How many months have you been in your work or activity? (Dependent on routing) If you are unsure, please round up to the nearest month.

Is this your first job since you graduated 15 months ago? (Dependent on routing)

Yes No


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SELF-EMPLOYED / RUNNING YOUR OWN BUSINESS / DEVELOPING A CREATIVE, ARTISTIC OR PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO We would now like to ask you a few questions about your self-employment, business, or portfolio you were engaged in [CENSUS WEEK]. You said [self-employment] [running your own business][developing your portfolio] is your most important activity, so please think of this activity when answering the following questions. (Dependent on routing)

Were you full time or part time in the work or activity you were undertaking? (Mandatory – dependent on routing) If your working hours fluctuate (e.g. you are on a zero hours contract), please refer to whether you worked full or part time on the [CENSUS WEEK]. Select one option only

Full time Part time What was your job title during [CENSUS WEEK]? (Mandatory – dependent on routing) Please avoid abbreviations where possible

What tasks did you undertake during in your work or activity? (Mandatory – dependent on routing) Please avoid abbreviations where possible

What is the name of your business or the main business you were working for on [CENSUS WEEK]? (Mandatory – dependent on routing)

What does your business or the main business you were working for on the [CENSUS WEEK] mainly do? (Mandatory – dependent on routing)


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Please avoid abbreviations where possible

Were you working on your own or did you have employees during [CENSUS WEEK]? (Dependent on routing) Select one option only

No employees – on my own Employees Were you responsible for formally supervising any staff? (Dependent on routing) Select one option only

Yes No Where was your business or the main business you were working for based during [CENSUS WEEK]? (Mandatory – dependent on routing) If your place of work varied, please select the country you consider to be the main base of the business.

England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Channels Islands or Isle of Man Outside the United Kingdom What was the postcode of your business or the main business you were working for during [CENSUS WEEK]? (Mandatory – dependent on routing) Please include a space in your postcode, for example GL50 1HZ.

Don’t know What was the town, city or area in which your business or the main business you were working for, was based during [CENSUS WEEK]? (Mandatory – dependent on routing and BUSEMPPCODE is Null/don’t know)


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Please type in the town, city or area where your business was based and not the county. For example, if your business was based in London, please give the local area e.g. Holborn.

In which country is your place of work? (Mandatory – dependent on routing) Please start typing in the country below and select from the list. If it does not appear, please type and select 'Other'. Select one option only.

Afghanistan Africa not otherwise specified Åland Islands Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica and Oceania not otherwise specified Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Asia (Except Middle East) not otherwise specified Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas, The Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia [Bolivia, Plurinational State of]

Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands [Virgin Islands, British] Brunei [Brunei Darussalam] Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Canary Islands Cape Verde Caribbean not otherwise specified Cayman Islands Central African Republic Central America not otherwise specified Chad Channel Islands not otherwise specified Chile China Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Colombia Comoros Congo

Congo (Democratic Republic) [Congo (The Democratic Republic of the)] Cook Islands Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Curaçao Cyprus (European Union) Cyprus (Non-European Union) Cyprus not otherwise specified Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor [Timor Leste] Ecuador Egypt El Salvador England Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Europe not otherwise specified European Union not otherwise specified Falkland Islands [Falkland Islands (Malvinas)] Faroe Islands


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Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Gambia, The Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China) [Hong Kong] Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran [Iran, Islamic Republic of] Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Ivory Coast [Côte D'ivoire] Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea (North) [Korea, Democratic People's Republic of] Korea (South) [Korea, Republic of]

Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos [Lao People's Democratic Republic] Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao (Special Administrative Region of China) [Macao] Macedonia [Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of] Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia [Micronesia, Federated States of] Middle East not otherwise specified Moldova [Moldova, Republic of] Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar (Burma)[The Republic of the Union of Myanmar] Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands

New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norfolk Island North America not otherwise specified Northern Ireland Northern Mariana Islands Norway Occupied Palestinian Territories [Palestine, State of] Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands [Pitcairn] Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Réunion Romania Russia [Russian Federation] Rwanda Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Scotland Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Sint Maarten (Dutch Part) Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia


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South Africa South America not otherwise specified South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka St Barthélemy St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha St Kitts and Nevis St Lucia St Martin (French Part) [St Martin] St Pierre and Miquelon St Vincent and The Grenadines Sudan Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Swaziland

Sweden Switzerland Syria [Syrian Arab Republic] Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania [Tanzania, United Republic of] Thailand Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom, not otherwise specified United States United States Virgin Islands [Virgin Islands, U. S.] Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City [Holy See (Vatican City State)] Venezuela [Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of] Vietnam [Viet Nam] Wales Wallis and Futuna Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Other Not known

Why did you decide to undertake your work or activity? (Dependent on routing) Select all that apply

It fitted into my career plan / it was exactly the type of work I wanted I did not receive any job offers It was an opportunity to progress in the industry I am interested in To see if I would like the type of work it involved To gain and broaden my experience in order to get the type of job I really want It allowed me to work in the right location It was well-paid In order to earn a living In order to pay off debts To work in my family business What was the main reason that you decided to take up your work or activity in [CENSUS WEEK]? (Dependent on routing) Select one option only

It fitted into my career plan / it was exactly the type of work I wanted I did not receive any job offers It was an opportunity to progress in the industry I am interested in To see if I would like the type of work it involved To gain and broaden my experience in order to get the type of job I really want It allowed me to work in the right location It was well-paid In order to earn a living


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In order to pay off debts To work in my family business How was your business or company funded before or during [CENSUS WEEK]? (Dependent on routing) Select all that apply

Self / family Crowdfunding Loan Venture capital University business incubation Other STUDY, TRAINING OR RESEARCH The next few questions are about the study, training or research you were engaged in during [CENSUS WEEK]. (Dependent on routing) Were you studying full time or part time? (Mandatory – dependent on routing)

Full time Part time Which of the following best describes the type of qualification you were aiming for on [CENSUS WEEK]? (Mandatory – dependent on routing) Select one option only

Higher degree, mainly by research (e.g. PhD, DPhil, MPhil, MRes) Higher degree, mainly by taught course (e.g. MA, MSc, MBA) Postgraduate diploma or certificate (including PGCE / PGDE) Professional qualification Undergraduate degree (including integrated master’s degrees) (e.g. BA, BSc, MBChB, MEng) Other undergraduate diploma or certificate not specified above Other qualification Not aiming for a formal qualification What is the name of the university or college at which you were registered on [CENSUS WEEK]? (Dependent on routing) Please start typing the university or college name and select from the list. If it does not appear, please type and select 'Other'. A text area will be provided where you can fill it out in full. Select one option only.

Other Please enter the university or college name below.


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In which country were you studying? (Mandatory – dependent on routing) Please start typing in the country below and select from the list. If it does not appear, please type and select 'Other'. Select one option only.

Afghanistan Africa not otherwise specified Åland Islands Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica and Oceania not otherwise specified Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Asia (Except Middle East) not otherwise specified Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas, The Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia [Bolivia, Plurinational State of] Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands [Virgin Islands, British] Brunei [Brunei Darussalam]

Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Canary Islands Cape Verde Caribbean not otherwise specified Cayman Islands Central African Republic Central America not otherwise specified Chad Channel Islands not otherwise specified Chile China Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Colombia Comoros Congo Congo (Democratic Republic) [Congo (The Democratic Republic of the)] Cook Islands Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Curaçao Cyprus (European Union) Cyprus (Non-European Union) Cyprus not otherwise specified Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic

East Timor [Timor Leste] Ecuador Egypt El Salvador England Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Europe not otherwise specified European Union not otherwise specified Falkland Islands [Falkland Islands (Malvinas)] Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Gambia, The Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China) [Hong Kong]


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Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran [Iran, Islamic Republic of] Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Ivory Coast [Côte D'ivoire] Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea (North) [Korea, Democratic People's Republic of] Korea (South) [Korea, Republic of] Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos [Lao People's Democratic Republic] Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao (Special Administrative Region of China) [Macao] Macedonia [Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of] Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands

Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia [Micronesia, Federated States of] Middle East not otherwise specified Moldova [Moldova, Republic of] Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar (Burma)[The Republic of the Union of Myanmar] Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norfolk Island North America not otherwise specified Northern Ireland Northern Mariana Islands Norway Occupied Palestinian Territories [Palestine, State of] Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands [Pitcairn] Poland

Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Réunion Romania Russia [Russian Federation] Rwanda Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Scotland Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Sint Maarten (Dutch Part) Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South America not otherwise specified South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka St Barthélemy St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha St Kitts and Nevis St Lucia St Martin (French Part) [St Martin] St Pierre and Miquelon St Vincent and The Grenadines Sudan Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria [Syrian Arab Republic] Taiwan


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Tajikistan Tanzania [Tanzania, United Republic of] Thailand Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu

Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom, not otherwise specified United States United States Virgin Islands [Virgin Islands, U. S.] Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City [Holy See (Vatican City State)]

Venezuela [Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of] Vietnam [Viet Nam] Wales Wallis and Futuna Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Other Not known

YOUR PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT SINCE GRADUATING We would now like to find out a bit more about any employment you have had since completing [LEVEL] course at [PROVIDER NAME]. (Dependent on routing) Were you employed at any point since completing [LEVEL] course at [PROVIDER NAME] 15 months ago? (Dependent on routing)

Yes No (Excluding the job you have already mentioned,*) How many jobs have you had since completing [LEVEL] course at [PROVIDER NAME] 15 months ago? (Dependent on routing)

FURTHER STUDY, TRAINING OR RESEARCH

(Excluding the course you have already mentioned,*) Have you undertaken further study, training or research since completion of [LEVEL] course at [PROVIDER NAME] 15 months ago, even if it is still ongoing or not complete? (Dependent on routing)

Yes No How many courses have you undertaken since completing [LEVEL] course at [PROVIDER NAME] 15 months ago? Please do not include your course on [CENSUS WEEK]. (Dependent on routing)

The next set of questions will be asked of the courses you have undertaken since completing [LEVEL] course at [PROVIDER NAME].

[If more than 2 courses selected] - Please tell us about three of the courses that are most important to you. Following questions are looped depending on course number entered (maximum 3 loops).


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Were you studying full time or part time in your previous study? Full time Part time Which of the following best describes the type of qualification you were aiming for in your previous study? Select one option only

Higher degree, mainly by research (e.g. PhD, DPhil, MPhil, MRes) Higher degree, mainly by taught course (e.g. MA, MSc, MBA) Postgraduate diploma or certificate (including PGCE / PGDE) Professional qualification Undergraduate degree (including integrated master’s degrees) (e.g. BA, BSc, MBChB, MEng) Other undergraduate diploma or certificate not specified above Other qualification Not aiming for a formal qualification What is the name of the university or college at which you were registered for your previous study? Please start typing the university or college name and select from the list. If it does not appear, please type and select 'Other'. A text area will be provided where you can fill it out in full. Select one option only.

Other Please enter the name of the university or college at which you were registered for your previous study.

REFLECTION ON ACTIVITY TO DATE To what extent do you agree or disagree with these statements. Select one option per statement only.

Strongly disagree Disagree

Neither agree nor

disagree Agree Strongly agree

My current work fits with my future plans? My current work is meaningful? I am utilising what I learnt during my studies in my current work? My current study fits with my future plans? My current study is meaningful? I am utilising what I learnt during my studies in my current study? My current activity/activities fit with my future plans?


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Strongly disagree Disagree

Neither agree nor

disagree Agree Strongly agree

My activity/activities are meaningful? I am utilising what I learnt during my studies in my current activity/activities?

Question options shown are dependent on routing

SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING The following four questions ask you about your feelings on aspects of your life. There are no right or wrong answers. Each of these questions are on a scale of zero to ten.

On a scale of zero (extremely dissatisfied) to ten (extremely satisfied) how satisfied are you with your life nowadays? Select one option only

0 - Extremely dissatisfied 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 - Extremely satisfied

On a scale of zero (not at all worthwhile) to ten (extremely worthwhile), to what extent do you feel the things you do in your life are worthwhile? Select one option only

0 - Not at all worthwhile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 - Extremely worthwhile

On a scale of zero (extremely unhappy) to ten (extremely happy), how happy did you feel yesterday? Select one option only

0 - Extremely unhappy 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 - Extremely happy

On a scale of zero (not at all anxious) to ten (extremely anxious), how anxious did you feel yesterday? Select one option only

0 - Not at all anxious 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 - Extremely anxious

If you are feeling anxious and would like to discuss this with someone, you may find the following organisation helpful. For UK residents: Samaritans (166 123 or [email protected]); for residents abroad: https://www.befrienders.org/

mailto:[email protected]

https://www.befrienders.org/


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------------------------------START OF OPT-IN QUESTION BANKS---------------------------------------------

Thank you for answering the core survey questions. The next few questions have been included at the request of [PROVIDER NAME].

FINDING YOUR JOB (OPT-IN QUESTION BANK) How did you find out about the job you were working in on [CENSUS WEEK]? Select all options that apply.

Your university/college Careers Service Employer’s website Other university / college source (e.g. lecturer, website) Recruitment agency / website Media (e.g. newspaper / magazine advertisement) Speculative application Network, including family and friends Already worked there (including on an internship/ placement/apprenticeship) Social media / professional networking sites Online job site Other NET PROMOTER ENTITY (OPT-IN QUESTION BANK)

On a scale of zero (not at all likely) to ten (definitely), how likely are you to recommend [PROVIDER NAME] to a friend or colleague?

0 -Not at all likely 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 - Definitely

Why did you score [PROVIDER NAME] in this way?


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GRADUATE CHOICE (OPT-IN QUESTION BANK) If you were to choose whether or not to do your course again, how likely or unlikely is it that you would:

Very likely Likely

Neither likely nor unlikely Unlikely

Very unlikely

Don't Know

Do a different subject? Study at a different provider? Work towards a different type of qualification? Decide to do something completely different?

RESEARCH STUDENTS (OPT-IN QUESTION BANK) Thinking about the research degree you completed in [RcStdnt_year], what was the main reason you decided to undertake it? Select one option only

Interested in subject Interested in research Wanted to continue being a student / postpone job hunting Awarded funded studentship Encouraged or required to do so by employer Wanted an academic career It would improve my career prospects Essential to get into area of employment I wanted I wanted to change career Encouraged to do so by university (including lecturer, tutor) Other Thinking about the research degree you completed in [RcStdnt_year], what were the other reasons (excluding MAIN reason) you decided to undertake it? Select all options that apply (MAIN Reason excluded)

Interested in subject Interested in research Wanted to continue being a student/postpone job hunting Awarded funded studentship Encouraged or required to do so by employer Wanted an academic career It would improve my career prospects Essential to get into area of employment I wanted I wanted to change career Encouraged to do so by university (including lecturer, tutor) Other

To what extent did your research topic require?


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Select one option per statement

A great extent

Some extent

Not at all

Don't Know

Working on your own Collaborating with others in the same broad discipline or subject area as yours Collaborating with others in different disciplines or subject area Development of knowledge and skills that cross other disciplines or subject areas as well as your own Collaborating with others outside the higher education research community Work placement(s) or internship(s) Periods of international mobility (working or studying in non-UK research teams

In the job you were doing in the census week, how often did you...? Select one option per statement

All the time

Most of the time Occasionally

Hardly ever Never

Don't Know

Conduct research Interpret / critically evaluate research findings Draw on detailed knowledge on which your research degree was based

Use general disciplinary knowledge Use the research skills developed as a research student Use the general skills developed as a research student Work autonomously Work as part of a team Work under close supervision

NEWLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS (OPT-IN QUESTION BANK)

Were you employed as a teacher during the census week?

Yes No

Were you employed as a teacher through the GTC Scotland Teacher Induction Scheme?

Yes No Were you teaching in a state-funded or non-state-funded school or college?


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Select one option only

State-funded school or college Both state-funded and non-state-funded school or college Non-state-funded school or college Don’t know Were you teaching at the primary or secondary phase, or in a college or other establishment? Select one option only

Primary Secondary Both primary and secondary College (e.g. sixth form) or other educational establishment If you were not employed as a teacher in during the census week or were on a temporary teaching contract, were you seeking a teaching post in the census week?

Yes No

CAREERS SERVICE (OPT-IN QUESTION BANK) Would you like your provider’s careers service to get in touch to provide support?

Yes No ---------------------------------------END OF OPT-IN QUESTION BANKS---------------------------------------

FOLLOW-UP PREFERENCES Are you happy to be contacted by [PROVIDER NAME] in relation to any of the information you have given in this survey?

Yes No Thank you for completing the survey. We would like to wish you all the best in your career and future endeavours. To find out more about the careers services offered by your provider, click here. [Online only]

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