Survey Methodology #2003-17 - The American Community Survey (Acs) En Espanol: Using Cognitive Interviews To Test The Functional Equivalency Of Questionnaire Translations - U.s. Bureau Of The Census Page 18

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mapped onto the pre-coded response categories. Most initial responses appear to be in the form
of some ordinal number, such as “fourth.” Detailed probing allowed researchers to accurately
map most of the initially misleading responses onto the pre-coded answer categories.
In order to find a response that would more accurately reflect the respondent’s highest level of
education, it was necessary to ask for a description of the education system in the country where
this education was completed, and then compare the foreign school years to the U.S. system to
determine what the corresponding level might be. Putting the initial answer in a comparative
context also verified the level was accurately recorded. For example, a respondent whose initial
answer was “fourth,” had actually completed what is considered tenth grade in the United States:
Resp: Cuarto.
Resp: Fourth.
Int:
¿Cuarto de qué? ¿De primaria?
Int:
Fourth of what? Elementary?
Resp: No, de secundaria.
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Resp: No, “secundaria.”
Int:
A ver, dígame como se estructura el sistema de educaci\n en [Ecuador], empezando con
la priamaria. ¿La primaria abarca de quJ año a quJ año?
Int:
Tell me what the structure of the education system in [Ecuador] is like, beginning
with elementary school. Elementary school goes from what grade to what grade?
Resp: De primero a sexto.
Resp: From first through sixth.
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“Secundaria” is commonly used to mean a level greater than elementary, but exact grades or levels vary from
country to country.
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