The combined field tests for the third follow-up survey of High School and Beyond (HSB) and the fifth follow-up survey of the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS-72) were conducted during the spring of 1985. The overall purposes of the field tests were to evaluate questionnaires and procedures to be used for the full-scale surveys scheduled for 1986. Both the NLS-72 and the HSB questionnaires were reviewed for item nonresponse for all items with four percent or more missing data. Both questionnaires included a large number of skip patterns. Empirical results concerning response rates to skip patterns were discussed and special problems requiring revision were analyzed. A calendar format was tested to offer an effective way of capturing periods of interrupted schooling and employment, reducing the size of the main survey data file without compromising data quality. The effectiveness of new and revised HSB and NLS-72 items were evaluated by frequency distributions and evaluators' observations. The current follow-up surveys of HSB and NLS-72 were conducted primarily by mail. However, locating for the NLS-72 field test was done by telephone. In addition, a separate questionnaire, the Teaching Supplement was developed for a subset of the NLS-72 sample. (PN)