Why are my filled-out Form Fields partially printing?

Using Acrobat Pro 9, I converted a MS Word medical questionaire into a fillable form. I've tested and printed it on Windows and Mac without any issues in the past. However, recently there's been an issue where Adobe Reader allows all of the fields to be filled, but when printed, only the upper 1/3 of the page actually prints the answers in the fields -and the rest needs to be filled in by hand. Others have had issues with having all of the fields print except for the checkboxes.
It still prints perfectly for me, so I'm having a hard time troubleshooting. I wasn't sure if this could be an issue with recent updates, or whether it's a problem with Acrobat Pro or Reader.
I last modified the file on 11/2/09, if that helps. Link to the file.
Any ideas?

You're right!
I was testing my local file (all fields were visible/printable), which I thought was the same one on the server. Must've gotten mixed up.
Thanks for pointing out my oversight to me.

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