How many surveys are in SESTAT, and how do their samples fit together?
SESTAT currently includes data from a set of surveys sponsored by the National Science Foundation conducted in 1993, 1995, 1997, and 1999. These surveys are the National Survey of College Graduates, the National Survey of Recent College Graduates, and the Survey of Doctorate Recipients. Each survey includes information for a distinct segment of the SESTAT target population. These surveys exclude people over 75 years of age, or not living in the US on the reference date, or those who are institutionalized. The 1993 National Survey of College Graduates (NSCG) was conducted by the Bureau of the Census. The 1993 survey was a once-a-decade survey of all college graduates, both S&E and non-S&E. It includes information on people who held a bachelor’s degree or higher in any field on or before April 1, 1990. In subsequent years, the NSCG only included a followup of individuals in some degree levels and fields. The 1993 National Survey of Recent College Graduates (NSRCG), conducted by Westat, I
SESTAT currently includes data from a set of surveys sponsored by the National Science Foundation conducted in 1993, 1995, 1997, and 1999. These surveys are the National Survey of College Graduates, the National Survey of Recent College Graduates, and the Survey of Doctorate Recipients. Each survey includes information for a distinct segment of the SESTAT target population. These surveys exclude people over 75 years of age, or not living in the US on the reference date, or those who are institutionalized. The 1993 National Survey of College Graduates (NSCG) was a once-a-decade survey of all college graduates, both S&E and non-S&E. It includes information on people who held a bachelor’s degree or higher in any field on or before April 1, 1990. In subsequent years, the NSCG only included a followup of individuals in some degree levels and fields. The 1993 National Survey of Recent College Graduates (NSRCG) includes information on people who received a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a s
