Appendix B
Questionnaire Content Crosswalk
National Survey of College Graduates, Survey of Doctorate Recipients, Survey of Earned Doctorates, and Early Career Doctorates Survey
Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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Employment Situation | Working for pay or profit | Were you working for pay or profit during the week of February 1, 2015? Working includes being self‐employed, on a postdoctoral appointment, or on any type of paid or unpaid leave, including vacation. |
Not collected | Have you worked for pay since receiving your doctorate degree? | ||||
Looking for work | Did you look for work at anytime during the four weeks preceding February 1, 2015? This would be between January 4th and February 1st. | Not collected | Not collected | |||||
Reasons for not working |
What were your reasons for not working during the week of February 1, 2015? (Mark Yes or No for each item)
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Not collected |
What were your reasons for not working for pay? (Mark Yes or No for each item)
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Last worked date | Prior to the week of February 1, 2015, when did you last work for pay or profit? [Month and Year] |
Not collected | Not collected | |||||
Last job‐title | What was the title of the last job you held prior to the week of February 1, 2015? | Not collected | Not collected | |||||
Last job‐job activities | What kind of work were you doing on this last job ‐that is, what were your duties and responsibilities on your last job? Please be as specific as possible, including any areas of specialization. | Not collected | Not collected | |||||
Last job‐job category | Using the JOB CATEGORY list on pages 18‐19, choose the code that best describes the last job you held prior to the week of February 1, 2015. | Not collected | Not collected | |||||
Previously retired indicator | Although you were working during the week of February 1, 2015, had you previously retired from any position? | Not collected | Not collected |
Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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NSCG | SDR | SED | ECDS | |||||
Employment Situation (continued) | Number of jobs since degree | Not collected | Not collected | Since receiving your doctorate degree, how many different full‐time paid positions and how many different part‐time paid positions have you had, including your current position if applicable? | ||||
Unpaid or volunteer position | Not collected | Not collected | Have you held an unpaid or volunteer position since receiving your doctorate degree? | |||||
Number of unpaid or volunteer positions | Not collected | Not collected | Since receiving your doctorate degree, how many different unpaid positions have you had? Please include your current position if applicable. | |||||
Principal Employer | Employer information-name and location | Who was your principal employer during the week of February 1, 2015? (employer n ame, department/division, city, state, zip) If you had more than one job, report the one for which you worked the most hours that week. If your employer had more than one location, report the location that employed you. If you worked for a contracting or consulting company, report the name of that company, not the client organization. |
Not collected | Who is your employer for this position? What is the name and country of the place of your employment for this position? | ||||
Employer information-main business or industry | What was that employer’s main business or industry; that is, what did that employer make or do? If your principal employer had more than one type of business, report the type of business primarily performed at the location where you worked. |
Not collected | Not collected | |||||
Employer information-number of employees |
Counting all locations where this employer operates, how many people worked for your principal employer? Your best estimate is fine. (Mark one answer)
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Not collected | Not collected |
Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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Principal Employer (continued) | New business indicator | Did your principal employer come into being as a new business within the past 5 years? | Not collected | Not collected | ||||
Employer type |
Which of the following best describes your principal employer during the week of February 1, 2015? Were you… (Mark one answer)
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Not collected |
Which one of the following best describes the type of organization where this position is located?
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Was your principal employer an educational institution? | Not collected | |||||||
Was the educational institution where you worked a… (Mark one answer)
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Not collected |
(If an educational institution) Which one of the following best describes the type of educational institution where this position is located?
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Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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Principal Employer (continued) | Employer type (continued) | Not collected | Not collected |
(If a government institution) Which one of the following best describes the type of government institution where this position [is/was] located?
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Not collected | Not collected |
(If a non‐profit) Is this non‐profit organization a...
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Principal Job-Academic Position | Academic position |
During the week of February 1, 2015, what type of academic position(s) did you hold at this institution? (Mark Yes or No for each item)
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Not collected |
Do you hold any of the following academic positions?
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Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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Principal Job-Academic Position (continued) | Faculty rank |
What was your faculty rank? (Mark one answer)
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Not collected |
What is your faculty rank?
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Tenure status |
What was your tenure status? (Mark one answer)
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Not collected |
What is your tenure status?
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What year were you tenured? (Year tenured, for those who Responded "Tenured") |
Not collected | Not collected | ||||||
Postdoc status | Was this job a "postdoc"? A "postdoc" is a temporary position awarded in academe, industry, a non‐profit organization, or government primarily for gaining additional education and training in research. |
Not collected | Would you consider your first full‐time paid position following the receipt of your doctorate degree a postdoctoral appointment? Would your organization consider this position a postdoctoral appointment? |
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What were your reasons for taking this postdoc? (Mark Yes or No for each item)
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Not collected | Not collected | ||||||
Which two reasons in the previous question were your most important reasons for taking this postdoc? | Not collected | Not collected |
Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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Principal Job-Academic Position (continued) | Postdoc status (continued) | Not collected | Not collected | How important is a postdoctoral appointment to advancement in your desired career track within your specific field? | ||||
Not collected | Not collected | How many postdoctoral appointments have you had, including your current position if applicable? | ||||||
Not collected | Not collected |
Did your organization have...
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Clinical position | Not collected | Not collected |
Were you a…
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Principal Job | Principal job-title | What was the title of the principal job you held during the week of February 1, 2015? | Not collected | What is the official title of this position? | ||||
Principal job-job activities | What kind of work were you doing on this job‐that is, what were your duties and responsibilities on your principal job? Please be as specific as possible, including any areas of specialization. | Not collected | Not collected | |||||
Principal job-job category | Using the JOB CATEGORY list on pages 18-19, choose the code that best describes the principal job during the week of February 1, 2015. | Not collected | In what field are you working? | |||||
Principal job requirements |
Did your duties on this job require technical expertise of a bachelor’s degree in… (Mark Yes or No for each item)
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Not collected | Not collected | |||||
Principal job start date | During what month and year did you start this job, (i.e., your principal job held during the week of February 1, 2015)? [month and year response] |
Not collected | In what month and year did your first full‐time paid position following the receipt of your doctorate degree begin? If this position has ended, in what month and year did it end? |
Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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Principal Job (continued) | Relationship of education and job |
NSCG: To what extent was your work on your principal job related to your highest degree? Was it... SDR: To what extent was your work on your principal job related to your first U.S. doctoral degree? Was it…
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Not collected |
To what extent is this position related to your doctoral degree? Would you say...
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NSCG: (If job and degree were not related) Did these factors influence your decision to work in an area outside the field of your highest degree? SDR: (If job and degree were not related) Did these factors influence your decision to work in an area outside the field of your first U.S. doctoral degree?
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Not collected |
(If job and degree were not related) Did any of the following factors influence your decision to work in an area outside the field of your doctoral degree?
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NSCG: Which two factors are your most important reasons that influence your decision to work in an area outside the field of your highest degree? SDR: Which two factors are your most important reasons that influence your decision to work in an area outside the field of your first U.S. doctoral degree? |
Not collected | Not collected |
Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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Principal Job (continued) | Job characteristics | Not collected | Not collected |
For each of the following job characteristics, please indicate if it describes your position:
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Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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Principal Job (continued) | Work activities |
Which of the following work activities occupied at least 10 percent of your time during a typical work week on this job? (Mark Yes or No for each item)
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Not collected |
The next questions ask about your work activities in this position. While in this position have you... (Mark Yes or No for each item)
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On which two work activities in the previous question did you work the most hours during a typical week on this job? | Not collected | On which two work activities in the previous question did you work the most hours during a typical week on this job? | ||||||
Supervision responsibilities | Did you supervise the work of others as part of the principal job you held during the week of February 1, 2015? | Not collected | Not collected | |||||
How many people did you typically supervise directly? | Not collected | Not collected | ||||||
How many people did you typically supervise indirectly through subordinate supervisors? | Not collected | Not collected |
Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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NSCG | SDR | SED | ECDS | |||||
Principal Job (continued) | Performance evaluation | Not collected | Not collected |
How often do you and your supervisor meet to discuss your work?
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Not collected | Not collected | Did you and your supervisor write a plan that outlines the expectations and responsibilities of your position? | ||||||
Not collected | Not collected | (If no performance plan exists) Have you and your supervisor discussed the option of developing a plan? | ||||||
Not collected | Not collected |
(If a performance plan does exist) How much does the plan reflect your personal career development goals? Would you say…
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Not collected | Not collected | Has your supervisor provided you with a formal performance evaluation? If no, do you expect a performance evaluation in the future? |
Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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NSCG | SDR | SED | ECDS | |||||
Principal Job (continued) | Performance evaluation (continued) | Not collected | Not collected |
With regard to your supervisor, please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statements. Your supervisor...
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Job satisfaction |
Thinking about your principal job held during the week of February 1, 2015, please rate your satisfaction with that job’s … (Mark one answer for each item. Response options are very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, very dissatisfied)
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Not collected | Not collected | |||||
How would you rate your overall satisfaction with the principal job you held during the week of February 1, 2015?
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Not collected |
How satisfied are you with this position? Would you say...
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Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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NSCG | SDR | SED | ECDS | |||||
Principal Job (continued) | Job satisfaction (continued) | Not collected | Not collected |
How much does this position meet your expectations in the following areas?
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Starting salary | Not collected | Not collected | What was your basic annual salary when you started the position? | |||||
Current salary | As of the week of February 1, 2015, what was your basic annual salary on your principal job, before deductions? | Not collected | What is your basic annual salary before deductions for this position? | |||||
Salary disbursing | Not collected | Not collected | Over how many months was your annual salary disbursed? | |||||
Number of weeks worked per year | Was this salary based on a 52‐week year, or less than that? If less than 52 weeks, enter the number of weeks per year. | Not collected | Not collected | |||||
Hours worked | During a typical week on your principal job, how many hours did you work? | Not collected | During a typical week in this position, how many hours do you work? | |||||
(If fewer than 35 hours) Did you want to work 35 or more hours per week on your principal job? | Not collected | Not collected | ||||||
For which of the following reasons did you usually work fewer than 35 hours per week on the principal job you held during the week of February 1, 2015? (Mark Yes or No for each item)
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Not collected | Not collected |
Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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Principal Job (continued) | Job benefits |
Concerning your principal job during the week of February 1, 2015, were any of the following benefits available to you, even if you chose not to take them? (Mark Yes or No for each item)
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Not collected |
Thinking about this position, do you receive any of the following benefits, even if you chose not to take them? (Mark Yes or No for each item)
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Funding source for position | Not collected | Not collected |
Which of the following sources fund this position?
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Federal support for work indicator | Thinking back now to 2014, was any of your work during 2014 supported by contracts or grants from the U.S. government? | Not collected |
How many U.S. federal grants and contracts support this position?
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Federal support for work-funding recipient | Not collected | Not collected |
Thinking about the U.S. federal grants or contracts that fund this position, to whom were these awarded?
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Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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Principal Job (continued) | Federal support for work-funding agency |
Which federal agencies or departments were supporting your work? (Mark all that apply)
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Not collected |
Which government agencies funded this position?
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Earned income | Counting all jobs held in 2014, what was your total earned income for 2014, before deductions? Include all wages, salaries, bonuses, overtime, commissions, consulting fees, net income from businesses, summertime teaching or research, or other work associated with scholarships. |
Not collected | Not collected | |||||
Position search tools | Not collected | Not collected |
What was the primary way you found this position?
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Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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NSCG | SDR | SED | ECDS | |||||
Job Search for Principal Job | Other employment options indicator | Not collected | Not collected | Were you offered other positions at the time you accepted this position? | ||||
Not collected | Not collected |
What type of positions were you offered at the time you accepted this position? Were you offered…
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Factors that influenced job selection | Not collected | Not collected |
What factors did you consider in your decision to choose this position?
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Not collected | Not collected | Which factor was most important in your decision to choose this position? |
Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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Certifications and Licenses (continued) | Certification field of study | What is the primary subject or field of study for this certification or license? | Not collected | Not collected | ||||
Certification issuer |
Who issued this certification or license? (Mark one answer)
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Not collected | Not collected | |||||
Reasons for holding a certification |
Why do you currently hold this certification or license? (Mark Yes or No for each item)
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Not collected | Not collected | |||||
Certification-CEU indicator | Do you have to earn continuing education units (CEUs) or other professional development credits to maintain this certification or license? | Not collected | Not collected | |||||
Certification funding | Were any of your costs for this certification or license paid for by an employer? | Not collected | Not collected | |||||
Certification-work‐related indicator | Is this certification or license for the principal job you help during the week of February 1, 2015? If you were not working, please answer No. |
Not collected | Not collected | |||||
Past Employment | Continued employment indicator | Were you working for pay or profit during both of these time periods—the week of February 1, 2013, and the week of February 1, 2015? | Not collected | Not collected |
Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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NSCG | SDR | SED | ECDS | |||||
Past Employment (continued) | Employer/job change indicator |
During these two time periods—the week of February 1, 2013, and the week of February 1, 2015— were you working for…
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Not collected | Not collected | ||||
Reasons for changing employer or job |
(if different) Why did you change your employer or your job? (Mark Yes or No for each item)
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Not collected | Not collected |
Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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NSCG | SDR | SED | ECDS | |||||
Professional Activities | Type of activities | Not collected | Not collected |
Thinking about all of your paid, unpaid, and other research activities since receiving your degree, have you...
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Number of activities | Not collected | Not collected |
How many...
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Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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Professional Activities (continued) | Patents granted | Not collected | Not collected | How many patents have been granted to you as an inventor? | ||||
Patents purpose | Not collected | Not collected |
Thinking of the U.S. patents that you have been granted, for which of the following types of activity have they been granted?
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Outcome of patents | Not collected | Not collected | Have any of your patents resulted in commercialized products or processes or been licensed? | |||||
Other Work-related Experience | Work‐related training indicator | During the past 12 months, did you attend any work‐related training, such as workshops or seminars? Include conferences or professional meetings only if you attended a training session at the conference or meeting. Do not include college coursework for which you were enrolled in a degree program. |
Not collected | During the past 12 months, did you attend any work‐related training, such as workshops or seminars? Include conferences or professional meetings only if you attended a training session at the conference or meeting. Do not include college coursework for which you were enrolled in a degree program. |
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Reasons for work‐related training |
(If Yes) For which of the following reasons did you take training during the past 12 months? (Mark Yes or No for each item)
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Not collected |
(If Yes) For which of the following reasons did you take training during the past 12 months? (Mark Yes or No for each item)
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What was your most important reason from the previous question for taking training? | Not collected | Not collected |
Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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Other Work-related Experience (continued) | Work‐related training topics | Not collected | Not collected |
While in this position, did you attend any training workshops or training courses about the following topics?
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Professional associations | During the past 12 months, did you attend any professional society or association meetings or professional conferences? Include regional, national, or international meetings |
Not collected | Not collected | |||||
To how many regional, national, or international professional societies or associations do you currently belong? | Not collected | Not collected | ||||||
Importance of job characteristics |
When thinking about a job, how important is each of the following factors to you? (Mark one answer for each item. Response options are very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, very dissatisfied)
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Not collected | Not collected |
Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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Work‐Life Balance | Postgraduate period | Not collected | Not collected |
What were you doing between the date your degree was awarded and the date you began fulltime employment?
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Time away from work indicator | Not collected | Not collected | Since you started your first full‐time paid position, have you ever taken time off for 6 months or more? | |||||
Reasons for time away from work | Not collected | Not collected |
(If Yes) Why did you take time off?
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Time away from work | Not collected | Not collected | (If Yes) How many months did you take off? | |||||
Work stress level | Not collected | Not collected |
Would you say that your position is…
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Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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Work‐Life Balance (continued) | Balancing priorities | Not collected | Not collected |
Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with the following statements about balancing your professional and personal responsibilities.
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Education Background | High school year | In what year did you receive your high school diploma or high school equivalency certificate? | Not collected | Not collected | ||||
High school location | In what U.S. state, U.S. territory, or foreign country did you last attend high school? | In what state or country was the high school/secondary school that you last attended? | Not collected | |||||
Community college | Have you ever taken courses at a community college? | Did you earn college credit from a community or two‐year college? | Have you ever taken a course at a community college? | |||||
Community college time period |
(If Yes) Did you take courses at a community college during any of the following time periods? (Mark Yes or No for each item)
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Not collected | Not collected |
Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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Education Background (continued) | Reasons for community college attendance |
Thinking back to the time(s) you attended community college, for which of the following reasons did you take community college courses? (Mark Yes or No for each item)
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Not collected | Not collected | ||||
Which two reasons in the previous question were your most important reasons for taking community college courses? | Not collected | Not collected | ||||||
Associate’s degree | Do you have an associate’s degree? | Not collected | Not collected | |||||
Associate’s degree‐school name | (If Yes) From which academic institution did you receive your associate’s degree? (school name, department, city, state) |
Not collected | Not collected | |||||
Bachelor’s degree | Do you have a degree at the bachelor’s level or higher? | Not collected | Not collected | |||||
Number of degrees | How many college or university degrees did you receive at the bachelor’s level or higher prior to February 1, 2015? | Not collected | Not including your doctorate degree, how many other graduate, professional, or undergraduate degrees have you received? | |||||
MD or DDS indicator | Not collected | Are you earning, or have you earned, an MD or a DDS? | Not collected | |||||
Doctoral Program Information | Dissertation title | Not collected | What is the title of your dissertation? | Not collected | ||||
Dissertation primary field of research | Not collected | Please write the name of the primary field of your dissertation research. | Not collected |
Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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Doctoral Program Information (continued) | Dissertation primary field of research code | Not collected | Using the list on pages 6‐7, choose the code that best describes the primary field of your dissertation research. | Not collected | ||||
Dissertation secondary field of research | Not collected | If your dissertation research was interdisciplinary, list the number of your secondary field. (Respondent can provide up to three secondary fields) |
Not collected | |||||
Dissertation secondary field of research code | Not collected | If your dissertation research was interdisciplinary, list the number of your secondary field. (Respondent can provide up to three secondary fields) |
Not collected | |||||
Department name | Not collected | Please name the department (or interdisciplinary committee, center, institute, etc.) of the university that supervised your doctoral studies. | Not collected | |||||
Prerequisites | Not collected | Was a master’s degree a prerequisite for admission to your doctoral program? | Not collected | |||||
Initial graduate school enrollment | Not collected | In what month and year did you first enter any graduate school in any program or capacity? | Not collected | |||||
Coursework timing | Not collected | How many years were you taking courses or preparing for exams for this doctoral degree (including a master’s degree, if that was part of your doctoral program)? | Not collected | |||||
Dissertation timing | Not collected | How many years were you working on your dissertation after coursework and exams (non-course related preparation and research, writing, and defense)? | Not collected | |||||
Dissertation break indicator | Not collected | Was there any time between the year you entered your doctoral program and the award of your doctorate that you were not working on your degree (i.e., not taking courses or working on your dissertation)? If yes, how many years were you not working on your degree? |
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Most Recent Degree | School name | From which school did you receive your most recent degree? (name, department, city, state) |
Institution name (name, branch or city, state or province, country) |
What is the full name and location of the institution from which you received this degree? (name, branch or city, state, country) |
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Degree completion date | In what month and year was this degree awarded? | Month/year degree granted | In what month and year was this degree awarded? | |||||
Degree start date | Not collected | Month/year degree that you started your degree | Not collected |
Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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Most Recent Degree (continued) | Degree level |
What type of degree did you receive?
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Have you received a degree of this type?
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Thinking about your highest degree, what type of degree is it? (If you have more than one doctorate or doctorate‐equivalent degree, think about the first such degree you received.)
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Doctorate degree type | Not collected | Not collected |
(If degree level is doctorate degree) What type of doctorate degree is it?
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Doctorate equivalent degree type | Not collected | Not collected |
(If degree level is doctorate‐equivalent degree) What type of doctorate‐equivalent degree is it?
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International equivalent indicator | Not collected | Not collected | Is your highest degree an international equivalent to a U.S. doctorate or doctorate-equivalent degree? | |||||
Major field of study and second major | What is the major field of study and second major (if any) for this degree? | Primary field of study | What was your primary field of study for this degree? | |||||
Major category code | Using the FIELD OF STUDY list on pages 20‐21, choose the code that best describes the major field of study and second major (if any) for this degree | Field number form list on pp. 6‐7 | Not collected | |||||
Second Most Recent Degree | School name | From which school did you receive your second most recent degree? (name, department, city, state) |
Institution name (name, branch or city, state or province, country) |
What is the full name and location of the institution from which you received this degree? (name, bBranch orcCity, state, country) |
Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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NSCG | SDR | SED | ECDS | |||||
Second Most Recent Degree (continued) | Degree completion | In what month and year was this degree awarded? | Month/year degree granted | In what month and year was this degree awarded? | ||||
Degree start date | Not collected | Month/year degree that you started your degree | Not collected | |||||
Degree level |
What type of degree did you receive?
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Have you received a degree of this type?
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Thinking about your highest degree, what type of degree is it? (If you have more than one doctorate or doctorate‐equivalent degree, think about the first such degree you received.)
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Major field of study and second major | What is the major field of study and second major (if any) for this degree? | Primary field of study | What was your primary field of study for this degree? | |||||
Major category code | Using the FIELD OF STUDY list on pages 20‐21, choose the code that best describes the major field of study and second major (if any) for this degree) | Field number form list on pages 6‐7 | Not collected | |||||
First Bachelor’s Degree | School name | From which school did you receive your first bachelor’s degree, if not already reported? (name, department, city, state) |
Institution name (name, branch or city, state or province, country) |
What is the full name and location of the institution from which you received this degree? (name, nranch or city, state, country) |
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Degree completion | In what month and year was this degree awarded? | Month/year degree granted | In what month and year was this degree awarded? | |||||
Degree start date | Not collected | Month/year degree that you started your degree | Not collected | |||||
Degree level |
What type of degree did you receive?
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Have you received a degree of this type?
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Thinking about your highest degree, what type of degree is it? (If you have more than one doctorate or doctorate‐equivalent degree, think about the first such degree you received.)
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Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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NSCG | SDR | SED | ECDS | |||||
First Bachelor’s Degree (continued) | Major field of study and second major | What is the major field of study and second major (if any) for this degree? | Primary field of study | What was your primary field of study for this degree? | ||||
Major category code | Using the FIELD OF STUDY list on pages 20‐21, choose the code that best describes the major field of study and second major (if any) for this degree | Field number form list on pages 6‐7 | Not collected | |||||
Education Financing | Source of financial support |
What type of financial support did you receive to finance any undergraduate or graduate degrees you completed before February 1, 2015? (Respondents are asked to complete this question separately for their undergraduate degrees educational financing and graduate degrees educational financing)
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Please indicate whether each of the following was a source of financial support during graduate school. (Mark Yes or No for each)
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Which of the following were your sources of financial support during graduate school? (Mark all that apply)
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Not collected | Which TWO sources listed in the previous question provided the most support? | Not collected | ||||||
Tuition remission | Not collected |
Did you receive full or partial tuition remission (waiver) for your doctoral studies? (Mark (X) one)
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Not collected |
Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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NSCG | SDR | SED | ECDS | |||||
Education Financing (continued) | Amount borrowed and owed |
The next question asks about the TOTAL amount you have borrowed to finance undergraduate and graduate degrees you completed before February 1, 2015, and how much you still owed as of February 1, 2015. (Respondents are asked to provide borrowed/owed amounts for total completed undergraduate degrees and borrowed/owed amounts for total completed graduate degrees)
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When you receive your doctoral degree, how much money will you owe that is directly related to your undergraduate and graduate education? (Respondents are asked to provide owed amount for undergraduate education and owed amount for graduate education)
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When you receive your doctoral degree, how much money did you owe that was directly related to your undergraduate and graduate education? How much money do you currently owe that is directly related to your undergraduate and graduate education? (Respondents are asked to provide borrowed/owed amounts for undergraduate education and borrowed/owed amounts for graduate education)
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Current Enrollment | Currently enrolled indicator | During the week of February 1, 2015, were you enrolled in or taking courses at a college or university? | Not collected | Are you currently enrolled in a doctoral or doctoral‐equivalent program? | ||||
Type of enrollment |
(If Yes) Were you taking courses or enrolled as... (Mark one answer)
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Not collected | Not collected |
Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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NSCG | SDR | SED | ECDS | |||||
Current Enrollment (continued) | Degree level |
Toward what degree were you working? (Mark one answer) If you were working toward more than one degree, mark the level for the highest degree.
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Not collected | Not collected | ||||
Major field of study | What was the primary field of study for this degree? | Not collected | Not collected | |||||
Major category code | Using the FIELD OF STUDY list on pages 20‐21, choose the code that best describes the field of study for this degree | Not collected | Not collected | |||||
Reasons for further education |
For which of the following reasons were you taking classes or enrolled? (Mark Yes or No for each item)
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Not collected | Not collected | |||||
Current enrollment funding | Were any of your school‐related costs for taking courses paid for by an employer? | Not collected | Not collected | |||||
Postgraduation Plans | Postgraduation location | Not collected | In what country or state do you intend to live after graduation (within the next year)? | Not collected |
Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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NSCG | SDR | SED | ECDS | |||||
Postgraduation Plans (continued) | Postdoc intentions | Not collected | Do you intend to take a “postdoc” position? A “postdoc” is a temporary position primarily for gaining additional education and training in research, usually awarded in academe, industry, government, or a non‐profit organization. |
Not collected | ||||
Postgraduate training and/or employment status | Not collected |
What is the status of your postgraduate plans (in the next year)? (Mark one)
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Not collected | |||||
Not collected |
What best describes your postgraduate plans (within the next year)? (Mark one)
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Not collected | ||||||
Not collected |
What best describes the nature of your further training or study? (Mark one)
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Not collected | ||||||
Not collected |
What best describes the nature of your employment? (Mark one)
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Not collected |
Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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NSCG | SDR | SED | ECDS | |||||
Postgraduation Plans (continued) | Postdoc funding source | Not collected |
(If postdoc or further training) What will be the main source of financial support for your “postdoc” or further training within the next year? (Mark one)
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Not collected | ||||
Postgraduation First Principal Job | Employer type | Not collected |
What one type of principal employer will you be working for (or training with) in the next year? EDUCATION
GOVERNMENT (other than educational institution)
PRIVATE SECTOR (other than educational institution)
OTHER
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Not collected |
Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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NSCG | SDR | SED | ECDS | |||||
Postgraduation First Principal Job (continued) | Employer name and location | Not collected | Please name the organization and geographic location where you will work or study. (oganization name, state/country) Is this organization a college or university? |
Not collected | ||||
Salary amount | Not collected | What will be your basic annual salary for this principal job (in the next year)? Do not include bonuses or additional compensation for summertime teaching or research. If you are not salaried, please estimate your earned income | Not collected | |||||
Salary time period | Not collected | How many months does this salary cover? | Not collected | |||||
Work activities | Not collected |
What will be your primary and secondary work activities? (Mark one primary activity and one secondary activity)
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Not collected | |||||
Demographics-Family Information | Marital status |
On February 1, 2015 were you... (Mark one answer)
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What is your marital status? (Mark one answer)
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What is your current marital status? (Mark one answer)
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Spouse/partner employment status |
(If Married or Living in a marriage‐like relationship) During the week of February 1, 2015, was your spouse or partner working?
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Not collected | Does your spouse/partner currently have a paid position? |
Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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NSCG | SDR | SED | ECDS | |||||
Demographics-Family Information (continued) | Spouse/partner employment technical expertise |
Did your spouse’s or partner’s duties on this job require technical expertise of a bachelor’s degree in… (Mark Yes or No for each item)
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Not collected | Not collected | ||||
Dependent children indicator | As of the week of February 1, 2015 did you have any children living with you as part of your family? |
Not including yourself or your spouse/partner, how many dependents (children or adults) do you have‐that is, how many others receive at least one half of their financial support from you? (write in the number of dependents in each age category)
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Do you have any dependents? | |||||
(If Yes) How many of these children living with you as part of your family were... (write in the number of dependents in each age category)
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(If Yes) How dependents do you have in each of the following age groups. (write in the number of dependents in each age category)
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Parent education-mother |
What is the highest level of education completed by your Mother or female guardian? (Mark one answer)
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What is the highest educational attainment of your mother? (Mark one answer)
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What is the highest level of education completed by your mother (stepmother or female guardian)? (Mark one answer)
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Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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NSCG | SDR | SED | ECDS | |||||
Demographics-Family Information (continued) | Parent education-father |
What is the highest level of education completed by your father or male guardian? (Mark one answer)
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What is the highest educational attainment of your father? (Mark one answer)
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What is the highest level of education completed by your father (stepfather or male guardian)? (Mark one answer)
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Demographics-Citizenship Information | Residence status |
On February 1, 2015 were you living in the United States, Puerto Rico, or another U.S. territory, or were you living in another country? (Mark one answer)
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Not collected | Not collected | ||||
U.S. citizen indicator |
On February 1, 2015 were you a...
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What is your citizenship status? (Mark one answer)
NON‐U.S. CITIZEN
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Are you a citizen of the United States?
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U.S. citizen type |
(If U.S. citizen) Were you a U.S. citizen… (Mark one answer)
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(If U.S. citizen) Were you a U.S. citizen… (Mark one answer)
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Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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NSCG | SDR | SED | ECDS | |||||
Demographics-Citizenship Information (continued) | Non‐U.S. citizen type |
(If non‐U.S. citizen) Were you a non‐U.S. citizen...
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(If non‐U.S. citizen) Are you a non‐U.S. citizen...
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Non‐U.S. citizen type‐visa type |
(If a Temporary U.S. Resident Visa holder) On February 1, 2015 did you hold a visa issued… (Mark one answer)
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Not collected |
(If a Temporary U.S. Resident Visa holder) What type of visa do you have?
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Country of citizenship | (If non‐U.S. citizen) Of which country are you a citizen? | (If non‐U.S. citizen) Of which country are you a citizen? | Of which country do you hold citizenship? | |||||
U.S. year of entry | In what year did you first come to the United States for 6 months or longer? | Not collected | In what year did you come to the United States for the first time to stay for a period of 6 months or more? | |||||
Tenure of U.S. residence | Not collected | Not collected | How many years total have you lived in the United States? | |||||
Previous visa type | Not collected | Not collected | Were you already in the United States on a visa before applying for your current position? | |||||
Initial visit to United States | Not collected | Not collected | Before arriving in the United States for the first time, did you plan to return to your home country? | |||||
Future residence plans | Not collected | Not collected | Do you plan to return to your home country when your current position ends? Do you plan to return to your home country within the next 10 years? |
Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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NSCG | SDR | SED | ECDS | |||||
Demographics-Citizenship Information (continued) | Factors that influence migration | Not collected | Not collected |
Did each of the following factors have an influence on your decision to return to your home country?
Did each of the following factors have an influence on your decision to stay in the United States?
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Initial visa type |
What kind of visa did you hold when you first came to the United States for 6 months or longer? (Mark one answer)
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Not collected | Not collected |
Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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NSCG | SDR | SED | ECDS | |||||
Demographics-Citizenship Information (continued) | Reasons for coming to the United States |
Which factors were important in your decision to first come to the United States for 6 months or longer? (Mark Yes or No for each item)
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Not collected |
Which of the following factors influenced your decision to come to the United States? (Mark Yes or No for each item)
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Which two factors in question E15 were the most important reasons in your decision to come to the United States? | Not collected | Not collected | ||||||
Dual citizenship indicator | Are you a citizen of more than one country? | Not collected | Not collected | |||||
Basic Demographic Information | Place of birth | In what U.S. state, U.S. territory, or foreign country were you born? | Not collected | Not collected | ||||
Gender |
Are you…
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Are you…
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What is your sex?
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Hispanic indicator |
Are you of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin? (Mark one answer)
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Are you of Hispanic or Latino? (Mark one answer)
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Are you of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin? (Mark one answer)
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Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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NSCG | SDR | SED | ECDS | |||||
Basic Demographic Information (continued) | Race indicator |
What is your race? (Mark one or more)
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What is your racial background? (Mark one or more)
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What is your race? (Mark one or more)
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Birthdate | What is your birthdate? (month, day, year) |
What is your date of birth? (month, day, year) |
In what year were you born? | |||||
Language | Not collected | Not collected | Is English your first language? | |||||
Demographics-Disability Status | Sight limitation |
What is the USUAL degree of difficulty you have with SEEING words or letters in ordinary newsprint (with glasses/contact lenses, if you usually wear them)? (Mark one answer)
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What is the USUAL degree of difficulty you have with SEEING words or letters in ordinary newsprint (with glasses/contact lenses, if you usually wear them)? (Mark one answer)
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What is the USUAL degree of difficulty you have with SEEING words or letters in ordinary newsprint (with glasses/contact lenses, if you usually wear them)? (Mark one answer)
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Hearing limitation |
What is the USUAL degree of difficulty you have with HEARING what is normally said in conversation with another person (with hearing aid, if you usually wear one)? (Mark one answer)
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What is the USUAL degree of difficulty you have with HEARING what is normally said in conversation with another person (with hearing aid, if you usually wear one)? (Mark one answer)
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What is the USUAL degree of difficulty you have with HEARING what is normally said in conversation with another person (with hearing aid, if you usually wear one)? (Mark one answer)
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Walking limitation |
What is the USUAL degree of difficulty you have with WALKING without human or mechanical assistance or using stairs? (Mark one answer)
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What is the USUAL degree of difficulty you have with WALKING without human or mechanical assistance or using stairs? (Mark one answer)
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What is the USUAL degree of difficulty you have with WALKING without human or mechanical assistance or using stairs? (Mark one answer)
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Broad Concept | Specific Topic | NSCG/SDR Question Wording | SED Question Wording | ECDS Question Wording | Questionnaire Item Indicator | |||
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NSCG | SDR | SED | ECDS | |||||
Demographics-Disability Status (continued) | Lifting limitation |
What is the USUAL degree of difficulty you have with LIFTING or carrying something as heavy as 10 pounds, such as a bag of groceries? (Mark one answer)
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What is the USUAL degree of difficulty you have with LIFTING or carrying something as heavy as 10 pounds, such as a bag of groceries? (Mark one answer)
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What is the USUAL degree of difficulty you have with LIFTING or carrying something as heavy as 10 pounds, such as a bag of groceries? (Mark one answer)
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Cognitive limitation |
What is the USUAL degree of difficulty you have with CONCENTRATING, REMEMBERING, or MAKING DECISIONS because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition? (Mark one answer)
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What is the USUAL degree of difficulty you have with CONCENTRATING, REMEMBERING, or MAKING DECISIONS because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition? (Mark one answer)
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What is the USUAL degree of difficulty you have with CONCENTRATING, REMEMBERING, or MAKING DECISIONS because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition? (Mark one answer)
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Disability‐Age of onset | What is the earliest age at which you first began experiencing any difficulties in any of these areas? | What is the earliest age at which you first began experiencing any difficulties in any of these areas? | What is the earliest age at which you first began experiencing any difficulties in any of these areas? | |||||
Survey Data Collection Information | Social Security Number | Not collected | Please fill in the last four digits of your Social | Not collected | ||||
Mode preference |
How would you like to complete future rounds of this survey? (Mark one answer)
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Not collected |
How do you prefer to participate in research surveys?
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NOTES: ECDS = Early Career Doctorates Survey; NSCG = National Survey of College Graduates; SDR = Survey of Doctorate Recipients; SED = Survey of Earned Doctorates.
SOURCE: Table provided by NCSES.