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Appendix B Questionnaire Content Crosswalk National Survey of College Graduates, Survey of Doctorate Recipients, Survey of Earned Doctorates, and Early Career Doctorates Survey
Appendix B Questionnaire Content Crosswalk National Survey of College Graduates, Survey of Doctorate Recipients, Survey of Earned Doctorates, and Early Career Doctorates Survey
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Appendix B Questionnaire Content Crosswalk National Survey of College Graduates, Survey of Doctorate Recipients, Survey of Earned Doctorates, and Early Career Doctorates Survey 143
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Questionnaire Item Indicator 144 Broad Concept Specific Topic NSCG/SDR Question Wording SED Question Wording ECDS Question Wording NSCG SDR SED ECDS Were you working for pay or profit during the Have you worked for pay since receiving your week of February 1, 2015? doctorate degree?
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Questionnaire Item Indicator Broad Concept Specific Topic NSCG/SDR Question Wording SED Question Wording ECDS Question Wording NSCG SDR SED ECDS Since receiving your doctorate degree, how many different full‐time paid positions and how many Number of jobs Not collected Not collected different part‐time paid positions have you had, since degree including your current position if applicable? Employment Situation Have you held an unpaid or volunteer position Unpaid or (continued)
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Questionnaire Item Indicator 146 Broad Concept Specific Topic NSCG/SDR Question Wording SED Question Wording ECDS Question Wording NSCG SDR SED ECDS Did your principal employer come into being New business as a new business within the past 5 years? Not collected Not collected indicator Which of the following best describes your Which one of the following best describes the principal employer during the week of type of organization where this position is February 1, 2015?
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Questionnaire Item Indicator Broad Concept Specific Topic NSCG/SDR Question Wording SED Question Wording ECDS Question Wording NSCG SDR SED ECDS (If a government institution ) Which one of the following best describes the type of government institution where this position [is/was]
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Questionnaire Item Indicator 148 Broad Concept Specific Topic NSCG/SDR Question Wording SED Question Wording ECDS Question Wording NSCG SDR SED ECDS What was your faculty rank? (Mark one What is your faculty rank?
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Questionnaire Item Indicator Broad Concept Specific Topic NSCG/SDR Question Wording SED Question Wording ECDS Question Wording NSCG SDR SED ECDS How important is a postdoctoral appointment to advancement in your desired career track within Not collected Not collected your specific field? How many postdoctoral appointments have you Not collected Not collected had, including your current position if applicable?
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Questionnaire Item Indicator 150 Broad Concept Specific Topic NSCG/SDR Question Wording SED Question Wording ECDS Question Wording NSCG SDR SED ECDS NSCG: To what extent was your work on To what extent is this position related to your your principal job related to your highest doctoral degree? Would you say... degree?
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Questionnaire Item Indicator Broad Concept Specific Topic NSCG/SDR Question Wording SED Question Wording ECDS Question Wording NSCG SDR SED ECDS For each of the following job characteristics, please indicate if it describes your position: ‐Requires a PhD or doctorate‐equivalent degree (e.g., MD, DO, DDS, DVM) ‐Requires that the doctorate was awarded within the last 10 years ‐Is a temporary position ‐Is intended to provide training in research ‐Is intended to advance professional skills ‐Requires a full‐time commitment to research Principal Job Job ‐Requires that you work under the direction of a Not collected Not collected (continued)
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Questionnaire Item Indicator 152 Broad Concept Specific Topic NSCG/SDR Question Wording SED Question Wording ECDS Question Wording NSCG SDR SED ECDS Which of the following work activities The next questions ask about your work activities occupied at least 10 percent of your time in this position. While in this position have you... during a typical work week on this job? (Mark Yes or No for each item)
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Questionnaire Item Indicator Broad Concept Specific Topic NSCG/SDR Question Wording SED Question Wording ECDS Question Wording NSCG SDR SED ECDS How often do you and your supervisor meet to discuss your work? ‐Once a day or more Not collected Not collected ‐At least once a week but not every day ‐At least once a month but not every week ‐At least once a year but not every month ‐Never ‐Do not have a supervisor Did you and your supervisor write a plan that Not collected Not collected outlines the expectations and responsibilities of your position?
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Questionnaire Item Indicator 154 Broad Concept Specific Topic NSCG/SDR Question Wording SED Question Wording ECDS Question Wording NSCG SDR SED ECDS With regard to your supervisor, please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statements. Your supervisor... ‐provides appropriate recognition for your work ‐encourages collaboration with other researchers ‐encourages increasing independence in your Performance research evaluation Not collected Not collected ‐encourages presenting work outside the (continued) department or lab ‐provides opportunities to work on grant proposals ‐supports publishing papers ‐provides career guidance ‐encourages work‐life balance 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 Principal Job options are very satisfied, somewhat (continued)
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Questionnaire Item Indicator Broad Concept Specific Topic NSCG/SDR Question Wording SED Question Wording ECDS Question Wording NSCG SDR SED ECDS How much does this position meet your expectations in the following areas? ‐Increase in subject matter knowledge ‐Conduct your own independent research ‐Publish papers ‐Present papers at professional conferences ‐Teach Job satisfaction Not collected Not collected (continued)
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Questionnaire Item Indicator 156 Broad Concept Specific Topic NSCG/SDR Question Wording SED Question Wording ECDS Question Wording NSCG SDR SED ECDS Concerning your principal job during the Thinking about this position, do you receive week of February 1, 2015, were any of the any of the following benefits, even if you following benefits available to you, even if chose not to take them? (Mark Yes or No for you chose not to take them?
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Questionnaire Item Indicator Broad Concept Specific Topic NSCG/SDR Question Wording SED Question Wording ECDS Question Wording NSCG SDR SED ECDS Which federal agencies or departments Which government agencies funded this position? were supporting your work?
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Questionnaire Item Indicator 158 Broad Concept Specific Topic NSCG/SDR Question Wording SED Question Wording ECDS Question Wording NSCG SDR SED ECDS Were you offered other positions at the time Not collected Not collected you accepted this position? What type of positions were you offered at Other the time you accepted this position?
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Certification If you have renewed this certification or Not collected Not collected Year license, please enter the year you first earned it. Questionnaire Item Indicator ECDS SED SDR NSCG Not collected Not collected Not collected Not collected Not collected Not collected Not collected ECDS Question Wording Not collected Not collected Not collected Not collected Not collected Not collected Not collected SED Question Wording What is the primary subject or field of study February 1, 2013, and the week of February Why do you currently hold this certification ‐To increase opportunities for promotion or Were any of your costs for this certification If you were not working, please answer No. Were you working for pay or profit during Do you have to earn continuing education ‐To improve skills or knowledge in your advancement in your current occupational or license? (Mark Yes or No for each item)
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Questionnaire Item Indicator 160 Broad Concept Specific Topic NSCG/SDR Question Wording SED Question Wording ECDS Question Wording NSCG SDR SED ECDS During these two time periods -- the week of February 1, 2013, and the week of February 1, 2015 -- were you working for… Employer/job ‐same employer and in same type of job Not collected Not collected change ‐same employer but in same type of job indicator ‐different employer but in same type of job ‐different employer and in different type of job (if different) Why did you change your Past employer or your job?
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Questionnaire Item Indicator Broad Concept Specific Topic NSCG/SDR Question Wording SED Question Wording ECDS Question Wording NSCG SDR SED ECDS Thinking about all of your paid, unpaid, and other research activities since receiving your degree, have you... ‐published papers in conference proceedings?
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Questionnaire Item Indicator 162 Broad Concept Specific Topic NSCG/SDR Question Wording SED Question Wording ECDS Question Wording NSCG SDR SED ECDS How many patents have been granted to you Patents granted Not collected Not collected as an inventor? 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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Questionnaire Item Indicator Broad Concept Specific Topic NSCG/SDR Question Wording SED Question Wording ECDS Question Wording NSCG SDR SED ECDS While in this position, did you attend any training workshops or training courses about the following topics? ‐Grant writing ‐Publishing Work‐related ‐Orientation to various career paths Not collected Not collected training topics ‐Supervising people ‐Project management ‐Teaching ‐Intellectual property ‐Research ethics ‐Other training workshops or training courses During the past 12 months, did you attend any professional society or association meetings or professional conferences?
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Questionnaire Item Indicator 164 Broad Concept Specific Topic NSCG/SDR Question Wording SED Question Wording ECDS Question Wording NSCG SDR SED ECDS What were you doing between the date your degree was awarded and the date you began full‐ time employment? Postgraduate Not collected Not collected ‐Working in a part‐time paid position period ‐Working in an unpaid position either fulltime or parttime ‐Not working ‐Other Since you started your first full‐time paid position, Time away from Not collected Not collected have you ever taken time off for 6 months or work indicator more?
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Questionnaire Item Indicator Broad Concept Specific Topic NSCG/SDR Question Wording SED Question Wording ECDS Question Wording NSCG SDR SED ECDS Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with the following statements about balancing your professional and personal responsibilities. ‐You can manage the demands of your position and at home ‐Demands at home limit your professional Work‐Life Balancing activities (e.g., going to conferences) Not collected Not collected Balance priorities ‐Your work schedule allows you to maintain (continued)
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Questionnaire Item Indicator 166 Broad Concept Specific Topic NSCG/SDR Question Wording SED Question Wording ECDS Question Wording NSCG SDR SED ECDS Thinking back to the time(s) you attended community college, for which of the following reasons did you take community college courses?
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Questionnaire Item Indicator Broad Concept Specific Topic NSCG/SDR Question Wording SED Question Wording ECDS Question Wording NSCG SDR SED ECDS Dissertation Using the list on pages 6‐7, choose the code that primary field of Not collected best describes the primary field of your Not collected research code dissertation research. If your dissertation research was interdisciplinary, Dissertation list the number of your secondary field. secondary field of Not collected (Respondent can provide up to three secondary Not collected research fields) If your dissertation research was interdisciplinary, Dissertation list the number of your secondary field. secondary field of Not collected (Respondent can provide up to three secondary Not collected research code fields)
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Questionnaire Item Indicator 168 Broad Concept Specific Topic NSCG/SDR Question Wording SED Question Wording ECDS Question Wording NSCG SDR SED ECDS What type of degree did you receive? Have you received a degree of this type?
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Questionnaire Item Indicator Broad Concept Specific Topic NSCG/SDR Question Wording SED Question Wording ECDS Question Wording NSCG SDR SED ECDS Degree In what month and year was this degree Month/year degree granted In what month and year was this degree completion awarded? awarded?
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Questionnaire Item Indicator 170 Broad Concept Specific Topic NSCG/SDR Question Wording SED Question Wording ECDS Question Wording NSCG SDR SED ECDS Major field of What is the major field of study and second Primary field of study What was your primary field of study for this study and major (if any) for this degree?
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Questionnaire Item Indicator Broad Concept Specific Topic NSCG/SDR Question Wording SED Question Wording ECDS Question Wording NSCG SDR SED ECDS The next question asks about the TOTAL When you receive your doctoral degree, how When you receive your doctoral degree, how amount you have borrowed to finance much money will you owe that is directly much money did you owe that was directly undergraduate and graduate degrees you related to your undergraduate and graduate related to your undergraduate and graduate completed before February 1, 2015, and how education? education?
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Questionnaire Item Indicator 172 Broad Concept Specific Topic NSCG/SDR Question Wording SED Question Wording ECDS Question Wording NSCG SDR SED ECDS Toward what degree were you working? (Mark one answer)
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Questionnaire Item Indicator Broad Concept Specific Topic NSCG/SDR Question Wording SED Question Wording ECDS Question Wording NSCG SDR SED ECDS Do you intend to take a "postdoc" position? A "postdoc" is a temporary position primarily for gaining additional education and training Postdoc Not collected Not collected intentions in research, usually awarded in academe, industry, government, or a non‐profit organization. What is the status of your postgraduate plans (in the next year)
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Questionnaire Item Indicator 174 Broad Concept Specific Topic NSCG/SDR Question Wording SED Question Wording ECDS Question Wording NSCG SDR SED ECDS (If postdoc or further training ) What will be the main source of financial support for your "postdoc" or further training within the next year?
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Questionnaire Item Indicator Broad Concept Specific Topic NSCG/SDR Question Wording SED Question Wording ECDS Question Wording NSCG SDR SED ECDS Please name the organization and geographic location where you will work or study. Employer name (oganization name, state/country) Not collected Not collected and location Is this organization a college or university?
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Questionnaire Item Indicator 176 Broad Concept Specific Topic NSCG/SDR Question Wording SED Question Wording ECDS Question Wording NSCG SDR SED ECDS Did your spouse's or partner's duties on this job require technical expertise of a bachelor's degree in… Spouse/partner (Mark Yes or No for each item) employment Not collected Not collected technical ‐engineering, computer science, math, or the expertise natural sciences?
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Questionnaire Item Indicator Broad Concept Specific Topic NSCG/SDR Question Wording SED Question Wording ECDS Question Wording NSCG SDR SED ECDS What is the highest level of education What is the highest educational attainment of What is the highest level of education completed by your father or male guardian? your father?
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Questionnaire Item Indicator 178 Broad Concept Specific Topic NSCG/SDR Question Wording SED Question Wording ECDS Question Wording NSCG SDR SED ECDS (If non‐U.S. citizen ) Were you a non‐U.S. (If non‐U.S. citizen )
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Questionnaire Item Indicator Broad Concept Specific Topic NSCG/SDR Question Wording SED Question Wording ECDS Question Wording NSCG SDR SED ECDS Did each of the following factors have an influence on your decision to return to your home country? ‐Job or economic opportunities in your home country ‐Educational opportunities in your home country ‐Family‐related reasons ‐Visa issues Factors ‐Enjoy living in your home country that Not collected Not collected ‐Other factors influence migration Did each of the following factors have an influence on your decision to stay in the United States?
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Questionnaire Item Indicator 180 Broad Concept Specific Topic NSCG/SDR Question Wording SED Question Wording ECDS Question Wording NSCG SDR SED ECDS Which factors were important in your Which of the following factors influenced your decision to first come to the United States for decision to come to the United States? 6 months or longer?
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Questionnaire Item Indicator Broad Concept Specific Topic NSCG/SDR Question Wording SED Question Wording ECDS Question Wording NSCG SDR SED ECDS What is your race? What is your racial background?
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Survey Data (Mark one answer) Collection ‐On a personal computer or laptop Information Mode Not collected ‐A questionnaire sent in the mail ‐On a tablet preference ‐A web questionnaire on the Internet ‐Telephone ‐A telephone interview ‐Mail ‐No preference ‐In‐Person NOTES: ECDS = Early Career Doctorates Survey; NSCG = National Survey of College Graduates; SDR = Survey of Doctorate Recipients; SED = Survey of Earned Doctorates.
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