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SESTAT

Dataset Summary

Agency	National Science Foundation
Sub-Agency
Category	Science and Technology
Date Released	1993
Date Updated	2008
Time Period	1993-2006
Frequency	biennial
Description	National Survey of College Graduates (NSCG), National Survey of Recent College Graduates (NSRCG), Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR)

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Dataset Information

Data.gov Data Category Type	Tool Catalog
Specialized Data Category Designation	Statistical
Keywords	US science and engineering workforce, scientists and engineers, field of degree, bachelor's degree, master's degree, doctoral degree, doctorate, employment in science and engineering, S&E,
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Contributing Agency Information

Citation	The Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT) is an integrated data collection effort capturing information about employment, educational, and demographic characteristics of scientists and engineers in the United States. The data are collected from three national surveys of this population: the National Survey of College Graduates (NSCG), the National Survey of Recent College Graduates (NSRCG), and the Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR). URL: http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/sestat/
Agency Program Page	http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/
Agency Data Series Page	http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/sestat/

Dataset Coverage

Unit of Analysis	person
Granularity
Geographic Coverage	United States, national and state-level

Data Description

Collection Mode	paper
Data Collection Instrument	http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/question.cfm#ScienceandEngineeringWorkforce
Data Dictionary/Variable List	http://sestat.nsf.gov/metadataexplorer/

Additional Dataset Documentation

Technical Documentation	http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/sestat/technicalinfo.cfm
Additional Metadata	http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/sestat/variableinfo.cfm

Statistical Information

Statistical Methodology	http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/sestat/technicalinfo.cfm
Sampling	http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/sestat/sampdesigns.cfm
Estimation
Weighting	http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/sestat/weighting.cfm
Disclosure avoidance
Questionnaire design
Series breaks
Non-response adjustment
Seasonal adjustment
Statistical Characteristics	http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/sestat/genvar.cfm

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