Information on Individual SESTAT Elements

SAS Variable Name: D5NED

Description:

Education Code, Second Major/Minor Field (Best code)

Question:

Derived within SESTAT from reported information.

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Domain:

1993

Not Applicable for 1993

1995

Has bachelor or higher degree; respondents to NSRCG only

1997

All respondents

1999

All respondents

2001

All respondents

Categorical Values:

• For 1993, item tallies are not available because data were not collected.
• For 1995, item tallies are not available because data were not collected.
• For 1997, item tallies are not available because data were not collected.
• To view the table of 1999 item tallies, click here.
• To view the table of 2001 NSRCG item tallies, click here.
• To view the table of 2001 SDR item tallies, click here.

Survey Component Availability



Year	SESTAT		NSRCG		NSCG		SDR
	Private	Public	Private	Public	Private	Public	Private	Public
1993
1995
1997
1999	x		x
2001			x

Note: an "X" in a cell indicates that the data element is available for the designated survey component. A blank cell indicates the data element is not available for that survey component. For data elements that are only available for private use, contact NSF about obtaining access to these restricted data.

Note that data from the 1993 National Survey of College Graduates is also available on a separate CD-ROM. All the available data from this CD is included in the on-line SESTAT 1993 NSCG public-use data file, but the CD does not follow SESTAT variable naming conventions and does not include the detailed documentation available for the on-line data.

1993

NSCG: Not applicable, question not asked
NSRCG: Not applicable, question not asked
SDR: Not applicable, question not asked


1995


NSCG: Not applicable, question not asked
NSRCG: A11...d.4
SDR: Not applicable, question not asked


1997


NSCG:

Regular NSCG: SYSTEM
NSRCG Follow-Up Panel (Form A): .
NSRCG Follow-Up Panel (Form B): .

NSRCG: Not applicable, question not asked
SDR: SYSTEM


1999


NSCG:

Regular NSCG: SYSTEM
NSRCG Follow-up Panel (Form A): Not applicable, question not asked
NSRCG Follow-up Panel (Form B): Not applicable, question not asked

NSRCG: SYSTEM
SDR: SYSTEM


2001


NSCG: Survey not conducted
NSRCG: A09...d.4
SDR: SYSTEM

Quality and other technical information related to this item:

1993
The reinterview project found some respondents were losing their S&E; status because they did not report a second major/minor in the reinterview. This may be a burden issue. Clinical psychologists and social workers were occasionally problematic because some switched between social work (non-S&E;) and clinical psychologist (S&E;) in the reinterview. In prelaw/premed, some respondents reported their major as political science or biology (both S&E;) in the initial interview, but then reported it as prelaw or premed (non-S&E;) in the reinterview. Area/ethnic studies had the highest percentage of fields recoded from other fields into area/ethnic studies.

This variable is derived from other variables within SESTAT. More information is available on derived S_ED_5TH_HD_MAJOR_2ND_MAJ_ED_CAT page

Topic Areas associated with this data element:

S- Fifth Highest Degree (5th_HD)

CERTIFICATE
COLLEGE
DEGREE
DIPLOMA
EDUCATION
SCHOOLING