SAS Variable Name: EMED
Description:
Question:
Domain:
Categorical Values:
Year | SESTAT | NSRCG | NSCG | SDR | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | 1993 | x | x | x | x | 1995 | x | x | x | x | 1997 | x | x | x | x | 1999 | x | x | x | x | 2001 | x | x |
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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.
1995
1997
1999
2001
Quality and other technical information related to this item:
Was this job a postdoctoral appointment, that is, a temporary appointment in academia, industry, or government, primarily for providing continued education or training in research?
Although a definition of postdoctoral appointment was given in the new 1993 question, a much larger number than in previous years of scientists and engineers reported themselves in postdoctoral positions. Based on comparisons with previous years data and respondents' answers to other 1993 survey questions, the following respondents were edited out of the postdoctoral category:
Topic Areas associated with this data element: