Public Use Data Files

Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering Survey: 2001


After completion of the annual data-processing cycle for the NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering (Graduate Student Survey), the data collected are stored in files for public use. These files include any corrections to prior-year data that survey respondents may have submitted. NSF generates "Public-use" files specifically for data users outside NSF. As such, these files omit any information that is considered confidential by NSF or by an institution. For example, names and addresses of individuals who completed the questionnaires are omitted from the Graduate Student Survey data files.

For more information on the public-use data files and for a detailed description of the file format, see the Guide to the Data Files.

You can obtain these public-use data files via the Internet or as an attachment to e-mail.

Downloading via the Internet top

You can download data files for the Graduate Student Survey from the Internet. The files are compressed using PKZIP 2.04g. Use PKUNZIP or any other uncompress program that supports the .ZIP format to uncompress the files on your local hard disk. The uncompressed files are approximately four times as large as the compressed .ZIP files.

Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering
Public Use Data Files

2001(1662K)
2000(1639K)
1999(1628K)
1998(1577K)
1997(1563K)
1996(1563K)
1995(1562K)
1994(1547K)
1993(1376K)
1992(1345K)
1991(1312K)
1990(1283K)
1989(1256K)
1988(1231K)
1987(1119K)
1986(1109K)
1985(1101K)
1984(1089K)
1983(1175K)
1982(1160K)
1981(1159K)
1980(1137K)
1979(1043K)
1978(741K)
1977(970K)
1976(919K)
1975(883K)
1974(743K)
1973(643K)
1972(537K)

Having files sent via E-mail top

ORC Macro can also send the archival data files as an attachment to regular e-mail. Please send an e-mail message to gss@qrc.com requesting the desired survey year data files.


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