PUBLIC USE 2008 SESTAT (SURVEY OF RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATES) DATA FILES These data files are taken from the January 26, 2012 version of SESTAT maintained at NSF. DESCRIPTION OF FILES -------------------- The microdata are provided in various formats to facilitate their use with many software packages. The principal data format that is supported by NSF is SAS. Technical support by NSF is limited to the data files and the SAS programs listed here. NSF does not provide support to users of SPSS or other packages, as SPSS and these other packages are not available at the agency. Data and Programs ----------------- EPRC08.XPT - 2008 SESTAT data (Survey of Recent College Graduates) in SAS XPORT format EPRC08.DAT - 2008 SESTAT data (Survey of Recent College Graduates) in ASCII format EPRC08.sas7bdat - 2008 SESTAT data (Survey of Recent College Graduates) in SAS for Windows format FPRC08.SAS - a text file containing SAS FORMAT assignment statements LPRC08.SAS - a text file containing SAS LABEL assignment statements PPRC08.SAS - a text file containing SAS PROC FORMAT statements LdPRC08.SPS - a text file containing SPSS syntax for loading EPRC08.DAT (ASCII data) into SPSS NOTE: Technical support for SPSS users is not provided by NSF. The validity of this file has not been verified by NSF, as SPSS is not available at the agency. LAYOUTPRC08.TXT - Input Layout for EPRC08.DAT Documentation and Related Files ------------------------------- NSRCG08_PublicDataUser.pdf - Survey instrument, 2008 NSRCG PPRC08.PDF - Survey variable codebook in Adobe PDF format. (Refer to http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/sestat/variableinfo.cfm for complete variable documentation or if you do not have a copy of the Adobe PDF Reader). DPRC08.XLS - Data Dictionary Source/SAS name cross-walk file (EXCEL97 spreadsheet format) README.TXT - this read me file ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have any problems opening, accessing or loading these files, please contact: Steve Proudfoot National Science Foundation National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 965 Arlington, VA 22230 703-292-4434 [phone] 703-292-9092 [fax] sproudfo@nsf.gov 2/20/2012