PUBLIC USE 2008 INTEGRATED DATA BASE DATA FILES

This download file contains data and related documentation for the public
use 2008 Integrated Data Base (SES) data files.

The data included in this download file is taken from the January 22, 2021 version of the SES data maintained at NSF. 

DESCRIPTION OF FILES
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  Data and Programs
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  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.

  epse08.xpt - 2008 SESTAT data in SAS XPORT format
  EPSE08.DAT - 2008 SESTAT data in ASCII format
  epse08.sas7bdat - 2008 SESTAT data in SAS for Windows format

  Fpse08.sas - a text file containing SAS FORMAT assignment statements
  Lpse08.sas - a text file containing SAS LABEL assignment statements
  Ppse08.sas - a text file containing SAS PROC FORMAT statements

  Ldpse08.sps - a text file containing SPSS syntax for loading EPSE08.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.

  LAYOUTPSE08.TXT - Input Layout for EPSE08.DAT

  Documentation and Related Files
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  NSCG08_PublicDataUser.PDF  - Survey instrument, 2008 NSCG
  SDR08_PublicDataUser.PDF   - Survey instrument, 2008 SDR 
  NSRCG08_PublicDataUser.PDF - Survey instrument, 2008 NSRCG

  Ppse08.html - Summary variable codebook in html, 508-compliant format.
  Ppse08.pdf - Summary variable codebook in Adobe PDF format.

  Dpse08.xlsx - Data Dictionary Source/SAS name crosswalk file (EXCEL spreadsheet format)

  README.TXT - this read me file

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If you have any problems opening, accessing or loading these files, please contact:

  Daniel Foley
  Project Officer
  Human Resources Statistics Program
  National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
  National Science Foundation
  2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite W14200
  Alexandria, Virginia 22314
  703-292-7811
  dfoley@nsf.gov


Jan-22-2021 09:40:30