PUBLIC USE 1993, 1995, 1997, and 1999 SESTAT DATA FILES

These files are taken from the June 25, 2002 version of SESTAT 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.

       SESTAT93.SD2 - 1993 microdata, in SAS 6.12 (.SD2) format
       SESTAT95.SD2 - 1995 microdata, in SAS 6.12 (.SD2) format
       SESTAT97.SD2 - 1997 microdata, in SAS 6.12 (.SD2) format
       SESTAT99.SD2 - 1999 microdata, in SAS 6.12 (.SD2) format

       SESTAT93.XPT - 1993 microdata, in SAS Transport format 
       SESTAT95.XPT - 1995 microdata, in SAS Transport format     
       SESTAT97.XPT - 1997 microdata, in SAS Transport format 
       SESTAT99.XPT - 1999 microdata, in SAS Transport format 
 

       SESTAT93.DAT - 1993 microdata, in ASCII format
       SESTAT95.DAT - 1995 microdata, in ASCII format
       SESTAT97.DAT - 1997 microdata, in ASCII format
       SESTAT99.DAT - 1999 microdata, in ASCII format

     SAS Programs
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       LOAD93.SAS.TXT - Converts SESTAT93.DAT into SAS format data file
       LOAD95.SAS.TXT - Converts SESTAT95.DAT into SAS format data file
       LOAD97.SAS.TXT - Converts SESTAT97.DAT into SAS format data file   
       LOAD99.SAS.TXT - Converts SESTAT99.DAT into SAS format data file   

       FORMAT93.FMT - SAS PROC FORMAT statements, used by LOAD93.SAS.TXT
       FORMAT95.FMT - SAS PROC FORMAT statements, used by LOAD95.SAS.TXT
       FORMAT97.FMT - SAS PROC FORMAT statements, used by LOAD97.SAS.TXT       
       FORMAT99.FMT - SAS PROC FORMAT statements, used by LOAD99.SAS.TXT       

       FORMAT93.TXT - SAS FORMAT assignment statements, used by LOAD93.SAS.TXT
       FORMAT95.TXT - SAS FORMAT assignment statements, used by LOAD95.SAS.TXT
       FORMAT97.TXT - SAS FORMAT assignment statements, used by LOAD97.SAS.TXT
       FORMAT99.TXT - SAS FORMAT assignment statements, used by LOAD99.SAS.TXT

       LABELS93.TXT - SAS LABEL assignment statements, used by LOAD93.SAS.TXT
       LABELS95.TXT - SAS LABEL assignment statements, used by LOAD95.SAS.TXT
       LABELS97.TXT - SAS LABEL assignment statements, used by LOAD97.SAS.TXT
       LABELS99.TXT - SAS LABEL assignment statements, used by LOAD99.SAS.TXT

     Other Documentation
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       LAYOUT93.TXT - File layout for SESTAT93.DAT ASCII file
       LAYOUT95.TXT - File layout for SESTAT95.DAT ASCII file
       LAYOUT97.TXT - File layout for SESTAT97.DAT ASCII file
       LAYOUT99.TXT - File layout for SESTAT99.DAT ASCII file       
 

Survey Questionnaires and Related Files
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     NSCG Surveys
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       NSCG93.PDF - National Survey of College Graduates for 1993
       NSCG95.PDF - National Survey of College Graduates for 1995
       NSCG97.PDF - National Survey of College Graduates for 1997
       NSCG99.PDF - National Survey of College Graduates for 1999
       
     NSRCG Surveys
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       NSRCG93.PDF  - National Survey of Recent College Graduates for 1993
       NSRCG95.PDF  - National Survey of Recent College Graduates for 1995
       NSRCG97.PDF  - National Survey of Recent College Graduates for 1997
       NSRCG97b.PDF - National Survey of Recent College Graduates (blue/form A) Follow-up for 1997
       NSRCG97g.PDF - National Survey of Recent College Graduates (green/form B) Follow-up for 1997
       NSRCG99.PDF  - National Survey of Recent College Graduates for 1999
       NSRCG99a.PDF - National Survey of Recent College Graduates (purple/form A) Follow-up for 1999
       NSRCG99b.PDF - National Survey of Recent College Graduates (cream/form B) Follow-up for 1999
 
     SDR Surveys
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       SDR93.PDF  - Survey of Doctorate Recipients for 1993
       SDR95.PDF  - Survey of Doctorate Recipients for 1995
       SDR97.PDF  - Survey of Doctorate Recipients for 1997
       SDR99.PDF  - Survey of Doctorate Recipients for 1999
 
     Summary Documentation
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       PSES93.PDF - Summary SESTAT documentation for 1993
       PSES95.PDF - Summary SESTAT documentation for 1995
       PSES97.PDF - Summary SESTAT documentation for 1997
       PSES99.PDF - Summary SESTAT documentation for 1999

       README.TXT - read me file
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