PUBLIC USE 2015 SESTAT (SURVEY OF DOCTORATE RECIPIENTS) DATA FILES This download file contains data and related documentation for the public use 2015 SDR data files. The data is taken from the January 19, 2018 version of SESTAT maintained at NSF. DESCRIPTION OF FILES -------------------- Data and Programs ----------------- 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. epsd15.xpt - 2015 SDR data in SAS XPORT format EPSD15.DAT - 2015 SDR data in ASCII format epsd15.sas7bdat - 2015 SDR data in SAS for Windows format Fpsd15.sas - a text file containing SAS FORMAT assignment statements Lpsd15.sas - a text file containing SAS LABEL assignment statements Ppsd15.sas - a text file containing SAS PROC FORMAT statements Ldpsd15.sps - a text file containing SPSS syntax for loading EPSD15.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. LAYOUTPSD15.TXT - Input Layout for EPSD15.DAT Documentation and Related Files ------------------------------- SDR_SD_2015.pdf - Survey description psd15_Annotated.pdf - Survey instrument, 2015 SDR Ppsd15.pdf - Summary variable codebook in Adobe PDF format. Dpsd15.xlsx - Data Dictionary Source/SAS name cross-walk file (EXCEL spreadsheet format) 2015_SDR_RecodeDocumentation.pdf - Recode Documentation for the 2015 SDR README.TXT - this read me file ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have any problems opening, accessing or loading these files, please contact: Daniel J. Foley National Science Foundation National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite W14200 Alexandria, Virginia 22314 703-292-7811 [phone] 703-292-9092 [fax] dfoley@nsf.gov 19-Jan-2018 14:23:58