Changes in the 2010 SDR Questionnaire

Changes in the 2010 SDR Questionnaire

2010 SDR Questionnaire Changes: Questions Added

The following questions were rotated in from the 1997 or 2003 SDR questionnaire or developed new for the 2010 survey (1997 or 2003 item names are in parentheses):

2010 A8 (2003 A10): Although you were working during the week of October 1, had you previously retired from any position?

Examples of retirement include mandatory retirement, early retirement, or voluntary retirement.

Year Retired

(1) Yes  | | | |

(2) No

2010 A12 (2003 A14): Did your principal employer come into being as a new business within the past 5 years?

(1) Yes
(2) No

2010 A34 (2003 A35): Thinking about your principal job held during the week of October 1, please rate your satisfaction with that job’s…

Mark one answer for each item.

Very Somewhat Somewhat Very
Satisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied Dissatisfied

1. Salary ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨

2. Benefits ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨

3. Job security ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨

4. Job location ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨

5. Opportunities for advancement ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨

6. Intellectual challenge ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨

7. Level of responsibility ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨

8. Degree of independence ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨

9. Contribution to society ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨
   
   

2010 A41 (1997 A25): Concerning your principal job during the week of October 1, 2010, were any of the following benefits available to you, even if you chose not to take them?

Mark Yes or No for each item.

1. Health insurance that was at least partially paid by your employer

2. A pension plan or a retirement plan to which your employer contributed

3. A profit-sharing plan

4. Paid vacation, sick or personal days
   
   

2010 A43 (modified 2003 A41): Which Federal agencies or departments were supporting your work?

Mark all that apply.

1. Dept. of Defense (DOD)

2. Dept. of Education

3. Dept. of Energy (DOE)

4. National Institutes of Health (NIH)

5. Dept. of Health and Human Services (except NIH)

6. National Science Foundation (NSF)

7. Other – Specify 

8. DON’T KNOW SOURCE AGENCY

2010 C4 (2003 C4): During the past 12 months, did you attend any professional society or association meetings or professional conferences?

Include regional, national, or international meetings.

(1) Yes
(2) No

2010 C5 (2003 C5): To how many regional, national, or international professional societies or associations do you currently belong?

NUMBER ____

(If none, enter “0”)

2010 C6 (2003 C10): When thinking about a job, how important is each of the following factors to you?

Mark one answer for each item.

Very Somewhat Somewhat Not Important
Important Important Unimportant At All

(1) Salary ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨

(2) Benefits ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨

(3) Job security ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨

(4) Job location ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨

(5) Opportunities for advancement ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨

(6) Intellectual challenge ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨

(7) Level of responsibility ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨

(8) Degree of independence ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨

(9) Contribution to society ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨

2010 D7 (2003 D8): During the week of October 1, 2010, were you enrolled in or taking courses at a college or university?

(1) Yes
(2) No  Go to page 11, question E1

2010 D8 (2003 D9): Were you taking courses or enrolled as…

Mark one answer.

(1) A full-time student in a degree program

(2) A part-time student in a degree program

(3) Not enrolled in a degree program, but taking courses

2010 D9 (2003 D10): Toward what degree were you working?

If you were working toward more than one degree, mark the level for the highest degree.

Mark one answer.

(0) No specific degree  Go to page 11, question E1

(1) Bachelor’s degree (e.g., BS, BA, AB)

(2)Master’s degree (e.g., MS, MA, MBA)

(3) Doctorate (e.g., PhD, DSc, EdD)

(4) Other professional degree (e.g., JD, MD, DDS, DVM) - Specify type 

(5) Other – Specify type 

2010 D10 (2003 D11): What was the primary field of study for this degree?

Primary field of study

2010 D11 (2003 D12): For which of the following reasons were you taking courses or enrolled?

Mark Yes or No for each item.

(1) To gain further education before beginning a career

(2) To prepare for graduate school or further education

(3) To change your academic or occupational field

(4) To gain further skills or knowledge in your academic or occupational field

(5) For licensure or certification

(6) To increase opportunities for promotion, advancement, or higher salary

(7) Required or expected by employer

(8) For leisure or personal interest

(9) Other – Specify 

2010 D12 (2003 D13): Were any of your school-related costs for taking courses paid for by an employer?

(1) Yes

(2) No

2010 E13.5 (new): What is the usual degree of difficulty you have with … CONCENTRATING, REMEMBERING, or MAKING DECISIONS because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition

1. None

2. Slight

3. Moderate

4. Severe

5. Unable to do

2010 SDR Questionniare Changes: Questions Dropped

The following questions were included in the 2008 SDR questionnaire, but will be rotated out from the 2010 survey questionnaire:

2008 A38 – “During the week of October 1, 2008, were you working for pay (or profit) at a second job (or business), including part-time, evening, or weekend work?”

2008 A39 – “What was the title of the second job you held during the week of October 1, 2008?”

2008 A40 – “What kind of work were you doing on this job – that is, what were your duties and responsibilities on your second job? Please be as specific as possible, including any area of specialization.”

2008 A41 – “Using the JOB CATEGORY list on pages 12-14, choose the code that best describes the second job you held during the week of October 1, 2008.”

2008 A42 – “To what extent was your work on your second job related to your first U.S. doctoral degree? Was it…”

2008 C1 – “Since October 2003, how many…

(1) Papers have you (co)authored for presentation at regional, national, or international conferences?

(2) Articles, (co)authored by you, have been accepted for publication in a refereed professional journal?

(3) Books or monographs, (co)authored by you, have been published or accepted for publication?”

2008 C2 – “Since October 2003, have you been named as an inventor on any application for a U.S. patent?”

2008 C3 – “Since October 2003…

(1) How many applications for U.S. patents have named you as an inventor?

(2) How many U.S. patents have been granted to you as an inventor?

(3) How many of the patents recorded as granted (in category 2 above) have resulted in commercialized products or processes or have been licensed?”

2010 SDR Questionnaire Changes: Questions Modified

Some questions were included in both the 2008 and 2010 SDR questionnaires, but the question wording or response options were altered. A description of the change, the 2008 question number and the question version used in the 2010 SDR version is below (SESTAT variable names are in all CAPS):

The reference date was changed throughout the questionnaire from October 1, 2008 to October 1, 2010.

2010 A16.2 (corresponds to 2008 A14.2) has a wording modification. The word “department” has been added before the word “chair”. Item will read “Dean (any level), department head or department chair”.

2010 SDR A18 (corresponds to 2008 A16) has a change to response category (3) Tenured. Respondents who select “Tenured” are directed to enter the year that they received tenure.

Year Tenured

(3) Tenured  | | | |

2010 A24.3 (corresponds to 2008 A22.3) has a change to the wording. The words “in a specific” are added after the word “or” so that it reads “Work with a specific person or in a specific place”.

2010 A36 (corresponds to 2008 A33) has an expanded range. Respondents can now enter seven digits for their salaries (instead of six, as it was previously).

2010 A40 (corresponds to 2008 A37) has modified response options. One response option from 2008 has been dropped: (4) Chronic illness or disability. The response options now read…

(1) Previously retired or semi-retired
(2) Student
(3) Family responsibilities
(4) Full-time job not available(5) Held more than one job

(6) Did not need or want to work more hours
(7) Other – Specify

2010 A42 (corresponds to 2008 A43) has a new skip pattern. Respondents who report that their work was supported by the U.S. Federal government are directed to A43 (modified 2003 A41).

2010 A44 (corresponds to 2008 A44) has an expanded range. Respondents can now enter seven digits for their earned incomes (instead of six, as it was previously).

2010 D12 2010 D2 (corresponds to 2008 D2) contained two types of edits.  The first was the deletion of “LLB” from examples of (4) Other professional degree.  The second was the deletion of “etc.” from the (3) Doctorate and (4) Other professional degree example lists.

2010 E8 (corresponds to 2008 E8) has modified text for one response category. The text of response category (2) now reads “Born abroad of U.S. citizen parent(s).”

2010 E10 (corresponds to 2008 E10) has modified question text and description under the verbatim box. The word “foreign” has been dropped, so that it reads “country” in the question text and under the verbatim box.

2010 Hispanic indicator, has been modified from two questions to one: capturing Hispanic ethnicity in a single prompt. As in 2008, the 2010 SDR did not ask race/ethnicity (this measure is carried over from the SED) of all respondents. Thus this item was only relevant to respondents in the Web or CATI where the value was missing previously.

2010 E12 (Disability stem, corresponds to 2008 E12) has been modified to read: “… individuals with specific functional limitations.”)

2010 E16 (Contact Information, corresponds to 2008 E16) has an additional telephone number field as well as Home, Work, and Cell indicators for each number..

2010 E18 (corresponds to 2008 E19) has modified text for one response category. The text of response category (2) now reads “A web questionnaire on the Internet.”