Survey of Earned Doctorates

Survey of Earned Doctorates

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Survey of Earned Doctorates

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Survey of Earned Doctorates
July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017
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Please PRINT all responses. You may use either a pen or pencil.
First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Birth name or former name, if legally changed

Today’s Date

Doctoral Institution

City or Branch

Suffix (e.g., Jr.)

Type of Research Doctoral Degree (e.g., PhD, EdD, etc.)

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	 Part A1 - RESEARCH DOCTORAL DEGREE
A1.	 Please provide the following information for your research doctoral degree.
		 Month/year degree started:	
		
		 Month/year degree granted
		or expected to be granted: 	

nn
nn

Month

Month

nnnn
nnnn

Year

Year

A2.	 Please name the department (or interdisciplinary committee, center, institute, etc.) of the university that supervised your
	 doctoral studies.

	 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
	

Department/Committee/Center/Institute/Program

A3.	 Please choose the field number from the Field of Study foldout on pages 16 and 17 that best matches your primary field
	 of study for your research doctoral degree.

	 nnn

Field number, see foldout

			
			
			

If you do not think that the field you selected above adequately reflects your primary field of study for your research doctoral
degree, please write the name of the field in the box below.

			

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

			

Name of field

A4.	 What is the title of your dissertation?	

		 n

Please mark (X) this box if the title below refers to a performance, project report, or musical or literary composition required instead of a dissertation.

	 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
	

Title

A5.	 Please choose the field number from the Field of Study foldout on pages 16 and 17 that best matches your primary field
	 of dissertation research.

	 nnn

Field number, see foldout

			
			
			

If you do not think that the field you selected above adequately reflects your primary field of dissertation research,
please write the name of the field in the box below.

			

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

			

Name of field

2

A6.	 Was your dissertation research interdisciplinary?

		 n
1

	

Yes

2

n No	

GO TO A7

Please report up to three additional fields used in your dissertation research.
Please choose the field number from the
Field of Study foldout on pages 16 and 17 that
best matches your field of dissertation research.

	
	
	

Field 2	

nnn

Field number, see foldout

Field 3	

nnn

Field number, see foldout

Field 4	

nnn

Field number, see foldout

				

	

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

	

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

	

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

				

				

If you do not think that the field you selected on the left adequately reflects
the field from which your dissertation draws, please write the name of the
field in the box below.

Name of field

Name of field

Name of field

A7.	 Did you receive full or partial tuition remission (waiver) for your doctoral studies?
	
Mark (X) one	

		
	
	
	
	

1
2
3
4
5

n No, I did not receive any tuition remission
n Yes, I received remission for less than 1/3 of tuition
n Yes, I received between 1/3 and 2/3 of tuition
n Yes, I received remission for more than 2/3 of tuition, but less than full
n Yes, I received full tuition remission

A8.	 How many years were you:

			
a.	taking courses or prepaing for exams for this doctoral degree (including a master’s degree, if that was part of your doctoral
program)?

nn

		
Years (round to whole years)
		
b.	working on your dissertation after coursework and exams (non-course related preparation and research, writing and defense)?

	

nn

		

Years (round to whole years)

A9.	 Was there any time between the year you entered your doctoral program and the award of your doctorate that you were not
	 working on your degree (that is, not taking courses or working on your dissertation)?

			n
n
	 If yes, how many years were you not working on your degree?
Yes

1

nn

		

2

No

Years (round to whole years)

3

	 Part A2 - EDUCATIONAL HISTORY
A10.	 Did you earn college credit from a community or two-year college?

	 n
1

Yes

2

n No

ASSOCIATE’S DEGREE(S)

		 n

A11.	 Have you received an associate’s degree (e.g., AA, AS) or equivalent?
1

	
	

Yes

2

n No

GO TO A12 on PAGE 5

a.	Please provide the following information for the first associate’s degree that you received.

		 Institution name . . . . . . . . .	
		 Branch or city . . . . . . . . . . . .

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

		 State or U.S. territory . . . . . 	

		Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	
	
	 b. Please choose the field number from the Field of Study foldout on pages 16 and 17 that best matches your field of study
		 for this associate’s degree.

			 nnn

Field number, see foldout

			
			

If you do not think that the field you selected above adequately reflects your field for this degree, please write
the name of the field in the box below.

			

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

			

	
	

Name of field

c.	When did you start this associate’s degree and when was the degree granted?

		 Month/year degree started:

	
	

nn

Month

nnnn

Year

Month/year degree granted:

nn

Month

nnnn

Year

d.	Have you ever received another associate’s degree (e.g., AA, AS) or equivalent?

		 n
1

Yes

2

n No

GO TO A12 on PAGE 5

Second Associate’s Degree

Third Associate’s Degree

	

Institution	

_____________________________________________________

	

Institution	

_____________________________________________________

	

Branch or city	

_____________________________________________________

	

State or U.S. territory	

_____________________________________________________

	

Branch or city	

_____________________________________________________

	

State or U.S. territory	

_____________________________________________________

	Country	
	 Field number, see foldout	

_____________________________________________________

	Country	

_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

	 Field number, see foldout	

	

_____________________________________________________

Month/Year started	

_____________________________________________________

	

Month/Year started	

_____________________________________________________

	

Month/Year granted	

_____________________________________________________

	

Month/Year granted	

_____________________________________________________

4

BACHELOR’S DEGREE(S)

			 n
	

A12. Have you received a bachelor’s degree (e.g., BA, BS, AB) or equivalent?
1

	
	

Yes

2

n No

GO TO A13 on PAGE 6

a.	Please provide the following information for the first bachelor’s degree that you received.

		 Institution name . . . . . . . . .	
		 Branch or city . . . . . . . . . . . .

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

		 State or U.S. territory . . . . . 	

		Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	
	
	 b. Please choose the field number from the Field of Study foldout on pages 16 and 17 that best matches your field of study
		 (i.e., major) for this bachelor’s degree.

			 nnn

Field number, see foldout

			
			

If you do not think that the field you selected above adequately reflects your field for this degree, please write
the name of the field in the box below.

			

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

			

	
	

Name of field

c.	Did you complete a double major for this bachelor’s degree?

			

1

	

		
			

Please choose the field number from the Field of Study foldout on pages 16 and 17 that best matches
your second major for this bachelor’s degree.

			

nnn

			
			

If you do not think that the field you selected above adequately reflects your field for this degree, please write
the name of the field in the box below.

			

n No

Field number, see foldout

Name of field	

d.	When did you start this bachelor’s degree and when was the degree granted?

		 Month/year degree started:

	
	

2

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

				

	
	

n Yes

nn

Month

nnnn

Year

Month/year degree granted:

nn

Month

nnnn

Year

e.	Have you ever received another bachelor’s degree (e.g., BA, BS, AB) or equivalent?

		 n
1

Yes

2

n No

GO TO A13 on PAGE 6

Second Bachelor’s Degree

Third Bachelor’s Degree

	

Institution	

_____________________________________________________

	

Institution	

_____________________________________________________

	

Branch or city	

_____________________________________________________

	

State or U.S. territory	

_____________________________________________________

	

Branch or city	

_____________________________________________________

	

State or U.S. territory	

	Country	

_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

	Country	

_____________________________________________________

	 Field number, see foldout	

_____________________________________________________

	 Field number, see foldout	

_____________________________________________________

	

Month/Year started	

_____________________________________________________

	

Month/Year started	

_____________________________________________________

	

Month/Year granted	

_____________________________________________________

	

Month/Year granted	

_____________________________________________________

5

A13.	 In what month and year did you first enter any graduate program, even if you did not earn a degree?

nn

	

Month

nnnn

Year

MASTER’S DEGREE(S)

			 n

A14. Have you received a master’s degree (e.g., MS, MA, MBA) or equivalent?
1

	

Yes

2

n No

GO TO A15 on PAGE 7

a.	Please provide the following information for the MOST RECENT master’s degree that you received.

		 Institution name . . . . . . . . .	
		 Branch or city . . . . . . . . . . . .

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

		 State or U.S. territory . . . . . 	
		Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	

	 b. Please choose the field number from the Field of Study foldout on pages 16 and 17 that best matches your field of study
		 for your MOST RECENT master’s degree.

			 nnn

Field number, see foldout

			
			

If you do not think that the field you selected above adequately reflects your field for this degree, please write
the name of the field in the box below.

			

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

		

	

Name of field	

c.	When did you start this master’s degree and when was the degree granted?

		 Month/year degree started:

	

Month

nnnn

Year

Month/year degree granted:

nn

Month

nnnn

Year

d.	Which of the following best describes this master’s degree?

		 n
		 n
		 n
	

nn

1

This master’s degree was required to enter or continue in my doctoral program

2

This master’s degree was not required and it did not fulfill any credits for my doctoral program

3

This master’s degree was not required, but it fulfilled credits for my doctoral program

GO TO f BELOW

e.	About how many of the credits from this master’s degree counted towards your doctoral degree?

		
Mark (X) one

		 n
1

	

Some

2

n Most

3

n All

f.	 Have you ever received another master’s degree (e.g., MS, MA, MBA) or equivalent?

		 n
1

Yes

2

n No

GO TO A15 on PAGE 7

Additional Master’s Degree 1

Additional Master’s Degree 2

	

Institution	

_____________________________________________________

	

Institution	

_____________________________________________________

	

Branch or city	

_____________________________________________________

	

Branch or city	

_____________________________________________________

	

State or U.S. territory	

_____________________________________________________

State or U.S. territory	

_____________________________________________________

	

	Country	

_____________________________________________________

	Country	
_____________________________________________________

	 Field number, see foldout	

_____________________________________________________

	 Field number, see foldout	

_____________________________________________________

	

Month/Year started	

_____________________________________________________

	

Month/Year started	

_____________________________________________________

	

Month/Year granted	

_____________________________________________________

	

Month/Year granted	

_____________________________________________________

6

PROFESSIONAL DOCTORAL DEGREE
A15. In addition to your current research doctoral degree, have you earned or are you earning a professional
	 doctoral degree, such as an MD, DDS, DVM, JD, PsyD, or DDiv?

			 n
		 n
		 n
	

1

Yes, I am currently earning a professional doctoral level degree		

2

Yes, I have already earned a professional doctoral level degree

3

No		 GO TO A16 BELOW

a.	Please provide the following information for your professional level degree.

		 Degree type . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
		 Institution name . . . . . . . . .	
		 Branch or city . . . . . . . . . . . .

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

		 State or U.S. territory . . . . . 	
		Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	

	 b.	When did you start your professional level degree and when was the degree granted or when is it expected
		
to be granted?
					
Month/year degree granted
		 Month/year degree started:	

nn

Month

nnnn

Year

or expected to be granted:

nn

Month

nnnn

Year	

		

A16.	 Please indicate whether each of the following was a source
of financial support for your educational and living expenses
during graduate school.

A17.	 Based on the total amount of financial support provided,
	
which of the sources from A16 were your primary and
	 secondary sources of support?

				
Mark (X) Yes or No for each

	 	n

	 Include sources of support for all graduate-level degree programs (master’s
and doctoral).

	

a	 Fellowship, scholarship 	

Yes	
1

	 b	 Dissertation grant 	

1

	 c	 Teaching assistantship 	

1

	 d	 Research assistantship 	

1

	 e	 Other assistantship 	

1

	 f	Traineeship 	

1

	 g	 Internship, clinical residency 	

1

	 h	 Loans (from any source) 	

1

	 i	 Personal savings 	

1

earnings during graduate school 	
	 j	 Personal
(other than sources listed above)

	 	

1

	 k	 Spouse’s, partner’s, or family’s earnings or savings 	

1

	 l	 Employer reimbursement/assistance 	

1

	 m	Foreign (non-U.S.) support 	

1

	 n	 Other - Specify 	

1

	

n	
n	
n	
n	
n	
n	
n	
n	
n	
n	
n	
n	
n	
n	

	 Enter letters of primary and secondary sources
1

No
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n

	

	

2

n

Primary source of support
Secondary source of support

n Mark (X) if no secondary source

A18.	 When you receive your doctoral degree, how much
	
money will you owe that is directly related to your
	
undergraduate and graduate education?
	 Mark (X) one in each column

	 a UNDERGRADUATE	
	1
	2
	3
	4
	5
	6
	7
	8
	9
	 10
	 11

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

	

n None	
n $10,000 or less	
n $10,001 - $20,000	
n $20,001 - $30,000	
n $30,001 - $40,000	
n $40,001 - $50,000	
n $50,001 - $60,000	
n $60,001 - $70,000	
n $70,001 - $80,000	
n $80,001 - $90,000	
n $90,001 or more	

Please specify	

b GRADUATE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

n None
n $10,000 or less
n $10,001 - $20,000
n $20,001 - $30,000
n $30,001 - $40,000
n $40,001 - $50,000
n $50,001 - $60,000
n $60,001 - $70,000
n $70,001 - $80,000
n $80,001 - $90,000
n $90,001 or more
Please specify

$
$
nnnnnnn
	 nnnnnnn
7

	 Part B - POSTGRADUATION PLANS
B1.	 Where do you intend to live in the year after graduation?
	

Mark (X) one

	 n
1

	

		

	

		

	 n
2

	

		

	

		

In the United States	
Write in name of state or U.S. territory:

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
Outside the United States	
Write in name of country:

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

B2.	 What best describes the status of your postgraduate plans?
	

	
	
	
	
	
	

Mark (X) one

n

1
I accepted or began a postdoc or other training position
			 (A “postdoc” is a temporary position primarily for gaining additional education
			
and training in research, awarded in academe, industry, government, or a nonprofit organization.)
2
3
4

	5
6
7

n I accepted or am employed in a position other than a postdoc or training position
n	 I am negotiating an offer of employment with one or more specific organizations
n I am seeking a position but currently have no offer of employment
n I am enrolling in a full-time degree program (e.g., PhD, MD, DDS, JD, MBA, etc.)
n I do not plan to work or study (e.g., family commitments, etc.)
n Other - Specify nnnnnnnnnnn

	 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

B3.	 What best describes the nature of your postdoc or other training?
	

	
	
	
	

Mark (X) one
1
2
3
4

n Postdoc fellowship or research associateship
n Traineeship
n	 Internship, clinical residency	
n Other training - Specify nnnnnnnnn

	 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

8

GO TO POSTDOC OR OTHER TRAINING on PAGE 9
GO TO EMPLOYED OTHER THAN POSTDOC
OR TRAINING on PAGE 10

GO TO PART C on PAGE 11

	 POSTDOC OR OTHER TRAINING (if

you checked Box 1 in B2)

B4.	What one type of principal employer will you be working
	 for or training with?

B6.	 What will be your primary and secondary work activities?

	
Mark (X) one
				
EDUCATION

			

			

Mark (X) one in each column
a PRIMARY	 b SECONDARY

n . . . . . .	
n . . . . . .	
n . . . . . .	
n . . . . . .	

n
n
n
n

	
	
	
	

Research and development . . . . . . . . . . . 	1

U.S. community or two-year college

		

Professional services to individuals . . . . .	 4
(such as healthcare, counseling, financial
services, legal services, consulting)

5

Foreign educational institution

	

Other - Specify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5

				

6

U.S. preschool, elementary, middle, secondary school
or school system

				

GOVERNMENT (other than educational institution)

			 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
n

		 n
		 n
		 n
		 n
		 n
		 n
1

U.S. 4-year college or university other than medical school

2

U.S. medical school (including university-affiliated
hospital or medical center)

3

U.S. university-affiliated research institute

4

				

		 n
		 n
		 n
	 n
7

Foreign government

8

U.S. federal government

9

U.S. state government

10

U.S. local government

				
				

PRIVATE OR NONPROFIT SECTOR
(other than educational institution)

	
	
	
	

	

13
14

	 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

b.

	

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

	

		

	 n
2

	

		

	

		
c.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

n U.S. government
n Industry/business
n College or university
n Private foundation
n Nonprofit, other than private foundation or college
n Foreign government
n No financial support (unpaid position)
n Other - Specify nnnnnnnnnnn

	 n
	 n

In the United States	
Write in name of state or U.S. territory:

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
Outside the United States	
Write in name of country:

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Is this a college or university? . . . . . 1

	

		 Innnnnnnn
which currency did you report your salary above?

Mark (X) one
		

	

	

Geographic location:

1

5

B8.	 What will be your basic annual salary for this principal
	 job or training? Do not include bonuses or additional
	 compensation for summertime teaching or research.
	 If you are not salaried, please estimate your earned
	income.

Organization:

	

n . . . . . .	 n

	 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

B5.	 Please name the organization and geographic location
	 where you will work or train.

	
	 n

4

Mark (X) one

	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	

12

	

3

B7.	 What will be the main source of financial support for
	 your postdoc or other training?

11

a.

Management or administration . . . . . . . . 	3

2

No secondary work activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	

n Nonprofit organization
				
(including private foundation)
n Industry (for profit)
				
OTHER
n Self-employed
n Other - Specify nnnnnnnnnnn

	

Teaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	 2

1

2

9

U.S. Dollars

2

Another currency - please specify

nnnnnnnn

	
	

If you prefer not to report an exact amount, please
indicate into which range you expect your salary to fall:

	

Mark (X) one

	
	
	
	
	
	

n Yes . . . . . . . n No

1

1
2
3
4
5
6

n $30,000 or less	
n $30,001 - $35,000	
n $35,001 - $40,000	
n $40,001 - $50,000	
n $50,001 - $60,000	
n $60,001 - $70,000	

7
8
9
10
11
12

n $70,001 - $80,000
n $80,001 - $90,000
n $90,001 - $100,000
n $100,001 - $110,000
n $110,001 or above
n Don’t know

B9.	 How many months does this salary cover?

	

Number of Months (1-12)

nn

GO TO PART C on PAGE 11

	 EMPLOYED OTHER THAN POSTDOC OR TRAINING
(if you checked Box 2 in B2)

B10.	Is your employment considered military service?

	 n
	 n
1

Yes

2

No

B12.	Please name the organization and geographic location
	
where you will work.
	 a.

	

Organization:

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
	

	 b. Geographic location:
	 Mark (X) one

B11.	 What one type of principal employer will you
	
be working for?

n In the United States	

	1
	
		

	 Mark (X) one
				
EDUCATION

	 n
	 n
		 n
		 n
		 n
		 n
1

U.S. 4-year college or university other than medical school

2

U.S. medical school (including university-affiliated
hospital or medical center)

3

U.S. university-affiliated research institute

4

U.S. community or two-year college

5

Foreign educational institution

				

6

U.S. preschool, elementary, middle, secondary school
or school system

				

GOVERNMENT (other than educational institution)

				

		 n
		 n
		 n
	 n

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

n Outside the United States	

	2
	
		
	

		

Write in name of country:

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
n Yes . . . . . . . n No

	 c. Is this a college or university? . . . . . 1

2

Foreign government

8

U.S. federal government

9

U.S. state government

			

U.S. local government

	
	
	
	

Research and development . . . . . . . . . . . 	1

		

Professional services to individuals . . . . .	 4
(such as healthcare, counseling, financial
services, legal services, consulting)

	

Other - Specify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5

10

B13.	What will be your primary and secondary work activities?
			

PRIVATE OR NONPROFIT SECTOR
(other than educational institution)

n Nonprofit organization
				
(including private foundation)
n Industry (for profit)
				
OTHER
n Self-employed
n Other - Specify nnnnnnnnnnn
11

12

13
14

	 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
	

		

7

				
				

	
	
	
	

	

Write in name of state or U.S. territory:

		

10

Mark (X) one in each column
a PRIMARY	 b SECONDARY

Teaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	 2
Management or administration . . . . . . . . 	3

n . . . . . .	
n . . . . . .	
n . . . . . .	
n . . . . . .	

1
2
3
4

n
n
n
n

n . . . . . .	 n
5

			 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
n
No secondary work activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	

B14.	What will be your basic annual salary for this principal
	
job? Do not include bonuses or additional compensation
	
for summertime teaching or research. If you are not
	
salaried, please estimate your earned
	
income.

B15.	How many months does this salary cover?

	

		 Innnnnnnn
which currency did you report your salary above?
	 n
	 n
1

U.S. Dollars

2

Another currency - please specify

If you prefer not to report an exact amount, please
indicate into which range you expect your salary to fall:

	

Mark (X) one

	1
	2
	3
	4
	5
	6

	 Mark (X) one

	 n
	 n
	 n
1

Yes, I first worked for this employer before I started my
doctoral studies

2

Yes, I first worked for this employer during my doctoral
studies

			

			

n $30,000 or less	
n $30,001 - $35,000	
n $35,001 - $40,000	
n $40,001 - $50,000	
n $50,001 - $60,000	
n $60,001 - $70,000	

7
8
9
10
11
12

nn

B16.	Is your position with the same employer you worked
	
for during your doctoral studies or before you
	
started your doctoral studies?

nnnnnnnn

	
	

Number of Months (1-12)

n $70,001 - $80,000
n $80,001 - $90,000
n $90,001 - $100,000
n $100,001 - $110,000
n $110,001 or above
n Don’t know

	 No	

3

GO TO PART C	

GO TO PART C

	 Part C - BACKGROUND INFORMATION
C4.	 What is the highest educational attainment of your
	 parents or guardians?

C1.	 Are you male or female?

	 n
1

Male

2

n Female

			

	
	
	
	
	
	

C2.	 What is your current marital status?
	

	
	
	
	
	
	

Mark (X) one
1
2
3
4
5
6

n Married
n Living in a marriage-like relationship
n Widowed
n Separated
n Divorced
n Never married

						

5 years of age or younger . . . . 	

						

6 to 18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	

	

19 years or older . . . . . . . . . . .	

	 n
2

Some college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Associate’s degree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4

Bachelor’s degree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Master’s degree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
(e.g., MA, MS, MBA, MSW, etc.)

	

Professional degree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
(e.g., MD, DDS, JD, D.Min, Psy.D., etc.)

	
	

Research doctoral degree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
(e.g., PhD)

	

Not applicable/Unknown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

n.....
n.....
n.....
n.....
n.....
n.....
n.....
n.....
n.....

1
2
3
4
5
6

7

8

9

n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n

C5.	 Where is your place of birth?	
	

Write in number of dependents
in each age range

	 				

High school/secondary school graduate . . . . . . . . 2

	

Yes		
						
1

Less than high school/secondary school graduate . 1

	

C3.	 Not including yourself or your spouse/partner, do you
	 have any dependents? (Dependents are children or
	 adults who receive at least one-half of their financial
	 support from you.)

	 n

Mark (X) one for each parent
a MOTHER
b FATHER

			

Mark (X) one

	 n
1

nn
nn
nn

	

		

	

		

	 n
2

No

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In the United States	
Write in name of state or U.S. territory:

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
Outside the United States	
Write in name of country:

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

C6.	 What is your date of birth?

	

Month

nn

Day

nn

Year

C10. In what state or country was the high school/secondary
	
school that you last attended?	

n1 n9 nn

	 Mark (X) one

	 n
1

C7.	 What is your citizenship status?
	

Mark (X) one

	

U.S. CITIZEN

	
	
	
	
	

1
2

n Since birth
n Naturalized

	

		

	

		

	 n
2

In the United States	
Write in name of state or U.S. territory:

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
Outside the United States	
Write in name of country:

GO
TO
C8

	

		

	

		

GO
TO
C9

C11.	Are you Hispanic or Latino?

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

NON-U.S. CITIZEN
3
4

n With a Permanent U.S. Resident Visa (“Green Card”)
n With a Temporary U.S. Visa

	 Mark (X) one

	
	
	
	
	

C8.	 (If a U.S. citizen) Do you hold dual citizenship with
	 another country?

	 n
1

	

		

	

		

	 n
2

Yes	
Specify other country of citizenship:

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
No

3
4
5

C12.	What is your racial background?
	 Mark (X) one or more

	 n

Specify present country of citizenship:

1

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

	

2

n No, I am not Hispanic or Latino
n Yes, I am Mexican or Chicano
n Yes, I am Puerto Rican
n Yes, I am Cuban
n Yes, I am Other Hispanic or Latino - Specify

	 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
	 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

GO
TO
C10

C9.	 (If a non-U.S. citizen) Of which country are you a citizen?
	

1

	

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

	

		
	
	
	

American Indian or Alaska Native
Specify tribal affiliation(s):

2
3
4
5

n Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
n Asian
n Black or African American
n White

C13.	The following questions are designed to help us better understand the educational paths of individuals with specific functional
	
limitations. What is the USUAL degree of difficulty you have with...
	 Mark (X) one in each row

	

NONE	

	

SLIGHT	

	

n . . . . . . .	
	
2	 HEARING what is normally said in conversation with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	 n . . . . . . .	
		 another person (with hearing aid, if you usually wear one)
	
	 3 WALKING without human or mechanical assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 	 n . . . . . . .	
		 or using stairs
	
	
4	 LIFTING or carrying something as heavy as 10 pounds, . . . . . . . . . . . . .	 n . . . . . . .	
		 such as a bag of groceries
	
	
5	 CONCENTRATING, REMEMBERING, or MAKING DECISIONS . . . . . . . . . . . n . . . . . . .	
		 because of a physical, mental or emotional condition
	 1	 SEEING words or letters in ordinary newsprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

		
	

(with glasses/contact lenses, if you usually wear them)

12

n . . . . . . .	
n . . . . . . .	
n . . . . . . .	
n . . . . . . .	
n . . . . . . .	

MODERATE	
3
3
3
3
3

n . . . . . . .	
n . . . . . . .	
n . . . . . . .	
n . . . . . . .	
n . . . . . . .	

SEVERE	
4
4
4
4
4

n . . . . . . .	
n . . . . . . .	
n . . . . . . .	
n . . . . . . .	
n . . . . . . .	

UNABLE TO DO
5
5
5
5
5

n
n
n
n
n

	

n Mark this box (X) if you answered “NONE” to all the

C14.	
		

C17.	 Please list your mailing address, an email address and
	
telephone number where you can be reached for possible
	
additional research follow-up.

activities in Question C13, and go to Question C16.

	 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
	

	 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

C15.	 What is the earliest age at which you first began
	
experiencing any difficulties in any of these areas?

	

Age

nn

OR

Your Current Street Address

	

n Since birth

City/State/Country/ZIP or Postal Code

	 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
	

Email Address

	 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
	

C16. Please fill in the last four digits of your Social Security
	
number.

Daytime or Cell Telephone Number (including area or country code)

	 nX nX nX nX nX nnnn
-

-

C18.	 Please provide the name and address of a person who
	
is likely to know where you can be reached in case
	
your address changes in the near future.

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statistical purposes by your doctoral institution, the survey sponsors,
their contractors, and collaborating researchers for the purpose of
analyzing data, preparing scientific reports and articles, and selecting
samples for a limited number of carefully defined follow-up studies.

	 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
	

Name of person who will know where you can be reached

	 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
	

Street Address

	 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
	

City/State/Country/ZIP or Postal Code

	 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
	

Email Address

	 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
	

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BUSINESS MANAGEMENT/ADMINISTRATION
900	 Accounting	
912	 Hospitality, Food Service & Tourism Management	
935	
910	 Business Administration & Management	
916	 International Business/Trade/Commerce		
915	 Business/Managerial Economics	
920	 Marketing Management & Research	
938	
901	 Finance	
917	 Management Information Systems/Business Statistics	 939	
921	 Human Resources Development	
930	 Operations Research (also in ENGINEERING &
			in MATHEMATICS)

Organizational Behavior (see also
PSYCHOLOGY: Industrial & Organizational)
Business Management/Administration, General
Business Management/Administration, Other

COMMUNICATION
940	 Communication Research	
957	 Communication Theory	

950	 Film, Radio, TV & Digital Communication	
947	 Mass Communication/Media Studies	

958	 Communication, General
959	 Communication, Other	

COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES
400	 Computer Science	
		

410	 Information Science & Systems	
415	 Robotics	

418	 Computer & Information Sciences, General
419	 Computer & Information Sciences, Other

810	
812	
807	
822	
808	
815	

845	
833	
825	
830	
835	
806	

EDUCATION

RESEARCH & ADMINISTRATION
840	 Counseling Education/Counseling & Guidance	
800	 Curriculum & Instruction	
805	 Educational Administration & Supervision	
820	 Educational Assessment/Testing/Measurement	
804	 Educational & Human Resource Studies/Development	
		
TEACHER EDUCATION
858	 Adult & Continuing Teacher Education	
852	 Elementary Teacher Education

850	 Pre-elementary/Early Childhood Teacher Education	

TEACHING FIELDS
860	 Agricultural Education	
870	
861	 Art Education		
865	 Bilingual & Multilingual Education	
866	
864	 English Education	
868	
863	 English as a Second or Foreign Language	
882	
		
874	
OTHER EDUCATION
895	 Workforce Education and Development	

Educational/Instructional Media Design	
Educational/Instructional Technology	
Educational Leadership	
Educational Psychology (also in PSYCHOLOGY)	
Educational Policy Analysis	
Educational Statistics/Research Methods	

Family & Consumer/Human Science (also in	
Fields Not Elsewhere Classified)	
Foreign Languages Education	
Health Education	
Literacy & Reading Education	
Mathematics Education	

898	 Education, General	

Higher Education/Evaluation & Research
International Education
School Psychology (also in PSYCHOLOGY)
Social/Philosophical Foundations of Education	
Special Education	
Urban Education and Leadership

856	 Secondary Teacher Education

876	
878	
880	
884	
885	
889	

Music Education
Nursing Education
Physical Education & Coaching
Science Education
Social Science Education	
Teacher Education & Professional Development, Other	

899	 Education, Other

ENGINEERING
300 	 Aerospace, Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering	
330	 Engineering Physics	
363	
303	 Agricultural Engineering	
333	 Engineering Science		
306	 Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering	
336	 Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	
366	
312	 Chemical Engineering	
337	 Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering	
369	
315	 Civil Engineering	
339	 Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering	
316	
318	 Communications Engineering	
342	 Materials Science Engineering	
372	
321	 Computer Engineering	
345	 Mechanical Engineering	
373	
324	 Electrical, Electronics & Communications Engineering	 348	 Metallurgical Engineering	
398	
376	 Engineering Management & Administration	
357	 Nuclear Engineering	
399	
327	 Engineering Mechanics	
360	 Ocean Engineering	
				

Operations Research (also in MATHEMATICS
& in BUSINESS MANAGEMENT)
Petroleum Engineering
Polymer & Plastics Engineering
Structural Engineering
Systems Engineering
Transportation & Highway Engineering
Engineering, General
Engineering, Other

HUMANITIES

HISTORY
706	 African History	
700	 American History (U.S. & Canada)	
703	 Asian History	

705	 European History	
710	 History, Science & Technology & Society	
707	 Latin American History	

708	 Middle/Near East Studies
718	 History, General
719	 History, Other

FOREIGN LANGUAGES & LITERATURE
768	Arabic	
758	Chinese	
740	 French	
		

743	German	
746	Italian	
762	 Japanese	
750	 Latin American	

752	Russian
749	Spanish
769	 Other Languages & Literature

LETTERS
732	 American Literature (U.S. & Canada)	
720	 Classics	
723	 Comparative Literature	
735	 Creative Writing	

734	
733	
737	
736	

738	 Letters, General
739	 Letters, Other

OTHER HUMANITIES
770	American/U.S. Studies	
773	Archaeology	
776	 Art History/Criticism/Conservation	
792	Bible/Biblical Studies	
796	 Dance	
795	 Drama/Theater Arts	

784	Ethics	
778	Film/Cinema/Video Studies	
777	 Jewish/Judaic Studies & History	
780	Music	
786	 Music Theory & Composition	
787	 Music Performance	

English Language	
English Literature (British & Commonwealth)	
Rhetoric & Composition
Speech & Rhetorical Studies

788	Musicology/Ethnomusicology
789	Music, Other
785	 Philosophy
790	Religion/Religious Studies
798	 Humanities, General
799	 Humanities, Other

LIFE SCIENCES

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES/NATURAL RESOURCES
000	 Agricultural Economics	
043	 Food Science	
030	
025	 Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding	
044	 Food Science & Technology, Other		
020	 Agronomy & Crop Science	
066	 Forest Sciences & Biology	
039	
010	 Animal Nutrition	
070	 Forest/Resources Management	
046	
014	 Animal Science, Poultry (or Avian)	
079	 Forestry & Related Science, Other	
049	
019	 Animal Science, Other	
050	 Horticulture Science	
080	
081	 Environmental Science	
074	 Natural Resources/Conservation	
072	
055	 Fishing & Fisheries Sciences/Management	
003	 Natural Resource/Environmental Economics (also in 	 098	
			SOCIAL SCIENCES)	
099	

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Plant Pathology/Phytopathology (also in
BIOLOGICAL/BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES)
Plant Sciences, Other
Soil Chemistry/Microbiology
Soil Sciences, Other
Wildlife/Range Management
Wood Science & Pulp/Paper Technology
Agricultural Sciences/Natural Resources, General
Agricultural Sciences/Natural Resources, Other

LIFE SCIENCES (continued)

BIOLOGICAL/BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
130	 Anatomy	
110	 Bacteriology	
100	Biochemistry (see also PHYSICAL SCIENCES:	
	
Chemistry, Other)	
102	 Bioinformatics	
103	 Biomedical Sciences	
133	 Biometrics & Biostatistics	
105	Biophysics (also in PHYSICS)	
107	 Biotechnology	
129	Botany/Plant Biology	
158	 Cancer Biology	
136	 Cell/Cellular Biology & Histology	
104	 Computational Biology	
142	 Developmental Biology/Embryology	
		
HEALTH SCIENCES
210	 Environmental Health	
227	Gerontology (also in SOCIAL SCIENCES)	
280	 Health and Behavior	
217	 Health Policy Analysis	
213	 Health Services Research	
212	 Health Systems/Service Administration

139	 Ecology	
175	 Pathology, Human & Animal
145	 Endocrinology	
180	 Pharmacology, Human & Animal
148	 Entomology	
185	 Physiology, Human & Animal
167	 Environmental Toxicology	
115	 Plant Genetics
134	 Epidemiology	
120 	 Plant Pathology/Phytopathology (also in
137	 Evolutionary Biology		
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES)
170	 Genetics/Genomics, Human & Animal	
125	 Plant Physiology	
151 	 Immunology	
155	 Structural Biology
152	 Marine Biology & Biological Oceanography	
169	 Toxicology
157	Microbiology	
168	Virology
154	 Molecular Biology	
188	 Wildlife Biology
159	 Molecular Medicine	
189	 Zoology	
160	 Neurosciences & Neurobiology	
198	 Biology/Biomedical Sciences, General
163	 Nutrition Sciences	
199	 Biology/Biomedical Sciences, Other
166	Parasitology	
222	
240	
230	
207	
215	

Kinesiology/Exercise Physiology	
Pharmaceutical Sciences	
Nursing Science	
Oral Biology/Oral Pathology	
Public Health	

245	
200	
250	
298	
299	

Rehabilitation/Therapeutic Services
Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology
Veterinary Sciences
Health Sciences, General
Health Sciences, Other

MATHEMATICS
425	Algebra	
440	Logic	
430	 Analysis & Functional Analysis	
445	 Number Theory	
420	 Applied Mathematics	
465	 Operations Research (also in ENGINEERING & in	
460	 Computing Theory & Practice		
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT)	
435	 Geometry/Geometric Analysis

450	Statistics (also in SOCIAL SCIENCES)
455	 Topology/Foundations
498	 Mathematics/Statistics, General
499	 Mathematics/Statistics, Other

PHYSICAL SCIENCES

ASTRONOMY
500	Astronomy	

505	Astrophysics	

509	Astronomy, Other	

ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE & METEOROLOGY
510	 Atmospheric Chemistry & Climatology	
514	 Meteorology	
512	 Atmospheric Physics & Dynamics	
518	 Atmospheric Science/Meteorology, General

519	 Atmospheric Science/Meteorology, Other

CHEMISTRY
520	 Analytical Chemistry	
526	 Organic Chemistry	
534	 Theoretical Chemistry
527	 Chemical Biology	
530	 Physical Chemistry	
538	 Chemistry, General
522	Inorganic Chemistry	
532	Polymer Chemistry	
539	Chemistry, Other (see also BIOLOGICAL/BIOMEDICAL	
528	 Medicinal Chemistry				SCIENCES: Biochemistry)
GEOLOGICAL & EARTH SCIENCES
542	 Geochemistry	
540	 Geology	
552 	 Geomorphology & Glacial Geology	

544	 Geophysics & Seismology	
548	 Mineralogy & Petrology	
546	 Paleontology	

OCEAN/MARINE SCIENCES
585	 Hydrology & Water Resources	
590	 Oceanography, Chemical & Physical	

595	 Marine Sciences	
599	 Ocean/Marine, Other

PHYSICS
560	 Acoustics	
574	 Condensed Matter/Low Temperature Physics	
576	 Applied Physics	
577	 Medical Physics/Radiological Science	
561	 Atomic/Molecular/Chemical Physics	
568	 Nuclear Physics	
565	Biophysics (also in BIOLOGICAL/BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES)	569	Optics/Photonics	
		
564	 Particle (Elementary) Physics	

550	 Stratigraphy & Sedimentation
558	 Geological & Earth Sciences, General
559	 Geological & Earth Sciences, Other

570	 Plasma/Fusion Physics
572	 Polymer Physics
578	 Physics, General
579	Physics, Other

PSYCHOLOGY
602	 Behavioral Analysis	
612	 Developmental & Child Psychology	
600	 Clinical Psychology	
618	 Educational Psychology (also in EDUCATION)	
626	 Cognitive Neuroscience (see also BIOLOGICAL/	
615	 Experimental Psychology	
	
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES: Neurosciences & Neurobiology)	 620	 Family Psychology	
603	 Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics	
614	 Health & Medical Psychology	
642	 Community Psychology	
613	 Human Development & Family Studies	
609	 Counseling	
621	 Industrial & Organizational Psychology (see also	
			BUSINESS MANAGEMENT: Organizational Behavior)	

610	
627	
624	
633	
636	
639	
648	
649	

Marriage & Family Therapy/Counseling
Neuropsychology/Physiological Psychology
Personality Psychology
Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology
School Psychology (also in EDUCATION)
Social Psychology
Psychology, General
Psychology, Other

SOCIAL SCIENCES
655	 Anthropology, Cultural	
651	 Gender and Women’s Studies	
650	 Anthropology, General	
670	 Geography	
656	 Anthropology, Physical and Biological	
684	 Gerontology (also in HEALTH SCIENCES)	
652	Area/Ethnic/Cultural Studies	
674	International Relations/Affairs	
657	 Criminal Justice & Corrections	
675	 Applied Linguistics	
658	 Criminology	
676	 Linguistics	
662	 Demography/Population Studies	
665	 Natural Resource/Environmental Economics (also in	
668	Econometrics		 AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES)	
667	 Economics	
685	 Natural Resource/Environmental Policy

678	 Political Science & Government
682	 Public Policy Analysis
686	Sociology
690	Statistics (also in MATHEMATICS)
694	 Urban Affairs/Studies
695	 Urban/City, Community & Regional Planning
698	 Social Sciences, General		
699	 Social Sciences, Other

FIELDS NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED (NEC)
960	 Architecture/Environmental Design	
964	 Family/Consumer Science/Human Science	
	
(also in EDUCATION)	
968	Law	

972	 Library Science	
984	 Theology/Religious Education (see also OTHER
974	 Parks/Sports/Rec./Leisure/Fitness		
HUMANITIES: Religion/Religious Studies, Ethics)
976	 Public Administration	
989	 Other Fields, Not Elsewhere Classified
980	Social Work	

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research doctorates enhances the quality of life in this country and throughout the world. Because of the
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