Survey of Earned Doctorates

Survey of Earned Doctorates

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Survey of Earned Doctorates

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ATTACHMENT 1
2020 SED Questionnaire

SED

Survey of Earned Doctorates
July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020
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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.
Please use the full department name and avoid acronyms.

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Department/Committee/Center/Institute/Program

A3.	 Please write the name of the primary field of study for your research doctoral degree.

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Name of field

Using the Field of Study list on pages 16 and 17 (see foldout), choose the field number that best matches the primary field of
study for your research doctoral degree.

nnn

Field number

A4.	 Was your dissertation research interdisciplinary?
1

n Yes

2

n No	

A5.	 Please write the name of the primary field for your dissertation research.

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Name of field

Using the Field of Study list on pages 16 and 17 (see foldout), please choose the field number that best matches the primary field
for your dissertation research.

nnn

Field number

GO TO A7 on PAGE 3

A6. Please list the primary field of your dissertation research, followed by other fields used in your research.
Write the name of the field of research in the box below and choose the field number that best matches the field using the
Field of Study list on pages 16 and 17 (see foldout).
Primary field	
			

Field 2	
Field 3	
Field 4	

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Name of primary field 						

Name of field

Name of field

Name of field

2

nnn
nnn
nnn
nnn
Field number

Field number

Field number

Field number

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

	 Part A2 - EDUCATIONAL HISTORY
A8.	 Did you ever earn college credit from a community or 2-year college?
1

n Yes

2

n No

ASSOCIATE’S DEGREE(S)

	 n

A9.	 Have you received an associate’s degree (e.g., AA, AS) or equivalent?
1

Yes

2

n No

GO TO A10 on PAGE 4

a. Please provide the following information for the first associate’s degree that you received.
Institution name . . . . . . . . .	
Branch or city . . . . . . . . . . . .

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nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

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

b. Please write the name of the field of study for your first associate’s degree.

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Name of field

Using the Field of Study list on pages 16 and 17 (see foldout), please choose the field number that best matches the primary
field of study for this associate’s degree.

nnn

Field number

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 A10 on PAGE 4

Second Associate’s Degree
Institution	

_____________________________________________________

Third Associate’s Degree
Institution	

_____________________________________________________

Branch or city	

_____________________________________________________

Branch or city	

_____________________________________________________

State or U.S. territory	

_____________________________________________________

State or U.S. territory	

_____________________________________________________

Country	

_____________________________________________________

Country	

_____________________________________________________

Field Name	

_____________________________________________________

Field Name	

_____________________________________________________

Field number, see foldout	

_____________________________________________________

Field number, see foldout	

_____________________________________________________

Month/Year started	

_____________________________________________________

Month/Year started	

_____________________________________________________

Month/Year granted	

_____________________________________________________

Month/Year granted	

_____________________________________________________

3
3

BACHELOR’S DEGREE(S)

			 n
	

A10. Have you received a bachelor’s degree (e.g., BA, BS, AB) or equivalent?
1

	
	

Yes

2

n No

GO TO A11 on PAGE 5

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

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

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nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

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

		Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	
	
	 b. Please write the name of the field of study for your first bachelor’s degree.
	

		 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

		 Name of field
	
		
Using the Field of Study list on pages 16 and 17 (see foldout), please choose the field number that best matches the primary 		

		 field of study for this bachelor’s degree.

		 nnn
	

Field number

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

			

1

n Yes

2

n No

Please write the name of the field of study for your second major for this bachelor’s degree.
	

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Name of field
	

	
	

Using the Field of Study list on pages 16 and 17 (see foldout), please choose the field number that best matches the
field of study for your second major for this bachelor’s degree.

nnn

				

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

		 Month/year degree started:

	
	

Field number

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 A11 on PAGE 5

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	
	

Field Name	

_____________________________________________________

	Country	

_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

	

Field Name	

_____________________________________________________

	 Field number, see foldout	

_____________________________________________________

	 Field number, see foldout	

_____________________________________________________

	

Month/Year started	

_____________________________________________________

	

Month/Year started	

_____________________________________________________

	

Month/Year granted	

______________________________________________________

	

Month/Year granted	

_____________________________________________________

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A11.	 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

A12. Have you received a master’s degree (e.g., MS, MA, MBA) or equivalent?
1

	

Yes

2

n No

GO TO A13 on PAGE 6

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

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

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

b. Please write the name of the field of study for your MOST RECENT master’s degree.

		 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

		 Name of field
	
		
Using the Field of Study list on pages 16 and 17 (see foldout), please choose the field number that best matches the primary 		

		 field of study for this master’s degree.

		 nnn
	

Field number 	

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 toward 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 A13 on PAGE 6

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 Name	

_____________________________________________________

	

Field Name	

_____________________________________________________

	 Field number, see foldout	

_____________________________________________________

	 Field number, see foldout	

_____________________________________________________

	

Month/Year started	

_____________________________________________________

	

Month/Year started	

_____________________________________________________

	

Month/Year granted	

_____________________________________________________

	

Month/Year granted	

_____________________________________________________

5

PROFESSIONAL DOCTORAL DEGREE
A13. 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 degree		

2

Yes, I have already earned a professional doctoral degree

3

No

GO TO A14 BELOW

a. Please provide the following information for your professional doctoral degree.
Degree type . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Institution name . . . . . . . . .	
Branch or city . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

b. When did you start your professional doctoral 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:

A14.		Did you earn any of the degrees you reported as part of a
joint degree program (sometimes referred to as a combined
or dual degree program)?

n Yes

nnnn

Year	

	 Include sources of support for all graduate-level degree programs (master’s
and doctoral).
Mark (X) Yes or No for each
			

Write in the degrees you earned as
part of a joint degree program:

a	 Fellowship, scholarship

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2

Month

A15.	 Please indicate whether each of the following was a source
of financial support for your educational and living expenses
during graduate school.

Examples of joint degrees include BA/MA, BA/MBA, MA/PhD, and MD/PhD
programs.

1

nn

n No		

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

	

1
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

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

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

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6

A16.	 Based on the total amount of financial support provided,
which of the sources from A15 were your primary and
secondary sources of support?

A17.	 When you receive your doctoral degree, how much
money will you owe that is directly related to your
undergraduate and graduate education?

	 Enter letters of primary and secondary sources
1

2

n
n

	 Mark (X) one in each column

Primary source of support
Secondary source of support

n Mark (X) if no secondary source

a UNDERGRADUATE	

b GRADUATE

1

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	

2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

	$
	nnnnnnn

	 Please specify

12
13
14
15

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 - $100,000
n $100,001 - $120,000
n $120,001 - $140,000
n $140,001 - $160,000
n $160,001 or more
Please specify

$
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Part B - POSTGRADUATION PLANS
B1.	 Where do you intend to live in the year after graduation?
Mark (X) one
1

n In the United States	

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

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2

n Outside the United States	
Write in name of country:

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B2.	 What best describes the status of your postgraduate plans?
Mark (X) one
1

n I(Aaccepted
or began a postdoc, residency, or other training position
“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
8

n I am returning to, or continuing in, predoctoral employment
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

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7

GO TO POSTDOC OR OTHER TRAINING on PAGE 8
GO TO EMPLOYED OTHER THAN POSTDOC
OR TRAINING on PAGE 9
GO TO NEGOTIATING OR SEEKING on PAGE 11

GO TO PART C on PAGE 11

POSTDOC OR OTHER TRAINING (if

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

B3.	 What best describes the nature of your postdoc or other
training?
Mark (X) one
1
2
3
4

Please use the full 	organization name and avoid acronyms.
a. Organization:

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

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
	

b. Geographic location:
Mark (X) one

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

1

n In the United States	

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

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

B4.	What one type of employer will you be working for on your
postdoc or other training?

2

n Outside the United States	
Write in name of country:

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

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 2-year college

5

Foreign educational institution

6

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

		 n
		 n
		 n

Foreign government

8

U.S. federal government

9

U.S. state government

10

11
12

13
14

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

n Yes . . . . . . . n No
2

B6.	 What will be your primary and secondary work activities?
Mark (X) one in each column
a PRIMARY	 b SECONDARY
Research and development . . . . . . . . . . . 	1
Teaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	 2

GOVERNMENT (other than educational institution)

7

you checked Box 1 in B2)

Management or administration . . . . . . . . 	3
Professional services to individuals . . . . .	 4
(such as health care, counseling, financial
services, legal services, consulting)

n U.S. local government
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

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

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

n
n
n
n

1
2
3
4

n . . . . . .	 n
5

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n	

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

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

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Mark (X) one
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

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 Not sure/Unknown

B8.	 What will be your basic annual salary for this postdoc or
other training?

B9.	 How many months does this salary cover?

Do not include bonuses or additional compensation for summertime teaching 	
or research. If you are not salaried, please estimate your earned income.

Number of Months (1-12)

nnnnnnn

nn

GO TO PART C on PAGE 11

In which currency did you report your salary above?

n U.S. Dollars
n Another currency - please specify nnnnnnnn

1
2

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

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
n $70,001 - $80,000

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

8
9
10
11
12
13
14

n $80,001 - $90,000
n $90,001 - $100,000
n $100,001 - $110,000
n $110,001 - $120,000
n $120,001 - $130,000
n $130,001 or more
n Don’t know

EMPLOYED OTHER THAN POSTDOC OR TRAINING
(if you checked Box 2 or 3 in B2)

B10.	Is your employment considered military service?
1
2

n Yes
n No

B11.	 What one type of employer will you be working for?
	 Mark (X) one
EDUCATION

n U.S. 4-year college or university other than medical school
n U.S. medical school (including university-affiliated	hospital or medical center)
		 n U.S. university-affiliated research institute
		 n U.S. community or 2-year college
		 n Foreign educational institution
		 n U.S. preschool, elementary, middle, secondary school or school system
GOVERNMENT (other than educational institution)
		 n Foreign government
		 n U.S. federal government
		 n U.S. state government
n U.S. local government
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
1
2
3

GO TO B12 on PAGE 10

4
5
6

7
8
9

10

11
12

13
14

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GO TO B13 on PAGE 10

B12.	Will you be holding a faculty position?

B15.	What will be your basic annual salary for this principal
	
job?

	 Mark (X) one
	1

	
	

2
3

n Yes, a tenure-track faculty position
n Yes, a non-tenure-track faculty position
n	 No	

	
Do not include bonuses or additional compensation for summertime 		
	
teaching or research. If you are not salaried, please estimate your earned 		
	income.

		 nnnnnnn
In which currency did you report your salary above?
	 n
	 n

B13.	Please name the organization and geographic location 		
	 where you will work.
	
Please use the full organization n	 ame and avoid acronyms.
	

	

a. Organization:

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	 b. Geographic location:
	 Mark (X) one

	

		

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

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

			
	
	
	
	

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

		

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

	

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

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

2
3
4

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

	

Mark (X) one

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	
n $70,001 - $80,000	

8
9
10
11
12
13
14

n $80,001 - $90,000
n $90,001 - $100,000
 n $100,001 - $110,000
n $110,001 - $120,000
n $120,001 - $130,000
n $130,001 or more
n Don’t know

Number of Months (1-12)

nn

	 Mark (X) one

	 n
	 n
	 n
1

			
2

			

n . . . . . .	 n
5

n

Yes, I first worked for this employer before I started my
doctoral studies
GO TO B19 BELOW
Yes, I first worked for this employer during my doctoral
studies

	 No

3

		 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
	

nnnnnnnn

B17.	Is your position with the same employer you worked
	
for during your doctoral studies or before you
	
started your doctoral studies?

n
n
n
n

1

Another currency - please specify

	
	

	

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

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

2

B16.	How many months does this salary cover?

B14.	What will be your primary and secondary work activities?
			

U.S. Dollars

	1
	2
	3
	4
	5
	6
	7

n In the United States	

	1
	
		

1

GO TO PART C on PAGE 11		

B18.		Are you in the same position with the same employer that
you worked for during your doctoral studies?

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

			 n
		 n
1

Yes 		

2

No

GO TO PART C on PAGE 11

B19.		Now that you are receiving or have received your doctoral
degree, are you planning to seek new employment?

			 n
		 n
1

Yes, I plan to seek new employment within the next year

2

No, I plan to continue in my current position

GO TO PART C on PAGE 11

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	 NEGOTIATING OR SEEKING (if

you checked Box 4 or 5 in B2)

B20.		What type of position(s) are you negotiating or seeking?
	 Mark (X) one or more

B23.		Of the employers you selected in B21, which ONE employer
would be your top choice?

			 n
1

		 n
		 n
2
3

	

	

	Enter letter of top choice

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.)

1

1
2
3
4
5

Top Choice

Employment (other than a postdoc or training position)

nnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

B24.	What is your current employment status?

Other - Specify

	 Please include part-time, full-time, and temporary positions.

	 n
	 n
	 n

B21.		What type of employer(s) are you negotiating with or seeking
to work for (or train with)?
	 Mark (X) one or more

			
		
		
		
		

n

1

	I am employed in a position related to my field of study

2

I am employed in a position not related to my field of study

3

	 I am not employed

n a Educational institution
n b Government (other than educational institution)
n c Business/industry
n d Nonprofit organization (including private foundation)
n e Other - Specify nnnnnnnnnnn

B25.	Is your position with the same employer you worked for
during your doctoral studies or before you started your
doctoral studies?
	

Mark (X) one.

	 n
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 		 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

3

			 n
		 n

GO TO PART C BELOW	

	

	 No

B22.		Did you mark more than one response in Question B21?
1

Yes

2

No

GO TO B24

	 Part C - BACKGROUND INFORMATION
C1.	 Are you male or female?

	 n
1

Male

2

C2.	 What is your current marital status?

n Female

	

	
	
	
	
	
	

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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

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 		
	

C7.	 What is your citizenship status?

financial support from you.
1

nn
nn
nn

						

5 years of age or younger . . . . 	

						

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

	

	 				

	 n
2

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

		

a MOTHER/	
FEMALE 	
 GUARDIAN

			
			
	
	
	
Less than high school/secondary school graduate . 1

	

High school/secondary school graduate . . . . . . . . 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, DVM, JD, PsyD, DDiv, etc.)

	
	

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

	

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

1

	

		

	

		

	 n
2

	

		

	

		

2

3
4

b FATHER/
MALE
  GUARDIAN

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

GO TO C8

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

1
2
3
4
5
6

7

8

9

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

C9. 	In what state or country was the high school/secondary
	 school that you last attended?	

n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n

	 Mark (X) one

	 n
1

	

		

	

		

	 n
2

	

		

	

		

	
	
	
	
	

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

1
2
3
4
5

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

C11.	What is your racial background?

Outside the United States	
Write in name of country:

	 Mark (X) one or more

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

	 n
1

		
	
	
	

C6.	 What is your date of birth?

nn

Outside the United States	
Write in name of country:

	 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
	

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Day

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

	 Mark (X) one

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

nn

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

C10.	Are you Hispanic or Latino?

Year

nnnn
12

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

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

	

Month

GO TO C9

Specify country of present citizenship:

	

	

n Since birth
n Naturalized

NON-U.S. CITIZEN

	

Mark (X) one

	 n

1

	

C5.	 Where is your place of birth?	
	

U.S. CITIZEN

C8.	 (If a non-U.S. citizen) Of which country are you a citizen?

Mark (X) one for each parent or guardian

			

	

	

No

C4.	 What is the highest educational attainment of your
	 parents or guardians?

	
	
	
	
	

Mark (X) one

	
	
	
	
	

	 n

Yes		 Write in number of dependents
						
in each age range

	

2
3
4
5

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

C12.	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 . . . . . . .	
b	 HEARING what is normally said in conversation with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	 n . . . . . . .	
another person (with hearing aid, if you usually wear one)
c WALKING without human or mechanical assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 	 n . . . . . . .	
or using stairs
d	 LIFTING or carrying something as heavy as 10 pounds, . . . . . . . . . . . . .	 n . . . . . . .	
such as a bag of groceries
e	 CONCENTRATING, REMEMBERING, or MAKING DECISIONS . . . . . . . . . . . n . . . . . . .	
because of a physical, mental or emotional condition

a	 SEEING words or letters in ordinary newsprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	1
		
(with glasses/contact lenses, if you usually wear them)

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

	

C13.	

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

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

C16.	 Please list your mailing address, an e-mail address and
telephone number where you can be reached for possible
additional research follow-up.

activities in Question C12, and go to Question C15.

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
Your Current Street Address

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

C14.	 What is the earliest age at which you first began
experiencing any difficulties in any of these areas?
Age

nn

OR

City/State/Country/ZIP or Postal Code

n Since birth

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
E-mail Address

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

C15. 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
-

-

C17.	 Please provide the name and contact information of a person
who is likely to know where you can be reached for possible
research follow-up (in case your address changes).

NOTE: The partial Social Security number is used for quality control
by the survey contractor and for statistical reporting and program
evaluation by the SED federal sponsors. Specifically: (1) The SED
contractor uses it to make sure there are no duplicate records in the
historical data file and to cross-reference individuals completing a
second research doctorate; and (2) The federal agencies that sponsor
the SED may match information to data on federal funding support
for graduate education.

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Name of person who will know where you can be reached

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Relationship (e.g., family, work colleague/adviser, friend)

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

City/State/Country/ZIP or Postal Code

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
E-mail Address

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
Telephone Number (including area or country code)

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BUSINESS MANAGEMENT/ADMINISTRATION
900	
910	
915	
901	
912	

Accounting	
Business Administration & Management	
Business/Managerial Economics	
Finance	
Hospitality, Food Service & Tourism Management	

921	 Human Resources Development	
935	
916	 International Business/Trade/Commerce		
917	 Management Information Systems/Business Statistics	 938	
920	 Marketing Management & Research	
939	
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	

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

812	
807	
808	
822	
815	
845	

833	
801 	
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	
810	 Educational/Instructional Media Design	
TEACHER EDUCATION
858	 Adult & Continuing Teacher Education	
852	 Elementary Teacher Education
TEACHING FIELDS
860	 Agricultural Education	
861	 Art Education		
865	 Bilingual & Multilingual Education	
863	 English as a Second or Foreign Language	
864	 English Education	
OTHER EDUCATION
895	 Workforce Education & Development	

Educational/Instructional Technology	
Educational Leadership	
Educational Policy Analysis	
Educational Psychology (also in PSYCHOLOGY) 	
Educational Statistics/Research Methods	
Higher Education/Evaluation & Research	

International Education	
Learning Sciences
School Psychology (also in PSYCHOLOGY)
Social/Philosophical Foundations of Education	
Special Education	
Urban Education and Leadership

850	 Pre-elementary/Early Childhood Teacher Education	

856	 Secondary Teacher Education

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

876	
878	
880	
884	
885	
889	

898	 Education, General	

899	 Education, Other

330	
333	
336	
337	
339	
342	
345	
348	
357	
360	

363	 Operations Research (also in MATHEMATICS &
in BUSINESS MANAGEMENT)
366	 Petroleum Engineering
369	 Polymer & Plastics Engineering
415 	 Robotics
316	 Structural Engineering
372	 Systems Engineering
373	 Transportation & Highway Engineering
398	 Engineering, General
399	 Engineering, Other

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

ENGINEERING
300 	 Aerospace, Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering	
303	 Agricultural Engineering	
306	 Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering	
312	 Chemical Engineering	
315	 Civil Engineering	
318	 Communications Engineering	
321	 Computer Engineering	
324	 Electrical, Electronics & Communications Engineering	
376	 Engineering Management & Administration	
327	 Engineering Mechanics	
				

Engineering Physics	
Engineering Science		
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	
Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering	
Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering	
Materials Science Engineering	
Mechanical Engineering	
Metallurgical Engineering	
Nuclear Engineering	
Ocean Engineering	

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

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
773	Archaeology (also in SOCIAL SCIENCES)	
731 	 African American Studies/Literature/History	
776	 Art History/Criticism/Conservation	
792	Bible/Biblical Studies	
796	 Dance	
795	 Drama/Theater Arts/Performance Studies	

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

FOREIGN LANGUAGES & LITERATURE
768	Arabic	
758	Chinese	
740	 French	

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

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

LIFE SCIENCES

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

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030	 Plant Pathology/Phytopathology (also in
BIOLOGICAL/BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES)
039	 Plant Sciences, Other
046	 Soil Chemistry/Microbiology
049	 Soil Sciences, Other
080	 Wildlife/Range Management
098	 Agricultural Sciences/Natural Resources, General
099	 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	
213	 Health Services Research	
212	 Health Systems/Service Administration	

139	 Ecology	
145	 Endocrinology	
148	 Entomology	
167	 Environmental Toxicology	
134	 Epidemiology	
137	 Evolutionary Biology		
170	 Genetics/Genomics, Human & Animal	
151 	 Immunology	
157	Microbiology	
154	Molecular Biology	
159	 Molecular Medicine	
160	 Neurosciences & Neurobiology	
163	 Nutrition Sciences	
166	 Parasitology	

175	
180	
185	
115	
120 	

222	
577 	
230	
207	
240	
215	

245	
200	
250	
298	
299	

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

Pathology, Human & Animal
Pharmacology, Human & Animal
Physiology, Human & Animal
Plant Genetics
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology (also in
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES)
125	 Plant Physiology	
155	 Structural Biology
169	Toxicology
168	Virology
188	 Wildlife Biology
189	 Zoology	
198	 Biology/Biomedical Sciences, General
199	 Biology/Biomedical Sciences, Other
Rehabilitation/Therapeutic Services
Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology
Veterinary Sciences
Health Sciences, General
Health Sciences, Other

MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS
425	Algebra	
430	 Analysis & Functional Analysis	
420	 Applied Mathematics	
461 	 Computational Mathematics	
460	 Computing Theory & Practice		

435	Geometry/Geometric Analysis	
440	 Logic	
445	 Number Theory	
465	 Operations Research (also in ENGINEERING & in	
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT)

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

505	Astrophysics	

509	Astronomy, Other	

PHYSICAL SCIENCES

ASTRONOMY
500	Astronomy	

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	

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

OCEAN/MARINE SCIENCES
585	 Hydrology & Water Resources	
152 	 Marine Biology & Biological Oceanography	

595 	 Marine Sciences 	
590 	 Oceanography, Chemical & Physical

599	 Ocean/Marine, Other

PHYSICS
560	 Acoustics	
576	 Applied Physics	
561	Atomic/Molecular/Chemical Physics	
565	Biophysics (also in BIOLOGICAL/BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES)	

574	 Condensed Matter/Low Temperature Physics	
568	 Nuclear Physics	
569	Optics/Photonics	
564	 Particle (Elementary) Physics	

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

612	 Developmental & Child Psychology	
618	 Educational Psychology (also in EDUCATION)	
615	 Experimental Psychology	
620	 Family Psychology	
614	 Health & Medical Psychology	
613	 Human Development & Family Studies	
621	 Industrial & Organizational Psychology (see also	
			BUSINESS MANAGEMENT: Organizational Behavior)	

610	
627	
624	
633	
636	
639	
648	
649	

PSYCHOLOGY
602	 Behavioral Analysis	
600	 Clinical Psychology	
626	 Cognitive Neuroscience (see also BIOLOGICAL/	
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES: Neurosciences & Neurobiology)	
603	 Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics	
642	 Community Psychology	
609	 Counseling	

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
770 	 American/U.S. Studies	
655	Anthropology, Cultural	
656	 Anthropology, Physical and Biological	
650	 Anthropology, General	
675 	 Applied Linguistics	
654	Archaeology (also in OTHER HUMANITIES)	
652	 Area/Ethnic/Cultural Studies	
657	 Criminal Justice & Corrections	
658	Criminology	

662	 Demography/Population Studies	
665	 Natural Resource/Environmental Economics (also
668	Econometrics		 in AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES)
667	 Economics	
678	 Political Science & Government
651	 Gender and Women’s Studies	
682	 Public Policy Analysis
670	 Geography	
686	 Sociology
684	Gerontology (also in HEALTH SCIENCES)	
690	Statistics (also in MATHEMATICS)
217 	 Health Policy Analysis	
694	 Urban Affairs/Studies		
674	 International Relations/Affairs	
695	 Urban/City, Community & Regional Planning
676	Linguistics	
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	
974	 Parks/Sports/Rec./Leisure/Fitness		
976	 Public Administration	
980	Social Work	

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