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Overview of SRS Surveys

Data Availability
Survey Type of
Respondent
Sample/
Census
Population/
Sample Size
Earliest Year Most
Recent
Year
Format
(see codes)
Active Surveys
National Survey of
College Graduates 2
Individual s 68,000 1962 2006 Public file,
SESTAT
Survey of
Doctorate Recipients 2
Individual s 40,000 1973 2006 DST,
Public file,
Restricted file,
SESTAT
Survey of
Earned Doctorates 1
Individual c 45,600 1957* 2007 DST,
Restricted file,
WebCASPAR
Survey of
Federal Funds for R&D 1
Federal agencies c 30 Agencies FY 1952 FY 2005
actual
FY 2007 projected
DST,
WebCASPAR
Survey of
Federal S&E Support to Universities, Colleges and NPOs 1
Federal agencies c 19 agencies FY 1965 FY 2006 DST,
WebCASPAR
Survey of
Graduate Students and Postdocs in S&E 1
Academic departments c 12,300 1975 2006 DST,
Public file,
WebCASPAR
Survey of
Industrial R&D 1
Companies s 32,000 1953 2006 DST,
IRIS
Survey of
Public Attitudes 2
Survey of
R&D Expenditures at Universities and Colleges 1
Academic institutions & FFRDCs c 650 academic institutions
37 FFRDCs
FY 1972** FY 2007 DST,
WebCASPAR
National Survey of
Recent College Graduates 2
Individual s 18,000 1976 2006 DST,
Public file,
Restricted file,
SESTAT
Survey of
S&E Research Facilities 2
Academic &
biomedical institutions
c 477 academic
191 biomedical
1986 2005 DST,
Public file,
WebCASPAR
Survey of
State R&D Expenditures 3
State agencies c 50 States FY 1964 2006 DST
Inactive Surveys
Survey of
Academic Research Instruments and Instrumentation Needs
Higher Education Surveys
Survey of
R&D Funding and Performance by NPOs

Format codes
c = Census.
DST = Detailed statistical tables, reports containing an extensive collection of tabular data.
IRIS = A historical database of tables containing all industrial R&D data from 1953 through 1998.
Public file = Public-use data files.
Restricted file = Restricted-use data files, license agreement required to access data.
s = Sample.
SESTAT = An integrated database containing information on the employment, educational and demographic characteristics of scientists and engineers in the United States.
WebCASPAR = An institution-based data system containing information on resources for science and engineering at U.S. academic institutions, numbers of degrees awarded, graduate student enrollment, and R&D funding.

* Limited data available for 1920–1956.
** Limited data available for various years for FY 1954–FY 1970.

1Conducted annually
2 Conducted biennially
3 Conducted occasionally

Note: Electronic availability of data varies by survey, and data are not usually available back to the earliest year.


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