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SESTAT Data Element: B_JOB_OUTSIDE_FLD_REAS_LOC
SAS Variable Name: NRLOC
Description:
Reason for working outside field of highest degree: job location
Question:
Did these factors influence your decision to work in an area outside the field of your first U.S. doctoral degree? (Response to "Job location")
Domain:
1993
Working during the week of April 15, 1993 and principal job not related to highest degree
1995
Working during the week of April 15, 1995 and principal job not related to highest degree
1997
Working during the week of April 15, 1997 and principal job not related to highest degree
1999
Working during the week of April 15, 1999 and principal job not related to highest degree
2001
Working during the week of April 15, 2001 and principal job not related to highest degree
2003
Working during the week of October 1, 2003 and principal job not related to highest degree
2006
Working during the week of April 1, 2006 and principal job not related to highest degree
Categorical Values:
- To view the table of 1993 Item tallies, click here.
- To view the table of 1995 item tallies, click here.
- To view the table of 1997 item tallies, click here.
- To view the table of 1999 item tallies, click here.
- To view the table of 2001 NSRCG item tallies, click here.
- To view the table of 2001 SDR item tallies, click here.
- To view the table of 2003 item tallies, click here.
- To view the table of 2006 item tallies, click here.
Data Element Availability:
Survey Component Availability
SESTAT Integrated Database |
NSRCG |
NSCG |
SDR |
1993 |
Available |
Available |
Available |
NF |
NF |
Available |
Available |
NF |
1995 |
Available |
Available |
Available |
NF |
Available |
NF |
Available |
NF |
1997 |
Available |
Available |
Available |
NF |
Available |
NF |
Available |
NF |
1999 |
Available |
Available |
Available |
NF |
Available |
NF |
Available |
NF |
2001 |
NF |
NF |
Available |
Available |
NS |
NS |
Available |
Available |
2003 |
Available |
Available |
Available |
Available |
NF |
Available |
Available |
Available |
2006 |
Available |
X |
Available |
X |
Available |
NF |
Available |
X |
KEY:
Available = Variable is available
X = Variable was collected, but is not available on this file
S = Variable was not collected, but similar information is available in other files. Refer to Domain information.
NS = Survey not conducted
NF = This file was not created
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Source (Survey question number):
1993
NSCG: A20.c
NSRCG: B22.c
SDR: A23.c
1995
NSCG: A23.3
NSRCG: B22.3
SDR: A25.3
1997
NSCG:
Regular NSCG: A31.3
NSRCG Follow-Up Panel (Form A): A31.3
NSRCG Follow-Up Panel (Form B): A31.3
NSRCG: B22.3
SDR: A36.3
1999
NSCG:
Regular NSCG: A23.3
NSRCG Follow-Up Panel (Form A): A31.3
NSRCG Follow-Up Panel (Form B): A31.3
NSRCG: B22.3
SDR: A28.3
2001
NSCG: Survey not conducted
NSRCG: B23.3
SDR: A28.3
2003
NSCG: A26.3
NSRCG: B25.3
SDR: A29.3
2006
NSCG: A19.3
NSRCG: B19.3
SDR: A23.3
Quality and other technical information related to this item:
1993
Overall, the reinterview study found the SESTAT questions were quite reliable. This question,
however, was the one item with a fairly high level of response variance. Although this question
appears factual--asking for the reasons why someone changed career fields-- the reasoning process
for such a decision is subject to change over time. In addition, respondents could report reasons
for any one of several time periods: (1) most recent reasons; (2) the original reasons; or (3) all
reasons ever.
This question asked respondents to indicate "yes" or "no" for each of the seven reasons listed.
Some mail respondents marked only the "yes" responses, converting this item into a "mark all
that apply" question. Consequently item nonresponse on the raw, unedited NSCG data was high
(ranging from a low of 9.8 percent to a high of 55 percent for "other") when compared to the
less than one percent item nonresponse on any response category on both the NSRCG (CATI) and
edited SDR mail data. After applying the SESTAT editing rules, item nonresponse on the NSCG
was comparably reduced.
Topic Areas associated with this data element:
B- Characteristics of Principal Job as of the reference week
Keywords associated with this data element:
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
CURRENT JOB
EMPLOYMENT
FIT BETWEEN JOB AND EDUCATION
FIT BETWEEN WORK AND EDUCATION
FULL TIME
FULL TIME JOB
FULL-TIME WORK
JOB
PRESENT EMPLOYMENT
PRESENT JOB
PRIMARY EMPLOYMENT
PRIMARY JOB
PRIMARY WORK
PRINCIPAL EMPLOYMENT
PRINCIPAL JOB
PRINCIPAL WORK
PROFESSION
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN JOB AND EDUCATION
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WORK AND EDUCATION
WORK
WORK AND SCHOOL
WORKING OUTSIDE DEGREE FIELD
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