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Data Availability |
| Survey |
Type of
Respondent |
Sample/
Census |
Population/
Sample Size |
Earliest Year |
Most
Recent
Year |
Format
(see codes) |
| Active Surveys |
Survey of
Business R&D and Innovation
1
|
Companies |
s |
40,000 |
1953 |
2009 |
DST,
IRIS |
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 |
2008 |
DST,
Public file,
Restricted file,
SESTAT |
Survey of
Earned Doctorates
1
|
Individual |
c |
48,100 |
1957* |
2010 |
DST,
Restricted file,
WebCASPAR |
Survey of
Federal Funds for R&D
1
|
Federal agencies |
c |
30 Agencies |
FY 1952 |
FY 2006
actual
FY 2007 projected
FY 2009 projected |
DST,
WebCASPAR |
Survey of
Federal Research and Development by Budget Function
1
|
Federal agencies |
c |
30 Agencies |
FY 1952 |
FY 2006
actual
FY 2007 projected
FY 2009 projected |
DST,
WebCASPAR |
Survey of
Federal S&E Support to Universities, Colleges and NPOs
1
|
Federal agencies |
c |
19 agencies |
FY 1965 |
FY 2009 |
DST,
WebCASPAR |
Survey of
Federally Funded R&D Centers
1
|
Federal agencies |
c |
19 agencies |
FY 1965 |
FY 2009 |
DST,
WebCASPAR |
Survey of
Graduate Students and Postdocs in S&E
1
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Academic departments |
c |
12,300 |
1975 |
2010 |
DST,
Public file,
WebCASPAR |
Survey of
Higher Education Research and Development
1
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Academic institutions |
c |
750 academic institutions |
FY 2010 |
FY |
DST,
WebCASPAR |
Survey of
Public Attitudes
2
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|
|
|
|
|
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National Survey of
Recent College Graduates 2
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Individual |
s |
18,000 |
1976 |
2008 |
DST,
Public file,
Restricted file,
SESTAT |
Survey of
S&E Research Facilities
2
|
Academic &
biomedical institutions |
c |
477 academic
191 biomedical |
1986 |
2009 |
DST,
Public file,
WebCASPAR |
Survey of
State R&D Expenditures
3
|
State agencies |
c |
50 States |
FY 1964 |
2009 |
DST |
| Inactive Surveys |
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Higher Education Surveys
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Survey of
Industrial Research and Development
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Survey of
R&D Expenditures at Universities and Colleges
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Survey of
R&D Funding and Performance by NPOs
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Survey of
Academic Research Instruments and Instrumentation Needs
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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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