HRS compiles data from SRS surveys and from other national sources and also analyzes data from special studies to produce the biennial congressionally mandated report Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering . Information is collected on student status, demographic characteristics, and major source of Federal support. The annual Survey of Earned Doctorates collects responses from all new doctorate recipients at U.S. doctorate-granting institutions, including information about their field of study, demographic characteristics, sources of financial support, educational history, and future plans.
HRS derives core data on scientists and engineers from three biennial surveys.
Results from these three surveys are combined in a comprehensive system of data about scientists and engineers. Administratively collected data on immigrant scientists and engineers are assembled from Immigration and Naturalization Service records. The program also assembles and publishes statistics on education and the workforce from other agencies. Regular reports provide data on degrees earned in science and engineering fields and on special topics such as Foreign Participation in U.S. Science and Engineering and Undergraduate Origins of Science and Engineering Doctorates .