The purpose of the SDR has been, since its inception, to estimate the number of holders of U.S. research doctorates in science, engineering, and humanities who reside in the United States and to characterize their employment patterns. Data were collected through a self-administered mail survey conducted between May 1995 and August 1995. This report focuses on those doctorates who earned their degrees in a humanities field from a U.S. institution between January 1942 and June 1994 and who were age 75 or younger and residing in the United States in 1995. The estimated size of this population was 113,700. Chapters 2 through 4 profile the employment of humanities doctorates.
Special attention is given to the academic sector.
Chapter 5 presents changes in employment since 1993. Finally, data on publications, professional society member- ship, and committee work are presented in Chapter 6. For ease of reference the tables from which the narrative descriptions and figures were drawn are presented together following the chapters. Appendix A discusses survey methods and outcomes, including response rates, sampling and nonsampling errors, and weighting procedures. Appendix B contains a copy of the survey cover letter and questionnaire.