Survey of natural and social scientists and engineers (SSE), 1984
By: principal investigator, United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census
Series: ICPSR -- 8538; ICPSR (Series) -- 8538
Publisher: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor
Published: 1980
Place of publication: Ann Arbor, Mich
Language: und
Format: [computer file] /
Number of pages: 419
Subjects: Scientists; Engineers
Description: This data collection focuses on persons engaged in the fields of natural science, social science, and engineering as well as in related occupations. The aim of the SSE was to gauge the effects of rapid development and innovation in science and technology during recent years on highly trained scientists and engineers in specific target occupations. Variables in this collection, which encompasses both the original 1982 survey data and data from a 1984 follow-up, include formal and supplemental education and training, current employment characteristics, job history, annual salary, and percentage of time devoted to specific work activities. Demographic characteristics include sex, race, Hispanic origin, and marital status.
Notes: Survey data.

ICPSR data class: Class IV.

Chronological coverage: 1981-1984; Data collected: June 1982 and June 1984.

Self-enumerated forms, and telephone interviews.

United States.

National Science Foundation.

Logical record length format.

Part number: 1 ; file structure: rectangular ; case count: 55,419 ; variable count: approx. 140 ; LRECL: 666 ; records per case: 1.

The 1982 sample was drawn from the 1980 Census Sample File and the Puerto Rican Census Sample File using a multi-stage stratified sampling design. For 1984, a subsample of the 1982 sample was selected.

Universe: Persons identified by the 1980 census as being in one of several scientific or engineering occupations, having four or more years of college (two or more years if the census occupation was engineer), being in either the 1980 experienced civilian labor force or the labor reserve, and indicating the most recent job as one of the scientific or engineering target occupations.