Survey of Earned Doctorates

The "tracked
changes" that appear
in Attachment 1 are
intended to show the
changes to the 2015
SED questionnaire
proposed for the
2016 SED.

SED
Survey of Earned Doctorates
July 1, 2014 2015 to June 30, 20152016
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Please complete:

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Suffix (e.g., Jr.)

Cross Reference: Birth name of former name legally changed
Doctoral Institution

Today’s Date

City or Branch

Type of Research Doctoral Degree (e.g., Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)

Date Degree Granted (mm/yyyy)

This information is solicited under the authority of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended. All information you
provide is protected under the NSF Act and the Privacy Act of 1974, and will be used only for research or statistical purposes by
your doctoral institution, the survey sponsors, their contractors and collaborating researchers for the purpose of analyzing data,
preparing scientific reports and articles and selecting samples for a limited number of carefully defined follow-up studies. The
last four digits of your Social Security Number are also solicited under the NSF Act of 1950, as amended; provision of it is
voluntary. It will be kept confidential. It is used for quality control, to assure that we identify the correct persons, especially when
data are used for statistical purposes in Federal program evaluation. Any information publicly released (such as statistical
summaries) will be in a form that does not personally identify you or other respondents. Your response is voluntary and failure to
provide some or all of the requested information will not in any way adversely affect you.
The time needed to complete this form varies according to individual circumstances, but the average time is estimated to be 20
minutes. If you have comments regarding this time estimate, you may write to the National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson
Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230, Attention: NSF Reports Clearance Officer. A Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection
of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

For more information about the Survey of Earned Doctorates, go to www.sedsurvey.org

OMB No.: 3145-0019

Approval Expires XX/XX/XXXX06/30/2016

Part A – EDUCATION
INSTRUCTIONS: Please PRINT your name on the front cover. Please print all responses; you
may use either a pen or a pencil.
A1. What is the title of your dissertation?
 Please mark (X) this box if the title below refers to a performance, project report or
musical or literary composition required instead of a dissertation.
Title

A2. Please write the name of the primary field of your dissertation research.
Name of Field
Using the list on pages 6-7, choose the code that best describes the primary field of your
dissertation research.
   Number of Field
If your dissertation research was interdisciplinary, list the name and number of your
secondary field.
 Please mark (X) this box if your dissertation was not interdisciplinary. Go to A3.
Name of Field
   Number of Field
If there were more than two fields, please list these additional fields.
Name of Field
   Number of Field
Name of Field

A3. Please name the department (or interdisciplinary committee, center, institute, etc.) of
the university that supervised your doctoral studies.

Department/Committee/Center/Institute/Program

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A4. Did you receive full or partial tuition remission (waiver) for your doctoral studies?
Mark (X) one
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2
3
4
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No, I did not receive any tuition remission
Yes, I received remission for less than 1/3 of tuition
Yes, I received between 1/3 and 2/3 of tuition
Yes, I received remission for more than 2/3 of tuition, but less than full
Yes, I received full tuition remission

A5. Please indicate whether each of the following was a source of financial support during
graduate school.
Mark (X) Yes or No for each
Yes
a Fellowship, scholarship
b Grant
c Teaching assistantship
d Research assistantship
e Other assistantship
f Traineeship
g Internship, clinical residency
h Loans (from any source)
i Personal savings
j Personal earnings during graduate school (other than sources listed above)
k Spouse’s, partner’s, or family’s earnings or savings
l Employer reimbursement/assistance
m Foreign (non-U.S.) support
n Other - Specify

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A6. Which TWO sources listed in A5 provided the most support?
Enter letters of primary and secondary sources
1  Primary source of support
2  Secondary source of support

 Mark (X) if no secondary source

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A7. When you receive your doctoral degree, how much money will you owe that is directly
related to your undergraduate and graduate education?
Mark (X) one in each column
a. UNDERGRADUATE
1  None
2  $10,000 or less
3  $10,001 - $20,000
4  $20,001 - $30,000
5  $30,001 - $40,000
6  $40,001 - $50,000
7  $50,001 - $60,000
8  $60,001 - $70,000
9  $70,001 - $80,000
10  $80,001 - $90,000
11  $90,001 or more
Please specify
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b. GRADUATE
1  None
2  $10,000 or less
3  $10,001 - $20,000
4  $20,001 - $30,000
5  $30,001 - $40,000
6  $40,001 - $50,000
7  $50,001 - $60,000
8  $60,001 - $70,000
9  $70,001 - $80,000
10  $80,001 - $90,000
11  $90,001 or more
Please specify
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A8. The next few questions ask about the degrees you have received. Please provide the
following information for this doctoral degree, your most recent master’s degree and
your first bachelor’s degree in the appropriate columns below.

a. Have you received a degree of this
type?
b. Month / year degree granted

c. Month / year that you started your
degree
d. Primary field of study

e. Field number from list on pp. 6-7
f. Institution name
g. Branch or city
h. State or province
i. Country

This research
doctoral degree

Most recent master’s
degree (e.g., MS,
MA, MBA) or
equivalent

First bachelor’s
degree (e.g., BA, BS,
AB) or equivalent

 Yes

1  Yes

1  Yes

 No

2  No

2  No

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    Year

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A9.

Excluding those above, have you attained any additional postsecondary degrees?
1  Yes

2  No

If yes, please list the additional degree(s), granting institution(s), and years.
First Additional Degree
Degree type
Degree field
Field number, pp. 6-7
Month/Year granted
Institution
Branch or city
State or country

Second Additional Degree
Degree type
Degree field
Field number, pp. 6-7
Month/Year granted
Institution
Branch or city
State or country

If there are more than two degrees, additional degrees should be reported on the back
cover.

A10. Was a master’s degree a prerequisite for admission to your doctoral program?
1  Yes

2  No

A11. In what month and year did you first enter any graduate school in any program or
capacity?
  Month
    Year
A12. How many years were you:
a. taking courses or preparing for exams for this doctoral degree (including a
master’s degree, if that was part of your doctoral program)?
  Years (round to whole years)
b. working on your dissertation after coursework and exams (non-course related
preparation and research, writing and defense)?
  Years (round to whole years)

A13. Was there any time between the year you entered your doctoral program and the
award of your doctorate that you were not working on your degree (that is, not taking
courses or working on your dissertation)?
1  Yes

2  No

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If yes, how many years were you not working on your degree?
  Years (round to whole years)

A14. Did you earn college credit from a community or two-year college?
1  Yes

2  No

A15. Are you earning, or have you earned, an MD or a DDS?

MD
DDS

a ARE EARNING?
 Yes  No
 Yes  No

b HAVE EARNED?
 Yes  No
 Yes  No

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Part B - POSTGRADUATION PLANS
B1. In what country or state do you intend to live after graduation (within the next year)?
1  in U.S. → State or territory
2  not in U.S. →
Country
B2. A “postdoc” is a temporary position primarily for gaining additional education and
training in research, usually awarded in academe, industry, government, or a nonprofit organization.
Do you intend to take a “postdoc” position?
(A “postdoc” is a temporary position primarily for gaining additional education and
training in research, usually awarded in academe, industry, government, or a non-profit
organization.)
1  Yes

2  No

B3. What is the status of your postgraduate plans (in the next year)?
Mark (X) one
1  Returning to, or continuing in, predoctoral employment
2  Have signed contract or made definite commitment for a “postdoc”
or other work
3
4
5
6
7

Negotiating with one or more specific organizations
Seeking position but have no specific prospects
Other full-time degree program (e.g., MD, DDS, JD, MBA, etc.)
Do not plan to work or study (e.g., family commitments, etc.)
Other - Specify

GO
TO
B4

SKIP
TO
C1,
P.10

B4. What best describes your postgraduate plans (within the next year)?
Mark (X) one
1  “Postdoc” or further training
2  Employment

GO TO B4a
GO TO B4b

B4a. What best describes the nature of your further training or study?
Mark (X) one
1  “Postdoc” fellowship
2  “Postdoc” research associateship
3  Traineeship

GO
TO
B5

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4  Internship, clinical residency
5  Other Training – Specify

B4b. What best describes the nature of your employment?
Mark (X) one
1  Employment (other than military service)
2  Military Service

Section B continues on Page 9.

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GO
TO
B6

Please turn this page for the Field of Study List

The Field of Study listing on pages 6 and 7 is to be used in responding to items A2, A8, and A9.
Please choose the code that best describes the name of your field.

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Business Management/Administration
900 Accounting
910 Business Administration & Management

916 International Business/Trade/Commerce

935 Organizational Behavior (see also

915 Business/Managerial Economics

920 Marketing Management & Research

PSYCHOLOGY: Industrial & Organizational)

901 Finance

917 Management Information Systems/Business
Statistics

938 Business Management/Administration, General

921 Human Resources Development

930 Operations Research (also in ENGINEERING
& in MATHEMATICS)

939 Business Management/Administration, Other

912 Hospitality,Food Service & Tourism
Management

Communication
940 Communication Research

950 Film, Radio, TV & Digital Communication

958 Communication, General

957 Communication Theory

947 Mass Communication/Media Studies

959 Communication, Other

410 Information Science & Systems

418 Computer & Information Sciences, General

415 Robotics

419 Computer & Information Science, Other

840 Counseling Education/Counseling &
Guidance

810 Educational/Instructional Media Design

845 Higher Education/Evaluation & Research

800 Curriculum & Instruction

812 Educational/Instructional Technology

833 International Education

805 Educational Administration & Supervision

807 Educational Leadership

825 School Psychology (also in PSYCHOLOGY)

820 Educational
Assessment/Testing/Measurement

822 Educational Psychology (also in
PSYCHOLOGY)

830 Social/Philosophical Foundations of Education

804 Education & Human Resource
Studies/Development

808 Educational Policy Analysis

835 Special Education

815 Educational Statistics/Research Methods

806 Urban Education and Leadership

Computer & Information sciences
400 Computer Science

Education
Research & Administration

Teacher Education
858 Adult & Continuing Teacher Education

850 Pre-elementary/Early Childhood Teacher
856 Secondary Teacher Education

852 Elementary Teacher Education

Education

Teaching Fields
860 Agricultural Education

870 Family & Consumer/Human Science (also in
Fields Not Elsewhere Classified)

876 Music Education

861 Art Education

866 Foreign Languages Education

878 Nursing Education

865 Bilingual & Multilingual Education

868 Health Education

880 Physical Education & Coaching

864 English Education

882 Literacy & Reading Education

884 Science Education

863 English as a Second or Foreign Language

874 Mathematics Education

885 Social Science Education
889 Teacher Education & Professional Development

Other Education
895 Workforce Education and Development

898 Education, General

899 Education, Other

376 Engineering Management & Administration

357 Nuclear Engineering

Engineering
300 Aerospace, Aeronautical & Astronautical
Engineering

327 Engineering Mechanics

360 Ocean Engineering

303 Agricultural Engineering

330 Engineering Physics

363 Operations Research (also in MATHEMATICS & in
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT)

306 Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering

333 Engineering Science

366 Petroleum Engineering

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336 Environmental/Environmental Health
Engineering

369 Polymer & Plastics Engineering

312 Chemical Engineering

337 Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental
Engineering

316 Structural Engineering

315 Civil Engineering

339 Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering

372 Systems Engineering

318 Communications Engineering

342 Materials Science Engineering

373 Transportation & Highway Engineering

321 Computer Engineering

345 Mechanical Engineering

398 Engineering, General

324 Electrical, Electronics & Communications

348 Metallurgical Engineering

399 Engineering, Other

706 African History

705 European History

708 Middle/Near East Studies

700 American History (U.S. & Canada)

710 History, Science & Technology & Society

718 History, General

703 Asian History

707 Latin American History

719 History, Other

Engineering

Humanities
History

Foreign Languages & Literature
768 Arabic

743 German

752 Russian

758 Chinese

746 Italian

749 Spanish

762 Japanese

769 Other Languages & Literature

740 French

750 Latin American
Letters
732 American Literature (U.S. & Canada)

734 English Language

736 Speech & Rhetorical Studies

720 Classics

733 English Literature (British & Commonwealth)

738 Letters, General

723 Comparative Literature

724 Folklore

739 Letters, Other

735 Creative Writing

737 Rhetoric & Composition

Other Humanities

784 Ethics

770 American/U.S. Studies

778 Film/Cinema/Video Studies

788 Musicology/Ethnomusicology

773 Archaeology

777 Jewish/Judaic Studies & History

789 Music, Other

776 Art History/Criticism/Conservation

780 Music

785 Philosophy

792 Bible/Biblical Studies

786 Music Theory & Composition

790 Religion/Religious Studies

796 Dance

787 Music Performance

795 Drama/Theater Arts

798 Humanities, General
799 Humanities, Other

Life sciences
Agricultural Sciences/Natural Resources
043 Food Science

030 Plant Pathology/Phytopathology (also in

000 Agricultural Economics

044 Food Science & Technology, Other

BIOLOGICAL/BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES)

025 Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding

066 Forest Sciences & Biology

039 Plant Sciences, Other

020 Agronomy & Crop Science

070 Forest/Resources Management

046 Soil Chemistry/Microbiology

010 Animal Nutrition

079 Forestry & Related Science, Other

049 Soil Sciences, Other

014 Animal Science, Poultry (or Avian)

050 Horticulture Science

080 Wildlife/Range Management

019 Animal Science, Other

074 Natural Resources/Conservation

072 Wood Science & Pulp/Paper Technology

081 Environmental Science

003 Natural Resource/Environmental Economics
(also in SOCIAL SCIENCES)

098 Agricultural Sciences/Natural Resources, General

055 Fishing & Fisheries Sciences/Management

099 Agricultural Sciences/Natural Resources , Other

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Biological/Biomedical Sciences
130 Anatomy

139 Ecology

175 Pathology, Human & Animal

110 Bacteriology

145 Endocrinology

180 Pharmacology, Human & Animal

100 Biochemistry (see also PHYSICAL
SCIENCES: Chemistry, Other)

148 Entomology

185 Physiology, Human & Animal

167 Environmental Toxicology

115 Plant Genetics

102 Bioinformatics

134 Epidemiology

120 Plant Pathology/Phytopathology (also in

103 Biomedical Sciences

137 Evolutionary Biology

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES)

133 Biometrics & Biostatistics

170 Genetics/Genomics, Human & Animal

125 Plant Physiology

105 Biophysics (also in PHYSICS)

151 Immunology

155 Structural Biology

107 Biotechnology

152 Marine Biology & Biological Oceanography

169 Toxicology

129 Botany/Plant Biology

157 Microbiology

168 Virology

158 Cancer Biology

154 Molecular Biology

188 Wildlife Biology

136 Cell/Cellular Biology & Histology

159 Molecular Medicine

189 Zoology, Other

104 Computational Biology

160 Neurosciences & Neurobiology

198 Biology/Biomedical Sciences, General

142 Developmental Biology/Embryology

163 Nutrition Sciences

199 Biology/Biomedical Sciences, Other

166 Parasitology
Health Sciences
210 Environmental Health

222 Kinesiology/Exercise Physiology

245 Rehabilitation/Therapeutic Services

227 Gerontology (also in SOCIAL SCIENCES)

240 Pharmaceutical Sciences

200 Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology

280 Health and Behavior

230 Nursing Science

250 Veterinary Sciences

217 Health Policy Analysis

207 Oral Biology/Oral Pathology

298 Health Sciences, General

213 Health Services Research

215 Public Health

299 Health Sciences, Other

425 Algebra

440 Logic

450 Statistics (also in SOCIAL SCIENCES)

430 Analysis & Functional Analysis

445 Number Theory

455 Topology/Foundations

420 Applied Mathematics

465 Operations Research (also in ENGINEERING
& in BUSINESS MANAGEMENT)

498 Mathematics/Statistics, General

212 Health Systems/Service Administration

Mathematics

460 Computing Theory & Practice

499 Mathematics/Statistics, Other

435 Geometry/Geometric Analysis

Physical sciences
Astronomy
500 Astronomy

505 Astrophysics

509 Astronomy, Other

Atmospheric Science & Meteorology
510 Atmospheric Chemistry & Climatology

514 Meteorology

512 Atmospheric Physics & Dynamics

518 Atmospheric Science/Meteorology, General

519 Atmospheric Science/Meteorology, Other
Chemistry
520 Analytical Chemistry

526 Organic Chemistry

538 Chemistry, General

527 Chemical Biology

530 Physical Chemistry

539 Chemistry, Other (see also
BIOLOGICAL/BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES:
Biochemistry)

522 Inorganic Chemistry

532 Polymer Chemistry

528 Medicinal Chemistry

534 Theoretical Chemistry

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Geological & Earth Sciences
542 Geochemistry

544 Geophysics & Seismology

550 Stratigraphy & Sedimentation

540 Geology

548 Mineralogy & Petrology

558 Geological & Earth Sciences, General

552 Geomorphology & Glacial Geology

546 Paleontology

559 Geological & Earth Sciences, Other

Ocean/Marine Sciences
585 Hydrology & Water Resources

595 Marine Sciences

590 Oceanography, Chemical & Physical

599 Ocean/Marine, Other

Physics
560 Acoustics

574 Condensed Matter/Low Temperature Physics

570 Plasma/Fusion Physics

576 Applied Physics

577 Medical Physics/Radiological Science

572 Polymer Physics

561 Atomic/Molecular/Chemical Physics

568 Nuclear Physics

578 Physics, General

569 Optics/Phototonics

579 Physics, Other

565 Biophysics (also in
BIOLOGICAL/BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES)

564 Particle (Elementary) Physics

Psychology

618 Educational Psychology (also in
EDUCATION)

602 Behavioral Analysis

615 Experimental Psychology

624 Personality Psychology

600 Clinical Psychology
626 Cognitive Neuroscience (see also
BIOLOGICAL/BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES:
Neurosciences & Neurobiology)

620 Family Psychology

633 Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology

614 Health & Medical Psychology

636 School Psychology (also in EDUCATION)

613 Human Development & Family Studies
621 Industrial & Organizational (see also
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT: Organizational
Behavior)

639 Social Psychology

603 Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics
642 Community Psychology
609 Counseling

610 Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling

612 Developmental & Child Psychology

627 Neuropsychology/Physiological Psychology

648 Psychology, General
649 Psychology, Other

Social sciences
655 Anthropology, Cultural

651 Gender and Women’s Studies

678 Political Science & Government

650 Anthropology, General

670 Geography

682 Public Policy Analysis

656 Anthropology, Physical and Biological

684 Gerontology (also in HEALTH SCIENCES)

686 Sociology

652 Area /Ethnic/Cultural Studies

674 International Relations/Affairs

690 Statistics (also in MATHEMATICS)

657 Criminal Justice & Corrections

675 Applied Linguistics

694 Urban Affairs/Studies

658 Criminology

676 Linguistics

695 Urban/City, Community & Regional Planning

662 Demography/Population Studies

665 Natural Resource/Environmental Economics
(also in AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES)

698 Social Sciences, General

668 Econometrics

685 Natural Resource/Environmental Policy

699 Social Sciences, Other

960 Architecture/Environmental Design

972 Library Science

984 Theology/Religious Education (see also OTHER

964 Family/Consumer Science/Human Science

974 Parks/Sports/Rec./Leisure/Fitness

667 Economics
Fields Not Elsewhere Classified (NEC)

(also in EDUCATION)
968 Law

976 Public Administration
980 Social Work

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HUMANITIES:Religion/Religious Studies, Ethics)
989 Other Fields, Not Elsewhere Classified

B5. (If postdoc or further training) What will be the main source of financial support for
your “postdoc” or further training within the next year?
Mark (X) one
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

U.S. government
Industry/business
College or university
Private foundation
Nonprofit, other than private foundation or college
Foreign government
Other - Specify

8  Unknown

B6. What one type of principal employer will you be working for (or training with) in the
next year?
EDUCATION
1  U.S. 4-year college or university other than medical school
2  U.S. medical school (including university-affiliated hospital or medical center)
3  U.S. university-affiliated research institute
4  U.S. community or two-year college
5  U.S. preschool, elementary, middle, secondary school or school system
6  Foreign educational institution
GOVERNMENT (other than educational institution)
7  Foreign government
8  U.S. federal government
9  U.S. state government
10  U.S. local government
PRIVATE SECTOR (other than educational institution)
11  Not for profit organization
12  Industry (for profit)
OTHER
13  Self-employed
14  Other - Specify

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B7. Please name the organization and geographic location where you will work or study.
Organization
State or territory (if U.S.)
Country (if not U.S.)
Is this a college or university?

1  Yes

2  No

B8. What will be your basic annual salary for this principal job (in the next year)? Do not
include bonuses or additional compensation for summertime teaching or research. If
you are not salaried, please estimate your earned income.
$
In which currency did you report your salary above?
__  U.S. dollars
__  Another currency – please specify_______________________
If you prefer not to report an exact amount, please indicate into which range you
expect your salary to fall:
Mark (X) one
1
2
3
4
5
6

$30,000 or less
$30,001 - $35,000
$35,001 - $40,000
$40,001 - $50,000
$50,001 - $60,000
$60,001 - $70,000

7  $70,001 - $80,000
8  $80,001 - $90,000
9  $90,001 - $100,000
10  $100,001 - $110,000
11  $110,001 or above
12  Don’t know

B9. How many months does this salary cover?
Number of Months (1-12)  

B10.What will be your primary and secondary work activities?
Mark (X) one in each column
a PRIMARY
Research and development
Teaching
Management or administration
Professional services to individuals
Other - Specify

1
2
3
4
5

 Mark (X) if no secondary work activities

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b
SECONDARY
1
2
3
4
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Part C - BACKGROUND INFORMATION
C1. Are you 1  Male

2  Female

C2. What is your marital status?
Mark (X) one
1
2
3
4
5
6

Married
Living in a marriage-like relationship
Widowed
Separated
Divorced
Never married

C3. Not including yourself or your spouse/partner, how many dependents (children or
adults) do you have - that is, how many others receive at least one half of their
financial support from you?

5 years of age or younger
6 to 18 years
19 years or older
 Mark (X) if none

Write in number of dependents
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C4. What is the highest educational attainment of your mother and father?
Mark (X) one in each parent
Less than high school/secondary school graduate
High school/secondary school graduate
Some college
Associate’s Degree
Bachelor’s degree
Master’s degree (e.g., MA, MS, MBA, MSW, etc.)
Professional degree (e.g., MD, DDS, JD, D.Min, Psy.D.,
etc.)
Research doctoral degree
Not applicable/Unknown

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a MOTHER
1
2
3
4
45 
56 

b FATHER
1
2
3
4
45 
56 

67 

67 

78 
89 

78 
89 

C5. What is your place of birth?
State or territory (if U.S.)
OR
Country (if not U.S.)

C6. What is your date of birth?
Month  

Day  

Year 1 9  

C7. What is your citizenship status?
Mark (X) one
U.S. CITIZEN
1  Since birth
2  Naturalized

SKIP
TO
C9

NON-U.S. CITIZEN
3  With a Permanent U.S. Resident Visa (“Green Card”)
4  With a Temporary U.S. Visa

GO
TO
C8

C8. (If a non-U.S. citizen) Of which country are you a citizen?
Specify country of present citizenship
C9. In what state or country was the high school/secondary school that you last attended?
State or territory (if U.S.)
OR
Country (if not U.S.)

C10. Are you Hispanic of Latino?
Mark (X) one
1
2
3
4
5

No, I am not Hispanic or Latino
Yes, I am Mexican or Chicano
Yes, I am Puerto Rican
Yes, I am Cuban
Yes, I am Other Hispanic or Latino - Specify

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C11.

What is your racial background?
Mark (X) one or more
1  American Indian or Alaska Native
Specify tribal affiliation(s)
2
3
4
5

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
Asian
Black or African American
White

C12. The following several questions are designed to help us better understand the
educational paths of individuals with specific functional limitations. What is the
USUAL degree of difficulty you have with...
Mark (X) one in each row

NONE
1

SLIGHT
2

MODERATE
3

SEVERE
4

UNABLE
TO DO
5

2 HEARING what is normally said in
conversation with another person (with
hearing aid, if you usually wear one)

1

2

3

4

5

3 WALKING without human or
mechanical assistance or using stairs

1

2

3

4

5

4 LIFTING or carrying something as
heavy as 10 pounds, such as a bag of
groceries

1

2

3

4

5

5 CONCENTRATING,
REMEMBERING, or MAKING
DECISIONS because of a physical, mental
or emotional condition

1

2

3

4

5

1 SEEING words or letters in ordinary
newsprint (with glasses/contact lenses, if
you usually wear them)

C13.  Mark this box (X) if you answered “NONE” to all the activities in Question C12,
and go to Question C15.

C14. What is the earliest age at which you first began experiencing any difficulties in any of
these areas?
Age   OR  Since birth

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C15. Please fill in the last four digits of your Social Security Number.
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REMINDER: ALL INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE WILL BE TREATED AS
CONFIDENTIAL and used only for research or statistical purposes by your doctoral
institution, the survey sponsors, their contractors, and collaborating researchers for the
purpose of analyzing data, preparing scientific reports and articles, and selecting samples
for a limited number of carefully defined follow-up studies.

C16. In case we need to clarify some of the information you have provided, pPlease list
your current mailing address, an email address and telephone number where you can
be reached for possible additional research follow-up.

Your Current Street Address
City/State/Country/Zip or Postal Code
Email Address
Daytime or Cell Telephone Number (including area or country code)

C17. Please provide the name and address of a person who is likely to know where you can
be reached in case your address changes in the near future.

Name of person who will know where you can be reached
Street Address
City/State/Country/Zip or Postal Code
Email Address
Telephone Number (including area or country code)

Thank you for completing this questionnaire. Please use the back cover to make any additional
comments you may have about this survey. The results of this survey will be published in an
annual report; the annual reports on earlier surveys are available at: www.sedsurvey.org
Please return this questionnaire to your GRADUATE SCHOOL for forwarding to:

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Congratulations on earning a doctoral degree!
Your accomplishment is significant for both this nation and others, as the new knowledge
generated by research doctorates enhances the quality of life in this country and throughout the
world. Because of the importance of persons earning research doctorates, several Federal
agencies – listed on the cover – sponsor this Survey of Earned Doctorates.
The basic purpose of this survey is to gather objective data about doctoral graduates. These data
play an important role in local, regional and national initiatives concerning graduate education.
Through outreach meetings with our constituents we have learned that decision makers in
universities, private organizations and government agencies use data from the Survey of Earned
Doctorates when developing new programs and allocating resources to current programs. If you
have any comments about the survey, please provide them in the space below.
On behalf of the sponsoring Federal agencies, I thank you for your participation in this survey.
Best wishes,
John R. Gawalt
National Science Foundation

ADDITIONS TO QUESTIONS
A9. (continued from page 3)
Third Additional Degree
Degree type
Degree field

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Field number, pp. 6-7
Month/Year granted
Institution
Branch or city
State or country

Fourth Additional Degree
Degree type
Degree field
Field number, pp. 6-7
Month/Year granted
Institution
Branch or city
State or country

Comments about the survey:

OFFICE USE ONLY
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Instit. Code:

Grad Date:

Main Disp.:

PROCESSING
Receipt
Initials

Editing
Date

Initials

Date

Initials

Ver: Adjust
Initials

CADE
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Initials

Date

Initials

Retrieval

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Date

Updates
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