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Survey of Earned Doctorates
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Last Name

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Today’s Date

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Date Degree Granted (mm/yyyy)

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 Part A - EDUCATION
A5. Please indicate whether each of the following was a
source of financial support during graduate school.

INSTRUCTIONS: Please PRINT your name on the front cover.
Please print all responses; you may use either a pen or a pencil.

Mark (X) Yes or No for each

A1. What is the title of your dissertation?

n

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.

nnnnnnnnn

Title

A2. Please write the name of the primary field of your
dissertation research.

nnnnnnnnn
__________________________________________________________________

Name
of Field

Using the list on pages 6-7, choose the code that best
describes the primary field of your dissertation
research.

nnn

Number of Field

If your dissertation research was interdisciplinary,
list the name and number of your secondary field.

n

Please mark (X) this box if your dissertation was not interdisciplinary. Go to A3.

nnnnnnnnn
__________________________________________________________________

Name
of Field

nnn

Number of Field

nnnnnnnnn
__________________________________________________________________

Name
of Field

Number of Field

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

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
Department/Committee/Center/Institute/Program

A4. Did you receive full or partial tuition remission
(waiver) for your doctoral studies?

Mark (X) one

1
2
3
4
5

1

d Research assistantship

1

e Other assistantship

1

f Traineeship

1

g Internship, clinical residency

1

h Loans (from any source)

1

i Personal savings

1

j Personal earnings during graduate school
(other than sources listed above)

1

k Spouse’s, partner’s, or family’s earnings or savings

1

l Employer reimbursement/assistance

1

m Foreign (non-U.S.) support

1

n Other - Specify

1

n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
Enter letters of primary and secondary sources

2

n

Primary source of support

n Mark (X) if no secondary source

Secondary source of support

A7. When you receive your doctoral degree, how much
money will you owe that is directly related to your
undergraduate and graduate education?

nnn

1

c Teaching assistantship

1

Number of Field

nnnnnnnnn

b Grant

n

Name
of Field

nnn

__________________________________________________________________

1

No

A6. Which TWO sources listed in A5 provided the most support?

If there were more than two fields, please list these additional fields.

a Fellowship, scholarship

__________________________________________________________________

Yes

n No, I did not receive any tuition remission
n Yes, I received remission for less than 1/3 of tuition
n Yes, I received between 1/3 and 2/3 of tuition
n Yes, I received remission for more than 2/3 of tuition, but less than full
n Yes, I received full tuition remission

Mark (X) one in each column
a UNDERGRADUATE

b GRADUATE

1

1

2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

n None
n $10,000 or less
n $10,001 - $20,000
n $20,001 - $30,000
n $30,001 - $40,000
n $40,001 - $50,000
n $50,001 - $60,000
n $60,001 - $70,000
n $70,001 - $80,000
n $80,001 - $90,000
n $90,001 or more
Please specify

2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

n None
n $10,000 or less
n $10,001 - $20,000
n $20,001 - $30,000
n $30,001 - $40,000
n $40,001 - $50,000
n $50,001 - $60,000
n $60,001 - $70,000
n $70,001 - $80,000
n $80,001 - $90,000
n $90,001 or more
Please specify

$
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n$ nnnnnn
2

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

This research
doctoral degree

a. Have you received a degree of this type?. . . . .

x Yes n No
n

1

nn
nnnn
Month/year that you started your degree . . . . n n
nnnn

b. Month/year degree granted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Month

c.

2

n No

nn
nnnn
nn
nnnn
Month

Year

Month

n Yes

1

n Yes

2

n No

nn
nnnn
nn
nnnn
Month

Year

Month

Year

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

Year

Month

Year

Year

d. Primary field of study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

e. Field number from list on pp. 6-7 . . . .. . . . . . .

nnn

nnn

nnn

f. Institution name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

g. Branch or city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

h. State or province . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i. Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

USA

A9. Excluding those above, have you attained any additional postsecondary degrees?
1

n Yes

2

n No

If yes, please list the additional degree(s), granting
institution(s), and years.
First Additional Degree

Second Additional Degree

Degree type

__________________________________________________________

Degree type

__________________________________________________________

Degree field

__________________________________________________________

Degree field

__________________________________________________________

Field number, pp. 6-7

__________________________________________________________

Field number, pp. 6-7

__________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________

Month/Year granted

Month/Year granted

Institution
__________________________________________________________

Institution
__________________________________________________________

Branch or city

__________________________________________________________

Branch or city

__________________________________________________________

State or country

__________________________________________________________

State or country

__________________________________________________________

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

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

n
1

Yes

2

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)?

n No

n

A11. In what month and year did you first enter any graduate
school in any program or capacity?

nn
nnnn

1

Yes

2

n No

If yes, how many years were you not working on your
degree?

Month

nn

Year

Years (round to whole years)

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)?

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

nn

A15. Are you earning, or have you earned, an MD or a DDS?
a ARE EARNING?
b HAVE EARNED?

n
1

Years (round to whole years)

b. working on your dissertation after coursework and
exams (non-course related preparation and research,
writing and defense)?

nn

Yes

2

n No

n Yes n No
n Yes n No

MD

DDS

n Yes n No
n Yes n No

Years (round to whole years)

Part B - POSTGRADUATION PLANS
B1. In what country or state do you intend to live after
graduation (within the next year)?

n
n
1

in U.S.

2

not in U.S.

State or territory
Country

B4. What best describes your postgraduate plans
(within the next year)?

Mark (X) one

n
n

nnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnn

B2. 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

n No

B3. What is the status of your postgraduate plans
(in the next year)?

Mark (X) one

n
n
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

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

“Postdoc” or further training

GO TO B4a

2

Employment

GO TO B4b

B4a. What best describes the nature of your further
training or study?

Mark (X) one

Do you intend to take a “postdoc” position?

n

1

1
2
3
4
5

n “Postdoc” fellowship
n “Postdoc” research associateship
n Traineeship
n Internship, clinical residency
n Other Training - Specify nnnnnnnn

GO
TO
B5

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

GO
TO
B4

B4b. What best describes the nature of your employment?

Mark (X) one

n
n

SKIP
TO
C1,
P.10

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

4

1

Employment (other than military service)

2

Military service

Section B continues on Page 9.

SKIP
TO
B6

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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
912 Hospitality, Food Service & Tourism Management
935
910 Business Administration & Management
916 International Business/Trade/Commerce
915 Business/Managerial Economics
920 Marketing Management & Research
938
901 Finance
917 Management Information Systems/Business Statistics 939
921 Human Resources Development
930 Operations Research (also in ENGINEERING &
in MATHEMATICS)

Organizational Behavior (see also
PSYCHOLOGY: Industrial & Organizational)
Business Management/Administration, General
Business Management/Administration, Other

COMMUNICATION
940 Communication Research
957 Communication Theory

950 Film, Radio, TV & Digital Communication
947 Mass Communication/Media Studies

958 Communication, General
959 Communication, Other

COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES
400 Computer Science

410 Information Science & Systems
415 Robotics

418 Computer & Information Sciences, General
419 Computer & Information Sciences, Other

RESEARCH & ADMINISTRATION
840 Counseling Education/Counseling & Guidance
800 Curriculum & Instruction
805 Educational Administration & Supervision
820 Educational Assessment/Testing/Measurement
804 Educational & Human Resource Studies/Development

810
812
807
822
808
815

845
833
825
830
835
806

TEACHER EDUCATION
858 Adult & Continuing Teacher Education
852 Elementary Teacher Education

850 Pre-elementary/Early Childhood Teacher Education

EDUCATION

TEACHING FIELDS
860 Agricultural Education
870
861 Art Education
865 Bilingual & Multilingual Education
866
864 English Education
868
863 English as a Second or Foreign Language
882

874
OTHER EDUCATION
895 Workforce Education and Development

Educational/Instructional Media Design
Educational/Instructional Technology
Educational Leadership
Educational Psychology (also in PSYCHOLOGY)
Educational Policy Analysis
Educational Statistics/Research Methods

Family & Consumer/Human Science (also in
Fields Not Elsewhere Classified)
Foreign Languages Education
Health Education
Literacy & Reading Education
Mathematics Education

898 Education, General

Higher Education/Evaluation & Research
International Education
School Psychology (also in PSYCHOLOGY)
Social/Philosophical Foundations of Education
Special Education
Urban Education and Leadership

856 Secondary Teacher Education

876
878
880
884
885
889

Music Education
Nursing Education
Physical Education & Coaching
Science Education
Social Science Education
Teacher Education & Professional Development, Other

899 Education, Other

ENGINEERING
300 Aerospace, Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering
330 Engineering Physics
363
303 Agricultural Engineering
333 Engineering Science
306 Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering
336 Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
366
312 Chemical Engineering
337 Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering
369
315 Civil Engineering
339 Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
316
318 Communications Engineering
342 Materials Science Engineering
372
321 Computer Engineering
345 Mechanical Engineering
373
324 Electrical, Electronics & Communications Engineering 348 Metallurgical Engineering
398
376 Engineering Management & Administration
357 Nuclear Engineering
399
327 Engineering Mechanics
360 Ocean Engineering

Operations Research (also in MATHEMATICS
& in BUSINESS MANAGEMENT)
Petroleum Engineering
Polymer & Plastics Engineering
Structural Engineering
Systems Engineering
Transportation & Highway Engineering
Engineering, General
Engineering, Other

HUMANITIES

HISTORY
706 African History
700 American History (U.S. & Canada)
703 Asian History

705 European History
710 History, Science & Technology & Society
707 Latin American History

708 Middle/Near East Studies
718 History, General
719 History, Other

FOREIGN LANGUAGES & LITERATURE
768 Arabic
758 Chinese
740 French

743 German
746 Italian
762 Japanese
750 Latin American

752 Russian
749 Spanish
769 Other Languages & Literature

LETTERS
732 American Literature (U.S. & Canada)
720 Classics
723 Comparative Literature
735 Creative Writing

734
733
737
736

738 Letters, General
739 Letters, Other

OTHER HUMANITIES
770 American/U.S. Studies
773 Archaeology
776 Art History/Criticism/Conservation
792 Bible/Biblical Studies
796 Dance
795 Drama/Theater Arts

784 Ethics
778 Film/Cinema/Video Studies
777 Jewish/Judaic Studies & History
780 Music
786 Music Theory & Composition
787 Music Performance

English Language
English Literature (British & Commonwealth)
Rhetoric & Composition
Speech & Rhetorical Studies

788 Musicology/Ethnomusicology
789 Music, Other
785 Philosophy
790 Religion/Religious Studies
798 Humanities, General
799 Humanities, Other

LIFE SCIENCES
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES/NATURAL RESOURCES
000 Agricultural Economics
043 Food Science
030
025 Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding
044 Food Science & Technology, Other
020 Agronomy & Crop Science
066 Forest Sciences & Biology
039
010 Animal Nutrition
070 Forest/Resources Management
046
014 Animal Science, Poultry (or Avian)
079 Forestry & Related Science, Other
049
019 Animal Science, Other
050 Horticulture Science
080
081 Environmental Science
074 Natural Resources/Conservation
072
055 Fishing & Fisheries Sciences/Management
003 Natural Resource/Environmental Economics (also in 098
SOCIAL SCIENCES)
099

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Plant Pathology/Phytopathology (also in
BIOLOGICAL/BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES)
Plant Sciences, Other
Soil Chemistry/Microbiology
Soil Sciences, Other
Wildlife/Range Management
Wood Science & Pulp/Paper Technology
Agricultural Sciences/Natural Resources, General
Agricultural Sciences/Natural Resources, Other

LIFE SCIENCES (continued)
BIOLOGICAL/BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
130 Anatomy
110 Bacteriology
100 Biochemistry (see also PHYSICAL SCIENCES:

Chemistry, Other)
102 Bioinformatics
103 Biomedical Sciences
133 Biometrics & Biostatistics
105 Biophysics (also in PHYSICS)
107 Biotechnology
129 Botany/Plant Biology
158 Cancer Biology
136 Cell/Cellular Biology & Histology
104 Computational Biology
142 Developmental Biology/Embryology

139 Ecology
175 Pathology, Human & Animal
145 Endocrinology
180 Pharmacology, Human & Animal
148 Entomology
185 Physiology, Human & Animal
167 Environmental Toxicology
115 Plant Genetics
134 Epidemiology
120 Plant Pathology/Phytopathology (also in
137 Evolutionary Biology
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES)
170 Genetics/Genomics, Human & Animal
125 Plant Physiology
151 Immunology
155 Structural Biology
152 Marine Biology & Biological Oceanography
169 Toxicology
157 Microbiology
168 Virology
154 Molecular Biology
188 Wildlife Biology
159 Molecular Medicine
189 Zoology
160 Neurosciences & Neurobiology
198 Biology/Biomedical Sciences, General
163 Nutrition Sciences
199 Biology/Biomedical Sciences, Other
166 Parasitology

HEALTH SCIENCES
210 Environmental Health
227 Gerontology (also in SOCIAL SCIENCES)
280 Health and Behavior
217 Health Policy Analysis
213 Health Services Research
212 Health Systems/Service Administration

222
240
230
207
215

Kinesiology/Exercise Physiology
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Nursing Science
Oral Biology/Oral Pathology
Public Health

245
200
250
298
299

Rehabilitation/Therapeutic Services
Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology
Veterinary Sciences
Health Sciences, General
Health Sciences, Other

MATHEMATICS
425 Algebra
440 Logic
430 Analysis & Functional Analysis
445 Number Theory
420 Applied Mathematics
465 Operations Research (also in ENGINEERING & in
460 Computing Theory & Practice
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT)
435 Geometry/Geometric Analysis

450 Statistics (also in SOCIAL SCIENCES)
455 Topology/Foundations
498 Mathematics/Statistics, General
499 Mathematics/Statistics, Other

PHYSICAL SCIENCES
ASTRONOMY
500 Astronomy

505 Astrophysics

509 Astronomy, Other

ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE & METEOROLOGY
510 Atmospheric Chemistry & Climatology
512 Atmospheric Physics & Dynamics

514 Meteorology
518 Atmospheric Science/Meteorology, General

519 Atmospheric Science/Meteorology, Other

CHEMISTRY
520 Analytical Chemistry
526 Organic Chemistry
534 Theoretical Chemistry
527 Chemical Biology
530 Physical Chemistry
538 Chemistry, General
522 Inorganic Chemistry
532 Polymer Chemistry
539 Chemistry, Other (see also BIOLOGICAL/BIOMEDICAL
528 Medicinal Chemistry SCIENCES: Biochemistry)
GEOLOGICAL & EARTH SCIENCES
542 Geochemistry
540 Geology
552 Geomorphology & Glacial Geology

544 Geophysics & Seismology
548 Mineralogy & Petrology
546 Paleontology

OCEAN/MARINE SCIENCES
585 Hydrology & Water Resources
590 Oceanography, Chemical & Physical

595 Marine Sciences
599 Ocean/Marine, Other

PHYSICS
560 Acoustics
574 Condensed Matter/Low Temperature Physics
576 Applied Physics
577 Medical Physics/Radiological Science
561 Atomic/Molecular/Chemical Physics
568 Nuclear Physics
565 Biophysics (also in BIOLOGICAL/BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES) 569 Optics/Photonics

564 Particle (Elementary) Physics

550 Stratigraphy & Sedimentation
558 Geological & Earth Sciences, General
559 Geological & Earth Sciences, Other

570 Plasma/Fusion Physics
572 Polymer Physics
578 Physics, General
579 Physics, Other

PSYCHOLOGY
602 Behavioral Analysis
612 Developmental & Child Psychology
600 Clinical Psychology
618 Educational Psychology (also in EDUCATION)
626 Cognitive Neuroscience (see also BIOLOGICAL/
615 Experimental Psychology

BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES: Neurosciences & Neurobiology) 620 Family Psychology
603 Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics
614 Health & Medical Psychology
642 Community Psychology
613 Human Development & Family Studies
609 Counseling
621 Industrial & Organizational Psychology (see also
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT: Organizational Behavior)

610
627
624
633
636
639
648
649

Marriage & Family Therapy/Counseling
Neuropsychology/Physiological Psychology
Personality Psychology
Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology
School Psychology (also in EDUCATION)
Social Psychology
Psychology, General
Psychology, Other

SOCIAL SCIENCES
655 Anthropology, Cultural
651 Gender and Women’s Studies
650 Anthropology, General
670 Geography
656 Anthropology, Physical and Biological
684 Gerontology (also in HEALTH SCIENCES)
652 Area/Ethnic/Cultural Studies
674 International Relations/Affairs
657 Criminal Justice & Corrections
675 Applied Linguistics
658 Criminology
676 Linguistics
662 Demography/Population Studies
665 Natural Resource/Environmental Economics (also in
668 Econometrics AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES)
667 Economics
685 Natural Resource/Environmental Policy

678 Political Science & Government
682 Public Policy Analysis
686 Sociology
690 Statistics (also in MATHEMATICS)
694 Urban Affairs/Studies
695 Urban/City, Community & Regional Planning
698 Social Sciences, General
699 Social Sciences, Other

FIELDS NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED (NEC)
960 Architecture/Environmental Design
964 Family/Consumer Science/Human Science

(also in EDUCATION)
968 Law

972 Library Science
984 Theology/Religious Education (see also OTHER
974 Parks/Sports/Rec./Leisure/Fitness
HUMANITIES: Religion/Religious Studies, Ethics)
976 Public Administration
989 Other Fields, Not Elsewhere Classified
980 Social Work

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B7. Please name the organization and geographic
location where you will work or study.

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

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

8

Country (if not U.S.) . . . . . . .

Is this a college or university? . . . . . . . . .1

n Yes

2

n No

$
nnnnnnn

Unknown

B6. What one type of principal employer will you be working
for (or training with) in the next year?

In which currency did you report your salary above?

n
n

EDUCATION

State or territory (if U.S.) . . .

nnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnn
nnnnnnnnnnn

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.

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
n

Organization . . . . . . . . . . . .

n U.S. 4-year college or university other than medical school
n U.S. medical school (including university-affiliated hospital or medical center)
n U.S. university-affiliated research institute
n U.S. community or two-year college
n U.S. preschool, elementary, middle, secondary school or school system
n Foreign educational institution
GOVERNMENT (other than educational institution)
n Foreign government
n U.S. federal government
n U.S. state government
n U.S. local government
PRIVATE SECTOR (other than educational institution)
n Not for profit organization
n Industry (for profit)
OTHER
n Self-employed
n Other - Specify nnnnnnnnnnn
1
2
3
4

6

7
8
9

10

U.S. Dollars

2

Another currency - please specify

nnnnnnn

If you prefer not to report an exact amount, please
indicate into which range you expect your salary to fall:

Mark (X) one

5

1

1
2
3
4
5
6

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

7
8
9
10
11
12

n $70,001 - $80,000
n $80,001 - $90,000
n $90,001 - $100,000
n $100,001 - $110,000
n $110,001 or above
n Don’t know

B9. How many months does this salary cover?

11

Number of Months (1-12)

nn

B10. What will be your primary and secondary work activities?

12

13

14

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

Mark (X) one in each column
a PRIMARY b SECONDARY

n . . . . . .
Teaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . n . . . . . .
Management or administration . . . . . . . . n . . . . . .
Professional services to individuals . . . . . n . . . . . .
Other - Specify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . n . . . . . .
Research and development . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

5

n
n
n
n
n

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
n

9

Mark (X) if no secondary work activities

 Part C - BACKGROUND INFORMATION
C1. Are you -

n
1

C7. What is your citizenship status?

Male

2

n Female

Mark (X) one
1
2
3
4
5
6

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

5 years of age or younger . . . . .

6 to 18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years or older . . . . . . . . . . . .

n

Mark (X) one for each parent
a MOTHER
b FATHER

Less than high school/secondary school graduate . 1
High school/secondary school graduate . . . . . . . . 2
Some college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Associate’s degree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4

Bachelor’s degree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Master’s degree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
(e.g., MA, MS, MBA, MSW, etc.)

Professional degree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
(e.g., MD, DDS, JD, D.Min, Psy.D., etc.)

Research doctoral degree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Not applicable/Unknown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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State or territory (if U.S.) . . .
OR
Country (if not U.S.) . . . . . . .

Month

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n With a Permanent U.S. Resident Visa (“Green Card”)
n With a Temporary U.S. Visa

Specify country of present citizenship

State or territory (if U.S.) . . .
OR
Country (if not U.S.) . . . . . . .

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Mark (X) one
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n No, I am not Hispanic or Latino
n Yes, I am Mexican or Chicano
n Yes, I am Puerto Rican
n Yes, I am Cuban
n Yes, I am Other Hispanic or Latino - Specify

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Mark (X) one or more
1

American Indian or Alaska Native

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C6. What is your date of birth?

NON-U.S. CITIZEN

C11. What is your racial background?

C5. What is your place of birth?

SKIP
TO
C9

C10. Are you Hispanic or Latino?

C4. What is the highest educational attainment of your
mother and father?

2

n Since birth
n Naturalized

C9. In what state or country was the high school/secondary
school that you last attended?

Mark (X) if none

1

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U.S. CITIZEN

C8. (If a non-U.S. citizen) Of which country are you a citizen?

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?

Write in number of dependents

Mark (X) one

C2. What is your marital status?

Year

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2
3
4
5

Specify tribal affiliation(s)

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

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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

1

2

3

4

5

NONE

SLIGHT

n . . . . . . .
HEARING what is normally said in conversation with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . n . . . . . . .
another person (with hearing aid, if you usually wear one)
WALKING without human or mechanical assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . n . . . . . . .
or using stairs
LIFTING or carrying something as heavy as 10 pounds, . . . . . . . . . . . . . n . . . . . . .
such as a bag of groceries
CONCENTRATING, REMEMBERING, or MAKING DECISIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . n . . . . . . .
because of a physical, mental or emotional condition
SEEING words or letters in ordinary newsprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
(with glasses/contact lenses, if you usually wear them)

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MODERATE
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SEVERE
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UNABLE TO DO
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n Mark this box (X) if you answered “NONE” to all the activities in Question C12, and go to Question C15.

C13.

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

Age

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OR

Since birth

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. Please list your mailing address, an email address and
telephone number where you can be reached for possible
additional research follow-up.

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.

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nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
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Your Current Street Address

City/State/Country/Zip or Postal Code
Email Address

Daytime or Cell Telephone Number (including area or country code)

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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.nsf.gov/statistics/sed
Please return this questionnaire to your GRADUATE SCHOOL for forwarding to:
Survey of Earned Doctorates
NORC at the University of Chicago
55 E. Monroe St., Floor 19
Chicago, IL 60603
If you have questions or concerns about this survey, you may contact us by email at: sed@norc.org
Or phone at: 1-800-248-8649
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If you have questions about your rights as a study participant, you may call the NORC IRB Administrator
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A9. (continued from page 3)

To the Doctorate Recipient:
Congratulations on earning a doctoral degree!

Third Additional 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

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