    PUBLIC USE 2019 SURVEY OF DOCTORATE RECIPIENTS DATA FILES

    This download file contains data and related documentation for the public
    use 2019 Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR) data files.

    The data included in this download file is taken from the January 09, 2023 version of the SDR data maintained at NSF.

    DESCRIPTION OF FILES
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      Data and Programs
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      The microdata are provided in various formats to facilitate their use with many software packages.
      The principal data format that is supported by NSF is SAS.  Technical support by NSF is limited to
      the data files and the SAS programs listed here. NSF does not provide support to users of SPSS or
      other packages, as SPSS and these other packages are not available at the agency.

      EPSD19.DAT - 2019 SDR data in ASCII format
      epsd19.sas7bdat - 2019 SDR data in SAS for Windows format

      Fpsd19.sas - a text file containing SAS FORMAT assignment statements
      Lpsd19.sas - a text file containing SAS LABEL assignment statements
      Ppsd19.sas - a text file containing SAS PROC FORMAT statements

      Ldpsd19.sps - a text file containing SPSS syntax for loading EPSD19.DAT (ASCII data) into SPSS
         NOTE: Technical support for SPSS users is not provided by NSF. The validity of this file
               has not been verified by NSF, as SPSS is not available at the agency.

      LAYOUTPSD19.TXT - Input Layout for EPSD19.DAT

      Documentation and Related Files
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      https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf21320#technical-notes - Technical notes

      psd19_Annotated.pdf - Survey instrument, 2019 SDR

      Ppsd19.html - Summary variable codebook in html, 508-compliant format.
      Ppsd19.pdf - Summary variable codebook in Adobe PDF format.

      Dpsd19.xlsx - Data Dictionary Source/SAS name crosswalk file (EXCEL spreadsheet format)

      README.TXT - this read me file

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    If you have any problems opening, accessing or loading these files, please contact:

      Flora Lan
      Survey Manager
      Science, Technology, and Innovation Survey Management
      National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
      National Science Foundation
      2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite W14200
      Alexandria, Virginia 22314
      703-292-4758
      flan@nsf.gov

    Jan-09-2023 13:14:11