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National Survey of College Graduates

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Description

The National Survey of College Graduates (NSCG) began in 1993 and has been conducted biennially to provide individuals, educational institutions, businesses and the Federal Government with the information they need to make important decisions. The survey provides data on the number and characteristics of individuals with a bachelor's or higher degree, with a special focus on individuals with education and/or employment in science or engineering. The survey includes age, educational history, citizenship, disability status, occupational/employment information, race and ethnicity, salary sex, student loan debt, job satisfaction and work-related training. It samples individuals who are living in the United States during the survey reference week, have at least a bachelor's degree, and are younger than 76.

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Where to apply
https://www.census.gov/about/adrm/fsrdc.html
Fees

Possible seat fee dependent on consortium membership. URL for more information: https://www.census.gov/about/adrm/fsrdc/about/fsrdc-network-fees.html

Access modality
  • FSRDC
Usage restrictions

Census Bureau restricted-use data must be used for statistical purposes and cannot be used for purposes of enforcing laws or regulations or for profit.

Public Use File available
Yes
Public-use version
https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/datadownload
Summary of differences

Includes educational institution identifiers for degrees earned and state-level identifiers for residency and employer location, which are not available on the PUF. Values of salary and income are rounded and top-coded on the PUF.

Geography differs from restricted-use file (RUF)
Yes
Variable detail differs from Restricted Use File (RUF)
Yes

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