National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, Office of Scientific and Engineering Personnel, 1991 Longitudinal Doctorate Project (SDR)

该项目将产生有关美国博士科学家、工程师和人文主义者的人口统计和就业特征的最新信息。为了实现这一点，承包商将进行1991年博士学位获得者调查，开发一个纵向信息文件(博士工作历史文件)，并准备1991年调查的各种交叉表。广泛使用计算机辅助电话访问(CATI)将大大提高调查回复率。该基金会负责开发和维护有关科学家和工程师的人口、教育和就业信息的数据库。这一数据库，即科学和技术人员数据系统，需要三个调查系列的资料：全国自然科学和社会科学家及工程师调查、自然科学和社会科学及工程学毕业生调查和博士学位获得者调查。博士学位获得者调查的数据经常被用来确定美国科学和工程的各个方面的状况，例如研发活动的变化，也与其他调查的数据一起用于分析和政策目的。共同赞助机构包括国家人文基金会、美国国立卫生研究院、能源部和核管理机构。

This project will produce current information on the demographic and employment characteristics of doctoral scientists, engineers, and humanists in the U. S. To accomplish this, the contractor will conduct the 1991 Survey of Doctorate Recipients, develop a longitudinal file of information (the Doctorate Work History File), and prepare a variety of cross-tabulations from the 1991 survey. The survey response rate will be greatly enhanced by extensive use of Computer assisted telephone interviews (CATI). The Foundation is responsible for developing and maintaining a data base of demographic, educational, and employment information on scientists and engineers. This data base, the Scientific and Technical Personnel Data System, requires input from three survey series: The National Survey of Natural and Social Scientists and Engineers, the Survey of Natural and Social Scientist and Engineering Graduates, and the Survey of Doctorate Recipients. Data from the Survey of Doctorate Recipients are frequently used to determine the status of various aspects of U.S. science and engineering , e.g., changes in research and development activities, and are also used in conjunction with data from the other surveys for analytical and policy purposes. Cosponsoring agencies are National Endowment for the Humanities, National Institutes of Health, Department of Energy, and Nuclear Regulatory Agency.