Guide to the Data Files from the National Science Foundation's Annual Surveys of Academic Science and Engineering

Contents

• Data Availability, Types, and Distribution
  • Overview
  • Data Files
    • Public-Use, Archival, and Special-Purpose Files
    • Codes Used on Data Files
    • Data File Format on Magnetic Tape
    • Tape Documentation
  • Additional Services and Resources
    • Science and Technology Information System (STIS)
    • Interim Publications
    • Institutional Profiles
    • Computer-Aided Science Policy Analysis and Research (CASPAR)
    • Special-Purpose Statistical Tables

• R&D Expenditures Survey
  • Data Collection Practices
    • Population Size and Structure
    • Sample Survey Years
    • Data Items
    • Data File Record Structures
      • Institution Header Records
      • Respondent Records
      • Address Records
      • Data Records
    • Data Element Availability by Year
  • Data Availability by Year
  • Data Imputation
    • Re-Imputation of Prior Years' Data
  • Confidentiality and Data Use Considerations
  • Questionnaire Facsimiles