Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT), United States, 1993-1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2013

SummarySESTAT is the Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System. SESTAT was established in 1993 and comprised of three workforce surveys from the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the U.S. National Science Foundation. This integrated data system is a unique source of longitudinal information on the education and employment of the college-educated U.S. science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce. It was integrated through 2013.<br><br>The Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT) comprises three demographic surveys of scientists and engineers sponsored by sponsored by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) within the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF): the National Survey of College Graduates (NSCG), the National Survey of Recent College Graduates (NSRCG), and the Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR). The three component surveys used similar questionnaires, survey reference dates, data collection periods, and data-processing procedures to facilitate integration for SESTAT. The three surveys were designed to provide maximum coverage of the target population—namely, scientists and engineers—with special emphasis given to relatively rare populations (e.g., doctorate recipients, recent graduates, and minorities). Overall, SESTAT provides a comprehensive picture of the number and characteristics of individuals in the United States with a bachelor's or higher-level degree and their employment, with a focus on those having science and engineering (S&amp;E) degrees or working in S&amp;E occupations. In the 2000s, this definition was expanded to include S&amp;E-related degrees and occupations.<br><br>Background. <br>Since 1993, SESTAT has provided a unique source of information on the education and employment of the college-educated U.S. S&amp;E workforce by integrating three surveys: NSCG, NSRCG, and SDR. The establishment of SESTAT design was based on recommendations from a 1989 CNSTAT panel study report, Surveying the Nation's Scientists and Engineers—A Data System for the 1990s. This CNSTAT recommendation encouraged NSF to target the population of college graduates trained in S&amp;E fields and those with employment in S&amp;E occupations, to conduct the postcensal survey of college graduates, to conduct a survey for new graduating bachelor's or master's degree recipients, and to continue to support the ongoing SDR. The 2010 survey cycle introduced the first redesign of SESTAT during its nearly 20 years of existence.

SummarySESTAT即科学家与工程师统计数据系统（Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System，SESTAT）。SESTAT成立于1993年，由美国国家科学基金会（U.S. National Science Foundation，NSF）下属国家科学与工程统计中心（National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics，NCSES）的三项劳动力调查整合而成。该整合式数据系统是独一无二的纵向追踪信息来源，涵盖美国受过大学教育的科学、技术、工程与数学（Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics，STEM）领域劳动力的教育与就业情况，其整合工作持续至2013年。

科学家与工程师统计数据系统（SESTAT）包含三项由美国国家科学基金会（NSF）下属国家科学与工程统计中心（NCSES）发起的科学家与工程师人口统计调查：美国大学毕业生调查（National Survey of College Graduates，NSCG）、美国近期大学毕业生调查（National Survey of Recent College Graduates，NSRCG）以及博士获得者调查（Survey of Doctorate Recipients，SDR）。三项子调查采用统一的问卷、调查参考日期、数据采集周期与数据处理流程，以保障SESTAT的整合工作顺利开展。三项调查旨在最大程度覆盖目标人群——即科学家与工程师群体，并特别关注相对小众的子群体，例如博士获得者、应届毕业生与少数族裔。总体而言，SESTAT可全面呈现美国拥有学士学位及以上学位人群的规模与特征，及其就业状况，重点关注持有科学与工程（Science and Engineering，S&E）学位或从事S&E相关职业的人群。2000年代，该覆盖定义被扩展至涵盖S&E相关学位与职业。

背景。
自1993年起，SESTAT通过整合NSCG、NSRCG与SDR三项调查，为美国受过大学教育的S&E领域劳动力的教育与就业情况提供了独一无二的信息来源。SESTAT的设计框架源自1989年美国国家统计委员会（Committee on National Statistics，CNSTAT）的专项小组研究报告《调查全美科学家与工程师——面向1990年代的数据系统》。该CNSTAT建议鼓励美国国家科学基金会（NSF）聚焦于S&E领域受训的大学毕业生以及从事S&E职业的人群，开展大学毕业生事后普查调查，针对应届本科与硕士毕业生开展专项调查，并持续支持现有的SDR调查。2010年调查周期是SESTAT近20年发展历程中首次进行的系统性重设计。