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The National Survey of College Graduates (NSCG) is a compilation of data on a large segment of the nation's scientists and engineers (S&Es). Information was elicited through a mail questionnaire. Five items were designated as "critical, " and questionnaires were considered "complete" only when valid responses existed for each of the five elements. These items included: (1) most recent degree and field of study associated with that degree, (2) respondent's occupation during the reference week or, if not working that week, the occupation associated with the last job held prior to the reference week, (3) respondent's labor force participation status during the reference week, (4) whether the respondent was living in the United States or one of its territories during the reference week, and (5) whether the respondent had at least a bachelor's degree as of April 1990. Demographic variables include age, race, and income.

This data collection examines professional schools as complex organizations. A questionnaire sent to the deans of 17 types of professional schools focused both on aspects common to other types of organizations (e.g., size, administrative structure, degree of structural differentiation, decentralization of decision making) and on those characteristics unique to professional schools (e.g., the school's relationship to the university). Other university-specific information collected from published sources includes the size and composition of the faculty, the size and composition of the undergraduate and graduate population, admission requirements, average SAT scores, the number and type of degrees conferred, and financial statistics. In addition, profession-specific information is presented such as the age and sex composition, and median earnings of the occupation at the 1970 census, accreditation procedures, and characteristics of professional associations.

The primary purpose of this project was to provide a listing of all public libraries in the United States and its outlying areas. Significant variables include name, address, population served, and the chief state library officer.

The primary purpose of this project was to compile a directory of all main public libraries in the United States. Significant variables include name, address, population served, and the name of the chief state library officer. Branches of the main public libraries were not included in this survey.