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NBAMED

Field of major for first bachelor degree code

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Name	Short	Long
NSCG	CG	National Survey of College Graduates (SESTAT version)
SDR	DR	Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SESTAT version)
NSRCG	RG	National Survey of Recent College Graduates (SESTAT version)
SDR-X	DR-X	Survey of Doctorate Recipients (full survey)
ISDR-X	ID-X	International Survey of Doctorate Recipients (full survey)

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Description

NBAMED provides a public-use version of respondent's field of major for his/her first bachelor's degree. Related variables include NBAMEDD and NBAMEMG.

Comparability

Only the International SDR 2010 has a restricted universe. The response categories Political and related sciences, Health-related fields, and Other science and engineering-related fields were added in 2003 samples.

Universe

SESTAT NSRCG 1993: All respondents
SESTAT SDR 1993: All respondents
SESTAT NSCG 1993: All respondents
SESTAT NSRCG 1995: All respondents
SESTAT SDR 1995: All respondents
SESTAT NSCG 1995: All respondents
SESTAT NSRCG 1997: All respondents
SESTAT SDR 1997: All respondents
SESTAT NSCG 1997: All respondents
SESTAT NSRCG 1999: All respondents
SESTAT SDR 1999: All respondents
SESTAT NSCG 1999: All respondents
SESTAT NSRCG 2003: All respondents
SESTAT SDR 2003: All respondents
SESTAT NSCG 2003: All respondents
SESTAT NSRCG 2006: All respondents
SESTAT SDR 2006: All respondents
SESTAT NSCG 2006: All respondents
SESTAT NSRCG 2008: All respondents
SESTAT SDR 2008: All respondents
SESTAT NSCG 2008: All respondents
SESTAT NSRCG 2010: All respondents
SESTAT SDR 2010: All respondents
SESTAT NSCG 2010: All respondents
SESTAT SDR 2013: All respondents
SESTAT NSCG 2013: All respondents

Availability

	SESTAT	SESTAT	SESTAT		Full SDR		Full SDR
2013 :	NSCG	SDR	-	-	SDR	-	ISDR
2010 :	NSCG	SDR	NSRCG	-	SDR	-	ISDR
2008 :	NSCG	SDR	NSRCG	-	SDR	-	-
2006 :	NSCG	SDR	NSRCG	-	SDR	-	-
2003 :	NSCG	SDR	NSRCG	-	SDR	-	-
2001 :	-	-	-	-	SDR	-	-
1999 :	NSCG	SDR	NSRCG	-	-	-	-
1997 :	NSCG	SDR	NSRCG	-	-	-	-
1995 :	NSCG	SDR	NSRCG	-	-	-	-
1993 :	NSCG	SDR	NSRCG	-	-	-	-