Psychology - B15010005 - Detailed Field of Bachelor's Degree for First Major for the Population 25 Years and Over - American Community Survey 2013 (ACS13) - Survey ACS 2013 (1-Year Estimates)

Data Dictionary:

ACS 2013 (1-Year Estimates)

you are here: choose a survey survey data set table variable details

Survey: ACS 2013 (1-Year Estimates)

Data Source:

U.S. Census Bureau

Data set: American Community Survey 2013 (ACS13)

Table:

B15010. Detailed Field of Bachelor's Degree for First Major for the Population 25 Years and Over [16]

Universe: Universe: POPULATION 25 YEARS AND OVER WITH a BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHER ATTAINMENT

Variable Details

B15010.	Detailed Field of Bachelor's Degree for First Major for the Population 25 Years and Over
	Universe: Universe: POPULATION 25 YEARS AND OVER WITH a BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHER ATTAINMENT
	B15010001Universe: POPULATION 25 YEARS AND OVER WITH a BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHER ATTAINMENT B15010005 Psychology Percent base: Population 25 Years and Over with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Attainment (ACS13:B15010001) Aggregation method: Addition

Relevant Documentation:

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2013 Summary File: Technical Documentation.
	ACS 2013-1yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A: Supplemental Documentation -> 2013 Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Field of Degree

Field of Degree

Field of degree data are used by the National Science Foundation to study the characteristics of the population with science and engineering degrees and occupations.

Data on field of bachelor's degree were derived from answers to Question 12 in the 2013 American Community Survey. This question was asked only to person with a bachelor's degree or higher. Eligible respondents were asked to list the specific major(s) of any bachelor's degree received. This question does not ask for the field of any other type of degree earned (such as master's or doctorate).

An automated computer system coded write-in responses to Question 12 into 192 areas. Clerical coding categorized any write-in responses that could not be autocoded by the computer. Respondents listing multiple fields were assigned a code for each field, with a maximum of 10 fields per respondent.
The majors were further classified into a category scheme detailed in Field of Degree Classification table in Appendix A.

Question/Concept History

The field of degree question first appeared in the 2009 ACS. The inclusion of a field of degree question on the ACS was proposed to provide field of degree data annually for small levels of geography and to assist in building a sampling frame for the National Science Foundation's (NSF) National Survey of College Graduates (NSCG).

Comparability

Tables based on 2010-2013 ACS data are not completely comparable to tables based on 2009 ACS data due to slight changes in the field of degree coding and classifications. More information can be found at http://www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/education/data/acs/index.html.

This data may be roughly comparable to the National Survey of College Graduates and the National Survey of Recent College Graduates, although the sampling frame and survey instruments differ between the surveys. Field of degree data was also collected in the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) from1984 to 2004. However, these data would not be comparable to ACS due to differences in data collection period, methodology and collection methods. For example, the SIPP only collects data for respondents who are 15 years and older and does not include group quarters.