Contents

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Introduction

Background on NSF's Workforce Surveys

NSCG Sample Design

The American Community Survey

Replacing the Decennial Long Form With the ACS as the NSCG Frame

Adding a Field of Degree Question to the ACS

Analytic Uses of ACS Data

Conclusion

References

Suggested Citation, Acknowledgments

Suggested Citation, Acknowledgments

Fecso RS, Frase MJ, Kannankutty N. 2012. Using the American Community Survey as the Sampling Frame for the National Survey of College Graduates. Working Paper NCSES 12-201. Arlington, VA: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics.