IPUMS USA: descr: DEGFIELD

IPUMS USA

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DEGFIELD

Field of degree

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Description

DEGFIELD reports the field in which the person received a Bachelor's degree, if the person holds a Bachelor's degree.

Codes and Frequencies

Category availability view
Case-count view

General codes (39 categories)
Detailed codes (186 categories)

An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample

Code	Label	2023 acs	2022 acs	2021 acs	2016 acs	2011 acs
00	N/A	X	X	X	X	X
11	Agriculture	X	X	X	X	X
13	Environment and Natural Resources	X	X	X	X	X
14	Architecture	X	X	X	X	X
15	Area, Ethnic, and Civilization Studies	X	X	X	X	X
19	Communications	X	X	X	X	X
20	Communication Technologies	X	X	X	X	X
21	Computer and Information Sciences	X	X	X	X	X
22	Cosmetology Services and Culinary Arts	X	X	X	X	X
23	Education Administration and Teaching	X	X	X	X	X
24	Engineering	X	X	X	X	X
25	Engineering Technologies	X	X	X	X	X
26	Linguistics and Foreign Languages	X	X	X	X	X
29	Family and Consumer Sciences	X	X	X	X	X
32	Law	X	X	X	X	X
33	English Language, Literature, and Composition	X	X	X	X	X
34	Liberal Arts and Humanities	X	X	X	X	X
35	Library Science	X	X	X	X	X
36	Biology and Life Sciences	X	X	X	X	X
37	Mathematics and Statistics	X	X	X	X	X
38	Military Technologies	X	X	X	X	X
40	Interdisciplinary and Multi-Disciplinary Studies (General)	X	X	X	X	X
41	Physical Fitness, Parks, Recreation, and Leisure	X	X	X	X	X
48	Philosophy and Religious Studies	X	X	X	X	X
49	Theology and Religious Vocations	X	X	X	X	X
Code	Label	2023 acs	2022 acs	2021 acs	2016 acs	2011 acs
50	Physical Sciences	X	X	X	X	X
51	Nuclear, Industrial Radiology, and Biological Technologies	X	X	X	X	X
52	Psychology	X	X	X	X	X
53	Criminal Justice and Fire Protection	X	X	X	X	X
54	Public Affairs, Policy, and Social Work	X	X	X	X	X
55	Social Sciences	X	X	X	X	X
56	Construction Services	X	X	X	X	X
57	Electrical and Mechanic Repairs and Technologies	X	X	X	X	X
58	Precision Production and Industrial Arts	·	·	·	·	·
59	Transportation Sciences and Technologies	X	X	X	X	X
60	Fine Arts	X	X	X	X	X
61	Medical and Health Sciences and Services	X	X	X	X	X
62	Business	X	X	X	X	X
64	History	X	X	X	X	X

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Comparability

This variable is only available for 2009- onward ACS and PRCS. Users should be aware that Census codes for field of degree changed slightly between 2009 and 2010, the first two years in which DEGFIELD is offered. For example, Neuroscience changed from code 4003 in 2009 to 3611 in 2010. Users interested in comparing DEGFIELD over time should know that there may be different codes for the same field across samples. Furthermore, as the Census continues to develop its classification system for degree fields, codes may be added, deleted, or compressed. IPUMS preserves each sample's full range of codes.

Availability

United States

2023: All samples
2022: All samples
2021: All samples
2020: All samples
2019: All samples
2018: All samples
2017: All samples
2016: All samples
2015: All samples
2014: All samples
2013: All samples
2012: ACS; ACS 3yr
2011: ACS; ACS 3yr
2010: ACS
2009: ACS
2008: --
2007: --
2006: --
2005: --
2004: --
2003: --
2002: --
2001: --
2000: --
1990: --
1980: --
1970: --
1960: --
1950: --
1940: --
1930: --
1920: --
1910: --
1900: --
1880: --
1870: --
1860: --
1850: --

Puerto Rico

2023: All samples
2022: All samples
2021: All samples
2020: All samples
2019: All samples
2018: All samples
2017: All samples
2016: All samples
2015: All samples
2014: All samples
2013: All samples
2012: PRCS; PRCS 3yr
2011: PRCS; PRCS 3yr
2010: PRCS
2009: PRCS
2008: --
2007: --
2006: --
2005: --
2000: --
1990: --
1980: --
1970: --
1930: --
1920: --
1910: --

Editing Procedure

DEGFIELD (Field of degree)
DEGFIELD2 (Field of second degree)
ACS Years: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
ACS editing procedure:
The questionnaire has multiple lines that can be filled in. If the first lines are skipped and later line(s) are filled in, the later lines are used as the first and/or second degree fields.
If a person has less than a bachelor's degree (EDUC), DEGFIELD and DEGFIELD2 will be replaced with "Not in universe."
If someone has a Bachelor's degree (EDUC) and the field of degree (DEGFIELD) is missing, it will be allocated from someone else with a Bachelor's degree, with a similar occupation (OCC), AGE, and SEX.
If someone has a Master's degree (EDUC) and the field of degree (DEGFIELD) is missing, it will be allocated from someone else with a Master's degree, with a similar occupation (OCC), AGE, and SEX.
Internal ACS variable : FOD1 FOD2

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