Description & Citation--Study No. 4221

Bibliographic Description

Study No.:

04221

Title:

Independent Regulatory Commissioner Database, 1887-2000

Principal Investigator(s):

Nixon, David C., Georgia State University

Funding:

National Science Foundation (SES 00-95962)

Bibliographic Citation:

Nixon, David C. INDEPENDENT REGULATORY COMMISSIONER DATABASE, 1887-2000. ICPSR04221-v1. Atlanta, GA: Georgia State University [producer], 2004. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2007-09-25. doi:10.3886/ICPSR04221.v1

Scope of Study

Summary:

These data were collected to provide authoritative documentation for every appointment to one of 15 independent United States federal agencies. For each appointment, the dataset contains information on dates of nomination and service, employment prior to and after terms of service, reason for service termination, and background information such as state of residence, party affiliation, gender, race, birthdate, and name.

Subject Terms:

employment, federal government, government, government agencies, government employees, government organizations, government regulation, political appointments, political parties, public administration, public officials

Geographic Coverage:

United States

Time Period:

  • 1887-03-31--2000-12-31

Date of Collection:

  • 2001-07-01--2004-08-31

Unit of Observation:

appointment service period

Universe:

Fifteen United States federal agencies: CAB, CPSC, EEOC, FCC, FRC, FEC, FERC, FPC, FED, FTC, ICC, NLRB, NTSB, NRC, AEC, SEC

Data Types:

event/transaction data

Data Collection Notes:

Added value labels to variables RACE, PARTY, and HOLDOVER for clarification.

Methodology

Sample:

The sample was a complete census of every commissioner who served.

Mode of Data Collection:

record abstracts

Access and Availability

Note:

Detailed file-level information (such as record length, case count, and variable count) is listed in the file manifest.

Original ICPSR Release:

2007-09-25

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