Carnegie Commission National Survey of Higher Education [United States]: Faculty Study, 1969 (ICPSR 7501)

Version Date: Jan 25, 2008

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Principal Investigator(s):
Martin Trow

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07501.v1

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Summary

This study presents information obtained from college and university faculty members on their social and educational backgrounds and professional activities. Respondents' views on a range of social and political issues were also assessed, including their opinions on educational policy. Demographic data cover age, sex, race, marital status, number of children, religion, income, and parents' levels of education and occupations. The 60,028 respondents to this study were weighted to 446,203.

Citation

Trow, Martin. Carnegie Commission National Survey of Higher Education [United States]: Faculty Study, 1969. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2008-01-25. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07501.v1

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Funding

Carnegie Commission on Higher Education

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Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

1969
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Sample

The higher education institutions were selected by the American Council on Education using the stratified probability method. The institutions sample was representative of all types of American colleges and universities, two- and four-year, public and private. The units were stratified by institutional type, enrollment, and per-student expenditure. Finally, the entire faculty population from the approximately 300 selected institutions was included in the respondents sample.

Universe

Faculty members of American higher education institutions.

Data Source

mailback questionnaires

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Original Release Date

1984-05-03

Version History

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • Trow, Martin. Carnegie Commission National Survey of Higher Education [United States]: Faculty Study, 1969. ICPSR07501-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2008-01-25. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07501.v1

2008-01-25 SAS, SPSS, and Stata setup files have been added to this data collection.

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