Universe: NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER ALONE POPULATION 25 YEARS AND OVER WITH a BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHER ATTAINMENT - C15010E001 - Field of Bachelor's Degree for First Major the Population 25 Years and Over (Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone) - American Community Survey Tables: 2011 -- 2015 (5-Year Estimates) (ACS15_5yr) - Survey ACS 2015 (5-Year Estimates)

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Survey: ACS 2015 (5-Year Estimates)

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Data set: American Community Survey Tables: 2011 -- 2015 (5-Year Estimates) (ACS15_5yr)

Table:

C15010E. Field of Bachelor's Degree for First Major the Population 25 Years and Over (Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone) [6]

Universe: Universe: NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER ALONE POPULATION 25 YEARS AND OVER WITH a BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHER ATTAINMENT

Variable Details

C15010E.	Field of Bachelor's Degree for First Major the Population 25 Years and Over (Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone)
	Universe: Universe: NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER ALONE POPULATION 25 YEARS AND OVER WITH a BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHER ATTAINMENT
	C15010E001Universe: NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER ALONE POPULATION 25 YEARS AND OVER WITH a BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHER ATTAINMENT Percent base: None - percentages not computed (variable is table universe) Aggregation method: Addition

Relevant Documentation:

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; 2015 ACS 1-year and 2011-2015 ACS 5-year Data Releases: Technical Documentation.
	2015 ACS 1-year and 2011-2015 ACS 5-year Data Releases: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A: Supplemental Documentation -> 2014 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.

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; 2015 ACS 1-year and 2011-2015 ACS 5-year Data Releases: Technical Documentation.
	2015 ACS 1-year and 2011-2015 ACS 5-year Data Releases: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A: Supplemental Documentation -> 2014 Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Race -> Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands. It includes people who indicate their race as "Native Hawaiian," "Guamanian or Chamorro," "Samoan," and "Other Pacific Islander" or provide other detailed Pacific Islander responses.

Native Hawaiian

Includes respondents who indicate their race as "Native Hawaiian" or report entries such as Part Hawaiian or Hawaiian.

Samoan

Includes respondents who indicate their race as "Samoan" or report entries such as American Samoan or Western Samoan.

Tongan

Includes respondents who report entries such as Tongan or Tonga.

Other Polynesian

Includes respondents who provide a response of another Polynesian group, such as Tahitian, Tokelauan, or wrote in a generic term such as "Polynesian."

Guamanian or Chamorro

Includes respondents who indicate their race as "Guamanian or Chamorro" or report entries such as Chamorro or Guam.

Marshallese

Includes respondents who report entries such as Marshallese or Marshall Island.

Other Micronesian

Includes respondents who provide a response of another Micronesian group, such as Carolinian, Chuukese, I-Kiribati, Kosraean, Mariana Islander, Palauan, Pohnpeian, Saipanese, Yapese, or wrote in a generic term such as "Micronesian."

Fijian

Includes respondents who report entries such as Fijian or Fiji.

Other Melanesian

Includes respondents who provide a response of another Melanesian group, such as Papua New Guinean, Ni-Vanuatu (New Hebrides Islander), Solomon Islander, or wrote in a generic term such as "Melanesian."

Other Pacific Islander, not specified

Includes respondents who checked the Other Pacific Islander response category on the ACS questionnaire and did not write in a specific group or wrote in a generic term such as "Pacific Islander."

Two or more Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander

Includes respondents who provide multiple Pacific Islander responses such as Native Hawaiian and Guamanian or Chamorro; or Tokelauan and Tongan.