National Graduate Survey 2005

Question

Looking back through the DLI-list emails - there was talk about a PUMF for
the NGS2005 in June 2007 - then request for info regarding a joint 2000-2005
PUMF in January 2008.

Wondering whether we could get an update on this file? I have a faculty
member looking to use the 2005 data if its available.

Answer

Data from the NGS 2007 (Class of 2005) are currently available by request
only. Here is the associated Daily release.

http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/081218/dq081218f-eng.htm

There is no PUMF yet but I will ask the author division if there are plans
to produce one. If there are, I will ask for an estimated release date. I
noticed that in the past, they have provided us with data tables as well so
I will ask about getting some for the DLI collection.

On Dec. 9, 2008, I announced the availability of the PUMF for the Follow-Up
of Graduates Survey 2005 (Class of 2000).

http://www.statcan.gc.ca/dli-ild/data-donnees/mhonarc/dli-ild-msg/msg14253.h
tml

I am 99% certain that this PUMF includes some of the NGS 2002 (Class of
2000) data but I will confirm that with the Division.

I will follow-up on all of this as soon as I have the full story.

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Regarding the NGS, I have confirmed the following with the author division:

1. For the NGS 2007 (Class of 2005), data has been released (master files only) which means that custom requests can be produced at a cost.  There will be an analysis report released sometime early this year.  From that, the division may be producing some tables however, nothing is confirmed yet.

2. There is no PUMF for the NGS 2007 and at this point they are not discussing it.

3. The NGS 2005 (class of 2000: follow-up) graduates PUMF that was just released does include some variables from both the NGS and the FOG.  If you look at the codebook, the first page (table of contents) tells you what variables come from NGS and FOG.

I hope this answers all your questions.  I will keep you posted if I hear any updates regarding plans for a NGS 2007 PUMF or data tables.