Do SESTAT data include foreign-born and foreign-trained scientists and engineers living in the U.S.?
The SESTAT data include all scientists and engineers living in the U.S. during the reference week, regardless of their place of birth, with the following exceptions. Foreign-trained scientists and engineers whose first science or engineering degree at the bachelor’s level or higher was obtained abroad after April 1, 1990 are not represented in the sample if they did not have at least a bachelor’s degree in any field before April 1,1990, or if they were not working as a scientist or engineer during the 1993 reference week. Also not included are those who received their first bachelor’s degree in any field abroad after April 1, 1990 even though they were working as a scientist or engineer during the 1993 reference week.
