Survey on the Careers of Doctorate Holders, 2006

Methodological Note on the Survey on Careers of Doctorate Holders, 2006


The Survey on the Careers of Doctorate Holders was conducted for the first time in Cyprus by the Statistical Service. The reference date for the Survey was the 1st December 2006. The Survey was addressed to holders of doctorate degrees aged less than 70 years old on the reference date (i.e.
born after the 1st December 2006), who had their permanent or usual residence in Cyprus, irrespective of their citizenship. The aim of the Survey was the collection of data regarding the demographic characteristics, the educational history and the career, both professionally and income-wise, of the doctorate holders, who are considered to be the most likely participants in the advancement and
evolution of knowledge and technologies.
The Survey was carried out on the basis of a core questionnaire and methodological guidelines developed jointly by the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Unesco Institute for Statistics (UIS).
The carrying out of the Survey in Cyprus was partly financed by the European Commission, in the framework of the Transition Facility 2005 for
the ten new member-states of the EU.

Definitions of terms used
Doctorate (second stage of tertiary education) – ISCED 6 Includes tertiary programmes which lead to the award of an advanced research qualification. The programmes are therefore devoted to advanced study and original research and are not based on coursework only. It typically requires the submission of a thesis or dissertation of
publishable quality which is the product of original research and represents a significant contribution to knowledge.
First stage of tertiary education - ISCED 5 Includes tertiary programmes, either theoretical or practical, which aim at providing sufficient knowledge for continuing with advanced research programmes and professions with high skill requirements or for entry in the labour market. These programmes do not lead to the award of an
advanced research qualification (doctorate). This level usually covers Bachelors and Masters degrees and diplomas of higher education.
Citizenship status Citizenship is defined as the particular legal bond between an individual and his/her State, acquired by birth or naturalisation, whether by declaration, option, marriage or other means according to the national legislation. A citizen is therefore a person with the legal nationality of
a country. In case of dual or multiple citizenships, the person is counted only once and reported as citizen if he holds the nationality of the reporting country (i.e. the Cypriot citizenship) and as non-citizen in any other case.
Residential status Country of permanent or usual residence is the country where the person usually resides; this may be the same as, or different from, the place
where he/she actually is at the time of the survey; or it may be his/her legal residence.
Employed The employed comprise all persons above a specified age who during a specified brief period, either one week or one day, were in paid employment or were self-employed. It also includes persons who, having already worked in their present job, were temporarily not at work during
the reference period and had a formal attachment to their job.
Unemployed The unemployed comprise all persons above a specified age who during the reference period were without work, that is, were not in paid employment or self employment, were currently available for work (that is, were available for paid employment or self-employment) and were seeking work, that is, had taken specific steps to seek paid employment or
self-employment. The specific steps may include registration at a public or private employment exchange, application to employers, checking at worksites, farms, factory gates, market or other assembly places, placing or answering newspaper advertisements, seeking assistance of friends or relatives, looking for land, building, machinery or equipment to establish their own enterprise, arranging for financial resources, applying for permits and licences, etc.

Inactive The population not currently active comprises all persons who were not employed or were unemployed and hence not currently active because of (a) attendance at educational institutions, (b) engagement in household duties, (c) retirement or old age, or (d) other reasons such as infirmity or disablement, which may be specified.
Temporary/permanent employment
Temporary employment comprises work under a fixed-term contract, in contrast to permanent work where there is no end-date.
Full-time/part-time employment Persons usually working less than 30 hours a week are considered as part-timers.
Sectors of employment 1. Business enterprise sector: includes all firms, organisations
and institutions whose primary activity is the market production of goods or services (other than higher education) for sale to the general public at an economically significant price. The private non-profit institutions mainly serving them are also included. 2. Government sector: includes all departments, offices and other bodies which furnish, but normally do not sell to the community, those common services, other than higher education, which cannot otherwise be
conveniently and economically provided, as well as those that administer the state and the economic and social policy of the community. Non-profit institutions controlled and mainly financed by government, not administered by the higher education sector, are also included. Public enterprises mainly engaged in market production and sale of goods and services are included in the business enterprise sector. 3. Higher education sector: is composed of all universities,
colleges of technology and other institutions providing tertiary education, whatever their source of finance or legal status. It also includes all research institutes, experimental stations and clinics under the direct control of or administered by or associated with higher education institutions. 4. Other education sector: is composed of all institutions providing pre-primary, primary or secondary education, whatever their
source of finance or legal status. 5. Private non-profit sector: includes non-market units controlled and mainly financed by non-profit institutions serving households (NPHS), notably professional and learned societies and charities, other than those providing education services or administered by education institutions. However, R&D foundations managed by NPHS but having more than 50% of their running costs covered by a state grant are included in the government
sector. The private non-profit sector also includes private individuals who are self-employed.
Gross annual earnings Gross annual earnings cover remuneration in cash and in kind paid during the year 2006, before any tax deductions and social security contributions payable by wage earners and retained by the employer.
Researcher
Researchers are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods and systems and, also, in the management of the projects concerned.

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