Recent College Graduates Study:
                1991 Survey of 1989 to 1990 College Graduates



     This CD_ROM contains two file in the root directory: an abstract file
with information about the RCG91 study and this README.TXT file with
information about the data files and programs on this CD_ROM.  There are
four subdirectories on the CD_ROM. The names of these four subdirectories
are:  RCG91, ECB, PROGSAS, and PROGSPSS.


                     DATA FILES

     The subdirectory RCG91 contains four data files:
RCG91P_1.DAT, RCG91P_2.DAT, RCG91_3.DAT, and RCG91_4.DAT.
The first file contains most of the questionnaire variables as well as
the weight variable STU_PSWT.  The second file contains the
verbatim (open-ended questions) string variables. The third file
contains the replicate weights. Finally, the fourth file contains the
imputation flags.


                  RCG ELECTRONIC CODEBOOK

     The subdirectory ECB contains eight files. The files are:

         ECBRCG.EXE
         EXTRACT.EXE
         RCG01.CDC
         RCG02.CDC
         RCG03.CDC
         ECBSPEC.CDC
         ECB.HLP
         ECBRCG.CFG.

All the ECB files for the RCG electronic codebook are in this subdirectory.
These files should be copied to your hard drive. (These electronic codebook
files will use 527,800 bytes of space.)  Create a subdirectory named RCGCD on
your hard drive by typing MD RCGCB at the c:\> prompt:

 c:\> MD RCGCB  [ENTER]

After creating subdirectory RCGCB, type CD RCGCB and press enter to change to
the RCGCB subdirectory:

c:\> CD RCGCB   [ENTER]

You will now be in the RCGCB subdirectory and can copy the ECB files from the
RCG CD_ROM.  This command assumes your CD_ROM is on the D: drive and will
copy all files in the ECB subdirectory on the CD_ROM to the C: drive, RCGCB
subdirectory.

C:\RCGCB> COPY D:\ECB\*.*

Once the ECB files have been copied, you can run the electronic codebook.
Type ECBRCG  and then press enter.

C:\RCGCB> ECBRCG  [ENTER]

If you have created the subdirectory structure suggested above, the electronic
codebook will run.  If you have a different drive: \directory structure, the
ECB will tell you it cannot find the ECB files and will ask you either to press
ESCAPE or to press any other key to install parameters. If you press any key
other than ESCAPE, an installation menu will appear which will permit you to
modify the path for the ECB files; i.e., you will enter the drive:\subdirectory
where the ECB files are located on your computer. Also you can modify where
you want RCG ECB output programs located. Currently, the RCG electronic
codebook will output programs to C:\RCGCB .  In the future, if necessary, just
select INSTALL in the ECB menu (at the top of the ECB screen), and you can
change the location of output programs, ECB software, or the CD_ROM drive.
You can also toggle the  beep sound off if you want.

        The RCG electronic codebook performs numerous tasks. It includes a
list of all variables with identifying information about their section and
file/module.  For each variable, the user has two windows of information
available: 1.) frequencies, percentages, codes, and labels;
2.) descriptions--usually question wording. Help is available on line and is
context. The user may tag/select variables s/he is interested in and then opt to
output those variables to an ECB generated SAS or SPSS program. An ASCII text
codebook may also be output. The ECB will automatically generate a program
to merge the files needed if the user selects variables from different files/
modules. Input statement, labels, and formats are also automatically generated
for the SAS or SPSS programs created by the ECB software.

            PROGRAMS


     The last two subdirectories: PROGSAS and PROGSPSS  contain SAS and SPSS
programs. Specifically, each of the data files (1 to 4)  has associated with it
a SAS and SPSS program which includes the SAS/SPSS input statements,
variable labels, and formats. You may need to edit the file paths
included in the program. The file paths tell SAS where your data files are.

     These programs in PROGSAS and PROGSPSS are included for your convenience
but note that the RCG electronic codebook includes the option of generating
"output"--SAS or SPSS programs from the variables you select. Thus, you
may choose to use the electronic codebook program generator and may not need
or choose to use these programs.