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Careers of Doctorate Holders in the Netherlands, 2014 Bart Maas Marjolein Korvorst Francis van der Mooren Ralph Meijers Published on cbs.nl on 5 december 2014 CBS Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek | Careers of Doctorate Holders in the Netherlands 2014, 1 1. Introduction 1.1 Doctorate holders Doctorate holders (PhDs) are the highest educated group and are therefore considered to be very important in the advancement of knowledge-based activities and innovative practices. As this makes them important players on the labour market, it is important to collect data on their characteristics and career trajectories [1]. 1.2 CDH-Project The Careers of Doctorate Holders (CDH) project was initiated by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in collaboration with Unesco’s Institute for Statistics (UIS), and the statistical office of the European Union (Eurostat). The project aims to develop internationally comparable indicators on the careers and mobility of doctorate holders. In order to be able to compare data from various participating countries, the project partners have set guidelines to be used in the various national surveys [1]. 1.3 The 2014 survey Statistics Netherlands carried out the Dutch CDH survey in February and March 2014. The Dutch CDH survey is a dedicated survey, based on the model questionnaire provided. The contact person for CDH statistics in the Netherlands is Francis van der Mooren (f.vandermooren@cbs.nl). 2. Methodology 2.1 Survey frame In 2010 a frame was compiled based on PhD records provided to Statistics Netherlands by Dutch universities. This frame was supplemented with information from doctorate holders who received their degree after 2010 and also from two Dutch universities not involved in the 2010 survey. As the data provided in 2010 varied substantially, this time a uniform format was used to streamline the information. The following data were ava