2019 Design Census Data Dictionary

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1	Last Updated: 15 November 2019			Document Owner: Chris Lynch
2	Term	Term Owner	Data Type	Description
3	"I've worked in design for:"		category	Number of years working as a designer; grouped into 5-year increments
4	I work in:'		category	The field(s) in which the designer works (eg. graphic design, UX, education, etc)
5	Industries I work with:'		category	Industries with which the designer works (eg. marketing, healthcare, government, etc)
6	My skills include:'		category	Currently skills of the designer (eg. art direction, data visualization, project management)
7	I am currently learning:'		category	Skills being learned (eg. leadership, project management, coding)
8	I am currently a/an:'		category	Employment status (eg. full time, freelance, student)
9	I work in:.1',		category	Area in which the designer works (eg. branding, advertising, product design)
10	I work in:.2',		category	Sector of designer's work (eg. nonprofit, startup, government)
11	I work in:.3',		category	Educational sector in which designers work (eg, undergrad, grad school)
12	"I'm not currently working because:",		category	Reasons the designer is not working (eg. laid off, focusing on family)
13	"I'm a/an:",		category	Designer's level in current job (eg. senior designer, intern, director)
14	My job is challenging because:',		category	Difficulties about the designer's job (eg. spread too thin, not valued)
15	My job is great because:',		category	Things designers love about their job (eg. respect coworkers, paid well, valued)
16	My organization has:',		category	Number of coworkers in the designer's organization; binned
17	My department has:',		category	Number of coworkers in teh designer's department; binned
18	"I've worked here for:",		category	Number of years working with current employer
19	"I've had my role for:",		category	Number of years working in current role
20	I typically work:',		category	Number of hours typically worked in a week
21	I make:',		category	The designer's salary range.
22	My benefits include:',		category	Employer-provided benefits (PTO, insurance, childcare)
23	I have:',		category	Opportunities for advancement in the designer's current position
24	I am:',		category	The amount designers feel they are learning on the job
25	I am:.1',		category	The designer's job satisfaction
26	I feel:',		category	The designer's sense of job security
27	On the side I:',		category	A designer's side hustle(s)
28	I learned design from:',		category	Where designers learned design
29	I got my degree in:',		category	A designer's formal education
30	"I've had:",		category	A designer's years of experience
31	I stay current with design by:',		category	How designers stay up-to-date
32	I'm currently:		category	The designer's current relationship with the job market
33	My ZIP code is:		category	Where the designer lives
34	My age is:		integer	The designer's age
35	I identify as:		category	The designer's gender identity
36	LGBTQIA+ status:		category	Whether or not the designer identifies as LGBTQIA+
37	I am:.2		category	The designer's racial identity
38	I feel the most critical issues/challenges currently facing design are:		category	What designers feel are pressing issues facing design (eg. diversity, income inequality)
39	I feel the most critical issues/challenges currently facing design are:.1		string	free text continuation of above
40	I think the emerging/future technologies that will have the biggest impact on design are:		category	What designers feel are emerging technologies (eg. AI, 3D printing)
41	I think the most critical design skills for the future will be:		category	What designers feel will be important skills (eg. empathy, adaptability, data analysis)
42	My main priorities are:		category	Where designers prioritize the work/life balance
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