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Table 5-14

S&E doctorate holders employed in academia who reported receiving federal support in previous year, by degree field: Selected years, 1973–2003

(Percent)

Degree field	1973	1983	1991^a	2003

All fields	44.5	44.3	50.3	46.0
Physical sciences	47.7	50.9	56.6	54.8
Mathematics	26.9	30.1	34.5	30.6
Computer sciences	NA	44.6	49.4	48.9
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences	45.0	54.5	66.2	62.6
Life sciences	59.3	60.0	65.5	57.3
Psychology	37.5	30.1	34.7	34.6
Social sciences	25.5	23.7	28.4	21.9
Engineering	53.5	54.7	63.2	57.3

NA = not available

^a1991 used because 1993 not comparable with other years and understates degree of federal support by asking whether work performed during week of April 15 was supported by government. In other years, question pertains to work conducted over course of year.

SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients, special tabulations. See appendix table 5-37.

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