| Chapter 1: Elementary and Secondary Education |
| Table 1-1 |
Changes in mathematics and science performance of
students in grades 4, 8, and 12, by student characteristics:
1990–2003 |
| Table 1-2 |
Tenth graders demonstrating mathematics proficiency, by student
characteristics: 2002 |
| Table 1-3 |
Trends in average mathematics scale score gaps between white
students and black and Hispanic students 9, 13, and 17 years
old: 1973–2004 |
| Table 1-4 |
Projected U.S. school-age population, by race/ethnicity: 2000–50 |
| Table 1-5 |
Average mathematics performance of 4th graders, 8th graders,
and 15-year-olds for all participating OECD and/or G-8 countries,
relative to U.S. average: 2003 |
| Table 1-6 |
Average science performance of 4th graders, 8th graders, and
15-year-olds for all participating OECD and/or G-8 countries,
relative to U.S. average: 2003 |
| Table 1-7 |
States requiring less than 3, 3, or 4 years of mathematics
and science study for high school graduation: 1987 and 2002 |
| Table 1-8 |
High school graduates who completed advanced mathematics and
science courses in high school, by sex and year of graduation:
Selected years, 1990–2000 |
| Table 1-9 |
Students who took mathematics and science Advanced Placement
tests, and percent who had passing scores, by subject: 1990,
1997, and 2004 |
| Table 1-10 |
States with policies to improve teaching quality: Selected
years, 1995–2002 |
| Table 1-11 |
Public middle and high school mathematics and science teachers
with full certification in assigned teaching field: Selected
years, 1990–2002 |
| Table 1-12 |
Public school teacher leavers who rated various reasons as
very or extremely important in their decision to leave profession:
2000–01 |
| Table 1-13 |
Public school teacher movers who rated various reasons as very
or extremely important in their decision to move to different
school: 2000–01 |
| Table 1-14 |
Former public school mathematics and science teachers who rated
various aspects of their current occupation as worse than teaching,
better than teaching, or about the same: 2000–01 |
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| Chapter 2: Higher Education in Science and Engineering |
| Table 2-1 |
Certificates awarded by U.S. academic institutions,
by field: 1983–2002 |
| Table 2-2 |
Underrepresented minority share of S&E graduate enrollment,
by field: 1983 and 2003 |
| Table 2-3 |
Foreign recipients of U.S. S&E doctorates, by country/economy
of origin: 1983–2003 |
| Table 2-4 |
Asian recipients of U.S. S&E doctorates, by field and country/economy
of origin: 1983–2003 |
| Table 2-5 |
European and North American recipients of U.S. S&E doctorates,
by field and region/country of origin: 1983–2003 |
| Table 2-6 |
Source of funding of S&E postdocs: 1994–2003 |
| Table 2-7 |
Postdocs at federally funded research and development centers:
2003 |
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| Chapter 3: Science and Engineering Labor Force |
| Table 3-1 |
Concepts and counts of S&E labor force: 2003 |
| Table 3-2 |
S&E jobs: 2002 and projected 2012 |
| Table 3-3 |
Individuals with S&E as highest degree employed in non-S&E
occupations, by highest degree and relation of degree to job:
2003 |
| Table 3-4 |
Individuals with S&E as highest degree employed in non-S&E
occupations, by occupation and relation of degree to job: 2003 |
| Table 3-5 |
S&E employment by metropolitan area, by S&E percentage
of total employment: 2003 |
| Table 3-6 |
S&E employment by metropolitan area, by total number of
workers employed in S&E occupations: 2003 |
| Table 3-7 |
Unemployment rate of individuals in S&E occupations, by
sex, race/ethnicity, and visa status: 1993 and 2003 |
| Table 3-8 |
Median annual salary of individuals employed in S&E occupations,
by sex, race/ethnicity, and visa status: Selected years, 1993–2003 |
| Table 3-9 |
1998–2002 S&E bachelor's and master's degree recipients,
by employment sector and degree field: 2003 |
| Table 3-10 |
Estimated salary differentials of individuals with S&E
degrees, by individual characteristics: 1999 |
| Table 3-11 |
Labor market rates for recent S&E doctorate recipients
1–3 years after receiving doctorate, by field: 2001 and 2003 |
| Table 3-12 |
S&E doctorate recipients holding tenure and tenure-track
appointments at academic institutions, by years since receipt
of doctorate: 1993, 2001, and 2003 |
| Table 3-13 |
Primary reason for taking current postdoc, by field: 2003 |
| Table 3-14 |
Salary of recent S&E doctorate recipients 1–4 years after
receiving degree: 2003 |
| Table 3-15 |
Median annual salary of recent S&E doctorate recipients
1–5 years after receiving degree, by type of employment: 2003 |
| Table 3-16 |
Retirement age for holders of S&E highest degree: 2003 |
| Table 3-17 |
Employed S&E doctorate holders leaving full-time employment,
by employment sector and age 2 years previous: 2001 and 2003 |
| Table 3-18 |
S&E highest-degree individuals who have retired but continue
to work: 2003 |
| Table 3-19 |
NSF versus Census Bureau estimates of foreign-born individuals
in S&E occupations, by education level: 1999, 2000, and 2003 |
| Table 3-20 |
Foreign-born proportion of total with highest degrees in S&E,
by field and level of highest degree: 2003 |
| Table 3-21 |
H-1B visa admissions, by occupation: FY 2001 |
| Table 3-22 |
Temporary visas issued in categories likely to include scientists
and engineers: FY 2004 |
| Table 3-23 |
Initial visa applications by major high-skilled categories:
FY 2001–2005 |
| Table 3-24 |
Temporary residents receiving U.S. S&E doctorates in 1998
who were in the United States, by degree field: 1999–2003 |
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| Chapter 4: Research and Development: Funds and Technology Linkages |
| Table 4-1 |
U.S. R&D expenditures, by character of work,
performing sector, and source of funds: 2004 |
| Table 4-2 |
Top 10 states in R&D performance, by sector and intensity:
2003 |
| Table 4-3 |
Top 10 states in industry R&D performance and share of
R&D, by selected industry: 2003 |
| Table 4-4 |
R&D and domestic net sales, by selected business sector:
2002 and 2003 |
| Table 4-5 |
Estimated share of computer-related services in company-funded
R&D and domestic net sales of R&D-performing companies:
1987–2003 |
| Table 4-6 |
Top 20 R&D-spending corporations: 2003 |
| Table 4-7 |
Estimated federal R&D obligations, by performing sector
and agency funding source: FY 2005 |
| Table 4-8 |
Estimated federal total, intramural, and FFRDC R&D obligations,
by agency: FY 2005 |
| Table 4-9 |
Budget authority for R&D, by federal agency and character
of work (proposed levels): FY 2006 |
| Table 4-10 |
Federal research and experimentation tax credit claims and
corporate tax returns claiming credit: 1990–2001 |
| Table 4-11 |
Federal laboratories technology transfer indicators, by selected
agency: FY 2003 |
| Table 4-12 |
Federal R&D obligations by selected agency, performer,
and applied research and development component: FY 2003 |
| Table 4-13 |
R&D share of gross domestic product, by country/economy:
1998 and 2000–03 |
| Table 4-14 |
Share of academic R&D expenditures, by country and S&E
field: Selected years, 2000–02 |
| Table 4-15 |
Government R&D support for defense and nondefense purposes,
all OECD countries: 1981–2001 |
| Table 4-16 |
R&D performed by majority-owned affiliates of foreign companies
in United States, by selected NAICS industry of affiliate and
country/region: 2002 |
| Table 4-17 |
R&D performed by parent companies of U.S. multinational
corporations and their majority-owned foreign affiliates: 1994–2002 |
| Table 4-18 |
R&D performed overseas by majority-owned foreign affiliates
of U.S. parent companies, by selected NAICS industry of affiliate
and country/region: 2002 |
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| Chapter 5: Academic Research and Development |
| Table 5-1 |
Lead funding agency for academic basic research,
by selected field: 2003 |
| Table 5-2 |
S&E research space in academic institutions, by field:
FY 1988–2003 |
| Table 5-3 |
Highest institutional connection speed to commodity Internet
(Internet1), by type of institution: FY 2003 and 2004 |
| Table 5-4 |
Average annual growth rate for employment of S&E doctorate
holders in U.S. economy: 1973–2003 |
| Table 5-5 |
S&E doctorate holders employed in academia, by years since
doctorate: Selected years, 1973–2003 |
| Table 5-6 |
Average annual growth rate for S&E doctorate holders, by
academic position: 1973–2003 |
| Table 5-7 |
Female and minority S&E doctorate holders employed in academia,
by Carnegie institution type: Selected years, 1973–2003 |
| Table 5-8 |
White and white male S&E doctorate holders employed in
academia, by years since degree: Selected years, 1973–2003 |
| Table 5-9 |
Full-time S&E graduate students and graduate research assistants
at universities and colleges, by degree field: Selected years,
1973–2003 |
| Table 5-10 |
S&E doctorate holders and graduate research assistants
employed in academia, by Carnegie institution type: 1973–2003 |
| Table 5-11 |
S&E doctorate holders employed in academia, by involvement
in research and position: Selected years, 1973–2003 |
| Table 5-12 |
S&E doctorate holders employed in academia, by degree field
and involvement in research: 2003 |
| Table 5-13 |
S&E doctorate holders employed in academia who reported
research as primary activity, by degree field: Selected years,
1973–2003 |
| 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 |
| Table 5-15 |
S&E doctorate holders employed in academia 4–7 years after
receiving degree who reported receiving federal support in previous
year, by degree field: Selected years, 1973–2003 |
| Table 5-16 |
Share of world S&E article output, by major publishing
region or country/economy: 1988, 1996, and 2003 |
| Table 5-17 |
U.S. S&E article output, by field: 1988–2003 |
| Table 5-18 |
Author names and addresses on S&E articles, by major publishing
region or country/economy: 1988, 1996, and 2003 |
| Table 5-19 |
S&E article output, by academic and nonacademic sector:
Selected years, 1988–2003 |
| Table 5-20 |
Growth of S&E article output of top 200 academic R&D
institutions, by R&D growth quartile: 1988–2003 |
| Table 5-21 |
Growth in S&E article output of top 200 academic R&D
institutions, by type of control and Carnegie classification:
1988–2001 |
| Table 5-22 |
Coauthorship share of nonacademic sectors: 1988 and 2003 |
| Table 5-23 |
Share of world scientific literature cited in S&E articles,
by major S&E publishing region or country/economy: 1992,
1997, and 2003 |
| Table 5-24 |
Worldwide citations of U.S. scientific articles, by field:
Selected years, 1992–2003 |
| Table 5-25 |
Relative prominence of citations of scientific literature,
by major S&E publishing region or country/economy: 1992,
1997, and 2003 |
| Table 5-26 |
Share of U.S. patents citing S&E literature, by nationality
of inventor: 1990, 1997, and 2003 |
| Table 5-27 |
Citation of S&E literature in U.S. patents relative to
share of scientific literature, by selected major publishing
region or country/economy and field: 2004 |
| Table 5-28 |
Academic patenting and licensing activities: Selected years,
1991–2003 |
| Table 5-29 |
University income from patenting and licensing activities,
by income level: 2003 |
| Table 5-30 |
Ownership of academic intellectual property in OECD countries:
2003 |
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| Chapter 6: Industry, Technology, and the Global Marketplace |
| Table 6-1 |
Classification of manufacturing industries based
on average R&D intensity: 1991–97 |
| Table 6-2 |
Share of global high-technology industry exports, by country/region:
1990, 2000, and 2003 |
| Table 6-3 |
U.S. trade in advanced-technology products: 2000–04 |
| Table 6-4 |
Top patenting corporations in United States: 1999, 2001, and
2003 |
| Table 6-5 |
Top 15 most-emphasized U.S. patent classes for corporations
from United States, Japan, and Germany: 2003 |
| Table 6-6 |
Top 15 most-emphasized U.S. patent classes for corporations
from South Korea and Taiwan: 2003 |
| Table 6-7 |
Top 25 biotechnology patenting organizations: 1977–2003 |
| Table 6-8 |
Triadic patent families, by inventor and applicant (owner)
place of residence and priority year: 1988–99 |
| Table 6-9 |
New capital committed to U.S. venture capital funds: 1980–2002 |
| Table 6-10 |
Capital commitments, by limited partner type: 1990–2002 |
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| Chapter 7: Science and Technology: Public Attitudes and Understanding |
| Table 7-1 |
Science programs on television: 2005 |
| Table 7-2 |
Ownership of home computers: Selected years, 1994–2004 |
| Table 7-3 |
Use of Internet as source of news: Selected years, 1996–2004 |
| Table 7-4 |
News followed by American public, by Internet user status: 2004 |
| Table 7-5 |
Science/technology-related news stories attracting most public
interest: 2000–04 |
| Table 7-6 |
News followed very closely by American public: Selected years,
1996–2004 |
| Table 7-7 |
Environmental concerns of American public: Selected years,
1997–2004 |
| Table 7-8 |
Americans' acquisition of high-technology products: Selected
years, 1996–2004 |
| Table 7-9 |
Prestige of various occupations: Selected years, 1977–2004 |
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| Chapter 8: State Indicators |
| Table 8-1 |
Fourth grade mathematics performance, by state:
1996, 2000, and 2003 |
| Table 8-2 |
Fourth grade mathematics proficiency, by state: 1996, 2000,
and 2003 |
| Table 8-3 |
Fourth grade science performance, by state: 2000 |
| Table 8-4 |
Fourth grade science proficiency, by state: 2000 |
| Table 8-5 |
Eighth grade mathematics performance, by state: 1996, 2000,
and 2003 |
| Table 8-6 |
Eighth grade mathematics proficiency, by state: 1996, 2000,
and 2003 |
| Table 8-7 |
Eighth grade science performance, by state: 1996 and 2000 |
| Table 8-8 |
Eighth grade science proficiency, by state: 1996 and 2000 |
| Table 8-9 |
Elementary and secondary public school current expenditures
as share of gross state product, by state: 1994, 1999, and 2003 |
| Table 8-10 |
Current expenditures per pupil for elementary and secondary
public schools, by state: 1994, 1999, and 2003 |
| Table 8-11 |
Share of public high school students taking Advanced Placement
Exams, by state: 2000 and 2004 |
| Table 8-12 |
Share of public high school students scoring 3 or higher on
at least one Advanced Placement Exam, by state: 2000 and 2004 |
| Table 8-13 |
Bachelor's degrees conferred per 1,000 individuals 18–24 years
old, by state: 1993, 1998, and 2003 |
| Table 8-14 |
Bachelor's degrees in natural sciences and engineering conferred
per 1,000 individuals 18–24 years old, by state: 1993, 1998, and
2003 |
| Table 8-15 |
S&E degrees as share of higher education degrees conferred,
by state: 1993, 1998, and 2003 |
| Table 8-16 |
S&E graduate students per 1,000 individuals 25–34 years
old, by state: 1993, 1998, and 2003 |
| Table 8-17 |
Advanced S&E degrees as share of S&E degrees conferred,
by state: 1993, 1998, and 2003 |
| Table 8-18 |
Average undergraduate charge at public 4-year institutions,
by state: 1994, 1999, and 2004 |
| Table 8-19 |
State expenditures on student aid per full-time undergraduate
student, by state: 1995, 1999, and 2002 |
| Table 8-20 |
Bachelor's degree holders as share of workforce, by state:
1994, 1999, and 2004 |
| Table 8-21 |
Individuals in S&E occupations as share of workforce, by
state: 2003 |
| Table 8-22 |
S&E doctorate holders as share of workforce, by state:
1997, 2001, and 2003 |
| Table 8-23 |
Engineers as share of workforce, by state: 2003 |
| Table 8-24 |
Life and physical scientists as share of workforce, by state:
2003 |
| Table 8-25 |
Computer specialists as share of workforce, by state: 2003 |
| Table 8-26 |
R&D as share of gross state product, by state: 1998, 2000,
and 2002 |
| Table 8-27 |
Federal R&D obligations per civilian worker, by state:
1992, 1997, and 2002 |
| Table 8-28 |
Federal R&D obligations per individual in S&E occupation,
by state: 2002–03 |
| Table 8-29 |
Industry-performed R&D as share of private-industry output,
by state: 1998, 2000, and 2003 |
| Table 8-30 |
Academic R&D per $1,000 of gross state product, by state:
1993, 1998, and 2003 |
| Table 8-31 |
S&E doctorates conferred per 1,000 S&E doctorate holders,
by state: 1997, 2001, and 2003 |
| Table 8-32 |
Academic article output per 1,000 S&E doctorate holders
in academia, by state: 1997, 2001, and 2003 |
| Table 8-33 |
Academic article output per $1 million of academic R&D,
by state: 1993, 1998, and 2003 |
| Table 8-34 |
Academic patents awarded per 1,000 S&E doctorate holders
in academia, by state: 1997, 2001, and 2003 |
| Table 8-35 |
Patents awarded per 1,000 individuals in S&E occupations,
by state: 2003 |
| Table 8-36 |
High-technology share of all business establishments, by state:
1998, 2000, and 2002 |
| Table 8-37 |
Net high-technology business formations as share of all business establishments, by state: 1999, 2000, and 2002 |
| Table 8-38 |
Employment in high-technology establishments as share of total
employment, by state: 1998, 2000, and 2002 |
| Table 8-39 |
Average SBIR program award dollars per $1 million of gross
state product, by state: 1992–94, 1997–99, and 2001–03 |
| Table 8-40 |
Venture capital disbursed per $1,000 of gross state product,
by state: 1995, 2000, and 2003 |
| Table 8-41 |
Venture capital deals as share of high-technology business
establishments, by state: 1998, 2000, and 2002 |
| Table 8-42 |
Venture capital disbursed per venture capital deal, by state:
1995, 2000, and 2004 |
| Table 8-43 |
1997 NAICS codes that constitute high-technology industries |
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Chapter 1: Elementary and Secondary Education