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Science and Engineering State Profiles: 2003-04
NSF 06-314 | May 2006
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Contents:
- General Notes
- Select Profile by State
- Data Sources
- Data Users
General Notes 
The Division of Science Resources Statistics (SRS) of the National Science Foundation (NSF) publishes Science and Engineering State Profiles annually. The 2003–04 report, published only on the Web, includes a data source page and a set of 52 one-page science and engineering (S&E) profiles that summarize state-specific data on personnel and finances. Rankings and totals are for the 50 states; Washington, DC; and Puerto Rico. For the Puerto Rico profile, the data sources for some variables differ from those used to obtain state data. Comparable data do not exist on total and industry R&D
performance for Puerto Rico.
The precision of the sample estimates of doctoral scientists and engineers varies by state. One useful measure of the relative precision of a given estimate is the coefficient of variation (C.V.), which is defined as the standard error of the estimate divided by the estimate. An estimate with a C.V. of less than 10% is considered sufficiently reliable to use for most purposes. An estimate with a C.V. of more than 10% is less precise, and use of its data requires more care; for example, when making comparisons across states. Table 1 provides the number of doctoral scientists and engineers per state and for
Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico, with an indication of C.V. (See National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Characteristics of Doctoral Scientists and Engineers in the United States: 2003 (forthcoming) for a more detailed description of the standard error of estimated numbers.)
Table 1 Source Data: Excel File
The SRS survey databases include doctoral scientists and engineers; S&E doctorates awarded, including by major S&E fields; S&E graduate students and postdoctorates; federal R&D obligations by agency and performer; total and industrial R&D expenditures; and academic R&D expenditures, including by major S&E fields.
Data from non-SRS sources include population, civilian labor force, per capita personal income, federal expenditures, public higher education expenditures, patents, small business innovation research awards, and gross state product originating in sectors such as manufacturing, agriculture, trade, government, and services.
Select Profile by State
Summary of U.S. States: Excel or PDF
Data Sources
Doctoral scientists and doctoral engineers
National Science Foundation/Division of Science Resources Statistics. 2003 Survey of Doctorate Recipients, unpublished tabulations.
S&E doctorates awarded
National Science Foundation/Division of Science Resources Statistics. Science and Engineering Doctorate Awards 2004, NSF 06-308 (Arlington, VA, 2006).
S&E postdoctorates and S&E graduate students
National Science Foundation/Division of Science Resources Statistics. Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering Fall 2003, forthcoming, and unpublished tabulations.
Population
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Population Division, United States, Regions, States and Puerto Rico Population Estimates and Population Change (December 22, 2004). See http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/CB04-246.xls
Civilian labor force
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. State and Regional Unemployment, 2004 Annual Averages (news release), March, 2005. See ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/news.release/srgune.txt
Personal income per capita
U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, Bureau of Economic Analysis. September, 2005. See http://www.bea.gov/bea/regional/spi/default.cfm?satable=summary
Total federal expenditures
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. Consolidated Federal Funds Report for Fiscal Year 2003 (State and County Areas) (Washington, DC, September 2004). See http://www.census.gov/prod/2004pubs/03cffr.pdf
Federal R&D obligations
National Science Foundation/Division of Science Resources Statistics. Federal Funds for Research and Development Fiscal Years 2003, 2004, and 2005, forthcoming.
Total R&D performance
National Science Foundation/Division of Science Resources Statistics. Special tabulations.
Industry R&D
National Science Foundation/Division of Science Resources Statistics. Research and Development in Industry 2003, forthcoming.
Academic R&D
National Science Foundation/Division of Science Resources Statistics. Academic Research and Development Expenditures Fiscal Year 2003, NSF 05-320 (Arlington, VA, 2005).
Number of SBIR awards
U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Technology. Small Business Innovation Research Program. (Washington, DC). SBIR awards include cumulative data for fiscal years 1999 through 2004. See http://www.sba.gov/sbir/indexsbir-sttr.html#sbirstats
Patents issued to state residents
U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Patent Counts By Country/State And Year: Utility Patents: January 1, 1963—December 31, 2004 (Alexandria, VA, April 2005). See http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/cst_utl.pdf
Gross state product
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, (Washington, DC, October 2005). See http://www.bea.gov/bea/regional/gsp/
Data Users
We hope that you find the attached package on science and engineering State Profiles useful. These state-specific data have been obtained from numerous surveys of the National Science Foundation/Division of Science Resources Statistics (SRS) and other federal government agencies. The data have been published in the source documents listed, and are compiled here for your convenience. The dissemination of State Profiles is intended to address the widespread and persistent demand for state science and engineering data. SRS data, including State Profiles, are available through the World
Wide Web (http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/).
Lynda T. Carlson, PhD
Director, Division of Science Resources Statistics
National Science Foundation
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