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Selected characteristic |1979-80|1989-90|1990-91|1991-92|1992-93|1993-94|1994-95|1995-96|1996-97|1997-98|1998-99|1999-2000|2000-01|2001-02|2002-03
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Number of degrees ...................| 6,253| 6,093| 6,152| 6,216| 6,545| 6,613| 6,635| 6,814| 6,917| 7,075| 7,036| 7,115| 6,825| 6,611| 6,777
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Sex (percent) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Male ..............................| 65.4| 53.7| 50.6| 52.6| 50.7| 50.6| 49.2| 48.4| 47.3| 45.5| 45.5| 45.4| 45.6| 44.7| 44.6
Female ............................| 34.6| 46.3| 49.4| 47.4| 49.3| 49.4| 50.8| 51.6| 52.7| 54.5| 54.5| 54.6| 54.4| 55.3| 55.4
Racial/ethnic group (percent)\1\ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
White, non-Hispanic ...............| 90.7| 88.2| 87.2| 87.7| 86.9| 85.0| 82.8| 83.3| 82.9| 1.7| 82.0| 82.0| 82.4| 81.1| 81.4
Black, non-Hispanic ...............| 4.2| 4.4| 4.9| 4.5| 4.7| 4.7| 5.2| 5.0| 5.5| 0.1| 6.0| 6.6| 6.3| 6.7| 6.6
Hispanic ..........................| 2.0| 3.9| 4.2| 3.8| 4.1| 3.6| 4.2| 4.6| 4.8| 0.1| 5.4| 5.1| 5.4| 6.1| 6.0
Asian\2\ ..........................| 2.8| 3.0| 3.3| 3.6| 4.0| 6.1| 7.3| 6.4| 6.2| 0.0| 5.4| 5.5| 5.2| 5.3| 5.3
American Indian/Alaska Native .....| 0.3| 0.5| 0.4| 0.5| 0.4| 0.5| 0.5| 0.7| 0.5| 0.0| 1.1| 0.7| 0.7| 0.7| 0.7
Citizenship (percent) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
United States .....................| 84.7| 73.8| 73.4| 74.3| 75.5| 75.5| 76.0| 76.2| 72.5| 75.1| 76.1| 76.4| 74.1| 74.1| 73.0
Foreign ...........................| 11.6| 18.0| 19.8| 21.2| 21.3| 21.7| 21.4| 20.7| 17.8| 17.1| 17.5| 18.1| 19.3| 18.9| 20.8
Unknown ...........................| 3.7| 8.2| 6.8| 4.4| 3.1| 2.8| 2.6| 3.1| 9.7| 7.8| 6.5| 5.5| 6.6| 7.0| 6.2
Median age at doctorate (years) .....| 31.6| 34.2| 34.1| 34.3| 34.3| 34.1| 34.1| 33.7| 33.4| 33.2| 33.2| 33.0| 32.9| 33.0| 33.1
Percent with bachelor's degree in | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
same field as doctorate ..........| 58.6| 55.4| 54.2| 53.1| 53.7| 53.2| 52.2| 53.4| 55.2| 56.2| 55.8| 58.3| 58.2| 53.6| 52.2
Median time lapse from bachelor's | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
to doctorate (years) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total time ........................| 8.7| 10.6| 10.5| 10.6| 10.4| 10.5| 10.5| 10.3| 10.0| 9.9| 9.9| 9.8| 9.7| 10.0| 10.0
Registered time ...................| 6.4| 7.5| 7.5| 7.5| 7.5| 7.5| 7.5| 7.4| 7.5| 7.5| 7.5| 7.5| 7.6| 7.8| 7.8
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