Table 5-12
S&E doctorate holders employed in academia, by degree field and involvement in research: 2003
(Percent distribution)
 
  Involvement in research
Degree field All academic
employment		 Primary/
secondary
activity		 Primary
activity
All fields 100.0 100.0 100.0
Physical sciences 12.2 12.3 12.2
Mathematics 6.0 5.4 3.7
Computer sciences 2.0 2.2 1.8
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 3.4 3.7 3.5
Life sciences 34.5 36.4 45.1
Psychology 12.1 10.6 9.7
Social sciences 18.8 17.9 12.7
Engineering 10.9 11.6 11.3
 

NOTES: Research includes basic or applied research, development, and design. Detail may not add to total because of rounding.

SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients, special tabulations. See appendix table 5-36.
 
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