Table 5-14 |
White and white male S&E doctorate holders employed in academia, by years since degree: Selected years, 1973–2006 |
|
|
|
|
1973 |
|
1983 |
|
1993 |
|
2006 |
Group |
|
Thousands |
|
Percent |
|
Thousands |
|
Percent |
|
Thousands |
|
Percent |
|
Thousands |
|
Percent |
|
All S&E doctorate holders |
|
118.0 |
|
100 |
|
176.3 |
|
100 |
|
213.8 |
|
100 |
|
274.2 |
|
100 |
White |
|
107.7 |
|
91 |
|
157.4 |
|
89 |
|
181.8 |
|
85 |
|
213.0 |
|
78 |
Male |
|
97.8 |
|
83 |
|
134.1 |
|
76 |
|
141.8 |
|
66 |
|
143.9 |
|
52 |
Recent S&E doctorate holders |
|
25.0 |
|
100 |
|
20.5 |
|
100 |
|
25.1 |
|
100 |
|
33.9 |
|
100 |
White |
|
22.8 |
|
91 |
|
17.3 |
|
84 |
|
18.0 |
|
72 |
|
21.3 |
|
63 |
Male |
|
20.0 |
|
80 |
|
12.3 |
|
60 |
|
11.4 |
|
45 |
|
11.7 |
|
35 |
|
NOTES: Recent doctorate holders earned degrees within 3 years of survey.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients, special tabulations (preliminary data for 2006). Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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