National Science Foundation
Arden L. Bement, Jr.
Director
Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
David W. Lightfoot
Assistant Director
Division of Science Resources Statistics | |
Lynda T. Carlson Division Director |
Mary J. Frase Deputy Director |
Ronald S. Fecso Chief Statistician |
Human Resources Statistics Program
Nancy L. Leach
Program Director
Division of Science Resources Statistics
The Division of Science Resources Statistics (SRS) fulfills the legislative mandate
of the National Science Foundation Act to ...
To carry out this mandate, SRS designs, supports, and directs periodic surveys as well as a variety of other data collections and research projects. These surveys yield the materials for SRS staff to compile, analyze, and disseminate quantitative information about domestic and international resources devoted to science, engineering, and technology.
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June 2006
Information and data from the Division of Science Resources Statistics are available on the Web at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/. This report is available in electronic format only. For NSF's Telephonic Device for the Deaf, dial toll-free (800) 281-8749 or (703) 292-5090.
John Tsapogas, senior analyst, Human Resources Statistics Program (HRS), Division of Science Resources Statistics (SRS), managed the preparation of this report under the overall direction Nancy L. Leach, Program Director, HRS. SRS Division Director Lynda T. Carlson, Deputy Director Mary J. Frase, and Chief Statistician Ronald S. Fecso provided further guidance and review. The SRS Information and Technology Services Program (ITSP) provided editorial assistance and final composition for this report. Peg Whalen, ITSP, oversaw electronic publication.
The National Opinion Research Center (NORC) collected and processed the 2003 survey data for the National Science Foundation. Karen Grigorian of NORC oversaw production and provided a detailed review of the tables. Other NORC staff who worked on this project were Scott Sederstrom and Lance Selfa.