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).

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