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Table P59. Percentage distribution of teaching faculty in 4-year and 2-year institutions, by selected demographics, control and level of institution, curriculum area, and career teaching field: 2003–04 | ||||||||||||
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Control and level of institution, curriculum area, and career teaching field | Sex | Race/ethnicity | Age | |||||||||
Male | Female | White, non-Hispanic | Black, non-Hispanic | Hispanic | Asian/ Pacific Islander | Other1 | Younger than 35 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65 or older | Average age (in years) |
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All teaching faculty | 57.8 | 42.2 | 82.9 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 10.2 | 38.2 | 43.1 | 8.5 | 49.6 |
Control and level of institution | ||||||||||||
Public 4-year | 61.1 | 38.9 | 81.2 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 8.1 | 2.2 | 10.0 | 39.2 | 42.7 | 8.1 | 49.4 |
Private not-for-profit 4-year | 60.0 | 40.0 | 85.2 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 9.8 | 38.6 | 42.4 | 9.3 | 49.8 |
Public 2-year | 51.8 | 48.2 | 82.8 | 6.8 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 10.7 | 36.9 | 44.2 | 8.2 | 49.5 |
Private not-for-profit 2-year | 57.6 | 42.4 | 91.8 | 7.0! | 1.2! | # | # | 20.5 | 26.9 | 29.7! | 22.9! | 48.8 |
Faculty in career teaching fields | 57.4 | 42.6 | 83.0 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 5.7 | 2.3 | 9.1 | 39.0 | 44.0 | 8.0 | 49.6 |
Public 4-year | 58.9 | 41.1 | 81.0 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 8.7 | 2.3 | 8.5 | 39.6 | 44.3 | 7.6 | 49.6 |
Private not-for-profit 4-year | 60.6 | 39.4 | 84.8 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 5.7 | 2.1 | 8.9 | 37.6 | 44.4 | 9.1 | 50.1 |
Public 2-year | 52.8 | 47.2 | 83.9 | 7.2 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 9.8 | 39.5 | 43.4 | 7.4 | 49.2 |
Private not-for-profit 2-year | 55.6 | 44.4 | 91.9 | 7.3! | 0.8! | # | # | 25.0 | 22.4 | 34.0! | 18.7! | 47.6 |
Faculty in academic teaching fields | 58.3 | 41.7 | 82.7 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 11.4 | 37.4 | 42.1 | 9.1 | 49.5 |
Public 4-year | 63.4 | 36.6 | 81.4 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 7.4 | 2.0 | 11.6 | 38.6 | 41.1 | 8.7 | 49.3 |
Private not-for-profit 4-year | 59.5 | 40.5 | 85.7 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 10.7 | 39.8 | 40.0 | 9.5 | 49.5 |
Public 2-year | 50.6 | 49.4 | 81.5 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 11.9 | 33.6 | 45.3 | 9.2 | 49.9 |
Private not-for-profit 2-year | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ |
Faculty in unknown teaching fields | 49.0 | 51.0 | 91.0 | 6.8 | 2.3! | # | # | 11.7! | 40.8 | 39.6 | 7.9! | 48.4 |
Public 4-year | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ |
Private not-for-profit 4-year | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ |
Public 2-year | 48.8 | 51.2 | 88.6 | 9.9! | 1.6! | # | # | 6.1! | 44.0 | 40.8 | 9.0! | 48.8 |
Private not-for-profit 2-year | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ | ‡ |
Career teaching field | ||||||||||||
Agriculture and natural resources | 78.1 | 22.0 | 90.3 | 0.4! | 2.1! | 4.1! | 3.1! | 9.1 | 35.9 | 50.4 | 4.6! | 49.8 |
Business and marketing | 70.0 | 30.0 | 82.8 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 6.9 | 2.6 | 6.7 | 37.0 | 46.8 | 9.6 | 50.8 |
Communications and design | 55.4 | 44.6 | 87.3 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 1.7! | 3.3! | 10.4 | 39.8 | 40.5 | 9.3 | 49.4 |
Computer and information sciences | 69.3 | 30.7 | 78.2 | 5.9 | 3.5 | 10.2 | 2.2 | 10.5 | 43.1 | 39.9 | 6.5 | 48.5 |
Consumer services | 47.1 | 52.9 | 86.9 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 2.2! | 14.7 | 38.8 | 41.7 | 4.8 | 47.4 |
Education | 33.5 | 66.5 | 83.3 | 7.5 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 9.2 | 30.6 | 49.5 | 10.7 | 51.2 |
Engineering, architecture, and science technologies | 89.2 | 10.8 | 75.4 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 14.7 | 1.7! | 7.2 | 41.5 | 41.6 | 9.8 | 49.9 |
Health sciences | 37.9 | 62.1 | 83.4 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 6.6 | 2.3 | 8.0 | 44.2 | 42.0 | 5.8 | 48.7 |
Manufacturing, construction, repair, and transportation | 97.8 | 2.2! | 85.2 | 3.5 | 7.2 | 2.0! | 2.1! | 8.0 | 41.0 | 46.6 | 4.5! | 49.1 |
Protective services | 88.3 | 11.7 | 89.0 | 5.6! | 2.5 | 0.2! | 2.7! | 12.4 | 43.8 | 38.8 | 5.0! | 47.7 |
Public, legal, and social services | 51.8 | 48.2 | 80.7 | 10.1 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 10.0 | 37.0 | 44.8 | 8.2 | 49.9 |
1 Other includes American Indian, Alaska Native, those of more than one race, and those of other (unspecified) race. # Rounds to zero. ! Interpret data with caution. Standard error is more than one-third the estimate. ‡ Reporting standards not met; too few cases to report. NOTE: This table shows, for example, that 61.1 percent of teaching faculty at public 4-year institutions in 2003–04 were male. There were approximately 1,040,000 teaching faculty in 4-year and 2-year institutions in 2003-04. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2003–04 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:04) Data Analysis System (DAS). |
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