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Advancing the Nation’s Health Needs
TABLE E-1 Characteristics of Doctorates in the Biomedical Sciences, 1973–2003
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
Total Doctorates
2,882
3,132
3,116
3,135
3,013
3,085
3,150
3,050
3,118
3,212
Males
2,420
2,572
2,530
2,474
2,340
2,347
2,424
2,351
2,311
2,351
Females
462
560
586
661
673
738
726
699
807
861
Citizens
2,385
2,591
2,573
2,582
2,381
2,556
2,610
2,528
2,628
2,738
Permanent residents
160
198
215
231
209
194
165
169
147
133
Temporary residents
312
266
256
253
283
256
277
261
259
253
Unknown
25
77
72
69
140
79
98
92
84
88
Minorities
2
1
3
80
84
86
80
78
108
79
Postdoctoral training
Postdoctoral fellowship
1,008
1,016
965
1,000
863
1,102
1,176
1,212
1,313
1,314
Postdoctoral research
317
389
402
435
505
536
503
528
535
500
Postdoctoral traineeship
64
84
83
46
39
54
56
69
75
100
Other training
78
89
148
160
173
199
202
157
163
213
Total postdoctorates
1,467
1,578
1,598
1,641
1,580
1,891
1,937
1,966
2,086
2,127
Percent planning
52.8%
54.0%
55.1%
55.9%
57.5%
65.0%
65.9%
68.5%
71.5%
70.4%
Employment
1,246
1,275
1,246
1,236
1,113
968
962
880
809
877
Other
63
70
59
61
54
49
42
25
24
17
Ph.D. with plans
2,776
2,923
2,903
2,938
2,747
2,908
2,941
2,871
2,919
3,021
Time to degree
5.92
6
6
6.17
6.17
6
6.17
6.25
6.33
6.41
Registered time to degree
5.41
5.42
5.67
5.75
5.67
5.59
5.75
5.75
5.91
5.91
Age at time of degree
28.92
29
29.42
29.58
29.42
29.25
29.25
29.34
29.38
29.41
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
Total Doctorates
3,465
3,769
3,793
3,992
4,294
4,442
4,794
4,863
5,079
5,366
Males
2,214
2,377
2,348
2,477
2,655
2,740
2,864
2,887
2,955
3,102
Females
1,251
1,392
1,445
1,515
1,639
1,702
1,930
1,976
2,124
2,264
Citizens
2,670
2,858
2,850
2,899
3,050
3,072
3,264
3,203
3,278
3,291
Permanent residents
153
176
173
183
210
240
296
641
831
801
Temporary residents
455
515
570
814
987
1,078
1,165
980
918
1,173
Unknown
187
220
200
96
62
66
98
57
73
121
Minorities
128
123
135
135
159
162
190
223
243
246
Postdoctoral training
Postdoctoral fellowship
1,470
1,650
1,652
1,766
1,900
2,011
2,243
2,234
2,358
2,380
Postdoctoral research
657
704
679
811
879
894
940
968
994
1,031
Postdoctoral traineeship
75
81
65
76
87
81
99
111
107
115
Other training
217
216
260
233
294
307
332
313
346
406
Total postdoctorates
2,419
2,651
2,656
2,886
3,160
3,293
3,614
3,626
3,805
3,932
Percent planning
74.9%
75.8%
75.1%
77.0%
77.0%
77.2%
78.6%
78.1%
7.9%
77.7%
Employment
776
815
856
820
902
936
939
974
963
1,077
Other
36
32
27
43
40
35
45
40
48
52
Ph.D. with plans
3,231
3,498
3,539
3,749
4,102
4,264
4,598
4,640
4,816
5,061
Time to degree
7.33
7.42
7.42
7.58
7.5
7.59
7.67
7.75
7.83
7.67
Registered time to degree
6.5
6.58
6.5
6.59
6.58
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.83
6.83
Age at time of degree
30.5
30.83
30.92
31.17
31.08
31.17
31.17
31.17
31.25
31.25
