|
|
Survey Year
|
|
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1973
|
1977
|
1981
|
1985
|
1989
|
1993
|
1995
|
|
Panel A: Fraction of 1–2 Year Cohort
|
|
Not in Full-time S&E Work Force
|
|
Unemployed and seeking position
|
0.02
|
0.02
|
0.02
|
0.03
|
0.01
|
0.01
|
0.02
|
|
Part-time employed
|
0.03
|
0.02
|
0.03
|
0.03
|
0.03
|
0.03
|
0.02
|
|
Working outside science and engineering
|
0.02
|
0.03
|
0.01
|
0.03
|
0.02
|
0.03
|
0.03
|
|
Full-time employed in S&E field
|
|
Tenure-track faculty position @ PhD Institutions
|
0.25
|
0.19
|
0.17
|
0.11
|
0.12
|
0.10
|
0.09
|
|
Tenure-track faculty position @ Other Inst
|
0.15
|
0.09
|
0.07
|
0.06
|
0.04
|
0.06
|
0.05
|
|
Postdoc total appointments in any sector
|
0.21
|
0.37
|
0.43
|
0.42
|
0.48
|
0.45
|
0.53
|
|
Other academic position
|
0.08
|
0.04
|
0.07
|
0.09
|
0.07
|
0.11
|
0.11
|
|
Industry
|
0.08
|
0.10
|
0.11
|
0.11
|
0.12
|
0.12
|
0.08
|
|
Federal labs and other government
|
0.11
|
0.09
|
0.05
|
0.06
|
0.07
|
0.06
|
0.04
|
|
Other jobs including self-employed
|
0.05
|
0.04
|
0.04
|
0.05
|
0.04
|
0.03
|
0.03
|
|
Research Involvement in full-time S&E position
|
|
Engaged primarily in research
|
0.54
|
0.59
|
0.69
|
0.67
|
0.76
|
0.71
|
0.70
|
|
Supported by federal grants/contracts
|
0.52
|
0.52
|
0.57
|
0.45
|
n/a
|
0.44
|
0.49
|
|
Supported by HHS, NSF, and/or USDA
|
0.44
|
0.42
|
0.48
|
0.36
|
n/a
|
0.39
|
0.45
|
|
Panel B: Fraction of 3–4 Year Cohort
|
|
Not in Full-time S&E Work Force
|
|
Unemployed and seeking position
|
0.01
|
0.03
|
0.02
|
0.02
|
0.01
|
0.01
|
0.02
|
|
Part-time employed
|
0.02
|
0.02
|
0.02
|
0.02
|
0.04
|
0.05
|
0.03
|
|
Working outside science and engineering
|
0.03
|
0.02
|
0.02
|
0.01
|
0.02
|
0.05
|
0.05
|
|
Full-time employed in S&E field
|
|
Tenure-track faculty position @ PhD Institutions
|
0.40
|
0.31
|
0.29
|
0.24
|
0.21
|
0.17
|
0.13
|
|
Tenure-track faculty position @ Other Inst
|
0.15
|
0.13
|
0.08
|
0.06
|
0.03
|
0.07
|
0.07
|
|
Postdoc total appointments in any sector
|
0.06
|
0.11
|
0.19
|
0.21
|
0.22
|
0.28
|
0.29
|
|
Other academic position
|
0.06
|
0.06
|
0.08
|
0.09
|
0.12
|
0.10
|
0.13
|
|
Industry
|
0.11
|
0.13
|
0.16
|
0.21
|
0.20
|
0.17
|
0.16
|
|
Federal labs and other government
|
0.11
|
0.10
|
0.09
|
0.08
|
0.10
|
0.07
|
0.07
|
|
Other jobs including self-employed
|
0.06
|
0.08
|
0.05
|
0.06
|
0.06
|
0.04
|
0.04
|
|
Research Involvement in full-time S&E position
|
|
Engaged primarily in research
|
0.44
|
0.45
|
0.64
|
0.61
|
0.70
|
0.68
|
0.63
|
|
Supported by federal grants/contracts
|
0.51
|
0.46
|
0.44
|
0.41
|
n/a
|
0.41
|
0.45
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