TABLE 2 Demographic Characteristics of Science and Engineering Ph.D.s, by Field of Doctorate, 1995 (in percent)
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Field of Doctorate
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Demographic Characteristics
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All Fields
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Computer Sciences
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Mathematical Sciences
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Chemistry
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Physics and Astronomy
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Earth/Atmospheric/Marine Sciences
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Agricultural/Environmental Sciences
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Biological Sciences
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Health Sciences
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Social Sciences
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Psychology
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Engineering
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Total Population (No.)
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542,500
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6,600
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25,200
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61,400
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38,700
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16,500
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22,400
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109,900
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16,900
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75,800
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82,200
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87,000
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Year of Doctorate
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1942-49
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0.6
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0.0
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0.8
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2.0
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0.8
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0.7
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0.4
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0.4
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0.1
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0.2
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0.3
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0.3
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1950-59
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5.9
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0.0
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4.0
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10.9
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8.3
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4.8
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7.1
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6.2
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1.9
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4.9
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4.2
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4.8
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1960-69
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15.0
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0.0
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20.6
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20.2
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19.8
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16.6
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16.0
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14.5
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6.6
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13.5
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10.9
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15.7
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1970-79
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28.5
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5.1
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35.8
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25.5
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31.0
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28.9
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27.2
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28.3
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24.1
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33.8
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28.8
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25.7
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1980-89
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30.9
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43.7
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24.0
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26.2
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24.4
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29.4
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32.3
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31.3
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37.8
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31.2
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36.4
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30.5
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1990-94
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19.2
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51.2
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14.9
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15.1
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15.7
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19.6
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17.1
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19.3
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29.6
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16.4
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19.5
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23.1
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Gender
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Male
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78.5
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84.3
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88.2
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86.2
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94.3
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87.8
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87.5
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73.2
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49.2
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73.8
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57.7
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94.9
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Female
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21.5
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15.7
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11.8
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13.8
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5.7
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12.2
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12.5
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26.8
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50.8
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26.2
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42.3
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5.1
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Race/Ethnic Group
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White
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83.9
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67.0
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82.0
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83.5
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83.2
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91.2
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86.3
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86.8
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84.9
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86.4
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91.6
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70.8
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Black
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2.0
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1.2
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1.4
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1.5
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0.8
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0.4
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1.3
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1.8
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4.3
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3.6
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3.1
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1.3
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Asian
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11.5
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28.7
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13.4
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12.6
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14.2
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6.6
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10.1
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9.3
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8.0
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6.8
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2.0
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25.6
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Native American
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2.2
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2.8
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3.0
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2.1
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1.5
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1.5
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2.1
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1.9
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2.0
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2.6
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2.6
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2.1
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Hispanic
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0.4
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0.2
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0.2
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0.3
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0.1
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0.4
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0.3
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0.3
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0.8
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0.6
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0.6
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0.2
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Age in 1995
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34 or Younger
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11.4
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27.6
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10.0
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13.6
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13.3
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10.5
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7.2
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12.4
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5.9
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6.3
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8.3
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16.8
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35-44
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30.9
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53.7
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24.7
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27.7
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24.7
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31.3
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33.2
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33.8
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35.2
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26.6
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33.5
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32.0
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45-54
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32.6
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17.4
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40.2
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27.9
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33.0
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31.9
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30.7
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30.8
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37.3
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38.2
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37.1
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27.3
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55-64
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16.0
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1.1
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18.9
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18.4
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18.7
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17.3
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17.8
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14.0
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14.9
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17.9
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13.6
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16.2
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65-75
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9.1
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0.3
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6.2
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12.4
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10.3
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8.9
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11.2
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8.9
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6.7
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11.0
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7.5
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7.6
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Citizenship
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U.S. Citizen
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92.1
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71.7
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89.2
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93.4
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90.4
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93.5
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93.0
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93.9
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94.9
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93.3
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98.2
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84.5
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Non-U.S. Citizen
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7.9
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28.3
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10.8
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6.6
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9.6
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6.5
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7.0
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6.1
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5.1
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6.7
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1.8
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15.5
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NOTE: Numbers are rounded to the nearest hundred; therefore, subcategories may not add to total.
SOURCE: National Research Council/National Science Foundation, Survey of Doctorate Recipients, 1995.
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