| Table 4-2 |
| Activities of Ph.D.s in year before receiving doctorate: 1970–74 and 1995–99 |
| (Percent) |
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| Activity |
1970–74 |
1995–99 |
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| Assistantship |
24.7 |
29.8 |
| Fellowship |
18.6 |
13.9 |
| Full-time employed |
43.9 |
34.8 |
| College/university teaching |
24.3 |
11.4 |
| College/university non-teaching |
4.5 |
5.8 |
| Elementary/secondary teaching |
2.4 |
2.0 |
| Elementary/secondary non-teaching |
2.8 |
3.0 |
| Industry/business |
3.4 |
6.4 |
| Other/unknown |
6.5 |
6.2 |
| Part-time employed |
5.2 |
12.5 |
| Not employed |
5.2 |
8.5 |
| Other |
2.3 |
0.4 |
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| SOURCE: NSF/NIH/USED/NEH/USDA/NASA, Survey of Earned Doctorates and Doctorate Records File. |
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| U.S. Doctorates in the 20th Century |
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