| Table 2-7 | | Selected primary mechanisms of support for S&E doctorate recipients, by citizenship, sex, and race/ethnicity: 2001 | | (Percent distribution) | | |  | | Citizenship, sex, and race/ethnicity | All
mechanisms | Research
assistantship | Fellowship | Teaching
assistantship | Other | Personal | | | U.S. citizen | 100.0 | 25.4 | 23.5 | 14.9 | 11.7 | 24.5 | | Male | 100.0 | 29.9 | 23.0 | 15.7 | 11.8 | 19.5 | | Female | 100.0 |
19.8 | 24.1 | 13.8 | 11.6 | 30.8 | | White | 100.0 | 26.2 | 21.3 | 15.9 | 11.3 | 25.2 | | Asian/Pacific Islander | 100.0 | 31.4 | 30.0 | 10.9 | 13.3 | 14.3 | | Underrepresented minority | 100.0 | 13.5 | 37.8 | 9.8 | 12.4 | 26.4 |
| Temporary resident | 100.0 | 46.0 | 15.9 | 17.0 | 15.0 | 6.1 | | | | | | SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, WebCASPAR database system, http://caspar.nsf.gov. See appendix table 2-19. | | | | Science & Engineering Indicators – 2004 | |
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