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Table 5-13

S&E doctorate holders employed in academia who reported research as primary activity, by degree field: Selected years, 1973–2003

(Percent)

Degree field	1973	1983	1993	2003

All fields	23.6	27.8	37.5	39.8
Physical sciences	26.8	30.7	42.0	40.0
Mathematics	15.5	15.5	21.9	24.8
Computer sciences	NA	40.0	36.0	35.7
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences	20.1	31.2	42.2	40.7
Life sciences	36.7	44.3	52.8	52.0
Psychology	16.7	21.0	26.8	31.8
Social sciences	12.1	12.6	24.1	26.8
Engineering	16.6	21.5	34.2	41.1

NA = not available

NOTE: Research includes basic or applied research, development, and design.

SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients, special tabulations. See appendix table 5-36.

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