| Table 3-23 |
| Employed S&E doctorate holders leaving full-time employment, by employment sector and age 2 years previous: 2001 and 2003 |
| (Percent) |
| |
| |
|
2001 (1999 employment sector) |
|
2003 (2001 employment sector) |
| Age (years) |
|
All sectors |
|
Education |
|
Private |
|
Government |
|
All sectors |
|
Education |
|
Private |
|
Government |
| |
| 51–55 |
|
9.7 |
|
8.0 |
|
14.6 |
|
6.5 |
|
6.3 |
|
3.1 |
|
10.2 |
|
5.1 |
| 56–60 |
|
16.7 |
|
13.2 |
|
23.2 |
|
17.4 |
|
10.3 |
|
7.4 |
|
14.2 |
|
9.7 |
| 61–65 |
|
34.8 |
|
36.8 |
|
37.9 |
|
22.9 |
|
25.6 |
|
22.7 |
|
32.3 |
|
19.9 |
| 66–70 |
|
54.4 |
|
59.3 |
|
47.7 |
|
52.5 |
|
33.6 |
|
37.9 |
|
29.7 |
|
15.0 |
| 71–73 |
|
51.6 |
|
50.7 |
|
S |
|
S |
|
36.9 |
|
34.9 |
|
38.6 |
|
41.1 |
| |
S = data suppressed for reasons of reliability
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients, 1999, 2001, and 2003. Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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