| Table 3-24 |
| Retired individuals with highest degree in S&E who continue to work, by education level and age: 2003 |
| (Percent) |
| |
| |
|
Bachelor's |
|
Master's |
|
Doctorate |
| Age (years) |
|
Part
time |
|
Full
time |
|
Part
time |
|
Full
time |
|
Part
time |
|
Full
time |
| |
| 50–55 |
|
8.2 |
|
51.1 |
|
14.0 |
|
62.3 |
|
22.6 |
|
50.6 |
| 56–62 |
|
13.8 |
|
28.9 |
|
15.8 |
|
35.3 |
|
24.1 |
|
33.1 |
| 63–70 |
|
10.7 |
|
9.0 |
|
18.3 |
|
11.8 |
|
21.2 |
|
12.9 |
| 71–75 |
|
9.0 |
|
2.6 |
|
9.3 |
|
8.0 |
|
14.7 |
|
4.7 |
| |
NOTE: Retired are those who said they had ever retired from any job.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT), 2003, http://sestat.nsf.gov. Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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