| Table 5-16 |
| S&E doctorate holders employed in academia reporting research as primary or secondary work activity, by degree field: 2006 |
| (Percent distribution) |
| |
| Degree field |
|
All academic
employment |
|
Research primary/
secondary activity |
| |
| All fields |
|
100.0 |
|
100.0 |
| Physical sciences |
|
14.6 |
|
14.7 |
| Mathematics |
|
6.3 |
|
6.2 |
| Computer sciences |
|
2.1 |
|
2.2 |
| Life sciences |
|
35.1 |
|
36.4 |
| Psychology |
|
12.9 |
|
11.2 |
| Social sciences |
|
18.2 |
|
17.7 |
| Engineering |
|
10.8 |
|
20.5 |
| |
NOTES: Research includes basic or applied research, development, and design. Physical sciences include earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences. Detail may not add to total because of rounding.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients 2006, special tabulations (preliminary data). See appendix tables 5-17 and 5-26. Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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