S&E Indicators 2008 - Chapter 8: State Indicators

Elementary/Secondary Education

Fourth Grade Mathematics Performance Fourth Grade Mathematics Proficiency Fourth Grade Science Performance Fourth Grade Science Proficiency Eighth Grade Mathematics Performance Eighth Grade Mathematics Proficiency Eighth Grade Science Performance Eighth Grade Science Proficiency Public School Teacher Salaries Elementary and Secondary Public School Current Expenditures as Share of Gross Domestic Product Current Expenditures per Pupil for Elementary and Secondary Public Schools Share of Public High School Students Taking Advanced Placement Exams Share of Public High School Students Scoring 3 or Higher on at Least One Advanced Placement Exam High School Graduates or Higher Among Individuals 25–44 Years Old

Higher Education

Bachelor's Degrees Conferred per 1,000 Individuals 18–24 Years Old Bachelor's Degrees in Natural Sciences and Engineering Conferred per 1,000 Individuals 18–24 Years Old S&E Degrees as Share of Higher Education Degrees Conferred S&E Graduate Students per 1,000 Individuals 25–34 Years Old Advanced S&E Degrees as Share of S&E Degrees Conferred Average Undergraduate Charge at Public 4-Year Institutions Average Undergraduate Charge at Public 4-Year Institutions as a Share of Disposable Personal Income State Expenditures on Student Aid per Full-Time Undergraduate Student Associate's Degree Holders or Higher Among Individuals 25–44 Years Old Bachelor's Degree Holders or Higher Among Individuals 25–44 Years Old

Workforce

Bachelor's Degree Holders Potentially in the Workforce Individuals in S&E Occupations as Share of Workforce Employed S&E Doctorate Holders as Share of Workforce Engineers as Share of Workforce Life and Physical Scientists as Share of Workforce Computer Specialists as Share of Workforce

Financial Research and Development Inputs

R&D as Share of Gross Domestic Product Federal R&D Obligations per Civilian Worker Federal R&D Obligations per Individual in S&E Occupation

R&D Outputs

Industry-Performed R&D as Share of Private-Industry Output Academic R&D per $1,000 of Gross Domestic Product S&E Doctorates Conferred per 1,000 S&E Doctorate Holders Academic Article Output per 1,000 S&E Doctorate Holders in Academia Academic Article Output per $1 Million of Academic R&D Academic Patents Awarded per 1,000 S&E Doctorate Holders in Academia Patents Awarded per 1,000 Individuals in S&E Occupations

Science and Technology in the Economy

High-Technology Share of All Business Establishments Net High-Technology Business Formations as Share of All Business Establishments Employment in High-Technology Establishments as Share of All Employment Average Annual Federal SBIR Funding per $1 Million of Gross Domestic Product Venture Capital Disbursed per $1,000 of Gross Domestic Product Venture Capital Deals as Share of High-Technology Business Establishments Venture Capital Disbursed per Venture Capital Deal

Overview

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 8. State Indicators

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