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• Overview
• Chapters
• 1. Elementary and Secondary Education
• 2. Higher Education in Science and Engineering
• 3. Science and Engineering Labor Force
• 4. Research and Development: National Trends and International Linkages
• 5. Academic Research and Development
• 6. Industry, Technology, and the Global Marketplace
• 7. Science and Technology: Public Attitudes and Understanding
• 8. State Indicators

Overview

Figure	Title	Image	Data
O-1	Real GDP growth, by region/country: 1985–95 and 1995–2005
O-2	World GDP shares, by region/country: 1985–2005
O-3	Real GDP growth and population increase, by region/country: 1985–2005
O-4	Per capita GDP, by region/country: 1985–2005
O-5	Per capita GDP gap with United States, by region: 1985–2005
O-6	Per capita GDP gap with United States relative to region's GDP: 1985–2005
O-7	Productivity output per employed individual: 1985–2005
O-8	Inflation-adjusted productivity gap with United States, by region: 1985–2005
O-9	High-technology manufacturing share of total manufacturing, by region/country: 1985–2005
O-10	World share of high-technology manufacturing, by region/country: 1985–2005
O-11	Export volume of high-technology manufactures, by region/country: 1985–2005
O-12	World share of high-technology manufacturing exports, by region/country: 1985–2005
O-13	U.S. trade balance in high-technology goods: 2000–06
O-14	U.S. advanced technology product trade balance, by region: 2000–06
O-15	U.S. receipts and payments of royalties and fees for intellectual property: 1986–2005
O-16	USPTO patent applications, by region/country: 1985–2005
O-17	Proportion of total USPTO patent applications from Asia and EU: 1985–2005
O-18	Scientific and technical articles in peer-reviewed journals, by region/country: 1995–2005
O-19	Estimated R&D expenditures and share of world total, by region: 2002
O-20	Gross domestic expenditures on R&D, by selected region/country: 1995–2006
O-21	Share of industrial R&D, by industry sector and selected region/country: 2003 or 2004
O-22	OECD industry R&D, by funding sector: 1981–2004
O-23	Industrial R&D financed by foreign sources: 1981–2005
O-24	Composition of GDP and R&D/GDP ratio for selected countries, by sector: 2006 or most recent year
O-25	R&D share of gross domestic product, by selected countries: 1981–2006
O-26	Basic research share of gross domestic product, by country/economy: 2003 or 2004
O-27	Basic research share of R&D, by country/economy: 2003 or 2004
O-28	R&D performed by U.S. affiliates of foreign companies in U.S., by investing region, and performed by foreign affiliates of U.S. multinational corporations, by host region: 2004 or most recent year
O-29	R&D performed in Asia by majority-owned affiliates of U.S. parent companies, by region and selected country: 1994–2004
O-30	National R&D, by performing and funding sectors, 1953–2006
O-31	National R&D expenditures, by funding sector: 1953–2006
O-32	Federal R&D budget authority, by budget function: FY 1980–2008
O-33	National R&D expenditures, by character of work, and basic research, by performer and source of funds: 2006
O-34	Population 15 years old or older with tertiary education, by country/region: 1980 and 2000
O-35	Researchers in OECD and selected non-OECD locations: 1995–2005
O-36	Science and technology employment: 1950–2000
O-37	Average annual growth rates of S&E occupations versus all workers: 1960–2000
O-38	U.S. workforce in S&E occupations: 1983–2006
O-39	Largest sectors of employment for individuals in S&E occupations, by NAICS sector: May 2005
O-40	Workers in S&E occupations, by age group: 1950–2000
O-41	S&E workers by cohort and age group
O-42	Bachelor's degree-level S&E knowledge needed by individuals in workforce with highest degree in S&E: 2003
O-43	Employment sector for individuals with highest degree in S&E and S&E doctorate holders: 2003
O-44	Distribution of S&E degree holders with R&D as major or significant work activity, by field of highest degree and occupation: 2003
O-45	Total tertiary degree attainment by 25–64-year-olds, by country: 2004
O-46	Difference in total tertiary degree attainment between 25–34-year-olds and 25–64-year-olds, by country: 2004
O-47	Attainment of tertiary-type A and advanced research degrees by 25–64-year-olds, by country: 2004
O-48	Attainment of tertiary-type A and advanced research degrees by 25–34-year-olds, by country: 2004
O-49	First university natural sciences and engineering degrees, by selected country: 1985–2005
O-50	Natural sciences and engineering doctoral degrees, by selected country: 1985–2005
O-51	S&E doctoral degrees earned by foreign students, by selected industrialized country and field: 2005 or most recent year
O-52	Foreign-born individuals in U.S. S&E workforce, by degree level: 1990, 2000, and 2005
O-53	Student, exchange, and other high-skill-related U.S. temporary visas issued: 1998–2006
O-54	Average mathematics score of students in grades 4 and 8: Selected years, 1990–2005
O-55	U.S. and international math and science scores for grades 4 and 8 and 15-year-old students: 2003

1. Elementary and Secondary Education

Figure	Title	Image	Data
1-1	Proficiency in specific mathematics knowledge and skill areas of students in grades 3 and 5: 2002 and 2004
1-2	Proficiency in specific mathematics knowledge and skill areas of students in grades 10 and 12: 2002 and 2004
1-3	Average mathematics score of students in grades 4 and 8: Selected years, 1990–2005
1-4	Proficiency in mathematics and science, grades 4, 8, and 12: Selected years, 1990–2005
1-5	High school graduates completing advanced mathematics courses, by subject: Selected years, 1990–2005
1-6	High school graduates completing advanced S&E courses, by subject: Selected years, 1990–2005
1-7	High school graduates completing advanced mathematics courses, by sex and race/ethnicity: 2005
1-8	High school graduates completing advanced S&E courses, by sex and race/ethnicity: 2005
1-9	High school graduates completing advanced mathematics and other S&E courses, by school poverty level: 2005
1-10	Practice teaching of public middle and high school teachers with less than 5 years of teaching experience: Academic years 1999–2000 and 2003–04
1-11	Preparedness for first-year teaching of public middle and high school mathematics and science teachers with less than 5 years of experience, by participation in practice teaching: Academic year 2003–04
1-12	Professional development of public middle and high school teachers during past 12 months, by topic: Academic year 2003–04
1-13	Professional development of public middle and high school teachers during past 12 months, by topic and time spent: Academic year 2003–04
1-14	Professional development of public middle and high school teachers during past 12 months, by format: Academic year 2003–04
1-15	Collaborative professional development activities of public middle and high school teachers: Academic year 2003–04
1-16	Teaching vacancies at public secondary schools, by subject: Academic years 1999–2000 and 2003–04
1-17	Public middle and high school mathematics and science teachers not satisfied with salary, by minority enrollment and school poverty level: Academic year 2003–04
1-18	One-year attrition rate of public school teachers: Selected academic years, 1988–89 to 2004–05
1-19	1992–93 bachelor's degree recipients working in April 1994 in same or different occupation in 2003
1-20	Perceptions of working conditions of public middle and high school mathematics and science teachers, by minority enrollment and school poverty level: Academic year 2003–04
1-21	Serious student problems reported by public middle and high school mathematics and science teachers, by minority enrollment and school poverty level: Academic year 2003–04
1-22	High school completion rates of 18–24-year-olds, by race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1975–2005
1-23	High school graduates enrolled in college in October after completing high school, by sex and type of institution: 1975–2005
1-24	High school graduation rates, by OECD country: 2004

2. Higher Education in Science and Engineering

Figure	Title	Image	Data
2-1	Higher education faculty employed part time, by highest degree: Fall 1992 and fall 2003
2-2	Average annual tuition, fees, room, and board for public 4-year institutions, total student aid dollars, and disposable personal income: 1997–2006
2-3	Grants and loans as percentage of undergraduate student aid: 1991–92 to 2005–06
2-4	Full-time S&E graduate students, by field and mechanism of primary support: 2005
2-5	Full-time S&E graduate students with primary support from federal government, by field: 2005
2-6	Primary mechanisms of support for S&E doctorate recipients, by citizenship, sex, and race/ethnicity: 2005
2-7	Freshmen intending S&E major, by race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1985–2006
2-8	Foreign students, by field of study: 1996–97 to 2005–06
2-9	Foreign undergraduate student enrollment in U.S. universities, by field (S&E and all fields) for top 10 places of origin: April 2007
2-10	U.S. engineering enrollment, by level: 1985–2005
2-11	First-time full-time graduate enrollment in engineering and computer sciences and unemployment rate of all workers: 1980–2004
2-12	S&E graduate enrollment, by citizenship and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1985–2005
2-13	Underrepresented minority share of S&E degrees, by degree level and field: 2005
2-14	S&E bachelor’s degrees, by field: 1985–2005
2-15	Female share of S&E bachelor’s degrees, by field: 1985–2005
2-16	Minority share of S&E bachelor’s degrees, by race/ethnicity: 1985–2005
2-17	S&E master’s degrees, by field: 1985–2005
2-18	S&E master’s degrees, by sex: 1985–2005
2-19	S&E master’s degrees, by race/ethnicity and citizenship: 1985–2005
2-20	S&E doctoral degrees earned in U.S. universities, by field: 1985–2005
2-21	U.S. citizen female share of doctoral degrees, by field: 1985, 1995, and 2005
2-22	U.S. citizen underrepresented minority S&E doctoral degrees, by race/ethnicity: 1985–2005
2-23	S&E doctoral degrees, by sex, race/ethnicity, and citizenship: 1985–2005
2-24	Foreign share of U.S. S&E degrees, by degree and field: 2005
2-25	U.S. S&E doctoral degree recipients, by selected Asian country/economy of origin: 1985–2005
2-26	U.S. S&E doctoral degree recipients, by selected Western European country: 1985–2005
2-27	U.S. S&E doctoral degree recipients from Europe, by region: 1985–2005
2-28	U.S. S&E doctoral degree recipients from Canada and Mexico: 1985–2005
2-29	Plans of foreign recipients of U.S. S&E doctorates to stay in United States: 1985–2005
2-30	Short-term stay rates of foreign recipients of U.S. S&E doctorates, by place of origin: 1994–97 and 2002–05
2-31	Postdoctoral students at U.S. universities, by field: 2005
2-32	Postdoctoral students at U.S. universities, by citizenship status: 1985–2005
2-33	Attainment of tertiary-type A and advanced research programs, by country and age group: 2004
2-34	First university S&E degrees in Asia, Europe, and North and Central America, by field: 2004
2-35	First university natural sciences and engineering degrees, by selected countries: 1985–2005
2-36	S&E doctoral degrees earned in Europe, Asia, and North America, by field: 2004 or most recent year
2-37	Natural sciences and engineering doctoral degrees, by selected country: 1985–2005
2-38	Foreign students enrolled in tertiary education, by country: 2004
2-39	S&E foreign graduate student enrollment, by selected industrialized country and field: 2005
2-40	S&E doctoral degrees earned by foreign students, by selected industrialized country and field: 2005 or most recent year

3. Science and Engineering Labor Force

Figure	Title	Image	Data
3-1	Science and technology employment: 1950–2000
3-2	Average annual growth rates of S&E occupations versus all workers: 1960–2000
3-3	Annual average growth rate of degree production and occupational employment, by S&E field: 1980–2000
3-4	U.S. workforce in S&E occupations: 1983–2006
3-5	Projected increase in employment, for S&E and selected other occupations: 2004–14
3-6	Projected job openings as percentage of 2004 employment, for S&E and selected other occupations: 2004–14
3-7	Inflation-adjusted change in mean salary 1–5 years after degree, by field and level of highest degree: 1993–2003
3-8	Mean salaries of S&E and S&E-related degree recipients 1–5 years after degree, by field and level of highest degree: 2003
3-9	Median salaries for bachelor’s degree holders, by years since degree: 2003
3-10	Individuals with highest degree in S&E employed in jobs closely or somewhat related to highest degree, by years since highest degree: 2003
3-11	S&E bachelor’s degree holders employed in jobs closely related to degree, by field and years since degree: 2003
3-12	Unemployment rate, by occupation: 1983–2006
3-13	Unemployment rates for individuals with highest degree in S&E, by years since highest degree: 1999 and 2003
3-14	Involuntarily out-of-field rates of individuals with highest degree in S&E, by years since highest degree: 1999 and 2003
3-15	Employment distribution across science and technology or STEM occupations: May 2006
3-16	Employment sector for individuals with highest degree in S&E: 2003
3-17	Largest sectors of employment for individuals in S&E occupations, by NAICS sectors: May 2006
3-18	Individuals with highest degree in S&E employed in private business, by employer size: 2003
3-19	Educational distribution, by nonacademic S&E occupations: 2005
3-20	Distribution of S&E degree holders with R&D as major work activity, by level of education: 2003
3-21	Distribution of S&E degree holders with R&D as major work activity, by field of highest degree: 2003
3-22	S&E doctorate holders with R&D as major work activity, by field and years since degree: 2003
3-23	Salary distribution of S&E degree holders employed full time, by degree level: 2003
3-24	Median salaries of S&E graduates, by degree level and years since degree: 2003
3-25	Age distribution of individuals in S&E occupations, by sex: 2003
3-26	Age distribution of doctorate holders in S&E occupations, by sex: 2003
3-27	College-educated women and ethnic minorities in nonacademic S&E occupations: 1980, 1990, 2000, and 2005
3-28	Women and ethnic minority doctorate holders in nonacademic S&E occupations: 1990, 2000, and 2005
3-29	Women as proportion of S&E workforce, by broad field of occupation: 1993 and 2003
3-30	Age distribution of individuals in S&E occupations, by race/ethnicity: 2003
3-31	Age distribution of S&E doctorate holders in S&E occupations, by race/ethnicity: 2003
3-32	Recent S&E recipients in career-path jobs within 3 months of degree, by field: 1999
3-33	Doctorate recipients holding tenure and tenure-track appointments at academic institutions 4–6 years after degree, by field: 1993–2006
3-34	Field of doctorate of U.S.-educated S&E doctorate recipients in postdoc positions: 2006
3-35	Proportion ever holding a postdoc among S&E doctorate holders, by field and year of doctorate: 2006
3-36	Median time spent in postdoc postions for S&E doctorate recipients completing postdocs, by field and year of doctorate: 2006
3-37	Growth of job benefits for S&E doctorate holders in postdoc positions, by field and year of doctorate: 2006
3-38	Former or current postdocs who took first postdoc position because other employment not available, by field and year of doctorate: 2006
3-39	Former postdocs’ evaluation of degree to which postdoc position helped career, by year of doctorate: 2006
3-40	S&E doctorate holders in tenured or tenure-track positions in 2006, by field, postdoc status, and year of doctorate: 2006
3-41	S&E doctorate holders in 1997–2001 graduation cohort in tenured or tenure-track positions, by degree field and postdoc status: 2006
3-42	S&E doctorate holders in 1997–2001 graduation cohort with R&D as primary or secondary work activity, by degree field and postdoc status: 2006
3-43	S&E doctorate holders in 1997–2001 graduation cohort with job closely related to degree field, by degree field and postdoc status: 2006
3-44	Salary of former postdocs relative to nonpostdocs for S&E doctorate holders in 1992–96 graduation cohort, by degree field and sector of employment: 2006
3-45	Age distribution of individuals in labor force with highest degree in S&E: 2003
3-46	Age distribution of individuals in labor force with highest degree in S&E, by degree level: 2003
3-47	Cumulative age distribution of individuals in labor force with highest degree in S&E, by degree level: 2003
3-48	Age distribution of S&E doctorate holders in labor force: 1993 and 2003
3-49	Employed S&E degree holders older than 50, by selected field: 2003
3-50	Older S&E degree holders working full time, by degree level: 2003
3-51	Researchers in OECD countries: Selected years, 1993–2002
3-52	Tertiary-educated population more than 15 years old: 2000 or most recent year
3-53	R&D employment of U.S. MNCs at their foreign affiliates and foreign MNCs at their U.S. affiliates: 1994, 1999, and 2004
3-54	R&D employment of U.S. MNCs in United States and at their foreign affiliates: 1994, 1999, and 2004
3-55	Canadian awards of permanent residency to university graduates, by degree level: 1996–2005
3-56	Stock of workers in Canada on high-skilled temporary work visas, by skill level: 1996–2005
3-57	High-skilled workers with visas in Japan, by region of origin: Selected years,1992–2003
3-58	Foreign-born individuals with highest degree in S&E living in United States, by place of birth: 2003
3-59	Citizenship of junior and guest scientists at Max Planck Institutes: 2005
3-60	Foreign-born S&E degree holders with highest degree from foreign institution, by year of entry to United States: 2003
3-61	Distribution of foreign-born S&E degree holders, by citizenship/visa status and year of entry to United States: 2003
3-62	Distribution of occupations of new recipients of U.S. H-1B temporary work visas: FY 2006
3-63	Country of citizenship for new recipients of U.S. H-1B temporary work visas: 2006
3-64	Country of citizenship for new recipients of U.S. H-1B temporary work visas holding doctorates: FY 2006
3-65	Five-year stay rates for U.S. S&E doctorate recipients with temporary visas, by place of origin: 1992–2005
3-66	Top countries of origin of persons with tertiary-level education or better who reside abroad in OECD countries: 2000

4. Research and Development: National Trends and International Linkages

Figure	Title	Image	Data
4-1	National R&D, by performing sector and source of funds, 1953–2006
4-2	Shares of national R&D expenditures, by performing sector and source of funds: 2006
4-3	National R&D expenditures, by funding sector: 1953–2006
4-4	National R&D, by character of work, and basic research, by funding and performing sectors: 2006
4-5	R&D performing and funding sectors, by character of work: 2006
4-6	Projected federal obligations for R&D, by agency and character of work: FY 2007
4-7	Federal obligations for R&D, by performing sector: FY 1955–2007
4-8	Estimated federal obligations for research, by agency and major S&E field: FY 2007
4-9	Difference in U.S. performer- and agency-reported federal R&D: 1980–2006
4-10	External users at Department of Energy facilities, by science program: FY 2006
4-11	Federal R&D budget authority, by budget function: FY 1980–2008
4-12	Research and experimentation credit claims as percentage of industry-funded R&D: 1990–2003