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Table 30. Doctorate recipients who had attended community college, by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, race, and broad field of study: 2015
(Percent)

Demographic characteristic All doctorate recipients Life sciencesa Physical sciences and earth sciences Mathematics and computer sciences Psychology and social sciences Engineering Education Humanities and arts Otherb
All doctorate recipients 12.5 14.3 11.1 7.4 14.5 6.8 19.8 13.1 12.6
Sex
Male 11.4 13.8 10.9 8.0 14.0 6.7 20.7 14.8 12.3
Female 13.7 14.7 11.7 5.6 14.9 7.3 19.4 11.5 13.0
Citizenship status
U.S. citizen or permanent resident 18.8 20.2 18.1 15.6 19.2 14.8 23.7 16.0 19.9
Temporary visa holder 1.5 2.1 1.4 1.1 1.7 1.0 2.4 2.8 1.0
Ethnicity and race (U.S. citizens and permanent residents)
Hispanic or Latino 23.9 24.7 21.1 25.3 25.3 18.0 32.1 20.3 20.7
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 34.6 40.9 D 0.0 35.5 0.0 28.6 36.0 D
Asian 12.4 12.1 12.1 6.9 13.7 11.2 15.4 16.2 13.4
Black or African American 20.0 19.5 16.8 11.3 20.0 16.4 22.7 14.4 24.0
White 19.1 21.0 18.8 16.6 19.0 15.6 23.7 15.6 20.1
More than one race 20.9 21.3 13.5 25.7 26.8 15.7 23.6 14.5 27.5
Other race or race not reported 22.1 25.5 D 26.3 18.6 16.1 34.8 19.4 D
Ethnicity not reported 7.1 10.3 3.3 6.8 5.8 3.0 14.7 6.8 4.0