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Appendix G
Supplementary Tables
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TABLE G-1 Demographic Characteristics of Ph.D. Recipients in the Basic Biomedical Sciences
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
Total
3085
3150
3050
3118
3212
3396
3356
3444
3338
3399
3313
3369
3465
3769
3793
3992
4309
4456
4823
4881
5101
5385
5420
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
Men
2347
2424
2351
2311
2351
2440
2383
2417
2224
2315
2192
2197
2214
2377
2348
2477
2655
2740
2864
2887
2955
3101
3069
76.1%
77.0%
77.1%
74.1%
73.2%
71.8%
71.0%
70.2%
66.6%
68.1%
66.2%
65.2%
63.9%
63.1%
61.9%
62.0%
61.6%
61.5%
59.4%
59.1%
57.9%
57.6%
56.6%
Women
738
726
699
807
861
956
973
1027
1114
1084
1121
1172
1251
1392
1445
1515
1639
1702
1930
1976
2125
2264
2319
23.9%
23.0%
22.9%
25.9%
26.8%
28.2%
29.0%
29.8%
33.4%
31.9%
33.8%
34.8%
36.1%
36.9%
38.1%
38.0%
38.0%
38.2%
40.0%
40.5%
41.7%
42.0%
42.8%
Minorities a
74
72
58
87
67
75
91
94
86
98
104
118
127
122
133
135
159
161
183
220
236
240
255
2.4%
2.3%
1.9%
2.8%
2.1%
2.2%
2.7%
2.7%
2.6%
2.9%
3.1%
3.5%
3.7%
3.2%
3.5%
3.4%
3.7%
3.6%
3.8%
4.5%
4.6%
4.5%
4.7%
U.S. citizens
2554
2609
2525
2626
2738
2904
2897
2919
2850
2866
2725
2751
2670
2858
2850
2899
3050
3072
3264
3203
3278
3291
3415
82.8%
82.8%
82.8%
84.2%
85.2%
85.5%
86.3%
84.8%
85.4%
84.3%
82.3%
81.7%
77.1%
75.8%
75.1%
72.6%
70.8%
68.9%
67.7%
65.6%
64.3%
61.1%
63.0%
Permanent residents
194
165
169
147
133
147
125
114
108
109
113
118
153
176
173
183
210
240
296
641
831
801
553
6.3%
5.2%
5.5%
4.7%
4.1%
4.3%
3.7%
3.3%
3.2%
3.2%
3.4%
3.5%
4.4%
4.7%
4.6%
4.6%
4.9%
5.4%
6.1%
13.1%
16.3%
14.9%
10.2%
Temporary visas
256
277
261
259
253
273
248
294
291
308
364
343
455
515
570
814
987
1078
1165
980
919
1172
1170
8.3%
8.8%
8.6%
8.3%
7.9%
8.0%
7.4%
8.5%
8.7%
9.1%
11.0%
10.2%
13.1%
13.7%
15.0%
20.4%
22.9%
24.2%
24.2%
20.1%
18.0%
21.8%
21.6%
Planning postdoctoral study
1891
1937
1966
2086
2127
2316
2305
2363
2298
2377
2309
2368
2419
2651
2656
2886
3160
3293
3614
3626
3806
3931
3529
61.3%
61.5%
64.5%
66.9%
66.2%
68.2%
68.7%
68.6%
68.8%
69.9%
69.7%
70.3%
69.8%
70.3%
70.0%
72.3%
73.3%
73.9%
74.9%
74.3%
74.6%
73.0%
65.1%
Median time to Ph.D. (in years) b
6.00
6.17
6.25
6.33
6.41
6.50
6.50
6.67
7.00
7.09
7.17
7.25
7.33
7.42
7.42
7.58
7.50
7.59
7.67
7.75
7.83
7.67
7.83
Median age at tme of degree
29.25
29.25
29.34
29.38
29.41
29.25
29.33
29.59
29.83
30.25
30.42
30.59
30.50
30.83
30.92
31.17
31.08
31.17
31.17
31.17
31.25
31.25
30.92
a African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans; tabulations include U.S. citizens and permanent residents only.
b From entry into graduate studies.
SOURCE: Data are from the Survey of Earned Doctorates.
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TABLE G-2 Demographic Characteristics of Ph.D. Recipients in the Behavioral and Social Sciences
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
Total
2794
2897
2893
2743
2736
2610
2729
2507
2590
2482
2352
2357
2288
2268
2215
2261
2290
2273
2439
2411
2406
2434
2591
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
Men
1899
1949
1860
1725
1623
1535
1568
1397
1385
1256
1187
1180
1133
1046
1030
1008
977
1031
1019
1042
1013
982
1012
68.0%
67.3%
64.3%
62.9%
59.3%
58.8%
57.5%
55.7%
53.5%
50.6%
50.5%
50.1%
49.5%
46.1%
46.5%
44.6%
42.7%
45.4%
41.8%
43.2%
42.1%
40.3%
39.1%
Women
895
948
1033
1018
1113
1075
1161
1110
1205
1226
1165
1177
1155
1222
1185
1253
1309
1236
1412
1362
1388
1444
1558
32.0%
32.7%
35.7%
37.1%
40.7%
41.2%
42.5%
44.3%
46.5%
49.4%
49.5%
49.9%
50.5%
53.9%
53.5%
55.4%
57.2%
54.4%
57.9%
56.5%
57.7%
59.3%
60.1%
Minorities a
114
130
129
139
157
149
141
158
147
144
152
144
126
147
139
169
182
157
183
188
221
200
219
4.1%
4.5%
4.5%
5.1%
5.7%
5.7%
5.2%
6.3%
5.7%
5.8%
6.5%
6.1%
5.5%
6.5%
6.3%
7.5%
7.9%
6.9%
7.5%
7.8%
9.2%
8.2%
8.5%
U.S. citizens
2464
2598
2554
2448
2440
2301
2389
2157
2220
2100
1975
1936
1819
1807
1684
1851
1869
1812
1964
1944
1915
1943
1927
88.2%
89.7%
88.3%
89.2%
89.2%
88.2%
87.5%
86.0%
85.7%
84.6%
84.0%
82.1%
79.5%
79.7%
76.0%
81.9%
81.6%
79.7%
80.5%
80.6%
79.6%
79.8%
74.4%
Permanent residents
75
76
81
79
79
86
68
66
67
49
72
77
87
74
70
72
97
94
104
128
137
137
117
2.7%
2.6%
2.8%
2.9%
2.9%
3.3%
2.5%
2.6%
2.6%
2.0%
3.1%
3.3%
3.8%
3.3%
3.2%
3.2%
4.2%
4.1%
4.3%
5.3%
5.7%
5.6%
4.5%
Temporary visas
190
168
154
133
147
138
150
131
163
177
164
163
153
172
222
235
267
294
301
283
276
263
253
6.8%
5.8%
5.3%
4.8%
5.4%
5.3%
5.5%
5.2%
6.3%
7.1%
7.0%
6.9%
6.7%
7.6%
10.0%
10.4%
11.7%
12.9%
12.3%
11.7%
11.5%
10.8%
9.8%
Planning postdoctoral study
349
392
441
480
444
459
465
409
469
444
434
493
459
459
406
438
495
488
532
555
567
521
486
12.5%
13.5%
15.2%
17.5%
16.2%
17.6%
17.0%
16.3%
18.1%
17.9%
18.5%
20.9%
20.1%
20.2%
18.3%
19.4%
21.6%
21.5%
21.8%
23.0%
23.6%
21.4%
18.8%
Median time to Ph.D. (in years) b
6.25
6.33
6.59
6.92
7.17
7.33
7.63
8.00
8.00
8.25
8.59
8.91
8.92
9.00
9.00
9.00
9.08
9.08
9.00
9.00
9.00
8.92
8.83
Median age at time of degree
30.42
30.58
30.83
30.83
31.42
31.75
32.08
32.34
32.75
33.00
33.42
34.00
34.33
35.00
34.75
34.67
35.00
34.83
34.92
34.34
34.50
33.91
33.38
a African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans; tabulations include U.S. citizens and permanent residents only.
b From entry into graduate studies.
SOURCE: Data are from the Survey of Earned Doctorates.
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TABLE G-3 Demographic Characteristics of Ph.D. Recipients in the Clinical Sciences
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
Total
230
241
276
289
311
337
367
416
526
621
619
677
699
788
881
840
954
1030
1112
1217
1236
1246
1349
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
Men
158
176
196
208
202
204
221
232
249
262
244
259
290
302
313
322
333
363
396
420
456
434
462
68.7%
73.0%
71.0%
72.0%
65.0%
60.5%
60.2%
55.8%
47.3%
42.2%
39.4%
38.3%
41.5%
38.3%
35.5%
38.3%
34.9%
35.2%
35.6%
34.5%
36.9%
34.8%
34.2%
Women
72
65
80
81
109
133
146
184
277
359
375
418
409
486
568
518
617
659
704
787
769
803
870
31.3%
27.0%
29.0%
28.0%
35.0%
39.5%
39.8%
44.2%
52.7%
57.8%
60.6%
61.7%
58.5%
61.7%
64.5%
61.7%
64.7%
64.0%
63.3%
64.7%
62.2%
64.4%
64.5%
Minorities a
2
4
10
8
12
8
13
19
23
34
31
32
38
50
38
41
56
49
79
69
87
81
80
0.9%
1.7%
3.6%
2.8%
3.9%
2.4%
3.5%
4.6%
4.4%
5.5%
5.0%
4.7%
5.4%
6.3%
4.3%
4.9%
5.9%
4.8%
7.1%
5.7%
7.0%
6.5%
5.9%
U.S. citizens
171
181
213
223
240
256
292
328
401
492
458
489
527
573
656
630
706
739
803
897
857
865
891
74.3%
75.1%
77.2%
77.2%
77.2%
76.0%
79.6%
78.8%
76.2%
79.2%
74.0%
72.2%
75.4%
72.7%
74.5%
75.0%
74.0%
71.7%
72.2%
73.7%
69.3%
69.4%
66.0%
Permanent residents
31
27
34
23
32
27
29
25
30
36
32
30
33
38
29
34
58
48
63
91
103
87
78
13.5%
11.2%
12.3%
8.0%
10.3%
8.0%
7.9%
6.0%
5.7%
5.8%
5.2%
4.4%
4.7%
4.8%
3.3%
4.0%
6.1%
4.7%
5.7%
7.5%
8.3%
7.0%
5.8%
Temporary visas
21
28
25
28
27
45
34
48
70
66
85
93
84
108
118
145
161
213
202
214
235
253
247
9.1%
11.6%
9.1%
9.7%
8.7%
13.4%
9.3%
11.5%
13.3%
10.6%
13.7%
13.7%
12.0%
13.7%
13.4%
17.3%
16.9%
20.7%
18.2%
17.6%
19.0%
20.3%
18.3%
Planning postdoctoral study
43
51
64
57
78
87
81
84
69
104
89
109
109
133
116
165
141
192
185
226
236
238
223
18.7%
21.2%
23.2%
19.7%
25.1%
25.8%
22.1%
20.2%
13.1%
16.7%
14.4%
16.1%
15.6%
16.9%
13.2%
19.6%
14.8%
18.6%
16.6%
18.6%
19.1%
19.1%
16.5%
Median time to Ph.D. (in years) b
7.00
6.63
6.50
7.09
6.92
7.17
7.67
7.50
7.92
8.17
8.83
8.91
9.00
9.00
9.08
9.59
9.17
9.92
9.63
9.50
9.91
9.79
10.00
Median age at time of degree
31.83
31.58
30.79
31.67
31.75
32.00
32.37
32.87
34.08
34.33
35.50
35.96
35.92
36.42
36.75
37.17
37.83
37.75
38.42
37.79
38.08
38.46
38.42
aAfrican Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans; tabulations include U.S. citizens and permanent residents only.
bFrom entry into graduate studies.
SOURCE: Data are from the Survey of Earned Doctorates.
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TABLE G-4 Characteristics of the Science and Engineering Workforce in the Basic Biomedical Sciences
1975
1977
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
Total
40639
44727
49827
54660
58118
63194
67341
72142
74405
79497
82983
92955
Men
34110
37141
41166
44350
46429
49956
52565
55318
55712
58424
59925
65716
Women
6529
7586
8661
10310
11689
13238
14776
16824
18693
21030
23095
27239
Minorities a
1076
1171
1286
1592
1561
1862
1950
2251
2805
3048
3410
3943
Citizens
38187
41756
46158
51499
55337
60153
64015
68451
70501
74398
76570
84887
Permanent residents
1118
1340
1807
2291
2192
2359
2646
2807
2709
3653
5091
4922
Temporary residents
796
1080
1669
503
331
473
581
884
997
1431
1322
1466
Tenured faculty
13376
14345
15636
17836
18884
20114
19157
19755
17106
19151
19487
20326
Tenure track, not tenured
8854
9170
5952
6446
5673
6644
6149
5872
7556
7683
8259
8974
Total academics
27219
29889
33188
36165
36797
39307
41027
43572
40581
45247
48568
53026
Tenured or tenure-track faculty
22230
23515
21588
24282
24557
26758
25306
25627
24662
26834
27746
29300
Nontenure-track faculty
668
1057
4476
3586
3953
3696
5974
6235
4010
5386
5713
6822
Academic postdoctorates
2615
3507
4358
4722
4405
4450
4784
5993
4819
6401
7693
9620
Other academics
1706
1810
3092
3575
3882
4403
4963
5717
7090
6626
7427
7296
Total industry b
5326
5583
6313
7951
9635
11967
13588
15582
18513
19950
19434
22204
Industry professionals
5273
5543
6286
7881
9589
11841
13366
15376
18309
19579
18903
21643
Industry postdoctorates
53
40
27
70
46
126
222
206
204
371
531
561
Total government
4030
4250
4776
4831
5287
5399
6254
6290
6589
7200
7185
8649
Government professionals
3785
3914
4449
4545
4843
5026
5725
5776
6157
6154
6074
7212
Government postdoctorates
245
336
327
286
444
373
529
514
432
1046
1111
1437
Other sectors of employment
3055
3436
4103
4303
4657
5043
4847
5034
5984
4072
3790
5602
aAfrican Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans; tabulations include U.S. citizens and permanent residents only.
bIncluding those who are self-employed.
SOURCE: Data are from the Survey of Doctorate Recipients.
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TABLE G-5 Characteristics of the Science and Engineering Workforce in the Behavioral and Social Sciences
1975
1977
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
Total
25802
29155
33010
36662
41038
43862
45295
48844
48154
51307
52324
57843
Men
20501
22569
25033
27006
29315
30171
30392
31896
30151
31485
30959
33605
Women
5301
6586
7977
9656
11723
13691
14903
16948
18003
19849
21365
24238
Minorities a
642
843
1049
1444
1774
1846
1980
2274
2760
3042
3278
4015
Citizens
25170
28556
31993
35664
39918
42559
44107
47449
46565
49746
50745
55822
Permanent residents
340
322
569
795
856
1066
1113
1149
1338
1353
1388
1732
Temporary residents
165
127
332
123
182
135
50
218
160
178
178
289
Tenured faculty
10038
11285
12901
14700
16960
17113
15968
17053
15291
17183
18121
19492
Tenure track, not tenured
6803
6729
4506
4538
4169
4759
4041
4359
4597
4974
4790
4879
Total academics
18668
20132
22543
25025
26896
28472
28187
29841
26475
29901
31764
34850
Tenured or tenure-track faculty
16841
18014
17407
19238
21129
21872
20009
21412
19888
22157
22911
24371
Nontenure-track faculty
690
710
2719
2290
2306
2606
3819
3643
2204
2410
2797
3168
Academic postdoctorates
435
543
806
760
702
713
579
745
412
469
967
1177
Other academics
702
865
2119
2737
2759
3281
3780
4041
3971
4865
5089
6134
Total industry b
2111
2777
3487
4643
6625
7345
8032
8843
10696
10896
10484
11779
Industry professionals
2111
2773
3487
4643
6622
7328
8029
8838
10696
10878
10421
11650
Industry postdoctorates
0
4
0
0
3
17
3
5
0
18
63
129
Total government
1793
2394
2654
2831
3058
3182
3858
3732
3900
4874
4993
5192
Government professionals
1778
2353
2605
2781
3013
3163
3816
3732
3816
4748
4854
5071
Government postdoctorates
15
41
49
50
45
19
42
0
84
126
139
121
Other sectors of employment
2662
2788
3116
3181
3200
3740
3876
4787
4631
3201
3138
3820
aAfrican Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans; tabulations include U.S. citizens and permanent residents only.
bIncluding those who are self-employed.
SOURCE: Data are from the Survey of Doctorate Recipients.
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TABLE G-6 Characteristics of the Science and Engineering Workforce in the Clinical Sciences
1975
1977
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
Total
3515
3815
4615
5390
6119
7340
7835
9154
9479
11143
12431
14618
Men
3028
3161
3709
4211
4560
5117
5139
5603
5416
5752
5826
6918
Women
487
654
906
1179
1559
2223
2696
3551
4063
5352
6605
7700
Minorities a
134
146
186
201
260
281
348
500
626
762
946
1139
U.S. citizens
3276
3515
4207
4977
5766
6917
7334
8647
8929
10483
11669
13635
Permanent residents
125
170
264
362
336
340
446
435
471
467
693
775
Temporary residents
83
91
148
44
8
79
55
72
65
184
69
208
Tenured faculty
931
1031
1271
1424
1516
1968
1960
2191
1890
2331
2770
3081
Tenure track, not tenured
684
743
565
780
921
1002
931
1337
1426
1749
1988
1878
Total academics
1856
2064
2564
2963
3225
3938
4164
4959
4706
5753
6684
7609
Tenured or tenure-track faculty
1615
1774
1836
2204
2437
2970
2891
3528
3316
4080
4758
4959
Nontenure-track faculty
56
78
423
438
485
443
784
843
761
944
947
1366
Academic postdoctorates
107
108
105
139
100
177
90
152
116
140
342
416
Other academics
78
104
231
182
203
348
399
436
513
589
637
868
Total industry b
739
733
992
1259
1493
1798
1954
2310
2568
2867
2940
3617
Industry professionals
739
733
992
1259
1485
1793
1940
2307
2564
2862
2923
3568
Industry postdoctorates
0
0
0
0
8
5
14
3
4
5
17
49
Total government
500
470
457
562
619
703
753
918
1080
1207
1410
1514
Government professionals
491
462
446
527
585
689
745
916
1064
1141
1309
1467
Government postdoctorates
9
8
11
35
34
14
8
2
16
66
101
47
Other sectors of employment
380
455
436
501
645
749
760
778
847
828
962
1329
aAfrican Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans; tabulations include U.S. citizens and permanent residents only.
bIncluding those who are self-employed.
SOURCE: Data are from the Survey of Doctorate Recipients.
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TABLE G-7 Primary Form of Financial Support for Graduate Students in the Basic Biomedical Sciences
Mechanisms of Support
1975
1977
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
NIH and other DHHS traineeships and fellowships
5068
4281
4363
3678
3478
3400
3502
3486
3896
4001
4138
3941
NIH and other DHHS research assistantships
1832
2227
2804
3092
3159
3608
4562
5918
6483
7174
7461
7436
Other federal support
1897
2322
2509
2579
2407
2581
2651
2854
3087
3690
3800
3816
Institutional teaching assistantships
7530
7703
8076
8160
8200
8150
7547
7736
7685
7866
8005
7861
Other institutional support
4195
5865
5304
5811
6061
6816
8212
8991
10006
10435
10946
10819
SOURCE: Data are from the Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctoratesin Science and Engineering.
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ADDRESSING THE NATION'S CHANGING NEEDS FOR BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENTISTS
TABLE G-8 Primary Source of Financial Support for Graduate Students in the Behavioral and Social Sciences
Mechanisms of Support
1975
1977
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
NIH and other DHHS traineeships and fellowships
3666
3139
2664
1381
665
625
523
457
575
539
540
563
NIH and other DHHS research assistantships
867
916
946
668
590
681
744
1015
1139
1242
1179
1236
Other federal support
2146
2546
1842
2744
2150
2045
2069
2129
2310
2458
2532
2560
Institutional teaching assistantships
7186
7215
7268
7705
7686
7852
8112
8579
8795
9581
9724
9801
Other institutional support
5311
5948
5724
6663
6827
7423
7926
8908
9815
10411
10249
10828
SOURCE: Data are from the Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctoratesin Science and Engineering.
Representative terms from entire chapter:
basic biomedical