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Table 25. Employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by selected demographic characteristics and citizenship status: 2010

Characteristic	All employed		U.S. citizen						Non-U.S. citizen
	Total		Total		Native born		Naturalized		Total		Permanent resident		Temporary resident
	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE
Doctorate recipient	692,900	1,750	603,800	1,900	496,800	1,700	107,000	1,200	89,200	950	59,800	1,050	29,400	700
Sex Male	472,700	1,400	408,100	1,500	328,900	1,350	79,300	1,050	64,600	850	43,100	900	21,500	550
Female	220,200	1,050	195,700	1,100	167,900	1,100	27,700	650	24,600	600	16,600	600	7,900	400
Ethnicity and race Hispanic or Latino^a	23,500	350	19,200	400	13,200	350	6,000	300	4,300	300	3,100	250	1,200	150
Not Hispanic or Latino^b American Indian or Alaska Native	1,500	150	1,500	150	1,400	150	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Asian	134,600	900	76,500	900	11,600	350	64,900	950	58,000	750	35,700	800	22,300	600
Black or African American	22,300	350	19,500	450	14,500	350	5,100	300	2,800	250	2,200	250	600	100
White	502,300	1,700	478,700	1,800	449,000	1,600	29,700	750	23,600	700	18,500	700	5,100	350
Other race^c	8,800	300	8,400	350	7,100	300	1,300	200	400	100	300	100	100	50
Age Under 35	76,400	950	49,500	800	45,200	800	4,200	350	27,000	700	10,500	500	16,400	600
35-39	88,900	1,300	61,200	1,150	52,100	1,100	9,100	500	27,700	850	18,400	750	9,300	550
40-44	91,900	1,300	76,700	1,150	59,300	1,050	17,400	700	15,300	650	13,000	600	2,200	250
45-49	92,900	1,250	83,500	1,300	61,500	1,150	22,000	700	9,300	600	8,500	600	800	200
50-54	95,500	1,300	90,400	1,250	71,200	1,100	19,200	700	5,100	450	4,800	450	300	100
55-59	92,200	1,650	89,700	1,650	75,300	1,500	14,400	550	2,500	400	2,300	350	300	100
60-64	80,800	1,450	79,700	1,400	69,000	1,250	10,600	550	1,100	250	1,100	250	D	D
65-75	74,200	1,150	73,100	1,200	63,000	1,100	10,100	600	1,100	250	1,100	250	D	D
Years since doctorate ≤ 5	136,400	650	88,000	650	78,700	550	9,300	500	48,400	600	21,600	650	26,800	650
6–10	108,100	800	85,100	650	70,300	650	14,800	500	22,900	600	21,000	600	2,000	250
11–15	106,400	800	97,000	850	70,500	700	26,500	700	9,400	500	9,100	500	300	150
16–20	92,100	800	88,000	850	66,800	850	21,200	550	4,200	400	4,000	400	S	S
21–25	75,000	800	72,900	850	60,200	750	12,700	600	2,100	350	2,100	300	D	D
> 25	175,000	1,500	172,800	1,450	150,300	1,450	22,500	700	2,100	350	2,000	350	D	D
Place of birth United States	487,300	1,650	487,000	1,650	486,200	1,650	800	150	300	150	300	100	D	D
Europe	33,900	850	19,500	700	3,900	350	15,500	600	14,500	600	11,300	550	3,200	250
Asia	138,600	1,250	77,600	1,150	3,600	300	73,900	1,100	61,000	800	38,400	850	22,600	600
North America^d	6,400	500	2,800	350	1,200	200	1,700	200	3,600	400	2,800	350	700	150
Central America^e	3,300	250	2,100	250	400	100	1,700	200	1,200	150	800	150	400	100
Caribbean	2,800	250	2,200	200	100	50	2,100	200	600	150	400	100	200	100
South America	7,700	400	4,500	350	800	150	3,800	300	3,100	250	2,200	250	1,000	150
Africa	10,200	450	7,000	400	400	150	6,500	400	3,200	300	2,600	300	700	100
Oceania	1,300	250	600	150	D	D	500	150	700	200	600	200	200	100
Unknown	1,500	200	600	150	100	100	400	150	900	200	500	150	400	100

D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information. S = suppressed for reliability; coefficient of variation exceeds publication standards.
SE = standard error.

^a Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.
^b American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, black or African American, and white are single race.
^c Other race includes Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and persons reporting more than one race who are not of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity.

^d Excludes the United States.
^e Includes Mexico.

NOTES: Numbers are rounded to the nearest 100. Standard errors are rounded up to the nearest 50. Detail may not add to total because of rounding.

SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients, 2010.

Data from survey cycle 2010, as of August 21, 2013.