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Table 25. Employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by selected demographic characteristics and citizenship status: 2013
 

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 720,800 1,900 622,900 1,950 509,900 1,700 113,000 1,250 97,900 1,150 70,100 950 27,800 750
Sex
Male 		480,800 1,550 410,500 1,500 328,100 1,400 82,300 1,050 70,300 950 49,500 850 20,800 600
Female 240,000 1,050 212,500 1,200 181,800 1,100 30,700 750 27,600 750 20,600 750 7,000 400
Ethnicity and race
Hispanic or Latinoa 		26,500 250 21,800 350 15,300 300 6,500 250 4,700 300 3,400 250 1,300 150
Not Hispanic or Latinob
American Indian or Alaska Native		 1,600 200 1,500 150 1,500 150 D D D D D D D D
Asian 146,900 900 81,200 1,000 14,000 400 67,200 1,000 65,700 900 44,600 800 21,100 600
Black or African American 23,600 350 20,800 350 15,500 350 5,300 300 2,800 300 2,200 250 700 150
White 513,000 1,750 488,700 1,750 456,000 1,700 32,700 700 24,300 750 19,800 750 4,600 350
Other racec 9,200 400 8,900 400 7,700 350 1,200 250 300 100 200 100 100 100
Age
Under 35 		76,600 1,100 53,000 950 48,000 900 5,000 350 23,600 650 10,200 500 13,400 550
35-39 96,000 1,250 63,700 1,100 54,500 1,000 9,200 550 32,300 800 22,600 700 9,800 550
40-44 98,100 1,250 79,100 1,150 61,900 1,100 17,200 700 19,100 750 16,200 700 2,900 350
45-49 91,700 1,550 80,900 1,350 60,200 1,100 20,800 750 10,800 600 9,900 550 800 200
50-54 92,300 1,400 86,500 1,400 65,800 1,250 20,800 750 5,800 550 5,300 500 500 150
55-59 94,200 1,350 90,800 1,400 73,400 1,250 17,400 600 3,400 400 3,300 400 200 100
60-64 83,600 1,400 82,100 1,350 70,400 1,250 11,700 600 1,500 300 1,400 300 200 100
65-75 88,200 1,400 86,800 1,400 75,800 1,300 11,000 600 1,400 300 1,300 300 D D
Years since doctorate
≤ 5 		117,400 450 78,600 650 70,200 500 8,400 500 38,800 600 17,100 550 21,700 550
6–10 120,000 500 86,400 650 72,500 600 13,900 550 33,600 600 28,600 600 5,000 350
11–15 107,000 700 94,100 850 71,700 650 22,400 600 12,900 650 12,400 600 500 150
16–20 99,600 650 93,200 750 68,100 650 25,200 550 6,300 550 6,000 550 400 150
21–25 83,000 750 79,600 850 61,800 700 17,800 550 3,400 400 3,300 350 D D
> 25 193,800 1,700 191,000 1,600 165,600 1,550 25,400 650 2,800 400 2,700 400 D D
Place of birth
United States 		497,900 1,700 497,600 1,700 497,100 1,700 500 150 300 100 300 100 D D
Europe 35,800 800 21,400 700 4,400 400 16,900 600 14,400 550 11,500 500 2,900 300
Asia 151,100 1,000 82,300 1,050 4,700 450 77,600 1,100 68,800 900 47,300 850 21,500 600
North Americad 8,200 600 3,900 450 1,500 300 2,400 300 4,200 400 3,400 400 800 150
Central Americae 3,700 300 2,300 250 500 150 1,800 200 1,400 200 1,000 150 400 100
Caribbean 3,000 250 2,400 250 200 100 2,300 250 600 150 400 100 200 50
South America 8,100 350 4,700 300 800 150 4,000 250 3,400 300 2,300 250 1,100 150
Africa 10,500 450 7,300 450 500 150 6,800 400 3,200 300 2,500 250 700 150
Oceania 1,500 250 600 150 100 100 400 150 1,000 250 900 200 S S
Unknown 900 200 300 150 D D 300 150 500 150 400 150 100 100

Codes used in data tables: * = suppressed when population estimate < 50. 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 North America excludes the United States.
e Central America 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, 2013.
Data from survey cycle 2013, as of 18 February 2014.