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NCSES SDR FY2013 DST 3 SAS Output
Table 3. Doctoral scientists and engineers, by broad field of doctorate, employment status, ethnicity, and race: 2013
 

Field and employment status                 Not Hispanic or Latinob
Total Hispanic or Latinoa American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American White Other racec
Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE
All fields 837,900 950 28,800 250 1,800 200 159,400 750 25,900 300 611,400 900 10,700 400
Full time 636,400 2,050 23,600 300 1,400 150 139,700 1,050 20,700 400 442,700 1,800 8,200 400
Part time 84,400 1,500 2,900 250 200 100 7,100 450 2,900 250 70,300 1,300 1,000 150
Unemployedd 15,100 700 600 100 D D 3,300 350 800 150 10,000 600 300 100
Retired 87,500 1,450 1,300 200 100 100 6,500 450 1,200 150 77,500 1,300 800 200
Not employed or not seeking worke 14,600 700 400 100 D D 2,700 300 200 100 10,900 600 300 100
Science 649,000 1,000 23,100 250 1,500 150 97,500 700 20,700 300 497,500 900 8,800 350
Full time 482,400 1,950 18,800 300 1,200 150 84,400 800 16,400 350 355,100 1,800 6,600 350
Part time 71,200 1,450 2,400 200 200 100 4,900 350 2,500 250 60,300 1,350 800 150
Unemployedd 11,800 600 400 100 D D 2,100 250 600 150 8,400 500 200 100
Retired 71,300 1,300 1,100 150 100 100 4,000 350 1,000 150 64,300 1,200 800 150
Not employed or not seeking worke 12,300 650 400 100 D D 2,100 300 200 50 9,300 550 300 100
Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences 211,900 700 7,500 150 400 100 36,700 550 5,500 200 158,800 750 3,000 250
Full time 167,600 1,050 6,600 200 200 100 32,200 550 4,500 200 121,700 950 2,500 200
Part time 15,900 750 400 100 D D 1,400 250 500 100 13,300 700 200 100
Unemployedd 4,200 400 100 50 D D 900 200 200 100 2,900 300 100 50
Retired 19,500 700 200 100 D D 1,200 200 200 50 17,700 700 100 100
Not employed or not seeking worke 4,600 400 200 50 D D 1,100 200 D D 3,200 350 100 50
Computer/ information sciences 23,000 300 500 100 D D 8,500 300 500 100 13,100 300 400 100
Full time 20,700 350 500 100 D D 8,200 300 500 100 11,200 300 300 100
Part time 1,200 200 D D D D 200 100 D D 900 200 D D
Unemployedd 400 150 D D D D D D D D 300 150 D D
Retired 600 150 D D D D D D D D 500 150 D D
Not employed or not seeking worke 200 100 D D D D D D D D 200 100 D D
Mathematics/ statistics 39,200 400 1,100 150 D D 9,300 250 800 100 27,700 400 300 100
Full time 29,600 550 1,000 150 D D 8,100 300 700 100 19,700 500 100 100
Part time 3,000 350 100 50 D D 500 150 200 100 2,300 300 D D
Unemployedd 400 150 D D D D D D D D 300 100 D D
Retired 5,400 350 D D D D 500 150 D D 4,800 300 D D
Not employed or not seeking worke 800 200 D D D D 200 100 D D 500 150 D D
Physical sciences 148,800 500 3,900 150 300 100 28,300 450 2,700 150 112,100 600 1,600 200
Full time 110,700 800 3,400 150 200 100 23,800 550 2,300 150 79,500 750 1,400 200
Part time 11,500 500 100 50 D D 1,200 200 100 50 10,000 500 100 50
Unemployedd 3,400 400 100 50 D D 800 200 S S 2,400 350 D D
Retired 20,500 550 200 100 D D 1,900 250 100 50 18,200 550 200 100
Not employed or not seeking worke 2,600 350 D D D D 600 150 D D 2,000 300 D D
Psychology 120,200 500 5,600 200 400 100 4,800 250 5,700 200 102,000 550 1,800 150
Full time 77,500 950 3,700 150 300 100 3,700 250 4,300 200 64,200 950 1,300 150
Part time 27,400 900 1,500 200 D D 800 150 900 150 23,900 900 300 100
Unemployedd 1,700 250 200 50 D D D D 200 100 1,300 250 D D
Retired 11,200 550 300 100 D D 100 100 300 100 10,400 500 D D
Not employed or not seeking worke 2,400 250 100 50 D D D D D D 2,200 250 D D
Social sciences 105,900 600 4,500 150 500 150 9,900 300 5,400 200 83,900 550 1,700 200
Full time 76,400 850 3,600 150 400 100 8,500 350 4,100 250 58,700 700 1,000 150
Part time 12,100 600 400 100 D D 800 150 800 150 10,000 550 200 100
Unemployedd 1,700 250 100 50 D D 200 100 S S 1,200 200 D D
Retired 14,100 600 300 100 D D 300 100 400 100 12,800 600 300 100
Not employed or not seeking worke 1,600 200 S S D D 100 100 D D 1,200 200 D D
Engineering 150,600 650 4,400 150 200 100 57,000 600 2,900 150 84,700 600 1,400 200
Full time 124,600 950 3,800 150 100 50 51,100 750 2,400 150 66,100 750 1,200 200
Part time 9,200 550 300 100 D D 2,000 300 200 100 6,600 450 100 50
Unemployedd 2,600 300 100 50 D D 1,200 250 100 100 1,100 200 100 50
Retired 12,700 550 200 100 D D 2,300 250 S S 10,000 500 D D
Not employed or not seeking worke 1,600 300 D D D D 500 150 D D 1,100 200 D D
Health 38,300 350 1,300 100 100 50 4,900 250 2,300 100 29,200 350 600 100
Full time 29,300 500 1,000 100 100 50 4,300 250 1,900 150 21,600 450 500 100
Part time 4,100 300 200 100 D D 200 100 300 100 3,400 300 100 50
Unemployedd 700 150 S S D D D D D D 500 150 D D
Retired 3,500 300 * * D D 100 100 100 50 3,200 300 D D
Not employed or not seeking worke 700 150 D D D D 200 100 D D 500 150 D D

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 Unemployed includes individuals who were not working during the survey reference week but had been seeking work in the prior 4 weeks or who were on layoff from their job.
e Not employed or not seeking work includes individuals who were not working during the survey reference week and had not been seeking work in the prior 4 weeks because of family responsibilities, chronic illness, or other reasons.
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. Designation of full-time and part-time employment status is based on principal job only, not on all jobs held in labor force. For example, an individual could work part time in his or her principal job but full time in labor force.
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.