Table B-1. Scientists and Engineers in 1993, 1995 and 1997 (Total Population):
B0 and B1 Parameters for Specified Demographic Groups
    1993/1995 1997
Field Parameter Total Male Female White Nonwhite Total Male Female White Nonwhite
Total Scientists and Engineers
Total, all fields B0 0.000029 0.000031 -0.000008 0.000029 0.000185 -0.000017 -0.000024 -0.000054 -0.000023 -0.000039
B1 176.694901 166.310995 270.328363 200.999510 83.186636 267.556809 266.082286 259.108978 301.435705 125.898534
Field of Highest Degree
Computer/Math sciences B0 0.000290 0.000056 0.000759 0.000212 0.001474 -0.000118 -0.000224 -0.000202 -0.000173 -0.000296
B1 89.803999 130.807477 145.064552 134.710118 108.843207 236.726795 244.641287 202.746064 266.597694 127.850882
Life sciences B0 0.000075 0.000113 -0.000019 0.000064 0.000326 -0.000110 -0.000111 -0.000247 -0.000135 -0.000260
B1 251.348834 294.314327 196.031161 274.209782 77.239592 252.300164 227.523157 238.407569 275.047714 127.697243
Physical sciences B0 0.000031 0.000035 0.000319 0.000047 0.000040 -0.000130 -0.000108 -0.000366 -0.000151 -0.000340
B1 170.492431 157.997872 176.999935 177.932091 101.409530 183.419662 179.296626 165.566548 194.881107 105.910509
Social sciences B0 0.000037 0.000134 -0.000144 0.000042 0.000187 -0.000068 -0.000114 -0.000117 -0.000096 -0.000086
B1 303.607445 265.723071 394.628593 347.429493 82.273485 361.162128 366.520658 312.428733 394.585864 194.799605
Engineering B0 0.000067 0.000067 -0.000176 0.000068 0.000545 -0.000031 -0.000034 -0.000407 -0.000039 -0.000091
B1 128.775350 114.981848 147.681396 133.658866 84.711138 155.244704 152.467898 130.166099 164.353694 98.656687
Non-S/E B0 -0.000035 0.000000 -0.000034 -0.000046 -0.000025 -0.000041 -0.000056 -0.000142 -0.000063 -0.000144
B1 256.851348 251.531029 242.245989 287.084207 147.341024 391.883715 391.371972 370.403467 464.260957 176.546023
Occupation
Comp/Math sciences B0 -0.000062 -0.000056 -0.000034 -0.000101 0.001076 -0.000058 -0.000118 -0.000145 0.000000 -0.000115
B1 221.850649 204.842453 178.918654 238.246130 83.862026 207.120858 201.979137 221.171956 219.475688 112.508290
Life sciences B0 -0.000012 0.000009 -0.000163 0.000064 -0.000030 -0.000054 -0.000033 0.000101 0.000024 0.000329
B1 138.753466 149.307476 154.145336 141.492622 94.859093 171.324258 165.658069 146.854238 184.032613 79.935406
Physical sciences B0 -0.000004 0.000050 -0.000356 -0.000006 0.002676 0.000020 0.000157 -0.000537 -0.000008 0.000003
B1 130.530544 112.340964 168.710246 130.327850 60.756323 131.221795 127.962848 133.875792 147.988034 89.025751
Social sciences B0 0.000341 0.000374 0.000348 0.000489 0.002770 0.000074 -0.000066 -0.000168 0.000119 0.000880
B1 109.844071 108.543722 153.284390 112.450179 54.155536 179.055508 172.835886 181.634049 177.250549 102.254416
Engineering B0 0.000027 0.000031 -0.000354 0.000005 0.000069 -0.000027 -0.000037 0.000074 -0.000029 -0.000077
B1 96.102065 101.138205 113.822217 110.789200 77.599636 159.874286 167.117021 123.484089 166.913897 95.014115
Non-S/E B0 0.000005 -0.000013 -0.000074 -0.000005 0.000193 -0.000021 -0.000029 -0.000085 -0.000024 -0.000065
B1 287.167300 291.879264 331.938943 340.295571 86.684411 310.860242 331.017217 304.799577 342.790593 145.958454
NOTE: White category excludes persons of Hispanic origin. Hispanics are included in the Nonwhite category.
SOURCE: NSF/SRS Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT), 1993-1997.

February 22, 2000