Table B-3. Master's Scientists and Engineers in 1993, 1995 and 1997:
B0 and B1 Parameters for Specified Demographic Groups
    1993/1995 1997
Field Parameter Total Male Female White Nonwhite Total Male Female White Nonwhite
Master's Scientists and Engineers
Total, all fields B0 -0.000042 -0.000042 -0.000085 -0.000048 -0.00009 -0.000010 -0.000010 -0.000070 -0.000010 -0.000110
B1 210.065366 170.11517 252.392454 228.742977 103.535428 261.582425 249.272682 313.917037 310.518497 121.874418
Field of Highest Degree
Computer/Math sciences B0 0.000189 0.000251 -0.000556 0.000184 -0.000969 -0.000389 -0.000620 -0.000797 -0.000679 -0.000213
B1 188.109917 196.743588 209.280519 192.467607 90.393643 169.670669 194.902956 149.497582 217.866249 90.851638
Life sciences B0 -0.000471 -0.001215 0.000292 -0.000588 -0.001509 -0.000142 -0.000416 -0.001000 -0.000073 -0.000139
B1 211.007321 238.293608 207.138575 219.725866 95.502471 157.906999 205.822719 163.498122 166.493218 98.266106
Physical sciences B0 -0.000739 -0.000866 -0.001955 -0.000671 -0.001802 -0.000941 -0.000601 -0.001941 -0.001147 -0.001750
B1 192.222804 201.636944 175.236118 193.434602 110.590972 185.818730 159.117873 164.713894 198.691985 103.063673
Social sciences B0 -0.000045 0.000165 0.000042 0.000066 -0.000116 -0.000277 -0.000560 -0.000381 -0.000323 -0.000176
B1 299.153598 257.608076 261.308182 310.119865 80.373159 265.467258 273.757759 249.760731 287.154485 121.066908
Engineering B0 0.000046 0.000045 0.001652 -0.000003 0.001355 -0.000163 -0.000186 -0.000618 -0.000214 -0.000051
B1 123.149358 134.006323 117.056671 129.906814 68.378293 135.843876 140.796694 92.550885 154.927495 74.673986
Non-S/E B0 -0.000046 0.000147 -0.000142 -0.000062 -0.000097 -0.000021 0.000025 -0.000131 -0.000035 -0.000243
B1 268.597292 197.098078 272.386679 288.327605 97.974929 399.699588 393.111572 402.282131 479.977509 183.805378
Occupation
Computer/Math sciences B0 0.000003 0.000209 0.001152 -0.000053 0.001313 -0.000159 -0.000213 -0.000571 -0.000092 -0.000270
B1 183.507581 172.440062 170.762337 190.912531 72.022245 184.317669 173.155011 171.508323 217.785387 84.823597
Life sciences B0 -0.000098 0.000287 -0.000053 -0.000199 -0.001694 -0.000283 -0.000325 -0.000855 -0.000246 0.001694
B1 140.384105 157.766873 172.980525 152.413526 80.585504 202.940762 222.393957 173.419563 223.626570 104.794791
Physical sciences B0 0.00027 0.000325 -0.002395 0.000374 -0.012569 0.000242 0.000573 -0.000513 -0.000060 0.000320
B1 169.607948 142.656068 196.480275 159.90545 113.477784 113.766030 107.688480 126.027724 129.325076 83.941575
Social sciences B0 0.000113 0.000362 0.000256 0.000346 -0.000914 0.000017 0.000174 -0.000450 0.000004 0.002675
B1 212.352864 199.572394 202.90721 220.334536 97.532332 250.736471 221.594517 221.530535 265.808006 105.303265
Engineering B0 -0.000111 -0.00013 -0.001691 -0.000135 -0.001218 -0.000048 -0.000036 -0.000509 -0.000065 -0.000011
B1 127.044886 141.784548 148.969559 133.622329 71.585296 131.759860 130.252047 152.762310 150.144122 81.251219
Non-S/E B0 -0.000056 -0.000176 -0.000165 -0.00005 0.000049 -0.000024 -0.000042 -0.000084 -0.000022 -0.000234
B1 261.662917 269.768092 285.510025 279.121849 102.42366 331.715740 319.924372 362.977029 379.776204 168.110343
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