Table B-4. Doctorate 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
Doctorate Scientists and Engineers
Total, all fields B0 -0.000028 -0.000028 -0.000072 -0.000034 -0.000529 -0.000037 -0.000062 -0.000002 -0.000043 -0.000064
B1 66.044221 60.131650 59.687153 64.814662 86.208470 76.876792 79.006129 71.073495 85.880316 57.503226
Field of Highest Degree
Computer/Math sciences B0 -0.000123 -0.000212 0.000465 -0.000170 0.005226 -0.000492 -0.000536 -0.003185 -0.000514 -0.000905
B1 23.030148 28.862306 24.606270 24.495462 10.408216 27.858922 28.313247 25.674674 29.191779 26.842639
Life sciences B0 0.000081 0.000108 -0.000410 0.000065 -0.002341 -0.000105 -0.000159 -0.000304 -0.000135 -0.000278
B1 51.106271 45.234084 53.645852 48.051474 67.488260 29.401256 32.145445 25.296874 29.929578 40.331744
Physical sciences B0 -0.000087 -0.000138 -0.000494 -0.000079 -0.002639 -0.000234 -0.000257 -0.000989 -0.000259 -0.000426
B1 34.171400 37.689623 19.184464 33.340388 27.069883 41.161388 43.060035 25.584204 41.826782 42.554203
Social sciences B0 0.000002 -0.000041 -0.000283 -0.000072 0.002247 -0.000130 -0.000261 -0.000230 -0.000150 -0.000542
B1 35.663555 37.240698 39.817315 39.619747 19.727061 37.558247 42.113636 36.095063 40.203225 27.270734
Engineering B0 -0.000222 -0.000210 -0.001815 -0.000288 0.005926 -0.000235 -0.000290 -0.000306 -0.000368 -0.000269
B1 40.324285 39.622957 31.031940 42.331954 34.301077 37.999650 40.072988 19.083474 45.586171 28.113431
Non-S/E B0 -0.000207 -0.000102 -0.000021 -0.000303 -0.001812 -0.000566 -0.001122 -0.000961 -0.000857 -0.002070
B1 147.319548 142.760889 111.781146 146.752522 127.309538 273.973259 299.676674 263.741279 295.388354 189.319964
Occupation
Computer/Math sciences B0 0.000329 0.000263 -0.000114 0.000188 -0.002467 -0.000188 -0.000122 -0.003499 -0.000179 -0.001108
B1 62.088195 52.351634 87.728705 60.430333 69.392321 58.055572 53.172544 80.217510 54.703795 47.476517
Life sciences B0 -0.000189 -0.000242 -0.000772 -0.000179 0.000739 -0.000146 -0.000213 -0.000737 -0.000178 -0.000298
B1 51.473330 45.578983 49.055488 52.508480 32.188706 38.301137 39.414343 42.071430 42.129457 31.226026
Physical sciences B0 -0.000057 -0.000084 -0.001622 -0.000012 -0.003311 -0.000190 -0.000222 -0.001019 -0.000209 0.000279
B1 39.013694 38.399035 54.765092 36.745355 34.691400 40.900646 42.223431 27.096992 42.570874 34.256695
Social sciences B0 -0.000090 0.000009 -0.000278 -0.000085 0.000350 -0.000012 -0.000324 0.000054 -0.000069 -0.000410
B1 44.939758 37.320441 56.385559 49.488283 38.588539 49.834241 58.233142 45.454993 52.324055 39.785321
Engineering B0 0.000109 0.000201 -0.000768 0.000117 -0.003695 -0.000018 -0.000055 0.000027 -0.000008 -0.000022
B1 33.462653 34.340634 18.864315 33.644936 43.223131 35.602742 37.226207 21.370513 40.643250 28.427238
Non-S/E B0 0.000079 -0.000039 0.001099 0.000113 -0.002584 -0.000118 -0.000204 0.000043 -0.000148 0.000172
B1 101.369441 96.602795 79.175775 96.754722 113.496119 151.701608 162.473119 128.810881 156.419107 101.502664
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