Doctorates Conferred, by Recipients' Characteristics statistics


	All fields					1992						1992				1993						1993				1994						1994				1995						1995				1996						1996				1997						1997				1998						1998


Characteristic					All	Engi-	Physi-	Earth		Com-	Biologi-	Agri-	Social	Psy-	All	Engi-	Physi-	Earth		Com-	Biologi-	Agri-	Social	Psy-	All	Engi-	Physi-	Earth		Com-	Biologi-	Agri-	Social	Psy-	All	Engi-	Physi-	Earth		Com-	Biologi-	Agri-	Social	Psy-	All	Engi-	Physi-	Earth		Com-	Biologi-	Agri-	Social	Psy-	All	Engi-	Physi-	Earth		Com-	Biologi-	Agri-	Social		All	Engi-	Physi-	Earth		Com-	Biologi-	Agri-	Social
	1980	1985	1990	1991	fields ¹	neer-	cal	sci-	Mathe-	puter	cal	cul-	sci-	chol-	fields ¹	neer-	cal	sci-	Mathe-	puter	cal	cul-	sci-	chol-	fields ¹	neer-	cal	sci-	Mathe-	puter	cal	cul-	sci-	chol-	fields ¹	neer-	cal	sci-	Mathe-	puter	cal	cul-	sci-	chol-	fields ¹	neer-	cal	sci-	Mathe-	puter	cal	cul-	sci-	chol-	fields ¹	neer-	cal	sci-	Mathe-	puter	cal	cul-	sci-	Psychol-	fields ¹	neer-	cal	sci-	Mathe-	puter	cal	cul-	sci-	Psychol-
						ing	sci-	ences	matics	sci-	sci-	tural	ences ⁴	ogy		ing	sci-	ences	matics	sci-	sci-	tural	ences ⁴	ogy		ing	sci-	ences	matics	sci-	sci-	tural	ences ⁴	ogy		ing	sci-	ences	matics	sci-	sci-	tural	ences ⁴	ogy		ing	sci-	ences	matics	sci-	sci-	tural	ences ⁴	ogy		ing	sci-	ences	matics	sci-	sci-	tural	ences ⁴	ogy		ing	sci-	ences	matics	sci-	sci-	tural	ences ⁴	ogy
							ences ²			ences	ences ³						ences ²			ences	ences ³						ences ²			ences	ences ³						ences ²			ences	ences ³						ences ²			ences	ences ³						ences ²			ences	ences ³						ences ²			ences	ences ³

Total conferred
(number)	31,020	31,298	36,068	37,517	38,853	5,439	3,751	824	1,058	869	4,798	1,063	3,388	3,264	39,755	5,698	3,700	771	1,146	880	5,091	968	3,769	3,421	41,017	5,822	3,977	824	1,118	903	5,200	1,078	3,900	3,380	41,610	6,007	3,840	778	1,190	998	5,370	1,036	3,877	3,419	42,415	6,305	3,838	794	1,122	921	6,760	1,037	3,999	3,491	42,705	6,052	3,711	862	1,112	889	5,717	966	4,049	3,489	42,683	5,919	3,801	838	1,177	923	6,646	1,192	3,394	3,681
Male	69.7	65.7	63.7	63.2	63.0	90.7	79.6	76.7	80.6	86.2	61.9	78.1	64.6	41.1	62.0	90.8	78.8	79.2	77.0	84.3	59.7	76.4	62.3	38.9	61.5	89.1	79.2	77.8	78.9	84.8	59.5	76.9	63.0	37.8	60.7	88.4	77.1	78.1	77.7	81.4	58.8	78.0	62.2	36.5	60	87.7	78.1	78.3	81.9	84.9	60.1	72.8	63.5	33.3	59	87	78	76	77	83	57	74	61	33	58.0	87.0	77.0	73.0	75.0	83.0	56.0	72.0	59.0	33.0
Female	30.3	34.3	36.3	36.8	37.0	9.3	20.4	23.3	19.4	13.8	38.1	21.9	35.4	58.9	38.0	9.2	21.2	20.8	23.0	15.7	40.3	23.6	37.7	61.1	38.5	10.9	20.8	22.2	21.1	15.2	40.5	23.1	37.0	62.2	39.3	11.6	22.9	21.9	22.3	18.6	41.2	22.0	37.8	63.5	40	12.3	21.9	21.7	18.1	15.1	39.9	27.2	36.5	66.7	41	12	22	24	23	16	43	26	39	67	42.0	13.0	23.0	27.0	25.0	17.0	44.0	28.0	41.0	67.0
Median age ⁵	32.2	33.3	33.9	33.9	34.1	31.5	29.9	32.7	31.4	32.0	31.5	34.1	35.3	34.1	33.2	31.7	30.9	33.6	31.1	32.1	31.5	34.7	34.7	33.8	34.1	31.7	31.0	33.7	31.2	32.1	31.5	34.5	35.2	33.1	33.9	31.7	30.5	33.6	31.1	32.2	31.5	34.3	34.9	33.5	33.8	31.7	30.2	33.8	30.9	32.7	31.5	34.3	34.5	33.2	34	31	30	33	31	32	31	34	35	33	33.7	31.6	29.8	33.7	30.7	33.2	31.1	34.6	33.8	32.5
CITIZENSHIP ⁶
Total conferred
(number)	30,156	29,922	34,697	36,724	37,903	5,263	3,675	805	1,018	854	4,726	1,045	3,286	3,143	38,583	5,478	3,593	138	1,107	857	4,996	953	3,648	3,309	40,293	5,706	3,896	810	1,105	886	5,143	1,069	3,802	3,288	40,716	5,859	3,770	765	1,153	982	5,292	1,027	3,774	3,331	41,116	6099	3707	763	1087	889	5605	1018	3855	3407	39,058	5,677	3,488	799	1,032	820	5,415	893	3,726	3,103	39,556	5,413	3,526	781	1,085	860	5,509	1,102	3,113	3,410
U.S. citizen	83.6	78.1	71.8	69.6	68.5	40.1	58.2	65.3	44.6	49.4	70.4	48.9	60.7	92.3	68.4	40.6	58.3	62.6	44.8	49.6	69.0	48	61.7	92.8	67.4	38.7	56.4	62.6	45.8	48.0	66.5	48.6	61.1	92.8	67.8	40.6	56.7	62.4	48.0	49.3	65.9	47.9	63.0	92.1	67.5	57.6	44.1	39.5	55.2	52.7	36.8	53.6	36.7	8.4	71	47	61	65	50	51	67	52	68	93	78.2	55.8	68.5	73.9	61.4	64.1	77.7	56.7	75.6	95.6
Foreign citizen	16.4	21.9	28.2	30.4	31.5	59.1	41.8	34.7	55.4	50.6	29.6	50.1	39.3	7.7	31.6	59.4	41.7	37.4	55.2	50.4	31.0	52	38.3	7.2	32.6	61.3	43.6	37.4	54.2	52.0	33.5	51.4	38.9	7.2	32.2	59.4	43.3	37.6	52.0	50.7	34.1	52.1	37.0	7.9	32.5	42.4	55.9	60.5	44.8	47.3	63.2	46.4	63.3	91.6	29	53	39	35	50	49	33	48	32	7	21.8	44.2	31.5	26.1	38.6	35.9	22.3	43.3	24.4	4.4
RACE/ETHNICITY ⁷
Total conferred
(number)	26,512	24,694	26,604	27,415	27,953	2,520	2,337	561	507	489	3,567	573	2,213	2,987	28,662	2,696	2,330	503	590	509	3,750	506	2,524	3,161	30,877	3,053	2,789	613	657	543	4,085	616	2,691	3,137	31,910	3,336	2,840	593	771	617	4,321	598	2,716	3,169	31,506	3383	2568	558	646	513	4365	576	2793	3226	30,601	3,281	2,473	587	616	506	4,203	546	2,817	2,976	30,914	3,021	4,211	577	666	551	4,279	625	2,352	3,259
White ⁸	84.7	86.2	86.5	85.2	84.5	74.7	83.6	89.6	83.8	77.4	86.1	86.1	82.6	88.8	83.8	75.0	82.0	90.3	80.7	80.6	83.9	86.4	82.0	88.8	79.6	66.1	72.6	82.2	72.8	73.8	76.1	79.1	79.3	87.1	77.1	62.5	67.6	78.2	69.4	73.4	72.1	79.1	77.9	85.7	78.3	66.8	73.5	80.4	73.9	69.3	72.6	77	79.1	84.9	78	69	76	80	76	71	74	75	78	83	78.1	71.5	78.3	82.8	78.4	73.7	75.4	76.8	78.1	80.7
Black ⁸	4.2	4.2	3.8	4.1	3.9	1.9	1.0	1.3	0.8	1.0	1.7	2.1	5.5	3.4	4.5	1.9	1.8	0.8	1.4	1.8	2.0	3.2	5.9	3.8	4.1	1.8	1.7	1.0	1.7	1.8	1.8	3.6	5.5	3.9	4.6	2.1	1.5	0.5	0.6	1.8	2.4	2.8	5.6	4.7	4.6	2.1	2.3	0.7	1.8	2.3	2.2	4.3	5	4.7	5	3	2	2	1	1	3	4	6	5	5.1	2.8	2.2	1.6	2.4	2.5	2.5	3.7	6.2	4.8
Asian/Pacific ⁸	4.2	4.3	4.9	5.6	6.2	17.8	9.6	4.8	10.1	17.7	7.4	6.3	5.9	1.9	7.0	19.5	11.4	4.4	13.4	15.1	9.9	5.7	6.6	2.3	11.5	28.5	21.5	14.5	21.8	21.5	17.6	11.7	10.1	3.5	13.5	30.9	26.4	17.5	27.0	22.4	21.4	13.0	11.5	3.8	11.7	26.4	19.6	13.7	21.6	21.6	20.3	14	9.7	3.8	10	22	16	12	16	21	17	12	8	4	8.8	18.4	12.9	8.8	10.7	16.5	15.4	9.3	7.9	3.5
Native American ⁸	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.7	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.6	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.7	0.4	0.8	0.8	0.5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0.6	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.3	1.4	0.5	1.0
Hispanic	1.8	2.6	3.1	3.2	3.1	2.9	3.1	2.9	2.4	1.6	2.8	3.3	3.4	4.0	3.4	2.4	3.4	2.6	2.7	1.4	3.0	4.0	3.8	4.1	3.3	2.2	3.2	1.3	2.0	1.3	3.2	4.1	2.8	4.2	3.3	2.3	2.6	2.0	1.9	1.0	2.9	3.5	3.4	4.6	3.5	2.8	2.5	3.4	1.5	3.1	3	2.2	3.4	5.3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	3	6	4.2	3.6	2.6	2.8	4.1	2.5	3.9	6.1	4.5	6.4
Other/unknown	4.9	2.2	1.4	1.5	1.6	2.3	2.1	1.3	2.6	1.9	1.6	2.1	2.0	1.3	0.9	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.7	1.5	1.0	0.6	1.4	0.5	1.0	1.2	0.8	0.8	1.4	1.4	0.9	1.3	1.6	0.9	1.6	1.3	1.4	1.0	1.0	0.5	1.6	2.3	1.7	1.7	1.4	1.5	1.9	1.5	1.1	0.3	1.5	1.7	0.2	0.8	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	2	3.1	3.3	3.5	3.5	4.1	4.2	2.5	2.7	2.9	3.7

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997. Doctorates Conferred, by Recipients' Characteristics