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Item |1979-80|1980-81|1985-86|1987-88|1988-89|1989-90|1990-91|1991-92|1992-93|1993-94|1994-95| 1995-96 |1996-97| 1997-98 |1998-99
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Number of doctorates ........| 6,253 | 6,505 | 5,893 | 5,781 | 5,961 | 6,093 | 6,152 | 6,216 | 6,545 | 6,613 | 6,635 | 6,814 | 6,917 | 7,075 | 7,036
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Sex (percent) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Men ............................| 65.4 | 64.4 | 57.6 | 55.0 | 54.8 | 53.7 | 50.6 | 52.6 | 50.7 | 50.6 | 49.2 | 48.4 | 47.3 | 45.5 | 45.5
Women ..........................| 34.6 | 35.6 | 42.4 | 45.0 | 45.2 | 46.3 | 49.4 | 47.4 | 49.3 | 49.4 | 50.8 | 51.6 | 52.7 | 54.5 | 54.5
Racial/ethnic group (percent) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
American Indian ................| 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.1
Asian ..........................| 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.4
Black ..........................| 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 6.0
Hispanic .......................| 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 5.4
White ..........................| 90.7 | 91.0 | 89.7 | 88.8 | 88.7 | 88.2 | 87.2 | 87.7 | 86.9 | 85.0 | 82.8 | 83.3 | 82.9 | 82.4 | 82.0
Citizenship (percent) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
United States ..................| 84.7 | 84.0 | 77.9 | 74.8 | 70.4 | 73.8 | 73.4 | 74.3 | 75.5 | 75.5 | 76.0 | 76.2 | 72.5 | 75.1 | 76.1
Foreign ........................| 11.6 | 11.9 | 15.3 | 16.1 | 17.3 | 18.0 | 19.8 | 21.2 | 21.3 | 21.7 | 21.4 | 20.7 | 17.8 | 17.1 | 17.5
Unknown ........................| 3.7 | 4.2 | 6.9 | 9.1 | 12.2 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 9.7 | 7.8 | 6.5
Median age at doctorate (years) ..| 31.6 | 32.0 | 33.4 | 34.1 | 33.9 | 34.2 | 34.1 | 34.3 | 34.3 | 34.1 | 34.1 | 33.7 | 33.4 | 33.2 | 33.2
Percent with bachelor's degree in | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
same field as doctorate ........| 58.6 | 59.1 | 57.0 | 54.5 | 52.3 | 55.4 | 54.2 | 53.1 | 53.7 | 53.2 | 52.2 | 53.4 | 55.2 | 56.2 | 55.8
Median time lapse from bachelor's | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
to doctorate (years) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total time .....................| 8.7 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.9
Registered time ................| 6.4 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5
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