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Number of doctorates ........| 3,151 | 3,208 | 3,438 | 3,459 | 3,531 | 3,679 | 3,837 | 4,046 | 3,987 | 4,263 | 4,439 | 4,573 | 4,472 | 4,799 | 4,618
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Sex (percent) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Men ............................| 87.7 | 88.7 | 86.4 | 85.4 | 83.7 | 83.6 | 83.3 | 82.6 | 80.9 | 81.2 | 81.0 | 79.1 | 78.9 | 79.0 | 77.3
Women ..........................| 12.3 | 11.3 | 13.6 | 14.6 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 16.7 | 17.4 | 19.1 | 18.8 | 19.0 | 20.9 | 21.1 | 21.0 | 22.7
Racial/ethnic group (percent) \2\ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
American Indian ................| 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3
Asian ..........................| 7.7 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 8.9 | 10.2 | 20.8 | 25.3
Black ..........................| 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.4
Hispanic .......................| 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.5
White ..........................| 90.0 | 90.5 | 90.7 | 89.9 | 90.1 | 89.5 | 89.3 | 90.1 | 88.8 | 89.3 | 88.8 | 86.4 | 84.5 | 74.8 | 70.6
Citizenship (percent) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
United States ..................| 75.9 | 75.4 | 74.0 | 73.6 | 70.3 | 66.1 | 65.1 | 64.3 | 62.5 | 61.0 | 59.3 | 57.9 | 57.1 | 56.3 | 56.7
Foreign ........................| 21.6 | 21.3 | 23.1 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 27.8 | 28.5 | 28.8 | 29.8 | 32.4 | 35.9 | 39.6 | 39.7 | 41.7 | 41.7
Unknown ........................| 2.4 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.8
Median age at doctorate (years) ..| 29.1 | 29.0 | 29.3 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 29.9 | 29.8 | 30.1 | 30.0 | 30.7 | 30.2 | 30.3 | 30.6 | 30.7 | 30.7
Percent with bachelor's degree in | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
same field as doctorate ........| 76.5 | 76.6 | 75.4 | 77.7 | 75.0 | 73.4 | 72.6 | 72.6 | 72.6 | 80.0 | 76.9 | 74.5 | 72.9 | 73.0 | 70.8
Median time lapse from bachelor's | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
to doctorate (years) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total time .....................| 6.8 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.1
Registered time ................| 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.8
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