S&E Indicators 2006 - Volume 2: Appendix Tables

Chapter 1: Elementary and Secondary Education
Chapter 2: Higher Education in Science and Engineering
Chapter 3: Science and Engineering Labor Force
Chapter 4: Research and Development: Funds and Technology Linkages
Chapter 5: Academic Research and Development
Chapter 6: Industry, Technology, and the Global Marketplace
Chapter 7: Science and Technology: Public Attitudes and Understanding
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Chapter 1: Elementary and Secondary Education

Table	Title	Excel	PDF
1-1	First-time kindergartners demonstrating specific mathematics skills and knowledge, by child and family characteristics: Fall 1998 and spring 1999
1-2	Mean mathematics scores of fall 1998 first-time kindergartners, by time of assessment and child and family characteristics: Fall 1998 and spring 1999, 2000, and 2002
1-3	Fall 1998 first-time kindergartners demonstrating proficiency in specific mathematics skills and knowledge areas in spring of third grade, by child and family characteristics: Spring 2002
1-4	Mean science scores of fall 1998 first-time kindergartners in spring of third grade, by child and family characteristics: Spring 2002
1-5	Average mathematics score of students in grades 4, 8, and 12, by student characteristics: Selected years, 1990–2003
1-6	Students in grades 4, 8, and 12 scoring at or above proficient level in mathematics for their grade, by student characteristics: Selected years, 1990–2003
1-7	Average science score of students in grades 4, 8, and 12, by student characteristics: 1996 and 2000
1-8	Students in grades 4, 8, and 12 scoring at or above proficient level in science for their grade, by student characteristics: 1996 and 2000
1-9	Average mathematics score of fourth grade students, by country: 2003
1-10	Average mathematics score of eighth grade students, by country: 2003
1-11	Average science score of fourth grade students, by country: 2003
1-12	Average science score of eighth grade students, by country: 2003
1-13	Average mathematics literacy score of 15-year-old students, by country: 2003
1-14	Average science literacy score of 15-year-old students, by country: 2003
1-15	High school graduates who attended schools offering advanced mathematics courses, by student and school characteristics: Selected years, 1990–2003
1-16	High school graduates who attended schools offering advanced science courses, by student and school characteristics: Selected years, 1990–2003
1-17	High school graduates who completed advanced mathematics courses, by selected student and school characteristics: Selected years, 1990–2000
1-18	High school graduates who completed advanced science courses, by selected student and school characteristics: Selected years, 1990–2000
1-19	U.S. students who took mathematics and science Advanced Placement tests and percentage with passing scores, by sex and race/ethnicity: 1997 and 2004
1-20	1992 12th graders who had earned bachelor's degree by 2000, by selected academic characteristics and current or most recent occupation: 2000
1-21	Public school grades 7-12 mathematics and science teachers with full certification in assigned teaching field: 1999–2000
1-22	Public school grades 7-12 mathematics and science teachers with undergraduate or graduate major or minor in assigned teaching field: 1999–2000
1-23	Salary trends of public school K-12 and beginning teachers: Selected years, 1972–2002
1-24	Annual statutory salaries of public school teachers at beginning, after 15 years of experience, and at top of scale; salary per instructional hour after 15 years of experience; and ratio of salaries after 15 years of experience to gross domestic product per capita, by level of schooling and OECD country: 2002
1-25	Public school teacher stayers, movers, and leavers who agreed with various statements about their current or former schools: 2000–2001
1-26	Student access to and use of computers and Internet at home, and use of both information technology resources at school, by student and family characteristics: 2003
1-27	Third grade students' frequency of accessing Internet and using computers (from teacher reports), by school and teacher characteristics: 2002
1-28	Among students with access, those who used computers at home or accessed Internet anywhere for specific tasks, and frequency of Internet use, by student and family characteristics: 2003
1-29	Teachers' familiarity with computers, percentage who spent >32 hours on IT-related training, and percentage who had training that mentioned or focused on various IT-related topics, by teacher characteristics: 2000–01
1-30	Third grade teacher assessments of their preparation to use computers for instruction and of their school's technical support, by school and teacher characteristics: 2002
1-31	High school graduates enrolled in college October after completing high school, by sex, race/ethnicity, family income, and institution type: 1973–2003
1-32	First-time entry rates into postsecondary (tertiary) education for selected OECD countries, by program type and sex: 1998 and 2001

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Chapter 2: Higher Education in Science and Engineering

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Table	Title	Excel	PDF
2-1	Institutions awarding S&E degrees, by field, degree level, and Carnegie institution type: 2002
2-2	S&E degrees awarded, by degree level, Carnegie institution type, and field: 2002
2-3	Enrollment in higher education, by Carnegie institution type: 1967–2001
2-4	U.S. population ages 20-24 years, by sex and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1985–2020
2-5	Enrollment in major types of institutions, by citizenship and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1992–2001
2-6	Freshmen intending S&E major, by sex, race/ethnicity, and field: Selected years, 1983–2004
2-7	Freshmen intending to major in selected S&E fields, by sex and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1983–2004
2-8	Freshmen reporting need for remediation in mathematics or science, by sex and intended major: 1984 and 2002
2-9	Foreign undergraduate student enrollment in U.S. universities, by selected places of origin: Selected years, 1987–2004
2-10	Undergraduate enrollment in engineering and engineering technology programs: Selected years, 1983–2003
2-11	Engineering enrollment, by enrollment level and attendance: 1983–2003
2-12	Employment and education status of S&E bachelor's and master's degree recipients, by degree level and undergraduate GPA: 1995, 2001, and 2003
2-13	First-time full-time S&E graduate students, by field: Selected years, 1983–2003
2-14	S&E graduate enrollment, by field and sex: Selected years, 1983–2003
2-15	S&E graduate enrollment, by field, citizenship, and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1983–2003
2-16	First-time full-time S&E graduate students, by field and citizenship: 2000–03
2-17	Foreign graduate student enrollment in U.S. universities, by selected place of origin: Selected years, 1987–2004
2-18	Full-time S&E graduate students, by source and mechanism of primary support: 1983–2003
2-19	Full-time S&E graduate students, by field and mechanism of primary support: 2003
2-20	Full-time S&E graduate students primarily supported by federal government, by field and mechanism of primary support: 2003
2-21	Full-time S&E graduate students primarily supported by federal government, by agency: 1983–2003
2-22	Primary mechanisms of support for S&E doctorate recipients, by citizenship, sex, and race/ethnicity: 2003
2-23	Amount of undergraduate and graduate debt of S&E doctorate recipients, by field: 2003
2-24	Earned associate's degrees, by field and sex: Selected years, 1983–2002
2-25	Earned associate's degrees, by field, race/ethnicity, and citizenship: Selected years, 1985–2002
2-26	Earned bachelor's degrees, by field and sex: Selected years, 1983–2002
2-27	Earned bachelor's degrees, by field, race/ethnicity, and citizenship: Selected years, 1985–2002
2-28	Earned master's degrees, by field and sex: Selected years, 1983–2002
2-29	Earned master's degrees, by field, race/ethnicity, and citizenship: Selected years, 1985–2002
2-30	Earned doctoral degrees, by field, sex, and citizenship: Selected years, 1983–2003
2-31	Earned doctoral degrees, by field, citizenship, and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1983–2003
2-32	Earned doctoral degrees, by field and citizenship: 1983–2003
2-33	Plans of foreign recipients of U.S. S&E doctorates to stay in United States, by field and place of origin: 1992–2003
2-34	Time from bachelor's to S&E doctoral degree, by doctoral degree field: 1983–2003
2-35	Postdocs at U.S. universities, by field and citizenship status: 1983–2003
2-36	Trends in population ages 18-23 years, by selected country and region: 1980–2050
2-37	Field of first university degrees and ratio of first university degrees and S&E degrees to 24-year-old population, by selected region and country/economy: 2002 or most recent year
2-38	S&E first university degrees, by selected Western or Asian country and field: Selected years, 1983–2002
2-39	Field of first university degrees and ratio of first university and S&E degrees to 24-year-old population, by sex, country/economy, and region: 2002 or most recent year
2-40	Earned S&E doctoral degree, by selected region, country/economy, and field: 2002 or most recent year
2-41	Earned S&E doctoral degrees, by selected region, country/economy, sex, and field: 2002 or most recent year
2-42	S&E doctoral degrees, by selected Western industrialized country and field: 1983–2003
2-43	S&E doctoral degrees, by selected Asian country/economy and field: Selected years, 1983–2003
2-44	Foreign S&E student enrollment in U.K. universities, by enrollment level, place of origin, and field: 1994 and 2004
2-45	Foreign S&E doctoral student enrollment in French universities, by field and place of origin: 2003
2-46	Foreign S&E student enrollment in Japanese universities, by enrollment level, place of origin, and field: 2004
2-47	S&E student enrollment in Canadian universities, by enrollment level, top place of origin, and field: 2001
2-48	Doctoral degrees earned by foreign students, by selected industrialized country and field: 2003 or most recent year

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Chapter 3. Science and Engineering Labor Force

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Table	Title	Excel	PDF
3-1	Science and technology employment, by occupation: Selected years, 1950–2000
3-2	Average annual growth rate of degree production and occupational employment, by S&E field: 1980–2000
3-3	Workforce in S&E occupations: 1983–2004
3-4	Bureau of Labor Statistics projections of employment in S&E occupations: 2002 and 2012
3-5	Median annual salaries of U.S. individuals in S&E and S&E-related occupations, by highest degree, occupation, and years since degree: 2003
3-6	Employed individuals with S&E or S&E-related highest degrees whose jobs are closely or somewhat related to field of highest degree, by degree level and years since degree: 2003
3-7	Employed individuals with S&E or S&E-related highest degrees whose jobs are closely related to field of highest degree, by degree level and years since degree: 2003
3-8	Unemployment rate, by occupation: 1983–2004
3-9	Employed individuals with S&E or S&E-related highest degree, by highest degree, field of highest degree, and employment sector: 2003
3-10	Individuals in S&E and S&E-related occupations, by highest degree, occupation, sex, race/ethnicity, and employment status: 2003
3-11	Median annual salaries of U.S. individuals in S&E and S&E-related occupations, by highest degree, occupation, sex, race/ethnicity, and years since degree: 2003
3-12	Median annual salaries of individuals employed in S&E occupations, by occupation and highest degree: 2003
3-13	Individuals in labor force with S&E or S&E-related highest degrees, by highest degree, degree field, sex, race/ethnicity, and age: 2003
3-14	Older S&E degree holders working full time, by age and degree level: 2003
3-15	Tertiary-educated population more than 15 years old, by country: 2000
3-16	Individuals in labor force in S&E and S&E-related occupations, by highest degree, occupation, sex, race/ethnicity, and age: 2003
3-17	High-skilled-worker visas in Japan, entries: Selected years, 1992–2003
3-18	Foreign-born U.S. residents with S&E and S&E-related highest degree, by degree level and place of birth: 2003

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Chapter 4. Research and Development: Funds and Technology Linkages

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Table	Title	Excel	PDF
4-1	Gross domestic product and implicit price deflators: 1953–2005
4-2	Purchasing power parity and purchasing power parity/market exchange rate ratios, by selected country: 1981–2004
4-3	U.S. R&D expenditures, by performing sector and source of funds: 1953–2004
4-4	U.S. inflation-adjusted R&D expenditures, by performing sector and source of funds: 1953–2004
4-5	U.S. R&D expenditures, by source of funds and performing sector: 1953–2004
4-6	U.S. inflation-adjusted R&D expenditures, by source of funds and performing sector: 1953–2004
4-7	U.S. basic research expenditures, by performing sector and source of funds: 1953–2004
4-8	U.S. inflation-adjusted basic research expenditures, by performing sector and source of funds: 1953–2004
4-9	U.S. basic research expenditures, by source of funds and performing sector: 1953–2004
4-10	U.S. inflation-adjusted basic research expenditures, by source of funds and performing sector: 1953–2004
4-11	U.S. applied research expenditures, by performing sector and source of funds: 1953–2004
4-12	U.S. inflation-adjusted applied research expenditures, by performing sector and source of funds: 1953–2004
4-13	U.S. applied research expenditures, by source of funds and performing sector: 1953–2004
4-14	U.S. inflation-adjusted applied research expenditures, by source of funds and performing sector: 1953–2004
4-15	U.S. development expenditures, by performing sector and source of funds: 1953–2004
4-16	U.S. inflation-adjusted development expenditures, by performing sector and source of funds: 1953–2004
4-17	U.S. development expenditures, by source of funds and performing sector: 1953–2004
4-18	U.S. inflation-adjusted development expenditures, by source of funds and performing sector: 1953–2004
4-19	Total (federal plus company and other) funds for industrial R&D performance in United States, by industry and size of company: 1999–2003
4-20	Company and other nonfederal funds for industrial R&D performance in United States, by industry and size of company: 1999–2003
4-21	Federal funds for industrial R&D performance in United States, by industry and size of company: 1999–2003
4-22	Company and other (nonfederal) R&D fund share of net sales in R&D-performing companies, by industry and company size: 1999–2003
4-23	R&D expenditure, by state, performing sector, and source of funds: 2003
4-24	Total R&D and gross state product, by state: 2003
4-25	FFRDC R&D expenditures: FY 2003
4-26	Federal R&D budget authority, by budget function: FY 1980–2006
4-27	Federal basic research budget authority, by budget function: FY 1996–2006
4-28	Trends in R&D and federal outlays: Selected fiscal years, 1970–2006
4-29	Discrepancy between federal R&D support, as reported by performers and federal agencies: 1980–2003
4-30	Estimated federal obligations for R&D and R&D plant, by selected agency, performer, and character of work: FY 2005
4-31	Estimated federal obligations for research, by agency and S&E field: FY 2005
4-32	Federal obligations for total research, by detailed S&E field: FY 1984–2005
4-33	Federal research and experimentation tax credit claims and number of corporate tax returns claiming the credit, by NAICS industry: 1998–2001
4-34	Company-funded R&D expenditures within company and contracted out to other companies in United States: 1993–2003
4-35	R&D expenditures contracted out in United States, by selected NAICS industry: 1999–2003
4-36	Industrial technology alliances registered under National Cooperative Research and Production Act, by selected NAICS code: 1994–2003
4-37	Industrial technology alliances classified by country of ultimate parent company, by technology and type (equity/nonequity): 1980–2003
4-38	Federal technology transfer indicators, by selected U.S. agency: FY 1987–2003
4-39	SBIR award funding, by type of award and federal agency: FY 1983–2003
4-40	Small business technology transfer program award funding, by type of award and federal agency: FY 1994–2003
4-41	Advanced Technology Program projects, number of participants, and funding: FY 1990–2002
4-42	International R&D expenditures and R&D as percentage of gross domestic product, by selected country and for all OECD countries: 1981–2003
4-43	International nondefense R&D expenditures and nondefense R&D as percentage of gross domestic product, by selected country: 1981–2003
4-44	International R&D expenditures for selected countries, by performing sector and source of funds: Selected years, 2002–04
4-45	Proportion of industry R&D expenditures financed by foreign sources, by selected country/region: 1981–2003
4-46	Source of total and industry R&D expenditures for OECD countries: 1981–2002
4-47	Government R&D budget appropriations, by selected country and socioeconomic objective: Selected years, 2001–04
4-48	R&D expenditures by majority-owned affiliates of foreign companies in United States, by country/region of ultimate beneficial owner: 1980 and 1987–2002
4-49	R&D performed by majority-owned affiliates of foreign companies in United States, by NAICS industry of affiliate: 1997–2002
4-50	R&D funded by and performed by majority-owned affiliates of foreign companies in United States,by NAICS industry of affiliate: 2002
4-51	R&D performed abroad by majority-owned foreign affiliates of U.S. parent companies, by country/economy/region: 1994–2002
4-52	R&D performed abroad by majority-owned foreign affiliates of U.S. parent companies, by selected NAICS industry of affiliate: 1999–2002
4-53	R&D expenditures in United States by U.S. MNC parent companies: 1994–2002
4-54	R&D performed in United States by U.S. MNC parent companies, by NAICS industry: 1999–2002
4-55	Company and other nonfederal funds for industrial R&D performed abroad: 1985–2003
4-56	Company and other nonfederal funds for industrial R&D performed abroad, by NAICS industry: 1999–2003
4-57	R&D expenditures and population, by region: 2000
4-58	Share of business expenditures for R&D, by industry and selected country/economy: 2001–03

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Chapter 5. Academic Research and Development

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Table	Title	Excel	PDF
5-1	Academic R&D expenditures directed to basic research, applied research, and development: 1970–2004
5-2	Support for academic R&D, by sector: 1972–2003
5-3	Federal and nonfederal R&D expenditures at academic institutions, by field and source of funds: 2003
5-4	Academic R&D funds provided by federal government, by field: Selected years, 1980–2003
5-5	Expenditures for academic R&D, by field: Selected years, 1973–2003
5-6	Federal obligations for academic R&D, by agency: 1970–2005
5-7	Federal obligations for academic research, by agency: 1970–2005
5-8	Federal agencies' academic research obligations, by field: FY 2003
5-9	Federal academic research obligations provided by major agencies, by field: FY 2003
5-10	Sources of R&D funds at private and public institutions: 1983, 1993, and 2003
5-11	Top 100 academic institutions in R&D expenditures, by source of funds: 2003
5-12	Academic institutions receiving federal R&D support, by selected Carnegie classification: 1972–2002
5-13	Current expenditures for research equipment at academic institutions, by field: Selected years, 1983–2003
5-14	Federal share of current funding for research equipment at academic institutions, by field: Selected years, 1983–2003
5-15	Expenditures of current funds for research equipment at academic institutions as percentage of total academic R&D expenditures, by field: Selected years, 1983–2003
5-16	Costs for new construction of S&E research space in academic institutions, by field and expected time of construction: FY 2002–05
5-17	New construction of S&E research space in academic institutions, by field and time of construction: FY 2002-05
5-18	Source of funds for construction of S&E research space in academic institutions, by year of project start and type of institution: FY 1986–2003
5-19	Condition of S&E research space in academic institutions, by field: FY 2003
5-20	Highest desktop port speed and speed of the majority of desktop ports, by type of institution: FY 2003 and 2004
5-21	Commodity Internet (Internet 1) connection speeds, by type of institution: FY 2003 and 2004
5-22	S&E doctorate holders employed in research universities and other academic institutions, by type of position and primary work activity: 1973–2003
5-23	S&E doctorate holders employed in academia, by type of position, Carnegie institution type, and administrative control of institution: 1973–2003
5-24	S&E doctorate holders employed in academia, by type of position and degree field: 1973–2003
5-25	Recent S&E doctorate holders employed in academia, by years since doctorate, Carnegie institution type, type of position, and tenure status: 1973–2003
5-26	Age distribution of S&E doctorate holders employed in academia, by type of position: 1973–2003
5-27	Age distribution of S&E doctorate holders in full-time faculty positions at research universities and other academic institutions: 1973–2003
5-28	S&E doctorate holders employed in academia, by type of position, sex, and degree field: 1973–2003
5-29	S&E doctorate holders employed in academia, by type of position, degree field, and race/ethnicity: 1973–2003
5-30	S&E doctorate holders employed at academic institutions, by type of position, degree field, and place of birth: 1973–2003
5-31	S&E doctorate holders employed in academia, by degree field, type of position, and primary work activity: 1973–2003
5-32	S&E doctorate holders employed in academia whose primary or secondary work activity was teaching or research, by type of position and degree field: 1973–2003
5-33	Estimates of academic S&E doctoral researchers and graduate research assistants, by degree field: 1973–2003
5-34	Estimates of total academic S&E doctoral employment, S&E doctoral researchers, and S&E graduate research assistants, by Carnegie institution type and work activity: 1973–2003
5-35	Estimates of academic S&E doctoral researchers, by type of position and work activity: 1973–2003
5-36	Estimates of academic S&E doctoral researchers and graduate research assistants, by degree field and work activity: 1973–2003
5-37	Academic S&E doctorate holders with federal support, by degree field, type of position, and work activity: 1973–2003
5-38	S&E doctorate holders employed in academia with federal support, by degree field, years since doctorate, and type of position: 1973–2003
5-39	Broad and detailed fields for publications output data
5-40	S&E articles in selected journal databases: 1988–2003
5-41	S&E articles, by region and country/economy: 1988–2003
5-42	Share of S&E world article output by country/economy: 1988, 1996, and 2003
5-43	Per capita output of S&E articles, by selected country/economy: 2000–03
5-44	Regional and country portfolio of S&E articles, by field: 1996
5-45	Regional and country portfolio of S&E articles, by field: 2003
5-46	Breadth of international S&E collaboration, by country/economy and income level: 1996 and 2003
5-47	Coauthorship share of United States, EU-15, Japan, and East Asia-4 on international S&E articles of indicated region and country/economy: 1988
5-48	Coauthorship share of United States, EU-15, Japan, and East Asia-4 on international S&E articles of indicated region and country/economy: 1996
5-49	Coauthorship share of United States, EU-15, Japan, and East Asia-4 on international S&E articles of indicated region and country/economy: 2003
5-50	Coauthorship share of Eastern Europe and former USSR and selected countries of Western Europe and Asia on international S&E articles of indicated region and country/economy: 1988
5-51	Coauthorship share of Eastern Europe and former USSR and selected countries of Western Europe and Asia on international S&E articles of indicated region and country/economy: 1996
5-52	Coauthorship share of Eastern Europe and former USSR and selected countries of Western Europe and Asia on international S&E articles of indicated region and country/economy: 2003
5-53	Coauthorship share of selected regions and countries on international S&E articles of indicated region and country/economy: 1988
5-54	Coauthorship share of selected regions and countries on international S&E articles of indicated region and country/economy: 1996
5-55	Coauthorship share of selected regions and countries on international S&E articles of indicated region and country/economy: 2003
5-56	R&D expenditures and S&E article output of top 200 U.S. academic institutions for R&D, by quartile of R&D growth: 1988–2003
5-57	Cross-sectoral coauthorship of S&E articles, by field and sector: 1988
5-58	Cross-sectoral coauthorship of S&E articles, by field and sector: 2003
5-59	Coauthorship of S&E articles, by field and sector: 1988
5-60	Coauthorship of S&E articles, by field and sector: 2003
5-61	Citation of S&E articles, by region and country/economy: 1992, 1997, and 2003
5-62	Relative prominence of scientific literature, by selected field and region/country/economy: 1995 and 2003
5-63	Share of highly cited S&E articles, by frequency of citation and region or country/economy: 1992–2003
5-64	Share of citations in highly cited S&E journals, by frequency of citation and region or country/economy: 1992–2003
5-65	Citation of S&E material in U.S. patents: 1987–2004
5-66	Citation of U.S. S&E articles in U.S. patents, by field and sector: 1995–2004
5-67	U.S. patenting activity of U.S. universities and colleges: 1983–93
5-68	U.S. patenting activity of U.S. universities and colleges: 1994–2003
5-69	Academic patenting and licensing activities: 1991–2003

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Chapter 6. Industry, Technology, and the Global Marketplace

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Table	Title	Excel	PDF
6-1	Real GDP and real GDP per capita, by region and country/economy: Selected years, 1960–2003
6-2	World industry production, by selected country/economy and industry: Selected years, 1980–2003
6-3	World industry value added, by selected country/economy and industry: Selected years, 1980–2003
6-4	World industry exports and imports, by selected country/economy and industry: Selected years, 1980–2003
6-5	World service industry data, by selected country/economy: Selected years, 1980–2003
6-6	U.S. trade in advanced technology products: 2000–04
6-7	U.S. receipts and payments of royalties and fees associated with affiliated and unaffiliated foreign companies: 1987–2003
6-8	U.S. receipts and payments of royalties and license fees generated from exchange and use of industrial processes with unaffiliated foreign companies, by region or country/economy: 1990–2003
6-9	Leading indicators of technological competitiveness: 2005
6-10	Leading indicators of technological competitiveness: 2003
6-11	Leading indicators of technological competitiveness: 1999
6-12	U.S. patents granted, by country of origin of first-named inventor and type of ownership: Pre-1990 and 1990–2003
6-13	U.S. patent applications, by country of origin of first-named inventor: 1990–2003
6-14	Patent classes most emphasized (top 50) by UK inventors patenting in United States: 1993 and 2003
6-15	Patent classes most emphasized (top 50) by French inventors patenting in United States: 1993 and 2003
6-16	U.S. biotechnology patents granted, by residence of inventor/type of ownership: Pre-1990 and 1990–2003
6-17	U.S. biotechnology patents granted, by organization: Pre-1990 and 1990–2003
6-18	U.S. venture capital total disbursements, by industry category: Selected years, 1980–2004
6-19	U.S. venture capital total disbursements, by financing stage: Selected years, 1980–2004
6-20	U.S. venture capital seed disbursements, by industry category: Selected years, 1980–2004

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Chapter 7. Science and Technology: Public Attitudes and Understanding

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Table	Title	Excel	PDF
7-1	Leading source of current news, by respondent characteristic: 2004
7-2	Leading source of information about science and technology, by respondent characteristic: 2004
7-3	Leading source of information about specific scientific issue, by respondent characteristic: 2004
7-4	Access to the Internet at home, by respondent characteristic: 2001 and 2004
7-5	Level of public interest in science and technology issues: Most recent year
7-6	Types of establishments visited during the past 12 months: Most recent year
7-7	Feeling informed about selected policy issues: Selected years, 1979–2004
7-8	Feeling informed about selected policy issues: Selected years, 1979–2004
7-9	Feeling informed about selected policy issues, by respondent characteristic: 2004
7-10	Correct answers to specific science literacy questions, by country/region: Most recent year
7-11	Correct answers to scientific terms and concept questions: Selected years, 1995–2004
7-12	Correct answers to science literacy questions, by respondent characteristic: 2004
7-13	Public understanding of nature of scientific inquiry, by respondent characteristic: 2004
7-14	Public assessment of astrology, by respondent characteristic: Selected years, 1979–2004
7-15	Public assessment of astrology or fortune telling, by country/region: 2001 or 2004
7-16	Attitudes toward science and technology, by country/region: Most recent year
7-17	Public assessment of general scientific research, by respondent characteristic: Selected years, 1979–2004
7-18	Public opinion on whether federal government should fund basic research, by respondent characteristic: Selected years, 1985–2004
7-19	Public assessment of funding of scientific research by government: Selected years, 1996–2005
7-20	Public assessment of federal government spending, by policy area: Selected years, 1981–2004
7-21	Public confidence in leadership of various institutions: 1973–2004

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