| Table 3-25 |
| Racial/ethnic distribution of individuals in S&E occupations, S&E degree holders, college graduates, and U.S. residents: 2008 |
| (Percent) |
| |
| Race/ethnicity |
S&E
occupations |
S&E degree
holders |
College degree holders |
Total U.S. residential population |
| |
| S&E occupations |
|
|
|
|
| Asian |
16.9 |
11.2 |
8.5 |
4.7 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
| Black |
3.9 |
5.5 |
7.2 |
11.7 |
| Hispanic |
4.9 |
5.6 |
6.2 |
13.9 |
| White |
71.8 |
75.2 |
76.5 |
67.6 |
| Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Two or more races |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
| |
SOURCES: Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2008); National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT) (2008), http://sestat.nsf.gov.
Science and Engineering Indicators 2012 |
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