| Table 3-26 |
| Distribution of workers in S&E occupations, by race/ethnicity and year: 1993–2008 |
| (Percent) |
| |
| Race/ethnicity |
1993 |
1995 |
1997 |
1999 |
2003 |
2006 |
2008 |
| |
| Asian |
9.1 |
9.6 |
10.4 |
11.0 |
14.2 |
16.1 |
16.9 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
| Black |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
4.3 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
| Hispanic |
2.9 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
4.9 |
| White |
84.1 |
83.9 |
82.9 |
81.8 |
75.2 |
73.2 |
71.8 |
| Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
| Two or more races |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
| |
NA = not available
NOTES: Before 2003, respondents could not classify themselves in more than one racial/ethnic category. Before 2003, Asian included Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT) (1993–2008), http://sestat.nsf.gov.
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