| Table 3-31 |
| Employed S&E doctorate holders who left full-time employment after April 2006, by employment sector and age: October 2008 |
| (Percent) |
| |
| |
April 2006 employment sector |
| Age
(years) |
All
sectors |
Education |
Government |
Business/
industry |
| |
| 50–55 |
4.7 |
3.3 |
2.5 |
6.9 |
| 56–62 |
9.7 |
7.9 |
10.2 |
11.7 |
| 63–70 |
27.6 |
26.3 |
28.0 |
29.3 |
| |
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT) (2006, 2008), http://sestat.nsf.gov.
Science and Engineering Indicators 2012 |
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