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Table 30. Doctorate recipients who had attended community college, by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, race, and broad field of study: 2016

(Percent)

Demographic characteristic All doctorate recipients Life sciencesa Physical sciences and earth sciences Mathematics and computer sciences Psychology and social sciences Engineering Education Humanities and arts Otherb
All doctorate recipients 12.9 14.6 10.9 8.1 15.0 7.7 20.4 13.4 12.4
Sex
Male 11.8 13.5 10.0 7.9 14.9 7.9 22.3 14.9 12.6
Female 14.2 15.5 12.8 8.7 15.1 7.1 19.6 12.1 12.3
Citizenship status
U.S. citizen or permanent resident 19.2 20.4 17.8 17.2 19.5 16.1 24.0 16.3 19.0
Temporary visa holder 1.4 1.7 1.2 1.1 1.5 1.2 3.2 1.1 1.2
Ethnicity and race (U.S. citizens and permanent residents)
Hispanic or Latino 24.3 23.8 21.0 22.9 24.9 22.1 32.9 20.4 23.4
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 28.9 29.6 0.0 0.0 43.3 D 30.0 D D
Asian 13.1 14.4 14.9 13.0 11.7 10.7 15.7 13.9 11.1
Black or African American 19.5 21.2 15.5 21.8 21.0 19.7 20.3 12.4 15.7
White 19.6 21.2 17.6 17.5 19.6 17.0 24.8 16.5 20.6
More than one race 23.3 22.8 34.5 23.1 22.9 15.8 26.7 18.8 23.3
Other race or race not reported 18.7 24.1 11.8 25.0 20.5 D 18.2 D D
Ethnicity not reported 4.3 2.6 11.4 0.0 5.1 4.1 5.1 3.2 2.4