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The Use of Multi-State Life Tables in Estimating Places for Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists: A Technical Paper (1997)

Chapter: APPENDIX B

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Suggested Citation: "APPENDIX B." National Research Council. 1997. The Use of Multi-State Life Tables in Estimating Places for Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists: A Technical Paper. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5751.

Appendix B

TABLE B-1 Age Distribution of New Entrants, 1973-1979

		FIELD OF SCIENCE
Age	Biomedical	Nonbiomedical	Behavioral	Nonbehavioral
<29	0.251	0.194	0.228	0.2
29-30	0.267	0.226	0.215	0.237
31-32	0.183	0.189	0.189	0.188
33-34	0.118	0.122	0.102	0.125
35-36	0.076	0.082	0.075	0.082
37-38	0.039	0.054	0.049	0.052
39-40	0.021	0.034	0.033	0.031
41-42	0.012	0.024	0.025	0.021
43-44	0.013	0.017	0.018	0.016
45-46	0.006	0.017	0.018	0.014
47-48	0.006	0.013	0.009	0.012
49-50	0.002	0.007	0.012	0.005
51-52	0.002	0.01	0.01	0.006
53-54	0.002	0.005	0.003	0.005
55-56	0	0.002	0.003	0.002
57-58	0	0.002	0.004	0.001
59-60	0	0.001	0.002	0.001
>60	0.001	0.001	0.003	0.002
SOURCE: Survey of Doctorate Recipients (1975-1979).

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TABLE B-2 Age Distribution of New Entrants, 1979-1985

		FIELD OF SCIENCE
Age	Biomedical	Nonbiomedical	Behavioral	Nonbehavioral
<29	0.195	0.154	0.142	0.162
29-30	0.29	0.204	0.197	0.222
31-32	0.211	0.179	0.174	0.182
33-34	0.12	0.153	0.167	0.147
35-36	0.07	0.094	0.084	0.089
37-38	0.043	0.07	0.078	0.064
39-40	0.022	0.043	0.047	0.039
41-42	0.019	0.029	0.025	0.027
43-44	0.008	0.019	0.027	0.017
45-46	0.007	0.013	0.011	0.012
47-48	0.004	0.011	0.012	0.01
49-50	0.005	0.008	0.014	0.007
51-52	0.003	0.006	0.006	0.006
53-54	0.001	0.003	0.003	0.003
55-56	0.002	0.005	0.004	0.004
57-58	0.001	0.005	0.005	0.004
59-60	0	0.002	0.003	0.002
>60	0.001	0.001	0.003	0.001
Source: Survey of Doctorate Recipients (1981-1985).

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TABLE B-3 Age Distribution of New Entrants, 1985-1991

		FIELD OF SCIENCE
Age	Biomedical	Nonbiomedical	Behavioral	Nonbehavioral
<29	0.116	0.115	0.074	0.123
29-30	0.268	0.18	0.133	0.209
31-32	0.207	0.178	0.166	0.187
33-34	0.131	0.14	0.138	0.138
35-36	0.092	0.106	0.133	0.098
37-38	0.07	0.079	0.093	0.075
39-40	0.04	0.06	0.06	0.056
41-42	0.028	0.042	0.068	0.034
43-44	0.018	0.029	0.043	0.024
45-46	0.01	0.022	0.033	0.017
47-48	0.009	0.013	0.017	0.011
49-50	0.004	0.009	0.012	0,008
51-52	0.003	0.007	0.009	0.005
53-54	0	0.006	0.007	0.004
55-56	0.002	0.003	0.004	0.003
57-58	0.001	0.003	0.002	0.002
59-60	0.003	0. 003	0.002	0.003
>60	0	0.003	0.002	0.003
SOURCE: Survey of Doctorate Recipients (1987-1991).

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Chapter: APPENDIX B

Appendix B