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Table 7
Placement of 1996-97 English PhDs by Sex and Region of Degree-granting Institution
This table is arranged in two parts, the first showing information for the Northeast, Midwest, and South Atlantic regions, the second for the South Central, Rocky Mountain, and Pacific Coast regions.
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Part 1 of 2
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Northeast
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Midwest
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South Atlantic
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Female
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Male
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Female
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Male
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Female
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Male
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Number of PhDs reported
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189
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129
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178
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140
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127
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99
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Percent with unknown employment status
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7.94%
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4.65%
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7.30%
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3.57%
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9.45%
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4.04%
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Teaching in higher education:
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78.44%
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70.54%
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68.71%
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70.77%
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76.79%
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72.04%
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Tenure-track appointment
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44.91%
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43.75%
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27.61%
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31.54%
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25.89%
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41.94%
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Full-time non-tenure-track appointment:
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17.37%
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17.86%
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29.45%
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24.62%
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40.18%
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20.43%
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Renewable
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10.78%
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10.71%
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22.70%
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16.92%
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25.89%
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10.75%
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1 yr
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6.59%
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7.14%
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6.75%
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7.69%
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14.29%
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9.68%
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Part-time appointment
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16.17%
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8.93%
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11.66%
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14.62%
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10.71%
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9.68%
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Other higher education placement:
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Postdoctoral fellowship
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2.40%
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4.46%
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3.68%
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3.85%
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0.89%
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4.30%
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Academic administration
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2.40%
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3.57%
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6.13%
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2.31%
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3.57%
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2.15%
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Placement outside higher education:
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6.59%
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11.61%
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8.59%
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13.08%
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10.71%
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12.90%
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Secondary or elementary school teaching
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2.40%
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3.57%
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1.23%
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3.08%
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2.68%
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5.38%
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Government
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0.00%
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0.00%
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0.00%
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0.00%
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0.89%
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0.00%
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Not-for-profit organization
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1.80%
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0.89%
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1.84%
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3.85%
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5.36%
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2.15%
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For-profit business
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1.80%
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5.36%
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3.68%
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4.62%
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1.79%
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4.30%
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Self-employed
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0.60%
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1.79%
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1.84%
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1.54%
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0.00%
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1.08%
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Not employed:
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8.38%
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8.93%
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11.66%
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10.00%
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7.14%
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8.60%
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Seeking
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4.79%
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8.04%
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10.43%
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10.00%
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3.57%
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7.53%
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Not seeking
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3.59%
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0.89%
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1.23%
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0.00%
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3.57%
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1.08%
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Tenure-track part-time position
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0.60%
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0.00%
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0.00%
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0.00%
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0.00%
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0.00%
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Teaching, classification unknown
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1.20%
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0.89%
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1.23%
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0.00%
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0.89%
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0.00%
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Basis for %s
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167
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112
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163
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130
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112
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93
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Part 2 of 2
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South Central
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Rocky Mountain
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Pacific Coast
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Female
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Male
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Female
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Male
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Female
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Male
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Number of PhDs reported
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71
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52
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22
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18
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119
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81
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Percent with unknown employment status
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5.80%
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6.12%
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9.09%
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0.00%
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9.40%
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6.33%
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Teaching in higher education:
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63.08%
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63.04%
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75.00%
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64.71%
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77.36%
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72.97%
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Tenure-track appointment
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26.15%
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36.96%
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35.00%
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17.65%
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26.42%
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28.38%
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Full-time non-tenure-track appointment:
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26.15%
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13.04%
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15.00%
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35.29%
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31.13%
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31.08%
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Renewable
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15.38%
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8.70%
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15.00%
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35.29%
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19.81%
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25.68%
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1 yr
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10.77%
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4.35%
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0.00%
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0.00%
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11.32%
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5.41%
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Part-time appointment
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10.77%
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13.04%
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25.00%
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11.76%
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19.81%
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13.51%
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Other higher education placement:
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Postdoctoral fellowship
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3.08%
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4.35%
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0.00%
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5.88%
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6.60%
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1.35%
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Academic administration
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1.54%
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4.35%
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0.00%
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0.00%
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0.94%
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0.00%
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Placement outside higher education:
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16.92%
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21.74%
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15.00%
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23.53%
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10.38%
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6.76%
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Secondary and elementary teaching
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9.23%
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4.35%
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0.00%
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5.88%
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2.83%
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2.70%
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Government
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0.00%
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0.00%
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5.00%
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0.00%
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0.94%
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0.00%
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Not-for-profit organization
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1.54%
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6.52%
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5.00%
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5.88%
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2.83%
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0.00%
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For-profit business
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3.08%
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8.70%
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5.00%
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11.76%
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2.83%
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1.35%
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Self-employed
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3.08%
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2.17%
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0.00%
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0.00%
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0.94%
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2.70%
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Not employed:
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13.85%
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6.52%
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10.00%
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5.88%
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4.72%
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18.92%
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Seeking
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7.69%
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6.52%
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5.00%
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5.88%
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4.72%
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18.92%
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Not seeking
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6.15%
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0.00%
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5.00%
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0.00%
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0.00%
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0.00%
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Teaching, classification unknown
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1.54%
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0.00%
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0.00%
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0.00%
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0.00%
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0.00%
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Basis for %s
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65
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46
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20
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17
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106
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74
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Note: The numbers of PhDs used to calculate the placement percentages given in 7 include all PhDs whose employment placements were reported as known and who remained in the US after receiving their degrees.
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