representing 5 percent of all mathematicians. 

 Orientals in the physical sciences (4 percent), 

 and other races in the life sciences (1 percent). 

 The largest absolute number of minorities, by 

 total and for each group, are found in engineer- 

 ing, although minorities have the smallest 

 proportional representation in this field. 



The representation of minorities among 

 doctoral scientists and engineers in 1973 is 

 shown in the table below.''* 



*^ Ch(iracterislii's of Docioral Scientists and Engineers in the United 

 Stales, 1973, National Science Foundation (NSF 75-312). 

 ■''' Less than 0.05 percent. 



Proportion of minority doctoral 



scientists and engineers, 



by field, 1973 



Percent in each field 



American 



Field Black Indian Asian 



All scientists and engineers 0.8 (^°) 4.5 



Physical scientists 8 (<^) 4.7 



Mathematical scientists ... .8 NA 4.8 



Environmental scientists . . .2 NA 2.8 



Engineers 2 i^") 8.4 



Life scientists 9 (»») 4.3 



Psychologists 9 {"") 1.1 



Social scientists 1.1 1 3.6 



Figure 5-24 



Minority representation among scientists and engineers, by field, 1972 



(Percent) 



12 3 4 5 



1 I I I I I 



All minorities 



All science and 

 engineering fields 



Engineers 



Mathematical scientists 



Computer scientists 



Life scientists 



Physical scientists 



Social scientists 

 and psychologists 



Blacks 



SOURCE: National Science Foundation. 



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