majoring in science and engineering fields, al- 

 though the absolute numbers of those who so 

 choose are still increasing. 



Doctorate Awards by Geographic Region 



Figure 47 shows science and engineering 

 Ph.D.'s awarded in terms of the geographic 

 region of high school graduation in relation to 

 the population of those regions. This ratio varies 



considerably with New England, the Middle 

 Atlantic, West North Central, and Mountain 

 regions showing larger proportions, while the 

 South Atlantic and East South Central regions 

 are lower by almost 50 percent. This indicator 

 shows an uneven pattern of pursuit of advanced 

 education (to the doctorate) among high school 

 graduates, although some progress was made in 

 reducing these regional differences during the 

 last decade. 



Figure 47 



Geographic Origins, by High School Graduation, of Ph.D.'s in Science and Technology, 1970 



1970 



MOUNTAIN 



WEST NEW ENGLAND 



NORTH_CENTRAL EAST ^ 



~ NORTH CENTRAL 



'i MIDDLE 

 ATLANTIC 



f SOUTH 

 ATLANTIC 



CENTRAL 



Degrees award/10,000 

 population 



^^^1 0.9 or more 



7 to 8 



0.5 to 69 



Less than 0.5 



WEST SOUTH CENTRAL 



MOUNTAIN 



PACIFIC 



1970 compared with 1960 



WEST NEW ENGLAND 



NORTH CENTRAL EAST "^ 



NORTH CENTRAL 



i MIDDLE 

 ATLANTIC 



Ratio ot degrees awarded/ 



10,000 population 



1970 to 1960 



3-00 or more 



\yf SOUTH 

 ATLANTIC 



2 50 to 2,99 



2.00 to 2.49 



Less than 2 00 



WEST SOUTH CENTRAL 



ia) Includes Alaska and Hawaii. 



SOURCE: National Reseatch Council and National Science Foundation, 



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