APPENDIX TABLE F-3, Age Profile of the U.S. Biomedical Science Work Force by Gender: 1981-1991 (in percent) - Meeting the Nation's Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists - NCBI Bookshelf

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APPENDIX TABLE F-3Age Profile of the U.S. Biomedical Science Work Force by Gender: 1981-1991 (in percent)

Age	1981	1983	1985	1987	1989	1991
Total Biomedical	64,538	66,363	75,755	81,058	88,647	91,959
Under 30	5.35	4.75	3.43	2.36	2.72	2.44
30-34	20.20	18.40	17.96	17.29	15.54	13.06
35-39	24.37	23.36	22.66	20.91	20.20	22.17
40-44	16.51	19.48	21.18	21.94	20.20	19.89
45-49	10.34	11.27	12.80	14.54	17.27	18.40
50-54	9.90	9.02	8.38	8.89	9.56	11.59
55-59	7.05	7.55	7.08	7.06	6.74	6.47
60-64	4.28	4.17	4.29	4.89	5.37	4.01
65-69	1.70	1.61	1.81	1.73	1.91	1.76
70+	0.31	0.39	0.41	0.40	0.50	0.21
Median Age (years)	39.04	39.90	40.42	41.16	41.87	42.11
Total Men	53,868	54,219	60,800	64,317	69,083	70,309
Under 30	4.59	4.24	2.73	1.91	2.31	1.99
30-34	19.01	16.88	16.44	15.33	13.92	11.34
35-39	24.37	22.98	22.03	20.20	19.01	20.74
40-44	16.85	19.95	21.75	22.20	20.06	19.44
45-49	10.83	11.85	13.54	15.45	18.39	19.41
50-54	10.39	9.60	9.00	9.73	10.24	12.87
55-59	7.31	7.89	7.42	7.47	7.37	7.45
60-64	4.58	4.51	4.67	5.33	6.03	4.54
65-69	1.78	1.72	1.97	1.97	2.16	2.01
70+	0.28	0.37	0.47	0.42	0.51	0.22
Median Age (years)	40.10	40.98	41.03	42.33	43.18	43.60
Total Women	10,670	12,144	14,955	16,741	19,564	21,650
Under 30	9.17	7.02	6.27	4.09	4.14	3.91
30-34	26.21	25.20	24.16	24.81	21.26	18.65
35-39	24.35	25.07	25.20	23.64	24.40	26.82
40-44	14.80	17.42	18.88	20.92	20.68	21.37
45-49	7.84	8.66	9.80	11.05	13.33	15.13
50-54	7.41	6.42	5.88	5.67	7.17	7.40
55-59	5.73	6.00	5.71	5.47	4.52	3.32
60-64	2.75	2.65	2.75	3.18	3.02	2.29
65-69	1.33	1.09	1.18	0.84	1.01	0.92
70+	0.42	0.47	0.15	0.33	0.47	0.20
Median Age (years)	37.50	38.05	38.38	38.96	39.55	39.65

: NOTE: ''Biomedical science work force'' consists of those working in a biomedical science field, including postdoctoral appointees, regardless of Ph.D. field. Estimates are subject to sampling error. Comparisons between 1991 estimates and those of earlier years should be made with caution due to changes in survey methodology.
Source: NRC, Survey of Doctorate Recipients. (Biennial)
See Figures 3-1, 3-2, and 3-3.

From: Appendix F, Data Tables

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Meeting the Nation's Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists.

National Research Council (US) Committee on National Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Research Personnel.

Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 1994.

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