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Introduction Page Overview Page Chapter 1: Elementary and Secondary Education Chapter 2: Higher Education in Science and Engineering Chapter 3: Science and Engineering Workforce Chapter 4: U.S. and International Research and Development: Funds and Alliances Chapter 5: Academic Research and Development Chapter 6: Industry, Technology, and the Global Marketplace Chapter 7: Science and Technology: Public Attitudes and Public Understanding Chapter 8: Significance of Information Technology Appendix Tables

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Figure/Text Table Title
Cover Science and Engineering Indicators–2002 Cover
Overview Chapter
Figure O-2 Changes in share of Federal academic research obligations, by field: 1990-99
Figure O-7 S&E doctoral degrees
Figure O-19 Industrial R&D spending flows of U.S. and foreign affiliates, by world region: 1998
Chapter 1.  Elementary and Secondary Education 
Figure 1-6 Average scores on physics and advanced mathematics assessment for students in the final year of secondary school: 1994-95
Figure 1-6a* Average scores on physics assessment for students in the final year of secondary school: 1994-95
Figure 1-6b* Average scores on advanced mathematics assessment for students in the final year of secondary school: 1994-95
Figure 1-7a* Percentage of high school graduates who took selected mathematics courses: 1982, 1987, 1990, 1994, and 1998
Figure 1-7b* Percentage of high school graduates who took selected science courses: 1982, 1987, 1990, 1994, and 1998
Figure 1-9 Percentage of employers and college faculty who rated job applicants/freshman and sophomore students as "fair" or "poor" on various activities: 2000
Figure 1-18 Percentage of public schools and instructional rooms with Internet access: 1994-2000
Chapter 2.  Higher Education in Science and Engineering
Figure 2-4 Enrollment in U.S. higher education, by institution type: 1967-97
Figure 2-7 U.S. engineering enrollment, by level: 1979-99
Text table 2-9* Ratio of bachelor's degrees to 24-year-old population: 1998
Figure 2-10 S&E degrees earned by underrepresented minorities within each field, by level: 1998-99
Figure 2-18 Doctoral degrees earned by women in U.S. institutions, by field: 1970-99
Figure 2-20 S&E degrees earned by foreign students within each field, by level: 1998-99
Figure 2-27 Ratio of natural sciences and engineering first university degrees to 24-year-old population
Figure 2-33 Natural sciences and engineering doctoral degrees
Figure 2-34 Doctoral S&E degrees earned by foreign students in selected countries, by field: 1999
Chapter 3.  Science and Engineering Workforce
Figure 3-1 College graduates in nonacademic S&E occupations
Figure 3-2 Employed S&E degree-holders in jobs closely related to highest degree: 1999
Figure 3-13 College graduates in nonacademic S&E occupations: women and minorities
Figure 3-14 Women as proportion of S&E workforce, by broad occupation
Figure 3-17 Age distribution of labor force with S&E highest degrees: 1999
Chapter 4.  U.S. and International Research and Development: Funds and Alliances
Figure 4-1* U.S. R&D funding, by source
Figure 4-2a* U.S. R&D expenditures, by character of work: 2000
Figure 4-2b* U.S. R&D expenditures, by source of funds and performing sector: 2000
Figure 4-3 Shares of national R&D expenditures, by source of funds: 1953-2000
Figure 4-5 Federal R&D funding, by budget function
Figure 4-7 Federal R&D support, by performing sector: 1953-2000
Figure 4-10* National R&D performance, by type of performer: 1953-2000
Figure 4-12a* National R&D expenditures, by source of funds and character of work: 2000
Figure 4-12b* National R&D expenditures, by performing sector and character of work: 2000
Figure 4-13 Projected federal obligations for R&D and R&D plant, by agency and character of work: FY 2001
Figure 4-22 International strategic technology alliances: 1980-2000
Figure 4-26 U.S., G-7, and OECD countries' R&D expenditures
Figure 4-28a* Total R&D as a percentage of GDP
Figure 4-28b* Nondefense R&D as a percentage of GDP
Figure 4-36 Globalization of U.S. industrial R&D
Figure 4-37 Industrial R&D spending of U.S. and foreign affiliates, by world region: 1998
Chapter 5.  Academic Research and Development
Figure 5-1 Academic R&D, basic and applied research, and basic research as a proportion of U.S. totals: 1953–2000
Figure 5-2 Role of academic R&D: 2000
Figure 5-4 Sources of academic R&D funding: 1953–2000
Figure 5-18 Academic employment of doctoral scientists and engineers
Figure 5-32 Growth trends in scientific and technical publications by region: 1986–99
Figure 5-35 Scientific publications: regional share of world output
Figure 5-41 International coauthorship of scientific papers
Chapter 6.  Industry, Technology, and the Global Marketplace
Figure 6-4 U.S. global market share, by high-tech industry: 1981-98
Figure 6-9 Global revenues generated by five knowledge–intensive service industries: 1998
Figure 6-22 U.S. patents granted: 1986–99
Figure 6-23 U.S. patents granted to foreign inventors, by residence of inventor: 1986–99
Figure 6-26 Share of total patents awarded to nonresident inventors in selected countries
Chapter 7.  Science and Technology: Public Attitudes and Public Understanding
Text table 7-1 News followed by American public: 2000
Figure 7-4 Public understanding of scientific terms and concepts: 2001
Figure 7-5 Public understanding of nature of scientific inquiry: 2001
Figure 7-6 Public assessment of scientific research
Figure 7-11 Public attitudes toward selected technologies in the United States, Europe, and Canada
Figure 7-14 Public confidence in leadership of selected institutions: 1973-2000
Figure 7-19* Leading source of information: 2001
Chapter 8.  Significance of Information Technology
Figure 8-2 Cost per gigabyte of stored information: 1988-2002
Figure 8-3 Computer price declines
Figure 8-4 Internet domain survey host count worldwide
Figure 8-8 Estimated quarterly U.S. retail e-commerce sales: 4th quarter 1999-2nd quarter 2001
Figure 8-10 Internet hosts, per 1,000 inhabitants in the OECD countries: October 2000
Figure 8-14 U.S. households with Internet access, by income: 1998 and 2000
Figure 8-17 U.S. households with Internet access, by race/ethnicity: 1998 and 2000

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