National Statistics on Postdoctorates in the Biomedical, Behavioral, Social, and Clinical Sciences
Postdoctorates, by citizenship and gender
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Year
U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents, Male
U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents, Female
Temporary Visa Holders, Male
Temporary Visa Holders, Female
1985
6,573
3,185
3,565
1,087
1986
6,703
3,436
3,971
1,327
1987
6,591
3,427
4,579
1,588
1988
6,566
3,525
4,956
1,819
1989
7,010
3,652
5,515
2,241
1990
6,997
3,952
6,229
2,433
1991
6,984
3,862
6,615
2,893
1992
7,114
4,191
7,304
3,309
1993
7,516
4,514
7,723
3,509
1994
7,713
5,051
8,269
3,747
1995
7,621
5,156
7,865
3,633
1996
7,779
5,343
8,464
3,824
1997
7,994
5,516
8,419
4,153
1998
8,419
6,075
8,865
4,337
1999
8,016
5,621
9,293
4,731
2000
8,545
5,555
10,009
5,292
2001
8,049
5,455
10,560
5,694
2002
8,065
6,097
10,369
5,714
2003
7,892
6,235
11,025
6,304
2004
7,921
6,350
11,004
6,376
2005
8,174
6,713
11,054
6,449
2006
8,301
6,713
11,077
6,896
2007
8,648
7,027
11,505
6,983
2008
9,101
8,145
11,383
7,385
2009
9,741
9,119
11,939
7,704
2010
10,544
10,211
13,038
8,659
Notes:
See
http://report.nih.gov/nihdatabook/help/FieldClassification.html
for more information about the fields that make up the biomedical, behavioral and social, and clinical sciences.
Source: National Institutes of Health, NSF-NIH Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering.