TABLE A-6. Imputation for nonresponse in master's-granting institutions, by field and graduate enrollment or postdoctoral status: 2009–11 Total in survey Number imputed Imputation rate (%) Organizational units in universe Full-time student Part-time student Postdoctorate Full-time student Part-time student Postdoctorate Full-time student Part-time student Postdoctorate Fall 2011, all surveyed fields 1,366 26,669 29,617 93 837 540 1 3.1 1.8 1.1 Science and engineering 1,223 22,173 27,009 85 524 469 1 2.4 1.7 1.2 1,056 46 182 50 105 50 13 75 32 1 70 176 256 19,101 559 3,009 860 2,454 431 268 716 313 2 587 5,052 4,850 23,506 492 2,728 1,167 2,660 502 451 1,118 439 27 451 3,826 9,645 81 2 25 2 3 7 0 2 0 0 32 7 1 489 27 42 66 71 8 0 24 0 0 20 117 114 451 9 68 9 53 4 0 29 0 0 13 66 200 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.6 4.8 1.4 7.7 2.9 1.9 0.0 3.4 0.0 0.0 3.4 2.3 2.4 1.9 1.8 2.5 0.8 2.0 0.8 0.0 2.6 0.0 0.0 2.9 1.7 2.1 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.1 0.0 0.0 167 2 1 1 2 7 30 41 5 26 23 3 1 0 1 24 3,072 51 0 18 84 45 465 1,135 29 514 326 38 2 0 7 358 3,503 35 1 8 17 42 603 1,045 18 560 569 32 0 0 2 571 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0 0 0 18 7 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.9 0.6 0.0 1.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.6 0.0 1.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 143 29 114 4,496 538 3,958 2,608 738 1,870 8 4 4 313 12 301 71 4 67 0 0 0 7.0 2.2 7.6 2.7 0.5 3.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fall 2010, all surveyed fields 1,435 27,933 28,934 110 160 93 4 0.6 0.3 3.6 Science and engineering 1,272 22,723 25,695 104 45 49 4 0.2 0.2 3.8 1,090 46 181 46 113 19,365 582 2,742 686 2,702 21,614 513 2,664 920 2,984 98 6 48 0 2 45 0 14 0 9 49 0 36 0 6 4 0 0 0 0 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.2 4.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Year and field Science Agricultural sciences Biological sciences Communication Computer sciences Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences Family and consumer sciences/human sciences Mathematical sciences Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies Neuroscience Physical sciences Psychology Social sciences Engineering Aerospace engineering Agricultural engineering Architecture Biomedical engineering Chemical engineering Civil engineering Electrical engineering Engineering science Industrial engineering Mechanical engineering Metallurgical/materials engineering Mining engineering Nuclear engineering Petroleum engineering Engineering, nec Health Clinical medicine Other health Science Agricultural sciences Biological sciences Communication Computer sciences TABLE A-6. Imputation for nonresponse in master's-granting institutions, by field and graduate enrollment or postdoctoral status: 2009–11 Total in survey Number imputed Imputation rate (%) Organizational units in universe Full-time student Part-time student Postdoctorate Full-time student Part-time student Postdoctorate Full-time student Part-time student Postdoctorate 50 14 78 47 1 72 181 261 450 259 689 581 0 576 5,005 5,093 449 441 1,117 621 0 526 3,168 8,211 2 0 4 2 1 26 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 11.5 0.0 0.0 182 2 0 3 2 7 32 47 4 32 25 2 2 0 1 23 3,358 24 0 120 43 44 472 1,372 24 542 368 32 8 0 5 304 4,081 42 0 28 15 51 588 1,355 27 727 622 26 3 0 1 596 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 163 28 135 5,210 852 4,358 3,239 779 2,460 6 1 5 115 14 101 44 4 40 0 0 0 2.2 1.6 2.3 1.4 0.5 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 Fall 2009, all surveyed fields 1,420 27,259 30,503 91 130 64 11 0.5 0.2 12.1 Science and engineering 1,246 21,929 26,533 87 40 48 11 0.2 0.2 12.6 1,058 45 167 43 112 52 15 73 46 2 69 186 248 18,487 577 2,231 662 2,529 378 265 557 537 0 510 5,788 4,453 22,020 513 2,493 805 3,039 519 445 1,142 509 40 541 3,832 8,142 82 3 34 0 3 4 0 0 1 3 23 10 1 40 0 13 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 48 0 35 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 11 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 13.4 0.0 8.8 0.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 60.0 0.0 Year and field Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences Family and consumer sciences/human sciences Mathematical sciences Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies Neuroscience Physical sciences Psychology Social sciences Engineering Aerospace engineering Agricultural engineering Architecture Biomedical engineering Chemical engineering Civil engineering Electrical engineering Engineering science Industrial engineering Mechanical engineering Metallurgical/materials engineering Mining engineering Nuclear engineering Petroleum engineering Engineering, nec Health Clinical medicine Other health Science Agricultural sciences Biological sciences Communication Computer sciences Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences Family and consumer sciences/human sciences Mathematical sciences Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies Neuroscience Physical sciences Psychology Social sciences TABLE A-6. Imputation for nonresponse in master's-granting institutions, by field and graduate enrollment or postdoctoral status: 2009–11 Year and field Engineering Aerospace engineering Agricultural engineering Architecture Biomedical engineering Chemical engineering Civil engineering Electrical engineering Engineering science Industrial engineering Mechanical engineering Metallurgical/materials engineering Mining engineering Nuclear engineering Petroleum engineering Engineering, nec Health Clinical medicine Other health nec = not elsewhere classified. Total in survey Number imputed Imputation rate (%) Organizational units in universe Full-time student Part-time student Postdoctorate Full-time student Part-time student Postdoctorate Full-time student Part-time student Postdoctorate 188 3 0 3 2 7 32 50 5 31 26 1 2 0 1 25 3,442 129 0 124 19 52 383 1,490 40 484 394 15 7 0 5 300 4,513 41 0 19 6 59 547 1,658 124 715 648 26 3 0 1 666 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 174 27 147 5,330 707 4,623 3,970 748 3,222 4 0 4 90 12 78 16 4 12 0 0 0 1.7 1.7 1.7 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 SOURCE: National Science Foundation/National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, NSF-NIH Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering.
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