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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Mar 28.
Published in final edited form as: Work Occup. 2022 Feb 21;49(2):187–228. doi: 10.1177/07308884221080938

Appendix Table B.1:

Means for STEM Discipline, Employment Sector, and Primary Work Activity for All Respondents and Separately by LGBTQ Status

ALL LGBTQ NON-LGBTQ
STEM Discipline
Engineering .494 .392 .498
Computer and mathematical science .101 .122 .100
Biological and related science .119 .125 .118
Physical and related science .207 .241 .206
Social and related science .012 .031 .011
Other STEM-related field .068 .090 .067
Employment Sector
Private, for-profit organization .432 .386 .434
Private, not-for-profit organization .057 .074 .056
Self-employed, not incorporated .012 .014 .016
Self-employed, incorporated .018 .010 .018
Public utility .010 .005 .010
Federal government .093 .114 .092
State or local government .048 .048 .048
U.S. Military .010 .006 .010
Four-year college or university .293 .298 .292
Two-year college or junior college .007 .014 .006
Elementary, middle, or secondary school .022 .030 .022
Primary Job Activity
Accounting, finance, and contracts .004 .008 .004
Applied research .173 .181 .172
Basic research .135 .145 .135
Computer applications .039 .050 .039
Design .098 .079 .099
Managing people or projects .299 .214 .303
Production, operations, maintenance .045 .048 .044
Sales, purchasing, marketing .019 .011 .020
Quality or productivity management .017 .031 .016
Teaching .110 .154 .108
Other .061 .080 .060