Table 8. Research fields categorized by ethnic group.
Group | Biological sciencesa | Chemistry | Other | Total |
African-American | 83 (73%) | 5 (4%) | 26 (23%) | 114 |
Asian-American | 124 (74%) | 14 (8%) | 30 (18%) | 168 |
Caucasian | 408 (69%) | 54 (9%) | 131 (22%) | 593 |
Hispanic | 38 (68%) | 4 (7%) | 14 (25%) | 56 |
Foreign national | 37 (54%) | 10 (14%) | 22 (32%) | 69 |
All others | 44 (62%) | 15 (21%) | 12 (17%) | 71 |
Percentages of each ethnic group working in the field are shown in parentheses
aBiological sciences includes biology, biochemistry, bioinformatics, and neurobiology