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. 2004 Winter;3(4):270–277. doi: 10.1187/cbe.04-07-0045

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