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TABLE A-2. Standard errors for employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by field of doctorate and sector of employment: 2008 Field All employed 4-year educational institutiona Other educational institutionb Private, for-profitc Private, nonprofit Federal government State/ local government Selfemployedd Othere 1,600 2,200 900 2,100 1,100 1,200 800 1,000 200 1,500 1,900 800 1,700 1,000 1,000 700 1,000 200 All fields Science Biological/agricultural/environmental life sciences Agricultural/food sciences Biochemistry/biophysics Cell/molecular biology Environmental life sciences Microbiology Zoology Other biological sciences 900 1,400 400 1,100 600 700 400 400 D 400 700 700 400 600 600 1,100 500 500 500 300 300 400 1,000 200 200 200 100 200 200 300 400 500 400 200 400 200 700 200 300 300 200 200 100 500 300 300 300 200 200 300 400 200 200 100 200 100 200 200 200 200 100 100 200 100 300 D D D D D D D Computer/information sciences 300 400 100 400 200 200 100 100 D Mathematics/statistics 500 600 200 500 200 300 100 200 D Physical sciences Astronomy/astrophysics Chemistry, except biochemistry 800 400 600 300 600 900 300 600 400 500 400 D 300 200 200 1,000 200 700 400 600 500 200 300 200 300 500 200 300 300 300 300 D 200 200 200 400 D 300 200 200 D D D D D Psychology 700 800 500 700 500 400 500 700 D Social sciences Economics Political sciences Sociology Other social sciences 800 400 600 500 800 800 500 500 400 600 300 100 200 200 200 600 400 300 200 400 400 200 200 200 300 400 300 200 100 200 300 200 200 100 200 400 300 200 200 200 200 200 100 D D 700 800 200 1,000 400 500 300 400 D 500 200 D 300 100 200 D 200 D 600 600 400 700 600 900 300 400 500 300 400 500 100 D 100 100 100 100 500 400 600 600 500 600 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 300 100 200 100 D D 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 D D D D D D Health 400 500 200 400 D = standard error is not computed when value is suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information. 300 300 200 200 D Earth/atmospheric/ocean sciencesf Physics Engineering Aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical engineering Chemical engineering Civil engineering Electrical/computer engineering Materials/metallurgical engineering Mechanical engineering Other engineering a Includes 4-year colleges or universities, medical schools (including university-affiliated hospitals or medical centers), and university-affiliated research institutes. Includes 2-year colleges, community colleges, or technical institutes, and other precollege institutions. c Includes those self-employed in an incorporated business. d Self-employed or business owner in a nonincorporated business. e Includes employers not broken out separately. f Includes other physical sciences. b NOTE: Standard errors are rounded up to nearest 100. SOURCE: National Science Foundation/National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients: 2008.