This is the second of three reports on the 1974 National Survey of Scientists and Engineers conducted by the Bureau of the Census. It presents employment data for those respondees included in one of eight fields of science or engineering. The data are presented in detailed statistical tables; notes on the sample, questionnaire, and procedures used…

This is the third of three reports on the 1974 National Survey of Scientists and Engineers conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the National Science Foundation. It covers geographic characteristics of the almost 1.1 million persons in the National Sample. The data are reported in detailed statistical tables, with additional information…

Migration exerts a significant influence in equalizing the distribution of talent, both quantitatively and qualitatively, in the US. The quality of graduate education offered in a region attracts students across regional boundaries. Personal and employment data on doctorate recipients in the physical, biological, and social sciences indicate that…

This survey was conducted by the Census Bureau under a contract with the National Science Foundation to measure the number of persons working as scientists, engineers, and technicians in the private business sector. A sample was drawn from all active employer establishments in the United States excluding colleges, universities, and governments.…

The National Sample of Scientists and Engineers, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, was intended to provide current data on the educational, employment, and career characteristics of persons in scientific and engineering fields. The panel for this survey was a subpopulation of participants in the 1972 Professional, Technical and…

Reported in this newsletter in narrative and tabular form is the result of a 1972 Professional Technical and Scientific Manpower Survey and a 1974 National Survey of Scientists and Engineers, which also contains information for 1973. The two surveys contributed information for a longitudinal file for which demographic, educational, and employment…

This publication is a report in which past trends and events relative to scientific manpower in the form of scientists and engineers are reviewed, the current status of the scientific manpower situation is described, and various assessments of possible future situations are compared. Within the last 25 years the situation has changed from one in…

Data were collected on the careers of 10,000 holders of research degrees (PhDs, ScDs, and EdDs), via questionnaire, for a second study of PhD holders from the graduating classes of 1935, 1940, 1945, 1950, 1955, and 1960. The careers were systematically selected to represent a cross section of PhDs, and categorized into 4 groups: those always in…

Reported are the results of the enrollment survey conducted by the Engineering Manpower Commission of Engineers Joint Council in the fall of 1968. Questionnaires were sent to all the engineering schools in the United States; 265 schools responded. Some of the undergraduate results are (1) freshman engineering enrollments are down, although by a…

Relaxed educational requirements and rising salaries attest to the increasing shortages of technical manpower over the past two decades. This report quantifies the shortages of technicians, engineers, and scientists. Increasing shortages are projected for the next 5 years, in spite of a growing supply of personnel. Abundant charts provide the…

Whether linguistics is a scientific study is reviewed in the light of what linguists actually do professionally. Personal anecdotes illustrate the linguist's view of speech as the dominant language force and language as the vehicle of social interaction and communication. The work of George K. Zipf is commented on, and Morris Bishop's poem "The…

The outcome of senior plans for graduate study and actual educational behavior during the first few years after college graduation are related in important ways to national manpower resources. In order to estimate and allocate the nation's supply of trained specialists, therefore, one must know not only the size of the college graduating class but…

This survey was conducted by the Public Management Research Institute under a grant from the National Science Foundation. It was found that retired military officers are a potential source of science and mathematics teaching talent. Ten percent of those responding reported that they were presently teaching; an additional 41 percent expressed…

Presented is the first of three reports by the National Science Foundation (NSF) on the 1974 National Survey of Scientists and Engineers conducted by the Bureau of Census. The survey was designed to measure the changes, every two years, in the demographic, educational, and employment characteristics of the scientists and engineers identified in…

Discusses the activities of the American Chemical Society's first Chemistry and Public Affairs fellow, who assists in the formation of public policy by making pertinent technical expertise available. (MLH)