Table 4-2
Researchers engaged in research and development
(R & D) — Higher education sector, by occupation
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Full-time teachers | Part-time teachers | Doctoral students | Postdoctoral fellowships | Total researchers | ||||||
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Natural sciences and engineering | Social sciences and humanities | Natural sciences and engineering | Social sciences and humanities | Natural sciences and engineering | Social sciences and humanities | Natural sciences and engineering | Social sciences and humanities | Natural sciences and engineering | Social sciences and humanities | |
number | ||||||||||
1998 | 5,024 | 3,640 | 754 | 473 | 10,043 | 12,409 | 428 | 73 | 16,249 | 16,595 |
1999 | 5,051 | 3,692 | 758 | 480 | 11,156 | 11,363 | 434 | 89 | 17,399 | 15,624 |
2000 | 5,156 | 3,806 | 773 | 495 | 11,092 | 11,487 | 422 | 73 | 17,443 | 15,861 |
2001 | 5,349 | 3,942 | 749 | 473 | 11,625 | 11,614 | 391 | 65 | 18,114 | 16,094 |
2002 | 5,489 | 4,061 | 768 | 487 | 11,877 | 11,753 | 398 | 81 | 18,532 | 16,382 |
2003 | 5,731 | 4,247 | 802 | 510 | 14,148 | 12,899 | 478 | 86 | 21,159 | 17,741 |
2004 | 5,849 | 4,429 | 819 | 531 | 15,366 | 13,826 | 471 | 90 | 22,505 | 18,876 |
2005 | 5,932 | 4,491 | 831 | 539 | 16,422 | 14,583 | 532 | 83 | 23,717 | 19,696 |
2006 | 5,999 | 4,592 | 840 | 551 | 16,236 | 14,757 | 462 | 91 | 23,536 | 19,991 |
2007 | 6,220 | 4,791 | 1,120 | 575 | 17,919 | 16,147 | 444 | 94 | 25,703 | 21,607 |
Note(s):
Personnel counts are reported as full-time equivalents.
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