Table 28. Doctorate recipients reporting one or more functional limitations, by broad field of study, sex, and citizenship status: 2016
Demographic characteristic |
One or more limitations of any type |
Visual limitations |
Hearing limitations |
Walking limitations |
Lifting limitations |
Cognitive limitations |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
All doctorate recipients |
3,647 |
6.6 |
1,661 |
3.0 |
651 |
1.2 |
261 |
0.5 |
415 |
0.8 |
1,588 |
2.9 |
Field of study |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Life sciencesa |
783 |
6.2 |
321 |
2.6 |
141 |
1.1 |
40 |
0.3 |
70 |
0.6 |
348 |
2.8 |
Physical sciences and earth sciences |
442 |
7.1 |
209 |
3.3 |
80 |
1.3 |
25 |
0.4 |
42 |
0.7 |
220 |
3.5 |
Mathematics and computer sciences |
282 |
7.1 |
145 |
3.7 |
39 |
1.0 |
21 |
0.5 |
34 |
0.9 |
104 |
2.6 |
Psychology and social sciences |
633 |
7.0 |
233 |
2.6 |
104 |
1.1 |
34 |
0.4 |
64 |
0.7 |
340 |
3.7 |
Engineering |
557 |
5.9 |
351 |
3.7 |
108 |
1.1 |
42 |
0.4 |
69 |
0.7 |
171 |
1.8 |
Education |
330 |
6.4 |
170 |
3.3 |
69 |
1.3 |
37 |
0.7 |
46 |
0.9 |
108 |
2.1 |
Humanities and arts |
424 |
7.7 |
140 |
2.6 |
67 |
1.2 |
37 |
0.7 |
57 |
1.0 |
211 |
3.8 |
Otherb |
196 |
6.7 |
92 |
3.1 |
43 |
1.5 |
25 |
0.8 |
33 |
1.1 |
86 |
2.9 |
Sex |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Male |
1,935 |
6.5 |
925 |
3.1 |
411 |
1.4 |
131 |
0.4 |
173 |
0.6 |
843 |
2.8 |
Female |
1,712 |
6.8 |
736 |
2.9 |
240 |
0.9 |
130 |
0.5 |
242 |
1.0 |
745 |
2.9 |
Citizenship statusc |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. citizen or permanent resident |
2,487 |
7.0 |
802 |
2.2 |
471 |
1.3 |
178 |
0.5 |
251 |
0.7 |
1,316 |
3.7 |
Temporary visa holder |
1,153 |
7.0 |
856 |
5.2 |
175 |
1.1 |
83 |
0.5 |
161 |
1.0 |
270 |
1.6 |