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Table A-3. Survey response rates: 1977–2016

(Percent)

Year Self-report rate
1977 96.6
1978 96.3
1979 96.4
1980 96.2
1981 95.7
1982 95.3
1983 95.5
1984 95.1
1985 94.8
1986 93.5
1987 93.1
1988 92.9
1989 92.3
1990 93.6
1991 94.6
1992 95.1
1993 94.7
1994 94.6
1995 94.2
1996 93.0
1997 91.6
1998 91.9
1999 91.9
2000 92.4
2001 92.7
2002 91.3
2003 91.6
2004 91.3
2005 92.1
2006 93.1
2007 91.7
2008 92.3
2009 92.6
2010 93.0
2011 92.9
2012 92.5
2013 92.0
2014 90.6
2015 90.3
2016 91.8
NOTES: Rates for 1976–2015 include late responses. Rate for 2016 may increase slightly in the next year if additional questionnaires are received after survey closure.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates.