Disparities In Stem Employment By Sex, Race, And Hispanic Origin - American Community Survey Reports (U.s. Census Bureau) Page 24
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25Figure 14.
Share of Total Employment, Science and Engineering Degrees, and STEM
Employment by Sex
(In percent. Data based on sample. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error,
and definitions, see www.census.gov/acs/www/)
Male
Female
Gender gap (in percentage point)
52
4
Total workforce
48
Science and
61
engineering
22
graduates
39
76
STEM workforce*
52
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*With a science or engineering bachelor's degree.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey.
SOURCE OF THE ESTIMATES
ACCURACY OF THE
and comparisons are significant at
ESTIMATES
the 90 percent level unless other-
The American Community Survey
wise noted. In addition to sampling
The data presented in this report
(ACS) is a nationwide survey
error, nonsampling error may be
are based on the ACS sample inter-
designed to provide communities
introduced during any of the opera-
viewed in January 2011 through
with reliable and timely demo-
tions used to collect and process
December 2011. The estimates
graphic, social, economic and hous-
survey data such as editing, review-
based on this sample describe
ing data for congressional districts,
ing, or keying data from question-
the actual average value of char-
counties, places, and other locali-
naires. For more information on
acteristics for the household and
ties every year. It has an annual
sampling and estimation methods,
group quarter populations over this
sample size of about 3.5 million
confidentiality protection, and
period of collection. Sampling error
addresses across the United States
sampling and nonsampling errors,
is the difference between an esti-
and Puerto Rico and includes both
please see the 2011 ACS Accuracy
mate based on a sample and the
housing units and group quarters
of the Data document located at
corresponding value that would be
(e.g., nursing homes and prisons).
<www.census.gov/acs
obtained if the estimate were based
The ACS is conducted in every
/www/Downloads/data
on the entire population (as from
county throughout the nation, and
_documentation/Accuracy/ACS
a census). Measures of sampling
every municipio in Puerto Rico,
_Accuracy_of_Data_2011.pdf>.
error are provided in the form of
where it is called the Puerto Rico
margins of error for all estimates
Community Survey. For informa-
included in this report. All com-
tion on the ACS sample design and
parative statements in this report
other topics, visit <www.census
have undergone statistical testing,
.gov/acs/www>.
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