Table:
primary work activity
1997
2017

total
male
female
total
male
female

employed
number
%
number
%
employed
number
%
number
%

primary work activity, totala
518450
399100
77
119350
23
815100
527850
64.8
287250
35.2

research and development
210850
170150
80.7
40700
19.3
338500
237550
70.2
100950
29.8

basic research
69200
52950
76.5
16300
23.5
90250
61550
68.2
28750
31.8

applied research
100750
81350
80.8
19350
19.2
159200
107400
67.5
51800
32.5

development
28800
24900
86.5
3900
13.5
65550
49350
75.3
16200
24.7

design
12100
10950
90.4
1150
9.6
23500
19250
82.1
4200
17.9

managing or supervising people or projects
58550
48150
82.2
10400
17.8
119050
77550
65.1
41500
34.9

professional servicesb
61100
36850
60.3
24250
39.7
97450
49750
51
47700
49

teaching
113050
83550
73.9
29500
26.1
153450
89150
58.1
64300
41.9

all other primary work activitiesc
74900
60450
80.7
14500
19.3
106650
73850
69.2
32800
30.8

Statement: in 1997, 19% of u.s.-trained seh doctorate holders performing an r&d activity as their primary work activity were women.
Question: in 1997, how many percent of u.s.-trained seh doctorate holders performing an r&d activity as their primary work activity were women?
Answer: [19.3]