Table:
1991
2011
increase from 1991 to 2011

number
percentage distribution
number
percentage distribution
number
percentage distribution

university-level scientific occupations

all
300,500
100.0
604,600
100.0
304,100
100.0

physical sciences
19,600
6.5
31,100
5.1
11,500
3.8

life sciences
14,700
4.9
29,300
4.8
14,500
4.8

civil, mechanical, electrical and chemical engineering
88,900
29.6
138,500
22.9
49,600
16.3

other engineering
35,000
11.6
64,900
10.7
29,900
9.8

architecture, urban planning and land surveying
24,300
8.1
33,000
5.5
8,700
2.9

mathematics, statistics and actuarial science
5,300
1.8
11,400
1.9
6,000
2.0

computer science
112,600
37.5
296,400
49.0
183,800
60.4

men
246,200
81.9
467,200
77.3
221,000
72.7

physical sciences
16,100
5.4
21,500
3.6
5,400
1.8

life sciences
11,300
3.8
16,800
2.8
5,500
1.8

civil, mechanical, electrical and chemical engineering
84,000
28.0
120,500
19.9
36,400
12.0

other engineering
32,200
10.7
55,700
9.2
23,600
7.8

architecture, urban planning and land surveying
20,200
6.7
23,800
3.9
3,600
1.2

mathematics, statistics and actuarial science
3,300
1.1
5,700
0.9
2,400
0.8

computer science
79,200
26.4
223,200
36.9
144,000
47.4

women
54,300
18.1
137,400
22.7
83,100
27.3

physical sciences
3,500
1.2
9,600
1.6
6,100
2.0

life sciences
3,400
1.1
12,500
2.1
9,000
3.0

civil, mechanical, electrical and chemical engineering
4,900
1.6
18,000
3.0
13,100
4.3

other engineering
2,800
0.9
9,200
1.5
6,400
2.1

architecture, urban planning and land surveying
4,100
1.4
9,300
1.5
5,100
1.7

mathematics, statistics and actuarial science
2,100
0.7
5,600
0.9
3,600
1.2

computer science
33,400
11.1
73,200
12.1
39,800
13.1

Statement: civil engineering occupations accounted for 16% of the overall increase in the number of scientific workers from 1991 to 2011.
Question: by what percentage did the civil engineering occupations contribute to the overall increase in the number scientific workers from 1991 to 2011?
Answer: [16.3]