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| 20-44 FUNDS AND PERSONNEL IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (1998)
| Field of Study | Number of Persons |  |
|  | Engaged in Research | Scientists | Expenditures
|  | and Development | and | (10 000
|  | (person) | Engineers | yuan)
| Total | 168760 | 161024 | 544524
| Basic Sciences | 138556 | 132589 | 521383
| Natural Sciences | 25180 | 24095 | 69344
| Engineering | 63809 | 61060 | 391558
| Medical Science | 37561 | 35944 | 35454
| Agriculture | 63809 | 11490 | 25027
| Humanities and Social Sciences | 30204 | 28435 | 23141
| a) Number of persons engaged in research and development is calculated on the basis of full-time equivalent of |  |  |
| the time spent on research and development activities during the year. Similarly in following tables. |  |  |