From: The extent to which the passive voice is used in the scientific journal article, 1985–2015
Series A | ||||
1985 | 1995 | 2005 | 2015 | |
n = 1769 | n = 152 | n = 347 | n = 788 | |
weA | 18% | 14% | 21% | 30% |
Pwe | 23% | 36% | 27% | 28% |
Series B | ||||
1985 | 1995 | 2005 | 2015 | |
n = 305 | n = 786 | n = 310 | n = 539 | |
weA | 9% | 16% | 21% | 18% |
Pwe | 44% | 38% | 31% | 37% |