Sigma Xi Postdoc Survey

All Results, All Institutions

Survey results for all institutions aggregated together. Excludes respondents who indicated that they were not in fact a postdoc (question RE25 in "Your Postdoc")

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Page 9: Your Life

"Your Life" contains information about the postdoc's housing, family, and finances.

YL01. What is your current marital status? [More details]
  All Results
1 = Married 59.4% (3949 / 6648)
2 = Partnered 8.3% (554 / 6648)
3 = Widowed ≤1.0% (≤67 / 6648)
4 = Separated/Divorced 3.4% (225 / 6648)
5 = Single, never married 26.9% (1790 / 6648)
6 = Prefer not to answer 1.9% (125 / 6648)
 
YL02a. Is your spouse/partner employed? [More details]
Note: Asked of married/partnered postdocs
Condition: YL01=1 or YL01=2 [?]
  All Results
1 = Yes 69.5% (2816 / 4053)
2 = No 28.8% (1168 / 4053)
3 = Prefer not to answer 1.7% (69 / 4053)
 
YL03. Do you have any children? [More details]
  All Results
1 = Yes 33.5% (2226 / 6645)
2 = No 64.7% (4300 / 6645)
3 = Prefer not to answer 1.8% (119 / 6645)
 
YL02b. Is your spouse/partner employed at {survey.getInstitution().getNameAbbrev()}? [More details]
Note: Asked of married/partnered postdocs (The text {survey.getInstitution().getNameAbbrev()} is replaced by the name of the participating institution when the survey is administered)
Condition: YL02a=1 [?]
  All Results
1 = Yes 28.9% (810 / 2801)
2 = No 69.9% (1958 / 2801)
3 = Prefer not to answer 1.2% (33 / 2801)
 
YL04. How many children do you have in the following age ranges? [More details]
Note: Asked of postdocs with children
Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents (subject to the condition below) [?]
Condition: YL03=1 [?]
 
How many children do you have in the following age ranges?
YL04A. 0-4 [More details]
Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents (subject to the condition below) [?]
Condition: YL03=1 [?]
  All Results
Mean 1.2  
Standard deviation 0.7  
 
How many children do you have in the following age ranges?
YL04B. 5-9 [More details]
Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents (subject to the condition below) [?]
Condition: YL03=1 [?]
  All Results
Mean 0.6  
Standard deviation 0.6  
 
How many children do you have in the following age ranges?
YL04C. 10-14 [More details]
Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents (subject to the condition below) [?]
Condition: YL03=1 [?]
  All Results
Mean 0.3  
Standard deviation 0.9  
 
How many children do you have in the following age ranges?
YL04D. 15-19 [More details]
Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents (subject to the condition below) [?]
Condition: YL03=1 [?]
  All Results
Mean 0.1  
Standard deviation 0.4  
 
How many children do you have in the following age ranges?
YL04E. 20 and older [More details]
Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents (subject to the condition below) [?]
Condition: YL03=1 [?]
  All Results
Mean 0.1  
Standard deviation 0.6  
 
YL05. How many of your children live with you? [More details]
Note: Asked of postdocs with children
Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents (subject to the condition below) [?]
Condition: YL03=1 [?]
  All Results
Mean 1.4  
Standard deviation 0.7  
 
YL06. Thinking about the past 12 months, please estimate your average monthly childcare expenses? [More details]
Note: Asked of postdocs with children
Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents (subject to the condition below) [?]
Condition: YL03=1 [?]

Include day care, before and after school care, or any other care that allows you to work.


  All Results
Mean 2097.0  
Standard deviation 4250.9  
 
YL13. What is your monthly housing expense (rent/mortgage). [More details]
Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents [?]
Please list family household expense if appropriate.
  All Results
Mean 1292.4  
Standard deviation 1640.1  
 
YL14. How many people live with you? [More details]
Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents [?]
Include both roomates and family members.
  All Results
1 = 0 25.1% (673 / 2686)
2 = 1 37.6% (1011 / 2686)
3 = 2 19.7% (528 / 2686)
4 = 3 10.9% (292 / 2686)
5 = 4 3.6% (98 / 2686)
6 = 5 or more 1.5% (39 / 2686)
7 = Prefer not to answer 1.7% (45 / 2686)
 
YL16. How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the amount of time you are able to spend with your family? [More details]
Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents [?]
  All Results
1 = Very dissatisfied 10.0% (266 / 2673)
2 = Somewhat dissatisfied 28.1% (750 / 2673)
3 = Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 14.6% (391 / 2673)
4 = Somewhat satisfied 25.3% (676 / 2673)
5 = Very satisfied 15.1% (404 / 2673)
6 = Don't know 3.7% (98 / 2673)
7 = Prefer not to answer 3.3% (88 / 2673)
 
YL17. Has being a postdoc impacted your plans to do the following? [More details]
Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents [?]
 
Has being a postdoc impacted your plans to do the following?
YL17A. Get married [More details]
Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents [?]
  All Results
1 = Yes 23.2% (588 / 2534)
2 = No 76.8% (1946 / 2534)
 
Has being a postdoc impacted your plans to do the following?
YL17B. Have children [More details]
Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents [?]
  All Results
1 = Yes 44.1% (1140 / 2585)
2 = No 55.9% (1445 / 2585)
 
Has being a postdoc impacted your plans to do the following?
YL17C. Buy a house [More details]
Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents [?]
  All Results
1 = Yes 58.5% (1521 / 2598)
2 = No 41.5% (1077 / 2598)
 
YL18. What is your total annual income (including spouse/partner's annual income) before taxes? [More details]
Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents [?]
Report in US dollars.
  All Results
3 = $30,000-$39,999 26.8% (717 / 2680)
4 = $40,000-$49,999 18.7% (501 / 2680)
5 = $50,000-$59,999 8.0% (214 / 2680)
16 = Prefer not to answer 7.8% (209 / 2680)
8 = $80,000-$89,999 7.6% (205 / 2680)
6 = $60,000-$69,999 7.4% (197 / 2680)
7 = $70,000-$79,999 7.2% (193 / 2680)
9 = $90,000-$99,999 3.8% (102 / 2680)
10 = $100,000-$109,999 2.9% (78 / 2680)
2 = $20,000-$29,999 2.7% (73 / 2680)
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