Results by Family Structure, All Institutions
Survey results by family structure 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 6: Your Postdoc
"Your Postdoc" covers the characteristics of the current appointment, the postdoc's field(s) of research, how the postdoc found the position, and the postdoc's goals when taking the position.
| RE01. |
Which of the following characteristics describes your current position?
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Check all that apply.
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Single, No Children
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Married/Partnered, No Children
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Single, Children
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Married/Partnered, Children
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4 = You are expected to publish the result of your research
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79.0%
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(1504 / 1905)
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80.8%
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(1894 / 2343)
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76.5%
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(78 / 102)
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75.9%
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(1600 / 2107)
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1 = Your position is temporary (i.e.,
there is a time limit associated with your position;
there may be a renewal process.)
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76.3%
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(1453 / 1905)
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76.1%
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(1782 / 2343)
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72.5%
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(74 / 102)
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73.9%
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(1557 / 2107)
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3 = Your postition involves
substantially full-time research or scholarship
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69.0%
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(1314 / 1905)
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72.2%
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(1692 / 2343)
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68.6%
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(70 / 102)
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64.1%
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(1351 / 2107)
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2 = Your position is primarily for the
purpose of training in research or scholarship.
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50.3%
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(958 / 1905)
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50.7%
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(1187 / 2343)
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39.2%
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(40 / 102)
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43.3%
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(912 / 2107)
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5 = You work under the supervision of a
senior scholar or department
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35.5%
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(677 / 1905)
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33.9%
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(794 / 2343)
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42.2%
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(43 / 102)
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30.0%
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(633 / 2107)
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6 = You are a clinical fellow
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5.2%
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(100 / 1905)
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3.8%
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(90 / 2343)
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3.9%
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(4 / 102)
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3.9%
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(82 / 2107)
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7 = Don't know
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≤1.0%
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(≤20 / 1905)
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≤1.0%
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(≤24 / 2343)
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≤2.0%
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(≤3 / 102)
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≤1.0%
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(≤22 / 2107)
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8 = Prefer not to answer
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≤1.0%
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(≤20 / 1905)
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≤1.0%
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(≤24 / 2343)
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≤2.0%
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(≤3 / 102)
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≤1.0%
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(≤22 / 2107)
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| RE02. |
What is the highest academic degree that you hold?
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(If you have earned more than one TYPE of doctorate-level/terminal degree, check more than one degree)
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Single, No Children
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Married/Partnered, No Children
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Single, Children
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Married/Partnered, Children
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1 = Ph.D.
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81.4%
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(1550 / 1904)
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82.8%
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(1940 / 2342)
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84.3%
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(86 / 102)
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82.3%
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(1739 / 2112)
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3 = M.D.
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10.4%
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(198 / 1904)
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10.3%
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(241 / 2342)
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14.7%
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(15 / 102)
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17.6%
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(371 / 2112)
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7 = Non-U.S. Ph.D. equivalent
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10.6%
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(201 / 1904)
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10.6%
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(248 / 2342)
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6.9%
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(7 / 102)
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9.8%
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(208 / 2112)
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12 = Please specify your highest academic degree
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1.3%
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(24 / 1904)
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1.1%
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(25 / 2342)
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≤2.0%
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(≤3 / 102)
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1.1%
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(24 / 2112)
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6 = D.V.M.
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≤1.0%
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(≤20 / 1904)
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≤1.0%
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(≤24 / 2342)
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≤2.0%
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(≤3 / 102)
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≤1.0%
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(≤22 / 2112)
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4 = D.D.S.
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≤1.0%
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(≤20 / 1904)
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≤1.0%
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(≤24 / 2342)
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≤2.0%
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(≤3 / 102)
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≤1.0%
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(≤22 / 2112)
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2 = Sc.D.
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≤1.0%
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(≤20 / 1904)
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≤1.0%
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(≤24 / 2342)
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≤2.0%
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(≤3 / 102)
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≤1.0%
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(≤22 / 2112)
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10 = Pharm.D.
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≤1.0%
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(≤20 / 1904)
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≤1.0%
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(≤24 / 2342)
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≤2.0%
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(≤3 / 102)
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≤1.0%
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(≤22 / 2112)
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8 = Non-doctoral terminal degree (e.g. MFA)
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≤1.0%
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(≤20 / 1904)
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≤1.0%
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(≤24 / 2342)
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≤2.0%
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(≤3 / 102)
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≤1.0%
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(≤22 / 2112)
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5 = D.O.
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≤1.0%
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(≤20 / 1904)
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≤1.0%
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(≤24 / 2342)
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≤2.0%
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(≤3 / 102)
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≤1.0%
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(≤22 / 2112)
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| RE04. |
In what year did you earn you highest academic degree?
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If you have earned more than one
doctorate-level/terminal degree, please specify the year in
which you received the most recent degree.
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Single, No Children
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Married/Partnered, No Children
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Single, Children
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Married/Partnered, Children
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| Mean |
2001.3
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2001.3
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1999.1
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1999.9
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| Standard deviation |
2.5
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2.2
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5.0
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3.2
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| RE05. |
Counting all your postdoctoral postitions together, for how many months have you been working as a postdoc?
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Single, No Children
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Married/Partnered, No Children
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Single, Children
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Married/Partnered, Children
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| Mean |
26.1
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26.0
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33.4
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34.9
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| Standard deviation |
21.5
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18.8
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29.2
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25.1
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| RE25. |
Are you a postdoc?
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Note: Asked of people who did not satisfy all the criteria for the postdoc definition. People who answered No are not included in the aggregate data.
Condition:
1 not in RE01 or 2 not in RE01 or 3 not in RE01 or 4 not in RE01 or 5 not in RE01 or RE02=8 or RE02=9 or RE04<1998
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Single, No Children
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Married/Partnered, No Children
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Single, Children
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Married/Partnered, Children
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1 = Yes
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98.8%
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(1440 / 1458)
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≥99.0%
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(≥1698 / 1716)
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≥95.0%
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(≥69 / 73)
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97.4%
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(1632 / 1676)
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2 = No
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≤1.0%
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(≤15 / 1458)
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≤1.0%
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(≤18 / 1716)
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≤5.0%
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(≤4 / 73)
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≤1.0%
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(≤17 / 1676)
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3 = Don't know
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≤1.0%
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(≤15 / 1458)
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≤1.0%
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(≤18 / 1716)
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≤5.0%
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(≤4 / 73)
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1.7%
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(28 / 1676)
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4 = Prefer not to answer
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≤1.0%
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(≤15 / 1458)
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≤1.0%
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(≤18 / 1716)
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≤5.0%
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(≤4 / 73)
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≤1.0%
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(≤17 / 1676)
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| RE07. |
Please select the name of the primary academic department, institute, school, research division, or directorate with which your current postdoctoral position is affiliated.
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Note: Choices are institution-specific
Condition:
len(survey.getInstitution().getDivisions()) > 0
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Single, No Children
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Married/Partnered, No Children
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Single, Children
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Married/Partnered, Children
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| 1 |
41.9%
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(644 / 1538)
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43.7%
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(811 / 1855)
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46.5%
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(33 / 71)
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42.0%
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(689 / 1641)
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| 2 |
13.8%
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(212 / 1538)
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14.8%
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(275 / 1855)
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15.5%
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(11 / 71)
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13.0%
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(214 / 1641)
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| 4 |
10.4%
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(160 / 1538)
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9.3%
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(173 / 1855)
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8.5%
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(6 / 71)
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10.1%
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(165 / 1641)
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| 3 |
9.4%
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(144 / 1538)
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7.4%
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(137 / 1855)
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7.0%
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(5 / 71)
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9.1%
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(149 / 1641)
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| 5 |
3.5%
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(54 / 1538)
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4.0%
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(74 / 1855)
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≤5.0%
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(≤4 / 71)
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4.5%
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(74 / 1641)
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| 6 |
4.1%
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(63 / 1538)
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2.9%
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(54 / 1855)
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≤5.0%
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(≤4 / 71)
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4.1%
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(67 / 1641)
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| 8 |
3.8%
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(58 / 1538)
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3.7%
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(69 / 1855)
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≤5.0%
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(≤4 / 71)
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3.2%
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(52 / 1641)
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| 10 |
2.7%
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(41 / 1538)
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2.4%
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(44 / 1855)
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7.0%
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(5 / 71)
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3.0%
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(50 / 1641)
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| 9 |
2.3%
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(35 / 1538)
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3.0%
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(56 / 1855)
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≤5.0%
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(≤4 / 71)
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2.1%
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(34 / 1641)
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| 7 |
2.2%
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(34 / 1538)
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2.4%
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(45 / 1855)
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≤5.0%
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(≤4 / 71)
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1.9%
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(31 / 1641)
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| RE08_revised. |
In what field of study is your current postdoctoral research?
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Select the field or fields that most accurately describe your current research from the list. Note that we are asking about your research, not the field associated with your current department or affiliation.
(Please check no more than five)
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Single, No Children
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Married/Partnered, No Children
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Single, Children
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Married/Partnered, Children
|
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8 = Molecular Biology
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22.0%
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(414 / 1885)
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23.6%
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(549 / 2323)
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25.0%
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(25 / 100)
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25.9%
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(543 / 2099)
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2 = Cell Biology
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18.4%
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(346 / 1885)
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20.4%
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(475 / 2323)
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17.0%
|
(17 / 100)
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22.2%
|
(467 / 2099)
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1 = Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology
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17.0%
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(321 / 1885)
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19.2%
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(445 / 2323)
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15.0%
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(15 / 100)
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19.1%
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(400 / 2099)
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5 = Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics
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12.6%
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(237 / 1885)
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12.9%
|
(300 / 2323)
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8.0%
|
(8 / 100)
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14.1%
|
(296 / 2099)
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9 = Neuroscience and Neurobiology
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10.8%
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(204 / 1885)
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12.6%
|
(292 / 2323)
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19.0%
|
(19 / 100)
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11.1%
|
(233 / 2099)
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6 = Immunology and Infectious Diseases
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9.1%
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(172 / 1885)
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9.6%
|
(224 / 2323)
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12.0%
|
(12 / 100)
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10.0%
|
(209 / 2099)
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81 = Chemistry
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9.1%
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(172 / 1885)
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8.2%
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(191 / 2323)
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≤5.0%
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(≤6 / 100)
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7.1%
|
(148 / 2099)
|
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3 = Developmental Biology
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6.6%
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(125 / 1885)
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7.1%
|
(164 / 2323)
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10.0%
|
(10 / 100)
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7.9%
|
(166 / 2099)
|
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7 = Microbiology
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6.3%
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(118 / 1885)
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6.7%
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(155 / 2323)
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≤5.0%
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(≤6 / 100)
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6.1%
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(129 / 2099)
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55 = Oncology
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3.9%
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(74 / 1885)
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4.3%
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(99 / 2323)
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≤5.0%
|
(≤6 / 100)
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5.4%
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(114 / 2099)
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[More choices]
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| YP01a1. |
Please specify the month in which your current postdoctoral position began.
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Single, No Children
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Married/Partnered, No Children
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Single, Children
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Married/Partnered, Children
|
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7 = July
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13.2%
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(249 / 1886)
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13.2%
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(307 / 2319)
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8.2%
|
(8 / 98)
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13.7%
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(288 / 2096)
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9 = September
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13.4%
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(253 / 1886)
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12.9%
|
(299 / 2319)
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9.2%
|
(9 / 98)
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12.3%
|
(257 / 2096)
|
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1 = January
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10.8%
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(203 / 1886)
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11.1%
|
(257 / 2319)
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14.3%
|
(14 / 98)
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10.1%
|
(211 / 2096)
|
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8 = August
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9.6%
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(181 / 1886)
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9.7%
|
(225 / 2319)
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12.2%
|
(12 / 98)
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9.2%
|
(193 / 2096)
|
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10 = October
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8.6%
|
(162 / 1886)
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9.0%
|
(208 / 2319)
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9.2%
|
(9 / 98)
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9.4%
|
(196 / 2096)
|
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6 = June
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8.2%
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(154 / 1886)
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8.0%
|
(185 / 2319)
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8.2%
|
(8 / 98)
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8.5%
|
(178 / 2096)
|
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4 = April
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7.5%
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(142 / 1886)
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6.9%
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(160 / 2319)
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≤5.0%
|
(≤5 / 98)
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7.5%
|
(157 / 2096)
|
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5 = May
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5.9%
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(112 / 1886)
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7.1%
|
(165 / 2319)
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9.2%
|
(9 / 98)
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6.5%
|
(136 / 2096)
|
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11 = November
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6.9%
|
(131 / 1886)
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6.5%
|
(150 / 2319)
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7.1%
|
(7 / 98)
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6.2%
|
(131 / 2096)
|
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2 = February
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6.4%
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(120 / 1886)
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6.0%
|
(140 / 2319)
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8.2%
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(8 / 98)
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6.2%
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(129 / 2096)
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[More choices]
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| YP01b. |
Please specify the year in which your current postdoctoral position began.
[More details]
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Single, No Children
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Married/Partnered, No Children
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Single, Children
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Married/Partnered, Children
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| Mean |
2002.5
|
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2002.4
|
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2002.2
|
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2001.0
|
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| Standard deviation |
1.4
|
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1.3
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1.6
|
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44.2
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| YP02_revised. |
How long do you expect that your current postdoctoral position will last?
[More details]
Include the time you have already spent in your current position.
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Single, No Children
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Married/Partnered, No Children
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Single, Children
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Married/Partnered, Children
|
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6 = 30-36 months
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22.3%
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(395 / 1774)
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26.0%
|
(544 / 2093)
|
21.4%
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(18 / 84)
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19.0%
|
(365 / 1917)
|
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4 = 19-24 months
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20.2%
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(358 / 1774)
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17.9%
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(375 / 2093)
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14.3%
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(12 / 84)
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16.2%
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