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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"Your Research" asks about the postdoc's funding, how s/he spends his or her time, the number of papers s/he has written, and the impact (if any) of national security regulations on his/her research.

YR01.	What is the primary source of your funding? [More details]   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children 1 = A grant or contract that was awarded directly to your postdoc advisor (as principal investigator) 46.4% (882 / 1900) 47.5% (1111 / 2341) 53.5% (54 / 101) 50.6% (1070 / 2115) 2 = A grant or contract that was awarded to a project, consortium, or work group of which your postdoc advisor is a member 13.8% (262 / 1900) 11.7% (273 / 2341) 13.9% (14 / 101) 12.2% (257 / 2115) 3 = A grant, contract, or fellowship that was awarded directly to you 21.5% (408 / 1900) 23.2% (542 / 2341) 15.8% (16 / 101) 19.3% (408 / 2115) 4 = Funds from the institution, university, or company that employs you 11.7% (223 / 1900) 10.4% (244 / 2341) 12.9% (13 / 101) 10.0% (212 / 2115) 5 = Your own personal sources ≤1.0% (≤20 / 1900) ≤1.0% (≤24 / 2341) ≤2.0% (≤3 / 101) ≤1.0% (≤22 / 2115) 6 = Don't know 3.9% (74 / 1900) 4.1% (96 / 2341) ≤2.0% (≤3 / 101) 5.1% (108 / 2115) 8 = Other, please specify 1.7% (33 / 1900) 2.6% (60 / 2341) ≤2.0% (≤3 / 101) 1.7% (37 / 2115) 9 = Prefer not to answer ≤1.0% (≤20 / 1900) ≤1.0% (≤24 / 2341) ≤2.0% (≤3 / 101) ≤1.0% (≤22 / 2115)
YR03.	Which best describes your funding? [More details] Note: Asked of people whose funding is awarded directly to them. Condition: YR01=3   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children 8 = Fellowship from a non-federal funding agency (e.g. a foundation, association, or disciplinary society) 36.9% (150 / 406) 36.3% (197 / 542) 31.2% (5 / 16) 39.9% (162 / 406) 2 = National Research Service Award (NRSA) 17.7% (72 / 406) 22.5% (122 / 542) 31.2% (5 / 16) 20.0% (81 / 406) 7 = Government fellowship from a non-US country 11.8% (48 / 406) 13.1% (71 / 542) ≤20.0% (≤4 / 16) 6.2% (25 / 406) 1 = National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grant (not including a traineeship) 10.1% (41 / 406) 8.7% (47 / 542) ≤20.0% (≤4 / 16) 11.8% (48 / 406) 9 = Other, please specify. 11.3% (46 / 406) 7.2% (39 / 542) ≤20.0% (≤4 / 16) 8.4% (34 / 406) 6 = Other US government grant awarded to you 4.4% (18 / 406) 5.0% (27 / 542) ≤20.0% (≤4 / 16) 5.2% (21 / 406) 11 = NIH Intramural Funding 3.9% (16 / 406) 2.6% (14 / 542) ≤20.0% (≤4 / 16) 3.9% (16 / 406) 4 = National Science Foundation fellowship 1.7% (7 / 406) 1.7% (9 / 542) ≤20.0% (≤4 / 16) 1.7% (7 / 406) 3 = National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant ≤1.0% (≤5 / 406) 1.7% (9 / 542) ≤20.0% (≤4 / 16) ≤1.0% (≤5 / 406) 10 = Prefer not to answer ≤1.0% (≤5 / 406) ≤1.0% (≤6 / 542) ≤20.0% (≤4 / 16) 1.5% (6 / 406) [More choices]
YR04.	In your current position, are you permitted to submit a funding proposal as a principal investigator? [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children 1 = Yes 21.2% (167 / 789) 22.9% (218 / 954) 29.0% (9 / 31) 28.5% (246 / 864) 2 = No 36.2% (286 / 789) 37.8% (361 / 954) 35.5% (11 / 31) 35.8% (309 / 864) 3 = Don't know 42.2% (333 / 789) 39.0% (372 / 954) 35.5% (11 / 31) 34.8% (301 / 864) 4 = Prefer not to answer ≤1.0% (≤8 / 789) ≤1.0% (≤10 / 954) ≤10.0% (≤4 / 31) ≤1.0% (≤9 / 864)
YR05.	For what reason are you not permitted to submit a funding proposal as principal investigator? [More details] Note: Asked of people who are not allowed to submit proposals as a PI Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents (subject to the condition below) Condition: YR04=2 Please check all that apply.   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children 1 = Institutional policy 39.2% (112 / 286) 45.2% (163 / 361) 63.6% (7 / 11) 36.2% (111 / 307) 2 = Postdoc advisor policy 10.5% (30 / 286) 11.1% (40 / 361) ≤20.0% (≤3 / 11) 8.8% (27 / 307) 3 = Other, please specify 12.6% (36 / 286) 8.6% (31 / 361) ≤20.0% (≤3 / 11) 11.4% (35 / 307) 5 = Don't know 35.7% (102 / 286) 32.4% (117 / 361) ≤20.0% (≤3 / 11) 39.4% (121 / 307) 4 = Prefer not to answer 2.1% (6 / 286) 2.8% (10 / 361) ≤20.0% (≤3 / 11) 4.2% (13 / 307)
YR12.	Approximately how many hours did you spend last week on each of the following activities? [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Approximately how many hours did you spend last week on each of the following activities? YR12A. Planning research/experiments [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children Mean 7.1   7.2   7.4   7.4   Standard deviation 6.7   7.3   5.9   7.7     Approximately how many hours did you spend last week on each of the following activities? YR12B. Conducting research [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children Mean 28.3   27.3   30.9   26.3   Standard deviation 16.3   14.6   16.4   14.2     Approximately how many hours did you spend last week on each of the following activities? YR12C. Documenting findings [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children Mean 5.6   5.1   6.0   4.9   Standard deviation 6.9   5.9   6.4   5.6     Approximately how many hours did you spend last week on each of the following activities? YR12D. Reading research literature [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children Mean 5.6   5.3   6.2   5.4   Standard deviation 5.0   4.5   5.8   4.7     Approximately how many hours did you spend last week on each of the following activities? YR12E. Attending work group meetings [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children Mean 2.3   2.2   2.3   2.2   Standard deviation 2.6   2.2   1.8   2.7     Approximately how many hours did you spend last week on each of the following activities? YR12F. Teaching [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children Mean 0.4   0.4   0.5   0.4   Standard deviation 2.0   2.5   1.6   2.0     Approximately how many hours did you spend last week on each of the following activities? YR12G. Supervising others [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children Mean 2.5   2.3   1.7   1.9   Standard deviation 5.3   5.1   3.4   3.7     Approximately how many hours did you spend last week on each of the following activities? YR12H. Making presentations [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children Mean 1.0   0.8   0.2   0.9   Standard deviation 2.6   2.2   0.6   2.8     Approximately how many hours did you spend last week on each of the following activities? YR12I. Managing lab [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children Mean 1.2   0.9   1.6   1.1   Standard deviation 3.5   2.6   2.5   3.2     Approximately how many hours did you spend last week on each of the following activities? YR12J. Working on committees/institutional support [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children Mean 0.3   0.2   0.2   0.2   Standard deviation 1.5   0.8   0.6   1.0     Approximately how many hours did you spend last week on each of the following activities? YR12K. Professional training and career development [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children Mean 1.0   1.2   1.6   1.1   Standard deviation 4.3   4.7   2.9   4.9     Approximately how many hours did you spend last week on each of the following activities? YR12L. Reviewing papers [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children Mean 0.9   0.8   1.1   0.9   Standard deviation 2.0   1.9   1.8   2.1     Approximately how many hours did you spend last week on each of the following activities? YR12M. Searching for a job [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children Mean 0.9   0.9   2.5   1.1   Standard deviation 2.4   2.9   5.1   2.8     Approximately how many hours did you spend last week on each of the following activities? YR12N. Commuting to work [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children Mean 3.7   4.3   4.8   4.6   Standard deviation 3.4   4.2   3.2   4.4     Approximately how many hours did you spend last week on each of the following activities? YR12O. Other [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children Mean 4.9   2.2   *   3.5   Standard deviation 13.0   5.7   *   8.7
YR14.	How many hours did you work in your postdoctoral position last week? [More details]   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children Mean 52.6   51.8   48.3   48.4   Standard deviation 12.3   11.5   11.7   11.0
YR15.	How satisfied are you with the number of hours you work per week in your current postdoc? [More details]   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children 1 = Very dissatisfied 8.4% (160 / 1894) 7.1% (166 / 2337) 12.7% (13 / 102) 8.7% (183 / 2112) 2 = Somewhat dissatisfied 14.6% (277 / 1894) 13.5% (315 / 2337) 8.8% (9 / 102) 12.6% (266 / 2112) 3 = Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 25.6% (484 / 1894) 23.4% (547 / 2337) 23.5% (24 / 102) 19.3% (408 / 2112) 4 = Somewhat satisfied 23.7% (448 / 1894) 27.4% (641 / 2337) 24.5% (25 / 102) 28.0% (591 / 2112) 5 = Very satisfied 26.1% (494 / 1894) 27.1% (633 / 2337) 30.4% (31 / 102) 28.9% (611 / 2112) 6 = Prefer not to answer 1.6% (31 / 1894) 1.5% (35 / 2337) ≤2.0% (≤3 / 102) 2.5% (53 / 2112)
YR17.	Since you have been a postdoc, how many of the following types of publications and/or proposals have you produced? [More details] Include papers submitted for publication in addition to published papers. If you have submitted one paper multiple times, only count it one time.   Since you have been a postdoc, how many of the following types of publications and/or proposals have you produced? YR17A. Peer-reviewed/refereed papers as sole author [More details]   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children Mean 0.2   0.2   0.2   0.4   Standard deviation 1.1   0.7   0.6   1.8     Since you have been a postdoc, how many of the following types of publications and/or proposals have you produced? YR17B. Peer-reviewed/refereed, co-authored papers as primary author [More details]   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children Mean 1.3   1.3   1.9   1.9   Standard deviation 2.0   1.9   3.8   3.1     Since you have been a postdoc, how many of the following types of publications and/or proposals have you produced? YR17C. Peer-reviewed/refereed, co-authored papers as non-primary author [More details]   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children Mean 1.3   1.4   1.9   1.9   Standard deviation 2.2   2.4   3.4   3.3     Since you have been a postdoc, how many of the following types of publications and/or proposals have you produced? YR17D. Non peer-reviewed/non-refereed papers (e.g. conference papers, working papers) [More details]   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children Mean 1.4   1.3   2.2   2.0   Standard deviation 3.0   3.0   3.4   4.1     Since you have been a postdoc, how many of the following types of publications and/or proposals have you produced? YR17E. Book chapters [More details]   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children Mean 0.2   0.2   0.5   0.2   Standard deviation 0.6   0.7   1.0   0.6     Since you have been a postdoc, how many of the following types of publications and/or proposals have you produced? YR17F. Books [More details]   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children Mean 0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   Standard deviation 0.1   0.2   0.1   0.3     Since you have been a postdoc, how many of the following types of publications and/or proposals have you produced? YR17G. Patents [More details]   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children Mean 0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   Standard deviation 0.5   0.5   0.3   0.6     Since you have been a postdoc, how many of the following types of publications and/or proposals have you produced? YR17H. Grant proposals as principal investigator (include fellowship proposals) [More details]   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children Mean 0.9   0.9   0.8   1.0   Standard deviation 1.7   1.6   1.2   1.5     Since you have been a postdoc, how many of the following types of publications and/or proposals have you produced? YR17I. Grant proposals as non-principal investigator [More details]   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children Mean 0.7   0.6   0.6   0.8   Standard deviation 1.8   1.2   0.9   1.4     Since you have been a postdoc, how many of the following types of publications and/or proposals have you produced? YR17J. Other [More details]   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children Mean 0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2   Standard deviation 2.3   0.9   0.7   0.7
YR18.	Since you have been a postdoc, how many of the grant proposals (including fellowship proposals) that you have submitted have been funded? [More details] Note: Asked of people who submitted at least one proposal Condition: YR17I>0 or YR17H>0   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children Mean 1.1   1.0   1.1   1.1   Standard deviation 1.3   1.0   1.2   1.1
YR21.	How satisfied are you with the QUANTITY of work you have produced in your current postdoc? [More details]   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children 1 = Very dissatisfied 8.2% (155 / 1889) 8.3% (193 / 2339) 7.9% (8 / 101) 8.1% (170 / 2107) 2 = Somewhat dissatisfied 25.0% (473 / 1889) 26.8% (628 / 2339) 28.7% (29 / 101) 23.8% (501 / 2107) 3 = Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 14.4% (272 / 1889) 12.8% (300 / 2339) 10.9% (11 / 101) 10.9% (230 / 2107) 4 = Somewhat satisfied 35.6% (672 / 1889) 35.3% (825 / 2339) 33.7% (34 / 101) 37.5% (791 / 2107) 5 = Very satisfied 15.5% (293 / 1889) 15.9% (373 / 2339) 17.8% (18 / 101) 18.3% (385 / 2107) 6 = Prefer not to answer 1.3% (24 / 1889) ≤1.0% (≤24 / 2339) ≤2.0% (≤3 / 101) 1.4% (30 / 2107)
YR22.	How satisfied are you with the QUALITY of work you have produced in your current postdoc? [More details]   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children 1 = Very dissatisfied 5.1% (97 / 1888) 5.5% (128 / 2336) 3.9% (4 / 102) 5.5% (116 / 2101) 2 = Somewhat dissatisfied 13.8% (260 / 1888) 15.1% (353 / 2336) 16.7% (17 / 102) 15.0% (315 / 2101) 3 = Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 11.9% (225 / 1888) 9.7% (227 / 2336) 10.8% (11 / 102) 7.8% (163 / 2101) 4 = Somewhat satisfied 38.9% (735 / 1888) 40.1% (936 / 2336) 37.3% (38 / 102) 41.2% (865 / 2101) 5 = Very satisfied 28.9% (546 / 1888) 28.6% (669 / 2336) 28.4% (29 / 102) 29.2% (613 / 2101) 6 = Prefer not to answer 1.3% (25 / 1888) ≤1.0% (≤24 / 2336) ≤2.0% (≤3 / 102) 1.4% (29 / 2101)
YR23.	To what extent have US national security related regulations affected your ability to do the following: [More details] Note: Asked of non-US citizens Condition: AY06=3 or AY06=4   To what extent have US national security related regulations affected your ability to do the following: YR23A. Conduct your research in the U.S. [More details] Condition: AY06=3 or AY06=4   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children 1 = None 67.5% (693 / 1026) 66.2% (847 / 1280) 67.9% (38 / 56) 64.7% (856 / 1323) 2 = Some 19.6% (201 / 1026) 20.3% (260 / 1280) 14.3% (8 / 56) 19.2% (254 / 1323) 3 = A lot 7.9% (81 / 1026) 8.0% (102 / 1280) 7.1% (4 / 56) 8.5% (113 / 1323) 4 = Have not tried to do this 5.0% (51 / 1026) 5.5% (71 / 1280) 10.7% (6 / 56) 7.6% (100 / 1323)   To what extent have US national security related regulations affected your ability to do the following: YR23B. Travel outside the U.S. to conduct your research [More details] Condition: AY06=3 or AY06=4   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children 1 = None 33.1% (337 / 1019) 33.2% (425 / 1279) 28.6% (16 / 56) 29.9% (395 / 1323) 2 = Some 16.1% (164 / 1019) 13.4% (172 / 1279) 14.3% (8 / 56) 12.4% (164 / 1323) 3 = A lot 18.0% (183 / 1019) 23.6% (302 / 1279) 17.9% (10 / 56) 27.4% (363 / 1323) 4 = Have not tried to do this 32.9% (335 / 1019) 29.7% (380 / 1279) 39.3% (22 / 56) 30.3% (401 / 1323)   To what extent have US national security related regulations affected your ability to do the following: YR23C. Visit your country of citizenship [More details] Condition: AY06=3 or AY06=4   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children 1 = None 40.4% (414 / 1025) 39.1% (501 / 1282) 30.9% (17 / 55) 30.3% (402 / 1328) 2 = Some 22.4% (230 / 1025) 18.5% (237 / 1282) 20.0% (11 / 55) 17.2% (229 / 1328) 3 = A lot 24.7% (253 / 1025) 32.6% (418 / 1282) 34.5% (19 / 55) 36.9% (490 / 1328) 4 = Have not tried to do this 12.5% (128 / 1025) 9.8% (126 / 1282) 14.5% (8 / 55) 15.6% (207 / 1328)   To what extent have US national security related regulations affected your ability to do the following: YR23D. Re-enter the U.S. after leaving the country [More details] Condition: AY06=3 or AY06=4   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children 1 = None 32.9% (336 / 1022) 33.0% (423 / 1282) 25.0% (14 / 56) 27.1% (359 / 1324) 2 = Some 25.1% (257 / 1022) 21.4% (274 / 1282) 21.4% (12 / 56) 18.3% (242 / 1324) 3 = A lot 27.2% (278 / 1022) 33.0% (423 / 1282) 32.1% (18 / 56) 33.8% (447 / 1324) 4 = Have not tried to do this 14.8% (151 / 1022) 12.6% (162 / 1282) 21.4% (12 / 56) 20.8% (276 / 1324)   To what extent have US national security related regulations affected your ability to do the following: YR23E. Bring your immediate family members to the U.S. [More details] Condition: AY06=3 or AY06=4   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children 1 = None 30.5% (312 / 1022) 35.8% (456 / 1275) 28.6% (16 / 56) 39.8% (526 / 1322) 2 = Some 9.2% (94 / 1022) 16.1% (205 / 1275) 16.1% (9 / 56) 21.7% (287 / 1322) 3 = A lot 10.8% (110 / 1022) 20.2% (258 / 1275) 21.4% (12 / 56) 22.0% (291 / 1322) 4 = Have not tried to do this 49.5% (506 / 1022) 27.9% (356 / 1275) 33.9% (19 / 56) 16.5% (218 / 1322)
YR24.	To what extent do you agree with the following statement? "My postdoctoral position is preparing me to be an independent researcher." [More details]   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children 1 = Strongly agree 29.0% (550 / 1896) 29.1% (681 / 2340) 28.4% (29 / 102) 26.7% (561 / 2105) 2 = Agree 45.4% (860 / 1896) 47.0% (1099 / 2340) 42.2% (43 / 102) 47.5% (999 / 2105) 3 = Neither agree nor disagree 14.4% (273 / 1896) 14.8% (347 / 2340) 19.6% (20 / 102) 16.2% (341 / 2105) 4 = Disagree 6.9% (130 / 1896) 5.8% (135 / 2340) 5.9% (6 / 102) 6.6% (138 / 2105) 5 = Strongly disagree 3.7% (71 / 1896) 2.6% (61 / 2340) ≤2.0% (≤3 / 102) 2.1% (45 / 2105) 6 = Prefer not to answer ≤1.0% (≤19 / 1896) ≤1.0% (≤24 / 2340) ≤2.0% (≤3 / 102) ≤1.0% (≤22 / 2105)
YR25.	Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the influence you have in decisions that affect the course of your research? [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Single, No Children Married/Partnered, No Children Single, Children Married/Partnered, Children 1 = Very dissatisfied 7.4% (58 / 783) 6.4% (61 / 950) 19.4% (6 / 31) 6.0% (51 / 854) 2 = Somewhat dissatisfied 12.6% (99 / 783) 12.3% (117 / 950) ≤10.0% (≤4 / 31) 12.1% (103 / 854) 3 = Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 11.6% (91 / 783) 12.3% (117 / 950) ≤10.0% (≤4 / 31) 13.9% (119 / 854) 4 = Somewhat satisfied 34.9% (273 / 783) 31.2% (296 / 950) 29.0% (9 / 31) 33.0% (282 / 854) 5 = Very satisfied 32.1% (251 / 783) 35.1% (333 / 950) 25.8% (8 / 31) 31.4% (268 / 854) 6 = Prefer not to answer 1.4% (11 / 783) 2.7% (26 / 950) ≤10.0% (≤4 / 31) 3.6% (31 / 854)

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