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.