Results by Gender, All Institutions

Survey results by gender 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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"Benefits and Services" covers salaries, benefits, tax information, vacation, and the adequacy of various resources.

BS01.	Which of the following benefits are available to you at your institution? [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Which of the following benefits are available to you at your institution? BS01A. Health insurance for yourself [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 1 = Available 97.2% (2409 / 2479) 97.5% (1831 / 1877) 2 = Not available 2.1% (52 / 2479) 2.0% (37 / 1877) 3 = Don't know ≤1.0% (≤25 / 2479) ≤1.0% (≤19 / 1877)   Which of the following benefits are available to you at your institution? BS01B. Health insurance for your family [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 1 = Available 81.4% (1993 / 2449) 81.9% (1504 / 1836) 2 = Not available 9.0% (221 / 2449) 7.5% (138 / 1836) 3 = Don't know 9.6% (235 / 2449) 10.6% (194 / 1836)   Which of the following benefits are available to you at your institution? BS01C. Dental insurance [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 1 = Available 77.0% (1909 / 2480) 76.6% (1425 / 1861) 2 = Not available 18.3% (453 / 2480) 19.1% (355 / 1861) 3 = Don't know 4.8% (118 / 2480) 4.4% (81 / 1861)   Which of the following benefits are available to you at your institution? BS01D. Vision insurance [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 1 = Available 45.5% (1089 / 2395) 47.7% (855 / 1793) 2 = Not available 30.2% (724 / 2395) 32.7% (587 / 1793) 3 = Don't know 24.3% (582 / 2395) 19.6% (351 / 1793)   Which of the following benefits are available to you at your institution? BS01E. Disability insurance [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 1 = Available 43.5% (1030 / 2369) 40.8% (727 / 1783) 2 = Not available 15.7% (371 / 2369) 17.7% (316 / 1783) 3 = Don't know 40.9% (968 / 2369) 41.5% (740 / 1783)   Which of the following benefits are available to you at your institution? BS01F. Life insurance [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 1 = Available 55.3% (1330 / 2404) 52.0% (945 / 1819) 2 = Not available 17.8% (429 / 2404) 20.9% (381 / 1819) 3 = Don't know 26.8% (645 / 2404) 27.1% (493 / 1819)   Which of the following benefits are available to you at your institution? BS01G. Counseling/mental health services [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 1 = Available 45.7% (1067 / 2333) 53.6% (949 / 1770) 2 = Not available 11.9% (278 / 2333) 10.9% (193 / 1770) 3 = Don't know 42.3% (988 / 2333) 35.5% (628 / 1770)   Which of the following benefits are available to you at your institution? BS01H. Retirement plan [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 1 = Available 41.9% (1001 / 2388) 38.4% (694 / 1806) 2 = Not available 36.5% (872 / 2388) 43.1% (779 / 1806) 3 = Don't know 21.6% (515 / 2388) 18.4% (333 / 1806)   Which of the following benefits are available to you at your institution? BS01I. Child care [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 1 = Available 24.9% (580 / 2332) 27.7% (489 / 1765) 2 = Not available 28.9% (674 / 2332) 31.6% (558 / 1765) 3 = Don't know 46.2% (1078 / 2332) 40.7% (718 / 1765)   Which of the following benefits are available to you at your institution? BS01J. Family leave (maternity/paternity) [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 1 = Available 30.9% (722 / 2334) 43.7% (780 / 1783) 2 = Not available 15.4% (359 / 2334) 14.9% (265 / 1783) 3 = Don't know 53.7% (1253 / 2334) 41.4% (738 / 1783)   Which of the following benefits are available to you at your institution? BS01K. Athletic facilities [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 1 = Available 65.5% (1545 / 2360) 73.5% (1305 / 1776) 2 = Not available 20.5% (483 / 2360) 17.5% (311 / 1776) 3 = Don't know 14.1% (332 / 2360) 9.0% (160 / 1776)   Which of the following benefits are available to you at your institution? BS01L. Parking [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 1 = Available 70.3% (1677 / 2385) 76.8% (1390 / 1810) 2 = Not available 21.6% (514 / 2385) 17.2% (311 / 1810) 3 = Don't know 8.1% (194 / 2385) 6.0% (109 / 1810)   Which of the following benefits are available to you at your institution? BS01M. Tuition/fees for courses at your institution [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 1 = Available 36.2% (846 / 2337) 42.4% (753 / 1774) 2 = Not available 20.6% (482 / 2337) 18.9% (335 / 1774) 3 = Don't know 43.2% (1009 / 2337) 38.7% (686 / 1774)   Which of the following benefits are available to you at your institution? BS01N. Flexible spending/medical savings account [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 1 = Available 30.4% (710 / 2333) 31.4% (557 / 1773) 2 = Not available 22.2% (517 / 2333) 26.7% (473 / 1773) 3 = Don't know 47.4% (1106 / 2333) 41.9% (743 / 1773)   Which of the following benefits are available to you at your institution? BS01O. Credit union [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 1 = Available 56.9% (1344 / 2360) 55.0% (978 / 1778) 2 = Not available 13.6% (320 / 2360) 14.5% (257 / 1778) 3 = Don't know 29.5% (696 / 2360) 30.5% (543 / 1778)   Which of the following benefits are available to you at your institution? BS01P. Voluntary tax-deferred savings plan (403b/401k) [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 1 = Available 30.4% (711 / 2339) 31.6% (557 / 1761) 2 = Not available 25.8% (603 / 2339) 29.4% (517 / 1761) 3 = Don't know 43.8% (1025 / 2339) 39.0% (687 / 1761)   Which of the following benefits are available to you at your institution? BS01Q. Subsidized housing [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 1 = Available 13.9% (325 / 2332) 13.9% (243 / 1749) 2 = Not available 50.6% (1179 / 2332) 50.3% (879 / 1749) 3 = Don't know 35.5% (828 / 2332) 35.8% (627 / 1749)   Which of the following benefits are available to you at your institution? BS01R. Public transportation subsidies [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 1 = Available 44.8% (1059 / 2364) 46.4% (831 / 1791) 2 = Not available 28.7% (678 / 2364) 28.6% (513 / 1791) 3 = Don't know 26.5% (627 / 2364) 25.0% (447 / 1791)
BS02.	From the list below, please select your top choices for benefits that you would like to see implemented or improved. [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents Check at most 3 items.   Men Women 8 = Retirement plan 31.2% (748 / 2397) 35.6% (657 / 1847) 3 = Dental insurance 33.5% (803 / 2397) 30.6% (565 / 1847) 9 = Child care 21.3% (511 / 2397) 27.7% (511 / 1847) 1 = Health insurance for yourself 25.1% (601 / 2397) 22.1% (409 / 1847) 2 = Health insurance for your family 28.5% (682 / 2397) 17.3% (319 / 1847) 17 = Subsidized housing 25.5% (612 / 2397) 18.6% (344 / 1847) 4 = Vision insurance 17.2% (413 / 2397) 19.1% (352 / 1847) 12 = Parking 16.1% (387 / 2397) 15.5% (287 / 1847) 16 = Voluntary tax-deferred savings plan (403b/401k) 13.6% (326 / 2397) 17.1% (316 / 1847) 10 = Family leave (maternity/paternity) 5.9% (141 / 2397) 17.0% (314 / 1847) [More choices]
BS03_revised.	Which of the following applies to you? [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 1 = I receive a specified number of vacation/annual leave days and am eligible for a specified number of sick days 31.1% (731 / 2347) 30.0% (521 / 1737) 2 = I receive a specified number of days that may be used either for vacation/annual leave or sick days 5.3% (125 / 2347) 5.9% (103 / 1737) 3 = I receive a specified number of vacation/annual leave days but am NOT eligible for sick days 1.2% (28 / 2347) 2.0% (34 / 1737) 4 = I do NOT receive any vacation/annual leave days but am eligible for a specified number of sick days 1.6% (38 / 2347) ≤1.0% (≤18 / 1737) 5 = I do NOT receive any vacation/annual leave days or sick days 2.4% (56 / 2347) 2.3% (40 / 1737) 6 = Vacation time and sick leave are determined on an informal basis but must be approved by my postdoc advisor 30.4% (713 / 2347) 38.5% (669 / 1737) 7 = Vacation time and sick leave are determined on an informal basis and do NOT need to be approved by my postdoc advisor 12.6% (296 / 2347) 11.0% (191 / 1737) 8 = I don't know 13.2% (309 / 2347) 8.6% (150 / 1737) 9 = Prefer not to answer 2.2% (51 / 2347) ≤1.0% (≤18 / 1737)
BS04a.	How many days of paid vacation/annual leave doyou receive per year? [More details] Note: Asked of people who receive a specified number of vacation days. Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents (subject to the condition below) Condition: BS03_revised=1 or BS03_revised=3   Men Women Mean 17.5   17.6   Standard deviation 5.7   5.8
BS04b.	For how many days of sick leave are you eligible for per year? [More details] Note: Asked of people who receive a specified number of sick days Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents (subject to the condition below) Condition: BS03_revised=1 or BS03_revised=4   Men Women Mean 11.4   13.1   Standard deviation 5.2   12.1
BS04d.	How many days of paid vacation/annual leave/sick leave did you take in the past 12 months? [More details] Note: Asked of people whose vacation and sick days are determined on an informal basis Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents (subject to the condition below) Condition: BS03_revised=6 or BS03_revised=7   Men Women Mean 12.0   13.4   Standard deviation 8.5   11.4
BS05.	Please indicate the extent to which the following resources at your institution meet your needs. [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Please indicate the extent to which the following resources at your institution meet your needs. BS05A. Office space [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 3 = Meets your needs very well 44.0% (1083 / 2464) 41.8% (783 / 1871) 2 = Meets your needs somewhat 42.2% (1039 / 2464) 41.1% (769 / 1871) 1 = Does not meet your research needs at all 11.6% (285 / 2464) 14.3% (267 / 1871) 4 = Not applicable/Don't know 2.3% (57 / 2464) 2.8% (52 / 1871)   Please indicate the extent to which the following resources at your institution meet your needs. BS05B. Office supplies [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 3 = Meets your needs very well 64.5% (1587 / 2460) 64.7% (1202 / 1859) 2 = Meets your needs somewhat 29.4% (723 / 2460) 29.5% (548 / 1859) 1 = Does not meet your research needs at all 4.8% (118 / 2460) 4.4% (82 / 1859) 4 = Not applicable/Don't know 1.3% (32 / 2460) 1.5% (27 / 1859)   Please indicate the extent to which the following resources at your institution meet your needs. BS05C. Computers [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 3 = Meets your needs very well 59.0% (1458 / 2471) 57.7% (1078 / 1868) 2 = Meets your needs somewhat 31.1% (768 / 2471) 30.5% (569 / 1868) 1 = Does not meet your research needs at all 9.3% (230 / 2471) 10.7% (200 / 1868) 4 = Not applicable/Don't know ≤1.0% (≤25 / 2471) 1.1% (21 / 1868)   Please indicate the extent to which the following resources at your institution meet your needs. BS05D. Laboratory space [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 3 = Meets your needs very well 54.1% (1331 / 2462) 52.4% (974 / 1858) 2 = Meets your needs somewhat 29.1% (717 / 2462) 28.9% (537 / 1858) 1 = Does not meet your research needs at all 6.2% (152 / 2462) 5.1% (95 / 1858) 4 = Not applicable/Don't know 10.6% (262 / 2462) 13.6% (252 / 1858)   Please indicate the extent to which the following resources at your institution meet your needs. BS05E. Laboratory equipment [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 3 = Meets your needs very well 54.9% (1349 / 2456) 54.3% (1010 / 1861) 2 = Meets your needs somewhat 30.8% (757 / 2456) 28.4% (529 / 1861) 1 = Does not meet your research needs at all 3.3% (80 / 2456) 3.2% (59 / 1861) 4 = Not applicable/Don't know 11.0% (270 / 2456) 14.1% (263 / 1861)   Please indicate the extent to which the following resources at your institution meet your needs. BS05F. Laboratory supplies [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 3 = Meets your needs very well 63.9% (1565 / 2448) 63.3% (1173 / 1852) 2 = Meets your needs somewhat 22.4% (548 / 2448) 20.5% (380 / 1852) 1 = Does not meet your research needs at all 2.5% (62 / 2448) 2.0% (37 / 1852) 4 = Not applicable/Don't know 11.2% (273 / 2448) 14.1% (262 / 1852)   Please indicate the extent to which the following resources at your institution meet your needs. BS05G. Institutional research facilities or centers (e.g. core facilities, supercomputers) [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 3 = Meets your needs very well 58.1% (1424 / 2453) 61.1% (1133 / 1854) 2 = Meets your needs somewhat 29.9% (733 / 2453) 27.8% (516 / 1854) 1 = Does not meet your research needs at all 3.7% (90 / 2453) 2.4% (44 / 1854) 4 = Not applicable/Don't know 8.4% (206 / 2453) 8.7% (161 / 1854)   Please indicate the extent to which the following resources at your institution meet your needs. BS05H. Access to reference materials [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 3 = Meets your needs very well 71.4% (1757 / 2462) 74.7% (1392 / 1863) 2 = Meets your needs somewhat 24.4% (600 / 2462) 22.2% (414 / 1863) 1 = Does not meet your research needs at all 2.8% (68 / 2462) 2.0% (37 / 1863) 4 = Not applicable/Don't know 1.5% (37 / 2462) 1.1% (20 / 1863)   Please indicate the extent to which the following resources at your institution meet your needs. BS05I. Seminars [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 3 = Meets your needs very well 63.0% (1548 / 2456) 64.0% (1185 / 1852) 2 = Meets your needs somewhat 30.5% (749 / 2456) 30.5% (564 / 1852) 1 = Does not meet your research needs at all 4.7% (115 / 2456) 4.2% (78 / 1852) 4 = Not applicable/Don't know 1.8% (44 / 2456) 1.3% (25 / 1852)   Please indicate the extent to which the following resources at your institution meet your needs. BS05J. Funding for travel to conferences [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 3 = Meets your needs very well 39.3% (968 / 2460) 40.2% (747 / 1857) 2 = Meets your needs somewhat 32.7% (804 / 2460) 34.1% (633 / 1857) 1 = Does not meet your research needs at all 17.1% (420 / 2460) 15.4% (286 / 1857) 4 = Not applicable/Don't know 10.9% (268 / 2460) 10.3% (191 / 1857)   Please indicate the extent to which the following resources at your institution meet your needs. BS05K. Technical assistance [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 3 = Meets your needs very well 38.6% (947 / 2451) 36.1% (668 / 1852) 2 = Meets your needs somewhat 43.5% (1066 / 2451) 45.1% (836 / 1852) 1 = Does not meet your research needs at all 12.4% (305 / 2451) 12.7% (236 / 1852) 4 = Not applicable/Don't know 5.4% (133 / 2451) 6.0% (112 / 1852)
BS06.	Does your institution offer any of the following services/resources to postdocs? [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Does your institution offer any of the following services/resources to postdocs? BS06A. Intramural sports [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 1 = Yes 34.3% (841 / 2453) 28.9% (537 / 1859) 2 = No 25.3% (621 / 2453) 25.3% (471 / 1859) 3 = Don't know 40.4% (991 / 2453) 45.8% (851 / 1859)   Does your institution offer any of the following services/resources to postdocs? BS06B. Informal social events (meeting for meals, drinks, parties, annual picnics) [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 1 = Yes 70.2% (1727 / 2459) 71.2% (1327 / 1865) 2 = No 14.0% (345 / 2459) 15.4% (287 / 1865) 3 = Don't know 15.7% (387 / 2459) 13.5% (251 / 1865)   Does your institution offer any of the following services/resources to postdocs? BS06C. Formal or official social events such as holiday parties [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 1 = Yes 60.3% (1476 / 2447) 59.8% (1112 / 1859) 2 = No 18.5% (453 / 2447) 20.4% (380 / 1859) 3 = Don't know 21.2% (518 / 2447) 19.7% (367 / 1859)   Does your institution offer any of the following services/resources to postdocs? BS06D. Inclusion on departmental/division mailing lists [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 1 = Yes 84.1% (2069 / 2460) 83.1% (1547 / 1861) 2 = No 6.2% (153 / 2460) 8.1% (151 / 1861) 3 = Don't know 9.7% (238 / 2460) 8.8% (163 / 1861)   Does your institution offer any of the following services/resources to postdocs? BS06E. Inclusion in the institutional directory [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 1 = Yes 74.7% (1828 / 2447) 73.1% (1359 / 1859) 2 = No 6.6% (162 / 2447) 7.2% (134 / 1859) 3 = Don't know 18.7% (457 / 2447) 19.7% (366 / 1859)
BS07.	Does your institution have a postdoctoral association? [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 1 = Yes 65.1% (1608 / 2471) 72.8% (1365 / 1874) 2 = No 8.1% (201 / 2471) 7.8% (147 / 1874) 3 = Don't know 26.6% (658 / 2471) 19.3% (362 / 1874) 4 = Prefer not to answer ≤1.0% (≤25 / 2471) ≤1.0% (≤19 / 1874)
BS08.	Does your institution have a postdoc office with paid staff? [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 1 = Yes 35.3% (877 / 2485) 38.5% (724 / 1880) 2 = No 16.5% (410 / 2485) 16.3% (306 / 1880) 3 = Don't know 48.2% (1197 / 2485) 45.1% (847 / 1880) 4 = Prefer not to answer ≤1.0% (≤25 / 2485) ≤1.0% (≤19 / 1880)
BS09.	Do you participate in your postdoctoral association's/office's activities? [More details] Note: Asked of people who report having a postdoctoral office and / or association at their institution Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents (subject to the condition below) Condition: BS07=1 or BS08=1   Men Women 1 = Yes 36.4% (640 / 1758) 40.8% (598 / 1465) 2 = No 58.1% (1022 / 1758) 54.9% (805 / 1465) 3 = Prefer not to answer 5.5% (96 / 1758) 4.2% (62 / 1465)
BS11.	Do you think it would be useful to have a postdoc association or office at your institution? [More details] Note: Asked of people who report having neither a postdoctoral office nor ans association at their institution Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents (subject to the condition below) Condition: (BS07=2 or BS07=3) and (BS08=2 or BS08=3)   Men Women 1 = Not at all useful 6.6% (47 / 707) 4.7% (19 / 402) 2 = Somewhat useful 37.3% (264 / 707) 36.1% (145 / 402) 3 = Very useful 33.4% (236 / 707) 38.8% (156 / 402) 4 = Don't know 22.1% (156 / 707) 19.7% (79 / 402) 5 = Prefer not to answer ≤1.0% (≤8 / 707) ≤1.0% (≤5 / 402)
BS13.	What is your annual postdoc salary or stipend in U.S. dollars, before taxes? [More details]   Men Women Mean 39430.0   39056.1   Standard deviation 8249.6   10522.2
BS14.	Do you pay U.S. social security (FICA) taxes? [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 1 = Yes 64.5% (1591 / 2468) 64.4% (1198 / 1860) 2 = No 21.6% (534 / 2468) 23.3% (434 / 1860) 3 = Don't know 12.0% (296 / 2468) 10.5% (196 / 1860) 4 = Prefer not to answer 1.9% (47 / 2468) 1.7% (32 / 1860)
BS15.	Do you pay U.S. self-employment tax (Tax Form 1040, Schedule C)? [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Men Women 1 = Yes 10.8% (267 / 2472) 13.6% (253 / 1858) 2 = No 61.8% (1527 / 2472) 58.8% (1093 / 1858) 3 = Don't know 25.4% (629 / 2472) 25.8% (479 / 1858) 4 = Prefer not to answer 2.0% (49 / 2472) 1.8% (33 / 1858)

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