Results by Underrepresented Minority Status, All Institutions

Survey results by underrepresented minority status for all institutions aggregated together. Includes only US citizen and permanent resident postdocs who answered questions AY09 and AY12 in "About You". Excludes respondents who indicated that they were not in fact a postdoc (question RE25 in "Your Postdoc")

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

YL01.	What is your current marital status? [More details]   Underrepresented Minority Non-Underrepresented Minority 1 = Married 55.1% (124 / 225) 61.2% (1691 / 2763) 2 = Partnered 5.8% (13 / 225) 7.5% (208 / 2763) 3 = Widowed ≤1.0% (≤3 / 225) ≤1.0% (≤28 / 2763) 4 = Separated/Divorced 5.8% (13 / 225) 3.8% (106 / 2763) 5 = Single, never married 31.1% (70 / 225) 26.1% (720 / 2763) 6 = Prefer not to answer 2.2% (5 / 225) 1.3% (35 / 2763)
YL02a.	Is your spouse/partner employed? [More details] Note: Asked of married/partnered postdocs Condition: YL01=1 or YL01=2   Underrepresented Minority Non-Underrepresented Minority 1 = Yes 88.0% (103 / 117) 84.7% (1425 / 1682) 2 = No 10.3% (12 / 117) 14.4% (243 / 1682) 3 = Prefer not to answer ≤2.0% (≤3 / 117) ≤1.0% (≤17 / 1682)
YL03.	Do you have any children? [More details]   Underrepresented Minority Non-Underrepresented Minority 1 = Yes 35.7% (80 / 224) 31.9% (881 / 2761) 2 = No 62.9% (141 / 224) 67.1% (1853 / 2761) 3 = Prefer not to answer ≤1.0% (≤3 / 224) ≤1.0% (≤28 / 2761)
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   Underrepresented Minority Non-Underrepresented Minority 1 = Yes 19.4% (20 / 103) 24.4% (346 / 1416) 2 = No 80.6% (83 / 103) 74.9% (1061 / 1416) 3 = Prefer not to answer ≤2.0% (≤3 / 103) ≤1.0% (≤15 / 1416)
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   Underrepresented Minority Non-Underrepresented Minority Mean 1.1   1.2   Standard deviation 0.7   0.8     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   Underrepresented Minority Non-Underrepresented Minority Mean 0.5   0.5   Standard deviation 0.6   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   Underrepresented Minority Non-Underrepresented Minority Mean 0.5   0.3   Standard deviation 0.7   0.5     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   Underrepresented Minority Non-Underrepresented Minority Mean 0.2   0.1   Standard deviation 0.4   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   Underrepresented Minority Non-Underrepresented Minority Mean 0.1   0.2   Standard deviation 0.3   0.8
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   Underrepresented Minority Non-Underrepresented Minority Mean 1.4   1.5   Standard deviation 0.7   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.   Underrepresented Minority Non-Underrepresented Minority Mean 1875.6   2536.1   Standard deviation 2840.9   5260.2
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.   Underrepresented Minority Non-Underrepresented Minority Mean 1218.2   1396.0   Standard deviation 667.3   1561.5
YL14.	How many people live with you? [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents Include both roomates and family members.   Underrepresented Minority Non-Underrepresented Minority 1 = 0 25.0% (23 / 92) 24.1% (268 / 1111) 2 = 1 40.2% (37 / 92) 41.0% (455 / 1111) 3 = 2 16.3% (15 / 92) 18.3% (203 / 1111) 4 = 3 15.2% (14 / 92) 10.2% (113 / 1111) 5 = 4 ≤5.0% (≤5 / 92) 4.0% (44 / 1111) 6 = 5 or more ≤5.0% (≤5 / 92) 1.4% (16 / 1111) 7 = Prefer not to answer ≤5.0% (≤5 / 92) ≤1.0% (≤12 / 1111)
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   Underrepresented Minority Non-Underrepresented Minority 1 = Very dissatisfied 6.6% (6 / 91) 6.4% (71 / 1109) 2 = Somewhat dissatisfied 23.1% (21 / 91) 29.3% (325 / 1109) 3 = Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 12.1% (11 / 91) 12.1% (134 / 1109) 4 = Somewhat satisfied 26.4% (24 / 91) 28.1% (312 / 1109) 5 = Very satisfied 22.0% (20 / 91) 20.0% (222 / 1109) 6 = Don't know ≤5.0% (≤5 / 91) 1.9% (21 / 1109) 7 = Prefer not to answer ≤5.0% (≤5 / 91) 2.2% (24 / 1109)
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   Underrepresented Minority Non-Underrepresented Minority 1 = Yes 19.3% (17 / 88) 18.9% (204 / 1081) 2 = No 80.7% (71 / 88) 81.1% (877 / 1081)   Has being a postdoc impacted your plans to do the following? YL17B. Have children [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Underrepresented Minority Non-Underrepresented Minority 1 = Yes 36.7% (33 / 90) 41.5% (452 / 1089) 2 = No 63.3% (57 / 90) 58.5% (637 / 1089)   Has being a postdoc impacted your plans to do the following? YL17C. Buy a house [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents   Underrepresented Minority Non-Underrepresented Minority 1 = Yes 63.2% (55 / 87) 57.7% (636 / 1102) 2 = No 36.8% (32 / 87) 42.3% (466 / 1102)
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.   Underrepresented Minority Non-Underrepresented Minority 4 = $40,000-$49,999 18.5% (17 / 92) 17.5% (195 / 1112) 3 = $30,000-$39,999 19.6% (18 / 92) 17.1% (190 / 1112) 8 = $80,000-$89,999 9.8% (9 / 92) 11.1% (123 / 1112) 6 = $60,000-$69,999 10.9% (10 / 92) 8.3% (92 / 1112) 7 = $70,000-$79,999 7.6% (7 / 92) 8.4% (93 / 1112) 5 = $50,000-$59,999 9.8% (9 / 92) 8.0% (89 / 1112) 16 = Prefer not to answer 6.5% (6 / 92) 7.7% (86 / 1112) 9 = $90,000-$99,999 7.6% (7 / 92) 5.0% (56 / 1112) 10 = $100,000-$109,999 ≤5.0% (≤5 / 92) 4.8% (53 / 1112) 15 = $150,000 or higher ≤5.0% (≤5 / 92) 3.0% (33 / 1112) [More choices]

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