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 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? [More details] Check all that apply.   Underrepresented Minority Non-Underrepresented Minority 4 = You are expected to publish the result of your research 75.2% (173 / 230) 82.4% (2349 / 2849) 3 = Your postition involves substantially full-time research or scholarship 67.4% (155 / 230) 74.9% (2134 / 2849) 1 = Your position is temporary (i.e., there is a time limit associated with your position; there may be a renewal process.) 71.7% (165 / 230) 71.1% (2025 / 2849) 2 = Your position is primarily for the purpose of training in research or scholarship. 61.7% (142 / 230) 59.7% (1701 / 2849) 5 = You work under the supervision of a senior scholar or department 40.9% (94 / 230) 40.1% (1142 / 2849) 6 = You are a clinical fellow 13.0% (30 / 230) 7.2% (204 / 2849) 7 = Don't know 1.7% (4 / 230) ≤1.0% (≤29 / 2849) 8 = Prefer not to answer ≤1.0% (≤3 / 230) ≤1.0% (≤29 / 2849)
RE02.	What is the highest academic degree that you hold? [More details] (If you have earned more than one TYPE of doctorate-level/terminal degree, check more than one degree)   Underrepresented Minority Non-Underrepresented Minority 1 = Ph.D. 83.6% (194 / 232) 89.0% (2537 / 2852) 3 = M.D. 13.8% (32 / 232) 11.2% (318 / 2852) 7 = Non-U.S. Ph.D. equivalent ≤1.0% (≤3 / 232) 1.5% (43 / 2852) 12 = Please specify your highest academic degree 2.2% (5 / 232) ≤1.0% (≤29 / 2852) 6 = D.V.M. ≤1.0% (≤3 / 232) 1.1% (30 / 2852) 4 = D.D.S. ≤1.0% (≤3 / 232) ≤1.0% (≤29 / 2852) 10 = Pharm.D. ≤1.0% (≤3 / 232) ≤1.0% (≤29 / 2852) 2 = Sc.D. ≤1.0% (≤3 / 232) ≤1.0% (≤29 / 2852) 8 = Non-doctoral terminal degree (e.g. MFA) ≤1.0% (≤3 / 232) ≤1.0% (≤29 / 2852) 5 = D.O. ≤1.0% (≤3 / 232) ≤1.0% (≤29 / 2852)
RE04.	In what year did you earn you highest academic degree? [More details] If you have earned more than one doctorate-level/terminal degree, please specify the year in which you received the most recent degree.   Underrepresented Minority Non-Underrepresented Minority Mean 2000.8   2000.1   Standard deviation 3.1   38.3
RE05.	Counting all your postdoctoral postitions together, for how many months have you been working as a postdoc? [More details]   Underrepresented Minority Non-Underrepresented Minority Mean 25.1   29.5   Standard deviation 23.5   23.4
RE25.	Are you a postdoc? [More details] 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   Underrepresented Minority Non-Underrepresented Minority 1 = Yes ≥98.0% (≥153 / 157) 98.3% (1975 / 2010) 2 = No ≤2.0% (≤4 / 157) ≤1.0% (≤21 / 2010) 3 = Don't know ≤2.0% (≤4 / 157) 1.2% (24 / 2010) 4 = Prefer not to answer ≤2.0% (≤4 / 157) ≤1.0% (≤21 / 2010)
RE07.	Please select the name of the primary academic department, institute, school, research division, or directorate with which your current postdoctoral position is affiliated. [More details] Note: Choices are institution-specific Condition: len(survey.getInstitution().getDivisions()) > 0   Underrepresented Minority Non-Underrepresented Minority 1 40.7% (70 / 172) 44.4% (975 / 2194) 2 17.4% (30 / 172) 13.8% (303 / 2194) 4 5.8% (10 / 172) 10.0% (219 / 2194) 3 7.0% (12 / 172) 7.3% (160 / 2194) 5 ≤2.0% (≤4 / 172) 3.7% (81 / 2194) 6 3.5% (6 / 172) 3.4% (74 / 2194) 8 4.1% (7 / 172) 3.3% (72 / 2194) 10 4.7% (8 / 172) 3.2% (71 / 2194) 9 3.5% (6 / 172) 2.6% (56 / 2194) 7 ≤2.0% (≤4 / 172) 1.6% (36 / 2194) [More choices]
RE08_revised.	In what field of study is your current postdoctoral research? [More details] Note: The taxonomy of research fields was derived from a (pre-final) version of the National Research Council's taxonomy of graduate programs 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)   Underrepresented Minority Non-Underrepresented Minority 8 = Molecular Biology 18.6% (42 / 226) 21.7% (608 / 2804) 2 = Cell Biology 15.0% (34 / 226) 19.1% (536 / 2804) 1 = Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology 15.0% (34 / 226) 16.5% (462 / 2804) 5 = Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics 9.3% (21 / 226) 14.4% (404 / 2804) 9 = Neuroscience and Neurobiology 11.5% (26 / 226) 11.3% (316 / 2804) 6 = Immunology and Infectious Diseases 8.0% (18 / 226) 9.3% (260 / 2804) 3 = Developmental Biology 3.5% (8 / 226) 7.6% (213 / 2804) 7 = Microbiology 8.4% (19 / 226) 7.1% (200 / 2804) 81 = Chemistry 4.9% (11 / 226) 7.0% (196 / 2804) 101 = Psychology 8.4% (19 / 226) 5.1% (142 / 2804) [More choices]
YP01a1.	Please specify the month in which your current postdoctoral position began. [More details]   Underrepresented Minority Non-Underrepresented Minority 7 = July 20.6% (47 / 228) 17.5% (491 / 2812) 9 = September 17.1% (39 / 228) 13.3% (375 / 2812) 1 = January 11.4% (26 / 228) 10.9% (306 / 2812) 8 = August 8.3% (19 / 228) 10.7% (301 / 2812) 6 = June 14.0% (32 / 228) 8.7% (245 / 2812) 10 = October 4.8% (11 / 228) 8.8% (248 / 2812) 5 = May 6.1% (14 / 228) 6.0% (168 / 2812) 11 = November 3.5% (8 / 228) 5.4% (151 / 2812) 4 = April 4.8% (11 / 228) 5.2% (146 / 2812) 2 = February 3.5% (8 / 228) 4.9% (138 / 2812) [More choices]
YP01b.	Please specify the year in which your current postdoctoral position began. [More details]   Underrepresented Minority Non-Underrepresented Minority Mean 2002.5   2001.4   Standard deviation 1.3   37.9
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.   Underrepresented Minority Non-Underrepresented Minority 6 = 30-36 months 23.9% (47 / 197) 22.4% (568 / 2541) 4 = 19-24 months 27.9% (55 / 197) 17.2% (436 / 2541) 7 = 37-48 months 13.2% (26 / 197) 17.3% (440 / 2541) 8 = 49-60 months 6.1% (12 / 197) 10.3% (262 / 2541) 2 = 7-12 months 9.6% (19 / 197) 8.1% (207 / 2541) 10 = Don't know 3.0% (6 / 197) 6.1% (155 / 2541) 5 = 25-29 months 3.0% (6 / 197) 6.0% (152 / 2541) 9 = More than 60 months 5.1% (10 / 197) 4.5% (115 / 2541) 3 = 13-18 months 3.6% (7 / 197) 4.5% (114 / 2541) 1 = 0-6 months 3.6% (7 / 197) 3.1% (79 / 2541) [More choices]
YP03.	Is your position a full-time position, or is it a part-time or fractional position? [More details]   Underrepresented Minority Non-Underrepresented Minority 1 = Full-time 96.9% (219 / 226) 97.2% (2755 / 2834) 2 = Part-time or fractional 2.2% (5 / 226) 2.2% (62 / 2834) 3 = Don't know ≤1.0% (≤3 / 226) ≤1.0% (≤29 / 2834) 4 = Prefer not to answer ≤1.0% (≤3 / 226) ≤1.0% (≤29 / 2834)
YP04.	How does your institution classify your postdoctoral position? [More details]   Underrepresented Minority Non-Underrepresented Minority 1 = Employee 27.6% (63 / 228) 27.9% (792 / 2840) 2 = Student 7.0% (16 / 228) 8.1% (230 / 2840) 4 = Fellow (non-employee, non-student) 42.1% (96 / 228) 43.2% (1227 / 2840) 5 = Other, please specify 10.1% (23 / 228) 11.9% (337 / 2840) 3 = Don't know 13.2% (30 / 228) 8.7% (248 / 2840) 6 = Prefer not to answer ≤1.0% (≤3 / 228) ≤1.0% (≤29 / 2840)
YP06.	How did you learn about your current postdoctoral position? [More details] Sampling: Asked of ~1 in 2 respondents Select all that apply.   Underrepresented Minority Non-Underrepresented Minority 5 = Made contact with your postdoc advisor directly and asked about available openings 30.1% (40 / 133) 40.2% (671 / 1668) 1 = Graduate advisor 24.1% (32 / 133) 24.9% (416 / 1668) 6 = An adverstisement in a professional society journal or web site 16.5% (22 / 133) 11.9% (198 / 1668) 3 = Another researcher at your institution 11.3% (15 / 133) 11.5% (191 / 1668) 2 = Postdoc advisor 9.8% (13 / 133) 10.6% (177 / 1668) 13 = Other, please specify 12.8% (17 / 133) 10.1% (169 / 1668) 4 = A researcher at the institution at which you now work 11.3% (15 / 133) 7.9% (131 / 1668) 8 = A conference 9.8% (13 / 133) 5.0% (83 / 1668) 7 = An adverstisement in a publication or web site not affiliated with a professional society 4.5% (6 / 133) 5.1% (85 / 1668) 12 = University HR site ≤2.0% (≤3 / 133) 1.4% (24 / 1668) [More choices]
YP11.	How many postdoctoral positions were you offered during your most recent job search? [More details]   Underrepresented Minority Non-Underrepresented Minority Mean 1.9   2.3   Standard deviation 1.4   1.8
YP12.	Thinking back to when you were looking for your current postdoctoral position, how did you rate the importance of each of the following factors? [More details] Note: Asked of people who had at most one job offer when looking for their current position. Condition: YP11<=1   Thinking back to when you were looking for your current postdoctoral position, how did you rate the importance of each of the following factors? YP12A. Salary [More details] Condition: YP11<=1   Underrepresented Minority Non-Underrepresented Minority 1 = Not at all important 10.5% (13 / 124) 16.7% (218 / 1309) 2 = Somewhat important 51.6% (64 / 124) 54.2% (710 / 1309) 3 = Very important 37.1% (46 / 124) 26.6% (348 / 1309) 4 = Don't know/Not applicable ≤2.0% (≤3 / 124) 2.5% (33 / 1309)   Thinking back to when you were looking for your current postdoctoral position, how did you rate the importance of each of the following factors? YP12B. Benefits [More details] Condition: YP11<=1   Underrepresented Minority Non-Underrepresented Minority 1 = Not at all important 12.1% (15 / 124) 16.2% (211 / 1304) 2 = Somewhat important 40.3% (50 / 124) 49.3% (643 / 1304) 3 = Very important 46.0% (57 / 124) 31.7% (413 / 1304) 4 = Don't know/Not applicable ≤2.0% (≤3 / 124)