Table A-12. Imputation for postdoctoral appointees in science, engineering, and health fields, by mechanism of support, source of support, and sex: 2015
Mechanism of support
All sources
Federal
Domestic
Foreign
Institutional
Self-support
Unknown
Male
Female
DOD
DOE
HHS
NASA
NSF
USDA
Other
NIH
Other
Imputation rate (%)
All postdoctoral appointees
2.3
8.8
6.0
7.7
9.5
4.2
8.5
9.4
9.5
8.5
8.8
5.2
6.0
13.2
4.0
3.8
Fellowships
18.7
26.0
73.9
13.8
4.5
13.8
25.6
70.8
27.4
18.1
14.0
10.9
na
42.5
19.0
18.3
Research grant
11.8
10.5
12.0
8.6
11.6
6.9
10.7
10.1
9.4
10.2
6.9
8.2
na
74.3
12.1
11.5
Traineeship
11.7
0.0
0.0
8.8
0.0
14.3
6.0
0.0
18.9
9.5
11.8
10.6
na
70.8
11.5
11.9
Other support
12.1
28.9
56.0
14.3
0.0
33.3
44.4
16.7
13.8
11.7
9.9
4.3
6.0
33.2
12.5
12.1
Number imputed
All postdoctoral appointees
1,461
204
119
1,526
81
27
349
74
269
875
186
679
52
551
1,561
971
Fellowships
1,177
25
34
184
4
8
55
17
49
257
113
157
na
245
667
508
Research grant
4,679
228
227
1,331
79
40
401
74
210
588
48
387
na
805
3,021
1,712
Traineeship
455
0
0
233
0
1
5
0
31
24
2
54
na
80
220
235
Other support
1,678
11
28
36
0
1
44
5
33
330
59
279
52
800
1,020
686
