Table A-12. Imputation for postdoctoral appointees in science, engineering, and health fields, by mechanism of support, source of support, and sex: 2016
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
3.0
10.8
8.7
8.7
12.1
4.2
9.8
10.5
20.7
11.4
7.7
6.0
10.8
11.3
3.2
3.3
Fellowships
14.8
31.6
50.0
13.5
2.3
4.5
20.5
62.5
20.6
14.0
11.5
7.3
na
35.3
14.5
15.2
Research grant
9.7
11.0
9.3
8.7
12.1
5.0
9.6
11.0
23.2
12.3
4.2
8.2
na
45.1
9.9
9.6
Traineeship
11.1
0.0
0.0
8.6
25.0
0.0
2.2
0.0
26.8
3.4
0.0
12.7
na
89.4
11.3
11.3
Other support
9.2
7.4
8.9
8.6
0.0
6.3
27.0
4.2
6.3
11.2
8.1
6.0
10.8
14.0
9.5
9.2
Number imputeda
All postdoctoral appointees
1,924
250
153
1,726
100
27
404
79
599
1,184
157
814
78
552
1,264
839
Fellowships
885
18
12
174
2
2
47
20
34
178
83
106
na
213
480
405
Research grant
3,917
245
156
1,368
79
29
358
71
547
767
28
408
na
478
2,528
1,456
Traineeship
418
0
0
218
20
0
1
0
30
14
0
59
na
76
212
214
Other support
1,325
2
5
23
0
1
34
3
16
279
49
400
78
436
810
544
