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Table 4-10b. Mathematics and statistics postdoctoral appointee and doctorate-holding nonfaculty researcher demographics and funding: 2017

Characteristic Postdoctoral appointees Doctorate-holding nonfaculty researchers
Number Percent Number Percent
Institutions 124 17.6 50 7.1
Schools 125 15.4 51 6.3
Units 167 0.9 67 0.4
All individuals 991 100.0 240 100.0
Male 761 76.8 174 72.5
Female 230 23.2 66 27.5
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsa 444 44.8 na na
Hispanic or Latino 21 2.1 na na
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0.0 na na
Asian 47 4.7 na na
Black or African American 6 0.6 na na
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0 na na
White 314 31.7 na na
More than one race 11 1.1 na na
Unknown ethnicity and race 45 4.5 na na
Temporary visa holders 547 55.2 na na
Primary source of support
Federal 315 31.8 na na
Nonfederalb 581 58.6 na na
Personal resources 7 0.7 na na
Unknown or not stated 88 8.9 na na
Primary mechanism of support
Fellowships 149 15.0 na na
Research grants 385 38.8 na na
Traineeships 72 7.3 na na
Other types of support 385 38.8 na na
Degree typec
Doctoral degree 824 83.1 222 92.5
Professional degree 6 0.6 3 1.3
Dual degree 0 0.0 2 0.8
Unknown 161 16.2 13 5.4
Degree origin
United States 485 48.9 na na
Foreign country 233 23.5 na na
Unknown 273 27.5 na na
na = not applicable; citizenship, race and ethnicity, source of support, mechanism of support, and degree origin data are not collected for doctorate-holding nonfaculty researchers.
a Ethnicity and race data are available only for U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
b Nonfederal includes foreign support.
c Doctoral degree includes PhD, ScD, DEng, etc.; professional degree includes MD, DVM, DO, DDS, etc.; dual degree includes both professional and doctoral degrees (MD-PhD, DVM-PhD, etc.).
NOTES: "Field" refers to the field of the unit that reports postdoctorates and doctorate-holding nonfaculty researchers to the Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering. Percentages may not add to total because of rounding.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering, 2017.