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Table 4-11b. Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies postdoctoral appointee and doctorate-holding nonfaculty researcher demographics and funding: 2017

Characteristic Postdoctoral appointees Doctorate-holding nonfaculty researchers
Number Percent Number Percent
Institutions 86 12.2 66 9.4
Schools 90 11.1 70 8.6
Units 187 1.0 161 0.9
All individuals 1,131 100.0 806 100.0
Male 676 59.8 536 66.5
Female 455 40.2 270 33.5
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsa 625 55.3 na na
Hispanic or Latino 37 3.3 na na
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0.0 na na
Asian 67 5.9 na na
Black or African American 27 2.4 na na
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0 na na
White 419 37.0 na na
More than one race 9 0.8 na na
Unknown ethnicity and race 66 5.8 na na
Temporary visa holders 506 44.7 na na
Primary source of support
Federal 589 52.1 na na
Nonfederalb 432 38.2 na na
Personal resources 23 2.0 na na
Unknown or not stated 87 7.7 na na
Primary mechanism of support
Fellowships 110 9.7 na na
Research grants 785 69.4 na na
Traineeships 48 4.2 na na
Other types of support 188 16.6 na na
Degree typec
Doctoral degree 695 61.5 564 70.0
Professional degree 15 1.3 56 6.9
Dual degree 8 0.7 27 3.3
Unknown 413 36.5 159 19.7
Degree origin
United States 408 36.1 na na
Foreign country 233 20.6 na na
Unknown 490 43.3 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.